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Monthly Newsletter 1 Altana Corporate Bond Fund UCITS Share Class/ Bloomberg ID $ / ALTCBOU ID £ / ALTCBCG ID € / ALTCBAE ID Portfolio Manager & Chief Investment Officer: Lee Robinson October 2019 -0.30% -0.39% -0.51% YTD 6.52% 5.11% 4.05% Joint Portfolio Manager: Philip Crate NAV (since inception): $ 104.40 Fund AUM: $ 59,298,394 Key Points The Altana Corporate Bond Fund (“ACBF”) USD-institutional share class generated a negative total net return (after fees) of -30bps in October (corresponding GBP and €-institutional share class returns of -39bps and -51bps, respectively). ACBF performed broadly in line with European IG and HY credit indices (-20bps and -10bps, respectively) in October. However, ACBF underperformed the broader HF Credit Index (total return +83bps) and the Barclays Global Aggregate IG Index (total return +27bps) in October due to negative return contributions from some of our event trades (HEMA, Codere and Valaris). The remainder of the portfolio performed well but not sufficient to completely offset the negative impact of these events. ACBF’s YTD performance stellar: USD-institutional share class net return of +6.52% (equivalent GBP and €- share class returns of +5.11% and +4.05%, respectively). This compares favourably with the YTD total return for the HF Credit Index (+4.45%) and versus the YTD excess return for the Barclays Global Aggregate IG index (somewhere between 2% and 6% depending on currency). Excellent risk adjusted return performance: Sharpe ratio of 2.6 on a one-year look back basis. ACBF continues to be managed on a conservative basis: volatility of 1.77% versus 2.21% for the HF Credit Index and 2.63% for the Barclay’s Global Aggregate IG Index. As of end of October 2019 Annualised returns Volatility Sharpe Ratio Sortino Ratio ACBF Strategy 1M 3M YTD 1Y ITD* 1Y ITD* 1Y ITD* 1Y $ class -0.30% 0.51% 6.52% 4.59% 4.93% 1.77% 1.54% 2.59 2.64 4.47 HF Credit Index ($) 0.83% 1.32% 4.45% 2.36% 2.66% 2.21% 2.08% 1.07 1.28 1.59 Barclays Global IG ($) 0.27% -0.24% 11.51% 12.72% 5.48% 2.63% 2.56% 4.84 2.14 8.81 * Inception to date numbers are from January 2016 for comparative purposes. Altana Corporate Bond Fund (UCITS) Track Record and Statistics (USD data) Return Since January 2016 21.04% Average Monthly Return 0.42% Consecutive Pos./Neg. Months 6 Max. Winning Streak 2.69% Max. Drawdown -2.40% Annualised SD * 1.57% Sharpe Ratio * 2.64 Fund Size $59.30m Current Weighted Average Yield 5.5% Main Performance Contributors Top Performers Bps Worst Performers Bps 1 ISATLN 3.875 09/09/23 ISAT +14 1 HEMABV 0 07/15/22 REGS -23 2 HATAFI 5.25 11/15/22 REGS +12 2 RDC 4.875 06/01/22 -16 3 RBS 6.425 PERP +7 3 CDRSM 7.625 11/01/21 144A -12 4 BURLN 6.5 08/19/22 +6 4 YELLUK 8.5 05/02/23 REGS -8 5 EGBLFN 6.25 10/30/25 REGS +5 5 BTU 6 03/31/22 144A -8 0.96 0.98 1.00 1.02 1.04 1.06 1.08 1.10 1.12 1.14 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.22 1.24 Altana Corporate Bonds Fund UCITS HF Credit Index BARCLAYS Global Investment Grade Index October 2019
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Share Class/ Bloomberg ID $ / ALTCBOU ID £ / ALTCBCG ID € / ALTCBAE ID Portfolio Manager & Chief Investment Officer:

Lee Robinson

October 2019 -0.30% -0.39% -0.51%

YTD 6.52% 5.11% 4.05% Joint – Portfolio Manager: Philip Crate

NAV (since inception): $ 104.40 Fund AUM: $ 59,298,394

Key Points

The Altana Corporate Bond Fund (“ACBF”) USD-institutional share class generated a negative total net return

(after fees) of -30bps in October (corresponding GBP and €-institutional share class returns of -39bps and -51bps,

respectively).

