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International Equity Fund

The fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in stocks of non-U.S. companies.

Share ClassTickerCUSIPInception
Class AFSIEX3167866988/18/1994
Class BFBIEX31678637510/11/2000
Class CFTECX3167866804/25/1996
InstitutionalFIEIX31678667210/9/1998

Investment Approach

  • We employ a quantitative approach to stock selection and portfolio construction
  • A unique pure EAFE focus (developed foreign markets), which allows independent client flexibility for emerging markets allocation
  • The model blends diversified sources of alpha that are region and sector specific
  • Expected returns are forecasted for all EAFE stocks and refreshed periodically with new information
  • Our model is flexible enough to adjust to short term trends, and built with strict risk controls to maximize return per unit of risk

Sell Discipline

  • Periodic rebalancing utilizes new information
  • Risk / return profile of a stock deteriorates

Portfolio Characteristics

As of 03.31.12

Total Net Assets$159,219,196
Number of Securities Held253
**Portfolio Turnover Rate131%
Average Market Capitalization$47.1B
P/E Ratio12.2
P/B Ratio1.3
Beta1.02
*Alpha-1.51%
*Sharpe-0.22
*R299.14%
*Standard Deviation26.73%

Country Allocations (%)

As of 03.31.12

CountryFundMSCI EAFE Index
Japan22.6222.00
United Kingdom20.8722.00
France10.359.00
Germany8.739.00
Switzerland7.779.00
Australia7.318.00
Netherlands3.572.00
Sweden3.003.00
Italy2.892.00
Spain2.343.00
Hong Kong2.223.00
Norway1.991.00
Finland1.881.00
Belgium1.631.00
Singapore1.472.00
Israel0.791.00
Denmark0.461.00
Portugal0.110.00
New Zealand0.000.00
Ireland0.000.00
Greece0.000.00
Austria0.000.00

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