IA Clarington Global Value Fund A

Quick Facts

NAVPS (2/6/2012) $5.20

Distribution Frequency: Annually


MER: 06/30/2011 2.67%*

Fund Numbers:


Front Back Low Series F
$Cdn 203 1303 1603 1703
 

Key reasons to invest

  • Diversified fund of mainly large capitalization companies possessing steady, sustainable earnings growth potential at a reasonable value
  • Disciplined, long term investment process
  • Add value with global diversification

Investment Approach

The Fund uses a combination of top-down analysis for geographic and sector allocation, and bottom-up analysis for security selection. Selects equity securities from issuers considered to be leaders in their respective industries that possess above average earnings growth and stability, management quality and experience, as well as overall market share. Assess the growth potential of each industry and economic region, including the specific product(s), market size, as well as their relationship to the long-term economic growth potential of various economic regions.

 

Portfolio Advisor

Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.

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Portfolio Manager

Sevgi Ipek, CFA

  • Lead Portfolio Manager for international equities
  • Over 23 years of investment industry experience
  • Prior to joining IAIM, Ms. Ipek managed more than $4 billion for a large Canadian pension fund
  • M.Sc. Economics, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Pierre Chapdelaine, CFA
  • Co-Manager for international equities
  • Over 16 years investment industry experience
  • Most recently managed assets for the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec pension fund as part of the EAFE team
  • MBA in Finance and Accounting, University of Notre Dame

Pierre Trottier, CFA

  • Lead Portfolio Manager for U.S. equities
  • Over 13 years of investment industry experience
  • MBA in Finance, Laval University/University of South Florida

Inception Date: 1/4/2000

Net Assets: $115,955,497

Compound Annual Returns (%) as at 12/31/2011

1 month3 months6 months1 year3 years5 years10 yearsInception
-1.94.0-10.4-10.30.0-8.8-4.4-5.8

Calendar Year Returns (%)

2010200920082007200620052004200320022001
4.66.4-29.2-10.916.24.9-0.62.4-18.1-8.8

Asset Mix

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Geographic Allocation

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Sector Allocation

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Top Ten Holdings

Microsoft Corp.2.5 %
Apple Inc.2.0 %
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.1.8 %
Exxon Mobil Corp.1.7 %
Hess Corp.1.6 %
Novartis AG, Registered1.4 %
Intel Corp.1.3 %
Nestlé SA1.2 %
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), ADR1.1 %
Pfizer Inc.1.1 %
15.7 %
Portfolio information above as at: 12/31/2011 12:00:00 AM

Effective July 9, 2009, Global Currents Investment Management, LLC was removed as portfolio sub-advisor. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. continues as portfolio advisor. The Fund's investment strategies were changed as a result. These changes could have affected the performance of the Fund. On August 26, 2005, Global Currents Investment Management, LLC (formerly Brandywine Global Investment Management) assumed advisory responsibilities for the Fund as sub-advisor to Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. The Fund's investment strategy was changed as a result. This change could have affected the performance of the Fund.

*IA Clarington Investments Inc., manager of the IA Clarington Global Value Fund A (the "Fund"), currently waives some of its management fees or absorbs some expenses that would normally be charged to the Fund. This is done at the manager’s discretion, and may continue for an indeterminate period of time but may also be terminated at any time. The management expense ratio ("MER") for this series of the Fund published above is calculated after waivers and absorptions have been taken into account, using information available from the interim period ending 06/30/2011. The actual MER of the this series of the Fund before waivers and or absorptions is 3.39%
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