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TREASURY
INFLATION PROTECTION SECURITY ETF ACCOUNT
Following is
a summary of information about the Treasury Inflation Protection
Security 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 Lehman Brothers U.S. Treasury Inflation
Notes Index or similar Treasury Inflation Protection Security
index. It invests solely in the Sentry Treasury Inflation
Protection Security ETF Portfolio.
Investor
Profile
The Treasury
Inflation Protection Security ETF Account may be suitable
for investors who are interested in pursuing the price and
yield performance of the Lehman Brothers U.S. Treasury Notes
Index or a similar Treasury Inflation Protection Security
index. Individuals must be willing and able to accept moderate
changes in unit price both in the short and long term.
Investment
Strategy
Sentry Treasury
Inflation Protection Security 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 expense, of the Lehman Brothers U.S. Treasury
Inflation Notes Index or a similar Treasury Inflation Protection
Security 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 Treasury Inflation Protection Security ETF
Account is subject to declines when interest rate levels
rise. This Account takes a passive approach to investing
in Treasury Inflation Protection Securities and is appropriate
for investors seeking a passive investment management approach
to U. S. Treasury Inflation Protection Securities 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 Lehman TIPS Bond Fund | 95.40% | | Cash | 4.60% |
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Key Facts (as of 06-30-2008) |
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| Number of Holdings | 25 | | Weighted Average Maturity | 9.22 years | | Weighted Average Coupon | 2.38% | | Effective Duration | 7.48 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 | 27.75 | % | | | | 5-10 Years | 42.82 | % | | | | 10-15 Years | 0 | % | | | | 15-20 Years | 20.47 | % | | | | 20-25 Years | 8.07 | % | | | | 25 Years and Over | 0 | % | | | |
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| Sentry TIPS ETF Portfolio* |
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Annual Returns |
Annual
Total Returns |
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of
07-31-2008)
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(as
of 12-31)
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| | 1 Month | (0.10)% | | | | 3 Months | 2.13% | | | | YTD | 3.74% | | | | 1 year | 9.67% | | | | 3 years | N/A | | | | 5 years | N/A | | | | 10 years | N/A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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