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Forward Legato Fund

Class A

Investment Strategy
Updated as of:
June 30, 2008
 
 
 
  Investment Process
  The Fund's assets are currently allocated among three sub-advisors, each of which act independently of the other and uses its own methodology to select portfolio investments.
 
  Netols Asset Management utilizes a value approach to investing:
 
The process is bottom-up, with a focus on the inefficient and under-followed areas of the stock market
Stock selection reflects the belief that changes in the financial, organizational, or operational management of a company create significant opportunities for investment outperformance over time
  Riverbridge Partners believes earnings power determines the value of a franchise:
 
They focus on companies that are building their earnings power and building the intrinsic value of the company
They invest in high-quality growth companies that demonstrate the ability to sustain strong secular earnings growth, regardless of overall economic conditions
  Conestoga Capital Advisors utilizes a core investment strategy based upon three principles:
 
Invest in well-managed companies capable of growing through multiple business cycles
Purchase companies at reasonable valuations relative to their internal growth rates
Permit compounding of returns to attempt to generate solid long-term performance relative to the Russell 2000 Index
  Class: A
Change to: Institutional
   
PDF Fund Fact Sheet
Overview
Category: Small Capitalization
Ticker Symbol: FFLMX
CUSIP: 349913780
Benchmark: Russell 2000 Index
Inception: April 1, 2005
Net Assets: $3.8 Million
Load Fee: 5.75%
Dealer Concession:
5.00%1
Trail: 0.25%2
Gross Expense Ratio: 2.16%
Net Expense Ratio: 1.84%3
Minimum Investment
Initial: $4,000
Initial–eDelivery: $2,000
Initial–Automatic Investment Plan:
$500
   
The Forward Legato Fund is not registered for sale in all states. Click here for blue sky information on the fund.
Statistics
Price/Book:* 2.48
Price/Earnings:* 17.68
EPS Growth Rate:* 21.5%
Long-Term Debt-to-Equity:* 53.00%
Weighted Average Market Capitalization:* $1.37 Billion
Median Market
Capitalization:*
$835 Million
Number of Holdings: 157
Annualized Turnover: 25.62%

1Maximum concession allowed - see prospectus for more details.

2Additional maximum of 0.20% may be allowable under the Shareholder Services Plan.

3The 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 and dividend and extraordinary expenses) for Class A shares to an annual rate (as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets) of 1.84%.

*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 over the trailing 3-year period.

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