Tactical Growth ETF Investor Presentation N ORTHC OAST I NVESTMENT A DVISORY T EAM 203.532.7000 INFO@ NORTHCOASTAM. COM
NORTHCOAST ASSET MANAGEMENT An established leader in the field of tactical investment management, specializing in quantitative research and constructing institutional-caliber portfolios designed for the individual investor. E XPERIENCE. Founded in 1988 $1.9 billion in AUM (as of 9/30/2018) S TABILITY. Proprietary, quantitative, and tactical investment strategies Legacy of preserving capital during the bear markets of 2000-2002 and 2008 P ERFORMANCE. Long-term portfolio performance Exclusive Agreement with Investor s Business Daily ETF Partnership with BlackRock ishares Recognized as a Financial Times Top 300 Registered Investment Adviser (2014, 2015) ishares and BlackRock are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates ( BlackRock ) and are used under license. BlackRock makes no representations or warranties regarding the advisability of investing in any product or service offered by NorthCoast Asset Management LLC. BlackRock has no obligation or liability in connection with the operation, marketing, trading or sale of any product or service offered by NorthCoast. The 2015 Financial Times Top 300 Registered Investment Advisors is an independent listing produced by the Financial Times (June, 2015). The FT 300 is based on data gathered from RIA firms, regulatory disclosures, and the FT s research. As identified by the FT, the listing reflected each practice s performance in six primary areas, including assets under management, asset growth, compliance record, years in existence, credentials and accessibility. Neither the RIA firms nor their employees pay a fee to The Financial Times in exchange for inclusion in the FT 300.
RISK-ADJUSTED GROWTH UPSIDE CAPTURE GROWTH CORE INCOME ALTERNATIVE CAN SLIM CAN SLIM INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL U.S. SECTOR SELECT HEDGED INTERNATIONAL SELECT HEDGED LEGENDS VALUE VISTA U.S. SECTOR SELECT GLOBAL SELECT DIVERSIFIED CORE DIVERSIFIED GROWTH CORE FIXED INCOME TACTICAL INCOME AGGRESSIVE INCOME ZERO BETA INTERNATIONAL SELECT EMERGINGMARKET SELECT Constructing a Customized Portfolio Solution INCOME ALTERNATIVE CORE RISK-ADJUSTED GROWTH Enhance client outcomes to specific risk and return needs Risk-adjusted return potential is enhanced when combining strategies with low-cross correlation Approach diversification in addition to asset class diversification UPSIDE CAPTURE 3
ETF INVESTMENT Designed to meet the broad wealth management goals of clients from asset accumulation through retirement Employing a tactical overlay focused on capital appreciation and downside risk management INCOME GROWTH TACTICAL INCOME DIVERSIFIED CORE DIVERSIFIED GROWTH Overview A conservative plan, emphasis on income Balanced approach to growth & income Growth by means of capital appreciation and income Capital appreciation with secondary objective of capital preservation Benchmark JPM Global Bond Aggregate (Global Bonds) 50% ACWI / 50% Global Bonds 70% ACWI / 30% Global Bonds Morningstar World Allocation Tactical Shifts 100% (Full) 20% (Modest) 30% (Modest) 100% (Full) Typical Asset Allocation Opportunistic Market Environment Fixed Income U.S. E q u ity International Equity A lte rn a tiv e 4
INVESTMENT PROCESS Long-term capital appreciation Downside protection through tactical allocation to conservative asset classes Building on the multi-decade experience of Tactical Asset Management techniques, NorthCoast has applied its knowledge to the Tactical Growth ETF product The Market Risk Meter identifies the risk environment through analysis of technical, macroeconomic, sentiment, and valuation indicators, then adapts the level of risk within the portfolio by shifting capital to different asset classes At its most aggressive, the portfolio will be 100% equity and alternative based; at its most conservative, the portfolio will hold cash equivalents, fixed income, and gold Daily review by Investment Committee U.S. EQUITY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ALTERNATIVE FIXED INCOME BULLISH OPPORTUNISTIC MODERATE CONSERVATIVE RISK-AVERSE The allocation above is shown for informational purposes only. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell any of these asset classes. 5
DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION 2/1/2013 9/30/2018. The allocation above is shown for informational purposes only. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell any of these asset classes. 6
Data as of 9/30/2018. 7
Tactical Growth is a methodical alternative to passive buy and hold strategies. Consider the following benefits for your investment: Accessible Complementary Defensive 1.00% management fee with a $100,000 account minimum Low correlation to typical benchmarks making it an appealing complement to a strategic or asset allocation portfolio Able to shift between 100% equity and growth assets and 100% cash equivalents or fixed income Disciplined Quantitatively researched and rules-based management Transparent 24/7 online access. Experienced advisory team readily available to provide portfolio insight and analysis 8
