Funds
Guinness Atkinson offers 6 no-load mutual funds for investors interested in the potential to capitalize on innovation and profound change.

Fund Performance
All performance data shows average annualized returns, except for periods of one year or less, which are actual returns.
MONTHLY PERFORMANCE THROUGH 6/30/2008   View Morningstar Ratings
Fund
Inception Date
Calendar YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception Expense Ratio
Alternative Energy Fund
3/31/2006
15.38% 7.93% n/a n/a n/a 4.66% 1.58% gross
1.64% net
Asia Focus Fund
4/29/1996
14.44% 1.35% 23.89% 25.89% 13.29% 4.67% 1.69%
Asia Pacific Dividend Fund
3/31/2006
4.06% 1.47% n/a n/a n/a 13.89% 2.09% gross
1.98% net
China & Hong Kong Fund
6/30/1994
20.73% 2.74% 23.02% 25.24% 15.84% 9.92% 1.44%
Global Energy Fund
6/30/2004
17.98% 34.98% 30.41% n/a n/a 37.33% 1.34% gross
1.37% net
Global Innovators Fund
12/15/1998
16.70% 13.33% 10.94% 11.52% n/a 4.68% 1.38% gross
1.44% net


QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE THROUGH 6/30/2008   View Morningstar Ratings
Fund
Inception Date
Calendar YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception Expense Ratio
Alternative Energy Fund
3/31/2006
15.38% 7.93% n/a n/a n/a 4.66% 1.58% gross
1.64% net
Asia Focus Fund
4/29/1996
14.44% 1.35% 23.89% 25.89% 13.29% 4.67% 1.69%
Asia Pacific Dividend Fund
3/31/2006
4.06% 1.47% n/a n/a n/a 13.89% 2.09% gross
1.98% net
China & Hong Kong Fund
6/30/1994
20.73% 2.74% 23.02% 25.24% 15.84% 9.92% 1.44%
Global Energy Fund
6/30/2004
17.98% 34.98% 30.41% n/a n/a 37.33% 1.34% gross
1.37% net
Global Innovators Fund
12/15/1998
16.70% 13.33% 10.94% 11.52% n/a 4.68% 1.38% gross
1.44% net


Performance data quoted represents past performance and 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 more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Funds may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Total returns reflect a fee waiver in effect and in the absence of this waiver, the total returns would be lower. Performance data does not reflect the 2% redemption fee for shares held less than 30 days and if deducted the fee would reduce the performance quoted.


Morningstar Ratings

MONTHLY RATINGS THROUGH 6/30/2008    
Fund Fund
Category
Overall 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year
Alternative Energy Fund Specialty-Natural Res N/A N/A N/A N/A
Asia Focus Fund Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk 3starstarstar
(86 funds)
4starstarstarstar
(86 funds)
4starstarstarstar
(67 funds)
2starstar
(55 funds)
Asia Pacific Dividend Fund Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk N/A N/A N/A N/A
China & Hong Kong Fund Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk 3starstarstar
(86 funds)
3starstarstar
(86 funds)
3starstarstar
(67 funds)
3starstarstar
(55 funds)
Global Energy Fund Specialty-Natural Res 3starstarstar
(153 funds)
3starstarstar
(153 funds)
N/A N/A
Global Innovators Fund Large Growth 4starstarstarstar
(1488 funds)
5starstarstarstarstar
(1488 funds)
4starstarstarstar
(1215 funds)
N/A

All of the Guinness Atkinson Funds have an expense cap in place and the advisor is contractually obligated to cap the total expenses at least through June 30, 2008.

The Funds invest in foreign securities which will involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility, and differences in accounting methods. The Funds are non-diversified meaning their assets may be concentrated in fewer individual holdings than diversified funds. Therefore, the Funds are more exposed to individual stock volatility than diversified funds. The Funds invest in smaller companies, which will involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility.

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Morningstar Ratings Disclosure

For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating™ based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in distribution percentages.)

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Guinness Atkinson Funds are offered to U.S. investors only. Shares of the Funds are currently offered only in the United States and are not available for sale in any jurisdiction other than the United States. The information on this website should not be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell shares of the Guinness Atkinson Funds in any jurisdiction where it would be unlawful under the securities law of that jurisdiction. While the Funds are no-load, management fees and other expenses still apply. Please refer to the prospectus for further details. Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.