TOPS Balanced ETF (Class 2)
Historical Performance
Objective And Strategy
ObjectiveThe investment seeks income and capital appreciation
Strategy
The Portfolio employs a fund-of-funds structure that invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). The ETFs included in the Portfolio invest primarily in securities representing one of the following asset classes: Government Fixed Income Securities, Corporate Fixed Income Securities, Common and Preferred Stocks, Real Estate-Related Securities (“REITs”), and Natural Resource-Related Securities.
The Portfolio restricts investment in fixed income ETFs to those with an average maturity of 20 years or less and invests primarily in ETFs with average portfolio credit quality of investment grade. No more than 15% of the portfolio will be allocated to fixed income ETFs with an average portfolio credit quality below investment grade (commonly referred to as “junk bond” credit quality). The Portfolio defines investment grade credit quality as Baa3 or higher by Moody’s Investors Service or BBB- or higher by Standard and Poor’s Rating Group. The Portfolio invests in ETFs that may invest in securities without restriction as to underlying issuer country, capitalization or currency. The Portfolio’s adviser seeks to achieve the Portfolio’s investment objectives by allocating assets and selecting individual ETFs using the adviser’s TOPS® (The Optimized Portfolio System) methodology. The TOPS® methodology utilizes multiple asset classes in an effort to enhance performance and/or reduce risk (as measured by return volatility).
Principle Risks
N/A
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Moderate Allocation05/2011