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Portfolio Performance - Calendar Year


Pool Performance Summary



Because each Russell Sovereign Portfolio is customized to reflect individual investor needs and goals, there is an infinite number of portfolios. The samples that follow reflect possible allocations for Conservative, Moderate and Aggressive portfolios. The performance is based on the returns of the underlying pools (see below) and take into consideration periodic rebalancing. It is not representative of a unitholder's historical performance.

Model Portfolios
(Annualized to 10/31/2009, Net of all fees, Series A units*)

    3 Months   YTD   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years   Inception
Conservative   3.67   11.49   13.22   0.65   3.80   4.20   6.02
Moderate   4.31   13.88   12.81   -2.08   3.22   3.12   6.09
Aggressive   4.69   15.28   11.90   -4.45   2.54   2.07   6.04










Note: Your portfolio may differ from that of the sample portfolios. As a result, actual investor portfolio returns often vary. This difference is compounded by variables such as date of purchase and frequency of rebalancing to the original asset allocation. The sample portfolios are rebalanced on a quarterly basis. For a list of the historical allocations, please contact your investment professional.

Portfolio Performance - Calendar Year
(Calendar Years ending December 31, Net of all fees, Series A units*)

    2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001   2000   1999
Conservative   -11.64   0.88   8.1   8.58   6.71   9.63   -0.95   1.43   5.28   5.3
Moderate   -21.11   -0.06   11.9   11.3   7.74   12.18   -7.41   -2.3   2.91   12.13
Aggressive   -27.94   -0.98   14.88   13.33   8.41   13.93   -12.49   -5.55   1.25   17.74





Pool Performance Summary


Annualized Returns
(As of 10/31/2009, Net of fees, Series A units*)

RUSSELL SOVEREIGN POOL   3 Months   YTD   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years   Inception
Canadian Equity   1.94   24.01   14.40   -5.12   4.11   5.33   8.37
Fixed Income   2.90   10.04   16.00   5.58   5.32   6.10   5.94
Core Plus Fixed Income   3.36   9.72   14.82   --   --   --   5.99
US Equity   5.54   6.78   0.85   -9.84   -3.59   -6.20   2.69
Overseas Equity   7.15   8.68   8.71   -9.55   -0.46   -3.12   3.28
Emerging Markets   9.78   52.37   46.44   1.61   10.87   5.10   2.18
Global Equity   6.01   6.52   2.48   -9.70   -2.30   -4.93   -2.88
Money Market**   0.00   0.21   0.45   2.33   2.34   2.61   2.84





**Current Yield: 0.00%, Effective Yield: 0.00%,

Annual Returns
(Calendar Years ending December 31, Net of all fees, Series A units*)

RUSSELL SOVEREIGN POOL       2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001   2000   1999
Canadian Equity       -38.37   6.91   16.36   22.25   12.07   19.86   -15.05   -7.5   18.41   26.99
Fixed Income       3.79   2.86   3.09   5.35   5.72   6.91   8.81   7.34   7.46   -3.54
Core Plus Fixed Income       0.43   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --
US Equity       -28.34   -10.06   10.83   2.42   0.48   7.09   -25.3   -8.35   -12.82   4.5
Overseas Equity       -33.63   -6.81   23.68   8.2   7.5   8.31   -16.43   -17.33   -13.94   34.85
Emerging Mkts       -47.19   12.75   27.14   27   18.74   29.68   -10.21   -3.03   -31.21   39.98
Global Equity       -28.84   -10.31   16   5.37   3.91   8.81   -22.34   -13.7   -11.14   14.37
Money Market       2.56   3.66   3.11   1.89   1.56   2.12   1.68   3.85   4.79   4.15






Each Pool in the Russell Sovereign Investment Program® (other than Russell Diversified Monthly Income Portfolio and Russell Retirement Essentials Portfolio) offers Series A, B, E, F and O, units except for the Russell Canadian Dividend Pool which does not offer Series A. The Russell Diversified Monthly Income Portfolio offers E-5, E-7, I-5, I-7, F-5, F-7 and OS units. The Russell Retirement Essentials Portfolio offers B, E-5, E-6, E-7, I-5, I-6, I-7, F-5, F-6, F-7 and O units. The returns of each series of units may differ as a result of varying fees and expenses. Series A and B units have the same management fee. Your dealer is paid a trailer fee as compensation for providing services to you. Series F units (Fee-Based Securities) are available only to investors who participate in an eligible wrap or fee-for-service program. Fee Based Securities have a reduced management fee. We do not pay trailer fees to dealers for Fee Based Securities. Instead each investor negotiates a separate, ongoing fee that is paid directly to his or her dealer and is based on the market value of the investor's assets.

Series O and OS units generally are not sold to the public and are intended to be used in fund-on-fund investments and other wrap programs sponsored by us. These series also are available through us to large institutional investors and other accounts as we may determine from time to time on a case-by-case basis. Each investor in these series negotiates a separate fee that is paid by the investor directly to us.. No management fees are charged to the Pools with respect to the Series O and OS units. Instead, each Series O and OS investor negotiates a separate fee that is paid directly by the investor. Series E units are intended for large investors and as such, have a higher minimum investment and a lower trailer and management fee. For more information about our Pools please see Legal Information.

Series A units of Russell Canadian Equity Pool, Russell US Equity Pool, Russell Overseas Equity Pool and Russell Fixed Income Pool have been available since January 4, 1993. The Emerging Markets Equity Series A units have been available since January 29, 1997 and the Global Equity and Money Market Series A units have been available since January 22, 1998. With the exception of Russell Diversified Monthly Income Portfolio, Russell Retirement Essentials Portfolio and Russell Core Plus Fixed Income Pool, Series B and F units of all the pools have been available since December 19, 2000. Russell Core Plus Fixed Income Pool and the Series E units have been available since October 24, 2007. Russell Core Plus Fixed Income Pool has been available since October 24, 2007. Russell Retirement Essentials Portfolio has been available since March 14, 2008. Series F-5, F-7 and I-5 of Russell Diversified Monthly Income Portfolio have been available since October 27, 2005 and I-7 of Russell Diversified Monthly Income Portfolio has been available since November 4, 2004.

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

Unless otherwise noted, all the rates shown are for the period ending June 30, 2009. The rates shown are compounded yearly. They also include changes in unit value and all money that has been re-invested.

Data sources include: S&P/TSX Composite Index, DEX Universe Bond Index and DEX 30-day T-bills, Bank of Canada: Consumer Price Index, GIC's and Conventional Mortgages, Standard and Poor's 500 Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average, MSCI Regional, MSCI EAFE Indexes and MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

Note: The statement of investment portfolio may change due to ongoing portfolio transactions of the Pool. This list will be updated within 60 days of each quarter end.


Money Market Mutual fund securities are not covered by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or by any other government deposit insurer. There can be no assurances that the money market fund will be able to maintain its net asset value per security at a constant amount or that the full amount of your investment will be returned to you.

**The Current Yield is an annualized historical yield based on the seven-day period ended on October 31, 2009 and does not represent an actual one-year return. Effective Yield: 0.00% Effective Yield is an annualized historical yield based on the seven-day period ended on October 31, 2009 annualized by compounding the seven-day return and does not represent an actual one-year return.

Date of first publish: November 4, 2009

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