Certium Asset Management

Certium Asset Management LogoCertium Asset Management is an institutional investment management firm that specializes in international and domestic equity strategies. Its team of investment professionals combine experience, region/sector specific insight, and proprietary research with systematic, objective portfolio construction.

Certium's investment approach utilizes multi-factor alpha models to construct risk-controlled passive, quantitative and active strategies to help clients reach their goals. The degree of rigor, depth of analysis and level of understanding that result from Certium's multi-factor alpha models provide its investment team with a high level of certainty in their investment process. This consistent approach has allowed Certium to manage the downside risk while growing clients' investments over the years.

Certium's passive strategy seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the aggregate price performance of the securities included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE), GDP Weighted Index. The quantitative strategy attempts to replicate the performance of the S&P 500 Index by employing eight sector-specific models that identify stocks that have those factors that have driven stock prices in the past. Certium's active strategy invests in foreign stocks with positive earnings characteristics purchased at reasonable valuations that may provide higher returns relative to domestic stocks over time and that are well-diversified across regions and sectors.

StrategyBenchmarkInception*AUM** (Mil)
International EquityMSCI EAFE IndexJuly 2000 218.7
International Equity IndexMSCI EAFE Index GDP WeightedJune 2007 969.7
Large Cap Quantitative EquityS&P 500 IndexOctober 2005 61.8

For separately managed accounts, please visit: www.certiumllc.com

For mutual funds:
RidgeWorth International Equity Fund
RidgeWorth International Equity Index Fund
RidgeWorth Large Cap Quantitative Equity Fund

* Inception of the institutional composite. The inception of the registered mutual fund may differ.
** As of 6/30/09.

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