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CIVILIAN PENSION BOARD AGENDA
NOVEMBER 13, 2014 - 9:00 A.M.
CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM
15 LOOCKERMAN PLAZA
DOVER, DELAWARE
Public comments are welcomed on any item and will be permitted at appropriate
times. When possible, please notify the City Clerk (736-7008 or e-mail at
CityClerk@dover.de.us) should you wish to be recognized.
AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
1. Adoption of Minutes - Civilian Pension Board Meeting of August 14, 2014
2. Organizational Issues - Election of Chair
(This item was deferred during the Board meeting of August 14, 2014)
3. Quarterly Performance Review - (Quarter Ending September 30, 2014) (Milliman, Inc.)
(Staff recommends acceptance of the report)
4. Update on Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) (Milliman, Inc.)
5. Adjournment by 9:55 a.m.
TO ASSURE THAT THERE WILL BE A QUORUM,
PLEASE RSVP BY CONTACTING THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE
BY EMAIL AT CITYCLERK@DOVER.DE.US OR BY CALLING 736-7008
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE
THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
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CIVILIAN PENSION BOARD
The Civilian Pension Board meeting was held on August 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m with Mr. Koenig
presiding until Chairman Lynn’s arrival at 9:03 a.m. Members present were Mr. Blakeman,
Mr. Clendaniel, Mrs. Tieman, and Mrs. Mitchell. Mr. Anderson was absent.
AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
Mr. Blakeman moved for approval of the agenda as presented, seconded by Mrs. Tieman and
unanimously carried.
Approval of Minutes - Civilian Pension Board Meeting of May 1, 2014
Mr. Blakeman moved for approval of the minutes of the Civilian Pension Board Meeting of
May 1, 2014, seconded by Mrs. Mitchell and unanimously carried.
Organizational Issues - Election of Chair
Mr. Blakeman requested that this item be deferred until the next meeting, seconded by
Mr. Clendaniel and unanimously carried.
Quarterly Performance Review (Quarter Ending June 30, 2014)/Investment Manager
Recommendations (Milliman, Inc.)
Mr. Jeff Marzinsky, Principal and Employee Benefits Consultant, Milliman, Inc., reviewed the Board
Meeting Notes dated August 14, 2014, noting that the plan had approximately $34.4M in assets. He
stated that the net return was approximately 4.08% for the quarter, which was in line with the
performance benchmark of 4.08%, and that the plan was also in line with allocation targets. He
explained that the plan is rebalanced at least on a quarterly basis to its targets. Referring to Page 2
of the Board Meeting Notes, Mr. Marzinsky indicated that the Vanguard Prime Cap Fund had been
closed to new investments; therefore, it was recommended to rebalance to different investments
within the plan. He explained that this would be discussed later in the meeting. In addition, the
Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund had shown underperformance and changes were recommended.
Mr. Marzinsky reviewed the Quarterly Investment Monitor - Summary Report for the Quarter
Ending June 30, 2014. Referring to Page 3 - Market Indices - 2nd Quarter 2014, he advised members
that equity markets had generally been performing well for the quarter and year to date, with some
recent volatility but positive returns. Since the beginning of the year, interest rates had reduced
slightly, which had helped bond investments, and bond returns for the quarter had been very good.
Mr. Marzinsky stated that there had been some volatility in the market; however, the portfolio was
diversified across fixed income, cash, and equity investments and could weather some volatility. He
noted that there were good economic reports domestically and internationally, the Federal Reserve
had committed to keeping interest rates low, and unemployment was down to the 6% range after
being in the double digits a couple of years ago.
In reference to Page 9 - Asset Allocation, Mr. Marzinsky explained that Wells Fargo manages the
Fund’s cash assets in a money market fund from which monthly benefit payments are made. Other
assets are allocated among bond and equity investments. He stated that the asset allocation was in
line with the targets set in the investment policy in 2013.
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Referring to Page 10 - Investment Policy Review - Active Management, Mr. Marzinsky reviewed
the performance of the plan, explaining that this report revealed whether managers were making
proactive and strategic decisions. He indicated that the Return Rank could range from 0 - 99, with
0 being the best rank. The Excess Return showed the return of the fund compared to the return of
the index, with a positive number indicating that the fund was exceeding the index and a negative
number trailing the index. The Relative Standard Deviation reflected the volatility of the fund
compared to the index, and higher numbers reflected greater risk than the market index.
Mr. Marzinsky stated that Alpha and Sharpe measures indicated manager effectiveness compared
to others in their categories, with a lower number reflecting better performance. He noted that the
Ivy High Income I Fund ranked in the top 1% of all income funds in its category. Mr. Marzinsky
stated that the majority of funds were doing very well compared to their peers and indexes on a risk-
adjusted basis and in terms of manager effectiveness. He pointed out that the Vanguard Morgan
Growth Admiral Fund reflected the beginning of a trend of underperformance and was trailing its
peer group and index in the Excess Return column. It was also taking on more risk than other funds
in its category, as reflected by Standard Deviation. This fund also ranked in the bottom quarter and
bottom half, respectively, in Alpha and Sharpe rankings over a three (3) year period and was starting
to trail over a five (5) year period. He explained that the Vanguard Morgan Growth Admiral Fund
was composed of 75% large cap stocks and 25% small-to-mid cap funds. Mr. Marzinsky stated that
Milliman, Inc. recommended replacing this fund with two (2) index funds.
Responding to Mrs. Mitchell regarding the length of time that Vanguard Morgan Growth Admiral
Fund had been included in the City’s portfolio, Mr. Marzinsky indicated that this fund was included
by the City’s prior financial advisor.
In response to Mrs. Mitchell regarding the cost to purchase the fund, its value, and if there would be
a loss of the City’s investments if this fund were sold, Mr. Marzinsky stated that he anticipated that
a gain would be realized if these investments were sold.
Mr. Marzinsky recommended removing the Vanguard Morgan Growth Admiral Fund and investing
75% of the balance in the Vanguard Growth Index Fund and 25% in the Vanguard Mid Cap Index
fund, which would place these investments in the market in a similar asset allocation. Since the
Vanguard Morgan Growth Admiral Fund was not exceeding the market index, it would be better to
invest in index funds.
In reference to Page 12 - Investment Option Return Summary, Mr. Marzinsky stated that the three (3)
month return exceeded the employee plan policy index, and the year-to-date gross return was 7.06%,
versus the policy index of 6.67%. Although the fund trailed the policy index slightly over the last
year, Mr. Marzinsky reminded members that some cash had been held in the plan over the summer
last year; however, over three (3) and five (5) year periods, it was performing adequately. He
reminded members that Milliman, Inc. became the City’s investment manager approximately two (2)
to three (3) years ago, so the report reflected returns under the prior advisor. In the near term, he
indicated that the fund was doing well and was in line with the policy index and the asset allocations
established.
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Mrs. Tieman moved that the Civilian Pension Fund’s investments be removed from the
Vanguard Morgan Growth Admiral Fund and 75% of the balance be invested in the
Vanguard Growth Index Fund and 25% in the Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund, as
recommended by Milliman, Inc., seconded by Mr. Blakeman and unanimously carried.
Annual Review of Investment Policy
Members reviewed the proposed Investment Policy Statement - City of Dover Employees Pension
Plan - August 2014. Mrs. Donna Mitchell, Controller/Treasurer, advised members that she had
compared this document with the current investment policy, as well as the draft policy that was
provided to members during their meeting held on May 1, 2014. She felt that the current draft was
much more streamlined and clear.
Mr. Marzinsky reviewed the proposed Investment Policy Statement - City of Dover Employees
Pension Plan - August 2014. He explained that an investment policy is an instruction manual to be
used by the Board to make decisions regarding selecting funds, developing asset allocation, and
monitoring funds. He noted that the review of the fund’s return rank, risk-adjusted returns, and
Alpha and Sharpe measures were written into the investment policy.
Referring to Objective #5 on Page 3 - II. Statement of Objectives, Mr. Marzinsky explained that a
Liability Driven Investment (LDI) strategy would take movements in interest rates into
consideration, noting that the inverse relationship between interest rates and the value of liabilities
affects the funded status of the plan. In an LDI strategy, it is attempted to have some exposure to
interest rates that will help offset the losses or gains in the plan liabilities.
Mrs. Mitchell questioned if the City’s unfunded liability was considered in relation to the LDI
strategy. Responding, Mr. Marzinsky stated that the duration is considered in this regard. The
annual projected cash flows are developed from the actuarial valuation of the plan, and the duration
is then determined based on those cash flows. He advised members that the duration measured for
the plan was approximately 18 years, which was a somewhat long duration and would be more
affected by small movements in interest rates. Mr. Marzinsky stated that Milliman attempts to
consider liability shifts to some degree; however, since the funded status of the plan is 40% - 50%,
it is desired to have some equity growth.
Referring to Objective #7, “Establish policies based on total return and expected projected payouts
rather than current income,” Mrs. Mitchell questioned whether the “policies” mentioned were
policies outside of the Investment Policy Statement or policies included within the document.
Responding, Mr. Marzinsky explained that an expected return is developed for each asset category,
e.g., short-term bonds may have an expected return of 2% per year over the next ten years. An asset
allocation policy is then developed using this expected total return and projected payouts.
Mr. Blakeman questioned the phrase “terminate the plan” included in Objective #9, and suggested
adding language to indicate that if the plan were fully funded, the City could discontinue making
payments into the plan. As currently stated, Mr. Blakeman felt that the objective seemed to indicate
that the City could terminate the plan.
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Mrs. Mitchell moved to amend Section II. Statement of Objectives, Item #9 to read as follows:
“Attain a funded status such that the employer has the option to discontinue contributions to
the plan if deemed appropriate and fully funded.” The motion was seconded by Mr. Blakeman
and unanimously carried.
In regard to Page 7 - Section IV. Investment and Allocation Policy - Risk Tolerances, Mrs. Mitchell
referred to Item #2, which indicated that extending durations in the fixed income portion of the Plan
assets should be considered. She questioned if this was a recommendation within the Investment
Policy Statement or if this would be discussed in regard to asset allocation and would change each
time the policy was reviewed. Responding, Mr. Marzinsky stated that this was not a driver of the
investment policy but referred to considering the duration of the benefit payments in developing the
asset allocation.
Mrs. Mitchell questioned if there would be a recommendation for a longer duration based on new
asset allocations. Responding, Mr. Marzinsky estimated that the duration of plan assets as a whole
was approximately two (2) to three (3) years, whereas the duration of the liabilities was
approximately 18 years. For this reason, the plan was in a capital appreciation mode and the goal
was to focus on improving the funded status rather than managing interest rate sensitivity of plan
assets.
Mr. Marzinsky explained that the body of the Investment Policy Statement contained the operational
goals and objectives for the Board. The actual plan asset allocation was included as Appendix A to
the body of the Investment Policy Statement. In this way, the Board could approve the body of the
investment policy and only change Appendix A as needed.
Mrs. Mitchell moved to approve the Investment Policy Statement, as amended (Attachment #1),
seconded by Mr. Blakeman and unanimously carried.
Mr. Marzinsky reviewed the City of Dover, Delaware General Employee Pension Plan Asset
Allocation Study dated July 2014 that was included with the Quarterly Investment Monitor -
Summary Report for the Quarter Ending June 30, 2014. He reminded members that at the previous
meeting held on May 1, 2014, members discussed the asset allocation and actual return of the plan.
Referring to Page 2 - Optimization Input Review, Mr. Marzinsky explained that Milliman, Inc.
develops an expected return over the next several years based on market forecasts for the different
asset categories, e.g., short-term bonds over the next five (5) to 10 years will have on average a
2.25% return. An expected level of risk or volatility is also projected, as indicated under Annual
Standard Deviation. For example, U.S. Large Growth investments were expected to yield 8.9% over
the next ten years or so on average, but were expected to be somewhat risky due to the Annual
Standard Deviation of 21.20, indicating that these investments could go up or down an additional
21%.
In reference to Page 3 - Input Correlation, Mr. Marzinsky stated that the correlation reflected how
closely one (1) investment moves with another investment, with 1.0 being an exact correlation. He
emphasized that this helps to attain portfolio diversification, noting that it is important to look at not
only the expected return and risk but how closely each of the returns move together.
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Referring to Page 4 - Individual Constraints and Group Constraints, Mr. Marzinsky explained that
minimum and maximum constraints were also put on the model to ensure diversification within the
portfolio.
In reference to Page 5 - Portfolio Options, Mr. Marzinsky noted that the fifth column reflected the
Current Portfolio Allocation, which was approximately 61% stocks and 39% fixed income. He
stated that this was a conservatively balanced, middle-of-the-road portfolio with an expected annual
return of approximately 6.61%. He noted that the performance of the plan over the last year was
approximately 14%; therefore, the managers exceeded expectations for the year with an expected
volatility of 11.993. Mr. Marzinsky stated that the goal for the Board was to determine if they
wished to maintain the approximate 60/40 portfolio or attempt to obtain a better return on
investments by selecting an alternative Sample Portfolio. He noted that fixed income exposure could
be reduced, as indicated in Sample Portfolio #1, which would increase the expected return on
average to 7%. The standard deviation would increase slightly to 13.152, which would create the
potential for a return ranging from approximately -6% to approximately 20%, therefore the risk
would also increase. He noted that the most dramatic change would be Sample Portfolio #3, with
approximately 80% stocks and 20% fixed income. This would significantly increase both the
expected return and the expected risk.
Noting her recollection that the actuarial assumption for the plan was approximately 7.5%,
Mrs. Mitchell commented that the most aggressive sample option had an expected return of 7.85%,
although she was unsure if this would be too aggressive. She requested the Board’s input.
Mr. Blakeman indicated that he did not feel that making a change would be wise at this time, noting
that investments were doing well.
Mrs. Tieman suggested that Sample Portfolio #1 be adopted, noting that the current expected return
was not attaining the actuarial assumption. Mrs. Tieman indicated that Sample Portfolio #1 would
allow for a gain of approximately 0.5% without much more risk and would bring the plan closer to
the actuarial assumption.
Mrs. Mitchell concurred with Mrs. Tieman, noting that the Board could reallocate these funds every
year and could return to the previous allocation if necessary. She indicated that she would like to
see if Sample Portfolio #1 would benefit the fund.
Mr. Marzinsky stated that the investments were all very liquid. If this change were made, and if
equity markets declined or interest rates rose significantly, additional changes could be made at any
time.
In regard to the plan’s liabilities, Mrs. Mitchell stated that a very conservative portfolio would make
it difficult to get the plan funded and new accounting standards would make this even more difficult.
Mr. Koenig expressed his personal preference for Sample Portfolio #2, but stated that he did not plan
to recommend it. He questioned if there would be hidden “churning fees” that might cause the fund
to miss its target if funds were reapportioned.
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Responding, Mr. Marzinsky reassured members that there would be no issues or additional fees for
excessive trading. He stated that fund investments are rebalanced on a quarterly basis or when
contributions are made and that additional trading would not be necessary.
Mrs. Tieman moved to reallocate the fund investments based on Sample Portfolio #1, seconded
by Mr. Blakeman and carried by a vote of five (5) yes (Lynn, Blakeman, Tieman, Koenig, and
Mitchell) and one (1) no (Clendaniel). (City Clerk’s Office Note: The City of Dover Employees’
Pension Plan Strategic Asset Allocation Policy is Appendix A to the Investment Policy Statement.)
Future Meeting Dates
By unanimous consent, the proposed meeting dates were approved, as follows: November 13,
2014; February 12, 2015; May 14, 2015; and August 13, 2015.
Mr. Blakeman moved for adjournment, seconded by Mr. Clendaniel and unanimously carried.
Meeting adjourned at 9:58 a.m.
Sean M. Lynn
Chair
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Attachment #1 - Investment Policy Statement - City of Dover Employees Pension Plan, August 2014
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ATTACHMENT #1
Civilian Pension Board Meeting of August 14, 2014
INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENT
CITY OF DOVER EMPLOYEES PENSION PLAN
August 2014
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INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENT
CITY OF DOVER EMPLOYEES' PENSION PLAN
Table of Contents
Section Page
I. Purpose and Background 2
II. Statement of Objectives 3
Ill. Control Procedures & Responsibilities 4
IV. Investment & Allocation Policy 7
v. Investment Manager Guidelines 9
VI. Selection of Investment Managers 11
VII. Investment Evaluation 12
Appendix
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I. PURPOSE & BACKGROUND
The Plan is a public employee retirement plan governed by The City of Dover Code of Ordinances.
The purpose of this Investment Policy Statement ("IPS") is to assist the participants of the plan who serve
as members of the Employees' Pension Board of the City of Dover ("Board") under Section 2-202 of the City
of Dover Code of Ordinances, this Investment Policy Statement ("Statement") presents investment
objectives, policies, guidelines, and monitoring and review procedures relating to financial assets (the
"Fund") of the City of Dover Employees' Pension Plan ("Plan").
The IPS will function to :
1. State in a written document the Board's expectations, objectives, and guidelines for the investment of
Plan assets which the Board judges to be appropriate and prudent, in consideration of the needs of the
Plan.
2. Define and assign the responsibilities for the oversight of the Plan's assets.
3. Set forth an investment structure for managing Plan assets. This structure will help to define asset
class, Investment Manager styles, asset allocation and acceptable ranges that, combined, will help to
generate the risk/return profile needed to meet the objectives of this policy.
4. Encourage effective communication between the Board and the Investment Consultant, as well as any
other interested parties.
5. Establish formalized performance criteria that the Investment Managers selected are expected to meet
and against which they are to be measured on a regular basis.
6. Serve as a review document to guide Board and Investment Consultant oversight of the investment
options of the Plan's assets.
7. Establish the relevant investment time horizon, risk tolerances and performance expectations of the
Plan assets and the Board.
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II. STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES
The assets of the Plan are invested under the supervision of the Board.
After reviewing expected short-term and long-term cash flow requirements of the plan, as well as
considering the investment time horizon and risk tolerance level believed to be appropriate for the
invested assets, the following set of objectives has been established:
1. Preservation of capital.
2. Pay all benefit and expense obligations when due.
3. Achieve a funding cushion to reduce the impact of possible future downturns in the plan's funded
status.
4. Achieve or exceed actuarial earnings assumptions.
5. If applicable, effectively manage the funded status volatility and mitigate undue risk exposure under
a Liability Driven Investment (LDI) strategy. The approach can assist in managing interest rate and
inflationary risks.
6. Control risk exposure through reasonable and rational diversification of the assets into various asset
classes.
7. Establish policies based on total return and expected projected payouts rather than current income.
8. Contain costs of administering and managing the portfolio.
9. Attain a funded status such that the employer has the option to discontinue contributions to the
plan if deemed appropriate and fully funded.
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Ill. CONTROL PROCEDURES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Disclosure
Any member of the Board, Custodian/Directed Trustee or Investment Consultant must make full disclosure
of any potential conflicts of interest, including any financial gain that may be received as a result of
investment decisions made by those entities, which may be required by applicable law. This disclosure
should be made before the investment of the plan assets governed by this Investment Policy Statement.
Disclosure should be in written form and presented to the members of the Board.
Delegation o(Authoritv and Responsibilities
The Board is charged under Section 18-51 of the City of Dover Code of Ordinances with overall
responsibility for investment of the Fund. To assist the Board in this function, it is authorized and
permitted by said Ordinances to appoint an Investment Advisor, Investment Manager or IM(s), including for
this purpose banks, insurance companies, and firms registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
and/or Delaware State law, to manage (including the power to acquire and dispose of) Plan assets. Any
appointed Investment Advisor must agree to conduct itself in accordance with all applicable City of Dover
Ordinances.
