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as of March 31, 2008
Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio
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Investment Management Team
  Years of
Industry Experience
Portfolio Managers  
Kimberly Friedricks 21
Investment Objective

The KAR Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio is designed to capture a total return comparable to the total intermediate fixed-income market with:

  • Superior quality
  • Maximum liquidity
Investment Approach

The strategy is designed to simulate the characteristics of the Merrill Lynch 3-5 Year Treasury Index.

  • The ML Index has attractive long-term performance as compared to alternate intermediate-term benchmarks.
  • The ML Index comprises the highest quality, most liquid securities in the global capital markets.
  • The ML Index is highly correlated with the widely accepted Lehman Intermediate Government/Credit benchmark.
Defining Characteristics

A typical portfolio consists of five U.S. Treasury notes blended to simulate the characteristics, and therefore, the performance of the Merrill Lynch 3-5 Year Treasury Index.

The key characteristcs used to mirror the index are:

  • Duration
  • Yield-to-maturity
  • Average coupon
Correlation of Returns*

The Merrill Lynch 3-5 Year Treasury Index has historically provided similar total returns over time as the Lehman Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index but with more liquidity, less risk, and superior quality.

Intermediate Government Bond: Correlation of Returns
Growth of $100,000*
Intermediate Government Bond: Growth
Portfolio Characteristics*†
  KAR Intermediate
Government Bond
Merrill Lynch
3-5 Year
Treasury Index

Average Duration 3.3 Years 3.6 Years
Average Convexity 0.2 0.2
Average Coupon 5.4% 4.4%
Average Yield to Maturity 2.1% 2.2%
Maturity
<1 Year 2.6% 0.0%
1-3 Years 41.5% 0.0%
3-5 Years 36.3% 100.0%
5-7 Years 0.0% 0.0%
7-10 Years 19.6% 0.0%

Total 100.0% 100.0%
Correlation Analysis
Inception* – March 31, 2008
Correlation Analysis R-Squared
Historical Returns
  KAR Intermediate
Government
Bond
(Gross of Fees)
KAR Intermediate
Government
Bond
(Net of Fees)‡
Merrill Lynch
3-5 Year
Treasury
Index
Annualized Returns (%)*  
First Quarter 4.55 4.43 4.95
One Year 12.29 11.74 13.33
Three Years 6.51 5.99 6.82
Five Years 4.26 3.74 4.53
Seven Years 5.50 4.98 5.72
Ten Years 5.99 5.46 6.13
Inception† 6.12 5.60 6.26
Total Returns (%)
2007 9.17 8.64 9.84
2006 3.66 3.15 3.55
2005 0.99 0.49 0.86
2004 1.99 1.48 2.11
2003 2.02 1.51 2.47
2002 11.26 10.71 11.42
2001 8.54 8.00 8.47
2000 10.60 10.06 10.86
1999 0.02 -0.49 0.04
1998 9.18 8.64 9.08
1997 8.01 7.47 8.03
1996 3.56 3.04 3.56
Disclosure

Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC has prepared and presented this report in compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®).

Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd., is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC manages a variety of equity and fixed-income strategies focusing exclusively on securities the firm defines as high quality. Additional information regarding the firm's policies and procedures for calculating and reporting performance is available upon request. The firm maintains a complete list and description of composites, which is available upon request.

The composite is defined as all non-commissionable, fully discretionary Intermediate Government Portfolios (including cash) that are under management for at least one full quarter. The minimum account size for this composite is $1,000,000. For comparison purposes, the composite is measured against the Merrill Lynch 3-5 Year Treasury Index. The Merrill Lynch 3-5 Year Treasury Index is a market value weighted index of short-term U.S. government securities with maturities between 3 and 4.99 years. The composite was created in July 1995. There was a change of personnel in October 2000, April 2003, and December 2004. No alteration of the composite as presented here has occurred because of these changes.

Prior to January 1, 2000, results include only eligible portfolios of at least $750,000. Prior to October 1, 2000, composite results include the fixed-income component of the firm's balanced portfolios whose fixed-income portion was managed according to the Intermediate Government strategy. All cash balances were allocated to the equity and fixed-income components of the balanced portfolios at the beginning of each month based upon each component's target asset allocation.

The performance information is supplied for reference. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Results will vary among accounts. The U.S. dollar is the currency used to express performance. Returns are presented gross of management fees and net of transaction fees and include the reinvestment of all income. Trade date accounting is used. Performance has been calculated by geometrically linking monthly returns with accounts entering and exiting the composite quarterly.

Gross annual returns will be reduced by investment management fees and other expenses that may be incurred in the management of the account. Net annual returns have been calculated after the deduction of an assumed maximum annual fee of 0.50%. The effect on performance would grow at a compounded rate. Over a five-year period, if a $1,000,000 portfolio had an annual return of 10%, it would grow to $1,610,510. The net compounded effect of a 0.50% annual investment management fee would total $36,271 and result in a portfolio value of $1,574,239. A fee schedule is available upon request and is described in Part II of the firm's ADV.

If applicable, the annual standard deviation presented is an asset-weighted calculation of performance dispersion for accounts in the composite for the entire year.


Year Total Firm
Assets
($ Millions)
Total
Composite
Assets
($ Millions)
Accounts
at
Year-End
Percentage
of Non-
Fee-Paying
Accounts
Gross
Annual
Return (%)
Net
Annual
Return (%)
Merrill Lynch
3-5 Year Treasury
Index Annual
Return (%)
Annual
Standard
Deviation (%)
1997 2,855 5 8 0 8.01 7.47 8.03 0.10
1998 4,160 10 15 0 9.18 8.64 9.08 0.87
1999 5,381 7 15 0 0.02 -0.49 0.04 0.09
2000 6,686 3 2 0 10.60 10.06 10.86 0.20
2001 8,384 3 2 0 8.54 8.00 8.47 0.05
2002 8,612 4 2 0 11.26 10.71 11.42 0.02
2003 10,262 7 7 0 2.02 1.51 2.47 0.01
2004 10,320 12 5 0 1.99 1.48 2.11 0.03
2005 8,533 13 6 0 0.99 0.49 0.86 0.03
2006 6,253 4 6 0 3.66 3.15 3.55 0.04