MDT Mid Cap Growth Strategy - Granicus

MDT Advisers, a Federated Advisory Company

MDT Mid Cap Growth Strategy

April 30, 2015

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Sarah A. Stahl, CIPM, Vice President, Managing Director, MDT Advisers

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Federated Investors – Corporate Summary

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Managing approximately $363 billion in assets

Publicly traded, privately held

Employees share in approximately 20% of the firm’s ownership

Global operations in New York, Rochester, Boston, Houston, Dublin, Frankfurt, London and Tokyo

Sources of Revenue 46%.... Equity

31%.... Liquidity

23%.... Fixed-income

Client Management Summary

• Corporate and Public Defined Benefit

• Defined Contribution

• Endowments & Foundations

• Financial Intermediaries

• Institutional Sub-Advisory

• Insurance

• Local Government Investment Pools (LGIP)

• Taft-Hartley

L i q u i d i t y M a n a g e m e n t

A pioneer in liquidity management for more than 40 years, and one of the largest institutional money market fund managers in the industry*

35 liquidity management professionals, with 18 years working together at Federated Have never bought a security out of or infused capital into a money market fund to

maintain a stable $1.00 NAV

• Corporate/Prime • Tax-Free

• Sterling Denominated • U.S. Government Money Markets

Delivering competitive and consistent results since 1955

E q u i t y M a n a g e m e n t

Independent investment teams each focused on a specific style or approach and a deep historic commitment to proprietary research

Our equity strategies are a result of both carefully cultivated homegrown initiatives as well as key strategic acquisitions

• Value (Clover) • International Equity • Dividend Oriented

• Quantitative (MDT) • Equity Income • Growth (Kaufmann)

• Balanced/Macro • Alternatives/Managed Risk • Index Funds

F i x e d - I n c o m e M a n a g e m e n t

Experienced, specialized teams with strength across the yield curve Portfolio managers average 24 years of experience, nearly 17 with Federated Modular process is portable across fixed-income styles and lends itself to portfolio

customization

• Multi-Sector • Sector Specific:

• High Yield, Emerging Markets, Trade Finance, Investment-Grade Corporates, Government and Municipals

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Global Equity Team

ALTERNATIVES / MANAGED RISK Michael Dieschbourg, CIMA

Investment Professionals: 9

Portfolio Managers 4 Analysts 5

Average yrs: Industry 15 Federated 9

Chief Investment Officer is included in International Portfolio Manager count.

PRUDENT BEAR P. Ryan Bend, CFA


Portfolio Managers 2 Analysts/Assist. PMs 4


KAUFMANN GROWTH Lawrence Auriana & Hans Utsch


Portfolio Managers 10 Analysts 3 Traders 3


INTERNATIONAL Audrey Kaplan


Portfolio Managers 9 Analysts/Assist. PMs 10 Traders 2


MDT QUANTITATIVE Daniel Mahr, CFA


Portfolio Managers/Strategists 3 Other 8 Traders 2 Average yrs: Industry 9

Federated 7

CLOVER VALUE Stephen Gutch, CFA


Portfolio Managers 8 Analysts 5 Traders 2


GROWTH / INCOME John Nichol, CFA




BALANCED / MACRO Philip Orlando, CFA


Portfolio Managers 3 Analysts/Assist. PMs 3


John B. Fisher, President and CEO - Federated Advisory Companies

Stephen F. Auth, CFA, EVP, CIO Head of Global Equity, Senior Portfolio Manager

15 years with Federated - 34 years industry experience

Power of Specialized Teams… Style/approach-focused teams Alignment of Interests… Compensation tied to performance

Proprietary Research

STRATEGIC VALUE Walter Bean, CFA





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MDT Organizational Structure

John B. Fisher President & CEO

Federated Advisory Companies

Kevin Walker

Michael Bertani Stacie Costa

Administrative Services Marian Carey

Stephen Bartlett David Gomez

Shawn Mahoney Kevin Roundtree Brendan Welch

Brian M. Greenberg Research Manager

Frederick L. Konopka, CFA

Portfolio & Trading Manager

Kelly K. Patel

Sarah A. Stahl, CIPM

Managing Director

Mary Ellen Kudera

Office Manager

John C. Duane Director of Operations

Thomas T. Beals Operations Manager

Reporting Structure to Federated

John F. Sherman Philip J. Orlando, Chief Equity Market Strategist Jon McClain Lou Bouchon, Sr. Tech. Specialist, Client Server Wayne Perry Carol Kolling, Vice President Client Services

