Ken Applegate

Wasatch develops a fundamental, bottom-up research method that focuses on the long-term growth potential of companies and finding market inefficiencies. The firm initially focused on investing in the stocks of companies with small market capitalizations, and over time has organically evolved into additional asset classes. They select investments for clients based solely on investment considerations, including whether the investments are suitable for the client and consistent with the client’s investment objectives and guidelines.

RCM Capital Management offers investment strategies that cover all market-caps and investment styles. The firm offers investment products that vary widely from regional and global strategies to multi-asset and structured products. They have particular expertise in: (1) regional/country equity strategies (2) global equity strategies (3) emerging markets equity strategies (4) thematic and sector strategies (5) alpha extension strategies (6) multi-asset absolute return strategies and (7) structured products. RCM's investment philosophy is based on proprietary sector-based fundamental research. Though not limited by sector, RCM tends to invest in the stocks of companies in the electronic technology, technology services and health technology sectors. The firm invests globally, across all market-caps. RCM maintains a medium turnover rate.

Harlingwood Capital Management offers two primary investment strategies: long/short US equity hedge and small-cap growth. Their long/short US equity hedge strategy is absolute return driven, investing across all US market-cap segments. They focus on strong growth companies on the long side and companies experiencing deteriorating fundamentals on the short side. The small-cap growth strategy is invested with the objective of long-term growth of capital. Small- and micro-cap equities are selected from a universe of high growth US companies. At time of annual benchmark reconstruction, purchase ceilings are set for this universe by matching to the largest (market capitalization) company in the Russell 2000 Growth index. They tend to focus on the technology services, commercials services and health technology sectors. Harlingwood maintains a medium turnover rate.

Fisher Funds is an active, growth-oriented, long-term investor which manages portfolios invested in Australian and New Zealand equity with a primary focus on small- and mid-cap companies. The firm engages in bottom-up stock picking and manages highly concentrated portfolios. They aim to identify companies with a unique product or service and a dominant market position or brand, as well as companies which operate in a fast-growing sector. Fisher Funds base investment decisions on thorough fundamental analysis and regularly meet the management of each investee.

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AllianzGI US manages client portfolios (directly or through model delivery and wrap fee programs) using traditional and systematic processes across various investment strategies. The firm offers an array of US equity strategies that vary across style and market-cap ranges. Their high yield bond and convertibles strategies employ a fundamental bottom-up process that seeks the early identification of high yield issuers that exhibit the potential for improving fundamental characteristics. AllianzGI US employs rigorous fundamental research and capital structure analysis to construct portfolios that consist of the best companies from a risk/return standpoint. They also offer alternative investment strategies that are designed to achieve absolute return, alpha enhancement and beta hedging.

Pacific View Asset Management strategies include International Small-Cap, Global Small Cap, US Small-Cap Growth and US Large-Cap Growth. The firm's International Small Cap strategy primarily invests in equity securities of small cap companies outside of the U.S. They look to create a portfolio of 40 to 60 long positions. Pacific View seeks to achieve superior risk adjusted returns over the long-term by investing in under-researched and overlooked small cap stocks. Pacific View seek to outperform the MSCI ACWI ex-USA Small Cap Index by an average of 300 to 500 basis points on an annualized basis. The Global Small Cap strategy invests in equity securities of small cap companies globally. They look to create a portfolio of 40 to 60 long positions. Pacific View seeks to achieve superior risk adjusted returns over the long-term by investing in under-researched and overlooked small cap stocks. The firm seeks to out-perform the MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index by an average of 300 to 500 basis points on an annualized basis. The U.S. Small Cap Growth Strategy invests in small cap securities listed on U.S. exchanges. They look to create a portfolio of 50 – 90 positions with market capitalizations similar to the securities that make up the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The strategy seeks to outperform the Russell 2000 Growth Index by 400 basis points on an annualized basis. The U.S. Large Cap Growth Strategy invests in large cap securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Pacific View looks to create a portfolio of 35 to 65 positions with market capitalizations similar to the securities that make up the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The strategy seeks to outperform the Russell 1000 Growth Index by 300 basis points on an annualized basis.