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Blue Current Global Dividend Strategy Separately Managed Account Copyright 2019, Edge Capital Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Q4 2019
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Blue Current Global Dividend Strategy

Separately Managed Account

Copyright 2019, Edge Capital Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

Q4 2019

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BLUE CURRENT ASSET MANAGEMENT

Blue Current Global Dividend Strategy Overview

Investing in dividend growth companies since 2009 (GIPS verified track record)

Primary objective of dividend growth, followed by total return

Global universe targeting developed markets

Invests in common stock, ADRs, REITs, preferred equity

Edge Capital Group is based in Atlanta, with offices in Dallas, Charlotte, and Tampa

Incepted in January 2009

Assets: $500mm

Emphasis on income producing strategies across equity and credit

Blue Current Global Dividend

Blue Current Enhanced Cash

Incepted in January 2009

Based in Atlanta, Georgia

• Blue Current equity strategy assets (9/30/19): $352mm*

• Global Dividend Growth

• US Dividend Growth

*AUM may fluctuate with market conditions, includes discretionary and non-discretionary assets2

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WHY WE BELIEVE IN DIVIDEND GROWTH

INCOMEThe dividend is a meaningful contributor to an investor’s total return,

especially through a low growth environment.

QUALITY

A company committed to the dividend and its growth is more likely to

have a long-term sustainable business model that produces cash flow

throughout the business cycle.

LOWER

VOLATILITY

Companies that pay an increasing dividend have historically been

less volatile than the broader market.

INFLATION

PROTECTION

Growing dividends enable investors to maintain purchasing power

during an inflationary period.

Warren Buffett described the perfect investment as ‘inflation-linked bonds with rising coupons’.

Fortune Magazine, May 1977

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INVESTMENT UNIVERSE & PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION

UNIVERSE

The strategy seeks dividend paying

securities globally in the form of common

stock, ADRs, REITs, and preferred equity.

There are approximately 700 global

companies that qualify for our portfolio

mandate. Our focus is on developed

markets* including US, Canada, Western

Europe, UK, and Japan.

SAMPLE COMPANIES

*as defined by Morningstar corporate classification

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CONSISTENT DIVIDEND GROWTH & ATTRACTIVE YIELD

Historical dividend growth rate is calculated annually and represents the average of the position weighted dividend growth ratesof all companies in the portfolio during the calendar year. Special dividends (non-recurring) are excluded from the calculation.Calculations are gross of dividend withholding tax. Past dividend growth is not necessarily indicative of future dividend growth. 5

Average: 11%

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BLENDING YIELD WITH DIVIDEND GROWTH

Portfolio statistics as of 9.30.2019. 3 Year Dividend Growth is historical; Dividend Yield is indicated, local market. Anheuser Busch is excluded due

to dividend reduction prior to purchase.

Source: Factset6

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RESEARCH PROCESS AND SECURITY SELECTION

Fundamental Research

Identify Catalyst

Statistical ranking based on composite score of four categories:

--Dividend Sustainability (35% weight):Historical dividend growth, dividend coverage, yield

Growth (30% weight):Revenue, EBITDA, improving ROIC

-Valuation (20% weight):Multiples of earnings, EV to EBITDA, free cash flow yield

-Balance Sheet (10% weight):Leverage

Rank &

Validate Positive Characteristics

Rank and Sort:

- Identify false positives such as inflated revenue due to FX or M&A, distorted cash flow, and other variables

- Focus on top rated companies that meet our stringent requirements on an absolute and relative measurement

• 10-Ks, 10-Qs, SEC filings

• Press releases, Conference call transcripts, street events

• Management interviews

• Third-party research • Internal models/

projections • Channel/supplier

checks

Determine Appropriate

Valuation Set Target Price

Investment Decisions

Position Sizing

Portfolio Construction

Quantitative Analysis Fundamental Analysis

Investment Universe~700 companies

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PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION

Position Sizing • New positions limited to

2%• Increase allocation based

on: • Conviction in thesis • Clarity and timing of

catalyst • Company progress

toward achieving our three-year expectations

Portfolio Construction • Portfolio construction is

driven by bottom-up security selection

• Macroeconomic data is incorporated at the model level

• Minimum allocation to non-US domiciled businesses of 40%

• Select 35 to 45 stocks

Portfolio Guidelines• Maximum position size of

5% (measured at time of purchase)

• Maximum sector weight of 30%

• Minimum yield at purchase of 2%

• Minimum non-U.S. exposure of 40%

• Maximum cash position of 10% (Average < 5%)

Bottom- Up Security Selection

Risk Management

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BUY AND SELL DISCIPLINE

Invest in top

35 to 45

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We sell stocks due to: • Dividend is in jeopardy• Appreciation to target price• Weakening business fundamentals

Risk management begins with: • A value driven approach• A well-defined sell discipline• Portfolio diversification

We buy stocks where we find the intersection of the three circles

Are the cash flows mispriced?

Can the business continue to grow

through the cycle?

Business Strength

ValuationSustainable

DividendCan the company

grow the dividend?

