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Fund Price: $10.75 (as at June 19, 2013)  1-day chg: $-.09 -0.83%  YTD: 20.79%

Returns as at May 31, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 4.53% 4.32% 5.05%
3 Months 10.27% 7.44% 8.80%
6 Months 21.39% 17.98% 21.20%
1 Year 24.03% 22.74% 27.15%
2 Year Avg 12.08% 10.08% 16.30%
3 Year Avg 13.93% 12.26% 16.41%
4 Year Avg 12.12% 12.77% 16.18%
5 Year Avg 0.70% 2.61% 6.26%
10 Year Avg - 2.66% 4.58%
15 Year Avg - 0.60% 2.25%
20 Year Avg - 5.12% 7.63%
Since Inception 1.96% - -
 
2012 3.85% 10.35% 13.46%
2011 8.07% -1.64% 4.42%
2010 4.48% 9.36% 9.35%
 
3 year risk 9.16 11.52 8.90
3 year beta 0.93 1.14 1.00

*S&P 500 Composite Total Return Idx($Cdn)

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the S&P 500 Composite Total Return Idx($Cdn).

Risk Measures as at May 31, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Mar 10): 26.45 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Jun 09): -35.18 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: 9 High

Fund Objectives

Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S. securities. The fundamental investment objective may only be changed with the approval of a majority of unitholders at a meeting called for that purpose.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Franklin Templeton Investments
Managed by: Bissett Investment Management
Fund Type: MF Corp
Inception Date: March 2008
Asset Class: U.S. Equity
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending May 31, 2013)
Total Assets: $4.9 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 2.74%
Management Fee: 2.00%
Load Type: Optional
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$500
Subsequent:
$100
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$500
Subsequent RRSP:
$100
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation March 31, 2013

Equity Sector Weightings March 31, 2013

Fund Geography March 31, 2013

Top Holdings as at March 31, 2013

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area
Asset
Type
% of
Total Assets
  Performance as at May 31, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
  FUND Other 99.12   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Portfolio Manager(s)

Jason Hornett, B.Mgmt., BA., CFA

Bissett Investment Management

Start Date: March, 2008

Fund Return: 1.96%

Jason Hornett joined Bissett in 1997 and was named Vice President and Portfolio Manager for Bissett�s Quantitative Program in 2008. Mr. Hornett has been Co-Lead Manager of Bissett All Canadian Focus Fund and Bissett U.S. Focus Corporate Class since inception in 2004 and 2008, respectively. He was appointed Co-Lead Manager of Bissett Focused Balanced Fund in 2011. Mr. Hornett is a graduate of the University of Lethbridge (B. Mgmt., B.A., 1995) and earned his Chartered Financial Analyst� designation in 2003. Chartered Financial Analyst� is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

Also manages:Bissett All Cdn Focus F

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Garey J. Aitken, MBA, CFA

Bissett Investment Management

Start Date: March, 2008

Fund Return: 1.96%

Mr. Aitken is Chief Investment Officer of Bissett Investment Management and has been with Bissett since 1998. He was co-lead manager of the Bissett Microcap Fund and the Bissett Small Cap Fund from 2000 to 2003. In 2002, Mr. Aitken was appointed Director of Equity Research. He became co-lead manager of the Bissett Canadian Equity Fund in 2003 and has management responsibilities on a number of Bissett mandates as co-lead manager (Bissett All Canadian Focus Fund, Bissett Canadian Balanced Fund, Bissett Energy Corporate Class and Bissett U.S. Focus Corporate Class). Prior to joining Bissett, Mr. Aitken was the Assistant Treasurer for a senior Canadian energy firm. Mr. Aitken is a graduate of the University of Alberta (Bachelor of Commerce, 1989) and the University of British Columbia (MBA, 1990). He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst� designation in 1993.

Also manages:Bissett All Cdn Focus F, Bissett Canadian Balanced CC-A, Bissett Canadian Equity-F, Bissett Energy CC-F, DFS GIF Canadian Equity Bissett 3, Franklin Bis Cdn All Cap Balanced-A, IG Bissett Canadian Equity A, IG Bissett Canadian Equity Class A

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