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Forward Long/Short Credit Analysis Fund

>Managed by Cedar Ridge Partners, LLC
Investor Class

Overview
Updated as of:
December 31, 2009
 
 
 
  The Forward Long/Short Credit Analysis Fund is an actively managed credit long/short fund that seeks to maximize total rate of return and minimize investment risk using a credit- based, relative value investment strategy.
 
  • The strategy takes advantage of market anomalies and inefficiencies across a wide array of credit risk markets using opportunistic trading strategies
  • The strategy identifies the differential pricing of credit risk across the municipal bond and corporate bond and preferred securities markets
  • The Fund utilizes leverage to enhance returns
 
   
  Class: Investor
Change to: Institutional
Change to: Class C
   
Overview
Category: Long/Short
Ticker Symbol: FLSRX
CUSIP: 349913475
Benchmark: Barclays Capital
U.S. Municipal Bond Index / Barclays Capital U.S. Corp. High-Yield Bond Index
Inception: May 1, 2008
Net Assets: $61.0 Million
Load Fee: No Load
Gross Expense Ratio: 6.43%
Net Expense Ratio: 5.52%1
30-Day SEC Yield: 9.16%
The 30-Day SEC Yield is based on a 30-day period and is computed by dividing the net investment income per share earned during the period by the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period.
Minimum Investment
Initial: $4,000
Initial–eDelivery: $2,000
Initial–Automatic Investment Plan:
$500

1The gross expense of 6.43% and net expense of 5.52% includes 3.56% in interest expense on short sales. The Fund may also receive interest or dividend income on the proceeds of such short sales. The Fund’s investment advisor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees and reimburse other expenses until April 30, 2010, in amounts necessary to limit the Fund’s operating expenses (exclusive of the brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) for Investor Class shares to an annual rate (as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets) of 1.95%.

 
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