Sentry Select Balanced Fund / Class aims to provide long-term returns by investing primarily in North American equities, equity-related instruments, fixed-income securities and other income-oriented investments.
The portfolio manager determines the appropriate asset mix for the fund based on a top-down evaluation of the economy and interest rates, as well as the relative valuations between stocks and income instruments. The goal is to construct a portfolio that will perform like an equity fund, but with lower volatility.
Investors benefit in several key ways:
• Broad diversification among North American equities and a wide range of fixed-income solutions
• Potential long-term capital appreciation, with less volatility than an equity fund
• Asset allocation based on current market conditions
• Daily liquidity at the Net Asset Value
The Funds meet the needs of investors who would like to participate in strong markets and have more stability during market uncertainty.
Sentry Select Balanced Class invests in units of Sentry Select Balanced Fund. The top 25 holdings and portfolio allocation listed below reflect those of the Fund.
Summary of investment portfolio (as of September 30, 2008):
Assets under management: $5,608,542 (Balanced Fund) and $6,221,240 (Balanced Class)
Top 25 holdings (unaudited)
| Security | % of net assets |
| BCE Inc. | 8.74 |
| Newmont Mining Corp. | 3.92 |
| Dundee Wealth Mgmt Inc. 4.75 1st Pfd Shares | 3.71 |
| E-L Financial Corp. Ltd Pfd Sh Ser 2 | 3.51 |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 3.48 |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank | 3.04 |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank Class A 1 Pfd Ser O | 2.66 |
| Talisman Energy Inc. | 2.40 |
| Bank of Montreal | 2.38 |
| Oil Sands Split Trust (Capital Units) | 2.36 |
| Dominion Resources Inc. | 2.35 |
| DirecTV Group Inc. | 2.28 |
| TransCanada Pipelines Pfd 1 Ser U 5.60% | 2.23 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | 2.10 |
| Petro-Canada Ltd. | 2.03 |
| ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. 4.25% 01 Jun 2035 | 2.02 |
| L3 Communications Holdings Corp. | 1.89 |
| McDonalds Corp. | 1.88 |
| Citigroup Inc. | 1.82 |
| Sun Life Financial Inc. Cl A Non Cum Ser 4 | 1.82 |
| Dundee Corp. 1st SR1 | 1.78 |
| BNP Paribas | 1.69 |
| Philip Morris International | 1.58 |
| Boeing Co | 1.58 |
| TransAlta Corp. | 1.58 |
Portfolio Allocation by Sector (unaudited)
| Sector | % of net assets |
| Preferreds | 32.09 |
| Financial | 13.18 |
| Telecommunication service | 12.36 |
| Industrial | 7.97 |
| Energy | 7.29 |
| Consumer discretionary | 5.21 |
| Consumer staples | 4.44 |
| Utilities | 3.93 |
| Materials | 3.92 |
| Health care | 3.49 |
| Income funds | 2.36 |
| Bonds | 2.02 |
| Real estate | 1.40 |
| Resource | 1.28 |
| Total net assets | 100.00 |