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

The investment objectives of the Kayne Anderson Rudnick Intermediate Total Return Bond Portfolio are to provide investors with:

  • A high-quality focus
  • Preservation of principal
  • Low volatility
Investment Process

1. Economic Analysis
We carefully study the following key elements of potential movement in interest rates to determine our subsequent risk:

  • The current economic cycle
  • The current yield curve
  • Fiscal and monetary policies
  • Patterns and predictions for growth and inflation

2. Sector Evaluation*
Major areas of the intermediate-term bond market are compared to optimize portfolio
weightings. Historically, performance between each sector has varied significantly.

  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007    
Sector
Treasurys 9.08 0.04 10.86 8.16 9.28 2.11 2.02 1.56 3.08 8.83    
Agencies 7.66 1.25 10.52 8.85 10.13 2.53 2.85 1.91 4.37 7.76    
Corporates 8.26 1.44 8.85 9.60 9.84 7.47 4.08 1.29 3.48 3.60    

3. Security Selection
The research process determines which specific bond issues meet our selection criteria by using the evaluation process diagramed below.

Intermediate Total Return Bond Security Selection
Rating Composition*
Intermediate Total Return Bond: Rating Composition
Growth of $100,000*
Intermediate Total Return Bond: Growth
Sector Diversification*†
Intermediate Total Return Bond Sector Weightings
Portfolio Characteristics*†
Average Maturity 4.7 Years
Average Duration 3.7 Years
Average Coupon 5.9%
Current Yield 5.6%
Average Yield to Maturity 4.5%
Maturity
<1 Year 20.9%
1-3 Years 16.6%
3-5 Years 25.1%
5-7 Years 11.8%
7-10 Years 18.4%
10+ Years 7.2%

Total 100.0%
Historical Returns
  KAR Intermediate
Total Return
Bond
(Gross of Fees)
KAR Intermediate
Total Return
Bond
(Net of Fees)‡
Lehman
Intermediate
Govt./Credit
Bond Index
Annualized Returns (%)*  
First Quarter 3.04 2.92 3.00
One Year 8.57 8.04 8.88
Three Years 5.74 5.22 5.66
Five Years 4.31 3.79 4.36
Seven Years 5.40 4.88 5.50
Ten Years 5.83 5.31 5.90
Inception† 6.53 6.01 6.60
Total Returns (%)
2007 7.25 6.73 7.39
2006 4.22 3.70 4.07
2005 1.92 1.41 1.58
2004 2.86 2.34 3.04
2003 3.27 2.75 4.31
2002 10.25 9.70 9.84
2001 8.36 7.83 8.96
2000 10.13 9.60 10.12
1999 0.34 -0.18 0.38
1998 8.87 8.29 8.42
1997 8.37 7.79 7.87
1996 3.88 3.37 4.06
1995 14.79 14.23 15.34
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 Total Return 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 Lehman Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index. The Lehman Brothers Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index is a market capitalizationweighted index of government and investment-grade corporate fixed-rate debt issues with maturities between one and 10 years. The composite was created in January 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 July 1, 1995, wrap-fee portfolios were included in such composite results and presented on a gross basis. Since July 1, 1995, only non-wrap-fee portfolios are included in the Intermediate Total Return composite. Prior to October 1, 2000, composite results include the fixed-income component of the firm's Balanced Portfolio composite. All cash balances were allocated to the equity and fixed-income components of the Balanced Portfolio composite 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 (%)
Lehman
Intermediate
Govt./Credit
Index Annual
Return (%)
Annual
Standard
Deviation (%)
1997 2,855 33 8 0 8.37 7.79 7.87 0.28
1998 4,160 22 6 0 8.87 8.29 8.42 0.42
1999 5,381 24 7 0 0.34 -0.18 0.38 0.25
2000 6,686 4 2 0 10.13 9.60 10.12 0.27
2001 8,384 18 4 0 8.36 7.83 8.96 0.14
2002 8,612 19 6 0 10.25 9.70 9.84 0.08
2003 10,262 15 6 0 3.27 2.75 4.31 0.15
2004 10,320 17 10 0 2.86 2.34 3.04 0.08
2005 8,533 17 10 0 1.92 1.41 1.58 0.09
2006 6,523 34 8 0 4.22 3.70 4.07 0.10