ACBF performed broadly in line with European IG and HY credit indices (-20bps and -10bps, respectively) in

October.

However, ACBF underperformed the broader HF Credit Index (total return +83bps) and the Barclays Global

Aggregate IG Index (total return +27bps) in October due to negative return contributions from some of our event

trades (HEMA, Codere and Valaris). The remainder of the portfolio performed well but not sufficient to completely

offset the negative impact of these events.

ACBF’s YTD performance stellar: USD-institutional share class net return of +6.52% (equivalent GBP and €-

share class returns of +5.11% and +4.05%, respectively). This compares favourably with the YTD total return for

the HF Credit Index (+4.45%) and versus the YTD excess return for the Barclays Global Aggregate IG index

(somewhere between 2% and 6% depending on currency).

Excellent risk adjusted return performance: Sharpe ratio of 2.6 on a one-year look back basis.

ACBF continues to be managed on a conservative basis: volatility of 1.77% versus 2.21% for the HF Credit Index

and 2.63% for the Barclay’s Global Aggregate IG Index.

As of end of

October 2019 Annualised returns Volatility Sharpe Ratio

Sortino

Ratio

ACBF Strategy 1M 3M YTD 1Y ITD* 1Y ITD* 1Y ITD* 1Y

$ class -0.30% 0.51% 6.52% 4.59% 4.93% 1.77% 1.54% 2.59 2.64 4.47

HF Credit Index ($) 0.83% 1.32% 4.45% 2.36% 2.66% 2.21% 2.08% 1.07 1.28 1.59

Barclays Global IG ($) 0.27% -0.24% 11.51% 12.72% 5.48% 2.63% 2.56% 4.84 2.14 8.81 * Inception to date numbers are from January 2016 for comparative purposes.

Altana Corporate Bond Fund (UCITS) Track Record and Statistics (USD data)

Return Since January 2016 21.04%

Average Monthly Return 0.42%

Consecutive Pos./Neg. Months 6

Max. Winning Streak 2.69%

Max. Drawdown -2.40%

Annualised SD * 1.57%

Sharpe Ratio * 2.64

Fund Size $59.30m

Current Weighted Average Yield 5.5%

Main Performance Contributors Top Performers Bps Worst Performers Bps

1 ISATLN 3.875 09/09/23 ISAT +14 1 HEMABV 0 07/15/22 REGS -23

2 HATAFI 5.25 11/15/22 REGS +12 2 RDC 4.875 06/01/22 -16

3 RBS 6.425 PERP +7 3 CDRSM 7.625 11/01/21 144A -12

4 BURLN 6.5 08/19/22 +6 4 YELLUK 8.5 05/02/23 REGS -8

5 EGBLFN 6.25 10/30/25 REGS +5 5 BTU 6 03/31/22 144A -8

0.96

0.98

1.00

1.02

1.04

1.06

1.08

1.10

1.12

1.14

1.16

1.18

1.20

1.22

1.24

Altana Corporate Bonds Fund UCITS HF Credit Index BARCLAYS Global Investment Grade Index

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Fund Strategy

The objective of the Altana Corporate Bond Fund (ACBF) is to generate a positive return in all market phases by investing in a diversified portfolio of corporate bonds globally. The fund sources attractive bond investment opportunities in all major markets, seeks corporations that have an extremely high degree of repayment as well as strong defendable business models. Risks on macroeconomic, geopolitical, sector and issuer levels are limited by following a structured allocation strategy. ACBF takes global exposure either via cash bond positions or derivatives, depending on relative valuations and market opportunities.

€ / ALTCBAE ID. Monthly performance (%). Net of all legal, admin, trading and management fees.

YEAR Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD ITD

2016 0.06% -0.78% 1.62% 0.25% 0.12% -0.32% 1.39% 0.89% -0.38% 0.80% 0.95% 0.93% 5.65%

11.61% 2017 0.01% 0.44% -0.19% 0.83% 0.88% -0.41% 0.58% 0.19% 0.42% 0.88% -0.45% -0.06% 3.16%

2018 0.30% 0.07% -0.31% 0.06% -0.06% -0.16% 0.65% 0.24% 0.44% -0.51% -1.25% -1.04% -1.58%

2019 1.45% 1.35% 0.71% 1.09% -0.88% 0.68% 0.04% -0.45% 0.53% -0.51% 4.05%

£ / ALTCBCG ID. Monthly performance (%). Net of all legal, admin, trading and management fees.

