The Ramirez Strategic Core Strategy generates “plus-like” alpha, without the use of derivatives or emerging market debt, through dynamic, concentrated sector allocation and rotation within the investment grade universe; RAM also allows a greater relative duration bandwidth (+/- 10%) versus the benchmark. Our objective is to maximize total rate of return and achieve better risk adjusted results than the benchmark over a complete market cycle.

Benchmark

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index

Investible Universe

U.S. Treasuries, U.S. Agencies, Asset Backed Securities (ABS), Agency Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS), Corporates, Municipal Bonds, U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS).

Portfolio Constraints:

Duration: +/- 10% relative to benchmark

Average Quality:

A1

eVestment Rankings:

eVestment is one of the premier databases ranking investment management performance.

eVestment Percentile Rankings	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year
US Core Fixed Income Universe	2	3	3
US Core Plus Fixed Income Universe	14	16	16

Disclosure: Ramirez Asset Management, Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser that offers investment management services to institutional clients. Ramirez Asset Management, Inc. (“RAM”) claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) and has prepared and presented this report in compliance with the GIPS standards. RAM has been independently verified for the periods September 1, 2008 through December 31, 2017. The verification report(s) is/are available upon request

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