The Board shall be responsible for approving any changes to this Investment Policy Statement, and shall be
responsible for reviewing the implementation of the Investment Policy Statement not less frequently than
annually.
These responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Board The Board will be responsible for establishing investment objectives, investment policy and
monitoring and review procedures. The establishment of standards for measuring, monitoring, evaluating
and comparing absolute and relative investment performance to assure that investment returns are
reviewed on a regular basis and investment return objectives are met during acceptable periods of time.
The establishment of authorization, reporting, control, review and general governance procedures to
assure that investment policies and guidelines are reviewed on a regular basis and conformed to at all
times. All modifications of policies and/or guidelines shall be in writing, signed by all Board members, and
delivered on a timely basis to any IM and/or Custodian affected by such changes. The establishment of,
through contractual relationships with recognized and carefully selected professional organizations, or by
alternative means satisfactory to the Board, a retirement plan management structure which will assure
appropriate investment management, custody, and surveillance or compliance procedures to meet
investment objectives in conformity with the Board's stated investment policies and guidelines. The Board
will have discretion to select, add, replace or remove Investment Managers that will be used to meet the
Plan's investment objectives, consistent with the recommendations and advice of the Investment
Consultant.
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Investment Consultant The Investment Consultant will be responsible for: providing recommendations to
the Board for the selection of Investment Managers and appropriate asset allocation, consistent with the
Investment Policy Statement objectives and guidelines; reviewing the performance of such Investment
Managers over time; periodically reviewing and providing recommendations to the Board for revisions to
the Investment Policy Statement; and other tasks as deemed appropriate by the Board. The Investment
Consultant will act in a non-discretionary capacity.
Custodian/Directed Trustee The Custodian/Directed Trustee appointed by the Board will be responsible for
the safekeeping of the fund assets, including all transaction settlements and deliveries and will perform
regular accounting of all assets owned, purchased or sold, as well as transactions and movement of assets
into and out of the Plan account.
Fund safekeeping and securities settlement procedures shall include direct Custodian participation in one
or more appropriate securities depositories (e.g., Depository Trust Company, New York) and, as necessary,
correspondent participation in other major depositories (e.g., the Federal Reserve System). The Plan's
beneficial ownership of all assets shall be inviolate and in all circumstances perfected. Board or designated
IM authority to direct all investment transactions shall similarly be protected.
The Directed Trustee will maintain possession of securities owned by the Plan, collect dividend and interest
payments, redeem maturing securities, and effect receipt and delivery following purchases and sales. The
Directed Trustee will also be responsible for the payments to such persons and for such purposes in order
to provide benefits to plan participants and the remittance of any tax related payments to the applicable
State and Federal bodies.
Fiduciary insurance, and officer liability and omissions and errors insurance coverages, of any Custodian,
must meet standards set by the Board from time to time.
Investment Manager(s)
The specific responsibilities of the Investment Manager(s) relating to the investment management of the
fund include:
1. Managing the Plan assets under its care, custody, and/or control in accordance with their Investment
Policy Statement ('IPS') or Prospectus objectives and guidelines set forth herein.
2. Exercising investment discretion (including holding cash equivalents as an alternative) within their IPS
or Prospectus objectives and guidelines set forth herein.
3. Promptly communicating all significant and/or material matters and changes pertaining to the
investment of Plan assets, including, but not limited to:
i. Investment strategy.
ii. Portfolio structure.
iii. Tactical approaches.
iv. Ownership.
v. Organizational structure.
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vi. Financial condition.
vii. Professional staff.
viii. All legal material and SEC and other regulatory agency proceedings affecting the firm .
4. Promptly voting all proxies and related actions in a manner consistent with the long-term interests and
objectives of the Plan set forth herein. Each manager shall keep detailed records of said voting and
proxies and related actions and will comply with all regulatory obligations related thereto.
5. Utilize the same care, skill, prudence, and due diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that
experienced, investment professionals acting in a like capacity and fully familiar with such matters
would use in like activities for like benefit plans with like aims in accordance and compliance with all
applicable laws, rules, and regulations from local, state, and federal political entities as the pertain to
fiduciary duties and responsibilities.
The investments should be relatively liquid, or with a reasonable amount of notice, should be capable of
liquidating to cash. There should be no fees or penalties for regular trading or liquidation.
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IV. INVESTMENT AND ALLOCATION POLICY
Investment Horizon: The investment guidelines are based on the expectation that the investment horizon
will be several years in length. Short-term variability in returns should be expected.
Because of this, the Plan's strategic asset allocation is established with moderate to long-term perspective
in mind. The Plan is required to pay retirement benefits to participants as they come due. Therefore,
sufficient liquid reserves must be available to satisfy this obligation.
1. The actuary will provide future benefit payment amounts, funding and contribution requirements.
2. The plan should hold a portion of assets in short-term and cash holdings to provide for the schedule of
future benefit payments.
Risk Tolerances: It is understood by the Board that achieving the Plan's investment objectives is not
guaranteed and there will be time periods for which these objectives will not be met. The Board also
recognizes that some risk must be assumed to achieve the Plan's investment objectives and accepts the
inevitable fluctuations in returns that will occur. While it is understood that a certain level of risk is
expected in the Plan's portfolio, the ability to withstand short and intermediate term variability was
specifically considered in the development of the IPS risk tolerances. Factors considered were:
1. It is the intention to fund at least the minimum required contribution (MRC} each year providing ample
liquidity.
2. Due to the amount of payouts to occur for many years into the future, the Plan's liabilities exhibit a
longer duration (sensitivity to changes in interest rates). As a result, extending durations in the fixed
income portion of Plan assets should be considered.
3. The cash balance portion of the plan's liabilities grows at the rate ofT-bill + 1%. Future liability growth
will be factored into all investment decisions.
As a result of the above-named considerations, the Board believes that the Plan can tolerate some interim
variability in market value and rates of return in order to achieve its long-term objectives.
Allowable Investments: Cash and Equivalents, Mutual Funds, Separate Accounts, Options and Futures
Contracts, Stocks, Bonds, Commingled Funds, and Collective Trusts, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Liquidity Policy: The trust will be required to provide periodic distributions in the form of retirement
benefit payments to participants. The actuary provides annual assessments of the funding requirements
and payments necessary to meet the plans benefit obligations.
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Overall Asset Allocation Policy
Based on the Plan's time horizon, risk tolerances, liquidity needs, and asset class preferences and
constraints, an efficient or optimal portfolio was identified. This allocation shall be reviewed at least
annually and modified as necessary to meet the needs of the Board.
[See Appendix A for the Strategic Asset Allocation Policy of the Plan.)
The current allocation strategy is dynamic in nature under a Liability Drive Investment (LDI) approach. The
allocation shall be reviewed periodically, at least annually, and modified as necessary to de-risk the plan,
based on the funded status. The overall performance of the portfolio relative to the liabilities will be
reviewed in addition to actual performance of the managers.
Rebalancing: Rebalancing is the periodic adjustment of the portfolio to restore a pre-defined Target asset
allocation, and will be reviewed at least once per calendar quarter, or as such when the allocation of any
asset class exceeds the range around its respective target.
Change in Funding Target Level
Based on the asset allocation glidepath and funding target levels outlined in the Asset Allocation Policy, an
increase in the Plan funding ratio that elevates the plan to a new increment level will trigger a rebalancing
of Plan assets to the new targets. If the Plan funding ratio decreases and meets a lower target level, the
plan will not rebalance to the new target asset allocation.
Timing
Rebalancing reviews generally take place quarterly, or at a frequency determined by appropriate by the
Board. Generally, the rebalancing transactions will occur over a period of time to reduce undue market
timing risk.
The Plan will diversify its investment portfolio to avoid incurring unreasonable risks. Investment maturities
should be scheduled to coincide with projected cash flow requirements. As funded status improves, the
asset allocation policy targets will reduce equity investments and increase fixed income investments and
"de-risk" the plan portfolio.
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V. INVESTMENT MANAGER GUIDELINES
Every Investment Manager selected to manage Plan assets shall be selected by their policy or ability to
adhere to these general guidelines; however will have discretion to meet the investment objectives of their
portfolio or investment fund. Unless receiving prior Board approval, the only allowable investments of the
Plan will be in cash and equivalents, mutual funds, separate accounts, options and futures, stocks, bonds,
commingled funds, and collective trusts, exchange traded funds (ETFs):
Cash Policy
Cash equivalents will be invested in an appropriate cash-like fund. Returns should be equal to or better
than the 90-day Treasury Bill Index {3-month).
Money market mutual funds may be used, so long as these funds meet the high standards suitable for
funds of this nature.
Fixed Income Policy
Investment Objectives
These assets are to be invested in a mutual fund, commingled funds, separate accounts, or collective trusts
of high-grade index or active fixed income portfolio subject to the limitations set forth below. The
investment objectives of the fixed income portion in order of importance are:
1. Preservation of capital
2. Provide for regular dividend and or interest payments
3. Stability of returns- obtain fairly consistent annual returns .
Investment Guidelines
The Plan's fixed income assets will be managed in accordance with the following:
1. All funds selected for the fixed income portion must have a readily ascertainable market value and
must be readily marketable.
2. Investment Managers selected will be diversified and generally conform to industry guidelines.
3. The Investment Managers shall have discretion to invest a portion of the assets in cash reserves
when they deem appropriate. However, the Investment Managers will be evaluated against their
peers on the performance of the total funds under their direct management.
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Equity Policy
Investment Objectives
Equity assets are to be invested in cash and equivalents, mutual funds, separate accounts, options and
futures, stocks, bonds, commingled funds, and collective trusts, exchange traded funds (ETFs). Within this
framework, the investment objectives of the equity portion are:
1. Long Term Growth of Capital - Assets, exclusive of contribution and withdrawals, should grow in the
long run and earn returns equal to the market while risk should be less than the market.
2. Follow a predefined market style (e.g. large cap vs. small cap, value vs. growth) strategy.
Investment Guidelines
The Plan's equity assets will be managed in accordance with the following:
1. All funds selected for the equity portion must have a readily ascertainable market value and must be
readily marketable.
2. Investment Managers selected will be diversified and generally conform to industry guidelines.
3. The Investment Managers shall have discretion to invest a portion of the assets in cash reserves when
they deem appropriate. However, the Fund Managers will be evaluated against their peers on the
performance of the total funds under their direct management.
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VI. SELECTION OF INVESTMENT MANAGERS
The Board, with the assistance of the Investment Consultant, will select appropriate Investment Managers
to manage the Plan assets. Investment Managers must meet the following minimum criteria:
1. Is a bank, insurance company, investment management company, or investment advisor as defined by
the Registered Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
2. Provide at a minimum, historical quarterly performance numbers calculated on a time-weighted basis,
based on a composite of all the fully discretionary accounts of similar investment style, and reported
net and gross of fees.
3. Provide performance evaluation reports prepared by an objective third party that illustrate the
risk/return profile of the Investment Manager relative to other managers of like investment style.
4. Provide detailed information on the history of the firm, key personnel, key clients, fee schedule, and
support personnel. This information can be supplied by a third party vendor comparable to Lipper or
Morningstar.
S. Clearly articulate the investment strategy that will be followed and document that the strategy has
been successfully adhered to over time.
6. Investment Managers will be ranked within the top SO percent of their respective styles on the
Investment Consultant's internal ranking program when available.
7. Some of the measures that may be included in the statistical analysis of a fund would be:
a. Alpha- a measure of fund performance compared to its expected return
b. Beta- the general level of influence a fund's market has over its performance
c. Standard Deviation- a measure of a fund's variation of returns over time
d. Sharpe Ratio- a measure of a fund's risk-adjusted return compared to its risk
e. Duration- a measure of sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations over time
8. The Board will consider replacing an actively managed fund if the rank versus its peer group remains in
the bottom SO percent for four consecutive quarters versus its peer group and if statistical analysis
concludes that the fund's level of return does not provide an acceptable ratio as compared to its
general level of risk.
9. The Board may consider a fund for replacement when the Investment Manager or policy of the fund is
changed. In addition, if there are any substantial transactions with regard to the fund management
company or holding, or other types of instabilities in the fund company, replacement will be
considered.
10. The Board may also consider replacing a fund if its relative performance over a complete market cycle
trails its benchmark.
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VII. INVESTMENT EVALUATION
Not more than 90 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the Investment Consultant shall report
investment positions and performance results to the Board, based on performance reported by each Fund
Manager, to monitor and evaluate progress toward the attainment of longer-term targets.
The target rate of return for the Plan has been based on the assumption that future real returns will
approximate the long-term rates of return experienced for each asset class in the IPS. The real rate of
return is the return in excess of the anticipated rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index
(CPI).
Total Plan Portfolio Performance: Over a complete business cycle, the Plan's overall annualized total
return (net of expenses) should perform at or above the Plan Benchmark. The Plan Benchmark is a
customized index composed of the following benchmarks for each target asset class and based on the
current and prior target asset allocation policy for the Plan:
Asset Category Index*
Cash & Money Market BofA ML 3-month T-bill Total Return
Index
Short-term Bond Bare lays US Govt/Credit 1-3 Yr TR USD
Inflation Protected Bond Barclays US Treasury US TIPS TR USD
Intermediate-term Bond Barclays US Govt 5-10 Yr TR USD
Long-term Bond BC Long Government/Credit
High Yield Bond BC High Yield Corporate Bond
Large Cap Value S&P 500 Value
Large Cap Blend S&P 500 Index
Large Cap Growth S&P 500 Growth
Mid Cap Value S&P 400 Value
Mid Cap Blend S&P 400 Index
Mid Cap Growth S&P 400 Growth
Small Cap Value S&P 600 Value
Small Cap Blend S&P 600 Index
Small Cap Growth S&P 600 Growth
World Stock MSCI AC World Index ND USD
Diversified Emerging Markets FTSE Emerging NR USD
REIT/Real Estate MSCI US REIT NR USD
*Or other index as designated by the fund and/or fund manager as an appropriate target benchmark for the
investment portfolio or fund.
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Individual investment Managers: During its periodic meetings but not less than annually, the Board will
review the following specifics with regard to each Investment Manager:
1. The manager's adherence to their prospectus.
2. Material changes in the manager's organization, investment philosophy, and/or personnel.
3. Performance compared against an appropriate peer group and benchmark, as listed in the Executive
Summary of this IPS, over various time periods.
The Board expects the following criteria to be met by each Investment Manager. If a manager fails to meet
these, a further review of the manager will be warranted. The Board reserves the right to replace an
Investment Manager at their discretion at any time.
1. The Investment Manager's rank (3-year and 5-year return) versus its peer group is over 50 (where a
percentile ranking of 1 would be the highest a fund could achieve and 100 would be the lowest). If a
fund or Investment Manager's rank (3-year and 5-year return) versus its peer group is over 50, the fund
will warrant a closer analytic review. The Board's review will be comprised of a further analysis of the
fund's statistical performance and risk measures.
2. The Investment Manager's risk over 3 to 5 years, as measured by standard deviation, should be equal to
or lower than the comparative index. If the standard deviation is higher than the index, an increase in
performance is expected.
3. The Investment Manager's Sharpe ratio should be positive over 3 to 5 years and ranked above the peer
group median.
4. The Investment Manager's Alpha should be positive over a 3 to 5 year period and ranked above the
peer group median.
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Investment Policy Statement City of Dover Employees' Pension Plan
SIGNATURE
Approved by:
Chairman or representative of the Board
Controller/Treasurer
Date approved:
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APPENDIX A
This Appendix to the Investment Policy Statement has been reviewed and approved by the Board:
STRATEGIC ASSET ALLOCATION POLICY
Asset Class Target
Cash & Short-Term Bond 7%
Inflation-Protected Bond 5%
Intermediate Term Bond 6%
Long-Term Bond 8%
High Yield Bond 7%
Large Value 11%
Large Growth 14%
Mid Cap Equity 6%
Small Cap Equity 7%
Foreign Equity 12%
Diversified Emerging Mkts 9%
Real Estate 8%
100.00%
The above ranges will be considered the long-term or policy allocation. The current "Policy" is the Target
for such respective Asset Class of investment. There will be a Range of+/- 5% to the Target to allow for
modest market fluctuations before rebalancing of the portfolio. The portfolio will be reviewed at least
quarterly and adjusted as necessary to maintain alignment with the target allocations. Any deviations
beyond the "Range" must have prior approval by the Board, unless caused by market actions.
To indicate approval of this amendment to the Investment Policy Statement, the appropriate designated
Board member shall sign below.
pproved by action of the Board.
Approved by:
Chairman or representative of the Board
Date approved : <? (1 '-t jltf
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Controller/Treasurer
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To: City of Dover, Delaware Employees’ Pension Plan – Board
From: Jeff Marzinsky & Matt Albano/Milliman
Re: Board Meeting Notes
Enclosures: Milliman Quarterly Investment Monitor Report (QIM)
1. General Employees’ Pension Plan Investment Review through 9/30/2014:
a. As of quarter end, the plan had approximately $33.5 million in assets, down slightly from $34.4 million at
the prior quarter end. During the quarter, the plan had contributions of approximately $496 thousand,
withdrawals/payment of approximately $910 thousand, and fees of approximately $4.5 thousand.
b. Total performance of the plan portfolio was -1.49% net (-1.42% gross) for the quarter, in line with the
Plan’s benchmark index performance of -1.75.
City of Dover
General Employees Pension Plan
Quarterly Return Summary
CIVILIAN-
CIVILIAN-NET GROSS
Month End BMV Contribution Withdrawls Fees Gain EMV RETURN RETURN
10/31/2013 $ 30,911,604.96 $ 733,988.91 $ 300,912.88 $ 1,468.94 $ 904,921.91 $ 32,248,133.96 2.92% 2.94%
11/30/2013 $ 32,248,133.96 $ 56,839.51 $ 298,539.82 $ 1,482.94 $ 113,584.35 $ 32,118,535.06 0.36% 0.38%
12/31/2013 $ 32,118,535.06 $ 740,627.39 $ 298,211.11 $ 1,556.98 $ 204,284.56 $ 32,763,678.92 0.64% 0.66%
1/31/2014 $ 32,763,678.92 $ 37,206.27 $ 302,231.67 $ 1,509.30 $ (327,918.55) $ 32,169,225.67 -1.01% -0.98%
2/28/2014 $ 32,169,225.67 $ 37,084.59 $ 320,393.03 $ 1,476.62 $ 1,008,017.38 $ 32,892,457.99 3.16% 3.18%
3/31/2014 $ 32,892,457.99 $ 37,262.79 $ 302,309.03 $ 497.39 $ 190,876.22 $ 32,817,790.58 0.58% 0.61%
4/30/2014 $ 32,817,790.58 $ 37,214.82 $ 301,795.55 $ 974.00 $ 205,288.50 $ 32,757,524.35 0.63% 0.65%
5/31/2014 $ 32,757,524.35 $ 42,924.34 $ 301,795.55 $ 1,500.51 $ 642,964.70 $ 33,140,117.33 1.98% 2.00%
6/30/2014 $ 33,140,117.33 $ 1,502,149.32 $ 683,750.81 $ 1,502.60 $ 474,270.46 $ 34,431,283.70 1.42% 1.44%
7/31/2014 $ 34,431,283.70 $ 240,408.59 $ 304,302.73 $ 1,541.61 $ (371,558.27) $ 33,994,289.68 -1.09% -1.06%
8/31/2014 $ 33,994,289.68 $ 256,828.41 $ 303,821.51 $ 1,533.84 $ 912,606.99 $ 34,858,369.73 2.70% 2.72%
9/30/2014 $ 34,858,369.73 $ - $ 303,821.51 $ 1,550.89 $ (1,045,196.08) $ 33,507,801.25 -3.02% -3.00%
$ 497,237.00 $ 911,945.75 $ 4,626.34 $ (504,147.36) Quarterly Return -1.49% -1.42%
$ 3,722,534.94 $ 4,021,885.20 $ 16,595.62 $ 2,912,142.17 One Year Return 9.47% 9.78%
c. As of quarter end, the Plan’s asset allocation was in line with the allocation targets approved at the last
meeting, and the plan was rebalanced on its quarterly schedule.
