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AGF Canadian Value Fund*
May 31, 2008
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POSITIONING STATEMENT


A value Canadian equity fund, with a focus on capital preservation and absolute returns.
* Fund name changed from AGF Canadian Real Value Fund, 11/07

WHY CONSIDER THIS FUND?

  • This fund is for investors seeking a core Canadian equity fund.
  • It’s suitable for investors who want lower volatility in their portfolios.
  • This fund complements a more aggressive core Canadian equity fund and smaller holdings in a small- to mid-cap Canadian equity fund.
FUND DETAILS
Fund Type: Canadian equity
Fund Start Date: 1992-04-27
Management Style: Bottom-Up
Fund Codes:
 FEDSCLLFD
C$885386236892507
US$----------
Fund Advisor / Start Date:
Niall Dineen  -  March 2008 
Performance Start Date:
1992-04-30
Total Net Assets: $312.6 million (updated monthly)
Investment Style/ Market Cap

Style10
Risk Profile
PERFORMANCE
Fund Price as of Jul 03, 2008
$ CLOSE
PREV. $ CLOSE
$ CHANGE
YTD % CHANGE
 
21.17
20.84
+0.33
-11.2
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
-2.3
+5.6
-4.2
-2.1
-6.4
+4.6
+6.8
+9.4
+1.4
+5.4
BENCHMARK*
+5.8
+9.1
+8.9
+7.5
+7.4
+14.8
+18.0
+19.0
+8.8
+11.9
S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index.
ANNUAL RETURNS(%)
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
FUND
-1.2
+17.4
+12.1
+8.4
+10.5
-13.9
-5.4
+5.8
+3.7
-12.2
BENCHMARK*
+9.8
+17.3
+24.1
+14.5
+26.7
-12.4
-12.6
+7.4
+31.7
-1.6
Distribution Frequency: Annual      Last Distribution Date: December 2000
 
PORTFOLIO
As of May 31, 2008  
Buys/Additions
Canadian Tire Corporation 'A'
TELUS Corporation
Sells/Reductions
Rogers Communications Inc. 'B'
Rothmans Inc.
TOP 10 HOLDINGS
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK Financials 4.5%
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA Financials 4.4%
SUPERIOR PLUS INCOME FUND Industrials 4.2%
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP Financials 3.9%
BNP PARIBAS Financials 3.8%
SGF-SOC GENERL DE FRANCE SA Financials 3.6%
METRO INC -CL A Consumer Staples 3.4%
TELUS CORP Telecommunication Services 2.8%
TORONTO DOMINION BANK Financials 2.8%
NATIONAL BANK CANADA Financials 2.8%
GICS SECTOR ALLOCATION
Financials 47.7%
Industrials 11.4%
Consumer Discretionary 9.7%
Energy 8.5%
Health Care 7.4%
Telecommunication Services 5.9%
Consumer Staples 5.7%
Materials 1.5%
Utilities 0.8%
COUNTRY BREAKDOWN
Canada 59.6%
France 12.4%
United States 8.5%
United Kingdom 8.5%
Other 3.6%
South Korea 2.6%
Thailand 2.3%
Cash 1.3%
Germany 1.2%

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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