YEAR Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD ITD

2016 0.10% -0.74% 1.73% 0.32% 0.17% -0.27% 1.47% 0.97% -0.34% 0.87% 1.02% 1.01% 6.45%

15.91% 2017 0.11% 0.48% -0.12% 0.88% 1.00% -0.32% 0.68% 0.25% -0.24% 1.51% -0.38% 0.01% 3.91%

2018 0.39% 0.14% -0.21% 0.17% 0.02% -0.08% 0.72% 0.34% 0.72% -0.38% -1.16% -0.97% -0.31%

2019 1.49% 1.41% 0.82% 1.19% -0.75% 0.79% 0.16% -0.34% 0.66% -0.39% 5.11%

$ / ALTCBOU ID. Monthly performance (%). Net of all legal, admin, trading and management fees.

YEAR Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD ITD

2016 0.12% -0.71% 1.78% 0.32% 0.19% -0.23% 1.50% 1.00% -0.23% 0.91% 1.14% 1.01% 6.97%

21.04% 2017 0.16% 0.53% -0.06% 0.97% 1.08% -0.22% 0.75% 0.34% 0.63% 1.02% -0.29% 0.06% 5.06%

2018 0.53% 0.21% -0.61% 0.36% 0.16% 0.03% 0.91% 0.47% 0.74% -0.29% -1.02% -0.80% 1.11%

2019 1.68% 1.59% 0.89% 1.35% -0.66% 0.96% 0.26% -0.22% 0.81% -0.30% 6.52%

Note: The UCITS fund was launched in May 2014. From January 2016, Lee Robinson and Philip Crate took over the management of the fund. For full historical data prior to this, please contact: [email protected].

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Portfolio Activity & Outlook Performance Review To begin we apologise for the slight delay in the preparation of this month’s newsletter; this was due to time spent

on dealing with a packed quarterly reporting season and a busy new issue calendar in November. Normal service

will resume in December.

Performance for October was somewhat disappointing for the Altana Corporate Bond Fund (“ACBF”) with the fund

reporting a negative total return (after fees) of -30bps (GBP and € share class corresponding negative total returns

-39bps and -51bps respectively). Unfortunately, while most of the portfolio performed well during a negative total

return month for credit a few of the event trades we have on didn’t and this negatively impacted the fund’s overall

performance (more on this to follow). Consequently, while the month’s drawdown was fairly well contained, we still

underperformed both the HF Credit Index (+83bps) and the Barclay’s Global Aggregate IG Index (+27bps) in

October. Having said this ACBF still performed broadly in line with European credit last month which saw

negative returns across investment and sub-investment grade credit (see Figure 1, below).

Obviously we are disappointed with last month’s performance but we remain confident that our strategy will reward

our investors over the long term as our track record over the past few years has demonstrated. Indeed, ACBF’s

YTD performance (+6.52%, +5.11% and +4.05%, for the USD, GBP and € share class, respectively) is still superior

to the HF Credit Index (YTD total return 4.45% YTD on a total return basis). Moreover, while the headline total

return for the Barclays Global Aggregate IG Index seems impressive at 11.5% it has to be remembered that this

number also includes the return of the underlying benchmark sovereign bond. Excluding this duration “kicker” the

true credit return (“excess return” over the underlying sovereign bond) for the Barclay’s index lies somewhere

between 6.2% for USD credit and c.2% for its European counterpart (see Figure 1, below).

Figure 1: Cross Currency Performance Analysis for Credit – October and YTD Analysis

Note: Excess returns approximated by subtracting a similar duration government bond index return from the credit index return. Source: Deutsche Bank, Markit Group

Risk appetite returned to markets once again in October as expectations that the US and China were edging

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towards agreeing on “phase one” of their trade deal, earnings season broadly bettering expectations, the Fed

announcing that it would resume securities purchases to grow its balance sheet and even the latest twist in Brexit

developments all combining to help to boost sentiment. When it was all said and done, out of the 38 assets in our

sample, excluding currencies, 28 produced positive total returns in local currency terms and 37 did so in dollar

terms, following relatively big moves for the euro (+2.3%) and sterling (+5.3%) in particular.

