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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Who is Cenacle Capital Management?........................................................................................................................ 2
Why Choose Cenacle Capital Management? ............................................................................................................ 2
ACCOUNT COMPOSITION..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Return / Income Yield Composition........................................................................................................................... 3
Commission SCHEDULE................................................................................................................................................... 3
Style Composition............................................................................................................................................................... 3
Annual Expense................................................................................................................................................................... 3
ADHERENCE TO IPS GUIDELINES.................................................................................................................................... 4
IPS Diversification.............................................................................................................................................................. 4
IPS RED FLAGS.......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Diversification...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Asset Quality-Morningstar 3.0 or Better Rating .................................................................................................... 4
Asset Quality-$500M market capitalization minimum....................................................................................... 4
Considerations for Investment Committee................................................................................................................... 5
FOOTNOTES............................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Disclaimer................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Cenacle Capital Management, LLC is pleased to review the Acme Endowment Investment Fund
(“AEIF”)
AEIF Board is responsible for the fiduciary stewardship of an Investment Fund with First State
Bank Trust Company, a broker/dealer division of First State Bank. First State is the custodian of the
Investment Fund.
As of 6/30/2016, the ending account value is $504,323.31. A portfolio assessment is provided by
Cenacle Capital Management, LLC. An Illinois State Registered Investment Advisor, and Accredited
Investment Fiduciary Analyst™.
WHO IS CENACLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT?
Cenacle Capital Management ("Cenacle”) is an Illinois state registered investment advisory firm.
Cenacle manages self-directed 401(k), 401(h), Cash Balance, Profit Sharing, IRA and small business
pension plans using Limited Discretionary Authority. Cenacle is a separate account manager and
structured as a Limited Liability Company.
Our Company was formed in 2004, and the founder has over 35 years’ experience in the financial
services and listed options industry.
Cenacle Capital holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst™ designation from the Center
for Fiduciary Studies.
WHY CHOOSE CENACLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT?
1. As an Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst ™, we leverage our certification to provide plan
sponsors and investment committees an independent assessment of their portfolios by
uncovering hidden expenses, benchmarking fund performance and crafting each account as if it
were our own.
2. With over 35 years of experience in managing large equity positions during every financial
crisis, Cenacle brings a unique perspective to mitigating risk and providing stability to client
accounts.
3. The institutional relationship with our custodian provides a low cost alternative in managing
assets and allows us to efficiently allocate client accounts using stocks, mutual funds and low
cost Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
4. Cenacle Capital does not sell annuities, insurance or securities and is a “fee only” fiduciary.
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ACCOUNT COMPOSITION
RETURN / INCOME YIELD COMPOSITION
2.32% annual income distribution yield
0.01% Cash on bank sweep deposits
6 month probability gain / loss range -9% | +19%
Potential Annual Return 10.21%
BROAD ALLOCATION
77% Mutual Funds
14% Exchange traded Funds
9 % Cash and Bank Deposit
ASSET ALLOCATION COMPOSITION
44% Domestic Equity
16.5% Non-US Equity
17% High Yield
13% Short Term Fixed
9.6% Cash
COMMISSION SCHEDULE
Stock / ETF Online: $22.00 minimum
Desk Assisted: $49.00
Mutual Funds: Online: $30.00
Desk Assisted: $50.00
STYLE COMPOSITION
16.6% Large Blend
13% General Short & Intermediate Bond
12.4% Mid Growth Debenture
11.6% Large Value
11.4% Large Growth
10.4% Large Value Preferred
9.6% Cash
6.4% Mid Blend
4.6% Corp High Yield
4.1% Small Growth
ANNUAL EXPENSE
** Investment Advisor Fee: N/A
** Trust Administration Fees: N/A
0.62% weighted annual fund expense ratio
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ADHERENCE TO IPS GUIDELINES
IPS DIVERSIFICATION
“A minimum of 10% is in cash at all times”
STATUS: Acceptable, but slightly under minimum
“No more than 50% of the funds in the Restricted Pool may be invested in Acceptable
Equities”
STATUS: Compliant
“No more than 15% of the Restricted Pool’s value shall be invested in a single mutual fund”
STATUS: Compliant
“No more than 5% of the Restricted Pool’s’ value shall be invested in the equity securities
of a single issuer”.
