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Fund Price: $17.65 (as at February 8, 2010)  1-day chg: $.21 1.20%  YTD: 10.31%

Returns as at January 31, 2010

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 8.63% -1.83% -1.22%
3 Months 16.78% 8.19% 11.53%
6 Months 32.67% 22.27% 29.81%
1 Year 61.06% 49.84% 68.68%
2 Year Avg -4.14% -4.08% -0.31%
3 Year Avg -6.62% -4.41% -2.69%
5 Year Avg 2.99% 3.46% 5.57%
10 Year Avg - 6.55% 8.63%
15 Year Avg - 9.29% 9.34%
20 Year Avg - 9.67% 8.45%
Since Inception 11.69% - -
 
2009 55.34% 51.47% 75.10%
2008 -49.04% -41.04% -46.61%
2007 -4.76% 6.25% 2.01%
 
3 year risk 29.15 25.19 28.55
3 year beta 0.95 0.82 1.00

*BMO Nesbitt Burns Cdn Small Cap Index

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the BMO Nesbitt Burns Cdn Small Cap Index.

Risk Measures as at January 31, 2010

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Jan 10): 61.06 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Dec 08): -49.04 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com)
Low VOLATILITY METER: 29 High

Fund Objectives

The Fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of small capitalization companies having a market capitalization of under $75 million at time of purchase. The Fund will focus on Canadian companies and could be highly volatile. It will also be capped at $50 million to protect against the fund growing too large.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Franklin Templeton Investments
Managed by: Bissett Investment Management
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: November 2000
Asset Class: Canadian Small or Mid Cap Equity
Quartile Rank: 3 (3YR ending January 31, 2010)
Total Assets: $12.8 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 3.68%
Management Fee: 3.00%
Load Type: Optional
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$500
Subsequent:
$100
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$500
Subsequent RRSP:
$100
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation September 30, 2009

Equity Sector Weightings September 30, 2009

Fund Geography September 30, 2009

Top Holdings as at September 30, 2009

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at February 9, 2010
1 Year Performance (%)
ETC-T Equitable Group Finance and Leasing Canada Stock 6.34   83.41 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
HNL-T Horizon North Logistics Oil and Gas Field Services Canada Stock 5.88   56.25 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
FTP-T Fortress Paper Paper Products & Business Forms Canada Stock 5.54   170.41 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CTY-T Calian Technologies Consulting Canada Stock 5.14   33.85 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
PSX-T ProspEx Resources Oil and Gas Producers Canada Stock 4.78   437.14 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
SRF-T Sun-Rype Products Food Processing Canada Stock 4.52   28.57 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
ZCL-T ZCL Composites Misc. Industrial Products Canada Stock 4.38   -10.96 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CTU.A-T Le Chateau Clothing Stores Canada Stock 4.2   65.44 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
GVC-T Glacier Media Publishing & Printing Canada Stock 3.99   -9.17 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CSS-T Contrans Group Transportation Canada Stock 3.73   32.48 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Distribution Report (18 months up to February 8, 2010)

Frequency of Income Distributions: Annually

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Dec 18, 2009 0.2459 1.3126 1.5585 1.5585 15.590
Dec 19, 2008 0.1537 0.1537 0.1537 10.130

Portfolio Manager(s)

Ralph Lindenblatt, CFA

Bissett Investment Management

Start Date: November, 2007

Fund Return: -3.76%

Ralph. Lindenblatt joined Bissett Investment Management as an equity analyst in 2001. Mr. Lindenblatt advanced to the position of portfolio manager in 2006 and is currently manager of the small cap and microcap programs. His research responsibilities are focused exclusively on small capitalization companies in Canada. Prior to joining Bissett he worked for the mutual fund division of a major bank. Mr. Lindenblatt earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Victoria in 1992 and earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2001.

Also manages:Bissett Small Cap-F, Canada Life Sm Cap Eq (BT) Gens I, DFS GIF Small Cap Bissett 3

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