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AGF Canadian Growth Equity Fund
May 31, 2008
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POSITIONING STATEMENT


A growth Canadian equity fund identifying micro- to mid-cap companies poised for success.

WHY CONSIDER THIS FUND?

  • This fund is ideal for investors seeking to capitalize on the long-term, high-growth potential of small- and mid-cap companies.
  • It would complement a conservative large-cap Canadian equity fund.
FUND DETAILS
Fund Type: Canadian equity
Fund Start Date: 1964-10-22
Management Style: Bottom-Up
Fund Codes:
 FEDSCLLFD
C$204934278853--
US$----------
Fund Manager / Start Date:
Bob Farquharson  -  April 1965 
Coulter Wright  -  January 2008 
Performance Start Date:
1965-04-30
Total Net Assets: $1,079.3 million (updated monthly)
Investment Style/ Market Cap

Style4
Risk Profile
PERFORMANCE
Fund Price as of Jul 03, 2008
$ CLOSE
PREV. $ CLOSE
$ CHANGE
YTD % CHANGE
 
65.10
65.48
-0.38
-5.5
AVERAGE ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS(%) as of May 31, 2008
1 mo.
3 mo.
6 mo.
YTD
1 yr.
2 yr.
3 yr.
5 yr.
10 yr.
Performance Start Date
FUND
+4.5
+1.6
+2.1
-1.6
-4.9
+5.9
+15.7
+17.0
+8.0
+10.6
BENCHMARK*
+4.0
+2.7
+2.4
+0.1
-10.5
+3.2
+12.7
+17.9
+9.3
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BMO Small Cap Total Return Index (Weighted).
ANNUAL RETURNS(%)
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
FUND
+8.6
+18.9
+25.6
+7.4
+28.3
-9.4
-2.2
+6.6
+31.3
-17.5
BENCHMARK*
+2.0
+16.6
+19.7
+14.1
+42.7
-0.9
+3.4
+7.3
+20.3
-17.9
Distribution Frequency: As declared      Last Distribution Date: September 1989
 
PORTFOLIO
As of May 31, 2008  
Buys/Additions
Aura Minerals Inc.
Forbes Energy Services Limited
Sells/Reductions
Canadian Oil Sands Trust
Goldcorp Inc.
TOP 10 HOLDINGS
CANADIAN OIL SANDS TRUST Energy 3.1%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Energy 2.8%
GOLDCORP INC Materials 2.5%
SHAWCOR LTD -CL A Energy 2.5%
NEXEN INC Energy 2.3%
CANADIAN WESTERN BANK Financials 2.3%
TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD Industrials 2.1%
TECK COMINCO LTD -CL B Materials 2.1%
PETRO-CANADA Energy 2.1%
ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP Energy 2.0%
TOP 10 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS
Energy 37.8%
Materials 27.6%
Industrials 11.0%
Financials 7.0%
Information Technology 4.4%
Consumer Discretionary 3.9%
Health Care 3.8%
Consumer Staples 2.6%
Utilities 1.4%
Corporates 0.3%
COUNTRY BREAKDOWN
Canada 93.0%
United States 5.8%
South Africa 0.5%
United Kingdom 0.5%
Cash 0.1%
Australia 0.1%

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments.  Please read the prospectus before investing.  The indicated rate[s] of return is [are] the historical annual compounded total return[s] including changes in [share or unit] value and reinvestment of all [dividends or distributions] and does [do] 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 payment of distributions should not be confused with a fund’s performance, rate of return or yield.  If distributions paid by the fund are greater than the performance of the fund, your original investment will shrink. Distributions paid as a result of capital gains realized by a fund, an income and dividends earned by a fund are taxable in your hands in the year they are paid. Your adjusted cost based will be reduced by the amount of any returns of capital. If your adjusted cost base falls below zero, you will have to pay capital gains tax on the amount below zero.

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