Northwater Market-Neutral Trust Final Net Asset Value October 31, 2009
The return of the Trust for the month of October is -1.02%. The rolling 12-month return for the Trust is -10.82%.
For the month of October, 6 of the Trust's 17 managers posted positive returns, while three of the seven strategies included within the Trust's portfolio added to the bottom line. The Trust's structured finance strategy was the largest negative contributor to the estimated return of the Trust for the month.
The Trust relies on estimates provided by administrators or managers of each of the Trust's underlying hedge funds. Occasionally, these estimates may be revised and the Trust will be required to capture these revisions in subsequent net asset value calculations. The net asset value of the Trust is also affected by the finalization of the net asset value by the administrators of the underlying hedge funds.
Subject to limits set out in the Trust's prospectus, the Trust is required to purchase its units in the market in the event that the market price falls below 92.5% of the net asset value of the Trust. The Trust also makes purchases of its units pursuant to a normal course issuer bid. The Trust purchased 77,300 units under these programs during the month.
Northwater Fund Management Inc., in its capacity as manager of the Trust, has previously advised unitholders on the loss of the Trust's "qualified investment" status for registered accounts with effect from
The Northwater Market-Neutral Trust is a fund of hedge funds. Units are listed on The
For further information: Mohamed Khaki at Northwater Capital Management Inc. at (416) 360-5435
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