Reports also to Federated

Daniel J. Mahr, CFA Managing Director,

Research

John F. Sherman, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Edward S. Foss Senior Vice President

Chief Operating Officer

Daniel J. Burnside,

Ph.D. Director,

Risk Management

Jon McClain Information Technology

John Paul Lewicke

Research Manager

Andrew Hannigan

Wayne Perry MMDT

Sales Jonathan Sullivan

Brian Willer Operations

Nicholas Rand Eliza Erskine

Stephen F. Auth, CFA Executive Vice President

Chief Investment Officer, Equities

Tony Ng

Damien Zhang,

CFA Research Manager


MDT Investment Team

Education Years with MDT Significant Experience at MDT

Daniel J. Mahr, CFA Managing Director, Research

Harvard College, A.B., Cum Laude, Computer Science Harvard University, S.M., Computer Science 13 Developed proprietary system for building trees

Managing Director, Research 2008 -

Sarah A. Stahl, CIPM Managing Director

Harvard College, A.B., Cum Laude, Applied Mathematics Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, M.B.A 18

Designed and built trading and investment performance systems

Introduced tax-aware strategy

Brian M. Greenberg Research Manager

Harvard College, A.B., Computer Science Harvard University, S.M., Computer Science 11 Developed new versions of several stock selection variables

Added new detailed data streams to the research process

Frederick L. Konopka, CFA Portfolio & Trading Manager

Dartmouth College, Mathematics, A.B M.I.T. Sloan School of Management, M.S 18 Introduced mid cap and small cap strategies

Developed trading methodology and built trading team

John Paul Lewicke Research Manager

Dartmouth College, A.B., Cum Laude, Mathematics and Computer Science 8

Improved backtest simulation accuracy Developed enhanced technology for scoring companies using

trees

Damien Zhang, CFA Research Manager

Princeton University, A.B., Summa Cum Laude, Economics 6 Improved portfolio optimization risk management Made tree predictions more robust

Daniel J. Burnside, Ph.D., CFA Director, Risk Management

Cornell University, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering University of Rochester, M.B.A. 6

21 years experience in industry Lecturer in Finance, U. Rochester business school Provides input for risk analysis and model design

Research Analysts Traders

Andrew Hannigan Associate Analyst Years with MDT: 2

Tony Ng Analyst

Years with MDT: 4

Kelly Patel Analyst

Years with MDT: 5

Kevin Walker Associate Analyst Years with MDT: 2

Michael G. Bertani Assistant Portfolio

and Trading Manager Years with MDT: 7

Stacie Costa Trader

Years with MDT: 2


MDT Investment Philosophy

In the long run, companies with strong fundamentals outperform their peers.

Our innovative, disciplined quantitative approach to generating significant alpha:

We review every company every day to find pricing inefficiencies. We use a differentiated stock selection algorithm to find stocks with

many different combinations of fundamental characteristics. We have multiple risk controls in our process.

The result of our process is a diversified portfolio

with strong alpha potential, moderate to high active share, and moderate tracking error.


Distinguishing Features: Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Strategy

A T T R A C T I V E R I S K – R E T U R N M E T R I C S

As of 3/31/2015, except calendar year data which end at 12/31/2014. Statistics from MDT Mid Cap Growth Institutional Composite. Based on gross performance. Supplemental Information. Please see the full GIPS presentation that follows. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. *Monthly (annualized) tracking error.

