FACT SHEET
BARROW
FUNDS
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LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
Private Equity Perspective
Fund Facts
Ticker / CUSIP
BFSLX / 90386H800
Minimum Investment
$2,500
Fund Inception
August 30, 2013
December 31, 2016
Objective
The Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund is a U.S. all-cap long/short equity strategy
that seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation while attempting to reduce volatility
and preserve capital during market downturns.
Strategy
Barrow implements a unique value investment strategy informed by its private equity
perspective. This strategy:
I
nvests in companies that Barrow considers to be high-quality and significantly undervalued.
S
ells short companies it considers low-quality and overpriced.
Leadership
Nicholas Chermayeff
Principal
M
anages risk by: i) investing with a margin of safety between price and value; ii) targeting specific
gross and net exposures to each market cap (small, mid, large) and sector; and iii) limiting position sizes.
Performance (As of December 31, 2016)*
Average Annualized
Total Returns
6 years of industry
2
experience
BA Harvard College
YTD
1 Year
3 Year
Since Inception*
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
(5.73%)
(5.73%)
0.26%
S&P 500 Index
11.96
11.96
8.87
12.26
2.65
2.65
3.03
2.97
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
Robert F.
Greenhill, Jr.
Principal
27 years of industry
experience
BA Harvard College
MBA Harvard Business
School
David R. Bechtel
Principal
7 years of industry
2
experience
BA Yale University
1.15%
**Gross Expense Ratio: 4.59%; Net Expense Ratio: 3.73%; Adjusted Net Expense Ratio: 1.74%
(Please see page 3 for additional information)
Calendar Year Total Returns
2013 (partial)1
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
3.10%
S&P 500 Index
13.98
2014
2015
2016
(1.01%)
7.98%
(5.73%)
13.69
1.38
11.96
Operating and Valuation Metrics (As of December 31, 2016)
Long Positions
Short Positions
All-Cap Index***
6.8%
6.7%
Operating Metrics
Return on Equity
28.7%
Return on Assets
11.3%
2.9%
1.6%
Leverage Ratio
17.9%
20.5%
32.5%
Operating Margins
19.7%
6.0%
8.0%
Y/Y Sales Growth
JD Stanford Law School
4.8%
6.5%
2.2%
Valuation Metrics
EBITDA Multiple
PE Ratio
For More Information:
877-767-6633
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Weighted Average Market Cap ($B)
Companies
10.5x
19.6x
27.2x
34.1x
16.1x
31.4x
$14.0
$13.6
$15.0
188
781
961
*The Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund’s inception date is August 30, 2013. Performance data quoted represents
past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.
All investments involve risk of loss,
including the possible loss of all principal invested. The investment return and principal value of an investment will
fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current
performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.
All performance figures are net of
fees. See below on Page 3 for additional information. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is
available by calling 1-877-767-6633.
***Average of three indices: S&P 500, S&P Mid 400 and Russell 2000.
For each portfolio attribute shown (for example,
Return on Assets), the Advisor defines the All Cap Index as the average of that attribute’s value, as reported by
Bloomberg, for each of the S&P 500, the S&P 400, and the Russell 2000 indices, with each receiving an equal weight.
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March 30, 2015
June 31,
Private Equity Perspective
Sector Allocation (As of December 31, 2016)
(% of Portfolio)
Long
Short
(% of Equity)
Consumer Staples
19.5%
20.2%
Consumer Discretionary
19.4
20.1
Health Care
19.3
Information Technology
13.4
Materials
Industrials
Net
Consumer Staples
26.0%
(18.6%)
7.4%
Consumer Discretionary
25.9
(18.4)
7.5
18.6
Health Care
25.7
(17.6)
8.1
12.7
Information Technology
17.9
(11.4)
6.5
12.3
Materials
16.1
(11.3)
4.8
9.5
8.7
Industrials
12.6
(8.2)
4.4
6.7
6.8
Energy
100.0%
Total
Short
12.1
Energy
Long
100.0%
8.7
(6.3)
2.5
132.9%
Total
(91.8%)
41.1%
Large Cap
% of
Portfolio
19.8%
Weighted Avg.
Market Cap. ($B)
$55.8
Short Positions
% of
Portfolio
Weighted Avg.
