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SHORT DURATION

  • Provides current income as a primary focus
  • Long-term capital appreciation as a secondary theme
  • Active management of duration, sector allocation and security selection
  • Maximum maturities are limited to 5 to 7 years
  • Managed duration generally within +/- 20% of benchmark duration

Cutwater's Short Term Fixed Income strategy seeks to provide investors with a stable source of income as well as offering some opportunity for capital appreciation. The Portfolio invests in high quality fixed income securities while seeking to maintain a portfolio average duration within +/- 20% of the benchmark. Portfolio strategies include active management of duration, sector allocation and security selection. Maximum maturities for holdings in these portfolios typically are limited to 5 years. The benchmark for this composite is the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index.


sector allocation
as of 9/30/2011
  statistics
as of 9/30/2011
  composite benchmark
Treasuries 26% 100%
Agencies 29% -
Corporates 25% -
MBS/CMBS 6% -
ABS/CMO 5% -
Municipals 6% -
EMD 1% -
Cash & Equivalents 2% -
 
  composite benchmark
Duration/Years 1.90 1.88
Average Life 2.20 1.92
Average Credit Quality AA AAA
Total Portfolio Holdings 395 69
Yield 0.93 0.30

as of 9/30/2011

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There can be no guarantee that the investment techniques, strategies and risk analyses used by Cutwater will produce the desired results. Investment involves risks, including the possible loss of principal.

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