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Funds Centre

Performances as at: 15/08/2008

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Morningstar

BGF European A2 EUR 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
BGF European A2 EUR -5.54 -11.22 27.76 72.09 186.04
Sector (Equity Europe) -4.06 -5.20 22.35 64.59 N/A
Absolute Ranking in Sector 32 out of 194 29 out of 177 25 out of 141 37 out of 118 N/A
Best Fund in Sector (click to see best fund for each period)          
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 2 2

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
BGF European A2 EUR -7.38 20.54 24.35 17.39 11.4
Sector (Equity Europe) -10.38 21.25 21.52 17.51 15.69
Quartile Ranking 1 3 1 2 4

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
BGF European A2 EUR 3.82% 3.66% 3.46% 4.61% 4.99%
Sector (Equity Europe) 3.98% 3.78% 3.59% 4.71% 5.09%
Volatility Ranking in Sector 45 out of 141 52 out of 131 47 out of 118 31 out of 89 20 out of 51
Least Volatile Fund in Sector 3.13% 2.97% 2.81% 3.87% 4.07%
Most Volatile Fund in Sector 3.13% 5.40% 5.12% 6.09% 6.84%
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 2 2

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