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Forward International Small Companies Fund

Class A

Overview
Updated as of:
June 30, 2008
 
 
 
  Looks for small cap international companies that have low valuations and increasing profit levels
 
the Fund allows you to invest in undervalued international small cap companies with profitable niche businesses
Pictet's specialist equities team members combine sector and country experience to identify what Pictet believes to be the leading international small cap companies of tomorrow
While there are clear risks to investing in international small cap companies, there is also considerable return potential
  Class: A
Change to: Institutional
Change to: Investor
   
PDF Fund Fact Sheet
Overview
Category: Int’l Small Capitalization
Ticker Symbol: FFIAX
CUSIP: 349913764
Benchmark: MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index
Inception: May 2, 2005
Net Assets: $4.1 Million
Load Fee: 5.75%
Dealer Concession:
5.00%1
Trail: 0.25%2
Gross Expense Ratio: 1.73%
Net Expense Ratio: 1.73%
Minimum Investment
Initial: $4,000
Initial–eDelivery: $2,000
Initial–Automatic Investment Plan:
$500
Statistics
Price/Book:* 3.37
Forward P/E:* 13.39
EPS Growth Rate:* 27.83%
Long-Term Debt-to-Equity:* 16.69%
Weighted Avg. Market Capitalization:* $2.4 Billion
Avg. Capitalization:* $2.3 Billion
Beta: 0.96
R-Squared: 0.93
Number of Holdings: 125
Annualized Turnover: 95.04%

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.

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

 
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