Guinness Atkins Alternative Energy Fund

Mutual Fund	Symbol	Assets	Inception	Min. Investment	IRA Min. Investment	Morningstar Rating
Guinness Atkins Alternative Energy Fund	GAAEX	$63.8 million	2006	$5,000	$1,000

The Guinness Atkins Alternative Energy Fund’s strategy is longterm capital appreciation by investing in equity securities of companies involved in alternative energy or energy technology sectors. Their website sums it up, “Surging global energy demand. Limited production capacity. Rising costs. The environment. With powerful drivers like these, we believe that an alternative energy revolution is underway. The Alternative Energy Fund gives you an opportunity to participate in a global shift to alternative energy. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest in 40 to 60 stocks of global companies that derive more than 50% of their revenue from alternative energy or alternative energy technology.”

Top Ten Holdings as of June 30, 2009

Company	Percent of Assets
JA Solar Holdings Company	3.85%
Hansen Transmissions International	3.74%
EDF Energies Nouvelles SA	3.64%
Wacker Chemie AG	3.56%
Suntech Power Holdings	3.56%
Verbund	3.51%
EDP Renovaveis	3.39%
Novera Energy PLC	3.38%
SMA Solar Technology	3.35%
Vestas Wind Systems	3.31%

Archived Guiness Atkinson Alternative Energy Fund Data:
Top Ten Holdings as of May 31, 2010
Top Ten Holdings as of June 30, 2009