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DEFINITION OF STATISTICAL TERMS Beta: A measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. You can think of beta as the tendency of a security's returns to respond to swings in the market. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market. For example, if a stock s beta is 1.2, it's theoretically 20% more volatile than the market. Alpha: A measure of performance on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility (price risk) of a security and compares its riskadjusted performance to a benchmark index. The excess return of the security relative to the return of the benchmark index is a security's alpha. A positive alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%. Correspondingly, a similar negative alpha would indicate an underperformance of 1%. R-squared: A statistical measure that represents the percentage of a security's movements that can be explained by movements in a benchmark index. For fixed-income securities, the benchmark is the T-bill. For equities, the benchmark is the S&P 500. R-squared values range from 0 to 100. An R-squared of 100 means that all movements of a security are completely explained by movements in the index. A high R-squared (between 85 and 100) indicates the portfolio s performance patterns have been in line with the index. A portfolio with a low R-squared (70 or less) doesn't act much like the index. Standard Deviation: A measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean. The more spread apart the data, the higher the deviation. Standard deviation is applied to the annual rate of return of an investment to measure the investment's volatility. Standard deviation is also known as historical volatility and is used by investors as a gauge for the amount of expected volatility. Sharpe Ratio: A ratio developed by Nobel laureate William F. Sharpe to measure risk-adjusted performance. The Sharpe ratio is calculated by subtracting the risk-free rate - such as that of the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond - from the rate of return for a portfolio and dividing the result by the standard deviation of the portfolio returns. The Sharpe ratio formula is: The Sharpe ratio tells us whether a portfolio's returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of excess risk. This measurement is very useful because although one portfolio or fund can reap higher returns than its peers, it is only a good investment if those higher returns do not come with too much additional risk. The greater a portfolio's Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance has been. A negative Sharpe ratio indicates that a risk-less asset would perform better than the security being analyzed. 10
DEFINITION OF STATISTICAL TERMS Up-Market Capture Ratio (Up Capture): A statistical measure of an investment manager's overall performance in up-markets. The up-market capture ratio is used to evaluate how well an investment manager performed relative to an index during periods when that index has risen. The ratio is calculated by dividing the manager's returns by the returns of the index during the up-market, and multiplying that factor by 100. Down-Market Capture Ratio (Down Capture): A statistical measure of an investment manager's overall performance in downmarkets. The down-market capture ratio is used to evaluate how well or poorly an investment manager performed relative to an index during periods when that index has dropped. The ratio is calculated by dividing the manager's returns by the returns of the index during the down-market and multiplying that factor by 100. Correlation: Correlation is computed into what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. Perfect positive correlation (a correlation co-efficient of +1) implies that as one security moves, either up or down, the other security will move in lockstep, in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if one security moves in either direction the security that is perfectly negatively correlated will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the movements of the securities are said to have no correlation; they are completely random. Drawdown (Max Drawdown): The peak-to-trough decline during a specific record period of an investment. A drawdown is usually quoted as the percentage between the peak and the trough. For our purposes, the max drawdown refers to the maximum peak to trough decline between January 1, 2001 and the present time. * Source: Investopedia.com 11
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