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Investment styles<br />

� Long-term<br />

� Bottom-up<br />

� Value<br />

� Contrarian<br />

Investment Targets<br />

� Solid Businesses<br />

� Undervalued<br />

US Equity Fund<br />

Approved for distribution in France and Switzerland<br />

2012 Q2<br />

Morningstar Rating<br />

����<br />

Two gold Medals in 2011<br />

"Excellent Fund <strong>Management</strong>"


Investment Objective<br />

• <strong>Gutzwiller</strong> ONE is a value fund seeking long-term growth of capital by investing in US equities<br />

• Mainly invests in well-established companies with global operations at an attractive valuation<br />

Strategy<br />

• <strong>Management</strong> utilizes a highly disciplined, bottom-up, value-oriented approach (proprietary model)<br />

• The bottom-up approach is based on extensive company analysis and industry research<br />

• Investment strategy is independent of sector orientation or other restrictive methodologies<br />

• No cash allocation<br />

Philosophy<br />

• Conservative The fund maintains a conservative and long-term view and avoid market excesses<br />

• Solid Invests in listed US securities with diversified businesses and global operations<br />

• Conviction Concentrated within 30-40 stocks with the most potential


Strategy is to concentrate on solid businesses at reasonable valuation<br />

Concentrate on<br />

the stocks with the most potential<br />

Avoid market excesses<br />

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Seek out companies that are<br />

undervalued<br />

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2<br />

1<br />

Identify solid, sustainable<br />

and resilient businesses<br />

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Track <strong>Management</strong><br />

with a good track record<br />

Look for high profitability<br />

and growth potential<br />

With this strategy, <strong>Gutzwiller</strong> ONE has consistently delivered higher returns than the market<br />

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Cumulative Total Returns in USD (%)<br />

250<br />

225<br />

200<br />

175<br />

150<br />

125<br />

100<br />

75<br />

Long Term Outperformance with no cash allocation<br />

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012<br />

<strong>Gutzwiller</strong> ONE - USD<br />

SP500TR - USD<br />

Past performance is no guarantee of future returns.<br />

Since Inception<br />

106.5%<br />

84.5%<br />

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Per anum<br />

5.1<br />

4.3<br />

2012 YTD<br />

6.2<br />

9.1<br />

<strong>Gutzwiller</strong> ONE (USD)<br />

SP500 Total Return<br />

As end of june, 2012


Cumulative Total Returns in USD (%)<br />

200<br />

150<br />

100<br />

50<br />

0<br />

-50<br />

-100<br />

88.7<br />

54.4<br />

Tech Bubble<br />

10/31/1997 -<br />

02/29/2000<br />

<strong>Gutzwiller</strong> ONE SP500TR<br />

-46.2<br />

A Go-Anywhere fund over market cycles<br />

-41.8<br />

Tech Bubble Burst<br />

02/29/2000 -<br />

10/09/2002<br />

141.9<br />

114.1<br />

Market Recovery<br />

10/09/2002 -<br />

10/12/2007<br />

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-58.7<br />

-55.6<br />

Credit Crisis<br />

10/12/2007 -<br />

03/09/2009<br />

86.2<br />

67.0<br />

Market Recovery<br />

03/09/2009 -<br />

05/07/2010<br />

9.3<br />

26.5<br />

Sovereign Debt Crisis<br />

05/07/2010 -<br />

06/30/2012<br />

106.5<br />

84.5<br />

Combined Period<br />

03/11/1997 -<br />

06/30/2012<br />

Source: Bloomberg – GFM analysis<br />

The information shown is only for the time periods indicated. Performance for other periods may differ, possibly significantly.<br />

*Inception of the <strong>Gutzwiller</strong> ONE (USD) Fund* is 31.10.1997<br />

The technology bubble is considered to have peaked on beginning of March, 2000. Sovereign debt crisis: Leading Europe's finance ministers on 9 May 2010 approved a rescue package worth €750 billion<br />

aimed at ensuring financial stability across Europe by creating the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF).<br />

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Market volatility can dramatically impact the funds’ short-term performance. Current performance may<br />

be lower or higher than figures shown. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past<br />

performance data through the most recent month end is available at www.gutzwiller-funds.com.


Investment Universe<br />

Monitor<br />

BUY<br />

SELL<br />

Investment Framework<br />

� US Equities (approx. 5000 stocks)<br />

� Proprietary Valuation Screenings<br />

� 100-120 Stocks with strong fundamentals<br />

� Quantitative and Qualitative screening<br />

� Valuation vs. profitability<br />

� Solid Businesses and Products<br />

� Underlying financial condition<br />

� Growing earnings<br />

� Competitive advantage<br />

� <strong>Management</strong><br />

� Free cash flow<br />

� Dividends<br />

� Negative changes develop<br />

� High Valuation<br />

� Buying elements are no longer valid<br />

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<strong>Gutzwiller</strong> ONE, a growing portfolio of US Global large cap<br />

� A concentrated portfolio of 31 Holdings<br />

� US Large cap represents 98% of total Portfolio<br />

� Global operations with 50% plus of weighted sales globally<br />

� Diversified operation, difficult to compete with<br />

� Focus on Free Cash flow yield<br />

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* Adjusted figures, GFM Analysis


<strong>Gutzwiller</strong> <strong>Fonds</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Kaufhausgasse 5<br />

4051 Basel<br />

Switzerland<br />

+41 61 205 70 00<br />

fbo@gutzwiller-funds.com<br />

www.gutzwiller-funds.com<br />

Contact<br />

The shown results on the charts do not account for possible commissions and cost of issues and redemptions. For the period from November 3, 1997 to June 30,<br />

2001 it refers to the former internal bank portfolio "EG US Equities", transformed 1:1 into <strong>Gutzwiller</strong> ONE as per July 1, 2001.<br />

Past performance is no guarantee for future returns.<br />

<strong>Gutzwiller</strong> ONE’s performance depends on future development of investments and on how successfully the fund advisor implements the investment policy.<br />

Investments denominated in foreign currencies imply additional risk.<br />

Printing Date: July 12<br />

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