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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2011 3rd Quarter ReportInvestment Performance Analysis November 8, 2011 Kristin Finney-Cooke, CAIA, Senior Consultant Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Table of Contents Market Commentary & Update 3 Executive Summary 17 Investment Performance Analysis 33 Page 2 9/30/2011 Market Commentary & Update 3 9/30/2011 Market Environment - Overview 4 Qtr. Ytd 1 Yr.3 Yr.5 Yr.10 Yr. World Equity Benchmarks MSCI World World -16.6%-12.2%-4.3%-0.1%-2.2%3.7% Qtr. Ytd 1 Yr.3 Yr.5 Yr.10 Yr. Domestic Equity Benchmarks S&P 500 Large Core -13.9%-8.7%1.1%1.2%-1.2%2.8% Russell 1000 Large Core -14.7%-9.2%0.9%1.6%-0.9%3.3% Russell 1000 Growth Large Growth -13.1%-7.2%3.8%4.7%1.6%3.0% Russell 1000 Value Large Value -16.2%-11.2%-1.9%-1.5%-3.5%3.4% S&P Mid Cap 400 Mid Core -19.9%-13.0%-1.3%4.1%2.2%7.5% Russell 2000 Small Core -21.9%-17.0%-3.5%-0.4%-1.0%6.1% Russell 2000 Growth Small Growth -22.2%-15.6%-1.1%2.1%1.0%5.5% Russell 2000 Value Small Value -21.5%-18.5%-6.0%-2.8%-3.1%6.5% NAREIT All Composite REIT -14.6%-5.9%1.3%-1.1%-3.0%8.6% Qtr. Ytd 1 Yr.3 Yr.5 Yr.10 Yr. International Equity Benchmarks MSCI EAFE Int'l Developed -19.0%-15.0%-9.4%-1.1%-3.5%5.0% MSCI EME Em. Mkt. Eqty. -22.6%-21.9%-16.1%6.3%4.9%16.1% MSCI ACWI ex US International -19.8%-16.8%-10.8%0.5%-1.6%6.8% S&P EPAC SmallCap Small Cap Int'l -19.8%-14.6%-5.9%3.7%-1.6%9.8% Qtr. Ytd 1 Yr.3 Yr.5 Yr.10 Yr. Domestic Fixed Income Benchmarks Barclays Aggregate Core Bonds 3.8%6.6%5.3%8.0%6.5%5.7% Barclays High Yield High Yield -6.1%-1.4%1.8%13.8%7.1%8.8% Barclays 1-10 Muni.Municipal Bond 3.8%8.4%3.9%8.1%5.0%5.1% Barclays 1-10 TIPS Inflation 6.5%8.8%6.0%6.5%6.4%6.3% 90 Day T-Bill Cash 0.0%0.1%0.1%0.2%1.5%1.9% Qtr. Ytd 1 Yr.3 Yr.5 Yr.10 Yr. Global Fixed Income Benchmarks Citigroup World Govt Bond Global Bonds 2.4%6.5%4.6%7.7%7.5%7.4% J.P. Morgan EMBI Plus Em. Mkt. Bonds -1.2%3.8%1.4%11.6%7.9%11.0% Qtr. Ytd 1 Yr.3 Yr.5 Yr.10 Yr. Diversified Benchmark Balanced Index *Diversified -10.0%-5.5%0.2%3.4%1.4%5.4% Qtr. Ytd 1 Yr.3 Yr.5 Yr.10 Yr. Alternative Benchmarks DJ UBS Commodity Index Commodities -11.3%-13.6%0.0%-5.7%-1.1%5.9% NCREIF Property Index Real Estate n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a HFRI Fund of Funds Hedge Fund of Funds -5.0%-5.3%0.5%-2.1%0.4%3.4% DJCS HF Composite All Hedge Funds -4.8%-3.2%1.3%4.6%4.2%6.6% DJCS Event Driven Event Driven -10.9%-9.7%-4.3%3.6%3.9%7.4% DJCS Long-Short Long-Short -9.8%-9.1%-3.7%3.2%3.0%5.9% DJCS Equity Market Neutral Market Neutral -3.3%2.1%2.2%-14.8%-6.8%0.1% 9/30/2011 Economic Environment 5 Source: Bloomberg As of 9/30 Source: Bloomberg As of 9/30 Source: Bloomberg As of 9/30 Source: Bloomberg As of 9/30 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%Unemployment RateUnemployment Rate vs. U-6 Unemployment Rate U-6 2.0% -10% -8% -6% -4% -2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10%Real Gross Domestic Product Growth GDP growth in Q2 was revised to 1.3%; Q3 GDP growth is estimated at 2.0%. Unemployment stayed flat at 9.1% while U-6, a measure of broader unemployment, ended September at 16.5%. 