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Fund Price: $18.62 (as at September 3, 2010)  1-day chg: $.06 0.32%  YTD: 4.67%

Returns as at July 31, 2010

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 3.82% 4.00% 3.96%
3 Months -3.60% -3.96% -3.38%
6 Months 6.54% 4.99% 7.04%
1 Year 10.76% 9.52% 11.68%
2 Year Avg -4.91% -5.26% -4.15%
3 Year Avg -3.31% -5.08% -2.58%
4 Year Avg 1.88% 0.56% 2.66%
5 Year Avg 4.37% 2.79% 5.18%
10 Year Avg 2.87% 3.32% 3.46%
15 Year Avg 7.84% 6.89% 8.61%
20 Year Avg 7.68% 6.92% 8.60%
Since Inception 7.55% - -
 
2009 34.00% 32.21% 35.06%
2008 -33.45% -34.54% -33.00%
2007 9.00% 8.07% 9.83%
 
3 year risk 21.29 21.11 21.34
3 year beta 1.00 0.96 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 Aug 00): 61.59 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Feb 09): -38.57 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: 21 High

Fund Objectives

The fundamental investment objective is to provide long-term growth of capital primarily by purchasing Canadian equity securities to track the performance of the S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index (�S&P/TSX Composite Index�).

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: TD Asset Management Inc.
Managed by: TD Asset Management Inc.
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: September 1985
Asset Class: Canadian Equity
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending July 31, 2010)
Total Assets: $833.2 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 0.84%
Management Fee: 0.80%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$100
Subsequent:
$100
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$100
Subsequent RRSP:
$100
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 3, 2010
1 Year Performance (%)
RY-T Royal Bank of Canada Banks Canada Stock 5.79   -5.36 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 4.79   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 4.03   19.8 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 4.01   2.57 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
ABX-T Barrick Gold Corp. Precious Metals Canada Stock 3.15   7.86 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CNQ-T Canadian Natural Resources Oil and Gas Producers Canada Stock 2.91   13.58 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
BMO-T Bank of Montreal Banks Canada Stock 2.65   16.5 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
POT-T Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Chemicals Canada Stock 2.42   57.22 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CNR-T Canadian National Railway Transportation Canada Stock 2.31   25.62 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
G-T Goldcorp Inc. Precious Metals Canada Stock 2.24   -2.61 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
MFC-T Manulife Financial Insurance Canada Stock 2.18   -37.27 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
RIM-T Research In Motion Telecommunications Canada Stock 2.17   -44.6 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CM-T CIBC Banks Canada Stock 2.07   19.75 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
TRP-T TransCanada Corp. Management and Diversified Canada Stock 1.89   18.94 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 1.83   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: Annually

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Dec 18, 2009 0.3443 0.3443 0.3443 17.340

Portfolio Manager(s)

Craig Gaskin

TD Asset Management Inc.

Start Date: June, 2005

Fund Return: 5.82%

Craig Gaskin is the Vice-President and Director of Equity Index Portfolio Management at TD Asset Management Inc. He has 14 years of investment experience and is responsible for oversight of Canadian, U.S. and International portfolio management and trading. Craig joined TD Asset Management Inc., in 1995, undertaking analysis as a member of TDAM�s Research team. In 1997, he began working as an equity portfolio manager and was also involved in coordinating U.S. and International transitions. Craig is a CFA charterholder and is registered as a Professional Engineer in Ontario. He received his undergraduate Civil Engineering degree in 1988 and MBA in 1993, both from Queen's University in Kingston.

Also manages:TD Balanced Index, TD Dow Jones Average Index, TD European Index, TD International Index, TD Japanese Index, TD U.S. Index (US$)

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Vishal Bhatia

TD Asset Management Inc.

Start Date: March, 2005

Fund Return: 5.46%

Vishal Bhatia joined TD Asset Management Inc. in 1996 and has 10 years of investment experience. His responsibilities include analysis, research and daily trading activity for U.S. equity, Canadian equity and Global equity indexed portfolios. Vishal graduated from the University of Toronto in 1995 with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Cell & Molecular Biology. Vishal is a CFA charterholder.

Also manages:TD Balanced Index, TD Dow Jones Average Index, TD Emerald Canadian Short Term Inv, TD European Index, TD International Index, TD Japanese Index, TD NASDAQ Index-I, TD U.S. Index (US$)

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