Who Should Invest: Investors seeking competitive income with long-term growth potential, who are comfortable with greater volatility than CDs, money markets and T-Bills. The fund may be used to diversify a balanced portfolio containing common stocks to lower overall variability of returns.
Strategy: The fund consists of a AA rated portfolio of investment grade bonds with an emphasis on lower and moderate duration securities. The portfolio is well-diversified among several categories including: US Treasuries and agency securities, commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, corporate bonds and high-grade global fixed income securities.
Performance Summary
(Period ending July 31, 2010)
A brief record of the historical performance of the Fixed Income Fund (yellow) against the relevant benchmark (white) follows:
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Historical Performance
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Baptist Foundation of SC
Fixed Income Fund
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Composite Index
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Qtr
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2.3%
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2.2%
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1 Yr
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6.8%
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5.7%
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3 Yrs
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6.4%
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6.1%
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5 Yrs
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5.4%
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5.2%
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10 Yrs
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5.4%
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5.2%
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2009
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7.1%
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4.3%
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2008
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2.8%
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5.1%
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2007
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7.4%
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7.8%
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2006
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4.2%
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4.2%
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2005
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1.0%
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1.1%
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2004
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2.9%
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2.7%
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2003
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4.1%
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3.6%
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2002
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8.4%
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7.9%
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2001
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7.6%
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7.3%
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