Indeed, that move for sterling weighed on UK assets with the FTSE 100 (-1.9%) and Gilts (-1.9%) the two biggest

decliners last month. The other was Bunds (-1.4%), where 10y yields edged back to the highest since July at one

stage, while Treasuries (0.0%), Spanish Bonds (-0.7%) and BTPs (-0.7%) were flat to slightly negative. The

standout was EM bonds (+2.2%), which had their strongest month since January.

As for equities, leading gains last month was Russia’s MICEX (+6.2%) while the Nikkei (+5.4%), EM equities

(+4.2%) and the NASDAQ (+3.7%) also rallied. The S&P 500 (+2.2%) also climbed for a second month, which

means the index has risen in 8 of the 10 months in 2019 so far. Meanwhile, the move for the euro acted as a bit of

a headwind for European equities with the STOXX 600 returning +1.1% in local currency terms, however converted

to dollars saw it return +3.4% and thus outperform the S&P 500. Elsewhere, European Banks returned +2.2% in

local currency terms and +4.6% in dollars. The biggest underperformer in Europe outside of the FTSE 100 was the

IBEX (+0.7% in local and +3.1% in dollars).

In terms of credit markets, while spreads tightened slightly in October the impact of higher government bond yields

hurt total returns in Europe. Indeed, EUR IG Non- Fin (-0.2%) ended with a small negative return while EUR HY

returned -0.1%. US HY did, however, post a small positive return of +0.4% while IG Non-Fin returned +0.5%. For

completeness, returns for commodity markets last month were by and large positive, including moves higher for

Silver (+6.5%), Copper (+2.3%), Gold (+2.8%) and WTI Oil (+0.2%) prices.

Figure 2: Total Return Performance of Major Global Financial Assets in October (in local currency)

Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP, Mark-It

Performance Contribution October was a frustrating month for the portfolio with a few relatively large negative contributors pulling the fund

into negative return territory. These disappointments to one side, the vast majority of the portfolio performed well in

a broadly negative month for credit outside the US.

The standout contributor in October was ISATLN 3.875% September 2023 with a contribution of +12bp

(“Inmarsat”) Inmarsat bonds reacted favourably to news that the UK government cleared the acquisition of the

company by private equity after it accepted undertakings given by the acquirer relating to national security. The UK

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government said the undertakings provided assurance that sensitive information was protected and that enhanced

security controls were in place to ensure the continued supply of key services used by the UK Ministry of Defence.

Therefore the acquisition will not be referred to the CMA for a phase 2 inquiry. All regulatory approvals for the PE

bid have now been received – the Foreign Investment Review Board in Australia was the last one. We expect the

transaction to be cleared by the UK courts towards the end of November despite last minute objections raised by

some activist hedge funds seeking an improvement in the bid price from the consortium. If all goes to plan

Inmarsat’s shares will be delisted at the end of November (court hearing on 28/29 November) and the company’s

2023 convertible bond will be redeemed at a price of c.152.5 (current bond price 146) shortly thereafter.

The current price for the convertible bond is trading below its estimated take out price because there is a remote

risk that the Inmarsat board will be forced to withdraw its backing for the consortium’s bid if the US Federal

Communications Commission (“FCC”) rules in favour of Ligado Networks. The FCC is currently reviewing a long-

pending request from Ligado Networks to use spectrum near the GPS frequencies to support terrestrial

communications – a positive outcome would greatly benefit the implied value of Inmarsat. It is unclear whether

there will be a definitive decision by the FCC ahead of the UK court review of the Scheme towards the end of

November. We very much doubt any activist hedge fund will have any power to block the Scheme without a

definitive announcement by the FCC. Moreover, we have found no precedent of a Scheme being blocked without

the presence of a counter bid. We think if put forward to a judge, he/she would need to determine whether a

reasonable person would approve the Scheme. We think that it will be difficult for any court to block the Scheme on

the basis of a possible Ligado decision given that it has been pending for 1,000 days and counting. Furthermore it

is also highly likely that a positive decision by the FCC for Ligado will be appealed by certain US government

agencies thereby creating a further delay to any final decision. We remain confident that the Scheme will be

approved at the end of November and that the ISAT bonds will be redeemed shortly thereafter at a premium to

current levels.

