Episcopal Church Foundation in West Texas

quarterly report


 

   

Quarterly  Report

June 30, 2008

 

Market Report

           Investing continued to be a difficult activity in the second quarter.  With the economy suffering from a serious credit crisis and the price of oil going over $140 per barrel, Wall Street is in disarray.  The only good thing that can be said about the second quarter is that it was not as bad as the first quarter.

           Stock performance improved during the quarter, but stocks still lost money.  The broad stock market, as measured by the DJ Wilshire 5000 index returned -1.5% for the quarter.  As shown in the chart below, small capitalization stocks outperformed large stocks (by almost 250 basis points). The growth style outperformed the value style in both capitalization categories and reported gains. The value style was negatively impacted by the performance of financial stocks.  International stocks also sustained a slight loss for the quarter.

            Fixed income securities declined in performance during the quarter.  Although the Federal Reserve kept short-term interest rates low, the bond market experienced a sell-off with yields rising.  As shown below, bonds sustained losses across the maturity spectrum.

          

            

 Market Returns for Quarter 


 

       
            

        

Model Portfolio Review

             Three of the Foundation’s four model portfolios sustained losses averaging about 1.2% for the quarter, with only the Capital Maintenance model eking out a slight gain.     

              Performance of the models compared to their respective peer groups deteriorated during the quarter and was generally unfavorable.  Longer-term comparisons continue to be favorable.  Performance compared to passive indices was likewise unfavorable, generally, for the quarter and favorable long-term.

              Details of the performance of the four models are shown below.

                                   

Asset Class Investment Results

            The Foundation’s performance this quarter for the three assets classes in which it invests, along with comparative benchmark returns, are shown in the following table.

 

Asset Class

Return

Benchmark

Common Stocks

-1.8%

-1.7%

Fixed Income

-1.3%

-1.0%

Cash Equivalents

  0.6%

 0.5%

            

Account Status

            Total Foundation assets at quarter-end were $35.5 million, a decrease of $100 thousand during the quarter.  Investment losses totaled $415 thousand or -1.2%. Six new accounts were adding during the quarter with initial deposits of $284 thousand.  At quarter-end the Foundation had a total of 131 accounts as follows:

 

Ownership

Number of Accounts

Amount

Churches/Schools

81

$   13.7 million

Diocese

50

     21.8 million

 

 

              

 

 

 

Portfolio Performance as of June 30, 2008*

 

Growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Mo

1 Yr

3 Yr

5 Yr

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Total Return

(1.12)

(2.88)

6.74

8.80

          +/- Peer Group Composite

(0.70)

3.87

2.68

1.74

                    +/- Index Composite

(0.08)

4.51

0.82

(0.08)

 

 

Growth & Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Mo

1 Yr

3 Yr

5 Yr

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Total Return

(1.19)

(0.23)

5.70

7.03

          +/- Peer Group Composite

(0.67)

3.86

2.20

1.73

                    +/- Index Composite

(0.34)

3.48

0.52

0.04

 

 

 

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Mo

1 Yr

3 Yr

5 Yr

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Total Return

(1.09)

1.92

5.35

6.07

          +/-  Peer Group Composite

(0.26)

4.41

2.18

1.74

                    +/- Index Composite

(0.39)

2.90

0.59

0.23

 

 

Capital Maintenance

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Mo

1 Yr

3 Yr

5 Yr

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Total Return

0.02

5.63

4.23

3.21

          +/-  Peer Group Composite

0.01

2.55

0.78

0.56

                     +/- Index Composite

0.15

0.86

(0.10)

(0.14)

 

* Returns for one year and greater than one year are annualized.  Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

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