Dana Investment
Advisors, Inc. (Dana) is an independent investment management
firm established in 1980. Dana manages a variety of
equity, fixed income and balanced portfolios for primarily
U.S. institutional clients. Dana maintains a complete
list and description of composites, which is available
upon request.
The benchmark for the Dana Intermediate Bond composite
is the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-5 Year Government/ Corporate
Bond Index. The BofA Merrill Lynch 1-5 Year Government/Corporate
Bond Index is a copyright of Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner
& Smith Incorporated (MLPF&S). MLPF&S is
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America (BofA)
Corporation. Dana is not affiliated with either BofA
or MLPF&S. Reported benchmarks are not intended
as direct comparisons to the performance of the portfolio.
Instead, they are intended to represent the performance
of certain sectors of the overall securities market.
The indices reflect the reinvestment of dividends and
income and do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses
or taxes. The indices are unmanaged and are not available
for direct investment.
The composite was created September 30, 1995. Performance
is calculated in US Dollars utilizing a time-weighted
total rate of return which includes the reinvestment
of dividends and income. Total return for the composite
is represented by the asset-weighted returns of the
portfolios within the composite. Settlement Date valuation
is used. The Dana Intermediate Bond composite does not
have a minimum size criterion for composite membership.
All fee-paying, discretionary accounts with similar
investment objectives are included. The composite includes
the fixed income segment of balanced accounts. Cash
is allocated to these segments based on the average
cash position of the “fixed income” only
portfolios in the composite. Accounts included in this
composite have been designated as income oriented. Leverage
is not used in this composite as a means to generate
higher returns. There are no non-fee paying portfolios
in the composite.
The dispersion of annual returns is measured by the
standard deviation of asset-weighted portfolio returns
represented within the composite for the full year.
The standard deviation presented is based upon annualized
quarterly standard deviation of returns. The standard
deviation of the annual returns presented for the time
period 2000 to 2009 is 2.39% for the composite and 2.65%
for the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-5 Year Government/Corporate
Bond Index.
Performance results are calculated and presented before
investment management fees and custodial fees, but after
all applicable trading costs. Dana investment management
fees may vary based upon the differences in size, composition
and servicing needs of client accounts. Investment management
fees would reduce the returns presented, for example:
a $1,000,000 portfolio with an advisory fee of 0.75%
per annum earning a 10% annual return would have paid
a total compounded advisory fee of $50,368 over a five
year period. The resulting average annual return for
the period would be 9.17%. Past performance is not indicative
of future results. A complete description of Dana’s
investment advisory fee schedule is contained in the
Firm’s Form ADV Part II, a copy of which is available
upon request.
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