D I V E R S I F Y I N G S T Y L E S T R A T E G Y F O R M O S T I N V E S T O R S

S U S T A I N A B L E A L P H A O V E R M O S T T I M E P E R I O D S

A L O N G H I S T O R Y O F E X P E R I E N C E I N Q U A N T I T A T I V E M A N A G E M E N T

305 bps

564 bps

Average AnnualOutperformance

Last 5 Years

8.3%

3.9%

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Last 5 Years

Monthly Tracking Error*

77%

Portfolio Actual3/31/2015

Active Share

0.33 0.15

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Sharpe Ratio

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Fundamentally Driven Quantitative Investment Process

Russell Midcap® Growth Stock Universe

Fundamental Research Model Scores stocks daily against 11 key factor attributes

measuring value, growth and quality

Trade Optimization Model Balances projected stock alphas with

marginal trading costs

Risk Management Budgets exposure to manage the

risk/return tradeoff

Daily Trade Review All significant

recommended trades reviewed manually

Client Portfolio

90-150 stocks

Fresh Model updated every 18-30 months

Original Incorporates proprietary research on latest MDT and academic thinking

Robust Utilizes decision tree technology to evaluate factors over a significant number of stocks and time periods

Disciplined Unemotional, objective stock scoring approach

Proprietary Sophisticated in-house trading model developed from our decades of trading experience

Cost Sensitive Recognizes that research ideas need to be “bigger” than transaction costs

“Street Smart” Utilizes human oversight to catch unintended data noise, financial announcements, breaking news, etc.

Active Moderately high active share and moderate tracking error yielding high alpha

Transparent Trades are the result of changes in fundamental factors

Diversified High number of holdings to limit tracking error

Budgeted Sector exposures similar to benchmark, factor exposures vary to gain alpha


Stock Selection Factors

VALUE

Structural earnings Measures repeatable components of a company’s earnings

Tangible book to price Excludes goodwill and other intangibles

Earnings to price Ratio of a proprietary earnings-per-share measure to price per

share

GROWTH

Analyst conviction Measures the consistency of analysts’ views

Earnings estimate momentum Measures change in analysts’ earnings-per-share estimates

Relative price trend Compares short-term price trend to longer-term price trend

Long-term earnings growth Based on analysts’ long-term earnings growth rate estimates

QUALITY Share buyback/issuance

Measures percentage change in shares outstanding

External financing Measures the company’s reliance on external sources of capital

Asset growth Measures the change in the size of the company’s balance sheet

Free cash flow Ratio of free cash flow to net revenue

V A L U E G R O W T H

Q U A L I T Y


Mid Cap Growth – Scoring with a Decision Tree

Node 1 External

Financing <= -3.8%

TN04 TN05

Node 3 Structural

Earnings %ile <=76.6%

Node 2 Asset Growth

<=35.3%

Node 5 Earnings Estimate

Momentum <=1.1%

Node 6 Structural


Node 4 Structural


TN03

Node 7 Earnings to Price %ile <=42.2%

TN06 TN07 TN08 TN01 TN02

-1.26%

-0.52% 0.19% 0.66% 0.92% 1.23%

-0.34% 0.19%

Score: Expected 3-Month-Ahead Performance versus Universe

Summarized Scoring Tree and Tree Nodes (TN)


Mid Cap Growth – Scoring with a Decision Tree

Node 1 External

Financing <= -3.8%

TN04 TN05

Node 3 Structural


Node 2 Asset Growth

<=35.3%

Node 5 Earnings Estimate

Momentum <=1.1%

Node 6 Structural


Node 4 Structural


TN03

Node 7 Earnings to Price %ile <=42.2%

TN06 TN07 TN08 TN01 TN02

-1.26%

-0.52% 0.19% 0.66% 0.92% 1.23%

-0.34% 0.19%

Score: Expected 3-Month-Ahead Performance versus Universe

Very high structural earnings

High structural earnings

Improving earnings projections No high structural earnings

or improving earnings or high value

High external financing required, rapid asset growth

Summarized Scoring Tree and Tree Nodes (TN)


MDT Mid Cap Growth Weights Russell Midcap Growth Weights

The MDT Portfolio*: 77% Active Share

The MDT Portfolio Makes Its Bets on Outperforming Combinations of Fundamental Characteristics

*Mid Cap Growth Institutional Composite 3/31/15, 77% active share versus benchmark

L E G E N D TN08 - Very high structural earnings TN02 - External financing required but high structural earnings

TN07 - High structural earnings TN04 - No high structural earnings or improving earnings or high value

TN06 - Improving earnings projections TN01 - High external financing required, not high structural earnings

TN05 - Some value but not high structural earnings, no big earnings increases TN03 - High external financing required, rapid asset growth

U N I V E R S E P O R T F O L I O


Company Scoring, continued

Multiple trees using sampled historical data combine to create a robust daily stock score that considers

many possible market environments.


