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 12/31/2021)

wdt_ID	Name	Value
1	Average Maturity	4.20 yrs.
2	Duration	3.10
3	Coupon	3.83%
4	Yield to Maturity	2.75%
5	Current Yield	3.70%
6	Target Diversification	25-30 issues
7	Average Credit Target	BAA3

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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 12/31/2021)

Risk Statistics

(period ended 12/31/2021)

Annualized Returns

(period ended 12/31/2021)

wdt_ID	Period	CAM Gross	CAM Net	Weighted Bloomberg Index
1	YTD	2.12	1.85	2.24
2	1 Year	2.12	1.85	2.24
3	3 Years	5.86	5.56	6.08
4	5 Years	4.34	4.02	4.49
5	10 Years	3.48	3.15	4.70
6	Inception	4.31	3.94	5.40

Risk Statistics

(period ended 12/31/2021)

wdt_ID	Period	Standard Deviation CAM SD	Standard Deviation Weighted Bloomberg Index	Sharpe Ratio CAM SD	Sharpe Ratio Weighted Bloomberg Index
1	3 Yrs.	5.28	6.80	0.90	0.73
2	5 Yrs.	4.31	5.56	0.71	0.58
3	10 Yrs.	4.08	4.59	0.69	0.86
4	Inception	5.26	6.29	0.56	0.63

Maturity Distribution

Duration Distribution

Industry Distribution

Credit Quality Distribution

wdt_ID	Type	Value
1	Aaa	1.00
2	Aa	6.20
3	A	30.40
4	Baa	17.30
5	Ba	21.60
6	B	22.70
7	Caa	0.80
8	Ca	0.00
9	< C	0.00
10	NR	0.00

*Moody’s rating organization