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Global Market Commentary & Outlook
GDP growth
will be penalized by the impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The
congressional Budget now estimate that the storms will reduce GDP growth
in the 2nd half of 2005 by one half of a percentage point, with most of
the damage in the 3rd quarter.
Investors are optimistic that Prime Minister Koizumi’s landslide victory
last month will pring broad policy for Japan. Recent data releases
suggest that the surge in inventory accumulation that energized the
economy in the first half of 2005 has reached longer term sustainable
levels.
FUND'S PERFORMANCE

FUND
PERFORMANCE DATA
|
NAV Per Share |
US$82.76 |
| 1
Month |
1.68
% |
|
3
Month |
6.68% |
|
1 Year |
17.14% |
|
Since Inception(1-11-2000) |
-17.24% |
GEOGRAPHICAL
DISTRIBUTION
(30/
09/2005)
|
COUNTRY |
% |
 |
| 1.
AMERICA |
65.30% |
|
2. EUROPE |
15.90 % |
| 3.
UK |
12.20% |
| 4. JAPAN |
4.30% |
| 5.
ASIA (EX JAP.) |
2.30% |
|
SECTOR
DISTRIBUTION (30/
09/2005)
|
Sector |
% |
 |
| 1.
Health Care |
25.7 |
|
2.Technology |
23.6 |
|
3. Energy |
18.1 |
|
4. Consumer Staples |
11.1 |
|
5. Telecommunications |
5.9 |
|
6. Industrial
|
6.6 |
|
7. Consumer Discretionary |
5.5 |
|
8.
Materials |
3 |
|