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Fund Price: $8.41 (as at September 3, 2010)  1-day chg: $.03 0.36%  YTD: 4.12%

Returns as at July 31, 2010

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 3.12% 3.74% 3.96%
3 Months -3.47% -2.45% -3.38%
6 Months 5.18% 4.80% 7.04%
1 Year 12.19% 9.80% 11.68%
2 Year Avg -1.72% -0.81% -4.15%
3 Year Avg -3.74% -3.07% -2.58%
4 Year Avg -0.45% 0.40% 2.66%
5 Year Avg 2.27% 2.01% 5.18%
10 Year Avg 7.37% 6.17% 3.46%
15 Year Avg 7.61% 9.28% 8.61%
20 Year Avg 7.96% 9.44% 8.60%
Since Inception 7.94% - -
 
2009 18.08% 26.66% 35.06%
2008 -24.96% -26.61% -33.00%
2007 6.30% 0.57% 9.83%
 
3 year risk 13.66 15.90 21.34
3 year beta 0.61 0.68 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 July 31, 2010

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Mar 10): 30.48 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Feb 09): -28.22 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: 14 High

Fund Objectives

Dynamic Dividend Fund seeks to maximize dividend income through investment primarily in preferred and equity securities of Canadian companies.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Dynamic Funds
Managed by: Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Ltd.
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: August 1985
Asset Class: Canadian Dividend and Income Equity
Quartile Rank: 3 (3YR ending July 31, 2010)
Total Assets: $467.4 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 1.58%
Management Fee: 1.25%
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 May 31, 2010

Equity Sector Weightings May 31, 2010

Fund Geography May 31, 2010

Top Holdings as at May 31, 2010

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area
Asset
Type
% of
Total Assets
  Performance as at September 3, 2010
1 Year Performance (%)
  Bank of Nova Scotia, 0.05%, MAY/01/09 Bond 10.17   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Royal Bank of Canada, 0.20%, FEB/01/10 Bond 8.62   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
TD-T TD Bank Banks Canada Stock 4.34   12.81 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
BNS-T Bank of Nova Scotia Banks Canada Stock 4.2   19.8 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
RY-T Royal Bank of Canada Banks Canada Stock 3.56   -5.36 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
ABB-N ABB Ltd. Transportation Equip. & Compnts Switzerland Stock 2.8   8.46 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
SNC-T SNC-Lavalin Group Contractors Canada Stock 2.71   9.4 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
SU-T Suncor Energy Integrated Oils Canada Stock 2.47   2.57 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
MSFT-Q Microsoft Computer Software & Processing United States Stock 2.45   0.75 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
BCE-T BCE Inc. Telephone Utilities Canada Stock 2.4   22.64 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 September 3, 2010)

Frequency of Income Distributions: Monthly

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Aug 27, 2010 0.0180 0.0180 0.2160 8.290
Jul 30, 2010 0.0180 0.0180 0.2160 8.170
Jun 18, 2010 0.0180 0.0180 0.2160 8.210
May 28, 2010 0.0180 0.0180 0.2160 8.060
Apr 30, 2010 0.0180 0.0180 0.2160 8.520
Mar 26, 2010 0.0180 0.0180 0.2160 8.470
Feb 26, 2010 0.0180 0.0180 0.2160 8.160
Jan 29, 2010 0.0180 0.0180 0.2160 7.870
Dec 29, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2160 8.200
Nov 27, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 7.960
Oct 30, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 7.630
Sep 25, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 7.830
Aug 28, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 7.690
Jul 31, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 7.480
Jun 26, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 7.240
May 29, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 7.160
Apr 24, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 6.840
Mar 27, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 6.710

Portfolio Manager(s)

Oscar Belaiche, HBA, FICB, CFA

Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Ltd.

Start Date: July, 2000

Fund Return: 7.58%

Oscar Belaiche is a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President at Dynamic's investment arm, Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel. Mr. Belaiche joined Dynamic in 1997 where he manages three pools of assets which include income trusts, dividend paying securities and real estate securities on a global basis. Mr. Belaiche is a veteran of the real estate and investment industries. Prior to joining Dynamic he spent seven years at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, where he rose to the position of Vice President of Property Investments. In this role, he was responsible for their Canadian investment portfolio of 43 commercial properties totaling 5.6 million square feet. Mr. Belaiche brings to the Dynamic team 25 years of business, operational and investment experience as a money manager, asset manager, developer and corporate banker. He is lead manager of the Dynamic Dividend Income Fund, Dynamic Dividend Fund, Dynamic Focus+ Diversified Income Trust Fund, Dynamic Focus+ Energy Income Trust Fund, Dynamic Focus+ Small Business Fund and Dynamic Focus+ Real Estate Fund. Oscar also co-manages closed-end funds diversiTrust(tm) Income Fund (DTF.UN), divesiTrust(tm) Stable Income Fund (DTS.UN) and diversiTrust(tm) Income+ Fund (DTP.UN). He is co-manager of diversiYield(tm) Income Fund (DYI.UN) with Barry Allan of Marret Asset Management. Mr. Belaiche graduated in 1980 with an Honours B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. He has his Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers.

Also manages:Dynamic Dividend Income, Dynamic Energy Income, Dynamic Equity Income, Dynamic Global Energy Class, Dynamic Global Infrastructure, Dynamic Global Real Estate, Dynamic Income Opportunities, Dynamic Real Estate & Infra Income, Dynamic Small Business, Dynamic Strategic Yield, Dynamic Strategic Yield Class-A

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Jason Gibbs, BAcc., CA, CFA

Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Ltd.

Start Date: March, 2007

Fund Return: -1.97%

In 2002, Jason Gibbs joined Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel as an analyst. He is a key member of the award-winning equity income team, which manages over $4 billion in assets and is led by portfolio manager Oscar Belaiche. Jason undertakes detailed financial analysis to find attractive opportunities in income trusts, dividend paying equities and infrastructure companies. In 2007 he became co-manager of Dynamic Dividend Fund and Dynamic Focus+ Small Business Fund and lead manager of Dynamic Global Infrastructure Fund. Jason began with Dynamic in 2000 as a manager of fund valuation services. Prior to this role, he was a senior manager of fund valuation at Canada Trust and an auditor with Deloitte and Touche. Jason received his Bachelor of Accounting from Brock University. He also holds the Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst designations.

Also manages:Dynamic Global Infrastructure, Dynamic Real Estate & Infra Income, Dynamic Small Business

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