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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Japan Stock Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.04
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 5.02
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
-4.38%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
4
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: AIM Japan I
(from 2006-03-31 to 2009-10-31) Category: Japan Stock
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 2006-03-31 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund -4.38 13.83 -15.33 --- --- -16.85
+/- Category -9.01 1.86 0.04 --- --- ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD -33.99 -38.85 -10.58 --- --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 1.90 -9.17 -15.38 --- --- -16.36
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) -1.71 5.52 -16.46 --- --- -16.85
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 5.52 -16.46 --- --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 3.59 -13.57 --- --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 30 funds), (5 yrs : out of funds), (10 yrs : out of funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is 2.00%.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 14.18
Software 2.05
Hardware 12.13
Media 0.00
Telecommunications 0.00
Service 28.20
Healthcare 3.15
Consumer Services 6.91
Business Services 2.37
Financial Services 15.77
Manufacturing 57.62
Consumer Goods 34.56
Industrial Materials 23.06
Energy 0.00
Utilities 0.00
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 1.4
Stocks 97.8
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.8
Foreign Stocks 97.8
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 62 Turnover % 154
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 29.02 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Toshiba Corporation Japan 3.54
Tokyo Electron Ltd. Japan 3.39
Honda Motor Company Japan 3.13
Disco Corp Japan 3.01
Uni-Charm Corp Japan 2.94
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Japan 2.75
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. Japan 2.72
Shinko Electric Industries Co Ltd Japan 2.62
Orix Corp Japan 2.60
Benesse Japan 2.32
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2006-03-31
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Kiyohide Nagata  (2006-03-31)
Nagata is a senior portfolio manager and head of INVESCO Japan's Large Cap Equity Team, with which he has been associated since 2003. From 2000 to 2003, he was senior fund manager at Prudential Investment Management Japan.
Yasuhiro Shimbayashi  (2006-03-31)
Shimbayashi is a senior portfolio manager of INVESCO Asset Management Ltd (Japan) with which he has been associated since 2004. From 2000 to 2004, he was chief fund manager for Japanese Equity Fund in UFJ Asset Management.
Tomoyuki Shioya  (2006-03-31)
Shioya is a portfolio manager of INVESCO Asset Management Ltd (Japan), with which he has been associated since 2005. He most recently served as fund manager/analyst at Open Source Advisors K.K. Prior to Open Source Advisors K.K., he served as an analyst at Okasan Securities Ltd.
Tomomitsu Yanaba  (2006-03-31)
Yanaba is a portfolio manager of INVESCO Asset Management Ltd (Japan), with which he has been associated since 2004. He most recently served as head of electronics sector analysts, Industrial Research Department in UFJ Bank. From 2001 to 2003, he worked as sector analyst, Equity Portfolio Management Department in UFJ Partners Asset Management. From 2000 to 2001, he worked as fund manager at Quantitative Investment Group.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-07-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.45
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100

Houston,  TX  77046
United States
Telephone:
800-959-4246
713-626-1919
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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