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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

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the Globe Canadian Eqt Balanced Peer Index.

Risk Measures as at June 30, 2010

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Feb 10): 34.56 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Oct 08): -31.41 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 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 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 2.77   20.3 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 2.75   20.26 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
PBG-T Petrobank Energy and Resources Oil and Gas Producers Canada Stock 2.68   35.96 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
RY-T Royal Bank of Canada Banks Canada Stock 2.66   6.02 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 2.56   17.48 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 2.42   29.55 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 2.17   15.95 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 1.87   1.77 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
TLM-T Talisman Energy Oil and Gas Producers Canada Stock 1.82   8.48 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

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

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