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Fund Price: $9.54 (as at June 19, 2013)  1-day chg: $-.0559 -0.58%  YTD: 0.73%

Returns as at May 31, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 0.61% 0.59% 0.59%
3 Months -0.73% 1.34% 1.33%
6 Months 3.76% 5.53% 5.46%
1 Year 8.14% 9.97% 9.82%
2 Year Avg - 3.07% 2.85%
3 Year Avg - 5.62% 5.68%
4 Year Avg - 6.85% 6.75%
5 Year Avg - 2.42% 2.19%
10 Year Avg - 5.56% 4.89%
15 Year Avg - 4.25% 3.72%
20 Year Avg - 6.00% 5.64%
Since Inception 2.68% - -
 
2012 5.00% 5.99% 5.84%
2011 - -1.39% -1.79%
2010 - 8.71% 8.59%
 
3 year risk - 5.33 4.72
3 year beta - 1.01 1.00

*Globe Cdn Neutral 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 Cdn Neutral Balanced Peer Index.

Risk Measures as at May 31, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending May 13): 8.14 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Jul 12): 0.12 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: 3 High

Fund Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the Brandes Sionna Monthly Income Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation and to generate income by investing primarily in the equity securities of Canadian issuers and in high-quality Canadian government and non-government fixed-income securities. The Fund may also invest in equity securities of foreign issuers and in high-quality foreign government and non-government fixed-income securities.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Bridgehouse Asset Managers
Managed by: Bridgehouse Asset Managers
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: July 2011
Asset Class: Canadian Neutral Balanced
Quartile Rank: - (3YR ending May 31, 2013)
Total Assets: $20.3 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): -
Management Fee: 1.80%
Load Type: Optional
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$1,000
Subsequent:
$500
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$1,000
Subsequent RRSP:
$500
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation April 30, 2013

Equity Sector Weightings April 30, 2013

Bond Type April 30, 2013

Top Holdings as at April 30, 2013

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area
Asset
Type
% of
Total Assets
  Performance as at June 19, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
BNS-T Bank of Nova Scotia Banks Canada Stock 3.35   7.15 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 2.96   4.47 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 2.93   2.31 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
POT-T Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Chemicals Canada Stock 2.65   0.67 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 2.46   14.7 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
TRI-T Thomson Reuters Other Services Canada Stock 2.25   19.19 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Gov't of Canada, 3.00%, DEC/01/15 Bond 2.13   -1.86 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 2.08   4.48 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
BCE-T BCE Inc. Telephone Utilities Canada Stock 2.02   6.42 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 June 19, 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
Jun 17, 2013 0.0330 0.0330 0.3630 9.558
May 15, 2013 0.0330 0.0330 0.3960 9.696
Mar 15, 2013 0.0330 0.0330 0.4290 9.825
Feb 15, 2013 0.0330 0.0330 0.4290 9.706
Jan 15, 2013 0.0330 0.0330 0.4290 9.663
Dec 17, 2012 0.0330 0.0330 0.4290 9.537
Nov 15, 2012 0.0330 0.0330 0.4290 9.323
Oct 15, 2012 0.0330 0.0330 0.4290 9.507
Sep 17, 2012 0.0330 0.0330 0.4290 9.654
Aug 15, 2012 0.0330 0.0330 0.4290 9.462
Jul 16, 2012 0.0330 0.0330 0.4290 9.359
Jun 29, 2012 0.0330 0.0330 0.4290 9.412
Jun 15, 2012 0.0330 0.0330 0.3960 9.373
May 15, 2012 0.0330 0.0330 0.3630 9.275
Apr 16, 2012 0.0330 0.0330 0.3300 9.505
Mar 15, 2012 0.0330 0.0330 0.2970 9.677
Feb 15, 2012 0.0330 0.0330 0.2640 9.678
Jan 16, 2012 0.0330 0.0330 0.2310 9.678
Dec 19, 2011 0.0330 0.0330 0.1980 9.434

Portfolio Manager(s)

SSgA Fund Mgmt Inc. Mgmt Team

SSgA Funds Management, Inc.

Start Date: July, 2011

Fund Return: 2.71%

SSgA is a division of State Street Bank and Trust Company, a whole owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. State Street Corporation is a publicly traded bank holding company whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol �STT�, Within the Canadian Equity strategy, SSgA first seek to identify the best stocks within an industry. Their multi-factor model employs three powerful, independent, and uncorrelated stock evaluation techniques to select stocks for inclusion in the portfolio: growth, value and sentiment.

Also manages:Integra Balanced, Integra Canadian Value Growth, Integra Conservative Allocation Fd, Integra Diversified, Integra Equity, Integra Growth Allocation, Integra Strategic Allocation

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Sionna Invstmt Managers Inc.-Mgmt Team

Sionna Investment Managers Inc.

Start Date: July, 2011

Fund Return: 2.71%

Also manages:Counsel All Equity Portfolio-A, Counsel Balanced Portfolio-A, Counsel Canadian Value A, Counsel Conservative Portfolio-A, Counsel Growth Portfolio-A, Sionna Canadian Balanced, Sionna Canadian Equity, Sionna Canadian Small Cap, Sionna Diversified Income

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