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Sentry Select Diversified Total Return Fund

Snapshot

Diversified Total Return Fund
TSX Symbol/Fund Code: NCE722
Inception Date: July 27, 2005
Investment Type: Mutual fund
 
Portfolio Manager:
Gordon Higgins
Details
Net Asset Value
NAVPU NAV Date
Diversified Total Return Fund $11.40 August 27, 2008
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Product overview


Sentry Select Diversified Total Return Fund aims to provide long-term capital appreciation with downside protection by investing in global equities, preferred shares and convertible debentures.

The portfolio manager regularly adjusts the sector weightings and asset mix of the Fund based on economic and interest-rate trends as well as relative valuations. The goal is to construct a portfolio that will be positioned to take advantage of opportunities in all market conditions.

Investors benefit in several key ways:
• Upside equity participation in a broadly diversified global portfolio
• Downside protection provided by preferred share dividend income and bond-like features of convertible debentures
• Tactical sector allocation based on current market conditions
• Daily liquidity at the net asset value (NAV)

The Fund meets the needs of investors who seek high capital appreciation potential in strong global markets while limiting risk during market instability.

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Performance


Average Annual Compound Returns (as of July 31, 2008) - Series A
YTD
3 Month
6 Month
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
SI
-7.0%
-4.7%
-4.3%
-9.9%
4.7%
n/a
4.7%

Annual Returns

2007
2006
2005
2.2%
18.7%
1.9%

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Distributions


 
 2007
2006
2005
From capital gains

 

 -
0.02
-
Total distributions1

 

 -
0.02
-
1 Distributions are based on the actual number of units outstanding at the relevant time.

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Portfolio managers

Gordon Higgins, Vice-President, Equities

Gordon leads the Equity Management Team, which is responsible for equity selections and risk management techniques for a number of closed-end trust and open-end mutual fund portfolios. Gordon has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 15 years as a portfolio manager specializing in North American equities. His experience includes the lead management of a $2.3 billion fund. He joined Sentry Select in 2004.

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Portfolio holdings


Summary of investment portfolio (as of June 30, 2008):

Assets under management: $8,149,055

Top 25 holdings (unaudited)
Name of security

% of net assets

BCE Inc.

12.93

Fording Canadian Coal Trust

6.57

National Bank of Canada

6.20

Teekay Tankers Ltd.

6.02

Toronto Dominion Bank

5.51

EnCana Corporation

5.13

Industrial Alliance

4.61

CIBC

4.46

Rogers Communication Inc.

3.88

NUFarm

3.80

Boeing Co

3.28

Telus Corporation

3.05

Semafo Inc.

2.98

Bank of Montreal

2.60

Allied Properties REIT

2.47

Barrick Gold Corp.

2.37

Sprint Nextel Corp.

2.37

China Mobile Ltd.

2.25

Teva Pharmaceutical Industrials Ltd.

2.17

Linamar Corp.

2.14

Thomson Reuters Corp.

1.80

Cadbury Schweppes

1.77

Citigroup Inc.

1.67

Gildan Activewear Inc.

1.28

CAE Inc.

1.27



Portfolio Allocation by Sector (unaudited)
Sector

% of net assets

Financial

25.06

Telecommunication service

22.22

Industrial

17.08

Resource

6.57

Consumer discretionary

5.40

Gold and precious metals

5.35

Energy

5.13

Real estate

2.47

Information technology

2.25

Health care

2.17

Cash

6.29

Total net assets

100.00

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