Beirut Preferred Fund

NAV 105.3900 USD

+0.320

+0.30%

16 May 2012

Performance Overview as of 16 May 2012

	Fund Return
1 Month	+ 1.49%
3 Months	+ 2.63%
YTD *	+ 3.30%
1 Year	+ 6.63%
3 Years	+ 30.05%
5 Years	+ 53.63%
Since Inception	+ 57.23%

* Returns are from the beginning of the year until the respective 'As Of' Date

Benchmarks: 1 Year Interest Rate ; 3 Years RL Eurobonds

Ratio Analysis *

	Fund
Annualised Return It is a measure that converts rates of returns of any length into annual rates of returns	+ 7.72%
Annualised Standard Deviation It measures the volatility of the fund. The higher the percentage, the riskier is the fund	3.61%
Beta It measures how a fund's share price moves in relation to a benchmark. The benchmark index has a beta of 1. A beta greater than 1 means the fund tends to rise and fall more than the index does. A beta less than one means the fund tends to be less volatile than the index	N/A
Alpha It is the excess return of the fund relative to the return of the benchmark index. Simply, it is the value that a portfolio manager adds to or subtracts from a fund's return. A positive alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%. Correspondingly, a similar negative alpha would indicate an underperformance of 1%	N/A
Information Ratio This ratio is used to evaluate the returns a fund manager achieved in comparison to the benchmark, given the risk they take on	N/A
Sharpe Ratio This ratio measures the reward per unit of risk. The Sharpe ratio tells us whether the returns of a portfolio are due to smart investment decisions or a result of excess risk. This measurement is very useful because although one fund can reap higher returns than its peers, it is only a good investment if those higher returns do not come with too much additional risk. The higher the ratio the better is the fund	0.68
Based on Risk Free Rate of %
* Formulas are available in the Education Center

Fund Facts

Objective		To achieve capital appreciation along with steady income
Asset Type		Fixed Income
Geographic Focus		Lebanon
Currency		USD
Exchange Listing(s)		Beirut SE
Structure		Closed - Ended
Inception Date		May 2006
Initial Target Size		32,500,000 USD
Fund Size 31Mar12		33,670,151 USD
NAV Frequency		Weekly
Administrator		Midclear SAL
Fund Manager		Mona Gabriel Bank of Beirut s.a.l.
Domicile		Lebanon
Elligibility		Open to all investors
Zawya Code Zawya exclusive 7 digit code is used to locate a fund profile on the Funds Monitor through the search box		BOBPREF.MF

Fees and Expenses

Min. Subscription
Dividend Policy
Administration Fee
Subscription Fee
Redemption Fee
Performance Fee
Custodian Fee
Management Fee

Charts

NAV CHART

NAV (USD) 16May12	105.3900
Change	0.320 ( 0.30%)
Previous Close 02May12	105.0700
12 Month High 16May12	105.3900
12 Month Low 18May11	98.8390

Investment Strategy

The fund's assets will be invested mainly in the preferred shares issued by major Lebanese leading banks. The fund will also invest in other Lebanese fixed income instruments.

Fund Material