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CORPORATE
BOND ETF ACCOUNT
Following is a summary of information
about the Corporate Bond ETF Account. Investors are advised
to learn key data about an investment prior to making any
investment decision.
Objective
The objective
of this account is to seek investment results that correspond
generally to the price and yield performance, before fees
and expenses, of the Goldman Sachs InvesTop TM Index, or
a similar corporate bond index. It invests solely in the
Sentry Corporate Bond ETF Portfolio.
Investor
Profile
The Corporate
Bond ETF Account may be suitable for investors who are interested
in pursuing price and yield performance of the Goldman Sachs
InvesTop TM Index or a similar corporate bond index. Individuals
must be willing and able to accept moderate changes in unit
price both in the short and long term.
Investment
Strategy
Sentry Corporate
Bond ETF Portfolio invests primarily in one or more exchange
traded funds (ETFs) that seek investment results that correspond
to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses,
of the corporate bond market as represented ed by the Goldman
Sachs InvesTop TM Index or a similar corporate bond index.
The portfolio manager employs a passive investment strategy.
Cash may be held in the portfolio to efficiently accommodate
purchases and redemptions.
Investment
Considerations
The principal
value of the Corporate Bond ETF Account is subject to declines
when interest rate levels rise or other factors (like defaults)
that adversely affect the corporate bond market. This Account
takes a passive approach to investing in corporate bonds
and is appropriate for investors seeking a passive investment
management approach to corporate bonds for a portion of
their retirement portfolio.
PORTFOLIO
DATA
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Asset Allocation (as of 06-30-2008) |
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| iShares (iBoxx $ Investment Grade) Corporate Bond Fund | 93.90% | | Cash | 6.10% |
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Key Facts (as of 06-30-2008) |
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| Number of Holdings | 101 | | Weighted Average Maturity | 11.56 years | | Weighted Average Coupon | 5.86% | | Effective Duration | 6.67 years |
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| Maturity Percentage of Fund (as of 06-30-2008) | | | Range | |
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| 0-1 Years | 0 | % | | | | 1-5 Years | 41.02 | % | | | | 5-10 Years | 34.06 | % | | | | 10-15 Years | 0 | % | | | | 15-20 Years | 0 | % | | | | 20-25 Years | 0 | % | | | | 25 Years and Over | 23.01 | % | | | |
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Quality Ratings (as of 06-30-2008) |
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| Aaa/AAA | 8.22 | % | | Aa1/AA+ | 7.10 | % | | Aa2/AA | 9.78 | % | | Aa3/AA- | 12.65 | % | | A1/A+ | 19.91 | % | | A2/A | 7.73 | % | | A3/A- | 5.92 | % | | Baa1/BBB+ | 10.31 | % | | Baa2/BBB | 11.68 | % | | Baa3/BBB- | 4.79 | % | |
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| Sentry Corporate Bond ETF Portfolio* |
| Average
Annual Returns |
Annual
Total Returns |
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of
08-31-2008)
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(as
of 12-31)
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| | 1 Month | 0% | | | | 3 Months | (1.01)% | | | | YTD | (1.11)% | | | | 1 year | 0.41% | | | | 3 years | (1.30)% | | | | 5 years | N/A | | | | 10 years | N/A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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