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Fund Price: $10.45 (as at June 19, 2013)  1-day chg: $-.0499 -0.48%  YTD: -0.45%

Returns as at May 31, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -1.26% -1.04% -1.04%
3 Months 0.22% 0.29% 0.40%
6 Months 0.39% 0.39% 0.46%
1 Year 2.06% 1.98% 1.98%
2 Year Avg 5.10% 4.41% 5.87%
3 Year Avg 5.48% 4.68% 5.62%
4 Year Avg 6.27% 5.32% 5.87%
5 Year Avg 5.85% 4.80% 5.28%
10 Year Avg 5.36% 4.18% 4.53%
15 Year Avg 5.88% 4.67% 4.68%
20 Year Avg 6.91% 5.72% 5.65%
Since Inception 8.91% - -
 
2012 3.43% 3.34% 3.21%
2011 8.33% 7.01% 9.83%
2010 6.85% 5.72% 5.46%
 
3 year risk 2.70 3.05 3.00
3 year beta 0.76 0.73 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 May 31, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Jun 83): 44.81 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Sep 81): -11.94 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 fundamental investment objectives of the fund are to provide relatively high yields and stability of capital by investing primarily in a well-diversified portfolio of fixed income securities issued by Canadian governments and corporations.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Phillips, Hager & North Inv Mgmt
Managed by: Phillips, Hager & North Inv Mgmt
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: December 1970
Asset Class: Canadian Fixed Income
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending May 31, 2013)
Total Assets: $763.3 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 0.61%
Management Fee: 0.50%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$25,000
Subsequent:
$1,000
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$25,000
Subsequent RRSP:
$1,000
Closed:
No
Restricted:
Yes
Restriction:
(Min Initial Investment $25,000)
 
 

Asset Allocation April 30, 2013

Bond Type April 30, 2013

Bond Term April 30, 2013

Top Holdings as at April 30, 2013

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at June 19, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
  Province of Ontario, 7.60%, JUN/02/27 Bond 9.0   -3.31 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Province of Ontario, 5.60%, JUN/02/35 Bond 3.93   -3.16 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 3.15   -4.43 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Canada Housing Trust, 4.10%, DEC/15/18 Bond 1.74   -2.67 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Province of Ontario, 4.60%, JUN/02/39 Bond 1.67   -3.79 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Canada Housing Trust, 1.75%, JUN/15/18 Bond 1.38   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Province of Quebec, 5.75%, DEC/01/36 Bond 1.36   -2.91 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Province of Ontario, 8.50%, DEC/02/25 Bond 1.27   -3.76 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Royal Bank of Canada, 2.68%, DEC/08/16 Bond 1.21   0.42 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Ontario Hydro, 8.25%, JUN/22/26 Bond 1.08   -3.82 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 June 19, 2013)

Frequency of Income Distributions: Quarterly

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Mar 27, 2013 0.0800 0.0800 0.4680 10.567
Dec 21, 2012 0.0830 0.1450 0.2280 0.4680 10.568
Sep 27, 2012 0.0800 0.0800 0.3760 10.759
Jun 28, 2012 0.0800 0.0800 0.3660 10.730
Mar 29, 2012 0.0800 0.0800 0.3860 10.619
Dec 23, 2011 0.0750 0.0610 0.1360 0.4060 10.643

Portfolio Manager(s)

Phillips, Hager & North - Mgmt. Team

Phillips, Hager & North Inv Mgmt

Start Date: December, 1970

Fund Return: 8.91%

The Manager is responsible for the overall management of the Fund including management of the investment portfolio, providing investment research, making investment decisions relating to the purchase and sale of securities and making brokerage arrangements for the execution of such transactions.

Also manages:BonaVista Global Balanced-D, IA Ecflx Monthly Income (PH&N), IA SRP Monthly Income (PH&N), PH&N $US Money Market-D (US$), PH&N Balanced Pension Trust-D, PH&N Balanced Pension Trust-O, PH&N Balanced-D, PH&N Bond-O, PH&N Canadian Equity-D, PH&N Canadian Growth-D, PH&N Canadian Income-D, PH&N Canadian Money Market-D, PH&N Cdn Equ Plus Pension Trust-D, PH&N Cdn Equ Plus Pension Trust-O, PH&N Community Values Balanced-D, PH&N Community Values Bond-D, PH&N Community Values Bond-O, PH&N Community Values Cdn Equ-D, PH&N Community Values Glb Equ.-D, PH&N Currency-Hedged U.S. Equity-D, PH&N Dividend Income-D, PH&N Global Equity-D, PH&N High Yield Bond-D, PH&N Short Term Bond & Mtg-D, PH&N Small Float, PH&N Total Return Bond-D, PH&N U.S. Dividend Income-D, PH&N U.S. Equity-D, PH&N U.S. Equity-O, PH&N U.S. Growth-D, PH&N Vintage-D, Teachers' RSP-Equity Section, Tradex Equity Fund Limited

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