Covington Makes the Grade!

September's Fundata Fund Grades were released earlier this month. Three of Covington's investment funds were given an "A" grade by Fundata. The rating recognizes Fund Managers who achieve superior risk adjusted returns. Covington Fund II, Covington Strategic Capital, and Covington Venture Fund Series IV all received an A grade for the month of September 2009.

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Vision, Experience and Knowledge

An investment in any fund is also an investment in management.  When looking at fund managers, the team at Covington stands out.  There are few venture managers with the depth and breadth of experience that Covington has.  Over the years Covington has invested over $350 million behalf of both institutional and retail investors.  Covington’s experience in investing in key sectors such as technology, clean technology, traditional industries have translated into some of the top performing retail venture capital funds as well as our appointment to administer and co-monitor investments on behalf of the newly launched the Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund.

Take a look at just some of Covington's diverse investments - Covington Capital Corp. Investments by Sector.

Important information about Covington Funds are contained in their prospectus. Please obtain a prospectus from your financial advisor and read it carefully before investing. These investments may not be suitable for all investors. Some conditions apply. Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with these investment. Covington's Funds are not guaranteed, their value changes frequently and there can be no assurance that the full amount of your investment will be returned to you. Tax credits subject to certain conditions and units must be held for eight years in order to keep the tax credits. Inception date for Covington Strategic Capital Fund is January 2003. Performance data does not take into account sales, redemption, distributions or optional charges or income taxes payable by any shareholder that would have reduced returns . The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in share value and reinvestment of all dividends. Performance data for Covington Strategic Capital Fund as at October 31, 2009: 1 Year: -16.21%, 3 Year: 5.12%, 5 Year: 4.03%, ITD: 3.23%. (Series II): 1 Year: -15.34%, 3 Year: 5.52%, 5 year: 4.27%, ITD: 3.47%. Performance data for Covington Fund II as at October 31, 2009: 1 Year: 47.29%, 3 Year: 5.40%, 5 Year: 4.63% and ITD: -0.21%. Performance data for Covington Venture Fund Series Series IV as at October 31, 2009: 1 Year: 6.75%, 3 Year: 17.57%, 5 Year: 10.30%, and ITD: 5.08%.