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  Risk/Return Profile
   
 


Risk/Return (3) (net of fees) 01/01/78 to 3/31/08
(4)


Base Year = 100 Russell 1000 Value Index inception date is 1/1/79.
CG 10 Yr. = Citigroup 10 Year Treasury. Inception of Index is 1/01/80.
CG 30 Yr. = Citigroup 30 Year Treasury. Inception of Index is 1/01/80.
DJUA = Dow Jones Utility Average
LB Agg = Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index
R 1000 V = Russell 1000 Value Index. Inception of Index is 1/01/79.
Reaves = W. H. Reaves & Co., Inc. ERISA Composite
S&P 500 = S&P 500 Equity Index
T Bill = Ibbotson U.S. Treasury Bill

See endnotes for important disclosures and index definitions including ERISA comparisons.


A disciplined, consistent approach to risk management (3)

Reaves’ value style seeks to be disciplined and risk efficient, and has resulted in a 30-year track

record of uncorrelated excess returns with low volatility as compared to the broad market.

  1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs 20 Yrs 30.25 Yrs  
Beta 1.01 0.86
0.73
0.47
0.51
0.53  
Annualized Alpha 10.87 8.91
10.58
6.17
4.74
5.36  
Sharpe Ratio 0.07 0.95
1.63
0.44
0.67
0.71  
Sortino Ratio 0.60 2.30
3.86
1.17
1.86
2.18  

Monthly data versus the S&P 500 Index (net of fees) 1/1/78 to 3/31/08. See endnotes for important disclosures and index definitions including ERISA comparisons.