Equitable Life Acuity Cdn Bal
Fund Price: $9.92 (as at July 28, 2010) 1-day chg: $.005 0.05% YTD: -2.78%
Returns as at June 30, 2010
| Fund | Group Avg | Index* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | -3.15% | -2.11% | -2.11% |
| 3 Months | -6.89% | -4.81% | -4.80% |
| 6 Months | -4.85% | -2.79% | -2.75% |
| 1 Year | 7.10% | 7.65% | 7.60% |
| 2 Year Avg | -4.48% | -3.72% | -3.30% |
| 3 Year Avg | -3.64% | -3.09% | -2.94% |
| 4 Year Avg | - | 0.71% | 0.47% |
| 5 Year Avg | - | 2.13% | 1.92% |
| 10 Year Avg | - | 3.67% | 3.53% |
| 15 Year Avg | - | 6.45% | 5.99% |
| 20 Year Avg | - | 6.96% | - |
| Since Inception | -0.79% | - | - |
| 2009 | 33.04% | 21.83% | 21.17% |
| 2008 | -28.26% | -21.16% | -20.54% |
| 2007 | 1.39% | 1.27% | 0.70% |
| 3 year risk | 16.10 | 13.09 | 11.70 |
| 3 year beta | 1.26 | 1.04 | 1.00 |
*Globe Canadian Eqt Balanced Peer Index
Growth of $10,000
Risk Measures as at June 30, 2010
Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
| Best (ending Feb 10): | 34.56 | ||
| Worst (ending Oct 08): | -31.41 | ||
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com)
LowFund Objectives
The fundamental investment objective of the Equitable Life Acuity Canadian Balanced Fund is to invest in units of the Acuity Pooled Canadian Balanced Fund or a substantially similar fund.
Fund Facts
| Fund Sponsor: | Equitable Life Insur. Co of Can |
| Managed by: | Acuity Investment Management |
| Fund Type: | Seg |
| Inception Date: | September 2006 |
| Asset Class: | Canadian Equity Balanced |
| Quartile Rank: | 3 (3YR ending June 30, 2010) |
| Total Assets: | $9.5 million |
| Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): | 3.12% |
| Management Fee: | 2.77% |
| Load Type: | No Load |
- Globe 5-Star Rating:
- RRSP Eligible:
- Canadian
- Min. Invest (initial):
- $500
- Subsequent:
- $500
- Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
- $500
- Subsequent RRSP:
- $500
- Closed:
- No
- Restricted:
- No
- Restriction:
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 July 29, 2010 1 Year Performance (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNS-T | Bank of Nova Scotia | Banks | Canada | Stock | 2.89 | 15.02 | |||
| BMO-T | Bank of Montreal | Banks | Canada | Stock | 2.77 | 20.3 | |||
| TD-T | TD Bank | Banks | Canada | Stock | 2.75 | 20.26 | |||
| PBG-T | Petrobank Energy and Resources | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 2.68 | 35.96 | |||
| RY-T | Royal Bank of Canada | Banks | Canada | Stock | 2.66 | 6.02 | |||
| ABX-T | Barrick Gold Corp. | Precious Metals | Canada | Stock | 2.56 | 17.48 | |||
| CNR-T | Canadian National Railway | Transportation | Canada | Stock | 2.42 | 29.55 | |||
| CNQ-T | Canadian Natural Resources | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 2.17 | 15.95 | |||
| SU-T | Suncor Energy | Integrated Oils | Canada | Stock | 1.87 | 1.77 | |||
| TLM-T | Talisman Energy | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 1.82 | 8.48 | |||
Portfolio Manager(s)
Acuity Investment - Mgmt. Team
Acuity Investment Management
Start Date: September, 2006
Fund Return: 10.56%
Established in 1990 by Ian O. Ihnatowycz, Acuity is located in Toronto, now manages approximately $5.5 billion in assets and has evolved to include over 100 employees. Our investment team consists of 15 investment professionals. In addition to offering a broad range of traditional domestic and global investment products and capabilities, Acuity manages "sustainable" investment mandates for socially responsible investors.
Also manages:Acuity All Cap 30 Canadian Equity, Acuity Alpha Balanced Portfolio, Acuity Alpha Global Portfolio, Acuity Alpha Growth Portfolio, Acuity Alpha Income Portfolio, Acuity Alpha Social Values Port, Acuity Canadian Balanced, Acuity Canadian Equity, Acuity Canadian Small Cap, Acuity Clean Environment Equity, Acuity Conservative Asset Alloc, Acuity Diversified Income, Acuity Dividend, Acuity EAFE Equity, Acuity Fixed Income, Acuity Global Dividend, Acuity Global High Income, Acuity Growth and Income, Acuity High Income, Acuity Money Market, Acuity Natural Resource, Acuity Pooled 130/30, Acuity Pooled Canadian Equity, Acuity Pooled Canadian Small Cap, Acuity Pooled Conser Asset Alloc, Acuity Pooled Corporate Bond, Acuity Pooled Diversified Income, Acuity Pooled EAFE Equity, Acuity Pooled Fixed Income, Acuity Pooled Global Balanced, Acuity Pooled Global Dividend, Acuity Pooled Global Equity, Acuity Pooled Global High Income, Acuity Pooled Growth and Income, Acuity Pooled High Income, Acuity Pooled Pure Cdn. Equity, Acuity Pooled Short Term, Acuity Pooled Social Value Cdn Equ, Acuity Pooled US Equity (US$), Acuity Short Term Income Class, Acuity Social Values Balanced, Acuity Social Values Canadian Equ, Acuity Social Values Global Equity, Co-operators SRI Aggressive Pt VA, Co-operators SRI Moderate Port VA, Co-operators SRI Very Aggr Pt VA, Frk Tmp Canadian Small Cap, MD Equity, MD Select