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Fund Price: $30.27 (as at April 30, 2013)  30 day chg:  -19.23%  YTD: -33.34%

Returns as at April 30, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -19.23% -1.64% -2.07%
3 Months -30.07% -2.24% -1.03%
6 Months -41.92% -1.05% 1.85%
1 Year -43.66% -1.02% 4.53%
2 Year Avg -42.17% -5.17% -2.67%
3 Year Avg -21.16% -0.17% 3.56%
4 Year Avg -15.09% 5.40% 10.60%
5 Year Avg -14.35% -0.76% 0.73%
10 Year Avg 1.76% 9.17% 9.32%
15 Year Avg - 10.54% 5.61%
20 Year Avg - - 8.50%
Since Inception 9.28% - -
 
2012 -31.07% 1.60% 7.19%
2011 -23.88% -7.23% -8.71%
2010 41.22% 17.71% 17.61%
 
3 year risk 29.29 15.01 10.89
3 year beta 0.88 0.62 1.00

*S&P/TSX Total Return

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the S&P/TSX Total Return.

Risk Measures as at April 30, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending May 02): 112.55 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Apr 13): -43.66 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 GlobeInvestor.com)
Low VOLATILITY METER: 29 High

Fund Objectives

The objective of the Partnership is to maximize absolute returns on investments while attempting to mitigate market risk. The Partnership intends to accomplish its set objective through superior securities selection by taking both long and short investment positions. Note: It has a minimum one year lock up period.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Sprott Asset Management LP
Managed by: Sprott Asset Management LP
Fund Type: Other
Inception Date: November 2000
Asset Class: Alternative Strategies
Quartile Rank: 4 (3YR ending April 30, 2013)
Total Assets: N/A
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 2.22%
Management Fee: 2.00%
Load Type: Front End
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$150,000
Subsequent:
$25,000
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$150,000
Subsequent RRSP:
$25,000
Closed:
Yes
Restricted:
Yes
Restriction:
(Min Initial Investment $150,000); Min $150K, $25K if accredited
 
 

Asset Allocation September 30, 2012

Equity Sector Weightings September 30, 2012

Fund Geography September 30, 2012

Top Holdings as at September 30, 2012

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at May 24, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
- Silver App 1000 Ozs Bars Usd - - Stock 32.4   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
FR-T First Majestic Silver Precious Metals Canada Stock 5.6   -27.79 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
AUN-X Aurcana Corp. Precious Metals Canada Stock 2.8   -71.64 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CNL-T Continental Gold Limited Precious Metals Canada Stock 2.7   -38.53 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
GDX-N Mrk Vectr Gold Miners E.T.F. Other United States Stock 2.5   -38.38 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Silver Lake Resources - United States Stock 2.3   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- High River Gold Mines Precious Metals Canada Stock 2.1   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
ANV-T Allied Nevada Gold Precious Metals United States Stock 2.1   -73.36 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CSI-T Colossus Minerals Precious Metals Canada Stock 2.0   -61.11 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
FVI-T Fortuna Silver Mines Precious Metals Canada Stock 2.0   -26.81 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Portfolio Manager(s)

Eric Sprott, CA, CEO, Sr Prt Mgr

Sprott Asset Management LP

Start Date: November, 2000

Fund Return: 9.28%

Eric Sprott, CA, is the CEO of Sprott Asset Management Inc. Eric has accumulated over 35 years of experience in the investment industry. After completing his undergraduate degree at Carleton University and earning his designation as a Chartered Accountant, Eric entered the investment industry as a research analyst at Merrill Lynch. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities Inc. (SSI), which has become one of Canada's largest independently owned institutional brokerage firms. After establishing SAM in August 2000 as an entity separate from SSI, Eric divested his entire ownership of SSI to its employees and chose to focus his sole attention on the investment management business.Eric's investment management abilities are well represented by the exceptional historical performance of Sprott Funds and Sprott Managed Accounts.

Also manages:Sprott Bull/Bear RSP A, Sprott Canadian Equity, Sprott Cdn Equity Class Series A, Sprott Energy, Sprott Energy Class Series A, Sprott Silver Equities Class-A

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