How to interpret the Fund Fact Sheet report - Fi360

Holdings Analysis (continued)
Avg Effective Duration - A measure of a fund's
interest-rate sensitivity--the longer a fund's duration,
the more sensitive the fund is to shifts in interest rates.
Duration is determined by a formula that includes
coupon rates and bond maturities. Small coupons tend
to increase duration, while shorter maturities and
higher coupons shorten duration.
Avg Effective Maturity - Average effective maturity is
a weighted average of all the maturities of the bonds in
a portfolio, computed by weighting each bond's
effective maturity by the market value of the security.
Average effective maturity takes into consideration all
mortgage prepayments, puts, and adjustable coupons.
Longer-maturity funds are generally considered more
interest-rate sensitive than their shorter counterparts.
Avg Weighted Coupon - This figure is calculated by
weighting each bond's coupon by its relative size in the
portfolio. It indicates whether the underlying fund owns
more high- or low-coupon bonds.
Yield To Maturity - The expected rate of return on a
bond, if it is held until its maturity date.
Used in the fixed income fact sheet.
Appendix
Morningstar uses a broad asset class index to calculate Alpha, Beta and R 2 , not the Peer Group Index noted in
the report.
Broad Asset Class Broad Asset Class Index
U.S. Stock
S&P 500 TR
International Stock MSCI EAFE NR USD
Municipal Bond BarCap Municipal TR USD
Balanced
Morningstar Moderate Target Risk
Taxable Bond
BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Commodities
Morningstar Long-Only Commodity TR
Alternative
ML USD LIBOR 3 Mon CM
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