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Forward Banking and Finance Fund

Class A

Fund Management
Updated as of:
June 30, 2008
   
 
 
 
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust is the sub-advisor to three Forward Funds, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Emerald Advisers, Inc., which was founded in 1991 by Joseph E. Besecker, portfolio manager of the Forward Opportunities Fund.
 
The four principal officers of Emerald Advisers, Inc. combine more than 70 years of experience in the mutual fund, investment advisory, pension funds management and securities brokerage industries. As of March 31, 2008, Emerald Advisers, Inc. managed approximately $2.2 billion in assets. Emerald is based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
   
 
 
 

Portfolio Manager
Kenneth G. Mertz, II, CFA*
President, CIO, and Portfolio Manager

Mertz has 29 years of investment experience and a 15-year tenure with Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust. He has led the portfolio management team since inception.
 

*Kenneth G. Mertz, II, has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

 
   
  Class: A
Change to: Class C
   
PDF Fund Fact Sheet
Overview
Category: Specialty-Financial
Ticker Symbol: HSSAX
CUSIP: 29089R301
Benchmark: Russell 2000 Index
Inception: February 18, 1997
Net Assets: $54.6 Million
Load Fee: 5.75%
Dealer Concession:
5.00%1
Trail: 0.25%2
Gross Expense Ratio: 1.74%
Net Expense Ratio: 1.74%
Minimum Investment
Initial: $4,000
Initial–eDelivery: $2,000
Initial–Automatic Investment Plan:
$500
Statistics
Price/Book:* 1.65
Forward P/E:* 10.48
Weighted Avg. Market Capitalization:* $887 Million
Avg. Capitalization:* $797 Million
Beta: 0.71
R-Squared: 0.61
Number of Holdings: 80
Annualized Turnover: 60.40%

1Maximum concession allowed - see prospectus for more details.

2Additional maximum of 0.20% may be allowable under the Shareholder Services Plan.

*Data refers to the Fund’s holdings and not to the Fund itself.

Price/Book Ratio and Price/Earnings represent equity securities within the Fund’s portfolio, and are not intended to demonstrate Fund growth income earned by the Fund, or distributions made by the Fund.

Beta is a measure of risk which shows the Fund’s volatility relative to its benchmark index.

R-Squared reflects the percentage of a Fund’s movements that are explained by movement in its benchmark index.

 
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