For professional investors only

November 2015

Jeremy Raccio

An overview of Smart Beta strategiesUBS Asset Management

Portfolio Manager

What is alternative / "smart" betaSection 1

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Harvesting factor premia: Is it alpha or beta?

Alpha

Alternative Beta

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Capacity

• Skill based• Specialized processes

• Scale based• Commoditized processes

• Skill with scale• Differentiated processes

Evolving market segmentation

Market cap weighted indices are the only true beta, or passive market portfolio, as they are the only reference for a truly passive, buy and hold investment strategy as they aim to capture the long term equity risk premium with low turnover, high liquidity, and high capacity. (MSCI )In finance, the beta (β) of an investment is a measure of the risk arising from exposure to general market movements as opposed to idiosyncratic factors. The market portfolio of all investable assets has a beta of exactly 1. (Investopedia)

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Current Alternative Beta indicesA growing landscape of products and indices

Source: UBS Asset Management, EDHEC-Risk Institute, FTSE, MSCI, Research Affiliates, Russell, S&P DJI, STOXX. Data as of September 2014.

• FTSE RAFI

• Russell Fundamental

• FTSE GWA

• MSCI Enhanced Value

• MSCI Value Weighted

• FTSE Value Factor

• Russell High Efficiency Value

• EDHEC Value Multi-Strategy

• S&P Dividend Aristocrats

• S&P Dividend Opportunities

• S&P Buyback

• Dow Jones Select Dividend

• MSCI Dividend Masters

• FTSE High Dividend Yield

• EDHEC High Dividend Yield Multi-Strategy

• Russell High Dividend Yield

• STOXX Select Dividend

• STOXX Maximum Dividend

Low Volatility Hybrid / Index Blends

• MSCI Quality Mix

• MSCI Multi-Factor

• MSCI High Dividend Yield

• FTSE Diversified Factor

• S&P Global Intrinsic Value

• S&P Low Volatility High Dividend

• Russell Stability

• Russell High Efficiency Defensive

• EDHEC Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy

Size

• MSCI Equal Weighted

• FTSE Size Factor

• Russell Equal Weight

• S&P Equal Weight

• STOXX Equal Weight

• EDHEC Maximum Deconcentration

• EDHEC Mid Cap Multi Strategy

• MSCI Minimum Volatility

• MSCI Risk Weighted

• MSCI Volatility Tilt

• FTSE RAFI Low Volatility

• FTSE Global Minimum Variance

• FTSE Volatility Factor

• S&P Low Volatility

• STOXX Minimum Variance

• EDHEC Low Volatility Multi Strategy

• Russell High Efficiency Low Volatility

• Russell-Axioma Factor

• MSCI Quality

• MSCI Quality Tilt

• S&P Quality

• FTSE Quality Factor

• Russell High Efficiency Quality

• STOXX Strong Quality

• STOXX Strong Balance Sheet

• MSCI Momentum

• MSCI Momentum Tilt

• FTSE Momentum Factor

• S&P Momentum

• Russell High Efficiency Momentum

• EDHEC High Momentum Multi Strategy

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Diversification Strategies

• FTSE TOBAM Max Diversification

• FTSE Diversification Based Investing

• MSCI Defensive

• MSCI Cyclical

• FTSE EDHEC-Risk Efficient

• FTSE Equal Risk Contribution

• EDHEC Diversified Risk Parity

• EDHEC Max Decorrelation

• EDHEC Efficient Min Volatility

• EDHEC Efficient Max Sharpe Ratio

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Limitations of simple ways of factor investingPotential pitfalls

• Factors are oftenapplied indiscriminately to entire universe

• Cyclicality of factors could lead to long periods of underperformance versus broad market

• Correlationsbetween factors are not stable which impedes effective combination

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An active quantitative approach for smarter solutions

Section 2

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A multifactor approach to harvest factor premiaReturn drivers exploit fundamental and behavioral investment themes

Source: UBS Asset Management. For illustrative purposes only.

Valuation Capital Usage Profitability Growth Market Behavior

Determines the expensiveness (cheapness) of a stock based on traditional valuation multiples

Evaluates a company’s reinvestment behavior, likelihood of financial distress and management confidence

Measures the level and change in a firm’s profit margins, as well as its return on capital employed

Captures the realized growth of a company and its future growth prospects

Gauges the trend in a stock’s market price and earnings stream

Return Drivers

Use sector/industry specific multifactor model to identify securities with favorable characteristics

• Factors should be applied with economic rationale and based on empirical evidence

• Example: Price to Cash-flow is useful for IT stocks, but not for Financials

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Sector group specific modelingConstruction of return drivers considers sector group specific dynamics

For illustrative purposes only

Cyclicals Stable Growth

Health CareConsumer Staples

ConsumerDiscretionary

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Return Drivers

Valuation

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Price to cash flow

Capex to depreciation

ROE

Debt to equity

Price momentum

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Change in shares outstanding

ROA

R&D to sales

3-month earnings revisions

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Example proprietary Value Premia factorValue Premia simulated performance (in USD) – Dec 31, 2005 to Dec 31, 2014

Source: UBS Asset Management. Note: Figures are gross of fees and in USD. Returns are simulated. Past performance, whether simulated or actual, is not a guide to the future. Return figures are based on currently available information and are subject to revision. Please see attached disclosure information.

