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PERFORMANCE

Relative Performance (Gross of Fees) | Composite Total Returns In Percentages
   
Periods Ending September 30, 2008
 
Annualized Performance,
Month Ending May 31, 2008
   
MTD
QTD
YTD
 
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
Since Inception*
  Earnings Revision Growth
-19.2
-26.8
-28.4
 
-28.5
1.9
11.3
9.4
  Russell 1000 Growth Index
-11.6
-12.3
-20.3
 
-20.9
.04
3.7
0.7
  Earnings Revision Dividend Growth
-10.9
-16.6
-23.4
 
-23.0
-2.6
9.6
10.0
  S&P 500
-8.9
-8.4
-19.3
 
-22.0
0.2
5.1
4.9
  * ERG (inception April 1, 2002) | ERDG (inception September 1, 2003)
 
Calendar Year Relative Performance (Gross of Fees) | Composite Total Returns In Percentages
   
Ending September 30, 2008 YTD
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
  Earnings Revision Growth
-28.4
15.9
14.9
35.7
14.8
37.9
-21.4*
  Russell 1000 Growth Index
-20.3
11.8
9.1
5.3
6.3
29.8
-26.0*
  Earnings Revision Dividend Growth
-23.4
10.9
6.0
17.0
24.2
12.7**
n/a
  S&P 500 Index
-19.3
5.5
15.8
4.9
10.9
11.0**
  * ERG & Index returns as of inception date (ERG inception April 1, 2002)
** ERDG & Index returns as of inception date (ERDG inception September 1, 2003)
 
Risk Performance Characteristics | Inception to Period End June 30, 2008      
Earnings Revision Growth   Earnings Revision Dividend Growth  
   
1 Year
2 Year
3 Year
4 Year
5 Year
Since
Inception
  Alpha
6.8%
-2.8%
6.1%
10.4%
8.6%
9.4%
  Beta
1.42
1.35
1.37
1.37
1.37
1.36
  Info Ratio
-0.61
-0.36
0.07
0.45
0.40
0.52
  Sortino Ratio
-0.74
-0.46
0.10
0.71
0.62
0.80
  R-Squared
0.87
0.87
0.77
0.71
0.68
0.63
  Standard Deviation:
  ERG
34.3%
27.2%
25.2%
24.1%
22.7%
22.2%
  Russell 1000Gr
22.6%
18.9%
16.6%
14.9%
13.8%
15.3%
  Sharpe Ratio:
  ERG
-1.49
-0.76
-0.35
0.02
0.05
0.10
  Russell 1000 Gr
-1.71
-0.88
0.59
-0.40
-0.32
-0.32
  Performance gross of fees
Source: Informa Investment Solutions PSN
 
   
1 Year
2 Year
3 Year
Since
Inception
  Alpha
-6.5%
–0.1%
-1.3%
5.7%
  Beta
0.88
0.94
0.97
1.08
  Info Ratio
-0.09
0.11
-0.16
0.63
  Sortino Ratio
-0.13
0.15
-0.22
1.01
  R-Squared
0.82
0.86
0.83
0.74
  Standard Deviation:
  ERDG
19.7%
17.5%
15.9%
15.9%
  S&P 500
20.3%
17.2%
15.0%
12.7%
  Sharpe Ratio:
  ERDG
-1.97
-0.97
-0.63
0.20
  S&P 500
-1.86
-1.03
-0.60
-0.15
  Performance gross of fees
Source: Informa Investment Solutions PSN
 
 
For a detailed description of audited composite performance:
View ERG GIPS Performance Disclosure
View ERDG GIPS Performance Disclosure