Investment Grade Bond
| A | I | R | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUSIP | 76628T868 | 76628T876 | 76628T850 |
| Ticker | STGIX | STIGX | SCIGX |
| Share Class Inception | 6/11/1992 | 7/16/1992 | 8/1/2009 |
| Exp Ratio | 0.87 | 0.57 | 1.32 |
| NAV | 11.41 | 11.41 | 11.41 |
| POP | 11.98 | 11.41 | 11.41 |
| NAV Change |  0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
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Morningstar Ratings as of 12/31/09
I Shares received a 4-star rating for overall performance, 4 stars for 3-year performance among 978 funds, 4 stars for 5-year performance among 866 funds and 4 stars for 10-year performance among 496 funds.
Peer Group Categories
Morningstar: Intermediate-Term Bond
Lipper: Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds
Fund Resources
- Fact Sheet (PDF | 1 MB)
- Commentary (PDF | 960 KB)
- Commentary (PDF | 1011 KB)
- Strategy Highlight (PDF | 151 KB)
- Prospectus (PDF | 941 KB)
- Annual Report (PDF | 1 MB)
- Semi-annual Report (PDF | 926 KB)
- SAI (PDF | 822 KB)
The Lipper Award for the three-year period in the Intermediate Investment grade Debt category was out of 466 funds. The awards are given each year to funds that have at least 36 months of performance history as of the end of the evaluation year and that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance, relative to peers. The Lipper Award is not a ranking.
Investment Grade Bond Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide as high a level of total return through current income and capital appreciation as is consistent with preservation of capital primarily through investment-grade fixed-income securities.
What are the principles that have enabled the strategy to be successful?
Duration neutral – interest rate risk is minimized by maintaining portfolio duration close to the benchmark.
Income tilt – in healthy market environments, the Seix portfolio will typically have a yield advantage over the benchmark.
Active sector rotation and diversification – sector allocations are deliberate and change primarily as a result of bottom up relative value assessment. Under/overweights are contained and position sizes in non-government securities are small.
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