Class A, C & I Fund Update | December 31, 2015
Description
Fund Facts
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Symbols & CUSIPS
The ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund is an open-end mutual fund that
provides investors with exposure to private businesses by investing in publicly-traded
private equity companies that trade on global exchanges. These listed private equity
companies have direct ownership, control and influence over the privately held
businesses in their portfolios. The Fund assembles approximately 30-50 holdings
and is diversified by stage of investment, geography, industry, and capital structure.
Investors enjoy daily liquidity and valuation, and the primary mission of the Fund is
to maximize total return.
Role in Portfolio
The ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund may be used to potentially reduce risk and
generate alpha in a diversified portfolio. A Ibbotson study suggests a typical allocation range
from 0-10%, according to risk tolerance, with a market neutral allocation of roughly 3%.1
CALENDAR YEAR PERFORMANCE as of 12/31/15
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Minimum Initial Investment:
Class A & C:
$500 for tax-deferred,
$2,500 for all others
Class I:
$1,000,000
Typical Portfolio Holdings:
30-50 Holdings
Minimum position size: 1%
Maximum position size: 10%
Inception Date:
12/31/07
Total Net Assets:
$478 Million
Total Number of Holdings:
44
Advisor:
ALPS Advisors, Inc.
Sub-Advisor:
Red Rocks Capital LLC
Fund Expenses
50%
41.26
40%
29.71
29.70
30%
Expense Ratios
39.10
27.37
Class A
20%
16.54
MSCI World Index3
10%
5.50
1.31
0.44
0%
-2.19
-5.02
-10%
-20%
A Shares
C Shares
I Shares
-18.24
-0.56 -0.32
Red Rocks
Global Listed
Private Equity Index4
-18.50
-30%
12/31/11
12/31/12
12/31/13
12/31/14
12/31/15
Direct Operating
Expenses:
Acquired Fund
Fees:
Total Expense
Ratio:
Expense Waivers:^
Total Net Expense
Ratio:
Net Expense Ratio
Excluding Acquired
Fund Fees and
Expenses
Class A Class C Class I
1.65% 2.15%
1.25%
0.70% 0.70%
0.70%
2.35% 2.85%
0.00% 0.00%
1.95%
0.00%
2.35% 2.85%
1.95%
1.65% 2.15%
1.25%
Reflects the Advisor and Sub-Advisor’s
decision to contractually limit expenses
through February 28, 2017. Please see the
prospectus for additional information.
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are
expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund
through its ownership of shares in other
investment companies. They are not direct
costs paid by Fund shareholders and are not
used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value.
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PERFORMANCE as of 12/31/15
Annualized
Class A (NAV)
Class A (MOP)
Class C (NAV)
Class C (CDSC)
Class I
MSCI World Index3
Red Rocks Global Listed
Private Equity Index4
5 Year
Since Fund
Inception2
3 Month
YTD
1 Year
3 Year
0.64%
-4.91%
0.55%
-0.37%
0.84%
5.62%
-0.56%
-5.98%
-1.15%
-2.06%
-0.20%
-0.32%
-0.56%
-5.98%
-1.15%
-2.06%
-0.20%
-0.32%
12.16%
10.06%
11.52%
11.52%
12.60%
10.23%
8.39%
7.16%
7.65%
7.65%
8.73%
8.19%
-0.22%
-0.92%
-0.98%
-0.98%
0.09%
3.33%
1.02%
1.31%
1.31%
11.29%
7.82%
0.62%
Performance data quoted represents past performance.
Past performance does not
guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will
fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less
than the original cost. Current performance-18.85 may be higher or lower than actual data
data
quoted.
The fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee on shares held for less than 90 days. For
the most current month-end performance data please call (866) 759-5679.
Maximum Offering Price (MOP) for Class A shares includes the Fund’s maximum sales
charge of 5.50%. CDSC performance for Class C shares includes a 1% contingent deferred
sales charge (CDSC) on C shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
Performance
shown at NAV does not include these sales charges and would have been lower had it been
taken into account.
Performance shown for Class C Shares prior to June 30, 2010 reflects the historical performance
of the Fund’s Class A Shares, calculated using the fees and expenses of Class C shares.
Source: Private Equity and Strategic Asset Allocation 2007–by Ibbotson.
Fund inception date of 12/31/2007.
MSCI World Index: Morgan Stanley Capital International’s market capitalization weighted index
is composed of companies representative of the market structure of 22 developed market countries
in North America, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific Region. You cannot invest directly in an index.
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The Red Rocks Global Listed Private Equity Index includes securities, ADRs and GDRs of 40
to 75 private equity companies, including business development companies, master limited
partnerships and other vehicles whose principal business is to invest in, lend capital to or provide
services to privately held companies.