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Consumer SentimentS&P/Case Shiller Home Price IndexS&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index and Consumer Confidence S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index Consumer Confidence 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 -4% -2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16%Capacity Utilization12-Mo CPICapacity Utilization vs. Rolling 12 Month CPI 12-Mo CPI Capacity Utilization Consumer confidence dropped in Q3; the Case-Shiller Home price index remains low. Capacity utilization rose modestly in September but still remains at depressed levels while CPI rose to 3.9%. 9/30/2011 Components of U.S. GDP 6 Source: Bloomberg As of 9/30 Source: Bloomberg As of 8/31 Source: Bloomberg As of 6/30 Source: Bloomberg As of 8/31 -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% 15%Yearly % ChangeRetail Sales 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Inventory to Sales Ratio 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% Corporate Profits as % of GDP Profits/GDP Average -80 -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 $ BillionsU.S. Trade Surplus (Deficit) This year has seen modest growth in Retail Sales, only recently seeing a small dip to 7.8% in September. The inventory liquidation process that was a boost to 2009 growth results has worn off, meaning demand must contribute to further growth. Corporate Profits as a % of GDP increased in Q2 to 12.9%.The U.S. trade deficit stayed flat in August. 9/30/2011 Key Economic Indicators 7 Source: Bloomberg As of 9/30 Source: Bloomberg As of 9/30 Source: St. Louis Fed As of 6/30 Source: Bloomberg As of 8/31 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 12 month rolling % changeEconomic Conference Board Leading Economic Indicators 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 Index Value (1986=100)Small Business Optimism Index -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 month moving averageChicago Fed National Activity 3-Mo Mvg. Avg. Rolling percentage change in the Leading Economic Indicators index decreased slightly in September. The small business optimism index rose slightly in September while remaining at depressed levels. US GDP relative to Potential GDP has remained low in recent months.Chicago Fed National Activity 3 Month moving average decreased modestly in August. -10% -8% -6% -4% -2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8%US GDP Relative to PotentialUS GDP Relative to Potential 9/30/2011 Economic Environment 8 Source: United States Federal Reserve As of 9/30 Source: IMF, CBOE As of 12/31 Source: St. Louis Fed As of 9/1 Source: Bloomberg As of 9/30 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Developed Markets: Debt as Percent of GDP - 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 Federal Reserve Assets Loans, Liquidity, Rescue and Other Assets Securities Held Outright Less Overnight and Term 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 1990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011Excess Reserves ($billions)M2 Money MultiplierM2 Money Multiplier vs. Excess Reserves M2 Money Multiplier (RHS) Excess