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Fund Overview: Objective, Strategy and Holdings

  • Earn current income while preserving capital and providing exposure to long term interest rates by primarily investing in a diversified mix of fixed income instruments.
  • Holds publicly traded U.S. fixed income securities, fixed income instruments denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, and includes private debt securities.
  • May hold privately placed loans originated by the Positive Social Purpose Lending Program (e.g., affordable housing and community development loans).
  • The Fund generally does not invest in companies that derive more than 10% of their revenue from gambling or from the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages, tobacco-related products, adult entertainment, weapons, or the management or operation of prison facilities.

ETFIF will seek exposure to longer term fixed income security yields while accepting the higher risk associated with market interest rate changes. At its inception and for a period of time thereafter, the Fund will seek to reduce the risk of market interest rate changes, but not eliminate them. For more information, see the Investment Funds Description.

Fund Managers

The following individuals are responsible for the selection and monitoring of external asset managers:

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Frank Holsteen

Managing Director, Investment Management

  • With Wespath since 2012
  • B.A. from Lake Forest College
Hoa Quach

Hoa Quach, CFA

Director, Public Markets

  • With Wespath since 2024
  • BBA from University of Notre Dame
  • MBA from University of Chicago
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Connie Christian, CFA

Manager, Fixed Income

  • With Wespath since 2023
  • B.S. in finance from Xavier University
  • MBA from Xavier University

Management

ETFIF invests with three different investment management firms that use a combination of active and enhanced management styles. Wespath’s Positive Social Purpose Lending Program may make up to 10% of the Fund’s allocation.

External Asset Managers

* Signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment

 

Please refer to the Investment Funds Description – P Series for a detailed description of the investment strategies used in managing the Fund.