Market Cap. ($B)
Large Cap
19.0%
40.1
6.0
40.8
1.4
Mid Cap
38.2
6.2
Mid Cap
Small Cap
42.0
1.3
Small Cap
$55.9
Top Ten Holdings (As of December 31, 2016)
Long Holdings
% of Equity
Short Holdings
% of Equity
LyondellBasell
2.60%
SpartanNash Co.
(0.89%)
InterDigital Inc.
2.09
Weis Markets Inc.
(0.88)
Greenbrier Companies Inc.
2.00
Coca-Cola Bottling
(0.80)
Omnicom Group
1.92
Farmer Bros Co.
(0.69)
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
1.70
Fresh Del Monte
(0.66)
Chemed Corp.
1.68
Seaboard Corp.
(0.65)
Western Union Co.
1.60
Snyders-Lance Inc.
(0.64)
Vector Group Ltd.
1.59
Calavo Growers Inc.
(0.63)
Anika Therapeutics Inc.
1.56
Smart & Final Stores Inc.
(0.61)
Globus Medical Inc.
1.55
Vulcan Materials Co.
(0.61)
Total
(7.07%)
Total
18.28%
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered recommendations to buy
or sell any security.
See the Important Information section below for further information.
The Fund seeks to provide
long-term capital appreciation
through security selection
while also attempting to reduce
volatility and preserve capital
during market downturns.
May be suitable for inclusion
as a defensive position in an
investor’s portfolio.
About Barrow Street
Market Cap Allocation (As of December 31, 2016)
Long Positions
Portfolio Positioning
Founded in 1997 by Nicholas
Chermayeff and Robert F. Greenhill
Jr., Barrow Street Capital LLC is
an investment management firm
that manages value-oriented
private and public equity strategies.
Headquartered in Stamford,
Connecticut, the firm serves
pension funds, sovereign funds,
endowments, foundations,
family offices and high net worth
individuals.
Since inception,
Barrow Street has invested
approximately $550 million of
equity in private equity and public
equity strategies.
Barrow Street Advisors LLC is an
affiliate of Barrow Street Capital
LLC and is the investment advisor
for the Barrow mutual funds.
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March 30, 2015
June 31,
Private Equity Perspective
Beta (S&P 500)
Volatility Summary
(As of December 31, 2016)
(From August 30, 2013 - As of December 31, 2016)
Downside
Deviation
Sortino
Ratio
Calmar
Ratio
Sharpe
Ratio
0.500
Long/Short Opportunity Fund
3.86%
0.34
0.13%
0.22
0.375
S&P 500 Index
5.59
2.18
1.47
1.15
Note: The Portfolio Managers believe that Downside Deviation (“DD”) and Sortino Ratio
(Return/DD) are more relevant measures of volatility than Standard Deviation “SD” and
Sharpe Ratio (Return/SD). While Standard Deviation measures all volatility, including
upside or “good” volatility, Downside Deviation only measures downside or “bad” volatility.
See the Important Information section below for further information.
0.46
0.42
0.42
3
Year
Since
Inception
0.250
0.125
0.000
1
Year
(8/30/13)
R-Squared (S&P 500)
Capture Ratio
(As of December 31, 2016)
(From August 30, 2013 - As of December 31, 2016)
Long/Short Opportunity Fund vs. S&P 500 Index
0.75
Upside Capture
Downside Capture
Capture Ratio
0.60
47.4
35.1
135.0
0.53
0.59
0.58
3
Year
Since
Inception
0.45
0.30
0.15
0.00
Important Information
1
Year
(8/30/13)
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.
The Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully
before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund and may be obtained by calling 1-877-767-6633. Read
it carefully before investing.
Distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC. This fact sheet is for educational purposes only and should not constitute
investment advice. The Fund invests in small and mid cap companies, which involves additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility.
The Fund also sells securities
short. Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks and include greater reliance on the Adviser’s ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security.
**Barrow Street Advisors LLC (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed, until October 1, 2017, to waive Management Fees and reimburse Other Expenses to the extent necessary to
limit total annual fund operating expenses to an amount not exceeding 1.74% of shares of average daily net assets. Management Fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the
Adviser are subject to repayment by the Long/Short Opportunity Fund for a period of three years after such fees and expenses were incurred, provided that the repayments do not cause
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed the foregoing expense limitations.
