Sprott Small Cap Equity Fund

Investment Objective
The objective of the Sprott Small Cap Equity Fund is to achieve long-term capital growth by investing primarily in small capitalization equity and equity-related securities listed in Canada, with some exposure to global small capitalization equities.

 

Management Team

Allan Jacobs, CA (S.A.)
Senior Portfolio Manager;  Director of Small Cap Investments

Peter Imhof
Investment Strategist

 

Fund Status  OPEN
Fund Code  SPR 010 - (A)
SPR 310 - (LL)
SPR 110 - (F) 
Launched  August 23, 2007 
Nature of Securities Offered  Mutual Fund Trust Units 
Type of Fund  Canadian Small-Cap Equity 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 Small Cap Total Return Index
Eligible for registered plans Yes
Investor Risk Tolerance Medium to High
Distributions Income and Capital Gains Distributed Annually (if any)
Distributions are reinvested automatically
transfer agent RBC Dexia

Sprott Small Cap Equity Fund

Daily Pricing as at September 8, 2010

Price (CAD$)MTDYTD
Sprott Small Cap Equity Fund (SPR010)9.883.2%10.3%
S&P/TSX Small Cap TRI - 3.4% 66.4%

 

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

Sprott Small Cap
Equity Fund
S&P/TSX Small Cap TRI S&P 500 Index
(CAD$)
Performance (YTD)10.3%8.4%2.9%
1 Month0.5%3.4%1.6%
3 Month1.9%11.7%5.1%
6 Month4.9%22.4%7.7%
1 Year32.8%66.4%15.9%
3 Year-1.9%-10.4%-15.2%
5 Year-26.1%0.6%
10 Year-5.0%-10.7%
Inception-1.4%--

 

Growth of $10,000 Since Inception

As at February 26, 2010

The Sprott Small Cap Equity Fund launched August 23, 2007.

* 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 Small Cap Equity Fund

Sector Allocation
as at: June 30, 2010
Materials
29.0 %
Energy
28.7 %
Consumer Discretionary
10.7 %
Industrials
7.8 %
Information Technology
7.0 %
Financials
4.7 %
Consumer Staples
4.1 %
Health Care
1.7 %
Geographic Distribution
as at: June 30, 2010
Canada 84.0 %
United States5.0 %
International5.0 %
Top Ten Holdings
as at: June 30, 2010
1Glentel Inc.
2Scorpio Gold Corporation
3Monterey Exploration Ltd.
4Home Capital Group Inc.
5MOSAID Technologies Incorporated
6Canacol Energy Ltd.
7Dorel Industries Inc.
8Delphi Energy Corp.
9Rock Energy Inc.
10Le Chateau Inc.
*Portfolio data is updated each quarter with a one month lag

Sprott Small Cap Equity Fund

        

"We believe that our Fund is well-positioned to deliver strong returns on both a relative and absolute basis over the next few years."

- Allan Jacobs;  Senior Portfolio Manager
& Director of Small Cap Investments
September, 2009