EFTA Document EFTA01385942

27 March 2015 US Fixed Income Weekly A HY portfolio allocation strategy we introduced 1aSt.MOnth has done well in its inaugural live performance period, registering a 1.1% outperformance of top-80th percentile over bottom-20th percentile names, as ranked by spread- per-turn (Figure 2). Another important attribute of this performance differential is that it is not a function of a simple high-beta outperformance, in that overall ex-energy HY index was down 0.3% for the month, and its CCC component was down by 0.7%. We will update our readers on the new composition of both baskets for April in the ebegbpols report to be published next week. I Figure 2: Total return performance of top-80th vs bottom-20th percentile baskets. ranked by ex.ante spread-per-turn (backtested prior to March 2015) 1.0 2.0 so 5.0 march 2015 4.0 - 110 I 20 I ID I DO -14 III Oec 11 May 11 00. 11 Mar 13 Aug 13 Mn 14 Jun 14 Nop10 TotaiReturn. TOp415In H OottOm•200191T INIKennla issuers - 111**EMIWW9 Scmca Dana* dam 40 Taking this analysis a step further in this publication, we are introducing sector spread-per-turn readings, averaged on an issuer basis. As a reminder, selection criteria for this exercise includes min 10 names per sector (average count is 20), ex financials, real estate, and energy, max total leverage under 6x in BBs, 8x in Bs, and 10x in CCCs, max spreads under 600bp, 800bp, and 1,000bp in each rating category respectively. Figure 3 below presents the results. (Figure 3: Average spread-per-turn in sectors and leverage buckets liate.00v0 TOKOtarainit3COU COM"... hapset% MoterMa km/ Capital Camdi• MN n Care Meal =IIMIN Ccernicial Uinta (mama& /beta.. moaning, 110 ISO 003 so 1* ••••••••••Saleforadper*n augaggialams. 4. so Avnace Satyr Deutsch* Se* Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (110 020 010 Oa) MOM ar fl: ISO OW 005 Ada Spr.W.pn In, 010 0 IS OM On oath Page 29 CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) DB-SDNY-0087410 CONFIDENTIAL PROT1 PROT0