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Forward International Small Companies Fund

Institutional Class

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: Institutional
Change to: Investor
Change to: Class A
   
PDF Fund Fact Sheet
Overview
Category: Int'l Small Capitalization
Ticker Symbol: PTSCX
CUSIP: 349913822
Benchmark: MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index
Inception: February 7, 1996
Net Assets: $584.8 Million
Load Fee: No Load
Gross Expense Ratio: 1.28%
Net Expense Ratio: 1.28%
Minimum Investment
Initial: $100,000
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%

*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 the Fund’s annual percentage growth rate of earnings per share for the trailing 12-month period.

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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