STATUS: Compliant
“No more than 20% of the Restricted Pool’s value shall be invested in equity securities of
issuers in any single industry group”
STATUS: Compliant
IPS RED FLAGS
DIVERSIFICATION
The Investment Policy statement states, “… a minimum of 10% is in cash at all times”.
Currently the AEIF Investment fund has 9.6% in Cash.
ASSET QUALITY-MORNINGSTAR 3.0 OR BETTER RATING
Aberdeen Global High Income (symbol: JHYIX) Morningstar Rating of 2.0 (1)
AMG Yacktman Focused (symbol: YAFIX) Morningstar Rating of 2.0
Wisdom Tree Europe Hedged (symbol: HEDJ) DWA score of 1.93; Morningstar 5.0
ASSET QUALITY-$500M MARKET CAPITALIZATION MINIMUM
Aberdeen Global High Income (symbol: JHYIX) $479,195,000 Market Cap
Lord Abbett Bond Debenture (symbol: LBNYX) $484,245,000 Market Cap
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Liquidate a small position of fixed income assets to meet minimum IPS Cash level of 10%
Replace Columbia Select Large Cap Growth (symbol: CGTRX) with PowerShares (symbol:
QQQ) ETF Trust. 71% less expensive. 0.70% vs 0.20% expense ratio. Higher annual yield of
1.03% vs. 0.00%.
Replace AMG Yacktman Focused Institutional (symbol: YAFX) with iShares Morningstar
Large Value ETF (symbol: JKF). 76% less expensive. 0.25% vs 1.08% expense ratio. Higher
annual yield of 2.88% vs. 1.17%.
Replace Thornberg Limited Term Income (symbol: THIIX) with Vanguard Intermediate
Bond ETF (symbol: BIV). 78% less expensive. 0 .11% vs 0.52%. Slightly higher yield.
Remove the Prohibited Investment restriction on the use of listed options. Options are a
valuable tool in mitigating risk and achieving addition income. A non-leveraged strategy
called Cash Secured Put Writing could be an attractive addition the Foundation’s
investment strategy in a historically low interest rate environment.
Monitor the Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund (symbol: LBNYX). 74% of the assets are
held in securities rated BBB or less by S&P. (2)
Consider investment in the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (symbol: SDOG). SDOG has a
current yield of 3.15%, with a market capitalization of $1.2 Billion. The ETF is based off an
underlying index which is a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of
tracking the overall performance of the highest dividend paying stocks in the S&P 500 on a
sector-by-sector basis. SDOGS has attractive 1, 3, 5 and 10 year returns.
Consider rebalancing the Investment Fund to achieve a Risk Target Score more aligned with
a portfolio designed for long term growth.
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FOOTNOTES
(1) http://www.morningstar.com/funds/xnas/jhyix/quote.html
(2) https://www.lordabbett.com/en/strategies/mutual-funds/bond-debenture-
fund.html#la_tab_summary
DISCLAIMER
Cenacle Capital Management is a State of Illinois registered investment advisor. IARD 130804
Cenacle Capital Management LLC is registered as an investment advisor and only transacts business
in states where it is properly registered or notice filed, or excluded or exempted from registration
requirements. Registration as an investment advisor does not constitute an endorsement of the firm by
securities regulators and does not mean that the advisor has attained a particular level of skill or
ability. Follow-up and individual responses that involve either the affecting or attempting to affect
transactions in securities, or the rendering of personalized investment advice for compensation, as the
case may be, will not be made absent compliance with state investment adviser and investment adviser
representative registration requirements, or an applicable exemption or exclusion.
Past returns are not a guarantee of future results.
Our current disclosure statement is set forth on Part II of Form ADV and is available for your review
upon request.