Mutual Funds

Fund Net Assets: 02/28/2010

$249,061,433

NAVPS: 3/10/2010

Series A $13.50

MER: 06/30/2009
Series A 2.46%

Fund Numbers:

Front Back Low Series F
$Cdn 208 308 508 1508 

Distribution Frequency:
Annually

IA Clarington Canadian Leaders Fund - Series A

Compound Annual Returns (%) as at 02/28/2010
Inception
Date
Month(s) YTD Year(s) Since
Inception
1 3 6 1 3 5 10
1/1/20014.72.25.7-0.635.02.87.3-5.2
 

Calendar Year Returns Series A

2000
-
2001
-
2002
-14.2%
2003
22.5%
2004
12%
2005
12.3%
2006
17.2%
2007
17.7%
2008
-23.5%
2009
21.5%

Portfolio as at: 02/28/2010

Top Ten Holdings


CompanyPercentage
Research In Motion Ltd.8.1 %
Bombardier Inc., Class B, SV7.6 %
The Toronto-Dominion Bank6.9 %
Royal Bank of Canada6.9 %
Bank of Nova Scotia6.7 %
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.5.2 %
Barrick Gold Corp.4.8 %
EnCana Corp.4.6 %
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.3.6 %
Suncor Energy Inc.3.3 %
57.7 %

Geographic Allocation


Country or CategoryPercentage
Canada94.5 %
Cash and Cash Equivalents5.5 %

Sector Allocation


SectorPercentage
Financials20.5 %
Materials18.1 %
Industrials17.6 %
Energy17.3 %
Information Technology9.9 %
Consumer Discretionary7.2 %
Consumer Staples3.7 %
Fixed Income0.2 %
Cash and Cash Equivalents5.5 %

Asset Mix


CategoryPercentage
Canadian Equity94.3 %
Short term and other5.5 %
Bonds0.2 %
 

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Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing.

Any indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in security value and reinvestment of all distributions and does not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any securityholder that would have reduced returns.

On July 4, 2007, Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. assumed portfolio advisory responsibilities for the Fund.

Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

The IA Clarington Funds and IA Clarington Target Click Funds are managed by IA Clarington Investments Inc. IA Clarington is a trademark of IA Clarington Investments Inc. and the IA Clarington logo is a trademark of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.

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Best Canadian Equity Fund over a one and three year period. 

    
Portfolio Advisor
Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.

Portfolio Manager
Pierre Bernard, CFA 

  • Over 25 years of investment experience in managing equity portfolios
  • Member of the IAIM Canadian equity team and the IAIM asset mix committee
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Sherbrooke University

Key Reasons to Invest

  • Well diversified portfolio by industry group
  • Concentrated portfolio with no more than 50 holdings
  • Selects securities of companies that are considered leaders in their respective industries

Investment Approach

The fund manager’s objective is to achieve superior long-term capital appreciation that is consistent with the protection of the Fund’s capital. The manager selects stocks that possess strong and consistent earnings with good dividend growth potential. The holdings are well diversified across industry groups with a minimum of 70% of the Fund’s holdings invested in equity securities of large capitalization issuers.