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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 typically 5 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 3/31/2010
  statistics
as of 3/31/2010
  composite benchmark
Treasuries 24% 100%
Agencies 61% -
Corporates 9% -
MBS/CMBS 2% -
ABS/CMO 3% -
Cash & Equivalents 1% -
 
  composite benchmark
Duration/Years 1.50 1.91
Average Life 1.67 1.96
Average Credit Quality AAA AAA
Total Portfolio Holdings 323 59
Yield 1.08 0.99

as of 3/31/2010

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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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