HATAFI 5.25% November 2022 (“Haya”) was for a second month a significant performer for the fund with a

positive contribution of +12bps. As we highlighted last month there had been concern that Haya would lose its all-

important contract with Sareb, a Spanish government agency “bad bank” dealing with distressed mortgages. At the

end of October the company announced that it had been awarded a €15bn contract by Sareb lasting until mid-2022

and its bond priced jumped because this removed the overhanging risk of the company losing the entire contract.

Haya will continue working with Sareb under its existing contract until December 31, 2019 and will support Sareb

on the progressive transition to the new business model under a new contract that will be effective from January

1st, 2020. Importantly no upfront payment will be made although we expect margins on the new contract will be

lower than the existing agreement but this could be offset by the provision of other ancillary services provided by

Haya. This is a significant positive for the company and we now expect its current owner, Cerberus, to complete a

sale of the entire business in the near future. We believe that there is further upside to the Haya bond price given

the wording of the bond documentation related to a “change of control” event; in our opinion it is possible that a new

owner would need to repay these notes at par as part of any transaction to acquire the company. Therefore, we

remain comfortable holding Haya bonds in the low 90s given the near term upside potential to par.

Now let’s turn to the negative side of the ledger. HEMABV 0 July 2022 (“HEMA”) was the largest detractor with a

negative contribution of -23bps. This followed the company reporting weaker than expected Q2 results. While the

top line performance was in line with our expectations, earnings were lower because of higher than expected costs.

Net debt of €773m was €15m higher than Q1, and Senior/ Sub net leverage increased to 5.9x/7.4x from 5.5x/6.8x.

We were surprised by the movement in costs and by management’s reluctance to provide any details on current

trading conditions. However, notwithstanding the earnings disappointment we were surprised by the extent of the

bond price movement with the secured bonds falling c.14 points. The underlying picture wasn’t so bad and we felt

this move was overdone. We have updated our forecasts and now assume lower EBITDA growth over the next two

years, but with lfls remaining positive and the majority of the €20mn targeted cost-savings yet to accrue we still see

upside of c. €13mn between current LTM EBITDA (€105mn) and FY21 estimated (€118mn). Net leverage will still

be high at that stage at 4.7x/6.0x in our model, but we believe liquidity will remain adequate and we see positives in

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2020 from a return of earnings momentum and a potentially deleveraging bakery disposal.

The company also finally confirmed that its shareholder Ramphastos will fund the redemption of the remaining

Holdco PIKs (€49mn) which we view as a positive in that, while it doesn't directly impact Opco leverage, it sends a

positive signal of shareholder support and removes the risk (for now) of a draw on Opco resources.

In related news Ramphastos confirmed ahead of the release of HEMA’s Q2 numbers that it was subject to a money

laundering investigation by Italian authorities. Ramphastos has emphatically denied any financial irregularities in its

c. €2.5m investment in an Italian tech start-up (Talenta Labs) in 2017, and expressed confidence that it will be

exonerated by an investigation by Calabrian authorities. This story appeared to be dismissed by the market as

largely irrelevant to HEMA’s credit profile ahead of the release of Q2 numbers but received more attention

afterwards and probably contributed to some of the consequent bond price weakness.

The HEMA bond price saw further downward pressure in early November with its secured bonds falling by another

3-4 points on a poor market technical for the bonds; in response we decided to exit our position and move on. This

was clearly a very disappointing outcome for us but given the uncertainties facing the company and its shareholder

it was the prudent thing to do.

RDC 4.875% June 2022 (“Valaris”) was another notable detractor for the fund with a negative contribution of -

16bps. Sentiment towards off-shore oil services remains weak and bond prices remain pressured. Towards the

end of October the company reported better than expected earnings: Adjusted EBITDA was $35mn, well above the

consensus estimate of $18mn. The beat was mostly driven by lower costs. The company stated that it has reached

$115mn of synergies versus c. $90mn included in our estimates, and we adjust the pace of synergy generation

going forward. Net debt increased $13mn q/q, mostly due to buying back discounted debt with cash. Liquidity

remains solid at $1.56bn in our opinion. We expect liquidity to decline to under $700mn by year-end 2021. During

the earnings call management stated that its contract awards and extensions demonstrate the recent increase in

customer activity for future offshore projects, particularly for deep water work beginning in the mid-2020 and

beyond. We view this update positively.

