INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL Fact Sheet /3Q 2013

BBH Institutional Investment Management
INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL
Fact Sheet /3Q 2013
INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY:
COMPOSITE DESCRIPTION (As of September 30, 2013)
We are value investors. Bottom-up, fundamental analysis
drives our investment process. We seek to protect capital and
generate superior returns by combining deep independent
research and valuation discipline to take advantage of market
mispricings. Our process has a long-term focus on creditoriented sectors and emphasizes patience for attractive entry
points.
Style
Intermediate Investment
Grade Municipals
Index
Barclays Capital 1-10 Yr.
Municipal Bond Index
Composite Inception
May 1, 2001
Composite Assets
$338 Million
2
# of Accounts In Composite
80-100
Typical # of Holdings
DESCRIPTION/OBJECTIVE:
Our separately managed Intermediate Municipal fixed income
portfolios are designed to deliver superior after-tax results
relative to standard industry benchmarks such as the Barclays
Capital 1-10 Year Municipal Bond Index and various
investment-grade intermediate maturity municipal benchmarks.
A typical Intermediate Municipal portfolio at BBH will hold
80–100 geographically diversified securities in major subsectors of the U.S. municipal bond market including
State/ Local General Obligation bonds, a wide range of
revenue bonds, and pre-refunded/escrow to maturity securities.
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM
Years Investment
Experience
Names
Gregory S. Steier
Managing Director, Head of Tax-Exempt
Portfolio Management & TIPS
20
Christian Romaglino, CFA Vice President, Portfolio Manager / Trader
12
Soonkyu Shin, CFA Vice President, Senior Municipal Analyst
18
Roy Edwards
Assistant Vice President, Senior Municipal
Analyst
9
INVESTMENT PROCESS:
BBH employs a collaborative, team-based approach. Our
independent research serves as the foundation of our investment
process. We invest in durable, well-managed, appropriately
structured, and transparent credits. We apply a proprietary
quantitative framework to help assess each security’s valuation
and its long-term return potential. When opportunities to
purchase securities that pass both our credit and valuation
criteria are not available, we own pre-refunded bonds or other
liquid reserves.
For more information, please contact:
John W. Ackler, CFA
Senior Vice President
140 Broadway, New York, NY 10005
212.493.8247, [email protected]
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CHARACTERISTICS* (As of September 30, 2013)
Effective Duration
Yield to Worst†
Representative
Account
Index
4.55 Years
4.37 Years
2.07%
1.88%
* Portfolio characteristics subject to change. † The Yield to Worst
(YTW) represents the lowest potential rate of return the Portfolio
would achieve by making worst-case scenario assumptions that
provisions, including prepayments, calls or sinking funds, are used by
the issuers for all bonds currently held in the Portfolio. Yield to worst
is only an estimation of future return, because both future cash flows
and the rate of return at which coupon payments can be reinvested
when received are unknown. This figure is subject to change and is
not meant to represent the rate of return earned by any particular
client.
This information has been prepared for sophisticated investors.
INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL / 3Q 2013
Representative Account Characteristics*† – As of September 30, 2013
Sector Exposure1
Portfolio %
Cash
Treasury
General Obligations
Pre-Refunded
Build America Bonds
ABS
Corporates
Revenues Total:
Hospital
Special Tax
Transportation
Leasing
Power
Water
Airport
Other
Credit Distribution1
Barclays Capital
1-10 Yr. Muni
Index %
1.1
0.0
17.9
7.1
0.0
0.0
0.9
72.9
15.1
6.6
12.8
3.8
4.2
3.4
10.7
16.3
Over/Under
Weight %
0.0
0.0
33.4
10.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
56.7
4.1
10.5
9.7
6.7
7.3
6.3
3.1
9.1
1.1
0.0
-15.5
-2.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
16.2
11.0
-3.9
3.1
-2.9
-3.1
-2.9
7.6
7.2
Portfolio %†
Barclays Capital 1-10
Yrs. Muni Index %
Over/Under
Weight %
0.1
6.6
3.7
39.8
41.9
7.9
0.0
0.0
10.1
14.2
46.8
24.8
4.1
0.0
0.1
-3.5
-10.5
-7.0
17.1
3.8
0.0
1.1% 0.0%
0.0% 0.0%
12 Yr. - 17 Yr.
17+ Yr.
