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Forward Emerging Markets Fund

Institutional Class

Performance
Updated as of:
June 30, 2008
 
 
 

Fund Performance

 
 
   
 

The performance quoted represents past performance, does not guarantee future results and current performance may be lower or higher than the data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained at www.forwardfunds.com. The Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, includes securities of approximately 680 companies domiciled in 26 markets. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Foreign securities, especially emerging markets, will involve additional risks including exchange rate fluctuations, social and political instability, liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.

Prior to May 1, 2008, the Fund was named the Forward Global Emerging Markets Fund.

 

Calendar Year Returns

 
   
 
 

Growth of $10,000

 
   
 
   
  The chart above shows how a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund at its inception would have performed versus an investment in the Fund's benchmark index. The values indicate what $10,000 would have grown to over the time period indicated. The hypothetical example does not represent the returns of any particular investment.
  Class: Institutional
Change to: Investor
Change to: Class A
   
PDF Fund Fact Sheet
Overview
Category: Emerging Markets
Ticker Symbol: PTEMX
CUSIP: 349913814
Benchmark: MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Inception: October 4, 1995
Net Assets: $107.3 Million
Load Fee: No Load
Gross Expense Ratio: 1.84%
Net Expense Ratio: 1.39%1
Minimum Investment
Initial: $100,000
Statistics
Price/Book:* 3.51
Forward P/E:* 10.05
EPS Growth Rate:* 29.55%
Long-Term Debt-to-Equity:* 0.00%
Weighted Avg. Market Capitalization:* $63.4 Billion
Avg. Capitalization:* $33.5 Billion
Beta: 0.98
R-Squared: 0.97
Number of Holdings: 108
Annualized Turnover: 175.01%

1The Fund’s investment advisor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fees and reimburse other expenses 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 Institutional Class shares to an annual rate (as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets) of 1.39%.

*Data refers to the Fund’s holdings and not to the Fund itself.

Price/Book Ratio and Price/Earnings represent equity securities within the Fund's portfolio, and are not intended to demonstrate Fund growth income earned by the Fund, or distributions made by the Fund.

EPS Growth Rate represents current year consensus estimates weighted by distribution of the portfolio.

Beta is a measure of risk which shows the Fund’s volatility relative to its benchmark index.

R-Squared reflects the percentage of a Fund’s movements that are explained by movement in its benchmark index.

 
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