Mutual Funds – International/Global Styles Definitions
CAI Mutual Fund International Core Style
Managers whose well-diversified portfolio holdings are
mostly large issues in developed countries with liquid
markets, resulting in characteristics similar to that of
an index such as the Morgan Stanley Capital
International( MSCI) EAFE Index. The objective of adding
value over and above the index is achieved through stock
selection and/or changes in the weighting of individual
countries versus the index.
CAI Mutual Fund Europe Style
Managers who invest predominantly in the well developed
stock markets of Europe. These products will exhibit
risk/return profiles similar to the MSCI Europe
Index.
CAI Mutual Fund Pacific Basin Style
Managers who invest predominantly in Pacific Basin
equities. Countries include Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Malaysia, Australia, and New Zealand. These products will
exhibit risk/return profiles similar to the MSCI Pacific
Index.
CAI Mutual Fund Emerging Markets Style
Managers who primarily concentrate on investments in
newly emerging second and third world countries in the
regions of the Far East, Africa, Europe, and Central and
South America. These portfolios are characterized by
aggressive risk/return profiles that generate high
volatility in search of high returns.
CAI Mutual Fund Global Equity Style
Managers who invest in both foreign and domestic equity
securities in varying proportions. These products will
exhibit risk/return profiles similar to the MSCI World
Index.
CAI Mutual Fund Non-US Equity Style
Managers who employ various strategies to invest assets in a
well-diversified portfolio of non-U.S., developed market equity
securities. This group consists of core international products,
top-down country selectors, bottom-up security selectors, and
products using various mixtures of these strategies. Regional
specialists, index products, and emerging market products are
excluded.
CAI Mutual Fund Global Fixed Income Style
Managers who invest in both foreign and domestic
fixed-income securities. These funds seek to take
advantage of international currency and interest rate
movements, differing bond yields, and/or international
diversification.