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Fund Price: $13.28 (as at May 22, 2013)  1-day chg: $.018 0.14%  YTD: 23.90%

Returns as at April 30, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 1.07% 0.59% 1.09%
3 Months 7.35% 7.95% 8.05%
6 Months 17.30% 13.48% 15.30%
1 Year 17.23% 13.23% 19.11%
2 Year Avg - 7.94% 14.02%
3 Year Avg - 8.44% 12.64%
4 Year Avg - 11.23% 13.87%
5 Year Avg - 1.84% 5.16%
10 Year Avg - 2.45% 4.14%
15 Year Avg - 0.20% 1.92%
20 Year Avg - 5.01% 7.51%
Since Inception 15.11% - -
 
2012 8.60% 10.37% 13.46%
2011 - -1.64% 4.42%
2010 - 9.36% 9.35%
 
3 year risk - 12.14 9.33
3 year beta - 1.15 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 April 30, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Feb 13): 17.36 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Nov 12): 7.25 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Volatility meter (Based on 1 year standard deviation from GlobeInvestor.com)
Low VOLATILITY METER: 9 High

Fund Objectives

Sentry U.S. Growth and Income Fund seeks a balance of current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying U.S. equity securities, including common and preferred shares and, to a lesser extent, interest bearing securities, such as bonds, bills or banker's acceptances.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Sentry Investments
Managed by: Sentry Investments
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: May 2011
Asset Class: U.S. Equity
Quartile Rank: - (3YR ending April 30, 2013)
Total Assets: $562.0 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 2.82%
Management Fee: 2.25%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$500
Subsequent:
$25
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$500
Subsequent RRSP:
$25
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation December 31, 2012

Equity Sector Weightings December 31, 2012

Fund Geography December 31, 2012

Top Holdings as at December 31, 2012

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at May 22, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
WFC-N Wells Fargo & Co. Banks United States Stock 6.01   26.62 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
IBM-N IBM Corp. Electrical & Electronic United States Stock 5.57   5.17 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
JPM-N JP Morgan Chase & Co. Banks United States Stock 5.42   57.69 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
BRK.B-N Berkshire Hathaway Insurance United States Stock 5.34   40.43 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
ORCL-Q Oracle Corp. Computer Software & Processing United States Stock 4.28   29.44 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
VIAB-Q Viacom Inc. Broadcasting United States Stock 4.21   48.38 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
NSC-N Norfolk Southern Transportation United States Stock 4.01   15.68 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
GOOG-Q Google Computer Software & Processing United States Stock 3.85   48.04 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
MCK-N McKesson Corp. Wholesale Distributors United States Stock 3.7   34.74 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
RSG-N Republic Services Environmental United States Stock 3.59   29.74 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 0.0292 0.0292 0.3504 12.295
Mar 28, 2013 0.0292 0.0292 0.3504 12.194
Feb 28, 2013 0.0292 0.0292 0.3504 12.047
Jan 31, 2013 0.0292 0.0292 0.3504 11.536
Jan 2, 2013 0.0292 0.0292 0.3212 10.999
Nov 30, 2012 0.0292 0.0292 0.3504 10.603
Oct 31, 2012 0.0292 0.0292 0.3504 10.641
Sep 28, 2012 0.0292 0.0292 0.3504 10.820
Aug 31, 2012 0.0292 0.0292 0.3504 10.637
Jul 31, 2012 0.0292 0.0292 0.3504 10.674
Jun 29, 2012 0.0292 0.0292 0.3504 10.750
May 31, 2012 0.0292 0.0292 0.3504 10.504
Apr 30, 2012 0.0292 0.0292 0.3212 10.824
Mar 30, 2012 0.0292 0.0292 0.2920 11.005
Feb 29, 2012 0.0292 0.0292 0.2628 10.600
Jan 31, 2012 0.0292 0.0292 0.2336 10.369
Jan 3, 2012 0.0292 0.0292 0.2044 10.313
Nov 30, 2011 0.0292 0.0292 0.1752 10.217

Portfolio Manager(s)

Aubrey Hearn

Sentry Investments

Start Date: May, 2011

Fund Return: 15.11%

Aubrey joined Sentry Select in 2005; he focuses on business trusts in the consumer and industrial sectors. He is a member of Sentry Select�s equity income portfolio management team and has more than five years of experience in the financial industry. Aubrey earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Memorial University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Also manages:Sentry Canadian Income, Sentry Diversified Inc Tr-X, Sentry Small/Mid Cap Income, Sentry U.S.Balanced Income Fund A

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