Specialty Equity Fund

Investment Objectives: To achieve capital appreciation over the longer term by primarily investing in the equity of smaller, faster growing Canadian companies with market capitalization of less than 0.15% of the S&P/TSX Composite Index..

Inception Date: March 1986

Investment Style:The Fund uses a value style management to uncover smaller capitalized companies with strong fundamentals and a demonstrated ability to grow.

Portfolio Advisors: Montrusco Bolton Capital Management

Advisor Inception Date: February 2006

About the Advisors: Peter Harrison, MBA, CFA is responsible for the Canadian equity portfolios, including Montrusco’s small cap funds, and is a member of Montrusco Bolton's Asset Mix Committee.He has worked in the investment industry for more than 26 years, including 7 years with Montrusco Bolton.

 

fund details as at 06/30/2008
Total Assets Management Fee MER Distribution Frequency
$285.9 million 2.00% 2.54% Annually

portfolio performance
  3 Mo. 6 Mo. YTD 1 Yr. 3 Yr. 5 Yr. 10 Yr. Since
Inception
Specialty Equity Fund 2.80%-7.78%-7.78%-6.62%11.76%19.84%13.92%13.43%
Quartile Rank* 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 -
*data source: Morningstar. Quartile Rank as at 03/31/2008

fund codes
Front End Back End Volume Sales Low Load F-Series I-Series
NWT118 NWT219 NWT319 NWT818 NWT519 NWT719

Summary of Investment Portfolio March 31, 2008.
Management Report on Fund Performance as at March 31, 2008.
Proxy Voting Record: To view the proxy voting record for the fund, please click this link and then select the fund from the drop down menu.