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As of 12/20/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
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YTD Return
14.1%
1 yr return
14.7%
3 Yr Avg Return
N/A
5 Yr Avg Return
N/A
Net Assets
$353 M
Holdings in Top 10
100.0%
Expense Ratio 0.46%
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
Turnover N/A
Redemption Fee 0.00%
Standard (Taxable)
$1,500,000
IRA
N/A
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
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Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
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The Fund is a “fund of funds,” meaning that it seeks to achieve its objective by investing in other Catholic Responsible Investments Funds mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”) that represent a variety of asset classes and investment styles. The Fund’s asset allocation strategy emphasizes investments in equity securities (and certain other instruments described below) in an amount equal to 75% of its assets and exposure to fixed-income securities in an amount equal to 25% of its assets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund does not make direct investments into assets other than the underlying Catholic Responsible Investments Funds indicated in the chart below, government securities and short-term paper.
The following table indicates the fund’s neutral mix; that is, how the fund’s investments generally will be allocated among the major asset classes over the long term. The table also shows the neutral weightings of each underlying fund currently being used within the various asset classes. This information is as of the date of this prospectus.
Equity Securities (Stock Funds) | 75.00% | Fixed-Income Securities (Bond Funds) | 25.00% |
Catholic Responsible Investments Equity Index Fund | 33.75% | Catholic Responsible Investments Ultra Short Bond Fund | 0.00% |
Catholic Responsible Investments Multi-Style US Equity Fund | 15.00% | Catholic Responsible Investments Short Duration Bond Fund | 6.25% |
Catholic Responsible Investments International Equity Fund | 15.00% | Catholic Responsible Investments Opportunistic Bond Fund | 6.25% |
Catholic Responsible Investments Small-Cap Fund | 7.50% | Catholic Responsible Investments Bond Fund | 12.50% |
Catholic Responsible Investments International Small-Cap Fund | 3.75% |
The Adviser, with the assistance of the Fund’s primary sub-adviser, Mercer Investments LLC (“Mercer”), regularly reviews the Fund and may make changes to the Fund’s asset class allocations that deviate from the neutral mix to emphasize investments that the Adviser believes will provide the most favorable outlook for achieving the Fund’s long-term objective. The Fund may also deviate from the neutral mix due to differences in asset class performance or prevailing market conditions. To do this, the Adviser will rely on the experience of its investment personnel and its evaluation of the overall financial markets, including, but not limited to, information about
the economy, interest rates, and the long-term absolute and relative returns of various asset classes. Consideration will also be given to the investment styles of the managers of the Underlying Funds and their historic patterns of performance relative to their asset class and to other Underlying Funds. Under normal circumstances, however, the Fund will not deviate more than 2.5% from its targeted allocation of Underlying Funds.
The following table shows the Fund’s target asset class allocations generally. Under normal circumstances, the Fund’s general target asset class allocations may vary up to 5% in either direction.
Equity Securities (Stock Funds) | Fixed-Income Securities (Bond Funds) | |
Target Allocation | 75.00% | 25.00% |
Permissible Range | 70.00-80.00% | 20.00-30.00% |
As noted above, the Adviser has engaged Mercer to provide ongoing research, opinions and recommendations of institutional asset managers and their investment funds for consideration by the Adviser, on behalf of the Fund, with respect to sub-adviser selection and portfolio construction. However, Mercer does not have discretionary authority with respect to the investment of the Fund’s assets.
The Adviser, working closely with Mercer and in consideration of its recommendations, uses both a quantitative screening process and qualitative selection process when selecting investments for the Fund to implement its investment strategy. The Adviser and Mercer conduct research on various investment managers and investment options in order to establish a selection of investments to fulfill the Fund’s investment objectives. Mercer’s assistance and recommendations for selection of investment funds are made according to asset allocation, return expectations and other guidelines set by the Adviser with oversight of the Board. No assurance can be given that any or all investment strategies, or the Fund’s investment program, will be successful.
Catholic Responsible Investing
The Fund, through its investments in the Underlying Funds, will invest its assets in a manner consistent with the components, details and definitions of Catholic Responsible Investing (“CRI”) as adopted from time to time by the De La Salle Brothers of the Christian Schools. CRI is an investment strategy designed specifically to help investors seek sound financial returns while remaining faithful to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. The components and details of CRI are intended to reflect both the charism (or founding spirit) and the current teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and, as such, the components and details are as adopted from time to time by the De La Salle Brothers of the Christian Schools, currently through the action of its civil entity, the Adviser.
