Intermediate Duration Bond Fund
The Intermediate Duration Bond Fund seeks above-average total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation
Primary Benchmark:
Barclays US Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index
Portfolio Management
Chris Harms
Cliff Rowe, CFA
Kurt Wagner, CFA, CIC
Total Fund Assets (as of 4/30/2013):
$85.6 million
Lipper Category:
Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds
Morningstar Category:
Intermediate-Term Bond
Strategy Highlights
- Fund aims to add value through strong security selection and sector allocation while seeking to minimize risk
- Emphasis on fundamental credit research to add value versus Treasurys in favorable market environments
- Looks to add value from all major sectors of the fixed income markets including mortgage-, commercial- and asset-backed securities
Investment Strategy
- At purchase securities must be rated investment grade
- May hold up to 10% of net assets in securities that are downgraded to below-investment subsequent to purchase
- Weighted average duration of the portfolio is generally 2-5 years, and is managed within a close range to the index
- Fund is 100% US dollar
About Risk
- Mutual funds that invest in bonds can lose their value. When interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall and vice versa. Credit risk (the risk that the issuer or borrower will fail to make timely payments of interest and/or principal) is heightened for lower rated or higher yielding fixed-income securities and lower rated borrowers. In addition, lower-rated debt securities may be subject to greater price volatility
- High yield securities are subject to a high degree of market and credit risk. In addition, the secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity which, in turn may adversely affect the value of these securities and the value of the fund
- Foreign investments involve special risks including greater economic, political and currency fluctuation risks, which may be even greater in emerging markets
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.1 For further detail regarding Minimum Initial Investment, please see the fund prospectus.
2 Unlike net expense ratio, gross expense ratio does not reflect any potential reimbursement/waiver of expenses, if any, as stated in the most recent Fund prospectus. Fund expenses and expense reductions are subject to change. Expense reductions are contractual; Class I shares are set to expire 1/31/2014, Class R on 1/31/2014 . Investors should consult the most recent prospectus for more detailed information.
3Unsubsidized 30-day SEC yield is calculated using the gross expenses of the fund. Gross expenses do not include any fee waivers or reimbursement.
The
Barclays US Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index includes securities which have a remaining maturity of 1-10 years and includes Treasuries (public obligations of the US Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year) and agencies (publicly issued debt of US Government agencies, quasi-federal corporations and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the US Government), as well as other publicly issued investment grade corporate and non-corporate debentures that meet specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements. Indexes are unmanaged and do not incur fees. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
Primary Benchmark: Barclays US Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index
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Year-to-Date Performance as of 5/24/2013 | | Class I | Class R |
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| | 0.28% | 0.20% | Month-End Performance as of 4/30/2013 Cumulative Total Return | Class I | Class R | Index |
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| 3 month | 1.33% | 1.27% | 1.25% | | Year-to-date | 0.95% | 0.87% | 0.89% |
Average Annualized Total Return | Class I | Class R | Index |
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| 1 Year | 4.54% | 4.28% | 3.23% | | 3 Years | 5.25% | 5.00% | 4.66% | | 5 Years | 6.78% | 6.51% | 4.90% | | 10 Years | 5.39% | 5.09% | 4.47% |
Quarter-End Performance as of 3/31/2013 Cumulative Total Return | Class I | Class R | Index |
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| 3 month | 0.19% | 0.22% | 0.26% | | Year-to-date | 0.19% | 0.22% | 0.26% |
Average Annualized Total Return | Class I | Class R | Index |
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| 1 Year | 4.68% | 4.52% | 3.53% | | 3 Years | 5.38% | 5.16% | 4.75% | | 5 Years | 6.62% | 6.38% | 4.61% | | 10 Years | 5.47% | 5.18% | 4.49% |
Gross Expense Ratio: (I) 0.51%, (R) 0.84%; Net Expense Ratio: (I) 0.40%, (R) 0.65% Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire 1/31/14. |
Lipper Rankings as of 4/30/2013 | | Class I | Class R |
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| 1 Year | 416/606 | 445/606 | | 3 Years | 429/540 | N/A | | 5 Years | 134/463 | N/A | | 10 Years | 94/319 | N/A | | Lipper Category: Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds |
Morningstar Rankings as of 3/31/2013 | | Class I | Class R |
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| 1 Year | 737/1157 | 772/1157 | | 3 Years | 723/1004 | 783/1004 | | 5 Years | 264/877 | 331/877 | | 10 Years | 182/605 | 245/605 | | Morningstar Category: Intermediate-Term Bond | Lipper and Morningstar rankings are based on total returns calculated by each ranking entity. Rankings do not take into account sales charges, if applicable, but include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. |
Prior to the inception of Retail Class shares (5/28/10), performance is that of Institutional Class shares, restated to reflect the higher net expenses of Retail Class shares.
Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Total return and value will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any.
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Monthly as of 4/30/2013
| Characteristics | |
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| Number of Issues | 241 | | Average Maturity | 4.62 | | Weighted Average Duration | 3.90 | | Annual Turnover (9/30/2012) | 82% |
| Currency Distribution | |
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| U S Dollars | 100.00% |
| Duration Distribution | |
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| Less than 1 Yr. | 16.47% | | 1 to 3 Yrs. | 18.50% | | 3 to 5 Yrs. | 34.26% | | 5 to 7 Yrs. | 18.04% | | 7 to 10 Yrs. | 11.28% | | 10 Yrs. or more | 0.38% | | Cash & Equiv | 1.07% |
Top Ten Holdings as of 4/30/2013 | % Assets |
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| U S TREASURY NOTES | 3.9% | | U S TREASURY NOTES | 3.4% | | U S TREASURY NOTES | 2.9% | | U S TREASURY NOTES | 2.5% | | FHMS K710 A2 | 1.8% | | U S TREASURY NOTES | 1.7% | | GSMS 2013-KYO A 144A W/O RTS | 1.4% | | FHMS K711 A2 | 1.4% | | U S TREASURY NOTES | 1.3% | | FHMS K708 A2 | 1.3% | | Total | 21.5% | |
| Sector Distribution | |
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| Investment Grade Credit | 42.59% | | MBS | 17.61% | | US Treasury | 17.01% | | ABS | 10.98% | | CMBS | 8.83% | | High Yield Credit | 1.20% | | MUNI | 0.49% | | US Agency | 0.21% | | Cash & Equivalents | 1.07% |
| Country Distribution | |
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| United States | 90.40% | | Canada | 3.06% | | United Kingdom | 1.85% | | Australia | 0.97% | | Luxembourg | 0.78% | | Spain | 0.64% | | Supranational | 0.49% | | France | 0.47% | | Netherlands | 0.46% | | Other | 0.86% |
| Maturity Distribution | |
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| Less than 1 Yr. | 6.80% | | 1 to 3 Yrs. | 19.43% | | 3 to 5 Yrs. | 37.69% | | 5 to 7 Yrs. | 16.49% | | 7 to 10 Yrs. | 16.32% | | 10 Yrs. or more | 2.21% | | Cash & Equiv | 1.07% |
| Credit Quality | |
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| Govt/Agency | 34.25% | | Aaa | 17.58% | | Aa | 8.76% | | A | 23.89% | | Baa | 13.23% | | Ba | 0.48% | | B | 0.22% | | Caa & Lower | 0.10% | | Not Rated | 0.43% | | Cash & Equiv | 1.07% |
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Credit Quality reflects the highest credit rating assigned to individual holdings of the fund among Moody's, S&P or Fitch ratings are subject to change. The Fund's shares are not rated by any rating agency and no credit rating for Fund shares is implied.
Cash & Equivalents reflects unsettled trades, fees and derivatives. Negative Cash & Equivalents reflect the market value of future trade commitments for the fund. In the Sector, Duration and Maturity distributions, the calculations are based on the specific traits of each security related to that distribution, which can result in variations of the Cash & Equivalents weightings.
Due to rounding, quality, maturity, sector, currency, country and duration totals may not equal 100.00%.
Both duration and maturity for equity securities are deemed to be zero.