Prior to October 1, 2017, this agreement may not be modified or terminated without the approval
of the Board of Trustees. This agreement will terminate automatically if the Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund’s investment advisory agreement with the Adviser is terminated.
Market indices are included only to provide an overview of wider financial markets and should not be viewed as benchmarks or direct comparable of the Fund. The S&P 500 Index
is an unmanaged index of equity prices and is representative of a broader market and range of securities than is found in the Fund’s portfolio.
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
covers the USD-denominated, investment-grade (rated Baa3 or above by Moody’s), fixed-rate, and taxable areas of the bond market. It is the broadest measure of the taxable U.S.
bond market, including most Treasury, agency, corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed, and international dollar-denominated issues, all with maturities of 1 year or more.
The S&P
400 Index, is a stock market index from S&P Dow Jones Indices. The index serves as a barometer for the U.S. mid-cap equities sector and is the most widely followed mid-cap index.
The Russell 2000 Index is a small-cap stock market index of the bottom 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Return on Equity is the
amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity. Return on equity measures a corporation’s profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates
with the money shareholders have invested.
Return on Assets is an indicator of how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. Calculated by dividing a company’s annual
earnings by its total assets. Leverage Ratio is used to calculate the financial leverage of a company to get an idea of the company’s methods of financing or to measure its ability to
meet financial obligations.
Operating Margin is a measurement of what proportion of a company’s revenue is left over after paying for variable costs of production such as wages, raw
materials, etc. Y/Y Sales Growth is a method of evaluating sales growth from the most recent 12 month period over the prior 12 month period. EBITDA Multiple is a valuation measure
that divides a company’s current enterprise value by its trailing 12 month EBITDA.
PE Ratio (price earnings ratio) is a valuation ratio of a company’s current share price compared to
its per-share earnings. Barrow Funds reports a “trailing PE Ratio” by taking the current share price and dividing by the total EPS over the past 12 months and caps the ratio limit at
100x. 12M Dividend Yield is a financial ratio that shows how much a company has paid out in dividends over the prior year relative to its share price.
30-Day SEC Yield is the fund’s
income, for the purposes of this calculation, based on the current market yield to maturity of the Fund’s holdings over a trailing 30-day period. This hypothetical income will differ (at
times, significantly) from the Fund’s actual experience; as a result, income distributions from the fund may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.
Downside Deviation is a measure of downside risk that focuses on returns that fall below a minimum threshold or minimum acceptable return. Sortino Ratio differentiates harmful
volatility from volatility in general by using a value for downside deviation.
The Sortino Ratio is the excess return over the risk-free rate divided by the downside semi-variance and
so it measures the return to “bad” volatility. Calmar Ratio is a comparison of the average annual compounded rate of return and the maximum drawdown risk of a fund. The lower
the Calmar Ratio, the worse the investment performed on a risk-adjusted basis over the specified time period; the higher the Calmar Ratio, the better it performed.
Sharpe Ratio is
a statistical measure that uses standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of volatility. A higher Sharpe Ratio implies a better historical volatility performance.
Upside and Downside Capture Ratios show you whether a given fund has outperformed—gained more or lost less than a broad market benchmark during periods of market strength
and weakness and if so, by how much. Upside capture ratios for funds are calculated by taking the fund’s monthly return during months when the benchmark had a positive return
and dividing it by the benchmark return during that same month.
Downside capture ratios are calculated by taking the fund’s monthly return during the periods of negative benchmark
performance and dividing it by the benchmark return. Capture Ratio is the upside capture divided by the downside capture. Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk,
of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole.
R-Squared is a statistical measure that represents the percentage of a fund or security’s movements that can
be explained by movements in a benchmark index. For equities, the benchmark is the S&P 500 Index.
†
Margin of Safety: Benjamin Graham considered to be the father of value investing philosophy wrote “the ‘margin of safety’ resides in the discount at which the stock is selling
below its minimum intrinsic value, as measured by the analyst.” Graham B. and Dodd D.
(1951)Security Analysis. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
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