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UBS Global Value Simulation

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Reduce cyclicality of relative returnsIsolate specific components of return drivers – create refined return drivers

Source: UBS Asset Management. For illustrative purposes only.

Problem: Raw return drivers have both specific and systematic (beta) components and may overlap

Solution: Create refined return drivers to identify the specific component

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Refinement methodologyUtilize optimization to construct refined return drivers

Source: UBS Asset Management. Information based on US Quantitative Equity model; as of 31 Dec 2014. For illustrative purposes only. The information should not be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell any particular security.

Refined return driver: Valuation's exposures

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Raw return driver: Valuation's exposures

Varying degrees of exposures to other return drivers and to systematic risk components

No ex-ante exposures to other return drivers and to systematic risk components leading to lower and more stable correlations and thus robust return contributions

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Refinement creates lower and more stable correlationsImproving the risk allocation process

Ex ante correlation of Profitability and Market Behavior

Source: Factset, Barra, UBS Asset Management. For illustrative purposes only. Based on refined return drivers of the Global model.Note: Refined return drivers represent a pure exposure to a specific return signal while maintaining zero exposure to other signals and selected risk factors. Data from July 2011 to May 2015. Portfolios are rebalanced weekly. Returns of refined return drivers are simulated. Please see additional disclosures regarding refined return drivers at the end of the presentation.

Predicted correlation of raw Profitability and Market Behavior drivers has been unstable and volatile

Predicted correlation of refined return drivers has been stable and close to zero

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Optimally combine distinct refined return drivers …… for creation of broad-based portfolio

Five refinedreturn drivers

Stock level risk-adjusted expected returns

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Implied weights of refined return drivers (resp. contribution to active risk): Aug 2008 – May 2015

Source: UBS Asset Management. For illustrative purposes only.Implied weights of refined return drivers: Aug 2008 – May 2015, daily data, US model

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Refinement produced higher return per unit of risk

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Refined versus raw combined return driver risk-adjusted return ratio

3 year rolling information ratio

Source: Factset, Barra, UBS Asset Management. For illustrative purposes only. Note: Refined return drivers represent a pure exposure to a specific return signal while maintaining zero exposure to other signals and selected risk factors. Return drivers represent exposure to an return signal but also exposure to other signals and aggregate risk factors. Daily returns from 8 Dec 2009 to 1 May 2015. Portfolios are rebalanced weekly. Returns of refined return drivers and return drivers are simulated. Please see additional disclosures regarding refined return drivers at the end of the presentation.Return is 1 year rolling return from period 8 Dec 2009 to 30 June 2014. Risk is defined as volatility measured as one standard deviation. Information ratio is defined as Return / Risk.

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Average combined refined return driver: 1.89

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Observations and conclusions

• How risk premia are measured matters attention to industry specific dynamics appears merited

• How risk premia are combined is important risk adjusted returns will vary depending on the approach employed

• Risk premia pay-offs are time-varying a process that incorporates the dynamic nature of their relative returns merits consideration

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General information and disclosuresAppendix

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Refined return driver disclosures

Returns of refined return drivers are simulated.

Refined return drivers represent a pure exposure to a specific return signal while maintaining zero exposure to other signals and selected risk factors. Refined return drivers are long-short, beta-neutral, and dollar-neutral portfolios constructed via a mean-variance optimization process. The optimally combined refined return driver is constructed based on the correlations between the refined return drivers and their risk and risk-adjusted expected return assumptions. The risk-adjusted expected return assumptions are set by the portfolio management team based on long-term relationships and expectations of the current and future market environment. As such, these assumptions can vary from time-to-time.

The refined return drivers are presented for illustrative purposes only and are not based on the results of any actual strategy managed by UBS Asset Management. No representation is being made that any strategy will achieve results similar to the simulated performance of the refined return drivers shown in this presentation. The actual results may differ materially from the performance of the refined return drivers shown in this presentation for various reasons including, but not limited to, investment restrictions and guidelines, fees, timing of trade execution and fluctuations in the market.

The simulated performance of the refined return drivers reflects the application of models and does not represent the results of actual trading using client assets. The models may not reflect the impact that material economic and market factors might have had on UBS Asset Management’s decision-making if UBS Asset Management were actually managing clients’ assets during the period portrayed.

The simulated performance of the refined return drivers are presented gross of investment management fees and reflect the reinvestment of dividends or other earnings. The results do not reflect other costs or fees such as advisory fees, custody fees, brokerage or other commissions, or other expenses that a client would have paid. A client’s return will be reduced by advisory fees and other expenses incurred by the client.

Actual gross and net-of-fee performance for strategies presented herein will differ from the performance of the refined return drivers. Actual fees will vary based upon factors including, but not limited to, client relationship, asset size, and vehicle used.

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