Quarterly as of 3/31/2013
| Characteristics | Fund | Index |
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| Number of Issues | 236 | 4592 | | Average Maturity | 4.64 | 4.16 | | Weighted Average Duration | 3.92 | 3.82 | | Annual Turnover (9/30/2012) | 82% | |
| Currency Distribution | Fund | Index |
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| U S Dollars | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Duration Distribution | Fund | Index |
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| Less than 1 Yr. | 14.91% | 2.61% | | 1 to 3 Yrs. | 19.25% | 40.54% | | 3 to 5 Yrs. | 37.43% | 30.54% | | 5 to 7 Yrs. | 14.07% | 15.66% | | 7 to 10 Yrs. | 12.83% | 10.65% | | 10 Yrs. or more | 0.37% | 0.00% | | Cash & Equiv | 1.15% | 0.00% |
Top Ten Holdings as of 3/31/2013 | % Assets |
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| U S TREASURY NOTES | 5.1% | | U S TREASURY NOTES | 3.4% | | U S TREASURY NOTES | 2.9% | | U S TREASURY NOTES | 2.6% | | U S TREASURY NOTES | 2.1% | | FHMS K710 A2 | 1.7% | | GSMS 2013-KYO A 144A W/O RTS | 1.4% | | FHMS K711 A2 | 1.3% | | U S TREASURY NOTES | 1.3% | | U S TREASURY NOTES | 1.3% | | Total | 23.3% | |
| Sector Distribution | Fund | Index |
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| Investment Grade Credit | 42.96% | 35.04% | | US Treasury | 19.21% | 57.20% | | MBS | 17.21% | 0.00% | | ABS | 10.12% | 0.00% | | CMBS | 8.25% | 0.00% | | High Yield Credit | 0.88% | 0.00% | | US Agency | 0.21% | 7.75% | | Cash & Equivalents | 1.15% | 0.00% |
| Country Distribution | Fund | Index |
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| United States | 91.25% | 88.28% | | Canada | 2.72% | 1.86% | | United Kingdom | 1.96% | 1.12% | | Australia | 0.97% | 0.56% | | Mexico | 0.65% | 0.53% | | Supranational | 0.49% | 2.58% | | Luxembourg | 0.48% | 0.00% | | France | 0.47% | 0.39% | | Netherlands | 0.46% | 0.36% | | Other | 0.55% | 4.32% |
| Maturity Distribution | Fund | Index |
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| Less than 1 Yr. | 5.73% | 0.89% | | 1 to 3 Yrs. | 21.23% | 39.13% | | 3 to 5 Yrs. | 35.03% | 29.14% | | 5 to 7 Yrs. | 19.64% | 14.93% | | 7 to 10 Yrs. | 16.31% | 15.91% | | 10 Yrs. or more | 0.91% | 0.00% | | Cash & Equiv | 1.15% | 0.00% |
| Credit Quality | Fund | Index |
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| Govt/Agency | 35.35% | 66.66% | | Aaa | 16.87% | 2.50% | | Aa | 7.31% | 3.98% | | A | 23.37% | 14.17% | | Baa | 14.04% | 12.69% | | Ba | 0.48% | 0.00% | | B | 0.22% | 0.00% | | Caa & Lower | 0.10% | 0.00% | | Not Rated | 1.11% | 0.00% | | Cash & Equiv | 1.15% | 0.00% |
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Credit Quality reflects the highest credit rating assigned to individual holdings of the fund among Moody's, S&P or Fitch ratings are subject to change. The Fund's shares are not rated by any rating agency and no credit rating for Fund shares is implied.
Cash & Equivalents reflects unsettled trades, fees and derivatives. Negative Cash & Equivalents reflect the market value of future trade commitments for the fund. In the Sector, Duration and Maturity distributions, the calculations are based on the specific traits of each security related to that distribution, which can result in variations of the Cash & Equivalents weightings.
Due to rounding, quality, maturity, sector, currency, country and duration totals may not equal 100.00%.
Both duration and maturity for equity securities are deemed to be zero.