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Fund Characteristics
as of 31 March 2012, unless otherwise noted (updated quarterly)

 

General Information
Net Asset Value Per Share   $11.37
£11.05
€11.06
Total Net Assets (millions)   $36.1
Fund Inception Date   1 December 2010
Total Expense Ratio   0.70%(a)
2011 Portfolio Turnover   31%
Minimum Investment $100,000
£100,000
€100,000
Base Currency   U.S. Dollar
Structure   UCITS
Domicile   Ireland
 
Asset Allocation
Share Classes   SEDOL ISIN
USD Accumulating Class   B520HN4   IE00B520HN47
GBP Accumulating Class   B50M4X1   IE00B50M4X14
EUR Accumulating Class   B50MWL5   IE00B50MWL50
Portfolio Characteristics   Fund   S&P 500
Number of Stocks   70   500
Median Market Capitalization (billions)   $22   $13
Weighted Average Market
Capitalization (billions)
  $78   $113
Price-to-Earnings Ratio(b)   11.0x   13.6x
Non-U.S. Stocks not in
the S&P 500(c)
  15.6%   0.0%
 
Sector
Diversification (%)
  Fund   S&P 500
Information Technology   20.8   20.5
Financials   19.9   14.9
Health Care   18.4   11.4
Consumer Discretionary   16.2   11.0
Energy 6.8 11.2
Industrials   6.7   10.6
Materials   3.6   3.4
Consumer Staples 2.5 10.8
Telecommunication Services   2.2   2.8
Utilities   0.0   3.4

ten largest holdings (%)
(d)
Fund
Wells Fargo & Co.   4.3
Capital One Financial Corp. 4.0
Comcast Corp.   4.0
Hewlett-Packard Co.   3.8
Merck & Co., Inc.   3.0
General Electric Co.   3.0
Time Warner, Inc.   2.8
Microsoft Corp. 2.7
Sanofi (France)   2.7
Pfizer, Inc.   2.6
   
   

(a) The Fund prospectus provides that for the fiscal periods ending 31 December 2011 and 2012, Dodge & Cox has voluntarily agreed to reimburse the Fund for all ordinary expenses to the extent necessary to maintain aggregate annual ordinary expenses at 0.70% of average daily net assets. Dodge & Cox may terminate or modify this agreement upon 30 days notice to Shareholders.
(b) Price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios are calculated using 12-month forward earnings estimates.
(c) Foreign stocks are U.S.-dollar denominated.
(d) The Fund's portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice. The mention of specific securities is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any particular security and is not indicative of Dodge & Cox's current or future trading activity.

The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. S&P 500® is a trademark of The McGraw-Hill Companies.

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