From our perspective we remain comfortable holding Valaris 2022 bonds on a cash price of c.60 given the group’s

comfortable liquidity profile out to end 2021. Valaris is currently 100% unsecured funded, including an unsecured

$1.7bn RCF, with scope to issue up to $1bn of secured notes it has the financial flexibility to tender for bonds

across the curve at a significant discount to par; and the current market value of its public bonds is comfortably

covered by the valuation of its rigs based on our conservative valuation basis. Our colleague Steffen Dietel

recently published a detailed note on Valaris highlighting the investment opportunity for investors. This research

note is available on request.

CDRSM 7.625% November 2021 (“Codere”) was another significant detractor with a negative contribution of -

12bps. Bonds reacted negatively following the company reporting “accounting inconsistencies” at some of its

LatAm subsidiaries, including its important Mexican unit. The company disclosed the inconsistencies on 7th

October and guided for a c. €20mn impact on FY19 EBITDA. We spoke to the company immediately after this

announcement and we were informed that a forensic accounting review had been launched by an independent

auditor appointed by the company. S&P responded to this development by downgrading Codere to 'B-' (from 'B')

with a negative outlook, although this brought it in-line with Moody's which downgraded to B/stable in September

before the latest setback.

The company provided a further update on 14th November when it released its Q3 numbers. The accounting

investigation revealed that after correcting for the inconsistencies primarily affecting Mexico and Colombia, H1/19

operating revenue for the group would be reduced by EUR 10.4mn and adjusted EBITDA by EUR 16.5mn. In

Mexico, revenues were being overstated using primarily jackpot provisions, while costs were understated as a

result of inadequate monthly accrual of certain costs. They confirmed that the investigation detected no impact on

cash outflows, and no impact on its other operating regions. However, following the conclusion of the accounting

investigation the company now expects lower growth for H2 earnings and as a result revised down its FY EBITDA

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guidance to €245-250mn from €280-290m previously – we had expected guidance to be formally revised down to

€260-270m following the earlier update so this was a further disappointment although we believe that the new

guidance errs on the side of caution for obvious reasons.

The reported “accounting inconsistencies” was a surprising development and obviously disappointing from a

creditors perspective. However, management has responded quickly to resolve this issue and seem to have put

into effect systems and controls that will greatly reduce the risk of such an event reoccurring. We applaud this swift

response but nonetheless recognise that the company’s refinancing plans have received a serious setback near

term. The Q3 numbers highlighted a disappointing earnings performance driven by a weakening in Mexican

EBITDA margin and some revenue weakness in Spain. Positively, we note that more than 95% of cash from

Argentina has been repatriated in 2019 and that total liquidity remains robust at €138.1mn including cash of €95mn.

Furthermore, despite the cut in FY EBITDA guidance we expect year end leverage of around 3.2x, which we view

as sustainable. Therefore, despite the latest setback we remain comfortable holding Codere risk on a c.12% bid

yield.

We urge investors to contact the investment team should they require any further information on any of the names

appearing on the main performance list contributor’s table on page 1 of this report.

We thank all of our investors for their continued support. Lee Robinson and Philip Crate

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Risk Report* (USD Data)

Gross Summary Statistics

Since management restructuring: Jan 2016

ACBF UCITS

Annualised Volatility

+1.59%

Downside Deviation*

+1.29%

Skewness -0.39

Kurtosis 4.17

Min 1D Return -0.55%

Max 1D Return +0.57%

Max Drawdown -2.40%

Sharpe Ratio 2.64

October 2019

Annualised Volatility

+1.85%

Skewness -1.10

Kurtosis 1.65

Min 1D Return -0.29%

Max 1D Return 0.21%

Max Drawdown -0.85%

Sharpe Ratio ** -0.76

Correlation with S&P 500:

1 Month 0.44

3 Month 0.27

All 0.22

Drawdown

ACBF UCITS Strategy Histogram of Daily Returns

*Using Gross Daily Performance Data **Strategy figure shows the performance of ACBF UCITS (since 05/2014 launch). Please refer to Appendix I – Strategy performance graph and risk report since fund inception

-3.0%

-2.5%

-2.0%

-1.5%

-1.0%

-0.5%

0.0%

Dec/15 Apr/16 Jul/16 Oct/16 Jan/17 Apr/17 Jul/17 Oct/17 Jan/18 Apr/18 Jul/18 Oct/18 Jan/19 May/19Aug/19

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

0.35

0.4

-0.90% -0.75% -0.60% -0.45% -0.30% -0.15% 0.00% 0.15% 0.30% 0.45% 0.60% 0.75% 0.90%

