Short Duration Corporate Bonds

Strategy Overview

Account Minimum: $250,000 | Launch of Strategy: June 1, 2004

The strategy is designed for investors interested in a shorter maturity profile which targets an allocation of 50% Investment Grade and 50% High Yield securities in one portfolio. A bottom-up approach identifies investment opportunities that represent the most attractive value with strong prospects for consistent income and growth. The overall average credit rating objective is Baa3 with a duration target of 3.

We access over 30 institutional broker/dealers seeking competitive bids and offerings. This trading network provides all of our clients with best pricing. A strict sell discipline is employed within the strategy.

Portfolio Statistics

(as of 12/31/2020)

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Resources

Diversified Approach

The objective is to provide a diversified approach to the corporate bond market that can perform in various environments within the context of a duration target of 3.

Enhanced liquidity & safety

By investing only in bonds with an initial issue size generally in excess of $100,000,000.

Shorter Maturity

A shorter maturity profile which blends a fixed allocation of 50% Investment Grade and 50% High Yield in one portfolio..

Diversified Portfolio

The portfolio is diversified across 20 – 30 equal weighted issues and generally limited to a maximum of 15% per industry group.

Low Turnover

A historical low turnover of the portfolio, on average under 60% per year.

Bottom Up Approach

A bottom-up approach identifies investment opportunities that represent the most attractive value with strong prospects for consistent income and growth.

Strategy Data

Calendar Year Returns (Gross)

Annualized Returns

(period ended 12/31/2020)

Risk Statistics

(period ended 12/31/2020)

Annualized Returns

(period ended 12/31/2020)

wdt_ID	Period	CAM Gross	CAM Net	Weighted Barclays Index

Risk Statistics

(period ended 12/31/2020)

wdt_ID	Period	Standard Deviation CAM SD	Standard Deviation Weighted Barclays Index	Sharpe Ratio CAM SD	Sharpe Ratio Weighted Barclays Index

Maturity Distribution

Duration Distribution

Industry Distribution

Credit Quality Distribution

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*Moody’s rating organization