Mutual Funds

Fund Net Assets: 02/28/2010

$27,861,900

NAVPS: 3/10/2010

Series A $18.12

MER: 06/30/2009
Series A 2.90%

Fund Numbers:

Front Back Low Series F
$Cdn 300 301 915 1640

Distribution Frequency:
Annually

IA Clarington Global Small Cap 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
9/24/19960.02.72.2-0.325.6-9.90.0-2.75.9
 

Calendar Year Returns Series A

2000
-4%
2001
-11.4%
2002
-22.7%
2003
21.1%
2004
13.3%
2005
15.5%
2006
19.9%
2007
-1.7%
2008
-27.2%
2009
7.1%

Portfolio as at: 02/28/2010

Top Ten Holdings


CompanyPercentage
51Job Inc., ADR2.5 %
Monster Worldwide, Inc.2.3 %
SOLLERS2.1 %
Randstad Holding NV1.8 %
USG People NV1.8 %
Rhodia SA1.6 %
Mechel OAO, Sponsored ADR1.5 %
New World Resources N.V.1.4 %
Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.1.4 %
Isuzu Motors Ltd.1.3 %
17.7 %

Geographic Allocation


Country or CategoryPercentage
United States40.1 %
United Kingdom12.4 %
Japan8.0 %
Netherlands6.6 %
China5.7 %
Germany5.6 %
France3.6 %
Russian Federation3.5 %
Canada3.3 %
Belgium1.2 %
Others8.6 %
Cash and Cash Equivalents1.4 %

Sector Allocation


SectorPercentage
Industrials29.0 %
Consumer Discretionary14.6 %
Materials12.5 %
Financials12.3 %
Information Technology11.8 %
Energy5.8 %
Health Care5.6 %
Consumer Staples3.4 %
Utilities2.2 %
Telecommunication Services0.3 %
Others1.1 %
Cash and Cash Equivalents1.4 %

Asset Mix


CategoryPercentage
Equity98.6 %
Short term and other1.4 %
 

*Canadian Investment Awards.

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.

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.

 

     

Portfolio Sub-Advisor
Evergreen Investment Management 

Portfolio Managers
James Tringas, CFA, CPA

  • Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager  
  • Over 13 years of investment experience, joined Evergreen in 1994 
  • Previous experience, since 1996 portfolio manager for the Evergreen Special Value Fund, prior to Evergreen he was a Senior Consultant in the Personal Financial Group of Ernst and Young.

Francis Claro, CFA

  • Senior Portfolio Manager, Managing Director and Head of International Small Cap Equity Team
  • Over 20 years investment experience, joined Evergreen in 1994
  • Previous experience, investment officer with the Inter-American Investment Corporation and senior consultant Price Waterhouse International

Key Reasons to Invest

  • Winner of the 2007 Global Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund of the Year Award.*
  • Evergreen's deep tradition of long-standing excellence in small cap investing continues to this day, 70 years later.  
  • Invests in securities of U.S. small cap companies and of small cap issuers located in certain foreign countries with developed markets as well as those with emerging markets.

Investment Approach

The fund managers use a GARP approach by investing in securities of U.S. and international small-cap companies for long-term capital growth.