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Forward International Small Companies Fund

Class A

Portfolio
Updated as of:
June 30, 2008
 
 
 
  Approximately 80 to 100 small cap stocks from developed countries other than the U.S.
 
growth orientation is based on the underlying belief that earnings growth drives equity returns
valuation is considered and the general strategy is growth at a reasonable price (GARP)
to mitigate risk, individual positions are limited to 5% or less of the portfolio
 
 
Porfolio Holdings
Forward Funds provides investors access to each Fund’s full portfolio holdings (as of month-end) on the 21st day of the following month or if the 21st is not a business day, on the next following business day.
   
  These holdings may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio.
 
  Regional Allocation
 
 
These allocations may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio.
 
  Sector Allocation
 
 
These allocations may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio.
   
  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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