Fund Target Allocation with
Category Description Category Investment Name Additional Asset Classes Asset Allocation Range 8/2014
Money Market CA Wells Fargo Advtg Treas Plus MMkt 4.50% 0-12%; target 7% Cash + STB
Short Term Bonds STB Vanguard Short Term Bond 2.50% 0-12%; target 7% Cash + STB
Inflation Protected Bonds TIPS Vanguard Inflation Prot Sec 5.00% 0-11%; target of 6% TIPS
Intermediate Term Bonds INTB Vanguard Intermediate Bond 6.00% 1-11%; target 6% INTB
Long Term Bonds LTB PIMCO Long Duration 4.00% 3-13%; target 8% LTB
Long Term Bonds LTB Vanguard Long Duration 4.00% 3-13%; target 8% LTB
High Yield Bond HYB Ivy High Income I 7.00% 2-12%; target 7% HYB
Large Cap Value LCV Vanguard Equity Income 11.00% 6-16%; target 11% LCV
Large Cap Growth LCG Vanguard Morgan Growth 0.00% REMOVED
Large Cap Growth LCG Vanguard Primecap 5.75% CLOSED - no longer accepting contributions
Large Cap Growth LCG Vanguard Growth Index 8.25% 9-19%; target 14% LCG
Mid Cap MCB Vanguard Mid Cap Index 3.00% 1-11%; target 6% MC
Mid Cap MCV Vanguard Mid Cap Value Index 3.00% 1-11%; target 6% MC
Small Cap SCV Target Small Cap Value 7.00% 0-10%; target 7% SC
Real Estate Investment REIT Vanguard REIT Index 8.00% 3-13%; target 8% REIT
Foreign Equity GLB American Funds New Perspective 6.00% 6-18%; target 12% FOR
Foreign Equity FLG Oppenheimber International Growth Y 6.00% 6-18%; target 12% FOR
Foreign Equity GLB Harding Loevner Global Equity 0.00% REMOVED
Emerging Markets EMG Vanguard Emerging Mkts 9.00% 4-14%; target 9% Emg Mkts
d. The majority of plan investments have performance and rankings in line with their peer groups and
benchmarks, as well as risk analytics that rank well to their peer groups.
Offices in Principal Cities Worldwide
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Meeting Notes
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i. The plan includes the PIMCO Long Duration as a bond manager.
During the year PIMCO has had a variety of management changes within the
organization with the resignation of their CEO during March, and the recent departure of
Bill Gross, manager of the Total Return fund. With the changes in management of the
organization, we recommend placing a watch on all PIMCO funds to review stability of
management within the organization and their investment management teams.
The analysis in this report was prepared utilizing data from third parties and other sources including but not limited to internal computer software and databases, including
among others mpiStylus Pro©,, software designed by Markov Processes International. Reasonable care has been taken to assure the accuracy of the data contained herein,
and comments are objectively stated and are based on facts gathered in good faith. These reports do not constitute investment advice with respect to the sale or disposition of
individual securities. Milliman disclaims responsibility, financial or otherwise, for the accuracy or completeness of this report.
This Milliman work product was prepared solely for the internal business use of our clients. Milliman's work may not be provided to third parties without Milliman's prior written
consent. Milliman does not intend to benefit any third party recipient of its work product, even if Milliman consents to the release of its work product to such third party.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Unless explicitly stated in your Service Agreement, there should be no reliance on Milliman services to provide analysis or reporting on a daily basis, the changes to manager
rankings, ratings or opinions thereon.
Unless explicitly stated in your Service Agreement, Milliman services are not intended to monitor investment manager compliance with individual security selection criteria,
limits on security selection, and/or prohibitions to the holding of certain securities or security types.
Milliman provides a copy of its SEC Form ADV Part II to clients without charge upon request.
Offices in Principal Cities Worldwide
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Quarterly
Investment
Monitor
Summary Report for the Quarter
Ending September 30, 2014
Prepared for
City of Dover, Delaware General
Employee Pension Plan
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Quarterly Investment Monitor
Contents
Section A: Market Commentary
Section B: Performance Summary
Section C: Core Fund Review
Section D: Glossary
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Market Indices - 3rd Quarter 2014
3 1 3 5
Index
Months Year Years Years
BofAML US Treasury Bill 3 Mon 0.01 0.05 0.07 0.10
Barclays US Govt 1-3 Yr TR USD 0.03 0.52 0.51 1.07
Barclays US Govt/Credit Interm TR USD -0.03 2.20 2.01 3.42
Barclays US Government Long TR USD 2.63 11.60 2.08 6.99
Barclays US Long Credit TR USD 0.17 13.58 6.71 8.67
Barclays US Corporate High Yield TR USD -1.87 7.20 11.09 10.57
DJ Industrial Average TR USD 1.87 15.29 19.02 14.85
S&P 500 TR 1.13 19.73 22.99 15.70
NASDAQ 100 TR USD 5.53 27.52 25.36 20.01
NASDAQ Composite TR USD 2.24 20.61 24.57 17.51
Russell 1000 Value TR USD -0.19 18.89 23.93 15.26
Russell 1000 TR USD 0.65 19.01 23.23 15.90
Russell 1000 Growth TR USD 1.49 19.15 22.45 16.50
Russell 2000 Value TR USD -8.58 4.12 20.61 13.02
Russell 2000 TR USD -7.36 3.93 21.26 14.29
Russell 2000 Growth TR USD -6.13 3.79 21.91 15.51
FTSE NAREIT All REITs TR -2.63 13.44 17.02 15.75
MSCI EAFE NR USD -5.88 4.25 13.65 6.56
MSCI EAFE Small Cap NR USD -7.82 3.00 14.49 8.91
MSCI EM NR USD -3.50 4.30 7.19 4.42
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Broad Market Commentary - 3rd Quarter 2014
Broad Markets - Quarter Broad Markets - Five Years
Jul-14 - Sep-14 Sep-09 - Sep-14
3 240
2 220
1
200
0
Total Return, % Growth of $100
180
-1
160
-2
140
-3
120
-4
-5 100
-6 80
Jul-14 - Sep-14 Sep-09 Jun-10 Dec-10 Jun-11 Dec-11 Jun-12 Dec-12 Jun-13 Dec-13 Sep-14
Total Total
Barclays US Govt/Credit Interm TR USD S&P 500 TR Barclays US Govt/Credit Interm TR USD S&P 500 TR
NASDAQ Composite TR USD MSCI EAFE NR USD NASDAQ Composite TR USD MSCI EAFE NR USD
Market Commentary
The U.S. stock market rose modestly on improving economic data, strong mergers-and-acquisitions activity and solid growth in corporate earnings.
Developed international equity markets fell due to weak economic growth and significant deflationary pressures in Europe and Japan.
Emerging markets declined on worries about slowing economic growth in China, the reduction of Federal Reserve stimulus, and the ongoing political crisis
in Ukraine.
The Fed continued to reduce its securities purchase from its $85 billion level in late 2013 to a target of zero by the end of October.
Mutual fund investors increased their holdings in bonds and decreased their holdings in stocks. For the quarter, bond funds had net inflows of $17.9 billion,
while stock funds had net outflows of $8.0 billion. Total money market mutual fund assets decreased by $34.4 billion to $2.591 trillion.
The unemployment rate fell from 6.1% to 5.9%, as total employment increased by 671,000 jobs.
The price of oil decreased from $105 per barrel to $91 during the quarter, a decline of 13.3%.
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US Fixed Income Market Commentary - 3rd Quarter 2014
US Fixed Income - Quarter US Fixed Income - Five Years
Jul-14 - Sep-14 Sep-09 - Sep-14
3 170
160
2
150
Total Return, % Growth of $100
140
1
130
0 120
110
-1
100
90
-2 Sep-09 Jun-10 Dec-10 Jun-11 Dec-11 Jun-12 Dec-12 Jun-13 Dec-13 Sep-14
Jul-14 - Sep-14
Total Total
BofAML US Treasury Bill 3 Mon Barclays US Govt 1-3 Yr TR USD BofAML US Treasury Bill 3 Mon Barclays US Govt 1-3 Yr TR USD
Barclays US Govt/Credit Interm TR USD Barclays US Government Long TR USD Barclays US Govt/Credit Interm TR USD Barclays US Government Long TR USD
Barclays US Long Credit TR USD Barclays US Corporate High Yield TR USD Barclays US Long Credit TR USD Barclays US Corporate High Yield TR USD
US Bond Market
The broad fixed income market rose 0.16% in the 3rd quarter, as the coupon return of 0.77% more than offset the negative impact from
a 0.14% increase in interest rates.
The short end of the yield curve remained unchanged as the Fed maintained its near-zero interest rate policy.
The yield curve continued to flatten as the 30-year Treasury yield fell by 0.16%, while the 3-year rose by 0.17%.
Long-term government bonds were the best performing sector this quarter, up 2.99%, as investors favored save-haven assets.
Long-term corporate bonds were up 0.44%, as declining yields on the long end of the curve more than offset widening spreads.
Global bonds were the worst performing sector this quarter, down 2.84%, as most foreign currencies fell sharply against the U.S. dollar.
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US Equity Market Commentary - 3rd Quarter 2014
US Equity - Quarter US Equity - Five Years
Jul-14 - Sep-14 Sep-09 - Sep-14
2 240
1
220
0
-1 200
Total Return, % Growth of $100
-2 180
-3
160
-4
-5 140
-6 120
-7
100
-8
-9 80
Jul-14 - Sep-14 Sep-09 Jun-10 Dec-10 Jun-11 Dec-11 Jun-12 Dec-12 Jun-13 Dec-13 Sep-14
Total Total
Russell 1000 Value TR USD Russell 1000 TR USD Russell 1000 Value TR USD Russell 1000 TR USD
Russell 1000 Growth TR USD Russell 2000 Value TR USD Russell 1000 Growth TR USD Russell 2000 Value TR USD
Russell 2000 TR USD Russell 2000 Growth TR USD Russell 2000 TR USD Russell 2000 Growth TR USD
US Stock Market
The major domestic equity indicies were mixed for the quarter. The large-cap Russell 1000 Growth Index had the best return, up
1.49%.
In terms of capitalization, large-cap stocks outperformed small-cap stocks.
In comparing styles, growth outperformed value in the both large-cap and small-cap areas of the market.
REITs fell 3.00%. as the likelihood of higher interest rates reduced demand for dividend-paying stocks. The worst performing REITs
were industrial warehouses and the office sector.
Energy was the worst performing sector, falling 8.52%, on lower oil and natural gas prices.
Healthcare was the best performing sector, up 5.24%, on strong mergers-and-acquisitions activity and good earnings.
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International Market Commentary - 3rd Quarter 2014
International - Quarter
Jul-14 - Sep-14
0
International - Five Years
-1
-2
Total Return, %
Sep-09 - Sep-14
-3 170
-4
-5 160
-6
-7 150
-8
140
Growth of $100
130
MSCI EAFE NR USD MSCI EAFE Small Cap NR USD
MSCI EM NR USD 120
Regional Performance - Quarter
110
Jul-14 - Sep-14
0 100
-1
-2 90
Total Return, %
-3
80
-4 Sep-09 Jun-10 Dec-10 Jun-11 Dec-11 Jun-12 Dec-12 Jun-13 Dec-13 Sep-14
-5
-6 MSCI EAFE NR USD MSCI EAFE Small Cap NR USD
-7
MSCI EM NR USD
-8
MSCI Australia NR USD MSCI Europe Ex UK NR USD MSCI UK NR USD
MSCI Pacific Ex Japan NR USD MSCI Japan NR USD MSCI EM Latin America NR USD
International Markets
The dollar was up strongly against the euro, yen and pound.
For the quarter, the EAFE Index was down 5.88%, and Emerging Markets were down 3.49%. Local currency returns for the EAFE Index and
Emerging Markets were 0.93% and 0.56%, respectively.
Among the major international regions, Indian stocks had the highest return, up 2.34%, as investors anticipated more economic reforms and
an improvement in GDP growth.
Stocks in Russia had the lowest return, down 15.41% in the quarter and down 19.90% YTD, as the conflict with Ukraine continued and the
West imposed greater economic sanctions.
Large-Cap stocks, down 5.9%, outperformed small-cap stocks, down 7.8%.
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Quarterly Investment Monitor Data as of 09/30/2014
Performance Summary
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Quarterly Investment Monitor Data as of 09/30/2014
Asset Allocation
Balances As of Percent As of Balances As of Percent As of
Notes
09/30/2014 09/30/2014 06/30/2014 06/30/2014
Wells Fargo Advantage Treas Plus MMkt I $1,507,083 4.50% $1,589,752 4.62% PISXX
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal $847,525 2.53% $1,888,033 5.48% VBSSX
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs I $1,689,477 5.04% $2,059,572 5.98% VIPIX
Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal $2,037,681 6.08% $2,754,503 8.00% VIBSX
Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index I $1,364,305 4.07% $1,554,083 4.51% VBLLX
PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Instl $1,357,530 4.05% $1,547,262 4.49% PLRIX
Ivy High Income I $2,364,761 7.06% $2,065,237 6.00% IVHIX
Vanguard Equity-Income Adm $3,676,066 10.97% $3,423,738 9.94% VEIRX
Vanguard Growth Index Adm $2,778,909 8.29% $1,889,831 5.49% VIGAX
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv $1,913,305 5.71% $1,871,312 5.44% VPMCX
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral $995,940 2.97% $1,722,768 5.00% VMVAX
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm $1,007,195 3.01% $0 0.00% VIMAX
Target Small Capitalization Value T $2,322,621 6.93% $2,419,188 7.03% TASVX
Oppenheimer International Growth Y $1,993,711 5.95% $1,728,038 5.02% OIGYX
American Funds New Perspective R6 $1,999,905 5.97% $1,716,760 4.99% RNPGX
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx I $2,936,683 8.76% $3,446,037 10.01% VEMIX
Vanguard REIT Index I $2,712,670 8.10% $2,752,796 8.00% VGSNX
Plan Total $33,505,366 $34,428,912
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Quarterly Investment Monitor Data as of 09/30/2014
Investment Policy Review - Active Management
Return Return Excess Excess Relative Relative Alpha Sharpe Alpha Sharpe
Fund
Rank Rank Return Return StdDev StdDev Rank Rank Rank Rank
Name
3Y 5Y 3Y 5Y 3Y 5Y 3Y 3Y 5Y 5Y
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs I 27 16 -0.07 -0.03 1.03 1.02 34 31 37 30
PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Instl 27 11 0.68 0.13 1.00 0.96 45 55 67 67
Ivy High Income I 9 4 1.21 0.97 0.75 0.75 2 1 1 1
Vanguard Equity-Income Adm 56 7 -1.78 1.60 0.86 0.83 9 6 4 3
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv 3 14 3.53 0.32 1.04 1.08 0 1 7 7
Target Small Capitalization Value T 58 38 -3.47 -1.00 0.91 0.88 38 30 24 18
Oppenheimer International Growth Y 25 7 1.29 2.05 1.00 1.02 20 21 7 8
American Funds New Perspective R6 30 28 1.98 1.56 0.96 0.98 25 16 30 21
Definitions
Return Rank - Fund's category percentile return rank, a value less than 50 (1 is the best and 100 is the worst) implies the fund is beating more than 50% of its peer group.
Excess Return - Fund's excess return over its benchmark, a value greater than 0 implies the fund's return is higher than its benchmark.
Relative StdDev - Fund's standard deviation relative to its benchmark, a value less than 1 implies the fund's standard deviation is lower than its benchmark.
Alpha Rank - Fund's category percentile Alpha rank, a value less than 50 (1 is the best and 100 is the worst) implies the fund is beating more than 50% of its peer group.
Sharpe Rank - Fund's category percentile Sharpe Ratio rank, a value less than 50 (1 is the best and 100 is the worst) implies the fund is beating more than 50% of its peer group.
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Investment Policy Review - Passive Management
Excess Excess Tracking Tracking
Fund Beta Beta Expense
Return Return Error Error
Name 3Y 5Y Ratio
3Y 5Y 3Y 5Y
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal 0.27 0.64 2.12 0.60 1.84 0.76 0.10
Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal 1.88 1.17 0.94 1.61 0.84 1.79 0.10
Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index I -0.06 0.00 1.02 0.85 1.03 0.88 0.07
Vanguard Growth Index Adm 0.64 1.10 0.99 0.55 1.00 0.78 0.09
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral -0.20 -0.76 1.01 0.82 1.00 1.23 0.09
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm 0.01 -0.14 1.02 0.55 1.02 0.88 0.09
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx I 0.55 -0.17 0.98 3.08 1.03 3.10 0.12
Vanguard REIT Index I 1.29 1.33 1.00 0.22 1.00 0.19 0.08
Definitions
Excess Return - Fund's excess return over its benchmark, a value greater than 0 implies the fund's return is higher than its benchmark.
Beta - Fund's Beta or sensitivity to movements compared to its benchmark, a value of 1 implies its moving in sync with its benchmark.
Tracking Error - Fund's Tracking Error versus its benchmark, a value of 0 implies the Fund's ups and downs are the same size as its benchmark.