CRI blends core Roman Catholic Church teaching with a disciplined, diversified investment process aimed at delivering competitive, risk-adjusted returns over time. Currently, the three components of CRI are Catholic investment screening, active ownership and diversified investment management. For more information about the Fund’s policy to invest consistent with CRI and these three components, please see the section of the prospectus entitled “More Information about the Funds’ Investment Objectives, Principal Investment Strategies and Principal Risks, Fundamental Investment Policy of Catholic Responsible Investing.”
As part of the Fund’s Catholic Responsible Investing Process, the Adviser maintains a master list of global securities that are restricted from inclusion in an underlying Fund’s portfolio. While the Catholic Responsible Investing screening criteria are designed to exclude certain companies or investments from the potential investment universe because these companies operate businesses deemed inconsistent with Catholic values, the Adviser does not anticipate this reduction to have a material impact on an underlying Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective, and consequently does
not anticipate this reduction to have a material impact on the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. With respect to the Underlying Funds that the Fund may invest in, the Adviser seeks to balance the impact of the Catholic Responsible Investing screening criteria by either overweighting select portfolio holdings or substituting additional holdings so that the Fund’s overall portfolio composition is adjusted to achieve its investment objective. As a result, Fund performance (and an underlying Fund’s performance) may be different than a fund with a similar investment strategy that does not invest in accordance with Catholic Responsible Investing screening criteria.
Period | CMUSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 14.1% | -1.8% | 21.2% | 37.98% |
1 Yr | 14.7% | 0.2% | 23.8% | 33.10% |
3 Yr | N/A* | -8.8% | 10.9% | 9.77% |
5 Yr | N/A* | 0.5% | 12.4% | N/A |
10 Yr | N/A* | 0.7% | 11.2% | N/A |
* Annualized
Period | CMUSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 16.7% | -6.9% | 29.3% | 9.09% |
2022 | N/A | -37.4% | -8.2% | N/A |
2021 | N/A | -9.8% | 25.4% | N/A |
2020 | N/A | -21.0% | 25.4% | N/A |
2019 | N/A | -8.3% | 27.9% | N/A |
Period | CMUSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 14.1% | -1.8% | 21.2% | 37.98% |
1 Yr | 14.7% | 0.2% | 23.8% | 33.10% |
3 Yr | N/A* | -8.8% | 10.9% | 9.09% |
5 Yr | N/A* | 0.5% | 12.4% | N/A |
10 Yr | N/A* | 0.7% | 11.2% | N/A |
* Annualized
Period | CMUSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 19.2% | -0.9% | 33.0% | 13.64% |
2022 | N/A | -36.0% | -0.9% | N/A |
2021 | N/A | -7.8% | 33.9% | N/A |
2020 | N/A | -16.2% | 25.4% | N/A |
2019 | N/A | 7.3% | 34.8% | N/A |
CMUSX | Category Low | Category High | CMUSX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 353 M | 1.43 M | 120 B | 74.56% |
Number of Holdings | 9 | 4 | 2696 | 97.21% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 327 M | 1.28 M | 27.7 B | 68.99% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 100.00% | 19.7% | 118.4% | 2.09% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | CMUSX % Rank | |
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Stocks | 99.84% | 0.00% | 100.10% | 25.44% |
Cash | 0.16% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 67.25% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 16.57% | 95.47% |
Other | 0.00% | -0.25% | 26.93% | 85.02% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 26.48% | N/A |
Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 102.71% | 95.82% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | CMUSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Utilities | 0.00% | 0.00% | 31.67% | N/A |
Technology | 0.00% | 3.31% | 52.93% | N/A |
Real Estate | 0.00% | 0.00% | 33.86% | N/A |
Industrials | 0.00% | 1.16% | 32.55% | N/A |
Healthcare | 0.00% | 0.00% | 36.30% | N/A |
Financial Services | 0.00% | 0.28% | 52.80% | N/A |
Energy | 0.00% | 0.00% | 29.22% | N/A |
Communication Services | 0.00% | 0.00% | 26.62% | N/A |
Consumer Defense | 0.00% | 0.00% | 14.86% | N/A |
Consumer Cyclical | 0.00% | 0.00% | 16.01% | N/A |
Basic Materials | 0.00% | 0.00% | 11.49% | N/A |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | CMUSX % Rank | |
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US | 99.84% | 0.00% | 100.10% | 25.44% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 21.17% | 95.82% |
CMUSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 0.46% | 0.04% | 4.67% | 91.99% |
Management Fee | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.25% | 23.69% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.01% | 0.25% | N/A |
CMUSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Front Load | N/A | 2.00% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.00% | N/A |
CMUSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.00% | 100.00% |
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
CMUSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | N/A | 4.00% | 236.00% | N/A |
CMUSX | Category Low | Category High | CMUSX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 1.72% | 0.00% | 10.22% | 56.45% |
CMUSX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annual | Annual | Quarterly | Annual |
CMUSX | Category Low | Category High | CMUSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income Ratio | N/A | -1.12% | 6.07% | N/A |
CMUSX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Semi-Monthly | Annually |
Date | Amount | Type |
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Dec 28, 2023 | $0.190 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 22, 2023 | $0.021 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 22, 2023 | $0.000 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 29, 2022 | $0.142 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 22, 2022 | $0.077 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 30, 2021 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 03, 2021
0.49
0.5%
John Geissinger, CFA is the Chief Investment Officer at CBIS, a Catholic, socially responsible investment manager with over $10.3 billion in assets under management. CBIS is positioned at the intersection of faith and finance, serving Catholic investors across the globe. Mr. Geissinger is responsible for developing investment policies and programs that achieve the investment objectives of the organization and its investors. He is responsible the development of CBIS’ overall investment philosophy and direction, including ultimate responsibility for the manager-of-managers function. He is a member of the firm's Executive Committee. John brings 30 years of portfolio and risk management experience in prominent financial services firms. He was a partner with Hewitt EnnisKnupp (2012-2014), a provider of investment consulting to corporate and public pension plans, endowments, foundations and defined contribution plans. His prior experience includes chief investment officer roles with North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office (2010-2012), Natsource, LLC (2008-2010) and Bear Stearns Asset Management (1998-2008), as well as research and portfolio management experience with Chancellor/LGT Asset Management, Putnam Investments and Aetna Life and Casualty. John holds a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University, MBA from New York University and is a CFA charterholder.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 03, 2021
0.49
0.5%
Constance Christian, CFA, is a Managing Director of the Adviser. As a senior member of the team, she works directly with internal and external stakeholders and is responsible for manager due diligence and research, portfolio construction and evaluating risk, marketing and product development, and product management. Prior to joining CBIS, Ms. Christian was employed at Wespath Benefits and Investments since 2016 where she held the title Manager, Fixed Income. Ms. Christian started her career in investment management at Brinson Partners as a portfolio manager managing assets for institutional clients (1991-1998). Following her employment at Brinson Partners, she was a portfolio manager at ABN AMRO Asset Management (2001-2006) also managing institutional assets. Ms. Christian then taught high school mathematics at William Howard Taft High School (2007-2016). Ms. Christian holds a BSBA-Finance from the Xavier University, an MBA - Finance from Xavier University and an MA in Mathematics Education from DePaul University. Ms. Christian is a CFA Charterholder.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 03, 2021
0.49
0.5%
Hoa Quach, CFA, is a Managing Director of the Adviser. Ms. Quach, CFA, is a Managing Director with the Catholic Responsible InvestmentsSM team. As a senior member of the team, she works directly with internal and external stakeholders and is responsible for manager due diligence and research, portfolio construction and evaluating risk, marketing and product development, and product management. Hoa brings over 25 years of experience in prominent consulting and asset management firms. Ms. Quach’s prior experience includes principal, manager research consultant at Mercer, manager of quantitative research, investment office for the University of Chicago, senior portfolio analyst/portfolio manager at Duff & Phelps Investment Management and a consultant at Ibboston Associates. Ms. Quach holds a BBA in Finance and Business Economics (Cum Laude) from the University of Notre Dame, and a MBA in Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. She is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Chicago.
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.08 | 38.44 | 7.41 | 2.41 |
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