Trade Optimization Model

Buy discipline and trading cost control

A position will not be purchased until its projected alpha is high enough to cover its estimated trading costs

Trading costs are company-specific, trade-size-dependent, and reflect

Commission

Spread

Market impact

Trading cost estimates are based on an internal database of hundreds of thousands of actual trades

The speed at which final trades are worked reflects the trade-off between market impact and short-term alpha


Trade Optimization Model

Sell discipline

A mirror of the buy discipline

Companies with declining fundamentals are sold as soon as there are replacement companies with high enough alpha to pay their own trading costs

Consistent, objective, unemotional


Risk Management Process – Mid Cap Growth

Risk Management Model constructed to control beta and tracking error

Diversification constraints:

Company correlations analyzed

Typically 90 – 150 stocks in portfolio

Maximum company weight 2.5% of portfolio†

Business range ± 5.0%*

Industry range ± 5.0%*

Sector range ± 1.0%*

* From weight in MDT Mid Cap Growth buyable universe which approximates the Russell Midcap Growth Index. Business, industry and sector definitions based on Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

† Or MDT Mid Cap Growth Universe weight, if larger.

2015


Active Overweights/Underweights

Mid Cap Growth Overweights vs. Benchmark

Portfolio Weight

Benchmark Weight

Overweight Rationale

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) 2.49% 0.17% 2.32% High structural earnings and increasing earnings estimates

United Therapeutics Corp. (UTHR) 2.53% 0.24% 2.29% Repaying financiers and increasing earnings estimates

Cameron International Corp. (CAM) 2.45% 0.16% 2.29% Repaying financiers and very high structural earnings

Mid Cap Growth Underweights vs. Benchmark

Portfolio Weight

Benchmark Weight

Underweight Rationale

Avago Technologies Ltd. (AVGO) NA 0.90% -0.90% Some financing required and very low structural earnings

The McGraw-Hill Financial Inc. (MHFI) NA 0.80% -0.80% Low structural earnings and value

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX) NA 0.79% -0.79% Very low structural earnings and some financing required

Holdings are subject to change. Data is as of 3/31/2015 and should not be considered a recommendation to purchase, hold or sell any particular security. Supplemental information. Please see the full GIPS presentation that follows.


Summary: Our Investment Edge

Fresh Research process is continuous to take advantage of latest and best academic and internal thinking, to stay ahead of fast moving markets.

Robust Sophisticated technology used to allow consideration of thousands of combinations of stock factors and external environments.

Consistent Dynamic quantitative rules developed using 30 years of stock market history, implemented without emotion.

Experienced Investment process running live for the past 20 years through multiple market environments.

Rigorous and Repeatable.


Appendix


Account Specific Performance

City of Naples General Employees’, Police Officers’ and Firefighters’ Pensions Gross Performance Returns as of 3/31/15

Supplemental Information

Firefighters General

Employees Police Index

1Q 2015 3.63% 3.54% 3.63% 5.38%

1 Year 15.12% 15.09% 15.28% 15.56%

3 Years 20.53% 20.59% 20.63% 17.41%

5 Years 21.80% 22.01% 21.94% 16.43%

Since Inception† 23.05% 23.24% 23.19% 22.27%

† Since inception 1/16/2009. Periods greater than one year are annualized.

Performance returns are gross of management and other fees. Deduction of fees and expenses over time will reduce a client’s return.

Investing in equities is speculative and involves substantial risk. Please refer to the disclosure pages at the end of this document as they are an integral part of this presentation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Supplemental Information is supplemental to the attached GIPS presentation.

Source: MDT’s internal Investment Team.


MDT Mid Cap Growth

As of 3/31/2015. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Supplemental information. Please see the full GIPS presentation that follows.

