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Monthly pooled fund performance - August 2010

Fund Month 2 Mos 3 Mos YTD 1 Yr 2 Yrs 3 Yrs 4 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
Balanced 0.9 4.2 2.2 2.2 7.2 -1.6 -0.6 2.2 3.4 4.3
Balanced benchmark(1) 1.3 4.2 3.0 2.7 7.1 -0.1 0.3 2.5 3.7 3.6
Difference -0.4 0.0 -0.8 -0.5 0.1 -1.5 -0.9 -0.3 -0.3 0.7
Cdn Fixed Income 2.2 2.7 4.6 7.6 8.7 8.4 8.2 6.5 5.7 7.0
DEX Universe Bond 2.0 2.5 4.3 6.8 7.6 7.4 7.4 6.0 5.2 6.7
Difference 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.3
US & Global Fixed Income 6.1 3.6 7.2 11.9 5.9 8.1 8.5 6.5
Merrill Lynch Corp & Gov Master 5.6 3.5 6.7 10.8 6.8 8.8 7.8 6.0
Difference 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.1 -0.9 -0.7 0.7 0.5
Long Bond 3.6 3.9 6.1 12.1 12.6 9.9 9.1
DEX Long Bond 3.5 3.8 5.9 11.9 12.2 9.2 8.5
Difference 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.6
High Yield Bond 0.1 2.8 3.8 9.7 18.7 11.4
High Yield Benchmark(2) -0.1 3.0 4.2 8.3 21.6 7.9
Difference 0.2 -0.2 -0.4 1.4 -2.9 3.5
Money Market 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.0 2.6 2.7 3.0
DEX 91-day T-bill 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.0 1.9 2.5 2.7 2.9
Difference 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Cdn equity (growth) 1.2 5.8 0.5 2.6 12.4 -8.0 -5.2 0.7 3.9 6.0
S&P/TSX 1.9 5.9 2.0 3.2 12.7 -4.0 -1.5 2.6 5.1 2.8
Difference -0.7 -0.1 -1.5 -0.6 -0.3 -4.0 -3.7 -1.9 -1.2 3.2
Cdn Income & Growth 2.3 7.0 5.2 7.0 17.2 -0.5 0.7 3.6 6.5 14.6
S&P/TSX 1.9 5.9 2.0 3.2 12.7 -4.0 -1.5 2.6 5.1 2.8
Difference 0.4 1.1 3.2 3.8 4.5 3.5 2.2 1.0 1.4 11.8
Cdn Small Cap 0.6 5.5 -1.5 3.5 29.3 -4.1 -7.4
Small Cap Benchmark(3) 3.6 7.8 5.0 7.9 35.0 5.8 -0.0
Difference -3.0 -2.3 -6.5 -4.4 -5.7 -9.9 -7.4
US Equity (core) -1.3 2.4 -2.9 -3.8 -0.2 -9.6 -8.1 -3.5 -3.4 -3.7
S&P 500 -1.1 2.5 -1.8 -3.0 1.9 -7.2 -8.3 -4.1 -3.0 -4.9
Difference -0.2 -0.1 -1.1 -0.8 -2.1 -2.4 0.2 0.6 -0.4 1.2
US Income & Growth 0.5 5.7 1.9 -0.4 4.7 -6.1 -5.6 -2.4 -0.7
S&P 500 -1.1 2.5 -1.8 -3.0 1.9 -7.2 -8.3 -4.1 -3.0
Difference 1.6 3.2 3.7 2.6 2.8 1.1 2.7 1.7 2.3
US Strat. Growth -1.1 1.9 -1.3 -5.2 1.9 -7.8 -5.2 -1.0 -1.3
Russell 1000 Growth -1.3 2.5 -2.1 -4.3 2.8 -5.8 -6.1 -1.8 -2.1
Difference 0.2 -0.6 0.8 -0.9 -0.9 -2.0 0.9 0.8 0.8
US Strat. Value -1.9 2.0 -3.1 -4.2 0.0 -8.8 -9.0 -4.8 -2.9