Reserves (LHS) 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 Sep-07Dec-07Mar-08Jun-08Sep-08Dec-08Mar-09Jun-09Sep-09Dec-09Mar-10Jun-10Sep-10Dec-10Mar-11Jun-11Sep-11Greece Spain Portugal Italy Peripheral Europe CDS Spreads The Fed Balance Sheet has leveled off (for now) as QE2 came to a close on June 30, 2011. Many developed nations are at or approaching unsustainable debt levels. The Money Multiplier remains low as a result of QE2, and banks have increased reserves in recent months. Peripheral Europe Credit Default Swap spreads have widened dramatically over the last 18 months, indicating increased investor concern about default possibility. Market Summary 9 Source: ICC 9/30/2011 Domestic Equity 10 Source: ICC 9/30/2011 International Equity 11 Source: ICC 9/30/2011 Emerging Equity 12 Source: ICC 9/30/2011 Currency Markets & Yield Curve 13 Source: ICC 9/30/2011 Bond Markets 14 Source: ICC 9/30/2011 10/31/2011 Investment Market Update As of October 31, 2011 Sources: Lehman Live, Bloomberg, Wilshire 15 Index 2008 2009 2010 QTR 1 Apr May Jun QTR 2 July Aug Sep QTR 3 Oct 2011 BC Muni (unadj)-2.5%12.9%2.4%0.5%1.8%1.7%0.4%3.9%1.0%1.7%1.0%3.8%-0.4%8.0% Citigroup WGBI 10.9%2.6%5.2%0.7%3.2%-0.1%0.2%3.3%2.3%2.1%-2.0%2.4%0.5%7.1% BC Aggregate 5.2%5.9%6.5%0.4%1.3%1.3%-0.3%2.3%1.6%1.5%0.7%3.8%0.1%6.8% BC Emerging ($US)-14.8%34.2%12.8%1.6%1.4%1.3%0.7%3.4%2.0%-0.3%-4.5%-2.9%4.8%6.8% BC HY -26.2%58.2%15.1%3.9%1.6%0.5%-1.0%1.1%1.2%-4.0%-3.3%-6.1%6.0%4.5% Diversified*-26.9%24.8%14.4%3.9%2.9%-0.6%-1.3%1.0%-0.6%-4.2%-6.9%-11.3%8.0%1.6% S&P 500 -37.0%26.5%15.1%5.9%3.0%-1.1%-1.7%0.1%-2.0%-5.4%-7.0%-13.8%10.9%1.3% DJ UBS Commodity -35.7%18.9%16.8%4.4%3.5%-5.1%-5.0%-6.7%3.0%1.0%-14.7%-11.3%6.6%-7.9% EAFE (net)-43.4%31.8%7.8%3.4%6.0%-3.0%-1.3%1.6%-1.6%-9.0%-9.5%-19.0%9.6%-6.8% Russell 2000 -33.8%27.2%26.9%7.9%2.6%-1.9%-2.3%-1.6%-3.6%-8.7%-11.2%-21.9%15.1%-4.5% EM (net)-53.3%78.5%18.9%2.1%3.1%-2.6%-1.5%-1.1%-0.4%-8.9%-14.6%-22.5%13.2%-11.5% R1000 Value -36.8%19.7%15.5%6.5%2.7%-1.1%-2.1%-0.5%-3.3%-6.2%-7.6%-16.2%11.4%-1.1% R1000 Growth -38.4%37.2%16.7%6.0%3.4%-1.1%-1.4%0.8%-1.0%-5.3%-7.4%-13.2%11.0%3.0% Russell 1000 -37.6%28.4%16.1%6.2%3.0%-1.1%-1.8%0.1%-2.2%-5.8%-7.5%-14.8%11.2%0.9% R2500 -36.8%34.4%26.7%8.7%2.9%-1.2%-2.2%-0.6%-3.8%-8.2%-10.8%-21.2%14.6%-3.4% R2000 Growth -38.5%34.5%29.1%9.2%3.6%-2.0%-2.1%-0.6%-3.9%-8.6%-11.5%-22.3%15.9%-2.2% R2000 Value -28.9%20.6%24.5%6.6%1.6%-1.8%-2.5%-2.7%-3.3%-8.8%-10.9%-21.4%14.4%-6.8% PERFORMANCE THROUGH 10/31/2011 Supplemental Performance Executive Summary 16 " Asset Growth and Allocation  At quarter end, the assets in the Fund totaled approximately $188.1 million, a decrease of $19.6 million over the quarter, reflecting investment losses of $16.5 million and net outflows of $3.1 million.  The Fund s allocation to equities was 54.7% at the end of the quarter (including equity allocations of GMO and PIMCO All Asset), above the median public fund s allocation to equities of 50.6%.  The Fund s equity commitment ranked in the 39th percentile of the public funds universe*. " Performance  The Fund posted a -8.0% return in the quarter, ranking in the 29th percentile of public funds, nationwide. " Active management detracted 20 bps from performance  For the one-year period ending September 2011, the Fund posted a return of 1.5%, ranking in the 57th percentile of public funds. " Active management added 30 bps  For the three-year period, performance was 5.4%, which ranked in the 22nd percentile of public funds. The five-year return of 4.1% ranked in the 8th percentile. " Higher relative returns were earned with lower levels of risk than the median public fund over the three- and five- year periods. Executive Summary  Total Fund *As of September 30, 2011 the public funds universe included 177 funds with assets of approximately $1.3 trillion. 17 9/30/2011 Total Fund Asset Growth Summary 18 9/30/2011 Performance 19 9/30/2011 Performance – Public Funds Universe 20 9/30/2011 Performance Contd. – Public Funds Universe 21 *The above data is for trailing one-year periods 9/30/2011 Three Year Risk vs. Return – Public Funds Universe Composite 22 9/30/2011 Five Year Risk vs. Return – Public Funds Universe Composite 23 9/30/2011 Manager Executive Summary 24 9/30/2011 Asset Class / Manager Benchmark Organization Product & Process Last 3 Months 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years DOMESTIC EQUITY Vanguard Windsor II Russell 1000 Value No changes to note Stable 1.5% 2.4% 2.4% 1.7% BDH&S Russell 1000 Growth No changes to note (3.2)%(4.3)%(9.0)%(3.5)% Waddell & Reed Russell 1000 Growth No changes to note Matt Hekman, Ass't Portfolio Manager has moved from the LC Growth team to the firm’s LC Value strategy. Replacing Matt Hekman as Ass't Portfolio Manager is Brad Klapmeyer, CFA, who has been with the firm for 4 years covering the Health Care industries. (0.1)%(0.4)%(2.3)%1.2% Vanguard Institutional Index S&P 500 No changes to note Stable 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Kennedy Russell MidCap Value No changes to note Two analysts left the firm during July.(0.7)%0.9% 4.8% n/a TimesSquare Russell 2000 Growth No changes to note In July, an Analyst, Matthew D'Alto was added to the team and will cover the Energy sector 2.7% 6.6% 5.0% 3.8% INTERNATIONAL EQUITY Morgan Stanley International MSCI EAFE No changes to note Stable 2.2% 4.4% 1.1% 2.4% Morgan Stanley Emerging MSCI Emerging Mkts Free No changes to note Jason Kang joined the team as an analyst focusing on Korea and Taiwan and will be based in Singapore. Rama Rao who conducted stock selection will be resigning. 2.8% 1.2% (1.2)%(0.1)% Excess Return Vs. Benchmark Manager Executive Summary Contd. 25 9/30/2011 FIXED INCOME Income Research Barclays Capital Gov't/Corp During the third quarter, Steve Kern, a Senior Portfolio Manager on the securitized team and a shareholder of the firm, left the firm.Stable (0.7)%(0.1)%2.6% 1.0% Penn Capital Merrill Lynch High Yield Cash Pay No changes to note Stable 2.0% 2.3% (2.8)%(0.5)% Pictet JPM GBI EM No changes to note Stable n/a n/a n/a n/a Loomis Credit Asset Fund 50/25/25 BC Credit/HY/LLI No changes to note Stable (2.0)%(0.8)%n/a n/a GLOBAL / INT'L FIXED INCOME Brandywine Global Bond Fund Citi World Gov't Index No changes to note Stable 0.1% 1.9% 4.4% 1.6% TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION GMO 65% MSCI World / 35% BC