Cash / Cash Equiv
Pre-Refunded
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB / Lower
Duration Contribution1
26.3%
21.1%
0 - 2 Yr.
17.2%
26.3%
24.0% 25.0%
2 Yr. - 4 Yr.
4 Yr. - 6 Yr.
15.7% 19.6%
6 Yr. - 8 Yr.
Representative Account
15.7%
8.0%
8 Yr. - 12 Yr.
Barclays Capital 1-10 Yr. Municipal Bond Index
* Portfolio holdings are subject to change. Data presented is that of a single representative account ("Representative Account") that invests in the investment grade style. It is the account
whose investment guidelines allow the greatest flexibility to express active management positions. It is managed with the same investment objectives and employs substantially the
same investment philosophy and processes as the proposed investment strategy.
1 Totals may not sum due to rounding.
† Ratings are provided by Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s which are independent third parties. When ratings for S&P and Moody's are not available, we will substitute other nationally recognized statistical
ratings organizations such as Fitch or DBRS. In order to be more conservative, when ratings differ, the lower rating is used. Quality ratings reflect the credit quality of the underlying issues in the fund portfolio
and not of the fund itself. Information obtained from third parties is believed to be reliable, but cannot be guaranteed. Issuers with credit ratings of AA or better are considered to be of high credit quality,
with little risk of issuer failure. Issuers with credit ratings of BBB or better are considered to be of good credit quality, with adequate capacity to meet financial commitments. Issuers with credit ratings
below BBB are considered speculative in nature and are vulnerable to the possibility of issuer failure or business interruption.
Composite Performance – As of September 30, 2013
Portfolio
Returns
3 Month
Year to Date
1 Year
3 Years**
5 Years**
Standard Deviation***
Absolute Performance
Composite %
Composite %
(Gross of Fees)
(Net of Fees)
0.53
-0.74
-0.22
3.06
5.10
3.32
0.44
-1.00
-0.57
2.71
4.75
3.32
Top 10 Holdings – As of September 30, 2013
Holdings
Index %
Relative
Performance %*
0.72
-0.63
-0.34
2.79
4.75
3.05
-0.19
-0.11
0.12
0.27
0.35
0.27
* Relative performance calculations are based on returns gross of fees
** Annualized
*** Based on trailing 60 months of returns.
Commonwealth of MA - Prerefunded
Tampa Bay Water
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
VA College Bldg Auth - Prerefunded
Wylie Texas Independent Sch District
Colorado State Health Facilities Auth.
Wisconsin State General Funding
Los Angeles Harbor
District of Columbia
IL Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Auth.
Maturity*
%
12/15/2013
10/1/2018
10/1/2013
2/1/2021
8/15/2022
7/15/2024
5/1/2020
8/1/2020
6/1/2015
6/15/2026
2.39
1.85
1.71
1.71
1.43
1.42
1.37
1.19
1.11
1.09
* Maturity or prerefunded date
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
As of December 31, 2011 the firm is defined as BBH Institutional Investment Management (IIM) to reflect corporate restructuring that resulted in the addition
of equity strategies to the institutional investment department. For the period January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2011 the firm was defined as BBH Institutional
Fixed Income, a separately identifiable department that managed institutional fixed income mandates. Prior to January 1, 2005 the firm was defined as Brown
Brothers Harriman & Co and included both the institutional investment management and private wealth management businesses of BBH. IIM claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). To receive a list of composite descriptions of IIM and/or a presentation that complies with
the GIPS standards, contact John W. Ackler at (212) 493-8247, or via email at [email protected].
“Gross” of fee performance results for this composite do not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees. Actual returns will be reduced by such fees.
“Net” of fees performance results reflect the deduction of the maximum investment advisory fees. Performance is in U.S. Dollars.
This information has been prepared for sophisticated investors and their advisers. The Composite is a fully discretionary fee paying municipal fixed income
accounts over $5 million that are managed to an average duration of approximately 4.5 years and are benchmarked to the Barclays index or equivalent. The
Barclays Capital 1-10 Year Municipal Bond Index is a rules-based, market-value-weighted index for the long-term tax-exempt bond market. One cannot invest
directly in an index.
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This information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable that are available upon request. This material does not comprise an offer of services.
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Brothers Harriman & Co. 2013. All rights reserved. 10/2013.
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