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Fund Price: $14.40 (as at May 23, 2013)  1-day chg: $-.2875 -1.96%  YTD: 5.66%

Returns as at April 30, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 0.42% 0.12% -0.21%
3 Months 3.84% -1.02% -1.47%
6 Months 10.39% 6.33% 6.07%
1 Year 9.97% 4.59% 6.23%
2 Year Avg 1.20% -4.23% -1.53%
3 Year Avg 5.09% 0.78% 2.30%
4 Year Avg 12.17% 9.45% 10.23%
5 Year Avg -1.11% -2.63% -0.05%
10 Year Avg 9.96% 10.31% 12.44%
15 Year Avg 3.14% 4.05% 6.30%
20 Year Avg - 5.71% 7.09%
Since Inception 2.18% - -
 
2012 20.21% 13.01% 16.00%
2011 -20.19% -20.16% -16.15%
2010 17.79% 13.87% 12.98%
 
3 year risk 15.52 16.94 15.73
3 year beta 0.87 0.95 1.00

*MSCI Emerging Markets Free ($ Cdn)

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the MSCI Emerging Markets Free ($ Cdn).

Risk Measures as at April 30, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Feb 00): 76.91 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Nov 08): -49.38 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: 16 High

Fund Objectives

This fund�s objective is to increase the value of your investment over the long term by investing in companies located in countries undergoing rapid industrialization. It invests primarily in equities of companies in emerging countries like Brazil, Chile, Greece, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey. It may also invest in fixed income securities.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: BMO Mutual Funds
Managed by: Lloyd George Management
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: May 1994
Asset Class: Emerging Markets Equity
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending April 30, 2013)
Total Assets: $115.9 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 2.60%
Management Fee: 2.00%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$500
Subsequent:
$50
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$500
Subsequent RRSP:
$50
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation April 30, 2013

Equity Sector Weightings April 30, 2013

Fund Geography April 30, 2013

Top Holdings as at April 30, 2013

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area
Asset
Type
% of
Total Assets
  Performance as at May 23, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
- Universal Robina Corporation Food Processing Philippines Stock 3.68   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
TSM-N Taiwan Semiconductor Electrical & Electronic Taiwan Stock 3.52   33.17 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Bangkok Bank Banks Thailand Stock 3.4   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Advanced Info Service Public Telecommunications Thailand Stock 3.36   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
PHI-N Philippine Long Distance Telephone Utilities Philippines Stock 3.24   40.82 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CHL-N China Mobile Ltd. Telecommunications Hong Kong Stock 2.9   1.03 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Sberbank Banks Russia Stock 2.79   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Discovery Holdings Insurance South Africa Stock 2.77   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- SJM Holdings Lodging Hong Kong Stock 2.51   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Giordano International Ltd. Clothing Stores Hong Kong Stock 2.49   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Jardine Cycle & Carriage Automotive Singapore Stock 2.46   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Television Broadcasts Broadcasting Hong Kong Stock 2.44   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
BAP-N Credicorp Ltd. Investment Companies and Funds Peru Stock 2.43   21.01 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Jardine Matheson Holdings Management and Diversified Hong Kong Stock 2.3   - 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 May 23, 2013)

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, 2012 0.0515 0.0515 0.0515 13.200
Dec 19, 2011 0.0007 0.0007 0.0007 11.466

Portfolio Manager(s)

Irina Hunter, MBA

Lloyd George Management

Start Date: February, 2012

Fund Return: 8.59%

Irina Hunter (Chistyakova), Senior Portfolio Manager, has an MBA from the University of Rochester as well as a Bachelor Degree in Finance and Banking from the Moscow Finance Academy. She began her career in financial services in 1992 and from 1994 to 1998 worked as Vice President for The US-Russia Investment Fund, a private equity investment fund in Moscow. After a period working in M&A in Canada and Russia she joined AGF Funds Inc in 2002, based in Toronto where she was a Global Equity Analyst, and later Associate Portfolio Manager. She supported the award winning AGF Emerging Markets Fund and AGF Global Equity Class. Irina joined Lloyd George Management in 2007.

Also manages:BMO Emerging Markets Fund - Advisor

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Rasmus Nemmoe

Lloyd George Management

Start Date: March, 2012

Fund Return: 7.96%

Also manages:BMO Emerging Markets Fund - Advisor

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