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Fund Price: $12.89 (as at May 17, 2013)  1-day chg: $-.019 -0.15%  YTD: 0.69%

Returns as at April 30, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 1.02% 0.96% 0.96%
3 Months 2.40% 2.46% 2.19%
6 Months 1.76% 1.90% 1.90%
1 Year 4.83% 4.65% 4.58%
2 Year Avg 6.77% 5.60% 7.02%
3 Year Avg 6.38% 5.37% 6.25%
4 Year Avg 5.64% 5.77% 6.20%
5 Year Avg 5.53% 5.00% 5.43%
10 Year Avg 5.24% 4.59% 4.91%
15 Year Avg 5.29% 4.77% 4.79%
20 Year Avg 6.25% 5.80% 5.75%
Since Inception 6.76% - -
 
2012 3.32% 3.34% 3.21%
2011 8.93% 7.00% 9.83%
2010 6.19% 5.71% 5.46%
 
3 year risk 2.92 2.65 2.87
3 year beta 0.87 0.71 1.00

*Globe Canadian Fixed Income Peer Index

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the Globe Canadian Fixed Income Peer Index.

Risk Measures as at April 30, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Jan 96): 20.21 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Jan 95): -7.77 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: 3 High

Fund Objectives

The investment objective of the Fund is to invest for high long-term returns from both capital and income returns from bonds and debentures of Canadian government and corporate issuers.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
Managed by: Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: June 1991
Asset Class: Canadian Fixed Income
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending April 30, 2013)
Total Assets: N/A
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 0.93%
Management Fee: 0.78%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$5,000
Subsequent:
$0
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$5,000
Subsequent RRSP:
$0
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation March 31, 2013

Bond Type March 31, 2013

Bond Term March 31, 2013

Top Holdings as at March 31, 2013

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at May 17, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
  Gov't of Canada, 2.00%, JUN/01/16 Bond 5.82   0.27 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Canada Housing Trust, 1.40%, SEP/15/17 Bond 5.05   0.74 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Gov't of Canada, 0.00%, JUN/06/13 Bond 4.03   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Canada Housing Trust, 2.65%, MAR/15/22 Bond 3.98   1.78 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Province of Ontario, 4.65%, JUN/02/41 Bond 3.83   0.49 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Province of Quebec, 3.00%, SEP/01/23 Bond 3.33   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Gov't of Canada, 1.50%, JUN/01/23 Bond 3.2   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Canada Housing Trust, 1.49%, MAR/15/17 Bond 2.92   0.55 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Canada Housing Trust, 1.70%, DEC/15/17 Bond 2.9   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Province of British Columbia, 2.70%, DEC/18/22 Bond 2.87   - 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 17, 2013)

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
Apr 30, 2013 0.0207 0.0207 0.4513 13.009
Mar 28, 2013 0.0179 0.0179 0.4533 12.897
Feb 28, 2013 0.0180 0.0180 0.4574 12.854
Jan 31, 2013 0.0302 0.0302 0.4617 12.759
Dec 20, 2012 0.0099 0.2230 0.2330 0.4686 12.846
Oct 31, 2012 0.0235 0.0235 0.6346 13.103
Sep 28, 2012 0.0196 0.0196 0.6380 13.148
Aug 31, 2012 0.0216 0.0216 0.6454 13.091
Jul 31, 2012 0.0228 0.0228 0.6544 13.119
Jun 29, 2012 0.0212 0.0212 0.6612 13.037
May 31, 2012 0.0229 0.0229 0.6696 13.064
Apr 30, 2012 0.0227 0.0227 0.6783 12.848
Mar 30, 2012 0.0220 0.0220 0.6842 12.856
Feb 29, 2012 0.0223 0.0223 0.6945 12.924
Jan 31, 2012 0.0371 0.0371 0.7027 12.980
Dec 22, 2011 0.0129 0.3603 0.3731 0.7146 12.913
Nov 30, 2011 0.0258 0.0258 0.4614 13.092

Portfolio Manager(s)

Michael Crofts, CFA, B.Math. (Honours)

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

Start Date: June, 2004

Fund Return: 5.22%

Michael is a Director and Portfolio Manager at Mawer Investment Management Ltd., which he joined in 2003. He is the manager of the Mawer Canadian Money Market Fund, the Mawer Canadian Bond Fund and the Mawer Canadian Bond Institutional Pooled Fund. He is also a member of the asset allocation team. Michael specializes in the research and management of Canadian fixed income securities. His primary responsibility at Mawer is the management of the Firm's fixed income mandates. Michael was previously a Consultant with T.E. Financial Consultants Ltd. in their Calgary and Toronto offices and has investment experience since 1997. Michael received his Bachelor of Mathematics with Honours (Actuarial Science Major and Statistics Minor) from the University of Waterloo and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.Michael is a member of the CFA Institute and the Calgary CFA Society.

Also manages:Manulife Canadian Bond Fund, Mawer Canadian Money Market

View fund manager performance report