Key Characteristics as of 3/31/12

Top Ten Holdings1
  Coupon Maturity Date  
FNMA - MBS 4.000 1/12/2041 4.04%
U.S. Treasury Notes 1.375 12/31/2018 3.77%
U.S. Treasury Bonds  3.125 11/15/2041 2.03%
FNMA - MBS 4.500 4/1/2042 1.71%
Mexican Bonos 7.250 12/15/2016 1.58%
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. 7.000 5/4/2018 1.09%
Immucor, Inc. 7.250 8/17/2018 1.08%
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.  5.250 9/28/2018 1.07%
Gibson Energy 5.750 6/15/2018 1.06%
Blackboard, Inc.  7.500 10/4/2018 1.06%
Total     18.49%
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Characteristics
Number of Positions 194
Average Maturity (Years) 5.86
Average Duration (Years)2 4.21
Sector Allocations3
Investment Grade Credit 16.7%
High Yield Credit 16.4%
Non-Agency MBS 12.2%
High Yield Bank Loans 10.9%
CMBS 9.4%
Global (Non-USD) 9.1%
Agency MBS 8.1%
Treasury/Agency 7.2%
ABS 4.5%
Other 1.8%
Cash and Equivalents 3.6%
1 Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell individual securities.

2 Average Duration is a measure of bond price's sensitivity to a given change in interest rates. Generally, the longer a bond's duration, the greater the price sensitivity to a change in interest rates.

3 Sector Allocations are subject to change.

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