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Fund Price: $10.26 (as at May 22, 2013)  1-day chg: $.0831 0.82%  YTD: 6.34%

Returns as at April 30, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 2.82% 0.12% -0.21%
3 Months 5.20% -1.02% -1.47%
6 Months 7.87% 6.33% 6.07%
1 Year 9.27% 4.59% 6.23%
2 Year Avg 3.59% -4.23% -1.53%
3 Year Avg - 0.78% 2.30%
4 Year Avg - 9.45% 10.23%
5 Year Avg - -2.63% -0.05%
10 Year Avg - 10.31% 12.44%
15 Year Avg - 4.05% 6.30%
20 Year Avg - 5.71% 7.09%
Since Inception 1.76% - -
 
2012 13.32% 13.01% 16.00%
2011 -8.96% -20.16% -16.15%
2010 - 13.87% 12.98%
 
3 year risk - 16.94 15.73
3 year beta - 0.95 1.00

*MSCI Emerging Markets Free ($ Cdn)

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the MSCI Emerging Markets Free ($ Cdn).

Risk Measures as at April 30, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Dec 12): 13.32 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Nov 11): -9.96 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Volatility meter (Based on 2 year standard deviation from GlobeInvestor.com)
Low VOLATILITY METER: 9 High

Fund Objectives

The objective of the Fund is to generate capital appreciation by investing in a basket of emerging market equities, while mitigating downside risk. A secondary objective of the Fund is to generate a high level of dividend income from those investments.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Redwood Asset Management Inc.
Managed by: Redwood Asset Management Inc.
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: November 2010
Asset Class: Emerging Markets Equity
Quartile Rank: - (3YR ending April 30, 2013)
Total Assets: N/A
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 5.07%
Management Fee: 2.50%
Load Type: Front End
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$5,000
Subsequent:
$500
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$5,000
Subsequent RRSP:
$500
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation January 31, 2013

Equity Sector Weightings January 31, 2013

Fund Geography January 31, 2013

Top Holdings as at January 31, 2013

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at May 22, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
- Siam Commercial Bank PCL Banks Thailand Stock 4.07   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Insurance Poland Stock 3.91   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJS Other U.A.E Stock 3.79   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- PT Semen Indonesia Persero Cement and Concrete Indonesia Stock 3.75   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Nampak Ltd. Packaging and Containers South Africa Stock 3.31   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Far EasTone Telecommunications Telecommunications Taiwan Stock 3.19   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Souza Cruz Tobacco Brazil Stock 3.16   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Sanlam Limited Management and Diversified South Africa Stock 3.06   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CHL-N China Mobile Ltd. Telecommunications Hong Kong Stock 3.02   2.86 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Distribution Report (18 months up to May 22, 2013)

Frequency of Income Distributions: Monthly

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Apr 30, 2013 0.0200 0.0200 0.2400 9.899
Mar 28, 2013 0.0200 0.0200 0.2400 9.647
Feb 28, 2013 0.0200 0.0200 0.2400 9.799
Jan 31, 2013 0.0200 0.0200 0.2400 9.467
Dec 31, 2012 0.0200 0.0200 0.2400 9.731
Nov 30, 2012 0.0200 0.0200 0.2400 9.337
Oct 31, 2012 0.0200 0.0200 0.2400 9.291
Sep 28, 2012 0.0200 0.0200 0.2400 9.375
Aug 31, 2012 0.0200 0.0200 0.2200 9.025
Jul 31, 2012 0.0200 0.0200 0.2200 9.193
Jun 29, 2012 0.0200 0.0200 0.2200 9.063
May 31, 2012 0.0200 0.0200 0.2200 8.882
Apr 30, 2012 0.0200 0.0200 0.2200 9.293
Mar 30, 2012 0.0200 0.0200 0.2200 9.455
Feb 29, 2012 0.0200 0.0200 0.2200 9.422
Jan 31, 2012 0.0200 0.0200 0.2000 8.991
Dec 30, 2011 0.0200 0.0200 0.1800 8.813
Nov 30, 2011 0.0200 0.0200 0.1600 8.850

Portfolio Manager(s)

Edward Robertson

Somerset Capital Management LLP

Start Date: November, 2010

Fund Return: 1.76%

Edward Robertson - Lead Manager & Founder (16 years experience). Edward graduated in 1989 from the University of East Anglia. He worked in Hong Kong and London, before joining Lloyd George Management in 1999. Along with Jacob Rees-Mogg, Edward built the GEM product at Lloyd George Management. He also led the focus on the EMEA region and managed the top-performing Russian Fund - SIBINCO. Edward is lead manager for the EM large cap fund and co-manager of the EM Small Cap and Dividend Growth funds

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Edward Lam-EMEA

Somerset Capital Management LLP

Start Date: November, 2010

Fund Return: 1.76%

Edward Lam - Lead Manager, Dividend Growth Fund & Head of Research. Edward is a graduate of Downing College, Cambridge. Prior to joining Somerset, he was senior analyst at Lloyd George Management London covering Asia for GEM mandates, with a special focus on Taiwan. He joined Somerset Capital Management in November 2007 as head of EMEA and in 2008 became responsible for managing the research process. Since 2009 he has been the lead manager for the Dividend Growth fund.

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