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Fund Price: $12.91 (as at May 21, 2013)  1-day chg: $.03 0.23%  YTD: 16.10%

Returns as at April 30, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 0.99% 1.56% 2.36%
3 Months 4.18% 4.87% 6.77%
6 Months 12.94% 12.61% 15.89%
1 Year 16.05% 13.34% 19.64%
2 Year Avg 6.22% 3.96% 9.35%
3 Year Avg 7.23% 6.17% 10.05%
4 Year Avg 9.21% 9.94% 11.68%
5 Year Avg -0.34% 0.47% 2.37%
10 Year Avg 3.35% 4.12% 5.10%
15 Year Avg 0.65% 1.85% 2.02%
20 Year Avg 4.16% 4.61% 6.03%
Since Inception 5.17% - -
 
2012 13.93% 11.37% 14.00%
2011 -7.75% -7.59% -2.88%
2010 6.87% 7.58% 6.76%
 
3 year risk 11.82 12.55 10.42
3 year beta 1.09 1.04 1.00

*MSCI World ($ Cdn)

Growth of $10,000

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

Risk Measures as at April 30, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Feb 00): 55.66 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Sep 01): -38.82 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: 12 High

Fund Objectives

This fund's objective is to obtain long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in equity and equity-related securities of established companies throughout the world that the portfolio advisor believes have good growth potential. The fund may make large investments in any country, including emerging markets or emerging industries of any market. Any change to the investment objective must be approved by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of unitholders held for that reason.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: CI Investments Inc.
Managed by: CI Investments Inc.
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: February 1986
Asset Class: Global Equity
Quartile Rank: 2 (3YR ending April 30, 2013)
Total Assets: $239.3 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 2.45%
Management Fee: 2.00%
Load Type: Optional
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 21, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
- Roche Holdings Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Switzerland Stock 2.42   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
C-N Citigroup Investment Companies and Funds United States Stock 2.35   89.45 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
OXY-N Occidental Petroleum Integrated Oils United States Stock 2.15   12.69 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
BAX-N Baxter International Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals United States Stock 1.96   39.15 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CVX-N Chevron Corp. Integrated Oils United States Stock 1.84   25.79 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Telstra Corporation Ltd Telephone Utilities Australia Stock 1.79   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
MET-N Metlife Insurance United States Stock 1.74   36.02 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
JPM-N JP Morgan Chase & Co. Banks United States Stock 1.72   57.69 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Samsung Electronics Co. Electrical & Electronic South Korea Stock 1.65   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Portfolio Manager(s)

Scott Vali

Signature Global Advisors

Start Date: June, 2011

Fund Return: 8.10%

Scott Vali, CFA, Vice-President, Portfolio Management and Portfolio Manager, has been in the investment industry since 1997. In 2000, he joined Signature as a trader from AIC Group of Funds, where he was an international equities trader. He joined Signature as an equity analyst in June 2001. In 2006, he was appointed co-portfolio manager of Signature Canadian Resource and CI Global Energy. Mr. Vali has an Honours BA in Economics and Commerce from the University of Toronto. He was ranked as one of Canada's 50 "Top Gun" equity portfolio managers by Brendan Wood International in 2008.

Also manages:CI Signature Canadian Resource, CI Signature Global Energy Corp Cl, CI Signature Gold Corporate Class, CI Signature Select Global

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Eric Bushell

Signature Global Advisors

Start Date: June, 2011

Fund Return: 8.10%

Eric Bushell, CFA, Senior Vice-President, Portfolio Management and Chief Investment Officer, began his career as an equity analyst and trader at BPI Mutual Funds in 1993, before becoming a portfolio manager at the firm. He joined CI's Signature team in 1999 when BPI became part of CI Investments. He was named Chief Investment Officer of Signature in 2002. He was named Morningstar's Equity Fund Manager of the Year in 2009 and chosen by Investment Executive as their Fund Manager of the Year for 2008. Mr. Bushell holds a BA from Queen's University.

Also manages:CI Oil Sands & Energy EARNs Ser 1, CI Signature Canadian Balanced, CI Signature Div Yield Corp Class, CI Signature Dividend, CI Signature Global Income & Growth, CI Signature Income & Growth, CI Signature Select Canadian, CI Signature Select Cdn Corp Cl, CI Signature Select Global, SW Elite CI PSS i20/e80 Pt 100/100, SW Elite CI PSS i30/e70 Pt 100/100, SW Elite CI PSS i40/e60 Pt 100/100, SW Elite CI PSS i50/e50 Pt 100/100, SW Elite CI PSS i60/e40 Pt 100/100, SW Elite CI PSS i70/e30 Pt 100/100, SW Elite CI PSS i80/e20 Pt 100/100, Scotia Global Balanced, Scotia Global Dividend, Signature Emerging Markets, Signature Global Div Fund A, Signature International, Signature International Corp Cl, United Emerging Markets CC-A, United Emerging Markets Pool-W

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