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Global Value Fund

INVESTMENT OVERVIEW

Causeway Global Value Fund is constructed from an equity universe spanning developed markets including the United States. Eligible companies generally have market capitalizations greater than $750 million. The investment process is comprised of three stages: screening and initial analysis, fundamental research, and portfolio construction.

Our global investment philosophy is value-driven with a fundamentally based, bottom-up approach to stock selection. We believe that companies derive their value from the contribution of yield and profitable re-investment back into the company.

Our philosophy on risk management is simple. We believe risk is best measured by the volatility of a portfolio's returns, not its dispersion from a benchmark. In our view, investors are rewarded over the long term by a reduction in volatility. Our goal is to construct a portfolio that provides consistent long-term, risk-adjusted returns.

Causeway Global Value Fund is a fully invested, 35-55 stock portfolio, typically with a value bias. Sector and regional weights are by-products of our bottom-up approach to stock selection.

FUND FACTS as of 12/31/2011

 
INVESTOR CLASS
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
Ticker Symbol
CGVVX
CGVIX
CUSIP
14949P604
14949P307
Inception Date
1/31/2011
4/29/2008
Share Class Assets
$133k
$7.9m
Minimum Investment
$5,000
$1,000,000
Sales Charge
None
None
Net Expense Ratio
1.35%
1.11%
Gross Expense Ratio
3.82%
3.42%
Dividend Frequency
Annual
Annual
Capital Gain Frequency
Annual
Annual
 
INVESTOR
INSTITUTIONAL
Daily Price
as of 2/22/2012
$9.46 (-0.04)
$9.47 (-0.05)
YTD:
13.02 %
13.01 %

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The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth less than their original cost and current performance may be lower than the performance quoted.

DAILY PERFORMANCE as of 2/22/2012

Class
Share Price
Change
Year
To Date
Inception
Date
Investor
$9.46
-0.04
13.02 %
1/31/2011
Institutional
$9.47
-0.05
13.01 %
4/29/2008

MONTHLY PERFORMANCE as of 1/31/2012

Class
Year
To Date
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Investor
7.41 %
-0.43 %
N/A
N/A
-0.43 %
1/31/2011
Institutional
7.40 %
-0.17 %
26.78 %
N/A
-1.25 %
4/29/2008

QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE as of 12/31/2011

Class
Year
To Date
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Investor
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
-7.30 %
1/31/2011
Institutional
-1.31 %
-1.31 %
17.89 %
N/A
-3.18 %
4/29/2008

ASSET ALLOCATION as of 12/31/2011

ALLOCATION
Equity
98.7%
Cash
1.3%

TOP TEN HOLDINGS as of 12/31/2011

Security
Country
Industry
% of Total
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
United States
Health Care Equipment & Services
3.5
MICROSOFT CORP
United States
Software & Services
3.3
NOVARTIS AG-REG SHS
Switzerland
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
3.0
JGC CORP
Japan
Capital Goods
2.9
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
United States
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
2.8
REED ELSEVIER NV
Netherlands
Media
2.8
ROLLS-ROYCE GROUP PLC
United Kingdom
Capital Goods
2.8
AKZO NOBEL
Netherlands
Materials
2.7
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
Japan
Automobiles & Components
2.7
ORACLE CORP
United States
Software & Services
2.6

*Holdings are subject to change

CHARACTERISTICS as of 12/31/2011

Fund
MSCI WORLD
FY2 Price/Earnings
9.1
9.7
Price/Book Value
1.7
1.5
No. of Holdings
49
1632
Wtd Avg Mkt Cap (Mn $US)
39,279
59,213

SECTOR WEIGHTS as of 12/31/2011

% of Total
MSCI World
Industrials
24.1
10.7
Consumer Discretionary
21.0
10.4
Health Care
14.0
10.5
Information Technology
12.1
12.2
Financials
10.5
18.1
Energy
6.6
10.9
Materials
6.3
7.3
Consumer Staples
4.1
11.0
Telecommunication Services
0.0
4.6
Utilities
0.0
4.2
Cash
1.3
-

TOP TEN COUNTRIES as of 12/31/2011

% of Total
MSCI World
United States
39.4
50.9
United Kingdom
10.4
9.7
Japan
10.3
10.1
France
9.3
4.0
Switzerland
7.5
3.8
Netherlands
7.0
1.1
Germany
3.6
3.4
South Korea
3.5
0.0
Singapore
2.7
0.8
Hong Kong
2.5
1.2

PEFORMANCE REVIEW for the quarter ended 09/30/11

Global equities performed poorly in the third quarter of calendar 2011. Every industry group and every developed stock market was in the red. The lack of resolution to the euro sovereign debt crisis and the increasing prospect of a double-dip recession weighed on investor confidence. The Fund underperformed the MSCI World Index this quarter, primarily due to unfavorable stock selection and the resulting industry allocation, leading us to overweight two economically cyclical sectors: industrials and consumer discretionary. Furthermore, for US-based investors, international returns were negatively impacted by foreign currencies depreciating versus the US dollar. The World Index, measured in US dollars, underperformed World in local currency by 2% in the quarter. A “risk-off” mentality permeated markets globally: correlations rose dramatically, as evidenced by the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX), climbing into the mid-40s; emerging markets substantially underperformed developed markets; high-yield bond spreads widened; and commodity prices plunged. The flight-to-safety trade was on, sending yields on 10-year US Treasury bonds to the lowest level ever recorded. In this environment, economically defensive sectors (consumer staples, health care, and telecommunication services) significantly outperformed the most economically cyclical sectors (materials, financials, and industrials). Fund holdings in the transportation, capital goods, consumer services, commercial & professional services, and banks industry groups detracted the most from relative performance versus the World Index, while holdings in the food beverage & tobacco, consumer services, and health care equipment & services industry groups as well as an underweight to the diversified financials and materials industry groups contributed to relative performance. The largest single detractor from absolute return this quarter was parcel delivery company, PostNL (the Netherlands). Other notable top detractors to return included shipbuilder, Sembcorp Marine (Singapore), insurer, AXA (France), Unicredit (Italy’s largest bank - which was sold during the period) and global financial services company, UBS (Switzerland). One of the largest single positive contributors to absolute return this quarter was pharmacy benefit manager, Medco Health Solutions (US). Other notable top contributors to return included digital security firm, Gemalto (France), tobacco manufacturer, Altria Group (US), managed healthcare organization, Centene Corp (US), and airline, Singapore Airlines.

*Weights as of 9/30/11: PostNL (1.5%), Sembcorp Marine (1.3%), AXA (0.0%), Unicredit (0.0%), UBS (1.8%), Medco Health Solutions (0.0%), Gemalto (2.3%), Altria Group (2.0%), Centene Corp (0.0%), and Singapore Airlines (1.4%). Holdings are subject to change; additionally current and future holdings are subject to risk.

DIVIDENDS

INVESTOR CLASS (CGVVX)
2011
$0.8360
2010
$0.0000
2009
N/A
2008
N/A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS (CGVIX)
2011
$0.0959
2010
$0.0800
2009
$0.0793
2008
$0.1306

CAPITAL GAINS

SHORT-TERM CAPITAL GAINS
2011
$0.0000
2010
$0.0000
2009
$0.0000
2008
$0.0000
LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS
2011
$0.0000
2010
$0.0000
2009
$0.0000
2008
$0.0000

© Causeway Capital Management LLC 2011