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Investment Option Return Summary
Asset Fund 3 1 3 5 10 Mstar Expense
YTD Ticker
Class Name Months Year Years Years Years Rating Ratio
Money Market-Taxable Wells Fargo Advantage Treas Plus MMkt I 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 1.45 PISXX NA 0.20
BofA ML 91-day Tbill Auction Avg 0.01 0.03 0.05 0.07 0.10 1.59 N/A NA NA
Short-term Bond Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal (0.07) 0.91 1.04 1.19 2.09 3.27 VBSSX 3.00 0.10
Barclays US Govt/Credit 1-3 Yr TR USD 0.04 0.60 0.77 0.92 1.45 2.85 N/A NA NA
Inflation-Protected Bond Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs I (1.93) 3.87 1.53 1.27 4.45 4.52 VIPIX 4.00 0.07
Barclays US Treasury US TIPS TR USD (2.04) 3.67 1.59 1.34 4.48 4.63 N/A NA NA
Intermediate-term Bond Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal 0.01 4.99 4.39 3.29 5.63 5.44 VIBSX 4.00 0.10
Barclays US Govt 5-10 Yr TR USD 0.15 4.04 2.49 1.41 4.47 5.08 N/A NA NA
Long-term Bond Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index I 1.27 13.57 13.06 4.69 8.04 7.08 VBLLX 3.00 0.07
Long-term Bond PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Instl 1.22 13.29 13.05 5.43 8.17 NA PLRIX 4.00 0.50
BC Long Government/Credit 1.04 12.97 12.87 4.75 8.04 7.01 N/A NA NA
High Yield Bond Ivy High Income I (1.27) 3.40 6.88 12.30 11.55 8.72 IVHIX 5.00 0.69
BC High Yield Corporate Bond (1.87) 3.49 7.20 11.09 10.57 8.33 N/A NA NA
Large Value Vanguard Equity-Income Adm (0.53) 7.07 16.70 21.68 16.34 8.96 VEIRX 5.00 0.21
S&P 500 Value 0.25 7.23 17.77 23.46 14.73 7.56 N/A NA NA
Large Growth Vanguard Growth Index Adm 1.05 8.11 19.31 22.94 16.62 9.08 VIGAX 4.00 0.09
CRSP US Large Cap Growth TR USD 1.06 8.18 19.38 22.30 15.52 8.91 N/A NA NA
Large Growth Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv 2.66 12.81 24.72 26.15 16.95 10.56 VPMCX 5.00 0.45
S&P 500 Growth 1.92 9.36 21.55 22.62 16.64 8.57 N/A NA NA
Mid-Cap Value Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral (2.24) 6.56 17.81 24.68 16.97 NA VMVAX 4.00 0.09
CRSP US Mid Cap Value TR USD (2.26) 6.61 17.87 24.89 17.73 9.84 N/A NA NA
Mid-Cap Blend Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm (1.16) 6.68 15.88 23.31 17.03 10.28 VIMAX 5.00 0.09
CRSP US Mid Cap TR USD (1.15) 6.73 15.94 23.30 17.17 10.16 N/A NA NA
Small Value Target Small Capitalization Value T (5.79) (1.27) 7.42 20.62 14.66 9.83 TASVX 4.00 0.68
S&P 600 Value (6.78) (2.62) 6.74 24.09 15.66 8.74 N/A NA NA
Foreign Large Growth Oppenheimer International Growth Y (8.19) (6.00) (0.26) 14.72 9.62 9.36 OIGYX 4.00 0.90
MSCI EAFE Large Growth NR USD (5.00) (2.05) 3.11 13.43 7.56 6.83 N/A NA NA
World Stock American Funds New Perspective R6 (1.80) 1.70 10.49 18.59 11.63 9.36 RNPGX 4.00 0.45
MSCI AC World Index ND USD (2.30) 3.73 11.32 16.61 10.07 7.28 N/A NA NA
Diversified Emerging Mkts Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx I (2.43) 4.51 6.19 7.77 4.38 10.45 VEMIX 3.00 0.12
FTSE Emerging NR USD (2.34) 4.87 6.50 7.23 4.55 11.21 N/A NA NA
Real Estate Vanguard REIT Index I (3.12) 13.99 13.21 16.57 15.94 8.64 VGSNX 4.00 0.08
MSCI US REIT NR USD (3.38) 13.04 11.90 15.28 14.62 NA N/A NA NA
Total Plan CIVILIAN-GROSS RETURN (1.42) 5.54 9.78 10.26 7.85 NA N/A NA NA
Total Plan CIVILIAN-NET RETURN (1.49) 5.32 9.47 9.91 7.46 NA N/A NA NA
Employee Plan Policy Index (1.75) 4.81 9.09 11.54 8.77 6.18 N/A NA NA
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U.S. Fixed Income Style Map
36 Month moving average, Oct-09 - Sep-14
BC Government
BC Credit Bond BC Municipal Bond
BC High Yield Corporate Bond BC Mortgage Backed Securities
Barcap US Fixed Income Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs I Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal
Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index I PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Instl Ivy High Income I
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U.S. Equity Style Map
36 Month moving average, Oct-09 - Sep-14
LgValue LgGrowth
Small - Large
MidValue MidGrowth
SmValue SmGrowth
Value - Growth
S&P/BARRA Style Indices Vanguard Equity-Income Adm Vanguard Growth Index Adm Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm Target Small Capitalization Value T Vanguard REIT Index I
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International Equity Style Map
36 Month moving average, Oct-09 - Sep-14
Europe Large Asia Pacific Large
Small - Large
Europe Small Asia Pacific Small
European Emerging Asia Pacific Emerging
Europe - Asia
SBI Equity Indices Oppenheimer International Growth Y American Funds New Perspective R6 Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx I
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Core Fund Review
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Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal
3.40 Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
12.60 % Cash
Ticker VBSSX
% US Stocks The investment seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a
Morningstar Category Short-term Bond
% Bonds short-term dollar-weighted average maturity. The fund employs an indexing investment
Avg Mkt Cap $MM NA
% Non-US Stocks approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM 50339.33
% Pref Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index. This index includes all medium and larger issues of
Net Assets $MM 37141.82
% Conv U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international
Turnover Ratio 50.00
dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities between 1 and 5 years and are publicly
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 12.96 issued. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 2061.00 least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.
Manager Name Joshua C. Barrickman
Manager Tenure 1.60 _________________________________________________________________________
83.95
Fund Incept Date 03/01/1994
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.10
Phone Number 800-662-7447 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States NA % Cash 3.40 5
% Canada NA % US Stocks 0.00
% Latin America NA % Bonds 83.95
% United Kingdom NA % Non-US Stocks 0.00
4
% Eurozone NA % Pref 0.05 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro NA % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating
% Europe - Emerging NA % Other 0.00 3 Year Mstar Rating
% Africa NA % Non-US Bonds 12.60 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 70 3
% Middle East NA 5 Year Mstar Rating
% Japan NA % Rank Cat 5 Yr 59
% Australasia NA 10 Year Mstar Rating
% Asia - Developed NA 2
% Rank Cat 10 Yr 33
% Asia - Emerging NA
1
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
% Basic Materials NA Avg Eff Duration 2.69 2 250
% Communication Services NA Effective Maturity 2.80 0
% Consumer Cyclical NA Avg Credit Quality AA 225
% Consumer Defensive NA AAA 72.57
% Healthcare NA AA 4.81
200 -1
% Industrials NA A 12.54 3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate NA BBB 10.08
% Technology NA BB 0.00 175
% Energy NA B 0.00 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services NA Below B 0.00 150 Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities NA NR/NA 0.00 Ratio Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal Barclays US Govt/Credit 1-3 Yr TR USD
1 125
Turnover 3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings
100 Performance
Months Date Year Years Years
US Treasury Note 1.625% 1.82% Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal -0.07 0.91 1.04 1.19 2.09
US Treasury Note 1.25% 1.47% 75
Barclays US Govt/Credit 1-3 Yr TR USD 0.04 0.60 0.77 0.92 1.45
US Treasury Note 0.625% 1.46% Universe(5%) 0.14 2.52 3.49 4.31 4.91
US Treasury Note 2.125% 1.37% 50 Universe(25%) -0.01 1.39 1.86 2.61 3.06
US Treasury Note 1.5% 1.22% Universe(Median) -0.10 0.93 1.38 1.97 2.46
US Treasury Note 0.625% 1.20% 25 Universe(75%) -0.26 0.64 0.91 1.23 1.88
US Treasury Note 0.625% 1.15% Universe(95%) -0.56 0.22 0.37 0.42 0.92
US Treasury Note 0.625% 1.10%
0 0
US Treasury Note 1.5% 1.09%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
US Treasury Note 0.375% 1.07%
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Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
20 0
15
25
Total Return Rank, %
10
50
Total Return, %
5
75
0
-5 100
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-10
Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
-15
Oct-11 - Sep-14
600
-20
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13
500
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal Barclays US Govt/Credit 1-3 Yr TR USD
400
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
300
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal 1.70 1.31 4.09 7.28 5.51 4.38 4.03 3.08 2.05 0.17
Barclays US Govt/Credit 1-3 Yr TR USD 1.30 1.77 4.25 6.83 4.97 3.82 2.80 1.59 1.26 0.64 200
100
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
3 3 3 3
0
-100 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
2
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
Morningstar Short Term Bond Universe Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal
Total Annualized StdDev, %
2 2 2 Barclays US Govt/Credit 1-3 Yr TR USD
Sharpe Ratio
1
Alpha, %
0 Return vs. Risk
1 1 1
Oct-11 - Sep-14
7
-1
6
Total Annualized Return, %
-2 0 0 0 5
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile 4
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal Barclays US Govt/Credit 1-3 Yr TR USD
3
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error 2
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal -0.67 2.12 90.30 1.09 1.02 0.60 1
Barclays US Govt/Credit 1-3 Yr TR USD 0.00 1.00 100.00 1.85 0.45 0.00
Universe(5%) 2.04 3.88 83.62 2.76 2.38 2.04 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Universe(25%) 0.60 2.40 75.59 1.95 1.62 1.28
Universe(Median) 0.18 1.91 66.82 1.61 1.08 0.77 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) -0.26 1.45 53.55 1.25 0.87 0.54
Morningstar Short Term Bond Universe Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal
Universe(95%) -1.21 1.06 29.88 0.53 0.59 0.30
Cash Barclays US Govt/Credit 1-3 Yr TR USD
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Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs I
1.16 Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
% Cash
Ticker VIPIX
% US Stocks The investment seeks to provide inflation protection and income consistent with investment
Morningstar Category Inflation-Protected Bond
% Bonds in inflation-indexed securities. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in inflation-indexed
Avg Mkt Cap $MM NA
% Non-US Stocks bonds issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and corporations. It
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM 8437.42
% Pref may invest in bonds of any maturity; however, its dollar-weighted average maturity is
Net Assets $MM 25490.60
% Conv expected to be in the range of 7 to 20 years. At a minimum, all bonds purchased by the fund
Turnover Ratio 44.00
will be rated investment-grade or, if unrated, will be considered by the advisor to be
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 47.19 investment-grade.
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 38.00
Manager Name Gemma Wright-Casparius _________________________________________________________________________
Manager Tenure 3.12
98.84 Fund Incept Date 06/29/2000
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.07
Phone Number 800-662-7447 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States NA % Cash 1.16 5
% Canada NA % US Stocks 0.00
% Latin America NA % Bonds 98.84
% United Kingdom NA % Non-US Stocks 0.00 4
% Eurozone NA % Pref 0.00 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro NA % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating 3
% Europe - Emerging NA % Other 0.00 3 Year Mstar Rating
% Africa NA % Non-US Bonds 0.00 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 29
% Middle East NA 5 Year Mstar Rating 2
% Japan NA % Rank Cat 5 Yr 10
% Australasia NA 10 Year Mstar Rating
% Asia - Developed NA 1
% Rank Cat 10 Yr 18
% Asia - Emerging NA
0
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
-1
% Basic Materials NA Avg Eff Duration 7.92 1.0 400
% Communication Services NA Effective Maturity 8.60
% Consumer Cyclical NA Avg Credit Quality
Government 0.9 -2
% Consumer Defensive NA AAA 100.00 350
% Healthcare NA AA 0.00
0.8 -3
% Industrials NA A 0.00 3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
300
% Real Estate NA BBB 0.00
% Technology NA BB 0.00 0.7
% Energy NA B 0.00 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
250
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services NA Below B 0.00 0.6 Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities NA NR/NA 0.00 Ratio Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs I Barclays US Treasury US TIPS TR USD
0.5 200
Turnover 3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings
0.4 Performance
150 Months Date Year Years Years
US Treasury TIP 5.75% Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs I -1.93 3.87 1.53 1.27 4.45
US Treasury TIP 5.29% 0.3
Barclays US Treasury US TIPS TR USD -2.04 3.67 1.59 1.34 4.48
US Treasury TIP 4.82% 100
Universe(5%) -1.47 3.94 1.91 2.19 4.77
US TREASURY TIP 4.70% 0.2 Universe(25%) -1.98 3.52 1.43 1.30 4.27
US Treasury TIP 4.65% Universe(Median) -2.19 3.12 1.02 1.03 3.99
US Treasury TIP 4.61% 50
0.1 Universe(75%) -2.35 1.95 0.74 0.76 3.62
US Treasury TIP 0.125% 4.58% Universe(95%) -2.59 0.30 -0.35 0.13 2.41
US TREASURY TIP 4.49%
0.0 0
US Treasury TIP 4.24%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
US Treasury TIP 1.125% 4.05%
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Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs I
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
20 0
15 25
Total Return Rank, %
10
50
Total Return, %
5
75
0
100
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-5
Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
-10
Oct-11 - Sep-14
200
-15 180
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13
160
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs I Barclays US Treasury US TIPS TR USD 140
120
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
100
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs I 8.25 2.78 0.46 11.82 -2.81 11.03 6.33 13.39 6.87 -8.83
80
Barclays US Treasury US TIPS TR USD 8.46 2.84 0.41 11.64 -2.35 11.41 6.31 13.56 6.98 -8.61
60
40
20
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
2 6 5
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
0.5 5
4
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
1 Morningstar Inflation Proteced Bond Universe Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs I
Total Annualized StdDev, %
0.4 4 Barclays US Treasury US TIPS TR USD
Sharpe Ratio
3
Alpha, %
0 0.3 3
2 Return vs. Risk
0.2 2
Oct-11 - Sep-14
-1 3
1
0.1 1
2
Total Annualized Return, %
-2 0.0 0 0
1
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs I Barclays US Treasury US TIPS TR USD 0
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr -1
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs I -0.10 1.03 99.24 0.25 5.44 0.50 -2
Barclays US Treasury US TIPS TR USD 0.00 1.00 100.00 0.27 5.27 0.00
Universe(5%) 1.06 1.12 99.76 0.56 5.99 4.18 -3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Universe(25%) 0.11 1.00 99.36 0.28 5.36 1.77
Universe(Median) -0.23 0.96 98.45 0.22 5.07 0.71 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) -0.45 0.90 94.64 0.17 4.80 0.48
Morningstar Inflation Proteced Bond Universe Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs I
Universe(95%) -1.10 0.31 58.13 0.04 2.07 0.28
Cash Barclays US Treasury US TIPS TR USD
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Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal
Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
13.63 % Cash
Ticker VIBSX
% US Stocks The investment seeks the performance of a market-weighted bond index with an
Morningstar Category Intermediate-term Bond
% Bonds intermediate-term dollar-weighted average maturity. The fund employs an indexing
Avg Mkt Cap $MM NA
% Non-US Stocks investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays U.S. 5-10 Year
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM NA
% Pref Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index. This index includes all medium and larger issues of
Net Assets $MM 15878.96
% Conv U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international
Turnover Ratio 70.00
dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities between 5 and 10 years and are publicly
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 22.77 issued. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 1557.00 least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.
Manager Name Joshua C. Barrickman
85.55 Manager Tenure 6.44 _________________________________________________________________________
Fund Incept Date 03/01/1994
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.10
Phone Number 800-662-7447 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States NA % Cash 0.82 6
% Canada NA % US Stocks 0.00
% Latin America NA % Bonds 85.55
% United Kingdom NA % Non-US Stocks 0.00
5
% Eurozone NA % Pref 0.00 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro NA % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating
% Europe - Emerging NA % Other 0.00 3 Year Mstar Rating
% Africa NA % Non-US Bonds 13.63 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 52 4
% Middle East NA 5 Year Mstar Rating
% Japan NA % Rank Cat 5 Yr 22
% Australasia NA 10 Year Mstar Rating
% Asia - Developed NA 3
% Rank Cat 10 Yr 14
% Asia - Emerging NA
2
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
% Basic Materials NA Avg Eff Duration 6.51 0.7 350
% Communication Services NA Effective Maturity 7.30 1
% Consumer Cyclical NA Avg Credit Quality A
% Consumer Defensive NA AAA 53.94 0.6 300
% Healthcare NA AA 5.07
% Industrials NA A 17.62 0
3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate NA BBB 23.35
0.5 250
% Technology NA BB 0.00
% Energy NA B 0.00 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services NA Below B 0.02 Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
Ratio
% Utilities NA NR/NA 0.00 0.4 200
Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal Barclays US Govt 5-10 Yr TR USD
0.3 Turnover 150
3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings Performance
Months Date Year Years Years
US Treasury Note 2.5% 3.74% Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal 0.01 4.99 4.39 3.29 5.63
US Treasury Note 2% 2.83% 0.2 100 Barclays US Govt 5-10 Yr TR USD 0.15 4.04 2.49 1.41 4.47
US Treasury Note 3.5% 2.76% Universe(5%) 0.40 4.92 4.41 2.62 4.42
US Treasury Note 3.625% 2.55% Universe(25%) 0.18 4.06 3.83 2.25 3.91
US Treasury Note 2.75% 2.11% Universe(Median) 0.13 4.02 3.77 2.20 3.84
0.1 50
US Treasury Note 1.75% 1.98% Universe(75%) 0.07 3.96 3.63 2.07 3.71
US Treasury Note 2.5% 1.86% Universe(95%) 0.03 3.84 3.50 1.95 3.59
US Treasury Note 2.75% 1.86%
0.0 0
US Treasury Note 3.125% 1.66%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
US Treasury Note 2% 1.42%
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Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
16 0
14
25
Total Return Rank, %
12
10
50
Total Return, %
8
6 75
4
2 100
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
0
-2 Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
-4 Oct-11 - Sep-14
120
-6
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13
100
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal Barclays US Govt 5-10 Yr TR USD
80
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
60
Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal 5.22 1.75 3.91 7.66 5.01 6.89 9.48 10.73 7.02 -3.45
Barclays US Govt 5-10 Yr TR USD 4.50 2.25 3.33 9.84 15.38 -3.55 8.62 12.98 3.72 -4.61 40
20
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
2 0.9 5 2
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
0.8 Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
4
0.7
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
Morningstar IntermTerm Bond Index Universe Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal
Total Annualized StdDev, %
0.6 Barclays US Govt 5-10 Yr TR USD
Sharpe Ratio
3
Alpha, %
0.5
1 1
0.4
2 Return vs. Risk
0.3
Oct-11 - Sep-14
0.2 4
1
0.1
Total Annualized Return, %
0 0.0 0 0
3
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal Barclays US Govt 5-10 Yr TR USD 2
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error 1
Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal 1.93 0.94 85.37 0.78 4.15 1.61
Barclays US Govt 5-10 Yr TR USD 0.00 1.00 100.00 0.34 4.10 0.00
Universe(5%) 1.61 0.70 88.67 0.84 3.11 1.97 0
0 1 2 3 4 5
Universe(25%) 1.33 0.62 86.85 0.80 2.71 1.90
Universe(Median) 1.27 0.61 86.46 0.78 2.69 1.88 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) 1.15 0.60 85.27 0.75 2.67 1.86
Morningstar IntermTerm Bond Index Universe Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal
Universe(95%) 1.04 0.59 83.89 0.71 2.64 1.73
Cash Barclays US Govt 5-10 Yr TR USD
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Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index I
Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
14.28
% Cash
Ticker VBLLX
% US Stocks The investment seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a
Morningstar Category Long-term Bond
% Bonds long-term dollar-weighted average maturity. The fund employs an indexing investment
Avg Mkt Cap $MM NA
% Non-US Stocks approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays U.S. Long Government/Credit
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM NA
% Pref Float Adjusted Index. This index includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government,
Net Assets $MM 7262.92
% Conv investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds
Turnover Ratio 50.00
that have maturities of greater than 10 years and are publicly issued. All of the fund's
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 16.05 investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of the fund's
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 1762.00 assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.
