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March 2010
Morningstar Profile
The Fund uses volatility arbitrage strategies on equity markets and equity indices. It may have marginal exposure to equity risks. Volatility measures the extent to which an assets return fluctuates from its average return. Used as a source of performance, it offers numerous investment opportunities through taking advantage of variances in volatility which may appear within the same asset class or between different classes of assets. In order to make use of the convergence or the divergence expected between different volatilities, the volatility component must be isolated from its underlying by hedging the currency, interest rate and equity risks by means of appropriate financial instruments. The portfolio is invested primarily in money market and fixed income securities issued by public or private entities which have an investment grade rating at the time the securities are acquired. The objective of the Fund is to achieve a performance of EONIA +1.5% with annualised volatility of 1.5% for a recommended investment period of one year.
Volatility strategy
Performances
16,00% 14,00% 12,00% 10,00% 8,00% 6,00% 4,00% 2,00% 0,00% 12/ 06 3/ 07 6/ 07 9/ 07 12/ 07 3/ 08 6/ 08 9/ 08 12/ 08 3/ 09 6/ 09 9/ 09 12/ 09 3/ 10
Rolling performances CCR Volatilit Arbitrage 150 I CCR Volatilit Arbitrage 150 R Eonia
1Y 1,88%
3Y
5Y
Advantages
Volatility, a synthetic class of asset difficult to access, but rich in arbitrage opportunities. Technical expertise based on CCR AMs long experience in volatility and convexity. CCR AM is UBS Global Asset Managements centre of competence for volatility management. Discretionary and opportunistic management within well-defined investment limits.
1M
1Y
3Y
5Y
86/184 82/172 99/184 86/172 2010 0,09% 0,04% 0,09% 2009 2,23% 2,05% 0,73% 4/159 2008 5,66% 5,53% 4,00% 5,52% 12/123
Calendar year performances CCR Volatilit Arbitrage 150 I CCR Volatilit Arbitrage 150 R Eonia
Risks
2007 2006 The risks related to this Fund are the interest rate, credit, equity and arbitrage risks inherent in volatility strategies. Volatility arbitrage strategies are based on the fund managers expectations and expose the entire Fund to volatility risk. As the actual volatility of the underlying assets evolves, the fund managers expectations may prove to be incorrect. For the recommended investment period, the risk is low.
These figures refer to the past. past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. The performance shown does not take into account of any commissions and costs charged when subscribing to and redeeming units.
Statistical analysis
Fund annual volatility (%)
(Share R) 3M 0,34 0,00 0,34 -0,12 -0,12 -0,15 1Y 0,48 0,03 0,48 2,52 2,52 -0,60 3Y 1,12 0,23 1,08 1,38 1,38
Benchmark annual volatility (%) Tracking Error (%) Information Ratio Sharpe Ratio Maximum drawdown (%)
Monthly commentary
The fund achieved performance of 0.08% (part R) an d 0.10% (part I) compare d with 0.03% for capitalised Eonia. Main investment decisions: We maintained our long positions on medium-term volatility on the EuroStoxx50, whilst also maintaining short-term carry strategies (term structure Ma y-June 2010/September 2010). We also maintain ed relative value strategies on indices (particularly Nikkei/EuroStoxx5 0 on December 2010 and 2011). Equity volatility strategies are diversified (term structure, skew and relative value strategies) on maturities from May 2010 to Ju ne 2011, with a fairly long volatility bias. Mar kets: Equity indices soared, with gains of 7 .49% for the EuroStoxx50 index a nd 6.03% for the S&P 5 00. Short-term realised volatilities of the indices na turally dropped sharply: 30-day realised volatility of the EuroStoxx50 plunged from 23.31% to 15.47%, and that of the S&P 500 index tumbled from 19.01% to 8.50%. Short and long at-the-mone y implied volatilities o n indices and equities are in a steep slide: short implied volatility of the EuroStoxx50 index is now around 18% to 19%, whilst long volatilities are around 21 %. All European indices have been in positive territory since the year began, with the exception of the EuroStoxx50, which has been fairly stable. Doubts abou t the economic recovery persist, especially with rega rd to US employment, but the statistics show ongoing industrial growth. In Europe, the corporate earnings season is ending, with disappointments outweighing positive surprises by 2%. However, amongst large caps, positive surprise s were a larger factor than disa ppointments. The markets are still nervous a bout sovereign debt: the Greek debt problem seems not to ha ve been r esolved, and the most recent se ven-yea r issue was not as heavily over subscribed as th e earlier ones. Gree ce is exploring a new issue in US dollars. In any event, the equity markets seem to have fully dig ested the Greek crisis. We remain watchful on vo latility: realised US volatility is extremely low (and may remain so) while realised Euro pean volatility still has the potential to sink furthe r, which could to uch off a further drop in implied volatilities. On the other hand, the slightest shock would pr ovoke a rebound in sho rt volatilities.