Agg No changes to note Stable 3.7% 4.2% 2.1% 2.4% ALTERNATIVE ASSETS Pyramis 90 Day T-Bill + 300bps In August, Boyce Greer, who had served as Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors, suddenly passed. Charlie Morrison became Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors and President of Fixed Income Division as a result. Also in August, Derek Young was named a Vice Chairman of Pyramis and President of Fidelity Asset Management's Asset Allocation division Stable (1.5)%(3.1)%(3.1)%(2.4)% PIMCO All Asset CPI + 500bps There have been no material organizational changes. However, in September, the establishment of Allianz Asset Management was announced effective January 1, 2012, which will be the new holding company structure for Allianz’s asset management businesses: PIMCO and AGI. Each organization will operate independently of the other. Stable (8.7)%(9.0)%2.6% (1.3)% UBS Realty NCREIF Property No changes to note Stable (0.2)%(0.2)%(1.4)%(1.3)% Wellington Diversified Inflation Hedge 55% MSCI World/25% GSCI/20% BC US Tips 1-10 Yr No changes to note Stable (2.8)%(0.1)%n/a n/a Asset Class / Manager Benchmark Organization Product & Process Last 3 Months 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Excess Return Vs. Benchmark Total Fund Asset Allocation Target Asset Allocation Note: Totals include manager cash; totals may not add to 100% due to rounding 26 Equities 37.2% Equities 38.0% Fixed Income 35.2% Fixed Income 33.0% Alts 16.7% Alts 19.0% Actual Asset Allocation 9/30/2011 Asset Allocation History 27 9/30/2011 Commitment To Equity – Public Funds Universe 28 9/30/2011 Actual vs. Policy Weights 29 Note: Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. 9/30/2011 Asset Class Target Allocation Actual Allocation Variance from Target Equity 38.0%37.2%-0.8% Large Cap Equity 20.0%19.4%-0.6% Small Cap Equity 5.0%5.8%0.8% International Equity 10.0%9.0%-1.0% Emerging Markets Equity 3.0%2.9%-0.1% Fixed Income 33.0%35.3%2.3% Core Fixed Income 13.0%14.1%1.1% High Yield 5.0%4.6%-0.4% Global Bonds 8.0%9.2%1.2% Emg Mkts Debt (LC)5.0%5.3%0.3% Credit Opportunity 2.0%2.0%0.0% GTAA 10.0%10.2%0.2% Real Assets 10.0%9.1%-0.9% Absolute Return 4.0%2.5%-1.5% Market Neutral 5.0%5.1%0.1% Cash 0.0%0.6%0.6% Total 100.0%100.0% Investment Performance Analysis 30 Manager Allocation 31 9/30/2011 Performance Summary – ICC Universe as of 9/30/11 32 9/30/2011 Performance Summary – ICC Universe as of 9/30/11 33 9/30/2011 Performance Summary – ICC Universe as of 9/30/11 34 9/30/2011 Performance Summary – ICC Universe as of 9/30/11 35 9/30/2011 Domestic Equity - Vanguard Institutional Fund 36 Characteristics Vanguard Institutional Russell 1000 Value P/E Ratio 13.72 13.20 P/B 2.08 1.96 P/S 1.31 1.23 P/CF 7.39 6.86 Dividend Yield 2.10 2.28 Top 10 Holdings Exxon Mobil Apple Inc Chevron General Electric International Business Machines Microsoft Corp AT&T Johnson & Johnson Proctor & Gamble Pfizer Ten Largest Holdings = 21.1% total net assets Source: Vanguard 9/30/2011 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 ConsumerDiscretionaryConsumer StaplesEnergyFinancialsHealth CareIndustrialsInformation TechMaterialsTelecomUtilitiesVanguard Institutional Russell 1000 Value Domestic Equity - Vanguard Windsor II 37 Equity Characteristics Windsor II Fund Russell 1000 Value P/E 12.08 11.76 P/B 1.75 1.36 P/S 1.18 1.00 P/CF 6.44 5.49 Dividend Yield 2.27 2.61 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 ConsumerDefensiveConsumer CyclicalEnergyFinancialsHealth CareIndustrialsTechnologyMaterialsReal EstateTelecomUtilitiesWindsor II Fund Russell 1000 Value Top 10 Holdings Conoco Phillips Pfizer Int'l Business Machines JPMorgan Microsoft Wells Fargo Philip Morris Hewlett Packard Intel Corp Raytheon Ten Largest Holdings = 29.2% total net assets Source: Vanguard 9/30/2011 Domestic Equity – BDH & S 38 Source: BDH&S 9/30/2011 Weight (%) APPLE INC 7.7 ALLERGAN INC 4.8 CASH 4.7 PRECISIONCASTPARTS CORP 4.2 MASTERCARDINC CLASS A 4.0 STARBUCKSCORP 4.0 GOOGLE INCCL A 3.8 SCHLUMBERGER LTD 3.7 WYNN RESORTS LTD 3.5 COGNIZANTTECH SOLN 3.3 Waddell & Reed R 1000 Growth Market Cap ($Mil) 68,034 88,204 P/E Ratio 22.7 16.6 P/B Ratio 4.1 4.5 Dividend Yield(%) 1.0 1.6 Earnings Growth (5 yrs) 15.5 14.3 Return on Equity(%) 18.9 26.4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 10 15 20 25 30 35Return Std Dev. Wadell & Reed R 1000 Growth Characteristics - Equity Top 10 Holdings 3Yr. Risk vs. Return (Large Cap Growth) Sector Over/Under vs. Return Waddell & Reed – Large Cap Growth *S&P 500/BC Agg/90 Day T -Bills September 30 2011 -28 -24 -20 -16 -12 -8 -4 0 4 8 12 16 20 OVER / UNDER Waddell & Reed R 1000 Growth Domestic Equity - Kennedy 40 Source: Kennedy 9/30/2011 TimesSquare Russell 2000 Growth Number of Issues 105 1159 Market Cap ($Mil) 1,441 1,181 P/E Ratio 19.0 18.9 P/B Ratio 3.3 3.6 Dividend Yield(%) 0.6 0.8 Earnings Per Share (Trailing 12 Months)($) 1.7 1.3 Return on Equity(%) 12.6 12.7 Beta 1.0 1.0 Weight (%) Return (%) GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC 2.3 -20.8 ULTIMATE SOFTWARE GROUP INC 2.2 -14.2 SOLERA HOLDINGS INC 2.2 -14.5 MONTPELIERRE HOLDINGS LTD 2.0 -1.2 GENESEE +WYOMING INC CL A 2.0 -20.7 WRIGHT EXPRESS CORP 1.8 -26.9 CATALYST HEALTH SOLUTIONS IN 1.8 3.4 BOTTOMLINETECHNOLOGIES INC 1.7 -18.5 JACK HENRY+ ASSOCIATES INC 1.7 -3.1 COSTAR GROUP INC 1.7 -12.3 Characteristics Top 10 Holdings 3 YR Risk vs. Return (Small Cap Growth Equity) Sector Over/Under vs. Return TimesSquare Capital Management – Small Cap Growth -40 -35 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 OVER / UNDER TimesSquare Russell 2000 Growth 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60Return Std Dev. TimesSquare RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH 41 Morgan Stanley MSCI EM Free Average Market Cap $16.0B $15.1B Price / Earnings 12.0% 9.8% Dividend Yield 1.97 3.30 Price / Book 2.2% 1.6% Number of Securities 146 825 Characteristics Sector Weights 3Yr. Risk vs. Return Country Allocation International Equity - Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets -13 -11 -9 -7 -5 -3 -1 1 3 5 7 0 10 20 30 40 50 60Return Std Dev. Morgan Stanley Int'l MSCI EAFE (NET) 42 Morgan Stanley MSCI EM Free ASIA 57.8 59.3 EMERGING EURO. M. EAST, AFRICA 21.1 18.3 LATIN AMERICA 16.8 22.3 CASH 2.8 0.0 OTHER 1.6 0.0 9/30/2011 Morgan Stanley MSCI EM Free Consumer