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Forward International Fixed Income Fund

Class A

Overview
Updated as of:
June 30, 2008
 
 
 
  The Fund’s non-diversified portfolio consists of fixed income securities of companies and governments located outside the United States.
 
  • Diversify risks across a number of fixed income strategies, each with defined risk contributions
  • Investment decisions are not consensus based, rather portfolio construction is based on contributions from specialists who are responsible for their own area
  • Allocate risk to the various positions using standardized measures of risk
  • Pictet Asset Management has a long history specializing in international investing
 
   
  Class: A
Change to: Investor
Change to: Institutional
Change to: Class C
   
Overview
Category: Foreign Fixed Income
Ticker Symbol: FFXAX
CUSIP: 349913673
Benchmarks:1 Citigroup World BIG Bond ex-U.S. Index and Blended Benchmark (60% Citigroup World BIG ex-U.S. Index/20% Merrill Lynch European Currency High Yield Index/20% JP Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Composite)
Inception: October 5, 2007
Net Assets: $4.3 Million
Load Fee: 3.75%
Dealer Concession: 3.25%2
Trail: 0.25%3
Gross Expense Ratio: 2.00%
Net Expense Ratio: 1.34%4
Minimum Investment
Initial: $4,000
Initial–eDelivery: $2,000
Initial–Automatic Investment Plan:
$500
Statistics
Average Maturity (years): 3.62
Modified Duration: 4.83
Convexity: 0.59
Weighted Avg. YTM: 5.83
Weighted Avg. Coupon: 3.74
Weighted Avg. Credit Quality: A

1Unhedged USD

2Maximum concession allowed—see prospectus for more details.

3Additional maximum of 0.20% may be allowable under the Shareholder Services Plan.

4The Fund’s investment advisor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fees and reimburse other expensees until April 30, 2009, in amounts necessary to limit the Fund’s operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, and extraordinary expenses) for Class A shares to an annual rate (as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets) of 1.34%.
   
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