Sources pour toutes les donnes et graphiques (en l'absence d'indications contraires) : CCR Asset Management
March 2010
Portfolio Analysis
VaR (95%/7d) -0,28%
Instrument Breakdown
3,65% 11,50% 0,57% 9,24%
Vega breakdown
0,035% Vega including Vega Equities 0,021% -0,006% including Vega Indice including Carry Vega 0,020%
Cash and of f-balance Certif icates of deposit Commercial paper ECP EM TN - Bonds Equit ies FUND 42,05% 18,99% 14,01%
Vega is the sensitivity of the fund to a parallel move of the volatility surface.
Credit analysis
Maturity breakdown
60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% <3M 3-6M 6-12M 1-2Y 3-5Y >5Y 5% 0,2% 0%
A+ A ABBB+ BBB BBBB NoRati ng
54,7%
0,5%
BBB+
0,6%
BBB-
A-1+
A-1
A-2
A-3
Priority order : issue rating, short term rating, long term rating
5,2% 1,1% 7,4% 2,7% 0,1% 10%
0,7%
1,6%
1,8%
2,0%
Priority order : issue rating, long term rating, short term rating No Rating or Non Investment Grade are only convertible bonds hedged by short selling equities.
Key informations
(as of 31/03/2010)
General caracteristics
AMF Classification UCIT'S legal status In accordance with European standard Market risk indicator Currency NAV calculations Manager Depository Subscription conditions Bonds and other debt instruments in E Mutual Fund no EONIA Euro Daily CCR Asset Management BNP Paribas Securities Services Subscription and redemption at unknown price until 10:30 a.m. 29-apr.-96 02-apr.-96 ISIN code Reuters ticker Bloomberg ticker Reference date Recommended period Max management fees Management fees Performance fees Minimumsubscription 1st subscription Subscription fees Redemption fees Share I FR0010525121 60041148FRp.LP CENABVI FP 30/09/2007 1 year 0,40% TTC 0.40% (All taxes included) 30% nets profits above EONIA OIS + 1.50% 1 share 100 shares None None Share R FR0007000427 60041148FRp.LP CENCAP2 FP 29/12/2006 1 year 0,60% TTC 0.60% (All taxes included) 30% nets profits above EONIA OIS + 1.50% 1 share 1 share 2% maximum None
Share I
Volume (M) 164,56 Nav per UV () 11 050,06
Share R
Volume (M) Nav per UV () 28,36 1 267,04
Sources pour toutes les donnes et graphiques (en l'absence d'indications contraires) : CCR Asset Management
March 2010
Glossary
Management and other fees
Administrative and management fees cover all fees charged directly to the UCITS (including notably costs of financial management, administrative and accountancy management costs, depository, custodian and auditing charges), with the exception of transaction fees. Transaction fees include intermediation fees (brokerage, stock exchange taxes, etc.). The following fees may also be charged in addition to administrative and management fees: - outperformance fees. These are paid to the management company if the fund exceeds its objectives. They are therefore charged to the fund; - fees relating to investments in UCITS or investment funds; - movement commissions charged to the fund; - a share of income from the temporary acquisition and sale of securities.
Information ratio
The information ratio is derived by dividing the funds relative performance by the tracking error. The higher the ratio, the greater the remuneration earned on the risk taken compared with the benchmark. It is calculated on a weekly basis.
