Fund Essentials
Stone Agribusiness Fund
- Portfolio Fit
- Ideal for investors seeking exposure to agribusiness equities and agricultural commodities. Equity exposure to the agricultural sector is comprised of global securities and commodity exposure is achieved by owning the Rogers International Agriculture Commodity IndexT Fund (the "RICI®-A Fund").
- Why Invest?
- -The global agriculture community is expected to have a difficult time meeting future growing demand.-Focus on soft commodities (specifically the agriculture/food sector) which most portfolios are lacking.-Portfolio Manager has the ability to invest in several different agribusiness sub-sectors.
- Price Asset Management Inc.
- The trading manager and general partner of the RICI®-A Fund is Price Asset Management, Inc. ("PAM"), an Illinois based corporation, which is wholly-owned by Walter Thomas Price III. PAM has been registered with the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") as a commodity pool operator since September 2000 and as a commodity trading advisor since March 1999. PAM has been a member of the National Futures Association ("NFA") since May 1999.
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Chyanne Fickes, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Start Date: March 2008
Experience: 31 years investment experience
Growth of $10,000 Since Inception as of July 31, 2010
Portfolio Composition (%) as of July 31, 2010
Investment Policy Allocation
Sector Allocation
07/31/2010
| RICI-A Fund | 27.8 |
|---|---|
| Monsanto Company | 7.1 |
| BioExx Specialty Proteins Ltd. | 5.9 |
| EarthRenew Corp. Conv. Deb., 3.000%, 12/31/11 | 4.9 |
| CNH Global NV | 4.9 |
| Asia Bio-Chem Group Corp. | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 4.1 |
| PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio | 4.1 |
| Alliance Grain Traders Inc. | 4.1 |
| Syngenta AG, ADR | 3.9 |
71.00
Fund Type: Closed End
Fund Style: Growth
Fund Capitalization: Large-Cap
Risk Tolerance: Moderate
- Net Asset Value Per Security (NAVPS) as of Sep 07 2010
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$6.6671
- MER(2009):
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2.71%
- TSX Symbol:
- HAY.UNHAY.WT