HOUSTON, Dec. 30, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Commonwealth International Series Trust announced that it has declared year-end distributions for all of the Funds in its family.
2005 YEAR-END FUND DISTRIBUTIONS
2005 Year-end Fund Distributions
Record Date for all Funds -- December 28, 2005
Ex-date, Pay Date, and Reinvest Date for all Funds --
December 29, 2005
Short Long Total
Term Term Distrib-
Ticker Ordinary Capital Capital utions Reinvest
Commonwealth Symbol Income Gains Gains Per Share Price
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Australia/
New Zealand
Fund CNZLX $0.4763 $0.1111 $0.6340 $1.2214 $15.37
Japan Fund CNJFX -- -- $0.0550 $0.0550 $4.54
Global Fund CNGLX $0.0247 -- $0.3444 $0.3690 $15.55
Real Estate
Securities
Fund CNREX $0.1079 $0.0039 -- $0.1119 $12.21
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Past performance does not guarantee future results. An investor's return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than their original cost.
The Funds are not diversified. The Funds invests in foreign country securities, which may involve economic, political and currency risk. These factors may affect the value of your investment. There are additional risks to investing in funds that lack industry diversification. A fund with high industry concentration (the Commonwealth Real Estate Securities Fund concentrates its investments in Real Estate Industry Companies) could entail greater risk than a fund with a more diversified holdings. For instance, market conditions, interest rates, or economic and regulatory developments can significantly affect an issuer, an industry, or even a group of related industries, more adversely than other securities in the market as a whole. Past performance does not guarantee future results. An investor's return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than their original cost.
A prospectus and current performance information for any Commonwealth Funds can be obtained by contacting the Fund at 888.345.1898. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks and charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Funds' Investment Advisor is FCA Corp (FCA). FCA is a registered Investment Advisor located at 5847 San Felipe, Suite 850, Houston, Texas 77057 and is distributed by Matrix Capital Group, Inc., New York, NY 10017.