C ANADA’S #1
*As ranked by The Globe and Mail in the Alternative Strategies asset class in the 3 year category out of 510 funds. In the 1 year category the LP’s ranking is 4th. Ranking is subject to change every
month. See http://globefunddb.theglobeandmail.com/gishome/plsql/gis.fund_filter?pi_type=B
** The S&P 500 Index is shown in U.S. dollars rather than in Canadian dollars since the LP generally hedges its exposure to the U.S. dollar.
Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments. The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including
changes in unit value and reinvestment of all distributions and does not take into account sales, redemptions, distributions or optional charges or income taxes payable by any securityholder in respect
of a participating fund that would have reduced returns. Funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. The LP is not publicly offered. It is only
available under Offering Memorandum and other exemptions to investors who meet certain eligibility or minimum purchase requirements such as “accredited investors”. Information herein pertaining
to the LP is solely for the purpose of providing information and is not to be construed as a public offering in any jurisdiction of Canada. The Manager believes that the following risks may impact
performance of the LP: concentration, leverage, currency and exchange rate risk and equity risk. Please read the “Risk Factors” section in the Offering Memorandum for a more detailed discussion of the
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Portland would like to congratulate James Cole, SVP and Portfolio Manager, on
Portland Focused Plus Fund LP - Series M being ranked as
Canada’s #1 performing Alternative Strategies Fund for the three years
ended August 31, 2017 by globeinvestor.com*.
PERFORMING ALTERNATIVE
STRATEGIES FUND
-10%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
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R
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AG
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R
E
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(%)
S&P 500 Index Total Return Index US$**
100%
Portland Focused Plus Fund LP M
Aug
2013
Aug
2014
Aug
2015
Aug
2016
Aug
2017
S&P/ TSX Composite Total Return Index
120%
140%
160%
180%
200%
Cumulative Return Since
Inception for Series M Units
94.1%
191.4%
41.4%
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ANNUALIZED RETURNS (%) (as at August 31, 2017) 1 month 3 months 6 months 1 year 3 years Inception (Oct. 31, 2012)
Portland Focused Plus Fund LP Series A 1.5% 2.6% 6.5% 25.1% 17.1% 21.1%
Portland Focused Plus Fund LP Series F 1.6% 2.8% 7.0% 26.4% 18.2% 22.3%
Portland Focused Plus Fund LP Series M 1.7% 3.1% 7.9% 29.7% 20.5% 24.8%
Portland Focused Plus Fund LP Series P 1.6% 3.1% 7.5% 27.5% 19.3% 23.1%
S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index 0.7% -0.2% 0.3% 7.2% 2.1% 7.4%
S&P 500 Total Return Index (US$)** 0.3% 3.0% 5.7% 16.2% 9.5% 14.7%
