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Performance
04-30-13

Total ReturnCategory Average
Total Return 38.5 15.7 -3.0 13.3 6.7
Category Average 37.8 18.2 -1.0 12.3 8.1
Assets for Each Yr* 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.2 5.7
*billions

Trailing Returns %
04-30-13

  YTD 3 Year 5 Year    
Fund Family 6.72 8.17 3.16

Key Stats
04-30-13

Total Assets* Min. Investment Load (% of Assets) No Load (% of Assets)
5,720 $4,000 29.3 70.7
Asset Class Score % of Assets Expense Ratio % Expense Rating
Domestic Stock 2.8 1.85 1.17 Average
International Stock 2.2 12.64 1.51 Average
Municipal Bond --- --- --- ---
Taxable Bond 2.9 22.59 1.51 Above Avg
*Doesn't include money market assets.

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Portfolio Analysis

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Asset Allocation %
Cash 5.1
Stocks 51.6
Bonds 34.4
Other 8.9
Annual Turnover % 227
% Assets in Top 10 4.4
 
Sector Breakdown (% of stocks) 
Sensitive 18.6
Communication Services 2.3
Energy 3.6
Industrials 9.7
Technology 3.1
Cyclical 48.4
Basic Materials 2.9
Consumer Cyclical 5.8
Financial Services 5.7
Real Estate 34.0
Defensive 6.7
Consumer Defensives 2.5
Healthcare 2.0
Utilities 2.2

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YTD Return through 05-23-13

  Sector YTD Return % % Net Assets  
  Stag Industrial, Inc. RealEstate 29.99 0.81
  Hospitality Properties Trust RealEstate 37.66 0.73
  Retail Properties of American Inc RealEstate 23.94 0.42
  Spirit Realty Capital Inc RealEstate 22.40 0.41
  Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. RealEstate 8.58 0.41
  Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. RealEstate 40.15 0.38
  Associated Estates Realty Corp. RealEstate 15.01 0.33
  Chatham Lodging Trust RealEstate 28.35 0.33
  BioMed Realty Trust Inc* RealEstate 16.01 0.29
  Excel Trust, Inc. RealEstate 17.21 0.29
  Lexington Realty Trust RealEstate 24.21 0.26
  AmREIT Inc RealEstate 15.57 0.24
  Mack-Cali Realty Corp RealEstate 7.85 0.23
  Winthrop Realty Trust, Inc. RealEstate 19.21 0.19
  Sun Communities RealEstate 33.07 0.18
  Whitestone REIT Class B RealEstate 25.05 0.16
  Senior Housing Properties Trust RealEstate 22.63 0.15
  CommonWealth REIT RealEstate 33.33 0.15
  Simon Property Group Inc* RealEstate 11.26 0.13
  Chimera Investment Corporation RealEstate 26.05 0.11
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Best 5-Year Relative Performance | More
05-23-13

Fund Name 5-Yr Rank Analyst Report
Forward Credit Analysis Long/Short Instl 1 04-18-12
Forward Select Income A 5 ---
Forward Investment Grade Fxd-Inc Instl 18 ---
Forward Emerging Markets Instl 32 ---
Forward High Yield Bond Institutional 43 ---

Worst 5-Year Relative Performance | More
05-23-13

Fund Name 5-Yr Rank Analyst Report
Forward Small Cap Equity Investor 99 07-17-09
Forward Multi-Strategy Institutional 97 ---
Forward Real Estate Long/Short A 95 ---
Forward International Small Co Instl 94 07-06-10
Forward Global Infrastructure A 92 ---

Lowest Expenses | More
05-23-13

Fund Name Expense Ratio Analyst Report
Forward Income & Growth Allocation I 0.19 ---
Forward Balanced Allocation Instl 0.25 ---
Forward Growth & Inc Allocation Instl 0.25 ---
Forward Growth Allocation Instl 0.26 ---
Forward Multi-Strategy Institutional 0.50 ---

Highest Expenses | More
05-23-13

Fund Name Expense Ratio Analyst Report
Forward Managed Futures Strategy C 3.13 ---
Forward Global Credit Long/Short C 2.99 ---
Forward Tactical Enhanced A 2.40 ---
Forward Select EM Dividend C 2.39 ---
Forward Tactical Growth C 2.32 05-21-12

Longest Manager Tenure | More
05-23-13

Fund Name Manager Name Average Manager Tenure
Forward High Yield Bond Institutional Steven S. Michaels 13
Forward Real Estate Long/Short A Joel S. Beam 6
Forward Select Income A Joel S. Beam 6
Forward Investment Grade Fxd-Inc Instl Chris P. Dialynas 5
Forward Global Infrastructure A Joel S. Beam 5

Shortest Manager Tenure | More
05-23-13

Fund Name Manager Name Average Manager Tenure
Forward Tactical Enhanced A Jim O'Donnell 1
Forward Emerging Markets Instl Bruce R. Brewington 1
Forward Managed Futures Strategy C Paul Broughton 1
Forward Endurance Long/Short Instl Jim O'Donnell 1
Forward Global Credit Long/Short C David C. Hinman 2

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