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Shenandoah MegaCap Strategy - Monthly and Cumulative Returns

The chart below and the table of returns and statistics following it can be downloaded
here: SAM MegaCap Simulation.xls

Returns and Statistics Table

MegaCap Simulation
Inception: 1/1/1997        
Beta                                                                        0.980        
AUM  Simulated Returns         
         
Periodic & Annualized MegaCap Backtest/Simulation MegaCap Simulation (Gross) MegaCap Simulation (Net) Russell Top200 Benchmark 90-Day T-Bill
1 Month   -7.55%   -8.40% 0.32%
3 Months   -7.78%   -7.86% 0.68%
YTD   -16.70%   -19.51% 2.18%
1Year (annualized) -20.59%   -22.00% 3.32%
3 Years (annualized) 0.41%   0.16% 4.33%
5 Years (annualized) 6.50%   4.33% 3.34%
Since Inception (annualized) 7.33%   4.98% 3.73%
Count (months) 141   141 141
Total Cumulative Return 129.58%   77.06% 53.84%
Annualized Monthly Volatility 16.97%   16.47% 0.53%
Mean Monthly Excess Return (vs. Benchmark) 0.19%      
Annualized Monthly Excess Return (vs. Benchmark) 2.35%      
Monthly Volatility of Excess Return (vs. Benchmark) 1.09%      
Annualized Monthly Volatility of Excess Return (vs. Benchmark) 3.85%      
Information Ratio              0.61      
Sharpe Ratio                0.21      
         
Annual MegaCap Backtest/Simulation AUM MegaCap Simulation (Gross) MegaCap Simulation (Net) Russell Top200 Benchmark 90-Day T-Bill
2008  Simulated Returns  -16.70%   -19.51% 2.18%
2007  Backtested Returns  4.28%   5.89% 5.09%
2006  Backtested Returns  16.52%   15.53% 4.78%
2005  Backtested Returns  5.42%   3.77% 3.01%
2004  Backtested Returns  14.91%   8.31% 1.42%
2003  Backtested Returns  30.37%   26.68% 1.04%
2002  Backtested Returns  -22.62%   -23.35% 1.63%
2001  Backtested Returns  -4.48%   -14.57% 3.47%
2000  Backtested Returns  -12.89%   -12.14% 6.17%
1999  Backtested Returns  18.76%   21.79% 4.86%
1998  Backtested Returns  33.42%   33.98% 5.02%
1997  Backtested Returns  40.79%   34.53% 5.33%
         
Monthly MegaCap Backtest/Simulation AUM MegaCap Simulation (Gross) MegaCap Simulation (Net) Russell Top200 Benchmark 90-Day T-Bill
Sep-08  Simulated Returns  -7.55%   -8.40% 0.32%
Aug-08  Simulated Returns  1.99%   1.18% 0.14%
Jul-08  Simulated Returns  -2.19%   -0.58% 0.22%
Jun-08  Simulated Returns  -6.83%   -8.44% 0.15%
May-08  Simulated Returns  1.58%   0.74% 0.04%
Apr-08  Simulated Returns  4.11%   4.41% 0.13%
Mar-08  Simulated Returns  -0.65%   -0.37% 0.36%
Feb-08  Simulated Returns  -3.48%   -3.36% 0.20%
Jan-08  Simulated Returns  -4.41%   -5.79% 0.60%
Dec-07  Backtested Returns  -0.92%   -0.79% 0.23%
Nov-07  Backtested Returns  -4.68%   -4.06% 0.57%
Oct-07  Backtested Returns  0.94%   1.80% 0.31%
Sep-07  Backtested Returns  3.40%   4.04% 0.41%
Aug-07  Backtested Returns  1.36%   1.87% 0.58%
Jul-07  Backtested Returns  -3.06%   -2.82% 0.37%
Jun-07  Backtested Returns  -1.13%   -1.76% 0.41%
May-07  Backtested Returns  3.45%   3.53% 0.46%
Apr-07  Backtested Returns  5.14%   4.37% 0.42%
Mar-07  Backtested Returns  1.33%   1.14% 0.47%
Feb-07  Backtested Returns  -2.12%   -2.48% 0.39%
Jan-07  Backtested Returns  0.94%   1.35% 0.36%
Dec-06  Backtested Returns  1.10%   1.81% 0.48%