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Verity U.S. Treasury Fund Investor Class — Verity Asset Management — Investor Presentation (2017)

14 slides from Verity U.S. Treasury Fund Investor Class's investor presentation, May 18, 2017

1. Slide 1: Alternative Investment Strategies

   Alternative Investment Strategies 2017 Verity Asset Management Investor Presentation Verity Asset Management

2. Slide 2: About Verity Asset Management

   Due Diligence Material Verity Asset Management About Verity Asset Management Founded in 1996, Verity Asset Management is an SEC-Registered Investment Adviser that maintains corporate headquarters in Durham, North Carolina. Verity provides investment management services to individual investors, retir

3. Slide 3: Verity Alternative Investment Strategies

   Due Diligence Material Verity Asset Management Verity Alternative Investment Strategies Overview Verity offers access to a broad spectrum of alternative investment strategies - including Conservative Total Return, International Equity & Income, Opportunistic Income, and Enhanced Income. Across all s

4. Slide 4: Verity Alternative Investment Philosophy

   Due Diligence Material Verity Asset Management Verity Alternative Investment Philosophy Total return investment approach that seeks to adapt to evolving markets The objective of the Verity Alternative Investment Strategies is to seek long-term capital appreciation, while providing some protection fr

5. Slide 5: Opportunistic Offense

   Due Diligence Material Verity Asset Management Opportunistic Offense Opportunistic approach to take advantage of changing market opportunities Asset class allocation Regional equity selection Are stocks or bonds more attractive? Are U.S. or non-U.S. equities more attractive? Emerging/ Developed equi

6. Slide 6: Dynamic Defense

   Due Diligence Material Verity Asset Management Dynamic Defense The importance of navigating around spikes in volatility  During times of financial distress, when stock market volatility increases over a short period of time, the price of stocks tend to decline – and vice versa.  An investment stra

7. Slide 7: Dynamic Defense

   Due Diligence Material Verity Asset Management Dynamic Defense Dynamically shifting allocations across asset classes can potentially mitigate volatility Hypothetical Allocations Over Three Months Static Capital Allocation - Traditionally balanced portfolios with static 50% equity and 50% fixed incom

8. Slide 8: Verity Investment Process

   Due Diligence Material Verity Asset Management Verity Investment Process 3-Step Investment Process 1.| ESTABLISH MARKET EXPOSURE 2.| IMPLEMENT HEDGES 3.| RISK MANAGEMENT  Idea Generation: Establish an initial  Attempt to protect investors from  The disciplined investment process investment univer

9. Slide 9: Diversifying Across a Broad Opportunity Set

   Due Diligence Material Verity Asset Management Diversifying Across a Broad Opportunity Set Flexible mandate to invest across multiple global asset classes Our investment strategies focus on the major asset classes in the world’s largest financial markets. Within these areas, we adapt and adjust to p

10. Slide 10: Durable Valuation

    Due Diligence Material Verity Asset Management Durable Valuation Valuation is the cornerstone of our process. The relationship between risk and return is determined through a multi-step analysis of technical, fundamental, and valuation variables across a series of securities within each asset class.

11. Slide 11: Selectively Hedged

    Due Diligence Material Verity Asset Management Selectively Hedged Example: Balancing Interest Rate Exposure ABC Bank: 3% Yield XYZ Reit: 5% Yield EXAMPLE BREAKDOWN XYZ Reit ABC XYZ  Pays a yearly dividend of 5% 2.0% Bank Reit 1.5% 1.5% % change in NAV 2.0% -3.2% 0.5% 0.0% + Dividend 3.0% 5.0% -0.2%

12. Slide 12: Strong Risk Management

    Due Diligence Material Verity Asset Management Strong Risk Management Measure and monitor key factors in order to minimize unwanted risk  We practice disciplined and systematic decision making, balancing our impassioned search for compelling investments with an institutional approach to risk manage

13. Slide 13: Final Portfolio – Bringing it all together

    Due Diligence Material Verity Asset Management Final Portfolio – Bringing it all together  Each Strategy explores high-quality return opportunities by actively allocating among asset classes, geographic regions and maturities.  The various strategies typically consist of diversified portfolios of

14. Slide 14: Important Disclosures

    Due Diligence Material Verity Asset Management Verity Alternative Investment Strategies Important Disclosures The Verity Strategies may be allocated at various times with direct exposure to domestic and foreign equity and debt, emerging markets equity and debt, commodities, real estate, foreign curr

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