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DIVIDEND QUALITY

AAAA

25+ Years of

Dividend Increases

Abbott Labs

Air Liquide

Diageo Plc

Johnson & Johnson

Nestle

Pepsico

Procter & Gamble

Unilever

AAA

10+ Years of

Dividend Increases

Danone

Dominion

Eaton Corp

JM Smucker

LVMH

Microsoft

Novartis

ONEOK Inc

Prudential Plc

Reckitt Benckiser (Q319 Buy)

Richemont

Sanofi

United Technologies

Verizon

AA

5+ Years of

Dividend Increases

Allianz

Amgen (Q319 Buy)

Broadcom

Cisco

CoreSite Realty

Corning

Cummins Inc

Kohls (Q319 Buy)

A

5 Years or Less of

Dividend Increases

Anheuser-Busch

BP

Citigroup

ConocoPhillips

Crown Castle

ING Groep NV

Royal Philips

Royal Dutch Shell

SunTrust

Taiwan Semi

Portfolio statistics as of 9.30.2019. Note Dividend Quality refers to proprietary ranking, and does not reference credit ratings issued by Moody’s, Fitch, or Standard & Poors. The

following positions were sold during the quarter: International Paper, Deutsche Post, Hasbro.

AAAA and AAA-rated companies historically represent 60-65% of the portfolio

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PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Portfolio statistics as of 9.30.2019.

Blue Current Global Dividend SMA Portfolio Statistics

Top 10 Holdings

• Sanofi

• Cisco Systems

• Novartis

• Anheuser Busch

• Microsoft

• SunTrust

• Unilever

• Verizon Communications

• Allianz SE

• Crown Castle

Portfolio Statistics

• Number of positions: 40

• Median market cap: $96bn

• Dividend yield (gross): 3.2%

• Dividend coverage ratio: 1.8x

• Forward price to earnings: 16.4x

• Forward earnings growth: 8%

• Net debt to EBITDA:1.6x

• Return on equity: 21.0%

• International exposure: 48%

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY – TRAILING 7 YEAR

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DRAWDOWN ANALYSIS SINCE INCEPTION

13Source: Morningstar Direct

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3 45

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HOW WE DEFINE SUCCESS

The above dividend growth is based on the average actual dividend income received for a representative account or group of accounts in the composite. The dividend growth rate calculation excludes special dividends, including cash or distributions of

stock. The dividend income is based on a representative $1,000,000 account in the composite as of 1/1/2009 and applies the actual dividend growth rate as described above for each calendar year. All figures are estimated and unaudited. Past performance

is not necessarily indicative of future success and there is the possibility of lower returns and the possibility of loss.

This information is supplemental to the presentation shown on page 17 14

Starting Value:

$1,000,000

Current Value:

$2,361,280

Cumulative Cash Flow:

$713,745

Assuming $1mm Portfolio and Initial Dividend Yield of 4.1% at Inception

Average annualized income growth of 11% per year

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INVESTMENT TEAM

HARRY JONES, MBA

Co-Portfolio Manager

Harry Jones is a Co-Portfolio Manager of the Blue Current Global Dividend SMA strategy.

Harry’s passion for investing began with a college internship on the New York Stock Exchange in 1991. Prior to Blue Current,

Harry spent his entire professional career in the investment advisory business at Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, and as an analyst

for the Excelsior Value & Restructuring Fund.

Harry earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Economics with distinction (Omicron Delta Epsilon) from Hampden-Sydney College

and graduated with a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler School of

Business.

Harry is active with his community endeavors, including his time as a youth lacrosse coach and being awarded the 2011 Man of

the Year award for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Georgia chapter. He is also a member of YPO and the Advisory Council of

Woodberry Forest School and Pershing Advisory Solutions.

DENNIS SABO, CFA®

Co-Portfolio Manager

Dennis Sabo is a Co-Portfolio Manager of the Blue Current Global Dividend SMA strategy. Dennis graduated from the University

of Miami with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and was a member of the electrical and computer engineering honor

society (Eta Kappa Nu). Following college, he worked in the telecommunications industry as an engineer and project manager.

In 2002, Dennis transitioned his career to the investments industry and graduated from the University of Georgia with a Master of

Business Administration degree. After business school, Dennis spent several years as a sellside equity analyst, first with Robinson

Humphrey of Suntrust (covering software technology) and later with the Credit Suisse Global Media Team where he was

responsible for the US media sector.

After Credit Suisse, Dennis joined an emerging hedge fund, Jodocus Capital, that was founded by a former portfolio manager of

Pequot Capital. While at Jodocus, Dennis was a sector generalist. After leaving Jodocus, Dennis joined the Blue Current team in

2010 and has worked with Harry Jones on the strategy since that time. Dennis became a CFA charterholder in 2010 and is a

member of the Atlanta Society of Finance and Investment Professionals.

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MARKETING

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Jeremy Diem

Director - Institutional Sales

Location: Atlanta

Phone: 484-319-6306

Email: [email protected]

Education: Penn State University (BS) | Penn State University (MBA)

As Director of Institutional Sales for the Blue Current Global Dividend strategy, Jeremy Diem is responsible for marketing Blue Current to Investment Advisory firms and Family Offices across the country. Jeremy enjoys building relationships with financial professionals and understanding how different investment strategies are used to help clients achieve their financial objectives.

