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Forward International Small Companies Fund

Investor Class

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: Investor
Change to: Institutional
Change to: Class A
   
PDF Fund Fact Sheet
Overview
Category: Int’l Small Capitalization
Ticker Symbol: PISRX
CUSIP: 349913830
Benchmark: MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index
Inception: March 5, 2002
Net Assets: $202.7 Million
Load Fee: No Load
Gross Expense Ratio: 1.62%
Net Expense Ratio: 1.62%
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%

*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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