Sentry Select Focused Growth & Income Trust is a closed-end investment trust that invests in a strategically selected portfolio to provide steady monthly distributions and potential long-term capital appreciation.
The portfolio manager focuses on three types of investments that work together: 1) Oil and gas trusts offer high yields which help to provide solid distributions, especially in the Trust’s initial years. 2) Oil sands businesses, which extract crude oil, are expected to increase production over the life of the Trust. 3) Real estate investment trusts (REITs) deliver predictable distributions to anchor the portfolio and contribute to potential capital appreciation.
Investors benefit in several key ways:
• Higher yield and greater tax-efficiency than traditional fixed-income investments
• Stable distributions, thanks to three complementary investments
• Reduced risk and increased potential for capital appreciation through diversification
The Trust particularly meets the needs of income investors who wish to participate in the promising energy and resource sectors, in a vehicle designed to reduce potential volatility.
Average Annual Compound Returns - by Market Price (as of July 31, 2008)
YTD | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | SI |
9.1% | 2.2% | 15.0% | 6.1% | 11.9% | 26.7% | 22.5% |
Annual Returns - by NAV 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002* |
0.8% | 10.0% | 56.4% | 40.6% | 38.6% | 5.4% |
Annual Returns - by Market Price
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002* |
-0.3% | 0.8% | 72.6% | 42.0% | 41.2% | -0.9% |
*Total return for the period January 24, 2002 - December 31, 2002