Performance 1Q 2015 January February March

Institutional Composite (Gross) 3.59% -2.62% 5.63% 0.71%

Russell MidCap Growth Index 5.38% -1.68% 6.88% 0.28%

Institutional Composite (Net) 3.33% -2.71% 5.55% 0.62%

Gross Performance vs. Benchmark -1.79% -0.94% -1.25% 0.43%

Prior Periods 2Q 2014 3Q 2014 4Q 2014 Full Year2014 1Q 2015 YTD

2015

Institutional Composite (Gross) 3.78% 0.41% 7.27% 14.88% 3.59% 3.59%

Russell MidCap Growth Index 4.37% -0.73% 5.84% 11.90% 5.38% 5.38%

Institutional Composite (Net) 3.52% 0.15% 7.00% 13.75% 3.33% 3.33%

Gross Performance vs. Benchmark -0.59% 1.14% 1.43% 2.98% -1.79% -1.79%


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AnalystConvictionTop 20%

Long−Term Growth

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Earnings to PriceTop 20%

TangibleBook to Price

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Share BuybackTop 10%& Positive

ExternalFinancing

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Asset Growth>50%

Earnings Risk Low 50%

Stand-Alone Factor Performance vs. Universe1Q 2015

MDT Mid Cap Growth

As of 3/31/2015. Performance of a portfolio composed of stocks selected by the criteria shown and rebalanced monthly, compared to the performance of a universe which approximates the Russell MidCap Growth Index. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Supplemental information. Please see the full GIPS presentation that follows.

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MDT Mid Cap Growth

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TN08Very high structural earnings

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TN06Improving earnings projections

TN05Some value but not high structural earnings,

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Company Types: Universe Performance vs. Estimated Benchmark1Q 2015

Prediction

As of 3/31/2015. Performance of a portfolio composed of stocks selected by the criteria shown and rebalanced monthly, compared to the performance of a universe which approximates the Russell MidCap Growth Index. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Supplemental information. Please see the full GIPS presentation that follows.


MDT Mid Cap Growth

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TN05Some value but not high structural earnings,

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Company Types: Contribution to Portfolio Performance1Q 2015

As of 3/31/2015. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Supplemental information. Please see the full GIPS presentation that follows.


MDT Mid Cap Growth

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TN05Some value but not high structuralearnings, no big earnings increases

As of 3/31/2015. Supplemental information. Please see the full GIPS presentation that follows.


Performance Summary – Mid Cap Growth

Annualized Performance Returns as of 3/31/15 Supplemental Information

† Since inception 8/1/00. *The net performance results reflect the deduction of a hypothetical 1% investment advisory fee per year, deducted monthly. Investing in equities is speculative and involves substantial risk. Please refer to the disclosure pages at the end of this document as they are an integral part of this presentation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Supplemental Information. Please see the full GIPS presentation that follows. Source: Zephyr Associates, Inc. and MDT’s internal Investment Team.

1Q 2015 YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 7 Years 10 Years Since Inception†MDT Mid Cap Growth (Gross) 3.59% 3.59% 15.77% 20.81% 22.07% 12.93% 12.77% 8.18%Russell MidCap Growth Index 5.38% 5.38% 15.56% 17.41% 16.43% 11.24% 10.19% 5.13%MDT Mid Cap Growth (Net)* 3.33% 3.33% 14.64% 19.62% 20.88% 11.82% 11.66% 7.10%

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Annual Performance Returns as of 3/31/15 Supplemental Information

† Since inception 8/1/00. *The net performance results reflect the deduction of a hypothetical 1% investment advisory fee per year, deducted monthly. Investing in equities is speculative and involves substantial risk. Please refer to the disclosure pages at the end of this document as they are an integral part of this presentation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Supplemental Information. Please see the full GIPS presentation that follows. Source: Zephyr Associates, Inc. and MDT’s internal Investment Team.

2000† 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 YTD2015

MDT Mid Cap Growth (Gross) -16.04% -20.43% -18.79% 42.45% 25.06% 13.81% 11.19% 28.77% -44.67% 23.12% 39.75% 3.77% 20.76% 41.60% 14.88% 3.59%Russell MidCap Growth Index -15.99% -20.15% -27.41% 42.71% 15.48% 12.10% 10.66% 11.43% -44.32% 46.29% 26.38% -1.65% 15.81% 35.74% 11.90% 5.38%MDT Mid Cap Growth (Net)* -16.40% -21.24% -19.61% 41.07% 23.84% 12.69% 10.09% 27.51% -45.25% 21.91% 38.39% 2.74% 19.58% 40.23% 13.75% 3.33%

