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Forward Emerging Markets Fund

Class A

Overview
Updated as of:
September 30, 2008
 
 
 
  Invests in companies in emerging markets that are undervalued and show strong fundamentals
 
approach to stock selection is bottom-up and value oriented
although there are clear risks to investing in emerging market equities, there is also considerable potential return
an active and disciplined investment style can help identify and profit from the many opportunities prevalent in emerging markets
the Fund's investment team is one of the larger emerging markets investment teams in the world and includes both country and sector specialists
  Class: A
Change to: Investor
Change to: Institutional
   
Overview
Category: Emerging Markets
Ticker Symbol: FEMAX
CUSIP: 349913517
Benchmark: MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Inception: May 1, 2008
Net Assets: $2.1 Million
Load Fee: 5.75%
Dealer Concession: 5.00%1
Trail: 0.252
Gross Expense Ratio: 2.34%
Net Expense Ratio: 1.89%3
Minimum Investment
Initial: $100,000
Statistics
Price/Book:* 3.67
Forward P/E:* 9.61
EPS Growth Rate:* 19.36%
Long-Term Debt-to-Equity:* 0.05%
Weighted Avg. Market Capitalization:* $35.6 Billion
Avg. Capitalization:* $25.2 Billion
Number of Holdings: 100
Annualized Turnover: 188.08%
1Maximum concession allowed—see prospectus for more details.

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

3The Fund’s investment advisor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fees and reimburse other expenses until April 30, 2009, in amounts necessary to limit the Fund’s operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends and extraordinary expenses) for Class A shares to an annual rate (as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets) of 1.89%.

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

EPS Growth Rate represents current year consensus estimates weighted by distribution of the portfolio.

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.

 
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