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AGF Precious Metals Fund
July 31, 2008
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POSITIONING STATEMENT


A specialty equity fund providing exposure to gold, silver and other precious metals.

WHY CONSIDER THIS FUND?

  • This fund is for investors seeking diversification from core portfolio assets with the potential for enhanced long-term performance.
  • It provides the potential to benefit from rising prices of precious metals.
  • It complements a diversified Canadian or international equity fund.
FUND DETAILS
Fund Type: Precious metals
Fund Start Date: 1993-09-27
Management Style: Bottom-Up
Fund Codes:
 FEDSCLLFD
C$333334235645--
US$----------
Fund Manager / Start Date:
Robert Lyon  -  May 2008 
Bob Farquharson  -  November 2000 
Performance Start Date:
1993-09-27
Total Net Assets: $555.2 million (updated monthly)
Investment Style/ Market Cap

Style4
Risk Profile
PERFORMANCE
Fund Price as of Aug 27, 2008
$ CLOSE
PREV. $ CLOSE
$ CHANGE
YTD % CHANGE
 
22.07
21.81
+0.26
-22.7
AVERAGE ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS(%) as of July 31, 2008
1 mo.
3 mo.
6 mo.
YTD
1 yr.
2 yr.
3 yr.
5 yr.
10 yr.
Performance Start Date
FUND
-13.6
-7.5
-16.0
-13.5
-15.8
+4.7
+25.2
+21.7
+19.8
+11.4
BENCHMARK*
-11.7
+4.5
-11.8
+1.2
+9.6
+2.1
+18.3
+12.6
-
-
S&P/TSX Global Gold Total Return Index.
ANNUAL RETURNS(%)
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
FUND
+6.7
+63.9
+19.4
-7.9
+64.5
+103.8
+24.4
-14.0
+1.5
-28.2
BENCHMARK*
-4.0
+29.7
+22.4
-8.5
+14.3
+43.6
Distribution Frequency: Annual      Last Distribution Date: December 1996

 

PORTFOLIO
As of July 31, 2008  
Buys/Additions
New Gold Inc.
Sells/Reductions
Peak Gold Limited
Serengeti Resources Inc.
TOP 10 HOLDINGS
GOLDCORP INC Gold 7.5%
KINROSS GOLD CORP Gold 6.5%
INMET MINING CORP Diversified Metals & Mining 5.6%
YAMANA GOLD INC Gold 5.0%
CENTRAL FUND OF CANADA LTD Gold 4.6%
FREEPORT-MCMORAN COP&GOLD Diversified Metals & Mining 3.3%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD Gold 3.0%
RANDGOLD RESOURCES LTD Gold 2.4%
IAMGOLD CORP Gold 2.1%
NEW GOLD INC Diversified Metals & Mining 2.0%
GICS SECTOR ALLOCATION
Gold 63.8%
Diversified Metals & Mining 21.9%
Precious Metals & Minerals 8.2%
Coal & Consumable Fuels 1.6%
Specialty Chemicals 0.9%
Corporates 0.7%
Environ. & Facilities Svcs 0.2%
Water Utilities 0.2%
REGIONAL MIX
North America 86.3%
Pacific Rim 4.3%
Europe 3.8%
Cash 2.4%
Middle East & Africa 2.4%
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.7%

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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