Mutual Funds

Fund Net Assets: 02/28/2010

$116,011,762

NAVPS: 3/11/2010

Series A $5.10

MER: 06/30/2009
Series A 2.87%

Fund Numbers:

Front Back Low Series F
$Cdn 203 1303 1603 1703

Distribution Frequency:
Annually

IA Clarington Global Value 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
1/4/20000.6-2.01.3-3.020.3-13.5-5.1-6.1-6.5
 

Calendar Year Returns Series A

2000
-
2001
-8.8%
2002
-18.1%
2003
2.4%
2004
-0.6%
2005
4.9%
2006
16.2%
2007
-10.9%
2008
-29.2%
2009
6.4%

Portfolio as at: 02/28/2010

Top Ten Holdings


CompanyPercentage
Microsoft Corp.2.4 %
Cisco Systems, Inc.1.6 %
HSBC Holdings PLC1.3 %
Merck & Co., Inc.1.3 %
International Business Machines Corp.1.3 %
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.1.2 %
Roche Holdings AG1.2 %
JPMorgan Chase & Co.1.2 %
Nestlé SA1.2 %
Johnson & Johnson1.1 %
13.8 %

Geographic Allocation


Country or CategoryPercentage
United States50.1 %
United Kingdom11.5 %
Switzerland7.4 %
Japan6.9 %
France5.9 %
Germany4.3 %
Brazil2.7 %
Netherlands2.6 %
Italy1.6 %
China1.4 %
Others5.6 %

Sector Allocation


SectorPercentage
Financials16.3 %
Information Technology13.2 %
Industrials12.6 %
Health Care11.8 %
Consumer Staples10.8 %
Energy10.0 %
Consumer Discretionary9.7 %
Materials8.3 %
Telecommunication Services3.9 %
Utilities1.8 %
Others1.6 %

Asset Mix


CategoryPercentage
Equity100 %
 
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.

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.

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 Advisor 
Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.

Portfolio Managers
Sevgi Ipek, CFA

  • Lead Portfolio Manager for international equities 
  • More than 23 years of investment industry experience  
  • Prior to joining IAIM, Ms. Ipek managed more than $4 billion for Canadian large pension fund
  • M.Sc. Economics, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Pierre Chapdelaine, CFA
  • Co-Manager for international equities
  • More than 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 Dam

Pierre Trottier, CFA

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

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.