Market Cap (USD mm) / Sector

Sector Avg Market Cap (USD mm) % NAV

Basic Materials 8,893 2.2%

Communications 19,764 6.6%

Consumer, Cyclical 1,424 10.9%

Consumer, Non-cyclical 30,093 7.6%

Energy 14,415 8.0%

Financial 44,797 14.6%

Industrial 1,054 5.2%

Utilities 13,605 0.9%

Total 20,831 56.1%

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Portfolio Overview

Sector Exposure 1 Financial 22.30% 6 Industrial 4.50%

2 Consumer, Cyclical 20.10% 7 Basic Materials 2.78%

3 Energy 15.38% 8 Utilities 1.52%

4 Consumer, Non-cyclical 15.23%

5 Communications 14.16%

Top Ten Countries Top Issuers 1 United Kingdom 47.31% 1 EI GROUP PLC 3.92%

2 United States 11.55% 2 ENTERTAINMENT ONE LTD 3.85%

3 Canada 5.05% 3 INMARSAT PLC 3.81%

4 Norway 3.60% 4 NEPTUNE ENERGY BONDCO 3.70%

5 Netherlands 3.27% 5 VIRGIN MEDIA RECEIVABLE 2.41%

6 France 3.08% 6 TESCO PERSONAL FINANCE 2.39%

7 UAE 2.55% 7 STONEGATE PUB CO FIN PLC 2.38%

8 Ireland 2.41% 8 GREENE KING FINANCE PLC 2.35%

9 Zambia 2.23% 9 TVL FINANCE PLC 2.28%

10 Jersey 1.96% 10 RBS CAPITAL TRUST II 2.24%

Top 10 29.33%

Top 20 49.18%

Top 35 62.89%

Rest 23.57%

Duration Portfolio Duration 0 to 1 24.03% Modified Duration 1.68

1 to 2 20.33% Credit 1.15

2 to 3 23.44% Bonds 2.01

3 to 4 12.39% Sovereign Futures 0.00

4 to 5 6.06% Corporate Derivatives -0.86

5 to 6 -12.49% Interest Rates 0.52

6 to 7 1.23% Bonds 0.52

7 to 8 0.87% Sovereign Futures 0.00

9 to 10 4.59% Corp Derivatives 0.00

Yield Range Table Ratings Yield < 12 months to

maturity 12-24 months to maturity

> 24 months to maturity

0 to 4% 0.41% 0.24% 0.31% A 0.58% BB- 7.68%

4 to 6% 0.17% 0.09% 0.47% A- 1.17% B+ 10.35%

6 to 8% 0.34% 0.00% 1.57% BBB+ 1.24% B 26.36%

8 to 10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.61% BBB 3.97% B- 15.77%

>10% 0.16% 0.19% 1.23% BBB- 7.75% CCC+ 0.78%

WAY (Weighted average yield): 5.5% BB+ 10.36% NR 9.42% BB 10.83%

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Appendix I – Strategy performance graph and risk report since fund inception ACBF (subsequently ACBF UCITS) vs. benchmarks USD

Risk Report* (USD Data)

Gross Summary Statistics Since Inception of the Fund

ACBF UCITS Annualised Volatility 3.77%

Downside Deviation* 2.68%

Skewness -1.36

Kurtosis 13.99

Min 1D Return -2.00%

Max 1D Return 1.69%

Max Drawdown -17.67%

*Using Gross Daily Performance Data

Daily Returns

Drawdown

ACBF UCITS Strategy Histogram of Daily Returns

0.95

0.97

0.99

1.01

1.03

1.05

1.07

1.09

1.11

1.13

1.15

1.17

1.19

1.21

1.23

1.25

1.27

1.29

1.31

1.33

1.35

Altana Corporate Bonds Fund UCITS HF Credit Index Altana Corporate Bonds Fund BARCLAYS Global Investment Grade Index

-0.05%

0.00%

0.05%

0.10%

0.15%

0.20%

01 02 03 04 07 08 09 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28

-20.0%

-18.0%

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-14.0%

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-10.0%

-8.0%

-6.0%

-4.0%

-2.0%

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-0.90%-0.75%-0.60%-0.45%-0.30%-0.15%0.00% 0.15% 0.30% 0.45% 0.60% 0.75% 0.90%

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