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Benchmark Analysis October 1, 2000 through March 31, 2015

Supplemental Information

MDT Mid Cap Growth

(gross of fees)*

Russell Mid Cap Growth

Index

Annualized Return (%) 7.95% 4.53%

Annualized Standard Deviation (%) 20.25% 24.13%

Annualized Sharpe Ratio 0.31 0.12

Beta 0.77 1.00

Tracking Error (%) 9.52% 0.00%

Annualized Alpha (%) 4.08% 0.00%

R-Squared 85.13% 100.00%

Up Capture Ratio 90.63% 100.00%

Down Capture Ratio 76.01% 100.00%

*The gross performance results reflect the deduction of transaction costs, but do not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees. The data provided herein was calculated using software developed by Zephyr Associates, Inc. The assumed cash equivalent is represented by the Citigroup 3-month T-bill Index. Performance returns are gross of management fees. The deduction of fees or other expenses and their compounding effect over time will reduce a client’s return. Investing in equities is speculative and involves substantial risk. Please refer to the disclosure pages at the end of this document as they are an integral part of this presentation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Supplemental Information. Please see the full GIPS presentation that follows. Source: Zephyr Associates, Inc. and MDT’s internal Investment Team.


Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

As of 3/31/2015. *Top 10 holdings are bold and italicized. Supplemental Information. Please see the full GIPS presentation that follows. All securities listed are used to illustrate the MDT Mid Cap Growth portfolio and should not be viewed as recommendations. It should not be assumed that holdings listed were or will be profitable. The portfolio securities have changed over time and may change at any time. Individual client accounts will vary.

BASIC INDUSTRIES Bemis Co Inc. International Paper Co. Owens-Illinois Inc. RPM International Inc. Sealed Air Corp. The Sherwin-Williams Co.* The Timken Co. CAPITAL GOODS Acuity Brands Inc. Agilent Technologies Inc. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. Dover Corp. Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.* Joy Global Inc. MRC Global Inc. Paccar Inc. Pitney Bowes Inc. Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. Trinity Industries Inc. Valmont Industries Inc. CONSUMER CYCLICALS Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Apollo Group Inc. -CL A AutoNation Inc. Autozone Inc.

Avis Budget Group Inc. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Big Lots Inc. Cablevision Systems Corp. Cintas Corp. Deckers Outdoor Corp. DeVry Inc. Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. Dillard's Inc. Discovery Communications Inc. Expedia Inc. Foot Locker Inc. Fossil Group Inc. Gap Inc. Guess? Inc. Harman International Herbalife Ltd. IAC/InterActiveCorp Kohl's Corp. Macy's Inc. Marriott International - CL A Mattel Inc. NeuStar Inc. Nu Skin Enterprises - Cl A O'Reilly Automotive Inc.* PVH Corp. Ralph Lauren Corp. Robert Half International Inc.

Ross Stores Inc. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Wyndham Worldwide Corp. CONSUMER DURABLES Genuine Parts Co. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Harley-Davidson Inc. Lear Corp.* Penske Automotive Group Inc. Stanley Black & Decker Inc. CONSUMER STAPLES Avon Products Inc. Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. ConAgra Foods Inc. Constellation Brands Inc. Dean Foods Co. Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc. Flowers Foods Inc. Ingredion Inc. Kroger Co.* Monster Beverage Corp. Tupperware Corp. Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrances Inc. Whole Foods Market Inc.

ENERGY Cameron International Corp.* FMC Technologies Inc. Helmerich & Payne Inc. Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. Tesoro Corp. FINANCIALS Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd. Ally Financial Inc. Aon Corp. Broadridge Financial Solutions LLC CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. Dun & Bradstreet Corp. Del NE Global Payments Inc. IntercontinentalExchange Inc. Lazard Ltd. Western Union Co.* HEALTH CARE Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. AmerisourceBergen Corp. Cardinal Health Inc. Cerner Corp. Edwards Lifesciences Corp. HCA Holdings Inc. Henry Schein Inc.

