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At Ashburton Investments, our approach is to understand our clients’ individual needs and to gain insight into the strategic investment challenges they face, in order to provide appropriate solutions to their investment challenges.

Ashburton TOP 40 FUND
(Previously the RMB Top40 Exchange Traded Fund)

• To provide investors with exposure to the South African equities market through the purchase of a JSE listed ETF. The Ashburton Top40 ETF invests in the 40 biggest companies listed on the JSE based on their market capitalisation.
• The aim of the Ashburton Top40 ETF is to provide returns linked to the performance of the FTSE/JSE Top40 Index. The ETF tracks the component equities of the index in proportion to the index weightings. The FTSE/JSE Top40 index contains 40 largest companies in terms of market capitalisation.The Ashburton Top40 ETF pays a quarterly distribution, which is made up of any dividends or interest earned from the underlying shares.

Ashburton Top40 Fund Performance (April 2016)

Cumulatrive / Quarterly FUnd Performance*	Ashburton Top40	FTSE/ JSE Top40
3 Months	6.55%	6.61%
6 Months	-2.57%	-2.50%
1 Year	-0.83%	-0.70%
3 Years	13.98%	14.24%
5 Years	12.55%	12.81%
Since launch 1/10/2008	16.18%	16.15%

Source: Ashburton Fact sheets - April 2016
(past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance)

* Returns include the re-investment of distributions and are net of fees
** Returns over 12-months have been annualised
*** Tracking error is defined as the difference in the fund’s total return performance and the total return performance
of the index. For periods greater than 12 months the tracking error is reported as an annualised percentage.

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Ashburton MidCap Exchange Traded Fund
(Previously the RMB MidCap Exchange Traded Fund)

• To provide investors with exposure to the South African equities market through the purchase of a JSE listed ETF. The Ashburton MidCap ETF invests in the 41st to the 100th largest companies on the JSE in terms of market capitalisation.
  The aim of the Ashburton MidCap ETF is to provide returns linked to the performance of the FTSE/JSE
  
• MidCap Index. The ETF tracks the component equities of the index in proportion to the index weightings. The FTSE/JSE MidCap index contains 60 largest companies listed on the JSE that are not included in the FTSE/JSE Top40 index in terms of market capitalisation. The Ashburton MidCap ETF pays a quarterly distribution to investors which is made up of any dividends or interest earned from the underlying shares.

Ashburton MidCap Fund Performance (April 2016)

Cumulatrive / Quarterly Fund Performance*	Ashburton MidCap ETF	FTSE/JSE MidCap Index
3 Months	20.73%	21.02%
6 Months	14.00%	14.03%
1 Year	4.28%	4.64%
2 Years**	12.75%	13.37%
3 Years**	14.16%	14.91%
Since launch (15/08/12)**	14.20%	15.09%

Source: Ashburton Fact sheets - April 2016
(past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance)
* Returns include the re-investment of distributions and are net of fees
** Returns over 12-months have been annualised
*** Tracking error is defined as the difference in the fund’s total return performance and the total return performance of the index. For periods greater than 12 months the tracking error is reported as an annualised percentage.

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Ashburton Inflation EXCHANGE TRADED FUND (ETF)
(Previously the RMB Inflation-X Exchange Traded Fund)

• To provide investors with a real rate of return above inflation (CPI), through exposure to a diversified portfolio of government inflation-linked bonds. The Ashburton Inflation ETF invests in bonds based on the value issued by National Treasury and the listed value on the JSE.
  
• The Ashburton Inflation ETF aims to track the performance of the Government Inflation-Linked Bonds Index (GILBx). GILBx is a weighted basket of South African government inflation-linked bonds. The ETF tracks the component bonds of the index in proportion to the index weightings. Inflation returns interest to investors
  quarterly. The initial amount invested in the ETF will increase in line with inflation, while paying real return distributions to investors.

Ashburton Government Inflation Linked Bond Fund Performance (April 2016)

Cumulatrive / Quarterly FUnd Performance*	Ashburton Inflation ETF	GILBx
3 Months	4.58%	4.72%
6 Months	4.09%	4.36%
1 Year	5.38%	5.88%
3 Years**	5.03%	5.51%
5 Years**	9.57%	10.09%
Since launch (19/05/09)**	9.118.86	9.43%

Source: Ashburton Fact sheets - April 2016
(past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance)

* Returns include the re-investment of distributions and are net of fees
** Returns over 12-months have been annualised
*** Tracking error is defined as the difference in the fund’s total return performance and the total return performance
of the index. For periods greater than 12 months the tracking error is reported as an annualised percentage.

click here for more Ashburton Government Inflation Linked Bond fund - information and how to apply

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