AGF Canadian Stock
Fund Price: $44.58 (as at September 8, 2010) 1-day chg: $-.25 -0.56% YTD: -2.41%
Returns as at July 31, 2010
| Fund | Group Avg | Index* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | 2.04% | 4.10% | 3.96% |
| 3 Months | -4.99% | -4.40% | -3.38% |
| 6 Months | 1.66% | 2.67% | 7.04% |
| 1 Year | 3.34% | 7.66% | 11.68% |
| 2 Year Avg | -6.56% | -5.05% | -4.15% |
| 3 Year Avg | -6.93% | -5.96% | -2.58% |
| 4 Year Avg | -1.34% | -0.94% | 2.66% |
| 5 Year Avg | 1.72% | 1.24% | 5.18% |
| 10 Year Avg | 2.85% | 3.52% | 3.46% |
| 15 Year Avg | 7.27% | 7.19% | 8.61% |
| 20 Year Avg | 7.65% | 7.55% | 8.60% |
| Since Inception | 7.36% | - | - |
| 2009 | 21.23% | 25.90% | 35.06% |
| 2008 | -31.03% | -30.64% | -33.00% |
| 2007 | 5.20% | 2.25% | 9.83% |
| 3 year risk | 17.68 | 18.49 | 21.34 |
| 3 year beta | 0.81 | 0.81 | 1.00 |
*S&P/TSX Total Return
Growth of $10,000
Risk Measures as at July 31, 2010
Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
| Best (ending Aug 00): | 62.38 |  |  |
| Worst (ending Feb 09): | -33.85 |  | |
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com)
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High Fund Objectives
The investment objective of the Fund is to provide long-term capital growth primarily through shares of large-cap Canadian companies that are experiencing above-average growth in sales, earnings and cash flow.
Fund Facts
| Fund Sponsor: | AGF Investments Inc. |
| Managed by: | AGF Investments Inc. |
| Fund Type: | MF Trust |
| Inception Date: | October 1969 |
| Asset Class: | Canadian Focused Equity |
| Quartile Rank: | 3 (3YR ending July 31, 2010) |
| Total Assets: | $1,503.1 million |
| Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): | 2.32% |
| Management Fee: | 2.00% |
| Load Type: | Optional |
- Globe 5-Star Rating:
- RRSP Eligible:
- Canadian
- Min. Invest (initial):
- $500
- Subsequent:
- $25
- Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
- $500
- Subsequent RRSP:
- $25
- Closed:
- No
- Restricted:
- No
- Restriction:
Asset Allocation July 31, 2010
Equity Sector Weightings July 31, 2010
Fund Geography July 31, 2010
Top Holdings as at July 31, 2010
| Symbol | Company Name | Sector | Geographic Area | Asset Type | % of Total Assets | Performance as at September 8, 2010 1 Year Performance (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SU-T | Suncor Energy | Integrated Oils | Canada | Stock | 6.18 | -5.22 | | | |
| TD-T | TD Bank | Banks | Canada | Stock | 5.08 | 9.71 | | | |
| BNS-T | Bank of Nova Scotia | Banks | Canada | Stock | 4.2 | 16.35 | | | |
| TLM-T | Talisman Energy | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 3.93 | -4.78 | | | |
| RIM-T | Research In Motion | Telecommunications | Canada | Stock | 3.51 | -45.89 | | | |
| RY-T | Royal Bank of Canada | Banks | Canada | Stock | 3.26 | -7.62 | | | |
| ECA-T | EnCana Corp. | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 2.96 | -2.22 | | | |
| MRU.A-T | Metro Inc. | Food Stores | Canada | Stock | 2.96 | 25.91 | | | |
| RCI.B-T | Rogers Communications | Cable | Canada | Stock | 2.91 | 23.35 | | | |
| G-T | Goldcorp Inc. | Precious Metals | Canada | Stock | 2.83 | -1.42 | | | |
Portfolio Manager(s)
Martin Hubbes, MBA, M.Sc., CFA
AGF Investments Inc.
Start Date: June, 1996
Fund Return: 7.60%
Martin Hubbes, CFA, was named chief investment officer in June 2005. After joining the company in 1992 as an investment analyst, Martin was appointed managing director of AGF Management (Deutschland) GmbH in Berlin the following year. He returned to Canada in 1994 and became lead portfolio manager of AGF Canadian Stock Fund in 1996. In addition to this mandate, Martin is the lead manager of AGF Canada Class and co-manager of AGF Global Health Sciences Fund. He was the lead manager of AGF Canadian Growth Fund, which merged in 1998 with AGF Canadian Equity Fund to form AGF Canadian Stock Fund. Martin earned a B.Sc and M.Sc. in Biochemistry from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University. He is a member of the Toronto CFA Society.
Also manages:AGF Canada Class, AGF Elements Bal Portfolio Class, AGF Elements Balanced Portfolio, AGF Elements Cons Portfolio Class, AGF Elements Conservative Portfolio, AGF Elements Global Portfolio, AGF Elements Global Portfolio Class, AGF Elements Growth Portfolio, AGF Elements Growth Portfolio Class, AGF Elements Yield Portfolio, AGF Pure Canadian Balanced, IG AGF Canadian Growth Class-A, IG AGF Canadian Growth-A, Primerica Asset Builder I, Primerica Asset Builder II, Primerica Asset Builder III, Primerica Asset Builder IV, Primerica Asset Builder V, Primerica Asset Builder VI
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Caterina Prato, MBA, CFA
AGF Investments Inc.
Start Date: October, 2007
Fund Return: -8.22%
Caterina Prato is Portfolio Manager of AGF Canada Class, AGF Canadian Stock Fund and AGF Canadian Stock Class. She works closely with AGF�s Chief Investment Officer and Executive Vice-President Martin Hubbes to carefully select companies that meet their stringent investment criteria and to manage the portfolios on a day-to-day basis. In April 2008, she also joined industry veteran Bob Farquharson on AGF Canadian Small Cap Fund. As an experienced member of AGF�s North American Equities team, she generates investment ideas and evaluates and monitors companies, many of which become holdings for funds managed by AGF Investments Inc. She currently covers the information technology sector and has been responsible for other sectors in the past. She joined the AGF Fund Management team in 2004 as a generalist. Caterina began her career in 1997 as an investment analyst at Trimark Investments. She later joined Aegon�s investment team in 2001 as an assistant vice-president focusing on North American equities. She is a bottom-up fundamental business analyst and has covered companies in a variety of sectors. Caterina earned an MBA from the Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto, as well as a Bachelor of Arts from University of Toronto. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Also manages:AGF Canada Class, AGF Canadian Small Cap