Beta
The beta is a risk measurement that indicates the sensitivity of an investment, such as a UCITS or an investment fund, to market fluctuations represented by the corresponding benchmark. For example, a beta of 1.2 means that the value of a UCITS or investment fund is likely to change by 12% for an expected market fluctuation of 10%. This relationship is based on historical statistics and is only an approximation.
TER
The total expense ratio (TER) corresponds to the total costs associated with managing and operating a fund (as above) expressed as a percentage of the funds average assets over a financial year.
Investment grade
Term designating bonds rated between BBB- and AAA based on the rating scales of the major agencies and indicating that their credit quality is satisfactory.
Vega
The vega represents the funds sensitivity to a parallel shift in the volatility surface. A vega of 0.2 means that for a 1% rise (or fall) in volatility, the value of the portfolio increases (or decreases) by 0.2%.
Volatility
Volatility is an estimate of the risk on an investment. It is represented by the annualised lognormal standard deviation of the funds performance. Standard deviation is the square root of the variance of the data points from the mean. The greater the range of performances, the higher the funds volatility and hence the riskier the fund. Volatility is calculated on a weekly basis.
Theta
The theta of an option measures the effect of the passage of time on the value of an option.
Sharpe Ratio
The Sharpe Ratio indicates whether the relationship between a funds risk and its performance is good or bad, the underlying assumption being that the manager would have invested in a risk-free asset. To determine this ratio, the performance of the risk-free asset is subtracted from the annualised performance, and this net performance is then divided by the risk, represented by the annualised volatility. It is calculated on a weekly
Delta
The delta measures the portfolios degree of exposure to equity risk.
basis.
The higher the ratio, the better the fund. A negative ratio indicates that the funds performance is inferior to that of the risk-free asset.
Price-to-Book
The price-to-book ratio is calculated by dividing a companys market capitalisation by its net assets.
Tracking error
The Tracking Error measures the standard deviation of a funds relative performances (relative to its benchmark). The lower the tracking error, the more the fund resembles its benchmark in terms of risk and performance characteristics. It is calculated on a weekly basis.
Document effective as at 30 June 2009. The present document is for information purposes only. This document has been prepared by CCR Asset Management, a public limited compa (Socit Anonyme) with capital of 4 831 328 Euros, and registered offices at 44 rue Washington, 75008 Paris - France (registered under number 388 368 110 of the Paris commercial registe RCS) authorised as a portfolio management company by the French financial markets authority (Autorit des Marchs Financiers) on 30 November 1992 under number GP 92016. Th document is intended for institutional investors and distribution partners. It in no way constitutes an offer, or a request-for-proposal, and it does not constitute advice to buy or sell a investment or specific product in any jurisdiction. Although this document has been prepared with the greatest care using sources that CCR Asset Management esteems to be reliable, n guarantee can be offered as to the accurate and exhaustive nature of the information and evaluations contained within the document, which are of only purely indicative value. CCR Ass Management declines all responsibility regarding any investment or divestment decisions which may have been taken on the basis of data included in this presentation. Prior to a subscription, the legal information documents for each product should be consulted (full prospectus, latest annual report) as well as the latest periodic publication. This information can b obtained freely by accessing our Internet website: http://www.ccr-am.com. These documents, which include information concerning risks, commissions and costs, can also be obtained upo simple written request to the following address: CCR Asset Management - Washington Plaza - 44, rue Washington - 75008 Paris - France.CCR Asset Management draws your attention to th fact that the value of a unit of an ICVC or a mutual fund unit is subject to financial market movements and recorded value therefore fluctuates. Any investment in UCITS incurs risk for th investor of a greater or lesser degree based on investment markets, including the risk of total and sudden loss of the investment. Past performances are not a guarantee of future performanc The present document has been established independently from any specific or future investment objectives, from any specific financial or fiscal situation, and from any experience understanding of financial products or needs pertaining to any individual addressee.Unless prior authorisation has been obtained from CCR Asset Management: total or partial reproduction o any support; communication to third parties; use for any purposes other than private use; or alteration of brand names, logos, illustrations, analyses, distinguishing features, image animations, graphs, photographs or texts which may be included in this presentation is not permitted and liable to prosecution.
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