Semi-Annual Report 2006 the Pinnacle Program Funds the Pinnacle Portfolios
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Professional Investment Advice Semi-Annual Report 2006 The Pinnacle Program Funds The Pinnacle Portfolios Money Market Fund Pinnacle Short Term Income Fund Bond Funds Pinnacle Income Fund Pinnacle High Yield Income Fund Pinnacle American Core-Plus Bond Fund Real Estate Fund Pinnacle Global Real Estate Securities Fund Balanced Funds Pinnacle Strategic Balanced Fund Pinnacle Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund Canadian Equity Funds Pinnacle Canadian Value Equity Fund Pinnacle Canadian Mid Cap Value Equity Fund Pinnacle Canadian Growth Equity Fund Pinnacle Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund Foreign Equity Funds Pinnacle American Value Equity Fund Pinnacle American Mid Cap Value Equity Fund Pinnacle American Large Cap Growth Equity Fund Pinnacle American Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund Pinnacle International Equity Fund Pinnacle International Small to Mid Cap Value Equity Fund Pinnacle Global Equity Fund The Pinnacle Portfolios Pinnacle Balanced Income Portfolio Pinnacle Conservative Balanced Growth Portfolio Pinnacle Balanced Growth Portfolio Pinnacle Conservative Growth Portfolio Pinnacle Growth Portfolio ScotiaMcLeod: A Tradition of Trust The Pinnacle Program Funds and 1 and Performance The Pinnacle Portfolios For more than 75 years, ScotiaMcLeod has been 2006 Semi-Annual Report providing professional service and expert 2 Message to Clients investment advice to Canadians. In today’s Money Market Fund complex financial markets, 3 ) Pinnacle Short Term Income Fund that service and advice is more important than ever. Bond Funds At ScotiaMcLeod, we offer 5 ) Pinnacle Income Fund our clients the best of both 7 ) Pinnacle High Yield Income Fund worlds – the strength and 10 ) Pinnacle American Core-Plus Bond Fund security of one of Canada’s largest financial Real Estate Funds institutions; and the insight 17 ) Pinnacle Global Real Estate Securities Fund and personal attention of our well-respected advisors. Balanced Funds 19 ) Pinnacle Strategic Balanced Fund 24 ) Pinnacle Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund Canadian Equity Funds 26 ) Pinnacle Canadian Value Equity Fund 28 ) Pinnacle Canadian Mid Cap Value Equity Fund 30 ) Pinnacle Canadian Growth Equity Fund 32 ) Pinnacle Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund Foreign Equity Funds 34 ) Pinnacle American Value Equity Fund 36 ) Pinnacle American Mid Cap Value Equity Fund 38 ) Pinnacle American Large Cap Growth Equity Fund 40 ) Pinnacle American Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund 42 ) Pinnacle International Equity Fund 45 ) Pinnacle International Small to Mid Cap Value Equity Fund 49 ) Pinnacle Global Equity Fund The Pinnacle Portfolios 51 ) Pinnacle Balanced Income Portfolio 53 ) Pinnacle Conservative Balanced Growth Portfolio 55 ) Pinnacle Balanced Growth Portfolio 57 ) Pinnacle Conservative Growth Portfolio 59 ) Pinnacle Growth Portfolio 61 Notes to the Financial Statements Message to Clients 2 We are pleased to present you with the 2006 Semi-Annual Report for the Pinnacle Program Funds and The Pinnacle Portfolios. Most of the major global economic trends and investor sentiment from 2005 rolled into the beginning of 2006. The second quarter saw investors reacting to a variety of somewhat contradictory indicators regarding the global outlook for inflation, interest rates and economic growth overall. It is probable that volatility will continue to persist, at least over the short term, as investors re-assess their appetite for risk. While we don’t know what the future holds, what we do know is that regardless of which direction the markets take, a disciplined investment process, coupled with a focus on the long-term is essential for long-term investment success. The Pinnacle Program was designed with these two core principles at its foundation. The Program continues to provide clients such as yourself with the freedom and peace of mind of having daily investment decisions left in the hands of the professional money managers, selected by ScotiaMcLeod, who have been carefully chosen to manage the Pinnacle Funds. This disciplined investment management style allows each of our valued Pinnacle clients to have a portfolio that accounts for their risk tolerance and objectives – a combination that will generate returns to help you meet your long-term goals. As part of our ongoing efforts to reduce our Funds’ expenses, we are also pleased to announce that we are offering our unitholders the option to receive the Semi-Annual Report, Annual Report, and Annual and Interim Management Reports of Fund Performance (MRFP). These reports are now mailed only to those unitholders who request them. By providing this option to unitholders, it helps to create significant reductions in printing and postage costs, which in turn lowers the Funds’ expenses and may improve unitholder returns. Thank you for your continued support and for choosing the Pinnacle Program. We wish you all the best for a successful second half of 2006. Best regards, Hamish Angus Managing Director ScotiaMcLeod Pinnacle Short Term Income Fund 4 Statement of Net Assets as at June 30, 2006 (unaudited) Statement of Operations for the six month periods and December 31, 2005 (audited) ended June 30, (unaudited) June 30, December 31, 2006 2005 2006 2005 Investment Income Assets Interest $270,825 $315,589 Investments at market value $ 16,424,737 $ 18,527,853 Securities lending income 85 379 Cash 98,506 76,634 270,910 315,968 Subscriptions receivable 56,173 5,349 Accrued investment income 28,110 – Expenses Legal fees – 1,072 16,607,526 18,609,836 Audit fees 4,822 5,354 Liabilities Custody fees 248 6,440 Redemptions payable 47,867 66,195 Interest 170 32 Distributions payable 6,292 6,119 Filing fees 8,568 6,887 Accrued expenses 32,241 33,357 Unitholder reporting costs 5,772 3,865 86,400 105,671 Unitholder administration and service fees 21,374 18,993 Net assets representing unitholders’ equity $ 16,521,126 $ 18,504,165 40,954 42,643 Rebated and absorbed expenses (1,400) – Number of units outstanding 1,652,104 1,850,408 Net expenses 39,554 42,643 Net asset value per unit $ 10.00 $ 10.00 Net investment income (loss) 231,356 273,325 Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations $231,356 $273,325 Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations per unit $ 0.15 $ 0.11 Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the six month periods ended June 30, (unaudited) 2006 2005 Net Assets, Beginning of Period $18,504,165 $25,535,085 Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations 231,356 273,325 Distributions to unitholders Investment income (231,356) (273,325) 18,504,165 25,535,085 Unit Transactions: Proceeds from issue 7,232,316 8,995,675 Reinvested distributions 229,121 272,371 Payments on redemption (9,444,476) (8,790,459) (1,983,039) 477,587 Increase (decrease) in net assets (1,983,039) 477,587 Net Assets, End of Period $16,521,126 $26,012,672 Portfolio Advisor: Scotia Cassels Investment Counsel Limited -Percentages other than rates shown relate investments at market value to total net The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. assets of the Fund. Pinnacle Income Fund 5 Statement of Investment Portfolio as at June 30, 2006 (unaudited) Face Maturity Average Market Face Maturity Average Market Amount Issuer Date Cost ($) Value ($) Amount Issuer Date Cost ($) Value ($) Government of Canada (60.3%) 1,139,346 Toronto Hospital 5.64% 12/08/22 1,121,273 1,190,853 6,600,000 Government of Canada 2.75% 12/01/07 6,470,336 6,448,829 700,000 TransCanada PipeLines Limited 40,650,000 Government of Canada 3.75% 06/01/08 40,377,113 40,168,298 7.90% 04/15/27 734,489 873,826 25,700,000 Government of Canada 4.00% 09/01/10 25,795,770 25,242,540 300,000 TransCanada PipeLines Limited 2,200,000 Government of Canada 4.50% 06/01/15 2,191,200 2,187,790 8.21% 04/25/30 366,030 391,508 9,575,000 Government of Canada 5.25% 06/01/12 10,261,195 9,930,425 971,000 Union Gas Ltd. 10.75% 07/31/09 1,206,824 1,025,811 5,440,000 Government of Canada 5.25% 06/01/13 5,876,826 5,665,679 1,000,000 York Region District School 9,275,000 Government of Canada 5.50% 06/01/09 9,763,576 9,539,131 Board 6.55% 04/12/23 995,850 1,148,009 23,600,000 Government of Canada 5.75% 06/01/33 28,812,770 27,748,880 39,686,253 41,700,105 129,548,786 126,931,572 Total Bonds (91.0%) 193,112,945 191,696,042 Provincial Government (10.9%) Short Term Notes 1,000,000 Ontario School Boards (Schedule 1) (8.2%) 17,191,145 17,191,145 Financing Corp. 6.30% 09/22/10 996,410 1,061,802 Total Investments (99.2%) 210,304,090 208,887,187 6,650,000 Province of Ontario 5.60% 06/02/35 7,366,900 7,132,090 13,750,000 Province of Quebec 5.75% 12/01/36 15,514,596 14,870,473 Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.8%) 1,718,155 23,877,906 23,064,365 Total Net Assets (100.0%) 210,605,342 Corporate (19.8%) 200,000 1st Street Tower 7.77% 09/05/21 199,998 234,677 Net Asset Value Per Unit $10.38 300,000 407 International Inc. 5.96% 12/03/35 299,790 315,176 321,000 Alliance Pipeline LP 5.55% 12/31/23 321,000 326,668 Schedule 1 1,278,798 Alliance Pipeline LP 7.22% 12/31/25 1,278,798 1,476,530 Short-Term Notes 562,453 Blue Water Bridge Authority 6.41% 07/09/27 562,453 574,880 Face Maturity Average Market 800,000 British Columbia Ferry Services Amount Issuer Date Cost ($) Value ($) Inc.