STAAR International  SITIX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Foreign Large Blend 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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   Large
   Blend
  
  
As of 2009-06-30
Day Change
$ 0.00
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 11.40
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
31.19%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
3
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: STAAR International
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Foreign Large Blend
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1996-04-04 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 31.19 50.93 -1.66 8.01 3.79 5.23
+/- Category 6.72 25.89 4.28 3.44 1.93 ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD 1.58 -1.75 3.09 3.75 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 27.96 2.42 1.80 9.10 4.24 5.40
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 25.66 23.52 0.02 8.13 3.79 5.23
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 21.67 -1.67 7.03 2.88 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 17.00 0.08 7.10 3.12 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 600 funds), (5 yrs : out of 466 funds), (10 yrs : out of 246 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 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 %
Information 17.69
Software 1.93
Hardware 3.36
Media 1.85
Telecommunications 10.55
Service 35.13
Healthcare 7.30
Consumer Services 5.12
Business Services 3.55
Financial Services 19.17
Manufacturing 47.18
Consumer Goods 15.88
Industrial Materials 16.85
Energy 10.94
Utilities 3.51
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 28.4
Stocks 70.8
Bonds 0.2
Other 0.5
Foreign Stocks 70.1
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-06-30 Data through 2009-06-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 21
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % 14.00
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 72.80 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Harbor International Instl --- United States 13.80
American Funds EuroPacific Gr F-1 --- United States 13.51
Putnam International Capital Opp A --- United States 11.16
Harbor International Instl --- United States 13.80
American Funds EuroPacific Gr F-1 --- United States 13.51
Putnam International Capital Opp A --- United States 11.16
Data through 2009-06-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1996-04-04
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
J Andre Weisbrod  (1997-05-28)
Weisbrod is president and portfolio manager with STAAR Financial Advisers. He has over 18 years of investment experience.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-05-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.96
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
Expense Ratio % 3.08
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-05-01)
Correspondence Information
STAAR Investment Trust
604 McKnight Park Drive
Pittsburgh,  PA  15237
United States
Telephone:
800-332-7738
412-367-9076
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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Returns will vary and shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold.