Short Duration Portfolio

The Approach

The Short Duration Portfolio seeks to generate current income by investing in a diversified set of low duration ETFS with exposures to various currencies, term structures, issuers, collateralization structures and economic sectors. The portfolio is also diversified globally among both developed and emerging market countries.

The Features

The investment objective of the portfolio is capital preservation with a secondary goal of current income. The portfolio has a flexible mandate, with no constraints on credit quality, duration, geographic region or issuers.

Credit Quality

82%

13%

AAA-A

BBB

Below B

Key Facts

Assets Managed

$94 Million

Holdings

Min Investment

$10,000

Allocation

*May not sum to 100 due to rounding.

40% Government

26% Securitized

26% Corporate

5% Cash &
Equiv.

Other 3%

Top 5 Holdings (% weight)

Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF

15.5%

JP Morgan Short Duration Core Plus ETF

14.9%

Vanguard Short Term Treasury ETF

14.8%

iShares US Short Duration Bond ETF

9.8%

Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF

9.8%

Source: Addepar as of Sept. 2024; Morningstar as of Sept. 2024

Morningstar Portfolio Dates: 8/31/2024 - VGSH; 10/7/2024 - NEAR; 10/9/2024 - BINC, STIP; 10/10/2024 - GSST, JSCP, LDUR, VRIG; 10/11/2024 - VNLA

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