Manager Name Joshua C. Barrickman
85.01 Manager Tenure 1.60 _________________________________________________________________________
Fund Incept Date 03/01/1994
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.07
Phone Number 800-662-7447 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States NA % Cash 0.68 14
% Canada NA % US Stocks 0.00
% Latin America NA % Bonds 85.01
% United Kingdom NA % Non-US Stocks 0.00 12
% Eurozone NA % Pref 0.03 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro NA % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating 10
% Europe - Emerging NA % Other 0.00 3 Year Mstar Rating
% Africa NA % Non-US Bonds 14.28 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 30
% Middle East NA 5 Year Mstar Rating 8
% Japan NA % Rank Cat 5 Yr 39
% Australasia NA 10 Year Mstar Rating NA
% Asia - Developed NA 6
% Rank Cat 10 Yr 1
% Asia - Emerging NA
4
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
2
% Basic Materials NA Avg Eff Duration 14.44 2 160
% Communication Services NA Effective Maturity 24.20
% Consumer Cyclical NA Avg Credit Quality A 0
% Consumer Defensive NA AAA 36.50 140
% Healthcare NA AA 7.03
% Industrials NA A 25.92 -2
120
3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate NA BBB 30.55
% Technology NA BB 0.00
% Energy NA B 0.00 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
100
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services NA Below B 0.00 Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities NA NR/NA 0.00 Ratio Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index I BC Long Government/Credit
1 80
Turnover 3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings Performance
60 Months Date Year Years Years
US Treasury Bond 3.625% 2.34% Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index I 1.27 13.57 13.06 4.69 8.04
US Treasury Bond 3.125% 1.85% BC Long Government/Credit 1.04 12.97 12.87 4.75 8.04
US Treasury Bond 3.75% 1.76% 40
Universe(5%) 2.12 13.37 12.98 6.35 8.42
US Treasury Bond 2.75% 1.74% Universe(25%) 1.36 11.52 11.49 5.52 8.13
US Treasury Bond 3.375% 1.70% Universe(Median) 0.68 8.82 9.11 4.87 7.68
US Treasury Bond 2.75% 1.68% 20
Universe(75%) -0.13 6.20 6.79 3.65 5.25
US Treasury Bond 3.625% 1.35% Universe(95%) -0.40 2.70 1.72 1.06 3.36
US Treasury Bond 4.25% 1.34%
0 0
US Treasury Bond 4.75% 1.24%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
US Treasury Bond 4.375% 1.06%
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Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index I
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
25 0
20
25
Total Return Rank, %
15
10
50
Total Return, %
5
0 75
-5
-10 100
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-15
-20 Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
-25 Oct-11 - Sep-14
120
-30
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13
100
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index I BC Long Government/Credit
80
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
60
Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index I 8.40 5.32 2.75 6.71 8.77 1.91 10.43 22.23 8.63 -9.01
BC Long Government/Credit 8.56 5.33 2.71 6.60 8.44 1.92 10.16 22.49 8.78 -8.83 40
20
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
5 2 9 7
0
-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
8 Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
4 6
7
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
Morningstar Long Term Bond Universe Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index I
Total Annualized StdDev, %
3 5
6 BC Long Government/Credit
Sharpe Ratio
2 4
Alpha, %
5
1
4
1 3 Return vs. Risk
3
0 2 Oct-11 - Sep-14
2 7
-1 1
1 6
Total Annualized Return, %
-2 0 0 0 5
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
4
Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index I BC Long Government/Credit
3
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error 2
Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index I -0.12 1.02 99.01 0.58 8.45 0.85 1
BC Long Government/Credit 0.00 1.00 100.00 0.59 8.27 0.00
Universe(5%) 4.30 1.00 98.03 1.44 8.34 6.47 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Universe(25%) 2.14 0.89 93.32 0.92 7.61 5.01
Universe(Median) 0.73 0.51 85.78 0.70 4.78 4.56 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) 0.24 0.46 73.95 0.62 4.42 2.28
Morningstar Long Term Bond Universe Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index I
Universe(95%) -1.11 0.28 52.90 0.34 3.37 1.14
Cash BC Long Government/Credit
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PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Instl
4.79 Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
% Cash
Ticker PLRIX
% US Stocks The investment seeks maximum total return, consistent with prudent investment
Morningstar Category Long-term Bond
31.51 % Bonds management. The fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of
Avg Mkt Cap $MM NA
% Non-US Stocks Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, which may be represented by forwards or
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM NA
% Pref derivatives such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements. It invests primarily in
Net Assets $MM 5516.37
% Conv investment grade debt securities, but may invest up to 10% of its total assets in high yield
Turnover Ratio 70.00
securities ("junk bonds") that are rated B or higher by Moody's, or equivalently rated by S&P
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 46.20 or Fitch, or, if unrated, determined by PIMCO to be of comparable quality.
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 756.00
62.68 Manager Name Stephen A. Rodosky _________________________________________________________________________
Manager Tenure 7.17
Fund Incept Date 08/31/2006
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.50
Phone Number 888-877-4626 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States 100.00 % Cash 4.79 14
% Canada 0.00 % US Stocks 0.06
% Latin America 0.00 % Bonds 62.68
% United Kingdom 0.00 % Non-US Stocks 0.00 12
% Eurozone 0.00 % Pref 0.47 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro 0.00 % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating 10
% Europe - Emerging 0.00 % Other 0.48 3 Year Mstar Rating
% Africa 0.00 % Non-US Bonds 31.51 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 10
% Middle East 0.00 5 Year Mstar Rating 8
% Japan 0.00 % Rank Cat 5 Yr 8
% Australasia 0.00 10 Year Mstar Rating NA
% Asia - Developed 0.00 6
% Rank Cat 10 Yr NA
% Asia - Emerging 0.00
4
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
2
% Basic Materials 0.00 Avg Eff Duration 13.16 2 160
% Communication Services 0.00 Effective Maturity 20.61
% Consumer Cyclical 0.00 Avg Credit Quality NA 0
% Consumer Defensive 0.00 AAA NA 140
% Healthcare 0.00 AA NA
% Industrials 0.00 A NA -2
120
3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate 0.00 BBB NA
% Technology 0.00 BB NA
% Energy 0.00 B NA 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
100
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services 4.89 Below B NA Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities 95.11 NR/NA NA Ratio PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Instl BC Long Government/Credit
1 80
Turnover 3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings Performance
60 Months Date Year Years Years
Fin Fut Euro$ Cme 06/15/15 19.44% PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Instl 1.22 13.29 13.05 5.43 8.17
Cdx Ig22 5y Bp Ice 9.02% BC Long Government/Credit 1.04 12.97 12.87 4.75 8.04
US Treasury Bond 2.75% 3.55% 40
Universe(5%) 2.12 13.37 12.98 6.35 8.42
US Treasury Bond 3.125% 2.73% Universe(25%) 1.36 11.52 11.49 5.52 8.13
Resolution Fdg Fed Bk Prin Stp 2.20% Universe(Median) 0.68 8.82 9.11 4.87 7.68
US Treasury Bond 3.125% 2.11% 20
Universe(75%) -0.13 6.20 6.79 3.65 5.25
U S Treas Bd Stripped Prin Pmt 2.07% Universe(95%) -0.40 2.70 1.72 1.06 3.36
Resolution Fdg Fed Bk Prin Stp 1.71%
0 0
US Treasury Bond 4.375% 1.71%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
AID 5.5% 1.67%
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PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Instl
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
25 0
20
25
Total Return Rank, %
15
10
50
Total Return, %
5
0 75
-5
-10 100
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-15
-20 Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
-25 Oct-11 - Sep-14
120
-30
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13
100
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Instl BC Long Government/Credit
80
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
60
PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Instl NA NA NA 7.83 12.38 5.62 11.64 18.57 10.28 -8.56
BC Long Government/Credit 8.56 5.33 2.71 6.60 8.44 1.92 10.16 22.49 8.78 -8.83 40
20
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
5 2 9 7
0
-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
8 Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
4 6
7
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
Morningstar Long Term Bond Universe PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Instl
Total Annualized StdDev, %
3 5
6 BC Long Government/Credit
Sharpe Ratio
2 4
Alpha, %
5
1
4
1 3 Return vs. Risk
3
0 2 Oct-11 - Sep-14
2 7
-1 1
1 6
Total Annualized Return, %
-2 0 0 0 5
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
4
PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Instl BC Long Government/Credit
3
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error 2
PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Instl 0.75 0.98 96.24 0.67 8.26 1.61 1
BC Long Government/Credit 0.00 1.00 100.00 0.59 8.27 0.00
Universe(5%) 4.30 1.00 98.03 1.44 8.34 6.47 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Universe(25%) 2.14 0.89 93.32 0.92 7.61 5.01
Universe(Median) 0.73 0.51 85.78 0.70 4.78 4.56 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) 0.24 0.46 73.95 0.62 4.42 2.28
Morningstar Long Term Bond Universe PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Instl
Universe(95%) -1.11 0.28 52.90 0.34 3.37 1.14
Cash BC Long Government/Credit
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Ivy High Income I
3.60 Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
% Cash
Ticker IVHIX
% US Stocks The investment seeks to provide total return through a combination of high current income
Morningstar Category High Yield Bond
% Bonds and capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of high-yield,
Avg Mkt Cap $MM 23763.36
% Non-US Stocks high-risk, fixed income securities, including secured and unsecured loan assignments, loan
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM 12586.60
% Pref participations and other loan instruments (loans), of U.S. and foreign issuers, the risks of
52.68 Net Assets $MM 10636.43
40.64 % Conv which are, in the judgment of the adviser consistent with the fund's objective. It invests
Turnover Ratio 75.00
primarily in lower quality debt securities, which include debt securities rated BBB+ or lower.
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 11.77
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 422.00 _________________________________________________________________________
Manager Name Chad A. Gunther
Manager Tenure 0.23
Fund Incept Date 07/31/1997
2.13
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.69
Phone Number 800-777-6472 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States 63.43 % Cash 3.60 14
% Canada 0.00 % US Stocks 0.57
% Latin America 0.00 % Bonds 52.68
12
% United Kingdom 36.57 % Non-US Stocks 0.33
% Eurozone 0.00 % Pref 0.02 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro 0.00 % Conv 0.04 Mstar Rating 10
% Europe - Emerging 0.00 % Other 2.13 3 Year Mstar Rating
% Africa 0.00 % Non-US Bonds 40.64 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 8 8
% Middle East 0.00 5 Year Mstar Rating
% Japan 0.00 % Rank Cat 5 Yr 3
6
% Australasia 0.00 10 Year Mstar Rating
% Asia - Developed 0.00 % Rank Cat 10 Yr 2
% Asia - Emerging 0.00 4
2
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
% Basic Materials 0.00 Avg Eff Duration 3.90 2 160 0
% Communication Services 56.75 Effective Maturity 4.65
% Consumer Cyclical 43.25 Avg Credit Quality B -2
% Consumer Defensive 0.00 AAA 0.00 140
% Healthcare 0.00 AA 0.00
% Industrials 0.00 A 1.02 -4
120
3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate 0.00 BBB 1.76
% Technology 0.00 BB 20.12
% Energy 0.00 B 41.38 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
100
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services 0.00 Below B 35.28 Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities 0.00 NR/NA 0.44 Ratio Ivy High Income I BC High Yield Corporate Bond
1 80
Turnover 3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings Performance
60 Months Date Year Years Years
Magic 2 Lien (Misys Plc) 2.02% Ivy High Income I -1.27 3.40 6.88 12.30 11.55
Laureate Educ 144A 9.25% 1.71% BC High Yield Corporate Bond -1.87 3.49 7.20 11.09 10.57
Formula 1 (Proj Green Ii) 1.41% 40
Universe(5%) -0.99 4.69 8.65 12.82 11.46
Hd Sply 11.5% 1.12% Universe(25%) -1.69 3.47 7.14 11.00 10.20
Tmx Fin Llc/Titlemax Fin 144A 8.5% 1.02% Universe(Median) -2.02 2.93 6.33 10.28 9.57
Eagle Midco 144A 9% 0.98% 20
Universe(75%) -2.27 2.37 5.69 9.33 8.95
Onex Usi Acquisition 144A 7.75% 0.94% Universe(95%) -2.96 1.42 3.87 6.69 7.43
Jo-Ann Stores 144A 9.75% 0.88%
0 0
Bakercorp Intl 144A 8.25% 0.84%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
Pinnacle Operating Corporation 144A 9% 0.84%
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Ivy High Income I
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
80 0
25
Total Return Rank, %
60
50
40
Total Return, %
75
20
100
0
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-20 Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
Oct-11 - Sep-14
140
-40
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 120
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
Ivy High Income I BC High Yield Corporate Bond 100
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 80
Ivy High Income I 7.58 0.59 9.69 4.05 -19.73 46.56 15.62 6.44 17.16 10.46 60
BC High Yield Corporate Bond 11.13 2.74 11.85 1.87 -26.16 58.21 15.12 4.98 15.81 7.44
40
20
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
4 3 8 5
0
-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
7 Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
3
4
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
6 Morningstar High Yield Universe Ivy High Income I
Total Annualized StdDev, %
2 2 BC High Yield Corporate Bond
5
Sharpe Ratio
3
Alpha, %
1 4
2 Return vs. Risk
3
0 1
Oct-11 - Sep-14
2 16
1
-1
1 14
Total Annualized Return, %
-2 0 0 0
12
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile 10
Ivy High Income I BC High Yield Corporate Bond 8
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 6
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error 4
Ivy High Income I 3.85 0.73 95.29 2.76 4.23 1.76
2
BC High Yield Corporate Bond 0.00 1.00 100.00 1.89 5.63 0.00
Universe(5%) 2.92 1.17 99.23 2.47 7.26 4.00 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Universe(25%) 0.58 1.05 98.59 1.92 6.04 1.92
Universe(Median) -0.48 0.96 97.17 1.77 5.53 1.13 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) -1.14 0.87 91.57 1.64 5.06 0.75
Morningstar High Yield Universe Ivy High Income I
Universe(95%) -1.86 0.55 74.59 1.27 3.36 0.58
Cash BC High Yield Corporate Bond
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Vanguard Equity-Income Adm
1.83 Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
12.60 % Cash
Ticker VEIRX
% US Stocks The investment seeks to provide an above-average level of current income and reasonable
Morningstar Category Large Value
% Bonds long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests mainly in common stocks of mid-size and
Avg Mkt Cap $MM 84587.18
% Non-US Stocks large companies whose stocks typically pay above-average levels of dividend income and are,
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM 87265.57
% Pref in the opinion of the purchasing advisor, undervalued relative to other stocks. In addition,
Net Assets $MM 17846.81
% Conv the advisors generally look for companies that they believe are committed to paying
Turnover Ratio 34.00
dividends consistently. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 30.20 assets in equity securities. The fund uses multiple investment advisors.
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 164.00
Manager Name James P. Stetler _________________________________________________________________________
85.07 Manager Tenure 10.76
Fund Incept Date 03/21/1988
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.21
Phone Number 800-662-7447 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States 87.10 % Cash 1.83 30
% Canada 2.41 % US Stocks 85.07
% Latin America 0.00 % Bonds 0.00
% United Kingdom 4.11 % Non-US Stocks 12.60 25
% Eurozone 4.21 % Pref 0.00 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro 2.16 % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating
% Europe - Emerging 0.00 % Other 0.50 3 Year Mstar Rating 20
% Africa 0.00 % Non-US Bonds 0.00 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 51
% Middle East 0.00 5 Year Mstar Rating
% Japan 0.00 % Rank Cat 5 Yr 4 15
% Australasia 0.00 10 Year Mstar Rating
% Asia - Developed 0.00 % Rank Cat 10 Yr 9
% Asia - Emerging 0.00 10
5
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
% Basic Materials 3.98 Avg Eff Duration NA 2 180
% Communication Services 4.42 Effective Maturity NA
% Consumer Cyclical 5.40 Avg Credit Quality NA 0
160
% Consumer Defensive 12.39 AAA NA
% Healthcare 12.67 AA NA
% Industrials 12.46 A NA 140
-5
3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate 0.00 BBB NA
% Technology 13.47 BB NA
120
% Energy 12.31 B NA 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services 16.30 Below B NA Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities 6.60 NR/NA NA Ratio 100 Vanguard Equity-Income Adm S&P 500 Value
1
Turnover
80
3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings Performance
Months Date Year Years Years
Wells Fargo & Co 3.85% 60 Vanguard Equity-Income Adm -0.53 7.07 16.70 21.68 16.34
Johnson & Johnson 3.69% S&P 500 Value 0.25 7.23 17.77 23.46 14.73
Microsoft Corp 3.46% Universe(5%) 1.49 8.71 20.77 27.16 17.18
40
Exxon Mobil Corporation 3.23% Universe(25%) 0.12 7.50 18.27 23.75 15.00
Verizon Communications Inc 3.09% Universe(Median) -0.35 6.42 16.63 22.15 14.00
Chevron Corp 3.05% 20 Universe(75%) -1.09 4.87 14.42 20.04 12.92
Merck & Co Inc 2.80% Universe(95%) -2.98 2.87 10.91 16.07 10.58
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.64%
0 0
Apple Inc 2.29%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
General Electric Co 2.09%
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Vanguard Equity-Income Adm
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
50 0
40
25
Total Return Rank, %
30
20 50
Total Return, %
10
75
0
-10
100
-20
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-30
Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
-40 Oct-11 - Sep-14
180
-50
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 160
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
140
Vanguard Equity-Income Adm S&P 500 Value
120
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 100
Vanguard Equity-Income Adm 13.69 4.52 20.77 4.99 -30.86 17.26 14.99 10.69 13.58 30.19 80
S&P 500 Value 15.03 8.71 20.80 1.99 -39.22 21.18 15.10 -0.48 17.68 31.99 60
40
20
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
3 3 14 6
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
2 12
Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
5
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
1 Morningstar Large Value Universe Vanguard Equity-Income Adm
Total Annualized StdDev, %
10
2 4 S&P 500 Value
0
Sharpe Ratio
8
Alpha, %
-1 3
6
Return vs. Risk
-2
1 2
4 Oct-11 - Sep-14
-3 40
1
-4 2 35
Total Annualized Return, %
-5 0 0 0
30
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile 25
Vanguard Equity-Income Adm S&P 500 Value 20
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 15
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error 10
Vanguard Equity-Income Adm 2.11 0.83 91.77 2.09 9.65 3.36
5
S&P 500 Value 0.00 1.00 100.00 1.95 11.15 0.00
Universe(5%) 2.63 1.14 98.22 2.11 13.39 5.75 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
Universe(25%) 0.79 1.05 96.42 1.98 11.98 3.79
Universe(Median) -0.32 0.98 94.61 1.87 11.23 2.81 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) -1.93 0.90 90.63 1.71 10.26 2.19
Morningstar Large Value Universe Vanguard Equity-Income Adm
Universe(95%) -4.28 0.74 82.67 1.47 8.94 1.63
Cash S&P 500 Value
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Vanguard Growth Index Adm
2.09 Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
% Cash
Ticker VIGAX
% US Stocks The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the
Morningstar Category Large Growth
% Bonds investment return of large-capitalization growth stocks. The fund employs an indexing
Avg Mkt Cap $MM 51552.71
% Non-US Stocks investment approach designed to track the performance of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM 72963.17
% Pref Index, a broadly diversified index predominantly made up of growth stocks of large U.S.
Net Assets $MM 41724.89
% Conv companies. It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its
Turnover Ratio 32.00
assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 22.83 proportion as its weighting in the index.
