Managers AMG FQ Global Alternatives A  MGAAX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Long-Short 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 2009-07-31
Day Change
$ 0.03
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 9.97
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
1.12%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
239
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Managers AMG FQ Global Alternatives A
(from 2006-03-30 to 2009-10-31) Category: Long-Short
Index: ML USD LIBOR 3 Mon CM
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 2006-03-30 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 1.12 -2.79 4.41 --- --- 2.65
+/- Category -6.50 -8.61 6.37 --- --- ---
+/- ML USD LIBOR 3 Mon CM 0.16 -4.15 0.75 --- --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) -5.37 -4.95 1.23 --- --- 0.82
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) -4.79 -8.72 2.09 --- --- 0.97
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- -10.77 1.01 --- --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- -5.67 1.19 --- --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 116 funds), (5 yrs : out of funds), (10 yrs : out of funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 5.75%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
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 %
US Government 26.10
US Treasuries 26.10
TIPS 0.00
US Agency 0.00
Mortgage 0.00
Mortgage Pass-Thru 0.00
Mortgage CMO 0.00
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 0.00
US Corporate 0.00
Asset-Backed 0.00
Convertible 0.00
Municipal 0.00
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 0.00
Foreign Corp 0.00
Foreign Govt 0.00
Cash 73.90
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 34.7
Stocks 14.9
Bonds 50.4
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 4.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-07-31 Data through 2009-07-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 133
Total Number of Bond Holdings 3 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 188.56 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Data through 2009-07-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2006-03-30
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Kenneth John Ferguson  (2006-03-30)
Ken Ferguson holds primary responsibility for research and development of the firm’s global derivatives products. Since joining First Quadrant in 1994 Ken has focused on First Quadrant's tactical asset allocation, currency, and global macro products. He has been involved in all aspects of product development: model building, risk measurement, risk allocation, and portfolio optimization. Prior to joining First Quadrant, Ken was an assistant professor of mathematics at the University of California, Irvine, and at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Utah in 1991.
Dori Levanoni  (2006-03-30)
Dori Levanoni‘s primary responsibility is the research and development of the firm’s global derivatives products. He has been involved in model development, risk measurement, risk allocation, and portfolio optimization. Dori first joined First Quadrant in 1991 as a Research Intern while studying Physics at Caltech. He became a full-time employee in 1993, but in 1995 left for the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at Washington University in St. Louis. In 1996 he returned to First Quadrant as Head of Systems. In 1998 he joined the firm’s Investment Research team, subsequently becoming the Manager of Currency Research at the end of 1999, Director and Currency Product Strategist in 2002, Co-Director of Global Derivatives in 2005, and Partner in 2006.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-03-01)
Front: 5.75
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 2.26
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information

800 Connecticut Avenue
Norwalk,  CT  06854
USA
Telephone:
800-548-4539
202-551-8090
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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