Investment Objective:
The NCFA/Cyborg-Advisors Growth Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation with a secondary focus on income generation. It aims to provide investors with a growth-oriented portfolio while maintaining a moderate to high level of risk.
Key Features:
- Growth-Focused Asset Mix: Allocates 80% to equities, 15% to fixed income, and 5% to cash, emphasizing capital appreciation potential.
- Global Diversification: Includes both domestic and international investments across various market capitalizations and sectors.
- Value Tilt: Emphasizes value stocks in both U.S. and international markets to potentially enhance long-term returns.
- Emerging Markets Exposure: Allocation to diversified emerging markets for additional growth potential.
- Real Estate Component: Includes specialty real estate for diversification and potential income.
- High Yield Exposure: Small allocation to high yield bonds for enhanced income potential.
- Liquidity: Maintains a cash position for flexibility and to meet short-term needs.
Investment Strategy:
The Fund employs a growth-oriented strategy with the following allocation:
Equity (80%):
- 28% US Core-Equity: Core holding in U.S. stock market for broad market exposure.
- 18% US Mid-small Value: Significant allocation to potentially undervalued smaller companies.
- 14% Int’l Small/Mid Value: Exposure to international value stocks in smaller companies.
- 5% US Large Value: Allocation to potentially undervalued large U.S. companies.
- 5% Int’l Large Value: Exposure to international value stocks in larger companies.
- 5% Diversified Emerging Markets: Allocation for growth potential in developing economies.
- 5% Specialty-Real Estate: Provides exposure to real estate markets for diversification.
Fixed Income (15%):
- 5% Ultrashort Bond: Provides some stability and liquidity with reduced interest rate sensitivity.
- 5% World Bond: Offers global diversification in fixed-income markets.
- 5% High Yield: Allocation to higher-yielding bonds for enhanced income potential.
Cash (5%): Maintains liquidity for short-term needs and flexibility.
This growth-oriented approach aims to capitalize on equity market growth potential while maintaining a small fixed-income allocation for stability. The Fund is designed for investors with a high risk tolerance or those seeking aggressive growth-oriented investments for long-term financial goals