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 373.00
Manager Name Gerard C. O'Reilly _________________________________________________________________________
Manager Tenure 19.76
97.72 Fund Incept Date 11/02/1992
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.09
Phone Number 800-662-7447 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States 97.91 % Cash 0.19 30
% Canada 0.16 % US Stocks 97.72
% Latin America 0.00 % Bonds 0.00
% United Kingdom 0.48 % Non-US Stocks 2.09 25
% Eurozone 1.05 % Pref 0.00 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro 0.19 % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating
% Europe - Emerging 0.00 % Other 0.00 3 Year Mstar Rating 20
% Africa 0.00 % Non-US Bonds 0.00 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 25
% Middle East 0.00 5 Year Mstar Rating
% Japan 0.00 % Rank Cat 5 Yr 13 15
% Australasia 0.00 10 Year Mstar Rating
% Asia - Developed 0.21 % Rank Cat 10 Yr 26
% Asia - Emerging 0.00 10
5
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
% Basic Materials 3.07 Avg Eff Duration NA 2 300
% Communication Services 3.78 Effective Maturity NA
% Consumer Cyclical 17.48 Avg Credit Quality NA 0
% Consumer Defensive 7.12 AAA NA
% Healthcare 12.64 AA NA 250
% Industrials 10.68 A NA -5
3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate 4.99 BBB NA
% Technology 25.56 BB NA
200
% Energy 8.39 B NA 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services 6.12 Below B NA Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities 0.17 NR/NA NA Ratio Vanguard Growth Index Adm CRSP US Large Cap Growth TR USD
1 150
Turnover 3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings Performance
Months Date Year Years Years
Apple Inc 7.14% 100 Vanguard Growth Index Adm 1.05 8.11 19.31 22.94 16.62
Coca-Cola Co 1.91% CRSP US Large Cap Growth TR USD 1.06 8.18 19.38 22.30 15.52
Gilead Sciences Inc 1.91% Universe(5%) 3.20 10.38 22.80 25.46 18.33
Google Inc Class A 1.90% Universe(25%) 1.79 7.79 19.10 23.18 16.04
Google Inc Class C 1.89% 50
Universe(Median) 0.91 5.73 16.88 21.56 14.80
Facebook Inc Class A 1.72% Universe(75%) -0.14 4.19 14.67 20.01 13.49
Schlumberger NV 1.65% Universe(95%) -1.95 1.37 11.21 17.31 11.22
Walt Disney Co 1.62%
0 0
Oracle Corporation 1.60%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
Qualcomm Inc 1.48%
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Vanguard Growth Index Adm
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
60 0
25
Total Return Rank, %
40
50
20
Total Return, %
75
0
100
-20
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-40 Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
Oct-11 - Sep-14
250
-60 225
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13
200
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
Vanguard Growth Index Adm CRSP US Large Cap Growth TR USD 175
150
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
125
Vanguard Growth Index Adm 7.31 5.21 9.13 12.70 -38.22 36.42 17.12 1.87 17.01 32.40
100
CRSP US Large Cap Growth TR USD 6.99 6.40 10.32 15.66 -38.67 35.92 15.77 0.58 15.20 31.75
75
50
25
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
4 2 16 7
0
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225
3
14 6
Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
2
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
12 Morningstar Large Growth Universe Vanguard Growth Index Adm
Total Annualized StdDev, %
1 5
CRSP US Large Cap Growth TR USD
10
Sharpe Ratio
0
4
Alpha, %
-1 1 8
-2
3 Return vs. Risk
6
-3 2 Oct-11 - Sep-14
4 55
-4
1 50
2
-5
Total Annualized Return, %
45
-6 0 0 0 40
35
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
30
Vanguard Growth Index Adm CRSP US Large Cap Growth TR USD
25
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 20
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error 15
Vanguard Growth Index Adm 0.71 0.99 99.79 1.83 11.70 0.55 10
CRSP US Large Cap Growth TR USD 0.00 1.00 100.00 1.77 11.80 0.00 5
Universe(5%) 3.06 1.18 97.05 1.96 15.12 6.90 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Universe(25%) 0.87 1.08 95.04 1.76 13.34 4.41
Universe(Median) -0.62 1.02 92.47 1.65 12.54 3.65 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) -2.59 0.95 88.61 1.50 11.62 2.83
Morningstar Large Growth Universe Vanguard Growth Index Adm
Universe(95%) -5.70 0.84 79.60 1.26 10.39 2.08
Cash CRSP US Large Cap Growth TR USD
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Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv
5.07
Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
11.74 % Cash
Ticker VPMCX
% US Stocks The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests in stocks considered to
Morningstar Category Large Growth
% Bonds have above-average earnings growth potential that is not reflected in their current market
Avg Mkt Cap $MM 62454.98
% Non-US Stocks prices. Its portfolio consists predominantly of large- and mid-capitalization stocks.
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM 72963.17
% Pref Net Assets $MM 44255.36
% Conv _________________________________________________________________________
Turnover Ratio 5.00
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 40.26
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 125.00
Manager Name Joel P. Fried
Manager Tenure 25.76
83.19 Fund Incept Date 11/01/1984
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.45
Phone Number 800-662-7447 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States 87.63 % Cash 5.07 30
% Canada 1.11 % US Stocks 83.19
% Latin America 0.04 % Bonds 0.00
% United Kingdom 0.66 % Non-US Stocks 11.74 25
% Eurozone 0.99 % Pref 0.00 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro 9.16 % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating
% Europe - Emerging 0.00 % Other 0.00 3 Year Mstar Rating 20
% Africa 0.00 % Non-US Bonds 0.00 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 2
% Middle East 0.00 5 Year Mstar Rating
% Japan 0.41 % Rank Cat 5 Yr 11 15
% Australasia 0.00 10 Year Mstar Rating
% Asia - Developed 0.00 % Rank Cat 10 Yr 6
% Asia - Emerging 0.00 10
5
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
% Basic Materials 2.78 Avg Eff Duration NA 2 300
% Communication Services 1.76 Effective Maturity NA
% Consumer Cyclical 5.25 Avg Credit Quality NA 0
% Consumer Defensive 0.56 AAA NA
% Healthcare 30.96 AA NA 250
% Industrials 15.21 A NA -5
3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate 0.00 BBB NA
% Technology 32.31 BB NA
200
% Energy 5.17 B NA 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services 6.00 Below B NA Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities 0.00 NR/NA NA Ratio Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv S&P 500 Growth
1 150
Turnover 3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings Performance
Months Date Year Years Years
Biogen Idec Inc 7.23% 100 Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv 2.66 12.81 24.72 26.15 16.95
Amgen Inc 4.33% S&P 500 Growth 1.92 9.36 21.55 22.62 16.64
Eli Lilly and Co 4.16% Universe(5%) 3.20 10.38 22.80 25.46 18.33
Roche Holding AG 4.02% Universe(25%) 1.79 7.79 19.10 23.18 16.04
FedEx Corp 3.95% 50
Universe(Median) 0.91 5.73 16.88 21.56 14.80
Adobe Systems Inc 3.88% Universe(75%) -0.14 4.19 14.67 20.01 13.49
Texas Instruments Inc 3.78% Universe(95%) -1.95 1.37 11.21 17.31 11.22
Microsoft Corp 3.75%
0 0
Novartis AG ADR 2.89%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
Medtronic Inc 2.25%
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Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
60 0
25
Total Return Rank, %
40
50
20
Total Return, %
75
0
100
-20
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-40 Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
Oct-11 - Sep-14
300
-60
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13
250
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv S&P 500 Growth
200
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
150
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv 18.31 8.49 12.30 11.49 -32.41 34.45 12.89 -1.84 15.27 39.73
S&P 500 Growth 6.97 1.14 11.01 9.13 -34.92 31.57 15.05 4.65 14.61 32.75 100
50
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
4 3 16 9
0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
14 8 Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
2
7
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
12 Morningstar Large Growth Universe Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv
Total Annualized StdDev, %
0
2 6 S&P 500 Growth
10
Sharpe Ratio
-2
Alpha, %
5
8
4
-4 Return vs. Risk
6
1 3
-6 Oct-11 - Sep-14
4 55
2
-8 50
2 1
Total Annualized Return, %
45
-10 0 0 0 40
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile 35
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv S&P 500 Growth 30
25
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 20
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error 15
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv 3.38 0.98 88.27 2.20 10.86 3.73 10
S&P 500 Growth 0.00 1.00 100.00 2.02 10.43 0.00 5
Universe(5%) 0.43 1.30 96.15 1.96 15.12 8.02 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Universe(25%) -1.84 1.19 92.41 1.76 13.34 5.35
Universe(Median) -3.16 1.14 89.34 1.65 12.54 4.37 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) -5.03 1.07 85.20 1.50 11.62 3.42
Morningstar Large Growth Universe Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv
Universe(95%) -8.15 0.95 75.81 1.26 10.39 2.39
Cash S&P 500 Growth
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Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral
2.02 Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
% Cash
Ticker VMVAX
% US Stocks The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the
Morningstar Category Mid-Cap Value
% Bonds investment return of mid-capitalization value stocks. The fund employs an indexing
Avg Mkt Cap $MM 10040.74
% Non-US Stocks investment approach designed to track the performance of the CRSP US Mid Cap Value
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM 8727.26
% Pref Index, a broadly diversified index of value stocks of mid-size U.S. companies. It attempts to
Net Assets $MM 6098.25
% Conv replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that
Turnover Ratio 46.00
make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 11.52 in the index.
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 204.00
Manager Name Donald M. Butler _________________________________________________________________________
Manager Tenure 8.13
97.84 Fund Incept Date 09/27/2011
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.09
Phone Number 800-662-7447 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States 97.98 % Cash 0.14 30
% Canada 0.00 % US Stocks 97.84
% Latin America 0.00 % Bonds 0.00
% United Kingdom 1.77 % Non-US Stocks 2.02 25
% Eurozone 0.00 % Pref 0.00 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro 0.26 % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating 20
% Europe - Emerging 0.00 % Other 0.00 3 Year Mstar Rating
% Africa 0.00 % Non-US Bonds 0.00 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 21
% Middle East 0.00 5 Year Mstar Rating 15
% Japan 0.00 % Rank Cat 5 Yr 15
% Australasia 0.00 10 Year Mstar Rating NA
% Asia - Developed 0.00 10
% Rank Cat 10 Yr NA
% Asia - Emerging 0.00
5
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
0
% Basic Materials 7.03 Avg Eff Duration NA 3 180
% Communication Services 0.85 Effective Maturity NA
% Consumer Cyclical 15.68 Avg Credit Quality NA -5
160
% Consumer Defensive 8.65 AAA NA
% Healthcare 8.55 AA NA
% Industrials 10.87 A NA 140
-10
3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate 4.37 BBB NA
% Technology 9.73 BB NA
2 120
% Energy 6.66 B NA 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services 18.04 Below B NA Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities 9.58 NR/NA NA Ratio 100 Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral CRSP US Mid Cap Value TR USD
Turnover
80
3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings Performance
Months Date Year Years Years
Western Digital Corp 1.43% 1 60 Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral -2.24 6.56 17.81 24.68 16.97
Delphi Automotive PLC 1.32% CRSP US Mid Cap Value TR USD -2.26 6.61 17.87 24.89 17.73
Alcoa Inc 1.21% Universe(5%) -0.53 8.45 19.05 26.96 17.70
40
Seagate Technology PLC 1.21% Universe(25%) -1.99 6.38 15.71 24.27 16.33
Mylan Inc 1.13% Universe(Median) -3.25 4.49 13.92 22.71 15.27
United Continental Holdings Inc 1.11% 20 Universe(75%) -4.47 1.96 11.24 20.28 13.55
Boston Scientific Inc 1.04% Universe(95%) -6.37 -0.71 6.78 14.50 10.17
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc 1.04%
0 0
AmerisourceBergen Corp 1.03%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
Principal Financial Group 0.99%
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Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
60 0
25
Total Return Rank, %
40
50
20
Total Return, %
75
0
100
-20
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-40 Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
Oct-11 - Sep-14
160
-60
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 140
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral CRSP US Mid Cap Value TR USD 120
100
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
80
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral NA NA NA -4.27 -36.54 37.74 21.82 -0.29 16.02 37.66
CRSP US Mid Cap Value TR USD 24.07 11.67 19.91 -6.07 -37.95 35.21 24.58 -0.39 17.90 37.38 60
40
20
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
3 3 16 8
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
2
14 7 Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
1
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
0 12 6 Morningstar Midcap Value Universe Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral
Total Annualized StdDev, %
-1 2 CRSP US Mid Cap Value TR USD
10 5
Sharpe Ratio
-2
Alpha, %
-3 8 4
-4 Return vs. Risk
6 3
-5 1
Oct-11 - Sep-14
-6 4 2 40
-7
2 1 35
Total Annualized Return, %
-8
-9 0 0 0
30
25
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral CRSP US Mid Cap Value TR USD 20
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 15
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error 10
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral -0.44 1.01 99.53 1.95 11.75 0.82
5
CRSP US Mid Cap Value TR USD 0.00 1.00 100.00 1.99 11.57 0.00
Universe(5%) 2.05 1.23 96.55 2.13 15.86 7.55 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Universe(25%) -0.76 1.12 95.17 1.86 13.61 4.72
Universe(Median) -2.20 1.04 93.70 1.67 12.50 3.65 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) -4.90 0.94 88.35 1.54 11.05 2.86
Morningstar Midcap Value Universe Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral
Universe(95%) -8.13 0.70 70.50 1.20 9.42 2.22
Cash CRSP US Mid Cap Value TR USD
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Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm
3.28 Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
% Cash
Ticker VIMAX
% US Stocks The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the
Morningstar Category Mid-Cap Blend
% Bonds investment return of mid-capitalization stocks. The fund employs an indexing investment
Avg Mkt Cap $MM 10731.74
% Non-US Stocks approach designed to track the performance of the CRSP U.S. Mid Cap Index, a broadly
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM 8270.60
% Pref diversified index of stocks of mid-size U.S. companies. It attempts to replicate the target
Net Assets $MM 53313.89
% Conv index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index,
Turnover Ratio 32.00
holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 6.46
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 378.00 _________________________________________________________________________
Manager Name Donald M. Butler
Manager Tenure 16.37
96.48 Fund Incept Date 05/21/1998
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.09
Phone Number 800-662-7447 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States 96.71 % Cash 0.24 30
% Canada 0.43 % US Stocks 96.48
% Latin America 0.00 % Bonds 0.00
% United Kingdom 1.29 % Non-US Stocks 3.28 25
% Eurozone 0.74 % Pref 0.00 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro 0.26 % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating 20
% Europe - Emerging 0.00 % Other 0.00 3 Year Mstar Rating
% Africa 0.00 % Non-US Bonds 0.00 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 37
% Middle East 0.00 5 Year Mstar Rating 15
% Japan 0.00 % Rank Cat 5 Yr 12
% Australasia 0.00 10 Year Mstar Rating
% Asia - Developed 0.58 10
% Rank Cat 10 Yr 12
% Asia - Emerging 0.00
5
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
0
% Basic Materials 5.90 Avg Eff Duration NA 3 300
% Communication Services 1.50 Effective Maturity NA
% Consumer Cyclical 17.61 Avg Credit Quality NA -5
% Consumer Defensive 7.04 AAA NA
% Healthcare 9.71 AA NA 250
% Industrials 14.99 A NA -10
3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate 5.63 BBB NA
% Technology 14.54 BB NA
2 200
% Energy 7.63 B NA 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services 10.36 Below B NA Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities 5.07 NR/NA NA Ratio Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm CRSP US Mid Cap TR USD
150
Turnover 3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings Performance
Months Date Year Years Years
Western Digital Corp 0.71% 1 100 Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm -1.16 6.68 15.88 23.31 17.03
Southwest Airlines Co 0.68% CRSP US Mid Cap TR USD -1.15 6.73 15.94 23.30 17.17
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.68% Universe(5%) -0.46 6.88 18.59 28.31 18.28
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc Class A 0.65% Universe(25%) -2.00 4.71 14.94 23.75 16.23
Delphi Automotive PLC 0.65% 50
Universe(Median) -3.30 2.70 11.53 22.14 15.27
Health Care REIT, Inc. 0.64% Universe(75%) -4.65 0.93 9.70 20.04 13.76
AvalonBay Communities Inc 0.62% Universe(95%) -6.21 -1.62 5.93 14.61 10.30
Moody's Corporation 0.62%
0 0
Alcoa Inc 0.60%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
Seagate Technology PLC 0.60%
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Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
80 0
60 25
Total Return Rank, %
40
50
Total Return, %
20
75
0
100
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-20
Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
-40
Oct-11 - Sep-14
225
-60
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 200
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
175
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm CRSP US Mid Cap TR USD
150
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 125
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm 20.42 14.04 13.69 6.17 -41.78 40.48 25.59 -1.97 15.99 35.15 100
CRSP US Mid Cap TR USD 20.28 13.31 15.32 7.04 -41.83 36.90 26.16 -1.79 16.69 35.27 75
50
25
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
3 2 18 8
0
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250
2 16 7 Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
1
14
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
6 Morningstar Midcap Blend Universe Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm
Total Annualized StdDev, %
0
12 CRSP US Mid Cap TR USD
-1 5
Sharpe Ratio
Alpha, %
-2 10
1 4
-3 8
Return vs. Risk
-4 3
6
Oct-11 - Sep-14
-5
2 45
4
-6
1 40
2
Total Annualized Return, %
-7
35
-8 0 0 0
30
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
25
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm CRSP US Mid Cap TR USD
20
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 15
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error
10
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm -0.41 1.02 99.85 1.75 12.48 0.55
CRSP US Mid Cap TR USD 0.00 1.00 100.00 1.78 12.22 0.00 5
Universe(5%) 2.70 1.24 97.08 1.89 16.08 7.72 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Universe(25%) 0.01 1.12 96.35 1.69 14.10 4.94
Universe(Median) -2.24 1.07 93.12 1.57 13.38 3.75 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) -3.14 0.96 89.45 1.49 12.40 2.91
Morningstar Midcap Blend Universe Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm
Universe(95%) -7.05 0.73 76.35 1.19 9.95 2.39
Cash CRSP US Mid Cap TR USD
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Target Small Capitalization Value T
3.181.17 Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
% Cash
Ticker TASVX
% US Stocks The investment seeks above-average capital appreciation. The Portfolio seeks investments
Morningstar Category Small Value
% Bonds that will increase in value. It normally invests at least 80% of its investable assets in common
Avg Mkt Cap $MM 2187.66
% Non-US Stocks stocks of small companies. Small companies are those companies with market capitalizations
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM 2553.48
% Pref comparable to those in the Russell 2000 Value Index. Market capitalization is measured at
Net Assets $MM 1968.99
% Conv the time of purchase.