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Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to maximize total return,
which consists of appreciation on its
investments and a variable income stream.
HHHH
4-STAR OVERALL
MORNINGSTAR RATINGTM
For Class I as of 12/31/15 among 984 World
Group Stock Funds*
HHH
3-STAR OVERALL
MORNINGSTAR RATINGTM
For Class A and C as of 12/31/15 among 984
World Group Stock Funds*
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. Other-Geography
Consumer Staples
Far East/Asia & Japan
N Amer & Canada
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Other-Industry
Class A, C & I Fund Update | December 31, 2015
Utilities
0.6%
Materials
Europe
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION OF UNDERLYING HOLDINGS
Utilities
Materials
2.3%
Other-Industry
2.4%
Consumer Staples
TOP 10 HOLDINGS^
Aurelius AG
Geographic Allocation
3.7%
5.3%
Energy
6.28%
5.5%
Telecomm
HarbourVest Global Private Equity, Ltd.
IT
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.,
Healthcare
Class A
Consumer Discretionary
Financial Services
3i Group PLC
Industrials
The Blackstone Group LP
Other-Industry
Energy
4.14%
3.88%
Wendel SA
Consumer Staples
Telecomm
4.30%
SVG Capital PLC
Materials
Utilities
4.56%
Onex Corp.
Industry
4.58%
Ackermans & van Haaren N.V.
Europe - 53.8%
North America & Canada - 33.2%
Far East/Asia & Japan - 5.6%
Other-Geography - 4.5%
Australia & New Zealand - 1.5%
South America - 1.4%
5.56%
3.84%
Eurazeo SA
1.1%
1.3%
3.83%
45.66%
Top Ten Holdings
44
Total Number of Holdings
3.1%
3.5%
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5.4%
10.8%
Healthcare
Future holdings are subject to change.
Stage of Investment
5.8%
IT
10.9%
60.3%
17.1%
Consumer Discretionary
18.5%
Financial Services
29.7%
22.6%
Industrials
Vintage Year
1
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Cash
4.69%
10.0%
3.5%
6.9%
6.9%
5.9%
10.5%
9.0%
Early
Mid
Late
Early
Mid
Capital Structure
5.5%
10.2%
Late
14.1%
Debt
8%
7.9%
4.2%
15.8%
10.1%
The year in which the first allocation of investment capital is delivered by a private equity company to a
project or portfolio company. Data presented is as of 12/31/15.
Debt
Source: Listed Private Equity company financial information/filings, portfolio company estimates and Red
Rocks Capital LLC analysis.
Equity
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IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES & DEFINITIONS
An investor should consider investment objectives, risks, charges and
expenses carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, which contains
this and other information, please contact your investment professional.
Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Certain of the Fund’s investments may be exposed to liquidity risk due to low
trading volume, lack of a market maker or legal restrictions limiting the ability
of the Fund to sell particular securities at an advantageous price and/or time. As
a result these securities may be more difficult to value.
Foreign investing involves
special risks such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainty. The Fund
invests in derivatives and is subject to the risk that the value of those derivative
investments will fall because of pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the
underlying investment.
There are inherent risks in investing in private equity companies, which encompass
financial institutions or vehicles whose principal business is to invest in and lend
capital to privately – held companies. Generally, little public information exists for
private and thinly traded companies, and there is a risk that investors may not be
able to make a fully informed investment decision.
Listed Private Equity Companies may have relatively concentrated investment
portfolios, consisting of a relatively small number of holdings.
A consequence of
this limited number of investments is that the aggregate returns realized may be
adversely impacted by the poor performance of a small number of investments, or
even a single investment, particularly if a company experiences the need to write
down the value of an investment.
* For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a
Morningstar RatingTM based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that
accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including the effects
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of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on
downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The Overall
Morningstar RatingTM for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the
performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable)
Morningstar RatingTM metrics. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5
stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5%
receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star.
(Each share class is counted
as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may
cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) As of 12/31/2015 The
ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund Class C and A were rated against
781 and 984 World Stock funds over the 5- and 3-year periods and received 3 and
4 stars, respectively. The ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund Class I was
rated against 781 and 984 World Stock funds over the 5- and 3-year periods and
received 4 and 5 stars, respectively. Other classes may have different performance
characteristics.
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Neither
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arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of
future results.
Alpha: A measure of performance on a risk-adjusted
Market Neutral Allocation: An investment strategy that aims to produce almost
the same profit regardless of market circumstances.
Not FDIC Insured • No Bank Guarantee • May Lose Value
ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund is a series of Financial Investors Trust.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., distributor for the ALPS | Red Rocks
Listed Private Equity Fund.
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