Best Performing Philippine Bond Mutual Funds (as of May 2007)

Note: When analyzing mutual funds, you should not simply look at the NAVPS or Net Asset Value per Share. This number does not necessarily show whether the fund is performing well or not, but the change of the NAVPS over time does. Never assume that a fund with high NAVPS means it is generating high returns. You need to look at actual returns of the fund over a certain time period. But then again, be reminded that past performance is and will never be a guarantee of future results.

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PESO BOND FUNDS

The top 4 Peso-denominated Bond Mutual Funds in terms of Year-to-Date (January to June 2007) returns are:

• Cocolife Fixed Income Fund, Inc. – 3.31%
• ALFM Peso Bond Fund, Inc. – 1.43%
• Sun Life Prosperity Bond Fund, Inc. – 0.81%
• Ekklesia Mutual Fund Inc. – 0.27%
  

Meanwhile, the 3 worst-performing funds in terms of YTD returns are:

• Philam Managed Income Fund – (2.43%)
• ATR-Kim Eng Fixed Income Fund – (1.96%)
• Legacy TD Fund, Inc. – (0.85%)

In terms of monthly growth, however, that is increase in NAVPS from May to June 2007, the best performing peso bond funds are:

• Cocolife Fixed Income Fund, Inc. – 0.28%
• ALFM Peso Bond Fund, Inc. – 0.20%
• ATR-Kim Eng Fixed Income Fund – 0.18%

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US DOLLAR BOND FUNDS

The top 3 US Dollar-denominated Bond Mutual Funds in terms of Year-to-Date (January to June 2007) returns are:

• ALFM Dollar Bond Fund, Inc. – 2.68%
• Philequity Dollar Income Fund, Inc. – 2.34%
• Philam Dollar Bond Fund, Inc. – 1.29%

In terms of monthly growth, however, that is increase in NAVPS from May to June 2007, only ALFM Dollar Bond Fund, Inc. grew on a month-on-month basis (0.36%) while the rest of the funds declined.

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All figures were taken from the Investment Company of the Philippines (ICAP) site at www.icap.com.ph. Please report any errors or omissions in the preceding graphs so we can rectify it accordingly.