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 Limited Volatility II composite
was the Merrill Lynch 1 Year Treasury Bill Index from
1/1/92 to its discontinuance on 8/31/01. The Merrill
Lynch 1 Year Treasury Note Index has been used as the
benchmark from 8/31/01 to present. The Merrill Lynch
1 Year Treasury Note Index is a copyright of Merrill
Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated (MLPF&S).
Dana is not affiliated with 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 December 31, 1985. 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 Limited Volatility II composite does not have
a minimum size criterion for composite membership. All
fee-paying, discretionary accounts with similar investment
objectives are included. Accounts included in this composite
have been designated as income oriented. Balanced portfolio
segments are not included in this fixed income composite.
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 1.74% for the composite and 2.19%
for the Merrill Lynch 1 Year Treasury Bill/Treasury
Note Indexes.
Performance results are calculated and presented before
investment management 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 clients’ 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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