Turnover Ratio NA
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 7.16 _________________________________________________________________________
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 778.00
Manager Name Paul E. Viera
Manager Tenure 12.76
95.55 Fund Incept Date 01/05/1993
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.68
Phone Number 800-225-1852 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States 98.79 % Cash 3.18 30
% Canada 0.65 % US Stocks 95.55
% Latin America 0.27 % Bonds 0.00
% United Kingdom 0.02 % Non-US Stocks 1.17 25
% Eurozone 0.07 % Pref 0.00 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro 0.00 % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating 20
% Europe - Emerging 0.00 % Other 0.10 3 Year Mstar Rating
% Africa 0.00 % Non-US Bonds 0.00 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 58
% Middle East 0.21 5 Year Mstar Rating 15
% Japan 0.00 % Rank Cat 5 Yr 25
% Australasia 0.00 10 Year Mstar Rating
% Asia - Developed 0.00 10
% Rank Cat 10 Yr 10
% Asia - Emerging 0.00
5
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
0
% Basic Materials 5.92 Avg Eff Duration NA 2 200
% Communication Services 1.03 Effective Maturity NA
% Consumer Cyclical 11.57 Avg Credit Quality NA 180 -5
% Consumer Defensive 3.52 AAA NA
% Healthcare 7.29 AA NA
160 -10
% Industrials 19.96 A NA 3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate 5.58 BBB NA
% Technology 12.67 BB NA 140
% Energy 5.89 B NA 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services 22.77 Below B NA 120 Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities 3.80 NR/NA NA Ratio Target Small Capitalization Value T S&P 600 Value
1 100
Turnover 3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings
80 Performance
Months Date Year Years Years
EnerSys 0.83% Target Small Capitalization Value T -5.79 -1.27 7.42 20.62 14.66
Firstmerit Corp 0.75% 60
S&P 600 Value -6.78 -2.62 6.74 24.09 15.66
Teleflex Inc 0.75% Universe(5%) -3.53 1.96 11.89 26.20 17.55
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co 0.74% 40 Universe(25%) -5.88 -0.91 8.39 23.19 15.21
Bristow Group Inc 0.72% Universe(Median) -6.63 -2.65 6.36 21.29 14.08
Amsurg Corp 0.69% 20 Universe(75%) -7.60 -4.48 4.30 19.22 12.99
Silgan Holdings Inc 0.68% Universe(95%) -9.92 -6.58 -0.03 13.07 9.51
Webster Financial Corp 0.68%
0 0
GATX Corp 0.66%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
KAR Auction Services Inc 0.66%
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Target Small Capitalization Value T
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
60 0
25
Total Return Rank, %
40
50
20
Total Return, %
75
0
100
-20
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-40 Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
Oct-11 - Sep-14
120
-60
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13
100
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
Target Small Capitalization Value T S&P 600 Value
80
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
60
Target Small Capitalization Value T 24.02 10.10 17.72 0.52 -27.45 26.69 23.63 -0.48 14.14 35.87
S&P 600 Value 23.25 6.45 19.57 -5.54 -29.51 22.85 24.72 -1.38 18.21 39.98 40
20
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
3 2 18 9
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
2 16 8 Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
14 7
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
1 Morningstar SmallCap Value Universe Target Small Capitalization Value T
Total Annualized StdDev, %
12 6 S&P 600 Value
0
Sharpe Ratio
Alpha, %
10 5
-1 1
8 4
Return vs. Risk
-2
6 3
Oct-11 - Sep-14
-3 30
4 2
-4 2 1
25
Total Annualized Return, %
-5 0 0 0
20
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
Target Small Capitalization Value T S&P 600 Value 15
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 10
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error
Target Small Capitalization Value T -0.58 0.89 96.58 1.47 13.39 2.96 5
S&P 600 Value 0.00 1.00 100.00 1.54 14.78 0.00
Universe(5%) 2.79 1.15 97.84 1.66 17.41 8.62 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
Universe(25%) 0.00 1.02 96.48 1.48 15.43 4.74
Universe(Median) -1.11 0.97 94.81 1.40 14.63 3.72 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) -2.57 0.90 91.13 1.32 13.73 2.84
Morningstar SmallCap Value Universe Target Small Capitalization Value T
Universe(95%) -4.98 0.70 80.59 1.16 11.08 2.36
Cash S&P 600 Value
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Oppenheimer International Growth Y
2.032.33
Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
% Cash
Ticker OIGYX
% US Stocks The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund mainly invests in the common stock of
Morningstar Category Foreign Large Growth
% Bonds growth companies that are domiciled or have their primary operations outside of the United
Avg Mkt Cap $MM 15525.25
% Non-US Stocks States. It may invest 100% of its assets in securities of foreign companies. The fund may
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM 31370.15
% Pref invest in emerging markets as well as in developed markets throughout the world. It
Net Assets $MM 18021.18
% Conv normally will invest at least 65% of its total assets in common and preferred stocks of issuers
Turnover Ratio 12.00
in at least three different countries outside of the United States, and emphasize investments
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 14.29 in common stocks of issuers that the portfolio managers consider to be "growth" companies.
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 112.00
Manager Name George R. Evans
Manager Tenure 18.53 _________________________________________________________________________
Fund Incept Date 03/25/1996
95.63
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.90
Phone Number 800-225-5677 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States 2.08 % Cash 2.33 20
% Canada 2.05 % US Stocks 2.03
% Latin America 1.87 % Bonds 0.00
% United Kingdom 28.86 % Non-US Stocks 95.63
15
% Eurozone 34.80 % Pref 0.01 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro 19.42 % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating
% Europe - Emerging 0.00 % Other 0.00 3 Year Mstar Rating
% Africa 0.00 % Non-US Bonds 0.00 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 26 10
% Middle East 0.00 5 Year Mstar Rating
% Japan 5.08 % Rank Cat 5 Yr 15
% Australasia 2.76 10 Year Mstar Rating
% Asia - Developed 0.00 5
% Rank Cat 10 Yr 1
% Asia - Emerging 3.08
0
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
% Basic Materials 4.37 Avg Eff Duration NA 2 180
% Communication Services 7.12 Effective Maturity NA -5
% Consumer Cyclical 19.61 Avg Credit Quality NA
160
% Consumer Defensive 15.11 AAA NA
% Healthcare 10.27 AA NA
% Industrials 22.18 A NA 140
-10
3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate 0.00 BBB NA
% Technology 14.54 BB NA
120
% Energy 2.30 B NA 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services 4.26 Below B NA Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities 0.24 NR/NA NA Ratio 100 Oppenheimer International Growth Y MSCI EAFE Large Growth NR USD
1
Turnover
80
3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings Performance
Months Date Year Years Years
SAP SE 1.61% 60 Oppenheimer International Growth Y -8.19 -6.00 -0.26 14.72 9.62
Essentra PLC 1.57% MSCI EAFE Large Growth NR USD -5.00 -2.05 3.11 13.43 7.56
Royal Boskalis Westminster NV 1.51% Universe(5%) -3.17 2.62 8.53 17.32 9.94
40
BT Group PLC 1.45% Universe(25%) -5.00 -0.51 5.64 14.77 7.61
Roche Holding AG 1.39% Universe(Median) -5.72 -1.83 4.15 13.49 6.36
Novo Nordisk A/S 1.38% 20 Universe(75%) -6.51 -3.27 2.11 11.93 5.26
Syngenta AG 1.38% Universe(95%) -8.26 -6.43 -0.65 9.80 3.07
Aryzta AG 1.35%
0 0
ARM Holdings PLC 1.34%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
Cp All PLC 1.31%
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Oppenheimer International Growth Y
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
60 0
25
Total Return Rank, %
40
50
20
Total Return, %
75
0
100
-20
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-40 Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
Oct-11 - Sep-14
225
-60
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 200
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
175
Oppenheimer International Growth Y MSCI EAFE Large Growth NR USD
150
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 125
Oppenheimer International Growth Y 16.46 14.24 30.18 12.93 -41.22 38.44 15.35 -7.31 22.10 25.46 100
MSCI EAFE Large Growth NR USD 14.27 13.89 20.44 19.51 -41.74 28.81 11.48 -12.04 17.06 22.28 75
50
25
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
4 2 18 7
0
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225
3 16 Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
6
14
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
2 Morningstar Foreign Stock Universe Oppenheimer International Growth Y
Total Annualized StdDev, %
5
12 MSCI EAFE Large Growth NR USD
1
Sharpe Ratio
4
Alpha, %
10
0 1
8 3 Return vs. Risk
-1
6
2 Oct-11 - Sep-14
-2 25
4
-3 1
2
Total Annualized Return, %
20
-4 0 0 0
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile 15
Oppenheimer International Growth Y MSCI EAFE Large Growth NR USD
10
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error
Oppenheimer International Growth Y 1.63 0.96 92.64 1.07 13.68 3.74 5
MSCI EAFE Large Growth NR USD 0.00 1.00 100.00 0.99 13.65 0.00
Universe(5%) 3.70 1.09 96.14 1.21 16.01 6.44 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Universe(25%) 1.32 1.04 94.70 1.05 14.65 4.68
Universe(Median) 0.19 0.99 92.91 0.96 14.06 3.82 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) -1.11 0.95 90.67 0.87 13.45 3.23
Morningstar Foreign Stock Universe Oppenheimer International Growth Y
Universe(95%) -3.30 0.86 83.63 0.72 12.28 2.76
Cash MSCI EAFE Large Growth NR USD
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American Funds New Perspective R6
6.47
3.54 Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
% Cash
Ticker RNPGX
% US Stocks The investment seeks long-term growth of capital; future income is a secondary objective.
Morningstar Category World Stock
41.45 % Bonds The fund seeks to take advantage of investment opportunities generated by changes in
Avg Mkt Cap $MM 52954.87
% Non-US Stocks international trade patterns and economic and political relationships by investing in common
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM 39847.08
% Pref stocks of companies located around the world. In pursuing its primary investment objective,
Net Assets $MM 57769.26
% Conv it invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential
Turnover Ratio 30.00
for growth. In pursuing its secondary objective, the fund invests in common stocks of
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 17.71 companies with the potential to pay dividends in the future.
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 286.00
Manager Name Gregg E. Ireland _________________________________________________________________________
48.52 Manager Tenure 21.84
Fund Incept Date 03/13/1973
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.45
Phone Number 800-421-4225 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States 46.07 % Cash 6.47 25
% Canada 2.55 % US Stocks 41.45
% Latin America 0.31 % Bonds 0.02
% United Kingdom 9.02 % Non-US Stocks 48.52 20
% Eurozone 15.04 % Pref 0.00 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro 11.85 % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating
% Europe - Emerging 0.00 % Other 3.54 3 Year Mstar Rating 15
% Africa 2.01 % Non-US Bonds 0.00 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 25
% Middle East 0.00 5 Year Mstar Rating
% Japan 6.75 % Rank Cat 5 Yr 29 10
% Australasia 1.01 10 Year Mstar Rating
% Asia - Developed 4.46 % Rank Cat 10 Yr 12
% Asia - Emerging 0.93 5
0
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
% Basic Materials 5.85 Avg Eff Duration NA 3 200
% Communication Services 2.48 Effective Maturity NA
% Consumer Cyclical 18.05 Avg Credit Quality NA -5
180
% Consumer Defensive 12.28 AAA NA
% Healthcare 14.53 AA NA
160 -10
% Industrials 12.68 A NA 3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate 0.00 BBB NA
% Technology 14.68 BB NA 140
2
% Energy 4.86 B NA 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services 14.59 Below B NA 120 Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities 0.00 NR/NA NA Ratio American Funds New Perspective R6 MSCI AC World Index ND USD
100
Turnover 3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings
80 Performance
Months Date Year Years Years
Novo Nordisk A/S 4.81% 1 American Funds New Perspective R6 -1.80 1.70 10.49 18.59 11.63
Amazon.com Inc 2.50% 60
MSCI AC World Index ND USD -2.30 3.73 11.32 16.61 10.07
Delta Air Lines Inc 1.44% Universe(5%) -0.01 8.13 15.99 21.34 13.52
Microsoft Corp 1.36% 40 Universe(25%) -1.92 4.16 12.07 19.16 11.86
Bayer AG 1.32% Universe(Median) -3.29 2.35 10.05 17.02 10.78
Home Depot Inc 1.32% 20 Universe(75%) -4.55 0.33 7.29 14.66 8.95
Naspers Ltd Class N 1.27% Universe(95%) -7.24 -3.29 4.36 5.73 5.32
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 1.27%
0 0
Associated Brit Foods 1.22%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
British American Tobacco PLC 1.19%
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American Funds New Perspective R6
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
60 0
25
Total Return Rank, %
40
50
20
Total Return, %
75
0
100
-20
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-40 Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
Oct-11 - Sep-14
140
-60
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 120
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
American Funds New Perspective R6 MSCI AC World Index ND USD 100
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 80
American Funds New Perspective R6 14.27 11.28 19.87 16.03 -37.83 37.72 13.11 -7.33 21.19 27.23 60
MSCI AC World Index ND USD 15.23 10.84 20.95 11.66 -42.20 34.63 12.67 -7.35 16.13 22.80
40
20
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
6 2 16 10
0
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250
4 9
14 Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
8
2
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
12 Morningstar World Stock Universe American Funds New Perspective R6
Total Annualized StdDev, %
7
0 MSCI AC World Index ND USD
10
Sharpe Ratio
6
Alpha, %
-2
1 8 5
-4
4 Return vs. Risk
6
-6
3 Oct-11 - Sep-14
4 25
-8
2
2
20
-10 1
Total Annualized Return, %
15
-12 0 0 0
10
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile 5
American Funds New Perspective R6 MSCI AC World Index ND USD 0
-5
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr
-10
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error
American Funds New Perspective R6 2.71 0.93 94.08 1.52 11.69 2.96 -15
MSCI AC World Index ND USD 0.00 1.00 100.00 1.33 12.14 0.00 -20
Universe(5%) 5.45 1.17 95.40 1.76 15.83 9.83 -25
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Universe(25%) 2.72 1.07 92.70 1.47 14.00 5.74
Universe(Median) 0.83 0.98 88.27 1.32 12.75 4.63 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) -1.15 0.90 81.08 1.15 11.69 3.68
Morningstar World Stock Universe American Funds New Perspective R6
Universe(95%) -10.56 0.62 55.81 0.44 9.05 2.65
Cash MSCI AC World Index ND USD
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Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx I
2.43 Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
% Cash
Ticker VEMIX
% US Stocks The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the
Morningstar Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
% Bonds investment return of stocks issued by companies located in emerging market countries. The
Avg Mkt Cap $MM 20189.54
% Non-US Stocks fund employs an indexing investment approach by investing substantially all (approximately
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM 20391.64
% Pref 95%) of its assets in the common stocks included in the FTSE Emerging Index, while
Net Assets $MM 64205.78
% Conv employing a form of sampling intended to reduce risk. The FTSE Emerging Index includes
Turnover Ratio 26.00
approximately 851 common stocks of companies located in emerging markets around the
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 13.86 world.
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 957.00
Manager Name Michael Perre _________________________________________________________________________
Manager Tenure 6.09
96.73 Fund Incept Date 05/04/1994
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.12
Phone Number 800-662-7447 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States 0.15 % Cash 0.50 12
% Canada 0.00 % US Stocks 0.15
% Latin America 21.22 % Bonds 0.00
10
% United Kingdom 0.00 % Non-US Stocks 96.73
% Eurozone 0.11 % Pref 2.43 Portfolio Ratings
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro 0.03 % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating 8
% Europe - Emerging 9.09 % Other 0.19 3 Year Mstar Rating
% Africa 9.69 % Non-US Bonds 0.00 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 49 6
% Middle East 0.89 5 Year Mstar Rating
% Japan 0.00 % Rank Cat 5 Yr 45
4
% Australasia 0.00 10 Year Mstar Rating
% Asia - Developed 15.49 % Rank Cat 10 Yr 26
% Asia - Emerging 43.32 2
0
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
% Basic Materials 9.46 Avg Eff Duration NA 3 200 -2
% Communication Services 8.80 Effective Maturity NA
% Consumer Cyclical 7.30 Avg Credit Quality NA 180 -4
% Consumer Defensive 8.41 AAA NA
% Healthcare 2.14 AA NA
160 -6
% Industrials 5.01 A NA 3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate 2.71 BBB NA
% Technology 14.76 BB NA 140
2
% Energy 10.57 B NA 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services 26.92 Below B NA 120 Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities 3.93 NR/NA NA Ratio Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx I FTSE Emerging NR USD
100
Turnover 3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings
80 Performance
Months Date Year Years Years
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 2.02% 1 Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx I -2.43 4.51 6.19 7.77 4.38
China Mobile Ltd 1.76% 60
FTSE Emerging NR USD -2.34 4.87 6.50 7.23 4.55
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 1.51% Universe(5%) -1.71 6.85 10.13 11.75 8.27
China Construction Bank Corp H Shares 1.45% 40 Universe(25%) -3.08 3.68 6.22 9.09 5.45
Naspers Ltd Class N 1.35% Universe(Median) -3.77 2.14 4.65 7.76 4.41
Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Ltd H Shares 1.29% 20 Universe(75%) -4.55 0.17 2.86 6.11 2.96
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR 1.19% Universe(95%) -5.84 -2.26 -0.09 3.44 0.23
Hon Hai Precision Ind Co Ltd 1.17%
0 0
Mtn Group Ltd 1.10%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
America Movil SAB de CV Class L 1.01%
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Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx I
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
120 0
100
25
Total Return Rank, %
80
60 50
Total Return, %
40
75
20
0
100
-20
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-40
Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
-60 Oct-11 - Sep-14
225
-80
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 200
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
175
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx I FTSE Emerging NR USD
150
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 125
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx I 26.24 32.35 29.57 39.15 -52.74 76.35 19.06 -18.63 18.90 -4.99 100
FTSE Emerging NR USD 27.58 34.70 32.84 39.41 -53.03 82.15 19.60 -19.15 17.58 -3.79 75
50
25
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
6 0.8 22 8
0
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225
5 20
0.7 7 Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
4 18
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
0.6 6 Morningstar Emerging Markets Universe Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx I
Total Annualized StdDev, %
16
3
FTSE Emerging NR USD
0.5 14 5
Sharpe Ratio
2
Alpha, %
12
1 0.4 4
10
0 Return vs. Risk
0.3 8 3
-1 Oct-11 - Sep-14
6
0.2 2 16
-2 4
0.1 1 14
-3
Total Annualized Return, %
2
-4 0.0 0 0
12
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile 10
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx I FTSE Emerging NR USD 8
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 6
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error 4
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx I 0.63 0.98 96.87 0.51 17.36 3.08
2
FTSE Emerging NR USD 0.00 1.00 100.00 0.48 17.35 0.00
Universe(5%) 5.36 1.12 96.78 0.79 20.56 7.56 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Universe(25%) 2.52 0.98 94.91 0.62 17.40 5.68
Universe(Median) 0.81 0.95 92.54 0.52 16.96 4.85 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) -1.01 0.87 90.23 0.41 15.94 4.04
Morningstar Emerging Markets Universe Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx I
Universe(95%) -3.65 0.78 84.30 0.28 14.57 3.12
Cash FTSE Emerging NR USD
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Vanguard REIT Index I
Portfolio Information Investment Strategy Summary
% Cash
Ticker VGSNX
% US Stocks The investment seeks to provide a high level of income and moderate long-term capital
Morningstar Category Real Estate
% Bonds appreciation by tracking the performance of a benchmark index that measures the
Avg Mkt Cap $MM 9007.48
% Non-US Stocks performance of publicly traded equity REITs. The fund employs an indexing investment
Cat Med Mkt Cap $MM 11724.89
% Pref approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI U.S. REIT Index. The index is
Net Assets $MM 43099.65
% Conv composed of stocks of publicly traded equity real estate investment trusts (known as REITs).
Turnover Ratio 11.00
The fund attempts to replicate the index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in
% Other % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 38.00 the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion
% Non-US Bonds Total Number of Holdings 139.00 as its weighting in the index.