Russell 1000 Value -0.9 2.6 -2.2 -1.6 1.7 -8.3 -10.4 -6.2 -3.8
Difference -1.0 -0.6 -0.9 -2.6 -1.7 -0.5 1.4 1.4 0.9
EAFE Plus(4) -0.6 5.7 6.0 -6.2 -2.2 -7.9 -9.7 -3.7 -0.2
MSCI EAFE 0.3 6.5 6.7 -6.4 -5.2 -8.6 -10.5 -5.1 -1.2
Difference -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 0.2 3.0 0.7 0.8 1.4 1.0
EAFE Growth(4) -0.9 5.0 6.0 -5.4 1.8 -6.4 -8.4 -2.1 0.8
MSCI EAFE 0.3 6.5 6.7 -6.4 -5.2 -8.6 -10.5 -5.1 -1.2
Difference -1.2 -1.5 -0.7 1.0 7.0 2.2 2.1 3.0 2.0
EAFE Quant(4) -0.3 6.4 6.0 -7.1 -6.2 -9.6 -11.2 -5.4 -1.4
MSCI EAFE 0.3 6.5 6.7 -6.4 -5.2 -8.6 -10.5 -5.1 -1.2
Difference -0.6 -0.1 -0.7 -0.7 -1.0 -1.0 -0.7 -0.3 -0.2
Intn'l Income & Growth 1.2 8.4 9.6 -4.1 -0.4 -10.7
MSCI EAFE High Div Yield 1.1 8.7 8.2 -11.0 -6.8 -8.7
Difference 0.1 -0.3 1.4 6.9 6.4 -2.0
Global -1.0 4.1 1.6 -4.7 -0.8 -8.9 -9.1 -3.8 -2.0 -3.3
MSCI World -0.3 4.4 2.1 -4.6 -1.4 -8.0 -9.3 -4.5 -2.1 -3.8
Difference -0.7 -0.3 -0.5 -0.1 0.6 -0.9 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.5
N. Am. Equity -0.9 4.2 -2.7 -5.0 1.0 -10.9 -7.2 -1.1 0.9
N. Am. Benchmark (5) 0.4 4.3 0.1 0.2 7.4 -5.2 -4.6 -0.5 1.3
Difference -1.3 -0.1 -2.8 -5.2 -6.4 -5.7 -2.6 -0.6 -0.4
Real estate 0.0 0.5 1.2 3.0 2.5 2.4 5.9 8.4 10.1
Mortgage fund 1.5 2.0 3.5 8.4 11.9 8.2
Mortgage Benchmark (6) 1.7 2.3 4.2 5.9 7.5 9.3
Difference -0.2 -0.3 -0.7 2.5 4.4 -1.1

  

 

Notes:
Performance shown in unit values, in Canadian dollars, gross of investment-management fees.
(1) Current balanced benchmark: 35% S&P/TSX + 37% DEX Universe Bond index + 12.5% S&P 500 + 12.5% MSCI EAFE (net) + 3% DEX 91-day T-Bill index.
(2) Current High Yield benchmark: 50% ML US HY Master II Trust Hedge to CAD + 50% ML CAD and USD Canadian Issuers.
(3) Small Cap benchmark: S&P/TSX Small Cap Index. Prior to Jan. 1, 2010, the benchmark was BMO Small Cap Index.
(4) EAFE funds and MSCI EAFE performance is net of foreign dividend withholding taxes.
(5) North American equity benchmark: 50% S&P/TSX + 50% S&P 500.
(6) Mortgage benchmark: As of Oct. 1, 2009 the benchmark changed from the Dex Conv. Mortgage to 40% DEX Mid-term Bond Index + 60% DEX Short-term Bond Index + 0.5% per annum.

Figures may be subject to rounding error.

EAFE equity performance reflects previous sub-advisors.

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