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Fund Price: $11.70 (as at September 3, 2010)  1-day chg: $.07 0.60%  YTD: 2.97%

Returns as at July 31, 2010

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 3.75% 3.74% 3.96%
3 Months -0.83% -2.45% -3.38%
6 Months 2.52% 4.80% 7.04%
1 Year 10.74% 9.80% 11.68%
2 Year Avg 4.15% -0.81% -4.15%
3 Year Avg -0.40% -3.07% -2.58%
4 Year Avg 1.23% 0.40% 2.66%
5 Year Avg 2.65% 2.01% 5.18%
10 Year Avg 5.80% 6.17% 3.46%
15 Year Avg - 9.28% 8.61%
20 Year Avg - 9.44% 8.60%
Since Inception 6.21% - -
 
2009 32.15% 26.66% 35.06%
2008 -23.04% -26.61% -33.00%
2007 -5.09% 0.57% 9.83%
 
3 year risk 14.26 15.90 21.34
3 year beta 0.56 0.68 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 Feb 10): 41.17 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Nov 08): -26.07 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: 14 High

Fund Objectives

This fund's objective is to generate a high level of dividend income and to preserve capital. It invests primarily in preferred shares and dividend paying common shares of Canadian companies. It may also invest in other common shares, fixed income securities and income trusts. The fund may also invest in foreign securities. 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: October 1996
Asset Class: Canadian Dividend and Income Equity
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending July 31, 2010)
Total Assets: $1,461.4 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 1.81%
Management Fee: 1.50%
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 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 (%)
BAC-N Bank of America Banks United States Stock 3.37   -19.83 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 3.16   12.81 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 2.95   -6.98 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  CIBC, 0.70%, AUG/03/10 Bond 2.33   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
LLY-N Eli Lilly & Co. Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals United States Stock 1.86   6.19 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
IMO-T Imperial Oil Integrated Oils Canada Stock 1.44   0.71 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 1.44   22.64 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 1.43   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 1.41   22.64 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
MBT-T Manitoba Telecom Services Telephone Utilities Canada Stock 1.37   -15.47 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: Monthly

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Monthly

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Aug 27, 2010 0.0400 0.0400 0.4800 11.430
Jul 30, 2010 0.0400 0.0400 0.4800 11.590
Jun 25, 2010 0.0400 0.0400 0.4800 11.430
May 28, 2010 0.0400 0.0400 0.4800 11.330
Apr 30, 2010 0.0400 0.0400 0.4800 11.810
Mar 26, 2010 0.0400 0.0400 0.4800 11.940
Feb 26, 2010 0.0400 0.0400 0.4800 11.680
Jan 29, 2010 0.0400 0.0400 0.4800 11.540
Dec 18, 2009 0.0290 0.0110 0.0400 0.4800 11.540
Nov 27, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 11.480
Oct 30, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 11.150
Sep 25, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 11.440
Aug 28, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 11.450
Jul 31, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 10.910
Jun 26, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 10.350
May 29, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 10.180
Apr 24, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 9.520
Mar 27, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 8.960

Portfolio Manager(s)

Eric Bushell

Signature Global Advisors

Start Date: October, 1999

Fund Return: 6.28%

Eric Bushell, Senior Vice-President, Portfolio Management and Chief Investment Officer of Signature Funds Group of CI Investments, has 15 years of investment industry experience. Mr. Bushell began his career as an equity analyst and equity trader at BPI Mutual Funds before becoming a portfolio manager at the firm. He joined CI's Signature team in 1999 when BPI became part of CI Investments. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and 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 Diversified Yield, CI Signature Global Income & Growth, CI Signature High Income, CI Signature Income & Growth, CI Signature Select Canadian, CI Signature Select Global, SW Elite Inst Mg i20/e80 Pt 100/100, SW Elite Inst Mg i30/e70 Pt 100/100, SW Elite Inst Mg i40/e60 Pt 100/100, SW Elite Inst Mg i50/e50 Pt 100/100, SW Elite Inst Mg i60/e40 Pt 100/100, SW Elite Inst Mg i70/e30 Pt 100/100, SW Elite Inst Mg i80/e20 Pt 100/100, Scotia Global Balanced, Scotia Global Dividend, United Cash Management Pool-W, United Cdn Fixed Income CC-A, United Cdn Fixed Income Pool-W, United Enhanced Income CC-A, United Enhanced Income Pool-W, United Inst'l Mgd Income Pool-Z, United Short Term Income CC-A, United Short Term Income Pool-W

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