The following graph shows how a notional $100,000 invested at the Fund's Inception (10 April 1998) has increased to $553,200 (net of fees excluding performance fees) as at 30 June 2010. After performance fees, the amount would be approximately $490,900. This compares very favourably with the return of the market, where a $100,000 investment would have increased to $249,100 over the same period. The returns exclude the benefits of imputation credits.
Tables 1 and 2 show the PVGF performance relative to the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index for the period to 30 June 2010. Table 1 shows the performance on an annual basis and Table 2 shows the cumulative return.
-9.9%
7.7%
-4.7%
7.0%
14.9%
15.0%
-11.2%
13.1%
-8.1%
4.5%
9.7%
7.7%
1.3%
-5.4%
3.4%
2.5%
5.2%
7.3%
7.7%
-13.5%
40.5%
165.0%
453.2%
13.1%
-22.3%
24.6%
91.1%
149.1%
-5.4%
8.8%
15.9%
73.9%
304.1%
Chart 1 shows holdings by sectors and Chart 2 shows holdings by market capitalisation as at
30 June 2010.
![Holdings by Sector [Pie Chart]](images/pvgf_pie_sector_jun10.gif)
![Holdings by Market Capitalisation [Pie Chart]](images/pvgf_pie_market_jun10.gif)