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Funds Centre

Performances as at: 15/08/2008

Data provided by:

Morningstar

F&C US Smaller Cos Inc Performance

All performances are expressed as percentage change, calculated in Euros on a bid to bid basis with income (dividends) reinvested gross of any applicable taxes.

Cumulative Performance Analysis (in %, calculated in EUR, 15/08/2008)
  6 months 1 year 3 years 5 years Since Launch
F&C US Smaller Cos Inc 5.05 -18.71 -15.23 24.3 1503.03
Sector (Smllr Companies N America) 7.63 1.19 11.12 36.63 N/A
Absolute Ranking in Sector 4 out of 44 25 out of 43 28 out of 40 14 out of 34 N/A
Best Fund in Sector (click to see best fund for each period)          
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 2 4

Percentage return on Investment over entire period shown. Also shows ranking within the GIF Sector. Quartile ranking shows which of the four quartiles the fund is in for each time period.

Consistency of Performance Analysis (in %, calculated in Euro, 15/08/2008)
  0–12 months 12–24 months 24–36 months 36–48 months 48–60 months
F&C US Smaller Cos Inc -20.33 3.7 6.81 21.44 20.36
Sector (Smllr Companies N America) -12.52 9.02 10.51 12.82 15.69
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 1 1

This table shows how consistently the fund achieves its returns. For each of the 12 month periods making up the last 5 years, this table shows the percentage growth achieved. The fund is also ranked within its general sector for each discrete 12 month period; the quartile ranking shows which of four quartiles the fund was in for each period.

Volatility Analysis (Percentage Deviation from average for each period 15/08/2008)
3 years 4 years 5 years 7 years 10 years
F&C US Smaller Cos Inc 4.49% 4.4% 4.41% 5.44% 5.38%
Sector (Smllr Companies N America) 4.41% 4.59% 4.53% 5.53% 6.65%
Volatility Ranking in Sector 15 out of 40 7 out of 39 8 out of 34 14 out of 30 4 out of 24
Least Volatile Fund in Sector 3.53% 3.65% 3.67% 4.21% 4.42%
Most Volatile Fund in Sector 3.53% 5.36% 5.14% 7.09% 8.39%
Quartile Ranking 2 1 2 2 1

Volatility is a measurement of the total deviation (movement) of a funds past performance. It is sometimes used to represent the 'riskiness' of a funds past performance. The greater the value the more the funds performances have fluctuated over the time period being assessed. Quartile Ranks - (1) Least Volatile and (4) Most Volatile against other funds in sector