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Absolute Strategies I
Forum Funds (Absolute Strategies) 2 Portland Square Portland, ME, 04101
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FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Long-Short
Fund Family:Absolute Strategies
Net Assets:1.38B
Year-to-Date Return:17.30%
Yield:1.03%
Morningstar Rating:4 stars
Fund Inception Date:11-Jul-05
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Jay Compson
Lead Manager since 11-Jul-05
Compson is the principal and founder of Absolute Investment Advisers LLC since 2004. Prior to that, he was a portfolio manager and partner at Abington Capital LP. Before that, he was at Tucker Anthony Sutro, Inc. Previously Compson was at Lehman Brothers in New York where he analyzed business unit RAROC for the firm's executive committee to understand volatility in overall firm ROE and to diversify systemic risk exposures. He began his career as a mega-yacht and catastrophe underwriter for the Chubb Group.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$1,000,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:$1,000,000
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$1,000,000
Min Subsequent Investment:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$100
ASFIX can be purchased from 14 brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The fund may invest and trade in a wide range of instruments, markets and asset classes in U.S. and non-U.S., both developed and emerging markets. It may invest in equity and debt securities of companies of all sizes and without limit on the credit quality or maturity of debt securities. The fund is nondiversified.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (30-Jun-09): 0.06
Last Cap Gain (10-Dec-08): 0.35
Annual Holdings Turnover 133.00%
Average for Category: 347.16%
FEES & EXPENSES 
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Total Expense Ratio:1.82% 2.13%
Max 12b1 Fee:% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:% 5.48%
Max Deferred Sales Load:% 1.96%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 724$1,062
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 1,240$1,747
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 2,656$3,433
* Per $10,000 invested


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