NexGen Canadian Balanced Growth Tax Managed Fund

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Fund Inception Date:

September 5, 2006


Fund Assets:

(Includes Registered and Tax Managed Funds, all series, and all Tax Classes)

$82,507,457


Management Fee:

 

2.00%

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Portfolio Sub-Advisor:
Portfolio Manager:
John Zechner
 
 

Investment Objective

To seek capital preservation, income generation and long-term capital growth primarily through investment in a diversified portfolio of Canadian equities


You Should Invest in this Fund if...

  • You want a combination of the growth potential of equities and the stability of fixed income investments
  • You want a core Canadian balanced investment

NexGen Volatility Classification

           
Low         High

(Volatility Classifications based on benchmarks as of January 12, 2010)


Equity Style and Capitalization Overview

  Growth Blend Value
Small      
Mid      
Large      

Investment Strategies

  • J. Zechner uses an active “top down” style with a bias to growth, combining the top down decision with strong bottom up fundamental analysis in managing the Fund
  • For the equity portion of the Fund, J. Zechner looks for publicly traded Canadian equity, trust and limited partnership securities which are reasonably priced relative to their prospects for earnings and cash flow growth and which are expected to grow their cash flows year-in, year-out
  • For the fixed income portion of the Fund, Zechner will use investment strategies analyzing the expected direction of interest rates, the relative value between various terms to maturity, the individual issues and different bond market sectors
  • J. Zechner follows a disciplined daily monitoring of fundamentals to ensure expectations are met
  • Equity and fixed income securities are actively managed and each will range between 25% and 75% of the Fund’s assets, depending on economic and market factors
  • The Fund may invest up to 50% of the cost of its net assets in foreign securities
  • The Fund may also use derivatives for hedging and non-hedging purposes
  • The Fund portfolio turnover is expected to be moderate to high


Performance [ as of June 30 1, 2 ]

Tax Class Series 1 mo. 3 mo. 6 mo. CYTD 1 yr. 3 yr. *Since
Inception
Capital Gain Class FE/DSC-3.30 -4.70 -4.00 -4.00 5.80 3.20 3.60
Return of Capital Class FE/DSC-3.30 -4.70 -4.00 -4.00 5.80 3.20 3.60
Dividend Tax Credit Class FE/DSC-3.30 -4.70 -4.00 -4.00 5.80 3.20 3.60
Compound Growth Class FE/DSC-3.30 -4.70 -4.10 -4.10 5.70 3.10 3.50
Benchmark - 50% S&P / TSX Composite Index & 50% DEX Universe Bond Index  -1.10 -1.70 0.30 0.30 8.20 0.40 2.20

Prices

Tax Class Fund CodesNAVPU
as of
Daily Change Weekly ChangeTax Class Summary
  Front EndBack End 07/29/2010 % $ % $  
Return of Capital Class NXG1711NXG1717 $8.7602 0.446 0.0389 0.9891 0.0858Monthly return of capital distribution
($0.75/share/annum)
Capital Gains Class NXG1721NXG1727 $9.4526 0.4474 0.0421 0.9904 0.0927Annual capital gains
(up to increase in NAV per share)
Dividend Tax Credit Class NXG1731NXG1737 $9.4084 0.4473 0.0419 0.9908 0.0923Monthly Canadian Dividends Distribution
($0.60/share/annum)
Compound Growth Class NXG1741NXG1747 $11.9382 0.4459 0.053 0.9863 0.1166Minimized distributions to maximize growth

NAVPU - by Series


1 Returns for 1 month, 3 month, 6 month and CYTD are simple rates of return. The returns for 1 year and Since Inception are annual compound rates of return. Assumes all dividends have been reinvested.
2 Returns represent fund performance and do not include any sales commissions or redemption fees payable by the investor.

Top 25 Holdings [ as of June 30 ]

Name Country Sector % of total holdings Market Value
CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS CANADA CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS 10.90% 8,456,367
RESEARCH IN MOTION CANADA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2.90% 2,258,353
SUNCOR ENERGY INC CANADA ENERGY 2.50% 1,968,276
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA 3.50% 06/01/2020 CANADA FEDERAL BONDS 2.20% 1,698,548
TORONTO DOMINION BANK CANADA FINANCIALS 1.90% 1,483,070
ATHABASCA OIL SANDS CORP CANADA ENERGY 1.70% 1,330,008
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP CANADA FINANCIALS 1.70% 1,313,714
TALISMAN ENERGY INC CANADA ENERGY 1.60% 1,255,800
BARRICK GOLD CORP CANADA MATERIALS 1.60% 1,241,824
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UNITED STATES INDEX FUNDS 1.50% 1,190,079
POTASH CORP OF SASKATCHEWAN CANADA MATERIALS 1.50% 1,188,302
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA ENERGY 1.50% 1,144,692
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA CANADA FINANCIALS 1.50% 1,138,005
URANIUM PARTICIPATION CORP CANADA MATERIALS 1.40% 1,102,146
TECK RESOURCES LTD CLS B CANADA MATERIALS 1.40% 1,101,800
ENCANA CORP CANADA ENERGY 1.40% 1,083,264
PEABODY ENERGY CORP UNITED STATES MATERIALS 1.30% 1,039,831
MICROSOFT CORP UNITED STATES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1.30% 1,002,798
AECON GROUP INC CANADA INDUSTRIALS 1.30% 994,708
AGRIUM INC CANADA MATERIALS 1.30% 993,200
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO 0% 12/02/2022 CANADA PROVINCIAL BONDS 1.30% 983,293
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC CL A CANADA CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.30% 981,820
CIBC CANADA FINANCIALS 1.20% 959,030
URANIUM ONE INC CANADA MATERIALS 1.20% 958,300
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP UNITED STATES ENERGY 1.20% 935,290
Total Displayed     48.60% 37,802,517
Total Holdings       77,635,369

Portfolio Sector Allocation
[ as of June 30 ]

MATERIALS 19.20%
CORPORATE BONDS 18.90%
ENERGY 12.90%
CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS 10.90%
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 9.30%
FINANCIALS 7.40%
PROVINCIAL BONDS 6.60%
FEDERAL BONDS 4.00%
INDUSTRIALS 3.50%
INDEX FUNDS 3.40%
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.30%
TOTAL 100.00%

Portfolio Geographic Allocation
[ as of June 30** ]

CANADA 84.10%
UNITED STATES 15.90%
TOTAL 100.00%

** The Portfolio Sector Asset Allocations and Total Percentage Displayed in Top Holdings do not include non-cash working capital.

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