Manager Name Gerard C. O'Reilly
Manager Tenure 18.39 _________________________________________________________________________
99.95 Fund Incept Date 05/13/1996
Prospectus Exp Ratio 0.08
Phone Number 800-662-7447 Performance vs. Peer Group
Portfolio Region Portfolio Structure
% United States 100.00 % Cash 0.05 20
% Canada 0.00 % US Stocks 99.95
% Latin America 0.00 % Bonds 0.00
% United Kingdom 0.00 % Non-US Stocks 0.00
% Eurozone 0.00 % Pref 0.00 Portfolio Ratings 15
Total Annualized Return, %
% Europe - ex Euro 0.00 % Conv 0.00 Mstar Rating
% Europe - Emerging 0.00 % Other 0.00 3 Year Mstar Rating
% Africa 0.00 % Non-US Bonds 0.00 % Rank Cat 3 Yr 19
% Middle East 0.00 5 Year Mstar Rating
10
% Japan 0.00 % Rank Cat 5 Yr 12
% Australasia 0.00 10 Year Mstar Rating
% Asia - Developed 0.00 % Rank Cat 10 Yr 28
% Asia - Emerging 0.00
5
Sector Allocation Credit Quality Expense Ratio vs. Peer Group Turnover Ratio vs. Peer Group
% Basic Materials 0.00 Avg Eff Duration NA 2 180
0
% Communication Services 0.00 Effective Maturity NA
% Consumer Cyclical 0.00 Avg Credit Quality NA
160
% Consumer Defensive 0.00 AAA NA
% Healthcare 0.00 AA NA
% Industrials 0.00 A NA 140
-5
3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
% Real Estate 100.00 BBB NA
% Technology 0.00 BB NA
120
% Energy 0.00 B NA 5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median
Prospectus Exp Ratio
% Financial Services 0.00 Below B NA Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
% Utilities 0.00 NR/NA NA Ratio 100 Vanguard REIT Index I MSCI US REIT NR USD
1
Turnover
80
3 Year to 1 3 5
Top Ten Holdings Performance
Months Date Year Years Years
Simon Property Group Inc 8.43% 60 Vanguard REIT Index I -3.12 13.99 13.21 16.57 15.94
Public Storage 4.10% MSCI US REIT NR USD -3.38 13.04 11.90 15.28 14.62
Equity Residential 3.64% Universe(5%) -1.89 15.08 15.04 18.11 16.75
40
Health Care REIT, Inc. 3.31% Universe(25%) -2.82 14.12 14.10 16.52 15.81
Prologis Inc 3.26% Universe(Median) -3.07 13.59 13.25 15.95 15.35
AvalonBay Communities Inc 3.19% 20 Universe(75%) -3.34 12.89 12.50 15.50 14.74
HCP Inc 3.17% Universe(95%) -3.83 7.75 9.21 14.06 11.91
Ventas Inc 3.09%
0 0
Boston Properties Inc 2.96%
Prospectus Exp Ratio Turnover Ratio
Vornado Realty Trust 2.85%
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Vanguard REIT Index I
Annual Performance vs. Peer Group 3 Year Rolling Return Rank within Category
50 0
40
25
Total Return Rank, %
30
20 50
Total Return, %
10
75
0
-10
100
-20
Oct-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Sep-14
-30
Up/Down Market Capture Ratio
-40 Oct-11 - Sep-14
140
-50
Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 120
Up Mkt Capture Ratio, %
Vanguard REIT Index I MSCI US REIT NR USD 100
Annual Return % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 80
Vanguard REIT Index I 30.93 12.05 35.15 -16.38 -36.95 29.76 28.56 8.70 17.65 2.48 60
MSCI US REIT NR USD NA NA 34.18 -17.84 -39.05 26.27 26.97 7.48 16.47 1.26
40
20
3 Yr Alpha 3 Yr Sharpe Ratio 3 Yr St Dev 3 Yr Tracking Error
6 2 16 9
0
-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
14 8 Down Mkt Capture Ratio, %
5
7
Excess Annualized StdDev, %
12 Morningstar Real Estate Universe Vanguard REIT Index I
Total Annualized StdDev, %
4
6 MSCI US REIT NR USD
10
Sharpe Ratio
3
Alpha, %
5
1 8
4
2 Return vs. Risk
6
3
1 Oct-11 - Sep-14
4 35
2
0 2 1 30
Total Annualized Return, %
-1 0 0 0 25
5th to 25th Percentile 25th to Median Median to 75th Percentile 75th to 95th Percentile
20
Vanguard REIT Index I MSCI US REIT NR USD
15
MPT 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr 3 Yr
Statistics Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio St Dev Tracking Error 10
Vanguard REIT Index I 1.15 1.00 99.98 1.10 14.88 0.22 5
MSCI US REIT NR USD 0.00 1.00 100.00 1.03 14.90 0.00
Universe(5%) 5.75 1.02 99.69 1.54 15.30 8.09 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
Universe(25%) 1.77 1.00 99.38 1.14 14.89 2.55
Universe(Median) 0.90 0.97 98.87 1.08 14.57 1.66 Total Annualized StdDev, %
Universe(75%) 0.47 0.93 97.34 1.05 14.15 1.20
Morningstar Real Estate Universe Vanguard REIT Index I
Universe(95%) -0.16 0.64 75.38 0.99 12.85 0.94
Cash MSCI US REIT NR USD
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Glossary
Alpha (3 Yr) % Assets in Top 10 Holdings
Alpha is a measure of the difference between a portfolio’s actual returns and its expected performance, given its level of risk as The aggregate assets, expressed as a percentage, of the fund's top 10 portfolio holdings. This figure is meant to be a measure of portfolio
measured by beta. A positive alpha figure indicates the portfolio has performed better than its beta would predict. In contrast, a negative risk. Specifically, the higher the percentage, the more concentrated the fund is in a few companies or issues, and the more the fund is
alpha indicates the portfolio has underperformed, given the expectations established by beta. susceptible to the market fluctuations in these few holdings. The figure is calculated from the most recent available fund holdings.
Average Effective Duration Price/Book Ratio TTM
A measure of a fund's interest-rate sensitivity--the longer a fund's duration, the more sensitive the fund is to shifts in interest rates. The weighted average of the price/book ratios of all the stocks in a fund’s portfolio. The P/B ratio of a company is calculated by dividing the
Duration is determined by a formula that includes coupon rates and bond maturities. Small coupons tend to increase duration, while market price of its stock by the company’s per-share book value. Stocks with negative book values are excluded from this calculation. In
shorter maturities and higher coupons shorten duration. The relationship between funds with different durations is straightforward: A theory, a high P/B ratio indicates that the price of the stock exceeds the actual worth of the company's assets, while a low P/B ratio indicates
fund with a duration of 10 years is twice as volatile as a fund with a five-year duration. Morningstar prints an average effective duration that the stock is a bargain.
statistic that incorporates call, put, and prepayment possibilities.
Price/Earnings Ratio TTM
Average Effective Maturity
The weighted average of the price/earnings ratios of the stocks in a fund’s portfolio. The P/E ratio of a stock is calculated by dividing the
Average effective maturity is a weighted average of all the effective maturities of the bonds in a portfolio. Effective maturity takes into current price of the stock by its trailing 12 months’ earnings per share. In computing the average, Morningstar weights each portfolio holding
consideration mortgage prepayments, puts, calls, adjustable coupons, and other features of individual bonds and is thus a more by the percentage of equity assets it represents, so that larger positions have proportionately greater influence on the fund’s final P/E.
accurate measure of interest-rate sensitivity. Longer-maturity funds are generally considered more interest-rate sensitive than their
shorter counterparts. R-Squared
Beta Reflects the percentage of a fund’s movements that can be explained by movements in its benchmark index. An R-squared of 100 indicates
that all movements of a fund can be explained by movements in the index. Thus, index funds that invest only in S&P 500 stocks will have an
A measure of a fund’s sensitivity to market movements. The beta of the market is 1.00 by definition. Morningstar calculates beta by R-squared very close to 100. Conversely, a low R-squared indicates that very few of the fund’s movements can be explained by movements
comparing a fund’s excess return over Treasury bills to the market's excess return over Treasury bills, so a beta of 1.10 shows that the in its benchmark index. An R-squared measure of 35, for example, means that only 35% of the fund’s movements can be explained by
fund has performed 10% better than its benchmark index in up markets and 10% worse in down markets, assuming all other factors movements in the benchmark index.
remain constant. Conversely, a beta of 0.85 indicates that the fund’s excess return is expected to perform 15% worse than the
market’s excess return during up markets and 15% better during down markets. Sharpe Ratio
The Morningstar Rating The Sharpe Ratio is a risk-adjusted measure developed by Nobel Laureate William Sharpe. It is calculated by using standard deviation and
excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. The higher the Sharpe Ratio, the better the portfolio’s historical risk-adjusted
Commonly called the Star Rating, is a measure of a fund's risk-adjusted return, relative to funds in its category. Funds are rated from performance. It can be used to compare two portfolios directly on how much excess return each portfolio achieved for a certain level of risk.
one to five stars, with the best performers receiving five stars and the worst performers receiving a single star.
Standard Deviation
Risk-adjusted return is calculated by subtracting a risk penalty from each fund total return, after accounting for all loads, sales charges,
and redemption fees. The risk penalty is determined by the amount of variation in the fund's monthly return, with emphasis on Standard deviation is the statistical measurement of dispersion about an average, which depicts how widely a stock or portfolio’s returns
downward variation. The greater the variation, the larger the penalty. Funds are ranked within their categories and stars are assigned as varied over a certain period of time. Investors use the standard deviation of historical performance to try to predict the range of returns that is
follows: Top 10% five stars; Next 22.5% four stars; Middle 35% three stars; Next 22.5% two stars; Bottom 10% one star. most likely for a given investment. When a stock or portfolio has a high standard deviation, the predicted range of performance is wide,
implying greater volatility.
Audited Expense Ratio
Total Number of Holdings
The percentage of fund assets paid for operating expenses and management fees, including 12b-1 fees, administrative fees, and all
other asset-based costs incurred by the fund, except brokerage costs. Fund expenses are reflected in the fund’s NAV . Sales charges The total number of different holdings of a fund. This figure is meant to be a measure of portfolio risk. Specifically, the lower the figure, the
are not included in the expense ratio. more concentrated the fund is in a few companies or issues, and the more the fund is susceptible to the market fluctuations in these few
holdings. This figure also provides a context for the importance of % assets in top 10 holdings. The figure is calculated from the most recent
Geometric Average Market Capitalization available fund holdings. It does not include a fund’s short positions.
Morningstar defines the overall "size" of a stock fund's portfolio as the geometric mean of the market capitalization for all of the stocks it Total Return
owns. It's calculated by raising the market capitalization of each stock to a power equal to that stock's stake in the portfolio. The
resulting numbers are multiplied together to produce the geometric mean of the market caps of the stocks in the portfolio, which is Expressed in percentage terms, Morningstar’s calculation of total return is determined each month by taking the change in monthly net
reported as average market capitalization. asset value, reinvesting all income and capital-gains distributions during that month, and dividing by the starting NAV. Reinvestments are
This number is different from the fund's median market cap--the capitalization of the median stock in its portfolio. The geometric mean made using the actual reinvestment NAV, and daily payoffs are reinvested monthly.
better identifies the portfolio's "center of gravity." That is, it provides more accurate insight into how market trends (as defined by
capitalization) might affect the portfolio. Turnover Ratio
Net Assets This is a measure of the fund’s trading activity which is computed by taking the lesser of purchases or sales (excluding all securities with
maturities of less than one year) and dividing by average monthly net assets. A turnover ratio of 100% or more does not necessarily suggest
The month-end net assets of the mutual fund, recorded in millions of dollars. Net-asset figures are useful in gauging a fund’s size, that all securities in the portfolio have been traded. In practical terms, the resulting percentage loosely represents the percentage of the
agility, and popularity. They help determine whether a small company fund, for example, can remain in its investment-objective portfolio’s holdings that have changed over the past year.
category if its asset base reaches an ungainly size.
12-Month Yield
Also known as a distribution yield, Morningstar computes this figure by summing the trailing 12-month’s income distributions and dividing
the sum by the last month’s ending NAV, plus any capital gains distributed over the same period. Income refers only to interest payments
from fixed-income securities and dividend payoffs from common stocks.
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be provided to third parties without Milliman's prior written consent. The analysis in this report was prepared utilizing data from third parties and other sources
including but not limited to internal computer software and databases. Reasonable care has been taken to assure the accuracy of the data contained herein, and
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reporting on a daily basis, the changes to manager rankings, ratings or opinions thereon and are not intended to monitor investment manager compliance with
individual security selection criteria, limits on security selection, and/or prohibitions to the holding of certain securities or security types. The One Year, Three Year,
Five Year, and Ten Year rates of return are time-weighted annual rates. The One Month, Three Month, and Year to Date rates of return are rates for the period
indicated. All returns include fund internal expenses, except sales charges, if any. The rates of return shown are for the mutual funds in which the retirement
program participates, not for the plan specifically. Returns credited to individual accounts will vary due to the timing of contributions, transfers, and withdrawals.
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Memorandum
October 14, 2014
To: Clients
From: Milliman Investment Consulting
Subject: Update on PIMCO Total Return
Milliman Recommends Reviewing Alternatives for PIMCO Total Return and PIMCO
Low Duration and Related Strategies
The surprising high level change at one of the largest investment management firms in the country
demands the attention of our clients, plan fiduciaries and Milliman as your Investment Advisor. Any
action (or inaction) requires thoughtful consideration of the facts as they develop. Over the short-
term, we think the team in place at PIMCO and the fund liquidity they have constructed will be
adequate to produce attractive risk and return. Over the longer term, we think clients would be
prudent to consider their options in the intermediate fixed income asset class and each client will
need to decide if PIMCO remains a prudent choice.
Milliman will continue to conduct due diligence on PIMCO. In addition to frequent contact with
PIMCO via email and phone calls, we will be conducting an additional on-site visit with PIMCO in
mid-October.
Overview
On Friday, September 26, 2014, Bill Gross left the firm he founded, Pacific Investment Management
Company, LLC (PIMCO) to run a bond fund at Janus Capital Group. The friction between Bill Gross
and former PIMCO employees is well documented. In hindsight, it may seem clear that Bill Gross
was the last piece of a dysfunctional, organizational challenge that needed to be addressed.
However, the departure of the firm’s founder came as quite a shock to us and the investment
community.
Later that day, PIMCO CEO Doug Hodge expressed gratitude for the contributions Gross provided
to the firm over the years, as expected, but expressed that the firm leadership had fundamental
differences regarding the best way for PIMCO to move forward.
Personnel Changes
In March 2014, Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and co-CIO with Gross, suddenly
departed PIMCO. The reason given at the time was so he could spend more time with his family,
though later it appeared he and Gross were having trouble continuing to work together. Based on
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Gross’ age and El-Erian’s exit, PIMCO leadership announced a succession plan and changes to the
organizational structure, creating a Deputy CIO structure. This new structure included six managers
in the role of deputy CIO under Gross: Dan Ivascyn, Scott Mather, Mark Kiesel, Mihir Worah,
Andrew Balls, and Virginie Maisonnueve. Doug Hodge was named CEO and Jay Jacobs was named
President. Paul McCulley also returned to PIMCO as the firm’s Chief Economist, an addition we
viewed favorably. Now, with Gross’ departure, Dan Ivascyn will be Group CIO. The remaining five
deputy CIOs were promoted to CIO. These CIOs mange 75% of the firm’s assets.
The Portfolio Managers for the Total Return strategy (and related strategies such as Harbor Bond)
will be Scott Mather, Mark Kiesel, and Mihir Worah. These three managers have been working
together for more than a decade. As Group CIO, Mr. Ivascyn continues to oversee the firm’s
mortgage, credit, alternatives and income strategies. He was a Morningstar Fixed Income Manager
of the Year in 2013 for the PIMCO Income fund. Mark Kiesel was a Morningstar Manager of the
year in 2012. The Portfolio Managers for the Low Duration strategy fund will be Scott Mather and
Jerome Schneider, head of PIMCO’s short-term and funding desk. As we understand it, Gross is not
building out the same team or structure at his new home, Janus. This and non-compete agreements
(as they are structured in California) make it unlikely we’ll see talent migrate to Janus.
Organizational Changes
With regard to PIMCO as a firm, this could be viewed as a positive. This new structure removes the
uncertainty of what the firm would look like when the 70 year old Gross retired or was no longer a
Portfolio Manager. The firm has a well-established process of structuring investment decisions
within the context of their secular forums for top-down macro views, and using the sector specialist
for the individual security selection. This process will continue with, as PIMCO calls it, “more rigor.”
In our analysis and through our discussions with PIMCO, it appears Gross’ process operated
differently than the rest of the firm and in some respects, outside of this formalized and team
structure. This may have contributed to employee dissatisfaction and perhaps recent
underperformance.
Current Environment
PIMCO is a leading investment firm with a deep bench of intelligent and successful investment
professionals with a long track record of top notch performance at Total Return and many other
investment strategies. The teams now in place have the skill and tools to produce an attractive
investment return. However they have a number of challenges to face.
Cash flow
Including September, the Total Return fund has seen 17 straight months of outflows. Low Duration
has also seen steady outflows. Some of this can be explained by investors (broadly across the
markets) selling bonds and some of these outflows are likely the result of El-Erian’s departure. It’s no
surprise there was significant cash outflow following Gross’ departure. Each day brings new PIMCO
clients announcing their intentions. Some have already replaced PIMCO and some say they will do
so in the near future. Other large plans have reiterated their commitment to PIMCO and the ongoing
team. We are monitoring cash flows as closely as we can (mutual fund data is reported monthly,
ETFs are reported daily) and so far, Gross’ new fund at Janus has not attracted much of the cash
outflow from Total Return.
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We believe the PIMCO funds
are prepared for this liquidity PIMCO Total Return Cash Flow Comparison
crunch, at least over the
Fund Level Intermediate‐Term Bond
short term. As we mentioned
in a prior memo, the funds 10.0
Billions
are made up of thousands of 5.0
highly liquid investments as 0.0
well as derivatives that trade ‐5.0
‐10.0
in significant volumes. ‐15.0
Selling an open-ended ‐20.0
mutual fund is not the same ‐25.0
as selling an individual ‐30.0
security and thus, market
impact and cash flows must
be viewed in the appropriate
light. What is not yet clear is how long these outflows will last and what impact they might have on
performance months down the road.
Personnel
A smaller asset base will mean lower fee revenue and may impact the firm’s resources and the
ability to compensate some managers. PIMCO has stated they have retention incentives in place to
combat personnel departures. Time will tell if these are meaningful enough. However the team
structure put in place at the beginning of the year should now be fully implemented. If Gross was
difficult to work with, as some ex-employees and the press have suggested, the new environment
should be a positive change. However, Gross’ departure could lead to other changes among
portfolio management professionals not related to fees and compensation which are hard to
anticipate such as those who may find PIMCO less attractive as a firm without Gross.
Performance
While the long track record at PIMCO is very attractive, short-term performance has been
disappointing. As of the end of last quarter, Total Return was in the 79th percentile of its peer group,
lagging the median manager by 76 basis points and the BC Aggregate Bond Index by 77 basis
points, net of fees. However, over the last three years, Total Return is in the top 20%, outperforming
the median manager by 120 basis points and the BC Aggregate Bond Index by 214 basis points. As
of this writing, the relative performance over the very short, 1-week time frame, Total Return is in the
top 30%.
Recommendations
PIMCO is a substantial firm with significant resources and an extremely deep bench of analysts,
portfolio managers and other professionals. The new portfolio managers replacing Gross have been
very successful and fit well in the team structure. The fund’s liquidity is well positioned for the
expected negative cash flows over the near term. The firm’s strategy of macro views and sector
teams’ security selection has been working for years and their long-term track record is among the
industry’s best. However, the expected loss of assets and possibly personnel demand increased
scrutiny of PIMCO and an evaluation of potential candidates for our clients’ fixed income assets.
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