Discretionary 10.8 8.1 Consumer Staples 17.5 7.5 Energy 6.6 13.8 Financials 20.6 23.7 Health Care 2.5 1.1 Industrials 4.6 6.6 Information Technology 12.1 12.9 Materials 6.7 13.9 Mutual Funds 0.9 0.0 Telecom 13.1 8.8 Utilities 2.9 3.5 Cash 1.6 0.0 Characteristics Top 10 Holdings 3Yr. Risk vs. Return Country Allocation International Equity - Morgan Stanley -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 15 25 35 45 55Return Std Dev. Manager Index 43 Manager Benchmark Number of Issues 72 943 Market Cap ($Mil) 48,484 43,750 P/E Ratio 11.4 11.7 P/B Ratio 2.1 2.1 Weight (%) Return (%) IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP PLC 4.5 6.5 UNILEVER NV CVA 4.2 6.2 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 4.1 1.3 RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC 3.6 -3.3 NESTLE SAREG 3.5 -4.1 PRUDENTIALPLC 2.5 -21.6 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 2.5 -18.8 BAYER AG REG 2.5 -25.2 NOVARTIS AG REG 2.4 -1.4 VODAFONE GROUP PLC 2.3 0.6 9/30/2011 24.4 3.2 34.9 32.2 1.9 3.6 23.1 13.0 22.2 41.1 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0 MANAGER BENCHMARK Characteristics Average Maturity % Held Coupon Distribution Distribution Analysis Domestic Fixed Income (High Yield) – Penn Capital 44 9/30/2011 Global Fixed Income - Brandywine 45 Source: Brandywine 9/30/2011 Domestic Fixed Income – Income Research 46 Source: Income Research 9/30/2011 Loomis, Sayles & Company – Credit Asset Trust 47 Source: Loomis 9/30/2011 0.2 29.2 37.4 25.0 8.1 0.0 30.1 49.5 20.4 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 PICTET JPMorgan GBI-EM Pictet JPM GBI EM Average Coupon(%) 7.0 6.8 Average Maturity(Yrs) 7.8 6.5 Duration(Yrs) 5.2 4.4 Quality BBB BBB+ Yield to Maturity(%) 5.6 6.7 Characteristics Sector Allocation 3Yr. Risk vs. Return (Emerging Market) Credit Distribution Pictet Emerging Debt *Source: Pictet 9/30/2011 92.3 9.1 0.8 -2.3 100.0 (20.00) 0.00 20.00 40.00 60.00 80.00 100.00 120.00 PICTET JPMorgan GBI-EM 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 10 12 14 16 18 20Return (%) Std Dev. (%) Pictet JPM GBI EM Absolute Return – PIMCO All Asset Fund Source: PIMCO 49 9/30/2011 Fund Number 736 Fund Name All Asset Fund Total Fund Net Assets ($US MM)23,004.5 12/31/2009 3/31/2010 6/30/2010 9/30/2010 12/31/2010 3/31/2011 6/30/2011 7/31/2011 8/31/2011 9/30/2011 Short-Term Strategies:5.0%3.9%3.2%5.1%0.7%0.1%0.3%0.1%0.1%0.1% Low Duration Fund 2.3%2.5%1.3%2.6%0.7%0.0%0.2% Short Term Fund 2.7%1.4%1.9%2.5%0.1%0.0%0.0% US Core and Long Maturity Bond Strategies:27.4%28.1%13.9%12.4%9.8%8.0%13.3%11.3%8.7%8.4% GNMA Fund ------- Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund 12.1%8.4%5.9%5.7%5.3%4.8%4.1% Long Duration Total Return Fund 3.3%3.2%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3% Long Term Credit Fund 6.0%6.8%6.2%6.1%4.2%3.1%2.8% Long-Term US Government Fund 3.6%3.5%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.1%2.1% Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund ------- Total Return Fund 2.3%6.2%1.3%0.6%0.2%0.1%2.9% EM and Global Bond Strategies:11.2%12.4%16.6%11.8%12.0%12.1%13.1%15.7%17.9%19.4% Diversified Income Fund 3.5%3.4%3.4%3.5%3.6%4.2%3.9% Emerging