Sprott Growth Fund

Investment Objective
The objective of the Fund is to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in growth-oriented equities. The Fund invests primarily in equity and equity-related securities of North American companies. The Fund may also invest in international companies. The Fund may also focus its assets in specific industry sectors and asset classes based on the analysis of business cycles, industry sectors and market outlook.

 

Fund Manager

Peter Hodson, CFA
Chairman; Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Fund Status OPEN
Fund Code SPR 101 - (A)
SPR 401 - (LL)
SPR 201 - (F)
Launched January 16, 2006
Nature of Securities Offered Mutual Fund Trust Units
Type of Fund Growth Fund
Valuations/Redemptions Daily
Minimum Initial Investment $1,000 CDN
Minimum Subsequent Investment $500 CDN
Minimum Investment Term 180 days (3% penalty)
Management Fee 2.5% annual - (A)
Performance Fee 10% of excess over S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index
Eligible for registered plans Yes
Investor Risk Tolerance High
Distributions Income and Capital Gains Distributed Annually (if any)
Distributions are reinvested automatically
transfer agent

RBC Dexia

Sprott Growth Fund

Daily Pricing as at September 3, 2010

Price (CAD$)MTDYTD
Sprott Growth Fund (SPR101)8.764.8%-7.4%
S&P/TSX Composite TRI - 1.7% 34.7%

 

Compound Returns vs Index as at August 31, 2010 (net of all fees)

Sprott Growth Fund S&P/TSX Composite TRI S&P 500 Index
(CAD$)
Performance (YTD)-7.4%4.9%2.9%
1 Month2.1%1.7%1.6%
3 Month-5.6%10.8%5.1%
6 Month-6.1%13.5%7.7%
1 Year9.2%34.7%15.9%
3 Year-14.5%6.6%-15.2%
5 Year-32.7%0.6%
10 Year--13.9%-10.7%
Inception-3.8%--

 

Growth of $10,000 Since Inception

As at February 26, 2010

The Sprott Growth Fund launched January 16, 2006.

* All returns are based on Series A units.
** All periods greater than 1 year are annualized.
*** Compound annual growth rate of index is since fund inception.

Sprott Growth Fund

Sector Allocation
as at: June 30, 2010
Mining & Precious Metals		28.8 %
Industrial Products		15.0 %
Technology		11.8 %
Oil & Gas		10.8 %
Communications & Media		8.6 %
Business Services		8.4 %
Health Care		7.1 %
Consumer Products 		7.1 %
Merchandising		2.4 %
Total of Sectors Under 1%		0.8 %
Geographic Distribution
as at: June 30, 2010
Canada 52.0 %
United States41.0 %
International8.0 %
Top Ten Holdings
as at: June 30, 2010
1Eldorado Gold Corporation
2Micron Technology, Inc.
3Xyratex Ltd.
4F5 Networks, Inc.
5Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.
6Exeter Resource Corporation
7Akamai Technologies, Inc.
8Ventana Gold Corporation
9IAMGOLD Corporation
10Impax Laboratories, Inc.
*Portfolio data is updated each quarter with a one month lag

Sprott Growth Fund

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"The Sprott Growth Fund performed well over the 3rd quarter of 2009 and outperformed the S&P/TSX Composite TRI Index. The Fund’s strategy of selecting financially secure companies with a high-beta has paid off during this market rally."

 

 

- Peter Hodson; Senior Portfolio Manager
August, 2009