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings Mednax Inc. Patterson Cos. Inc. Quest Diagnostics Quintiles Transnational Hldg St. Jude Medical Inc. United Therapeutics Corp.* Weight Watchers Intl Inc. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Arris Group Inc. Broadcom Corp. CA Inc. CDW Corp. Citrix Systems Inc. Electronic Arts Inc.* F5 Networks Inc. IPG Photoics Corp. Jabil Circuit Inc. Microchip Technology Inc. NetApp Inc. Polycom Inc. SanDisk Corp. ServiceNow Inc. Skyworks Solutions Inc.* Symantec Corp. Teradata Corp. Western Digital Corp.

TRANSPORTATION Alaska Air Group Inc. Delta Airlines Inc. Southwest Airlines Co. United Continental Holdings Inc. UTILITIES Windstream Holdings Inc.


Disclosures MDT Mid Cap Growth Institutional Composite

The portfolio sector weightings have changed over time and may change at any time. Sector weightings are measured as a percentage of the total equity market value as of the date indicated above, and totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. It is calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested. The Russell Midcap Growth Index is unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Investing in equities is speculative and involves substantial risk. Individual client accounts will vary. MDT seeks to optimize every portfolio on a daily basis. However, not all portfolios may trade daily, due to operational issues or liquidity constraints. All charts and tables were created using information from Zephyr Associates, Inc and MDT's internal Investment Team. The benchmark analysis presented herein is calculated using software developed by Zephyr Associates, Inc. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Russell Investments is the owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to its respective indexes. Copyright © Russell Investments 2015.


MDT Mid Cap Growth Institutional Composite

Composite MDT Mid Cap Growth Institutional CompositeIndex Russell Midcap Growth IndexPeriods Ending 3/31/2015

CompositeGross Return Index

Composite Net Return (Assuming

Maximum Fee)Q1 15 3.59 5.38 3.33YTD 3.59 5.38 3.331 Year 15.77 15.56 14.643 Years (Annlzd) 20.81 17.41 19.625 Years (Annlzd) 22.07 16.43 20.8810 Years (Annlzd) 12.77 10.19 11.66Aug 00 - Mar 15 (Annlzd) 8.17 5.13 7.10

See page 2 for additional notes to the schedule of rates of return and statistics

Returns (%)

Schedule of Rates of Return and Statistics

This strategy utilizes a disciplined, quantitative investment process which analyzes a diverse universe of approximately 400 publicly traded domestic equities on a daily basis. The process selects stocks based on fundamental variables, controls risk through diversification constraints, and controls turnover by taking into account the impact of trading costs. The universe of stocks available to this strategy is the MDT Mid Cap Growth Universe, which approximates the Russell Mid Cap Growth Universe. Accounts eligible for this composite must follow this style, be fully-discretionary, and pay commissions. This composite was created August 2000. MDT Advisers, a Federated Advisory Company, has managed portfolios in this investment style since August 2000. Firm assets prior January 2007 are of an acquired entity of Federated Investors. Performance presented prior to January 2007 occurred while the Portfolio Management Team members were affiliated with a prior firm. Performance shown for 2000 is for a partial period starting on August 1, 2000. Federated Investors claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (“GIPS®”) and has prepared and presented this report in compliance with the GIPS® standards. Federated Investors has been independently verified for the period of January 1, 1992, through December 31, 2014. 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 MDT Mid-Cap Growth Institutional Composite has been examined for the period of January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2014. The verification and performance examination reports are available upon request. The firm's separately managed account fee schedule for this product is 0.85% on the first $10 million; 0.70% on $10 - $50 million; 0.60% on $50 - $100 million; 0.50% on assets greater than $100 million. Composite net-of-fee returns are calculated using highest fee. Actual fees may vary by client.


MDT Mid Cap Growth Institutional Composite

Composite MDT Mid Cap Growth Institutional CompositeIndex Russell Midcap Growth IndexPeriods Ending

Composite Gross Return

Composite Net Return

Benchmark Return

*Composite 3-Yr Std Dev

*Benchmark 3-Yr Std Dev

Number ofPortfolios **Dispersion % of

Carve OutsComposite

Assets (mil)Firm

Assets (bil)

