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Forward International Equity Fund

Investor Class

Overview
Updated as of:
June 30, 2008
 
 
 
  Looks for international companies with good future prospects and low valuations
 
bottom-up approach to stock selection based on proprietary research models and tools
while there are clear risks to investing in foreign companies, there is also excellent return potential
Pictet Asset Managementm, Ltd., has a long history specializing in international investing
  Class: Investor
Change to: Institutional
   
PDF Fund Fact Sheet
Overview
Category: International Growth
Ticker Symbol: FFINX
CUSIP: 349913301
Benchmark: MSCI All Country World Index ex-USA
Inception: October 1, 1998
Net Assets: $44.9 Million
Load Fee: No Load
Gross Expense Ratio: 1.59%
Net Expense Ratio: 1.34%1
Minimum Investment
Initial: $4,000
Initial–eDelivery: $2,000
Initial–Automatic Investment Plan:
$500
Statistics
Price/Book:* 2.55
Forward P/E:* 10.56
EPS Growth Rate:* 11.63%
Long-Term Debt-to-Equity:* 0.30%
Weighted Avg. Market Capitalization:* $36.2 Billion
Avg. Capitalization:* $27.5 Billion
Beta: 1.22
R-Squared: 0.94
Number of Holdings: 108
Annualized Turnover: 67.49%

1The 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 Investor Class shares to an annual rate (as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets) of 1.34%.

*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.

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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