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Fund Price: $16.06 (as at September 2, 2010)  1-day chg: $.0949 0.59%  YTD: 1.49%

Returns as at July 31, 2010

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 2.35% 2.36% 2.36%
3 Months -1.51% -1.26% -1.26%
6 Months 3.06% 2.62% 2.59%
1 Year 8.26% 7.51% 7.44%
2 Year Avg -3.82% 0.30% -0.13%
3 Year Avg -2.31% -0.45% -1.06%
4 Year Avg -1.18% 1.74% 1.10%
5 Year Avg 1.66% 2.41% 1.75%
10 Year Avg - 3.38% 2.72%
15 Year Avg - 6.08% 5.27%
20 Year Avg - 6.72% 6.40%
Since Inception 5.05% - -
 
2009 21.08% 17.05% 16.89%
2008 -22.29% -15.97% -17.42%
2007 4.28% 1.77% 0.02%
 
3 year risk 16.37 10.24 9.86
3 year beta 1.40 0.96 1.00

*Globe Cdn Neutral Balanced 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 Cdn Neutral Balanced Peer Index.

Risk Measures as at July 31, 2010

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Aug 05): 33.24 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Feb 09): -26.91 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: 16 High

Fund Objectives

The investment objective of the Fund is to maximize long-term total return by investing primarily in equities, equity-related securities and fixed income securities of Canadian issuers. The Fund is not limited to how much it invests or keeps invested in each asset class.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Middlefield Group Limited
Managed by: Middlefield Group Limited
Fund Type: MF Corp
Inception Date: June 2001
Asset Class: Canadian Neutral Balanced
Quartile Rank: 3 (3YR ending July 31, 2010)
Total Assets: N/A
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 2.67%
Management Fee: 2.00%
Load Type: Optional
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$1,000
Subsequent:
$100
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$1,000
Subsequent RRSP:
$100
Closed:
No
Restricted:
Yes
Restriction:
Not Available in NWT,NUV
 
 

Asset Allocation June 30, 2010

Equity Sector Weightings June 30, 2010

Bond Type June 30, 2010

Top Holdings as at June 30, 2010

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area
Asset
Type
% of
Total Assets
  Performance as at September 2, 2010
1 Year Performance (%)
AET.UN-T ARC Energy Trust Oil and Gas Producers Canada Stock 5.94   26.97 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 4.91   5.29 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
GCG-T Guardian Capital Group Investment Companies and Funds Canada Stock 4.3   29.9 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Yellow Media Inc., 7.75%, MAR/02/20 Bond 4.13   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
K-T Kinross Gold Precious Metals Canada Stock 4.11   -21.7 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
COS.UN-T Canadian Oil Sands Trust Oil and Gas Producers Canada Stock 4.06   -4.09 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Ag Growth International, 7.00%, DEC/31/14 Bond 4.02   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
ECA-T EnCana Corp. Oil and Gas Producers Canada Stock 3.64   1.04 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 3.64   13.55 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Portfolio Manager(s)

Robert F. Lauzon

Middlefield Capital Corporation

Start Date: July, 2007

Fund Return: -2.90%

Robert F. Lauzon is Managing Director, Trading of Middlefield Capital Corporation. Prior to joining Middlefield in 2002, he worked as an Investment Executive with ScotiaMcLeod. He is an MBA graduate of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Mr. Lauzon also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Also manages:Middlefield Canadian Growth Class, Middlefield Equity Index, Middlefield Income Plus, Middlefield Short Term Income Class, Middlefield Uranium Focused Metals

View fund manager performance report