2005 13.81 12.69 12.09 12.31 12.19 2 N/A 0.00% 0.9 5.0 2006 11.19 10.09 10.66 11.79 11.18 1 N/A 0.00% 0.6 7.7 2007 28.77 27.51 11.43 10.86 10.51 3 N/A 0.00% 60.9 294.9 2008 (44.67) (45.25) (44.32) 20.19 20.38 3 N/A 0.00% 35.8 402.8 2009 23.12 21.91 46.29 21.57 24.01 8 N/A 0.00% 56.4 384.4 2010 39.75 38.39 26.38 24.71 26.37 7 0.30 0.00% 48.8 354.3 2011 3.77 2.74 (1.65) 19.85 20.82 8 0.12 0.00% 46.5 363.9 2012 20.76 19.58 15.81 18.49 17.91 8 0.18 0.00% 52.6 371.3 2013 41.60 40.23 35.74 15.04 14.62 9 0.22 0.00% 436.7 366.8 2014 14.88 13.75 11.90 10.55 10.87 9 0.13 0.00% 455.2 349.3

*Represents the 3-year annualized standard deviation for both the composite and index returns. The statistic is used to measure the volatility of composite returns.**Standard deviation is calculated using gross returns. Standard deviation is not applicable ("N/A") for any period if fewer than five accounts are in the composite for that period. (See footnote 5)

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8. Additional information regarding the policies for valuing portfolios, calculating performance, and preparing compliant presentations, as w ell as a complete list and description of the f irm’s composites is available upon request.

9. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

10. See disclosures on the Schedule of Rates of Return and Statistics Reports for additional information.

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2. Interest income and dividends are recognized on an accrual basis. Returns include the reinvestment of all income.

3. All market values and performance information are valued in US. dollars unless currency is denoted in composite title.

4. With the exception of the Federated Clover Investment Advisors composites, annual composite dispersion is measured and presented using the asset w eighted standard deviation of the returns of all of the portfolios included in the composite over the entire year. Quarterly dispersion is measured using all portfolios included in the composite for that quarter. With regard to Federated Clover Investment Advisors composites, annual dispersion is measured using the equal w eighted standard deviation of the returns of all the portfolios included in the composite over the entire year.

6. The composites may include the equity or f ixed segments of balanced separate accounts, w hen appropriate. Client directed cash f low s for balanced accounts are accounted for independently in the appropriate segment using the portfolio’s cash position in place at the time of the cash f low .

5. Composite dispersion does not measure the risk of the product presented, it simply measures the return variance among portfolios managed in a similar fashion. This variance can be affected by variations in cash f low or specif ic client parameters among the portfolios comprising the composites, as w ell as by Federated’s execution of strategy across accounts.

1. Federated Investors is a global, independent, multi-strategy investment management f irm w ith off ices in Pittsburgh, New York, Rochester, Boston, London, Dublin, and Frankfurt. For GIPS® purposes, Federated Investors is defined to include the assets of registered investment companies, separate (or private) accounts, managed accounts (including w rap accounts) and commingled or collective trusts that are advised or sub-advised by the follow ing subsidiaries: Federated Advisory Services Co.; Federated Equity Management Co. of PA; Federated Investment Counseling; Federated Investment Management Co.; Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; International Management Limited; Passport Research, Ltd.; MDT Advisers; Federated Securities Corp.; effective December, 2008, (the date of acquisition) the institutional assets of Federated Clover Investment Advisors, and effective September, 2009, (the date the assets w ere brought into compliance) the SMA/Wrap assets of Federated Clover Investment Advisors; and effective April, 2012 (the date of acquisition) Federated Investors (UK) LLP. Effective w ith the January 1, 2011, change in GIPS® policies regarding fair value, the assets of the Capital Preservation Fund (a Guaranteed Investment Contract vehicle) w ere included in the defined f irm assets. Prior to that date they w ere excluded as they are not market value based investments.

7. See the composite description language on the prior page for a discussion on appropriate fees currently applied to calculate composite performance. With regard to the institutional composites not managed by the Federated Clover or MDT Advisers teams, for the period July 1, 1992 through September 30, 2009, net of fee performance w as calculated monthly by reducing the gross composite return by the highest actual fee of any account in the composite for that month, regardless of investment vehicle. Prior to this, the maximum management fee charged for the period July 1, 1992 through September 30, 1992 w as used to calculate net of fee performance back to inception of the composite. In addition, further fee information can be obtained from Federated’s respective Forms ADV Part 2 Brochure Item 5.


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