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Quadrivium Fund

Description:

The Quadrivium Fund is an actively managed multi-asset portfolio, which holds a combination of equities, fixed income, property and commodities in the following expected ranges:

Equities: 20% - 50% [high-yield equities with currency hedge];
Fixed Income: 0% to 25%;
European Property: 10% to 25%;
Irish Property: 10% to 25%;
Commodities:  0% - 25%

Investment Objective:

The investment objective of the Quadrivium Fund is to secure long-term capital growth.

Quadrivium Fund

Performance: (to 31.12.11)

  1 month YTD 1 Year 3 Year p.a. 5 Year p.a. 10 Year p.a.
Fund 1.9% -5.2% -5.2% 7.6% N/A N/A
Benchmark N/A -3.6% -3.6% 9.1% N/A N/A

  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Fund N/A N/A -33.5% 16.3% 9.6% -5.2%
Benchmark N/A N/A -30.4% 15.9% 13.3% -3.6%

Top 10 Holdings:

Company Sector % of Fund
CRH Industrials & Materials 1.6%
MEDTRONIC Healthcare 1.6%
SANOFI Healthcare 1.6%
LOCKHEED MARTIN Industrials & Materials 1.5%
NOVARTIS Healthcare 1.3%
MICROSOFT Information Technology 1.3%
DIAGEO Consumer Staples 1.2%
KIMBERLY-CLARK Consumer Staples 1.2%
PFIZER Healthcare 1.2%
ASTELLAS PHARMA Healthcare 1.2%

Asset Distribution:

Assets Fund Weight
Equities 44.4%
Fixed Interest 8.7%
Irish Property 14.0%
European Property 15.0%
Commodities 17.8%

Fund Manager(s)

Kieran Dempsey – Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer

Kieran joined Setanta in January 2008. He has 25 years investment experience, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of GE Asset Management Ltd. He had been with GE for 13 years, including seven years in Munich as Chief Investment Officer of GE Insurance Solutions. Prior to GE, Kieran worked at ABN Amro in London for nine years in various investment roles, including three years as Head of Investments of Private Banking. Kieran holds a BA from University College Dublin and is a board member of the IAIM.

Kieran Dempsey – Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer

Key Information & Disclosures(s)

Performance Source: Moneymate. Performance shown is in Euro, Offer to Offer and net of management fees. Benchmark is Moneymate Diversified Funds Average (Diversified Funds from Zurich Life, Irish Life & Canada Life).

The Quadrivium Fund, managed by Setanta Asset Management Limited, is a unit-linked offering of Canada Life Assurance (Ireland) Limited.   For this life assurance product, investors should refer to the relevant policy conditions.

WARNING: Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. The price of units and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amount invested. The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations. Forecasts are not a reliable indicator of future performance.