Specialty Innovations Fund

Investment Objectives: To achieve superior returns through active management of a diversified portfolio consisting principally of equity securities issued by leading technology companies listed through the TSX and NASDAQ.

Inception Date: November 2000

Investment Style: The Fund uses a bottom-up style to seek out companies with technological advantages, marketable products, market dominance and earnings growth.

Portfolio Advisor: Selective Asset Management Inc.

Advisor Inception Date: November 2000

About the Advisor: Robert McWhirter, President, Selective Asset Investment Management Inc., has over 25 years experience in the mutual fund industry, including 23 with Royal Bank, where he managed $2.25 billion in technology stocks for Royal Bank Investment Management.

 

fund details as at 06/30/2008
Total Assets Management Fee MER Distribution Frequency
$91.2 million 2.00% 2.60% Annually

portfolio performance
  3 Mo. 6 Mo. YTD 1 Yr. 3 Yr. 5 Yr. 10 Yr. Since
Inception
Specialty Innovations Fund 2.48%-5.52%-5.52%-8.47%7.01%15.82%-8.90%
Quartile Rank* 1 1 1 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
NWT116 NWT217 NWT317 NWT816 NWT517 -

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.