Local Bond Fund 1.8%2.0%4.1%2.0%1.5%0.8%1.5% Emerging Markets Bond Fund 1.4%1.5%1.2%0.6%0.6%0.2%0.3% Emerging Markets Currency 2.5%3.1%5.6%3.4%3.0%3.9%4.6% Foreign Bond Fund (Unhedged)0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.8%0.7%0.7% Global Advantage Strategy Bond Fund 2.0%2.4%2.3%2.2%2.6%2.4%2.2% Global Bond Fund (Unhedged)------- Credit Strategies:6.1%6.1%10.1%18.9%23.5%27.8%27.0%26.6%27.7%29.2% Convertible Fund 2.7%2.6%3.2%3.6%3.7%4.2%3.4% Credit Absolute Return Fund ------- Floating Income Fund 0.9%1.0%1.2%5.3%6.1%6.6%7.6% High Yield Fund 0.7%0.7%1.7%2.3%3.9%5.7%4.6% High Yield Spectrum Fund ---0.4%0.8%1.4%1.7% Income Fund 1.8%1.8%4.0%7.4%8.9%9.8%8.9% Senior Floating Rate Fund ------0.8% Inflation Related Strategies:36.8%29.2%22.3%12.0%18.7%22.9%15.3%17.4%18.5%17.3% CommoditiesPLUS™ Strategy Fund --2.2%1.8%3.1%5.1%2.6% CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund®4.5%2.8%3.8%1.9%4.2%5.2%1.6% Real Return Asset Fund 26.0%20.5%12.9%6.0%8.2%8.1%7.8% Real Return Fund 5.9%5.6%1.8%1.3%1.7%1.5%1.4% RealEstateRealReturn Strategy Fund 0.3%0.3%1.5%1.0%1.5%3.1%1.9% US Equity Strategies:2.0%2.0%1.8%1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%3.9%4.5% Fundamental IndexPLUSTM 0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1% Fundamental IndexPLUSTM TR 0.7%0.8%0.7%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.4% Small Cap StocksPLUS® Total Return Fund 0.7%0.7%0.6%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2% Small Company Fundamental IndexPLUS® TR Strategy Fund ------- StocksPLUS® Fund 0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1% StocksPLUS® Total Return Fund 0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3% Global Equity Strategies:3.1%3.0%7.3%7.8%7.5%9.6%9.6%10.3%12.3%12.3% EM Fundamental IndexPLUSTM TR Strategy Fund 1.9%1.8%4.7%6.0%5.9%7.1%6.4% EqS Emerging Markets Fund -----0.2%0.3% EqS Pathfinder Fund --1.2%1.1%1.1%1.4%1.9% International Fundamental IndexPLUS® TR Strategy Fund ------- Int'l StocksPLUS® TR Strategy Fund (U.S Dollar Hedged)0.8%0.8%0.8%0.4%0.3%0.4%0.4% Int'l StocksPLUS® TR Strategy Fund (Unhedged)0.3%0.3%0.5%0.3%0.3%0.5%0.6% Alternative Strategies:8.5%15.2%24.7%31.0%26.8%18.7%20.4%17.6%11.0%8.8% Fundamental Advantage Total Return Strategy Fund 8.5%15.2%16.9%19.7%15.7%13.5%14.5% Unconstrained Bond Fund --7.8%11.4%11.0%5.2%5.8% 100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0% Asset Allocation Historical Allocation Tactical Asset Allocation - GMO Global Balanced Portfolio Characteristics Sector Allocation Market Neutral - Pyramis Source: Pyramis 51 9/30/2011 Real Estate – UBS Trumbull Property Fund Source: UBS 52 9/30/2011 Wellington Diversified Inflation Hedges 53 Source: Wellington 9/30/2011 Appendix 9/30/2011 Flash Report as of September 30, 2011 55 9/30/2011 Flash Report as of September 30, 2011 56 9/30/2011 Flash Report as of September 30, 2011 57 " NEPC uses, as its data source, the plan s custodian bank or fund service company, and NEPC relies on those sources for security pricing, calculation of accruals, and all transactions, including income payments, splits, and distributions. 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