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Forward International Equity Fund

Investor Class

Portfolio
Updated as of:
June 30, 2008
 
 
 
  A portfolio of 80 to 90 EAFE stocks and emerging market companies
 
growth and value orientation to stock selection
seek companies that are reasonably priced and believed to be poised for growth
may allocate up to 25% to emerging markets
 
 
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.
 
  Sector and Regional Allocation
 


regional allocation
These allocations may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio.
  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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