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2010 Year-to-Date Performance*
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Year-to-Date Performance*
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Year-to-Date |
Compared to.. (*Preliminary results and/or estimates. Subject to revision.) |
| AltCat Fund | + 1.8% | + 3.2% S&P 500 Index TR (with divs) |
| General Bond Fund | + 0.9% | + 2.2% Morningstar-Category:
Intermediate-Term Bond Funds + 1.6% Barcap U.S. Government/Credit |
| International Fund | - 0.6% | - 0.8% MSCI EAFE NR USD (with divs) |
| Larger Company Stock Fd | + 3.2% | + 3.2% S&P 500 Index TR (with divs) |
| Short Term Bond Fund | + 0.2% | + 1.3% Morningstar-Category: Short-Term Bond Funds + 0.8% Barcap U.S. Treasury:1-3 Year |
| Smaller Company Stock Fd | + 5.6% | + 8.1% Russell 2000 TR Index (with divs) |
* Performance figures
are total returns, including dividends and capital gains reinvested, except as
noted with **. Indexes were quoted as published in various publications or
sources, including the Wall St. Journal and Morningstar. Past performance
is no guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal values
fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less
than their original cost. You
should read the prospectus carefully and consider investment objectives, risks
and expenses carefully before investing. The General Bond Fund was formerly
named the Intermediate Bond Fund. The Short Term Bond Fund was previously
named the Long Term Bond Fund. The investment objectives were changed by a
vote of shareholders in August of 2004. Performance shown that includes
periods prior to August 2004 include performance achieved under the different
investment objectives. 1The Trust was
formed as a PA private business trust and investment operations commenced
4/4/96. Public
inception was effective on 5/28/97 with no changes in investment operations,
except for the General Bond Fund and the Short Term Bond
Fund.
For a
Prospectus and other Information
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* Total
returns include reinvested dividends and gains. Management waived $.03 per
share of fees in 2003. The Trust was formed as a PA private business
trust and investment operations commenced on 4/4/96. Public registration
was effective on 5/28/97 with no changes in investment operations.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal values fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. STAAR General Bond Fund -- A high-grade general bond portfolio of US Gov't, Gov't Agency and Investment Grade Corp. Bonds with a flexible average maturity.
* The published returns are total returns including reinvestment of dividends. Management waived $.01 per share of fees in 2006, $.02 in 2005 and $.03 in 2003. The Trust was formed as a PA private business trust and investment operations commenced on 4/4/96. Public registration was effective on 5/28/97 with no changes in investment operations. On August 12, 2004 shareholders approved changes to the Fund. The Intermediate Bond Fund became the General Bond Fund. Performances shown that includes periods prior to August 2004 include performances achieved under the different investment objective approved by shareholders. The Lehman Bros. Intermediate Gov’t/Credit Index is a broad bond market index including both corporate investment grade and government (Treasury and gov. agency) indexes including bonds with maturities up to 10 years. The index is unmanaged and does not have expenses. The Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond Category is an average of the total returns of all intermediate bond funds tracked and categorized as such by Morningstar. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal values fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. STAAR International Fund
-- A fund of funds in which the underlying investments
are primarily common stocks of companies in countries outside the U.S.,
including emerging markets. Individual stocks may be owned.
The MSCI
EAFE index is a broad international index widely accepted as a benchmark for
international stock performance. It consists of an aggregate of 21
individual country indexes, which represent the major world, markets. The
index is unmanaged and has no expenses. The Morningstar Foreign Stock
Funds Category Average is an average of the total returns of all funds
tracked and categorized as such by Morningstar. STAAR Larger Company Stock Fund -- A
fund of funds in which the underlying investments are primarily common
stocks of large and larger mid-cap companies Individual stocks may be
owned. Objective: Growth w/ some Income
The
S&P500 is a broad index of the 500 largest companies in various market
sectors. It is a market-capitalization weighted average, which emphasizes
the largest companies. The index is unmanaged and has no expenses.
The
Morningstar Large Blend Funds Category is an average of the total returns of
all funds tracked and categorized as such by Morningstar. STAAR Short Term Bond Fund -- A high-grade bond
portfolio of US Gov't, Gov't Agency and Investment Grade Corporate Bonds
with an average maturity between 1 and 3 years.
The Lehman Bros. 1-3 Government Bond
Index includes both the Treasury Bond index (all public obligations of the
U.S. Treasury, excluding flower bonds and foreign-targeted issues) and the
Agency Bond Index (all publicly issued debt of U.S. Government agencies and
quasi-federal corporations and corporate-debt guaranteed by the U.S.
Government). The index is unmanaged and has no expenses.
The
Morningstar Short-Term Bond Category is an average of the total returns of
all short-term bond funds tracked and categorized as such by Morningstar.
STAAR Smaller Company Stock
Fund --
A fund of funds in which the underlying investments
are primarily common stocks of small, micro-cap and smaller mid-cap
companies. Individual stocks may be owned.
The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged total return index of the smallest 2000 companies in the Russell 3000 Index and is generally considered in the industry as representing the universe of small company stocks. The index is unmanaged and has no expenses. The Morningstar Small Blend Funds Average is an average of all short-term bond funds tracked and categorized as such by Morningstar. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal values fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Indexes were quoted as published in various publications or sources, including the Wall St. Journal and Morningstar. The Trust was
formed as a PA private business trust and investment operations commenced
4/4/96.
Public inception was effective on 5/28/97 with no changes in
investment operations, except for the General Bond Fund and the Short Term
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