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Fund Price: $14.23 (as at May 22, 2013)  1-day chg: $-.001 -0.01%  YTD: 5.20%

Returns as at April 30, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 0.47% 0.98% 1.18%
3 Months 1.88% 2.52% 4.32%
6 Months 5.03% 4.67% 7.31%
1 Year 6.25% 7.37% 11.78%
2 Year Avg 2.23% 4.47% 9.93%
3 Year Avg 3.94% 5.73% 7.98%
4 Year Avg 7.36% 8.89% 6.32%
5 Year Avg - 4.33% 4.97%
10 Year Avg - 5.74% 3.22%
15 Year Avg - 5.14% 3.30%
20 Year Avg - - 5.72%
Since Inception 7.80% - -
 
2012 5.17% 6.74% 7.23%
2011 -2.02% 1.21% 5.75%
2010 8.02% 8.34% 4.02%
 
3 year risk 4.62 4.44 4.18
3 year beta 0.01 -0.08 1.00

*Blend: 40% MSCI World, 60% Barclays Cap

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the Blend: 40% MSCI World, 60% Barclays Cap.

Risk Measures as at April 30, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Feb 10): 26.06 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending May 12): -4.63 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: 5 High

Fund Objectives

The objective of this fund is to provide a balance of current income and long-term capital appreciation through a diversified mix of equity and income investments with a bias towards income by investing in units of the Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio or a similar fund.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Transamerica Life Canada
Managed by: Franklin Templeton Investments
Fund Type: Seg
Inception Date: November 2008
Asset Class: Global Fixed Income Balanced
Quartile Rank: 4 (3YR ending April 30, 2013)
Total Assets: $21.0 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 2.70%
Management Fee: 2.15%
Load Type: Optional
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$25,000
Subsequent:
$500
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$25,000
Subsequent RRSP:
$500
Closed:
No
Restricted:
Yes
Restriction:
(Min Initial Investment $25,000)
 
 

Asset Allocation March 31, 2013

Bond Type 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 April 30, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
  Bissett Bond-O Fund 34.41   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Tmpltn Global Bond-O Fund 8.95   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Frk Strategic Income Fund 6.04   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Bissett Canadian Equity-O Fund 5.13   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Templeton Asian Growth Fund 3.65   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Frk Flex Cap Growth Fund 3.58   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Bissett Canadian Short Term Bond-F Fund 2.88   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Bissett All Cdn Focus F Fund 2.7   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Frk US Rising Dividends-F Fund 2.65   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Portfolio Manager(s)

Brent Smith CFA

Templeton Investment Counsel, Inc.

Start Date: November, 2008

Fund Return: 5.61%

Brent Smith is chief investment officer of Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Strategies and senior vice president with Templeton Investment Council. In his role as chief investment officer for Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Strategies, he is responsible for overseeing the investment functions of the locally managed and distributed multi-asset products for the organisation globally. He is also a co-manager for the firm�s flagship Canadian domiciled multi-asset portfolios and various offshore portfolios. Previously, Mr. Smith managed a number of high net worth relationships on behalf of Fiduciary Trust Company of Canada, while serving as lead manager of the fund-of-fund portfolios. Mr. Smith received a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of New Brunswick in 1986. Mr. Smith is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Calgary and the CFA Institute.

Also manages:DFS GIF Balanced Inc Quotential 3, DFS GIF Diversif Inc Quotential 3, DFS GIF Growth Quotential 3, Quotential Balanced Growth Pt, Quotential Canadian Growth Pt, Quotential Diversified Income Pt-T, Quotential Glob Bal Pt-A, Quotential Glob Bal Pt-T, Quotential Global Growth Pt, Quotential Growth Pt, Quotential Max Growth Pt

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Stephen Lingard, CFA, MBA

Franklin Templeton Investments

Start Date: November, 2008

Fund Return: 5.61%

Mr. Lingard joined Franklin Templeton Investments in January 2007, where he is responsible for overseeing the manager research efforts of FTMAS� six investment analysts located globally. He is also a member of the Asset Allocation Strategy Committee and is co-portfolio management responsibilities for all Canadian based managed programs: Quotential, Tapestry and LifeSmart as well as other offshore and institutional portfolios. Mr. Lingard has over 16 years of experience in the financial services industry, beginning as a bond sales/trader for firms in Canada and Singapore. He moved to a major mutual fund organization and was based in both Canada and the United States, as a fund analyst covering multiple asset classes. He was most recently an investment manager with the firm�s institutional team. Mr. Lingard earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Ontario in 1992 and a Master of Business Administration from the European University at Brussels in 1994. He has 12 years of fund analysis experience and earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001

Also manages:DFS GIF Balanced Inc Quotential 3, DFS GIF Diversif Inc Quotential 3, DFS GIF Growth Quotential 3, Franklin Templeton Retirement Port, Frk Tmp 2020 Conservative Portfolio, Frk Tmp 2020 Growth Port, Frk Tmp 2020 Moderate Portfolio, Frk Tmp 2030 Conservative Portfolio, Frk Tmp 2030 Growth Port, Frk Tmp 2030 Moderate Portfolio, Frk Tmp 2040 Conservative Portfolio, Frk Tmp 2040 Growth Portfolio, Frk Tmp 2040 Moderate Portfolio, Quotential Balanced Growth Pt, Quotential Canadian Growth Pt, Quotential Diversified Income Pt-T, Quotential Glob Bal Pt-A, Quotential Glob Bal Pt-T, Quotential Global Growth Pt, Quotential Growth Pt, Quotential Max Growth Pt

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