Originally born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Jeremy graduated with high distinction from The Pennsylvania State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Finance and International Business. Shortly after beginning his career, Jeremy pursued his Master of Business Administration degree, graduating from Penn State’s Smeal College of Business.

Before joining Edge in 2018, Jeremy focused his entire professional career in financial services, serving in various sales, marketing, and management capacities with ING and The Hartford. Most recently, Jeremy served as Director for Dakota Funds Group, an outsourced provider of sales and marketing services to investment managers.

Jeremy and his wife Kate currently reside in West Chester, Pennsylvania with their three children.

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BLUE CURRENT GLOBAL DIVIDEND COMPOSITE

Blue Current Global Dividend Strategy Composite includes all fully discretionary, fee paying accounts under management following a common investment objective, including those accounts no longer with the firm. The Composite invests primarily in domestic or international securities the portfolio manager feels have the potential to deliver outperformance due to a combination of price appreciation and current income in the form of a dividend. The composite will typically invest in securities with a current dividend yield in excess of the broad equity markets with a history of consistently increasing the dividend rate and with what we believe to be strong fundamentals at an attractive price (i.e. low use of leverage, operating margins in excess of 5%, free positive cash flow yield, a price to earnings ratio at or below the market average, and earnings growth). The Global Dividend Equity Composite was created on 1 January 2009.

The U.S. Dollar is the currency used to express performance. Returns are presented gross and net of management fees and include the reinvestment of all income. Net of fee performance was calculated using the highest allowable annual management fee of 1% applied monthly. The annual composite dispersion presented is an asset-weighted standard deviation calculated for the accounts in the composite the entire year. Policies for valuing portfolios, calculating performance, and preparing compliant presentations are available upon request.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

The investment management fee schedule for the composite is 1% on the first $5 million, 0.7% on the next $5 million, 0.65% on the next $10 million, 0.55% on the next $30 million, 0.45% on the next $50 million. Fees for assets over $100 million are at a rate customized to the client. Actual investment advisory fees incurred by clients may vary.

The benchmark MSCI World Index includes 1650 stocks located across 23 developed countries and captures approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. MSCI uses the maximum withholding tax rate applicable to institutional investors in calculating MSCI net dividends. Withholding taxes may vary according to the investor’s domicile. Composite returns are calculated net of withholding tax andrepresent investors domiciled primarily in the United States. The MSCI Indices uses withholding tax rates applicable to GHI Country holding companies.

The benchmark MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index is based on the MSCI World Index, its parent index, and includes large and mid-cap stocks across 23 Developed Markets countries. The index is designed to reflect the performance of equities in the parent index (excluding REITs) with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields that are both sustainable and persistent. The index also applies quality screens and reviews 12-month past performance to omit stocks with potentially deteriorating fundamentals that could force them to cut or reduce dividends. MSCI uses the maximum withholding tax rate applicable to institutional investors in calculating MSCI net dividends.

Blue Current claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) and has prepared and presented this report in compliance with the GIPS standards. Blue Current Asset Management has been independently verified for the periods January 2009 to December 2018. Verification assesses whether (1) the firm has complied with all the composite construction requirements of the GIPS standards on a firm-wide basis and (2) the firm’s policies and procedures are designed to calculate and present performance in compliance with the GIPS standards. The Blue Current Global Dividend composite has been examined for the periods January 2009 to December, 2018. The verification and performance examination reports are available upon request. Note: Blue Current firm AUM has been amended. Ashland Partners & Company verified for the periods January 2009 to December 2016 and ACA Performance Services has verified performance from January 2017 to December 2018.

For additional information, please refer to bluecurrentportfolios.com.

Blue Current Asset Management is a division of Edge Capital Group, LLC (“Edge”) also referred to in previous presentations as Blue Current Investments. Edge is an independent registered investment adviser based in Atlanta, Georgia. Blue Current manages separate account strategies with defined investment objectives styles. Edge’s total firm assets of approximately $3.65B (as of December 31, 2018) include the assets managed by the Blue Current division of Edge ($305M) as well as those managed by Edge but not by the Blue Current division. All employees who work within the Blue Current division of Edge may also manage assets for Edge outside of the Blue Current division. The firm’s list of composite descriptions is available upon request.

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The opinions expressed herein are those of Edge Capital Group (“Edge”) and the report is not meant as legal, tax or financial advice. You should consult your own professional advisors as to the legal, tax, or

other matters relevant to the suitability of potential investments. The external data presented in this report have been obtained from independent sources (as noted) and are believed to be accurate, but no

independent verification has been made and accuracy is not guaranteed. The information contained in this report is not intended to address the needs of any particular investor. This presentation is solely for

the recipient. By accepting this report, the recipient acknowledges that distribution to any other person is unauthorized, and any reproduction of this report, in whole or in part, without the prior consent of Edge

Capital Group is strictly prohibited. This communication is not to be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security. All figures are estimated and unaudited. Past performance is

not necessarily indicative of future results.


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