Enhanced Cash Strategy

ECS was designed by our Subadvisors, Dix Hills Partners LLC, to offer institutional clients an opportunity to enhance returns in comparison to money market funds with the goal of not assuming a substantially higher risk. The amount of the note exposure is dictated by quantitative research. The strategy allows monthly liquidity. The client has the option of choosing the custodian of assets.

Potential Benefits:

• Disciplined, unique skill-based approach to answering the question of interest rate movements,
• Assets can easily be "ported" to US Treasury portfolios for enhanced returns,
• Usage of Treasury futures in existing portfolios in combination with alpha strategies adds potential return with no additional credit exposure,
• Offering a long volatility directional instead of an arbitrage approach,
• Matching the monthly investment time horizon with the flow of information,
• Monthly liquidity offered under all fixed income platform segments.
• More attractive risk-adjusted returns than traditional long-only management,
• Option to include traditional fixed income allocation,
• Absolute return/positive alpha potential in all market environments,
• Liquidity, transparency and scalability,
• Higher diversification than traditional fixed income strategies,
• Portfolios are custom-tailored to a client's desired risk/return profile,
• Appropriate for pension funds, endowments and foundations.