(PUB) Investing 2016
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September 2016
Morningstar FundInvestor
Data through August 31, 2016 FINRA members: For internal or institutional use only. Litman Gregory Masters Intl Instl
Ticker MSILX
Yield 1.8%
Total Assets $871 mil
Mstar Category Foreign Large Blend
Benchmark 1: MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD Benchmark 2: MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD Morningstar Analyst Rating 08-18-16 ´
Investment Style Equity
Historical Profile Return Risk Rating Average Above Avg QQ Below Avg
4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4
12.0 14.0 16.0
Growth of $10,000
Investment Values of Fund Investment Values of Benchmark 1
Morningstar Pillars Process
10.0
∞ Positive ¶ Neutral ∞ Positive ∞ Positive § Negative
Performance
8.0
People Parent
Performance Quartile (within Category)
( & ( & & ) & * & ) ) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 08-16 18.74 18.68 9.47 13.05 15.05 12.58 15.02 18.06 17.36 16.13 15.25 23.61 20.75 -45.47 38.54 15.86 -16.24 19.96 21.47 -2.72 -5.52 -5.46 -3.04 4.10 0.05 -2.91 4.70 -2.53 3.13 6.18 1.15 0.14 -9.99 -3.04 4.10 0.05 -2.91 4.70 -2.53 3.13 6.18 1.15 0.14 -9.99 2.34 1.09 2.08 0.74 0.53 0.17 0.56 1.22 1.17 1.56 0.00 21.27 19.66 -47.56 37.80 15.33 -16.41 19.40 20.25 -3.89 -7.08 -5.46 0.41 0.20 0.39 0.07 0.07 0.03 0.07 0.18 0.21 0.27 0.00 2.38 3.87 0.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.21 1.19 1.22 1.27 1.28 1.26 1.30 1.30 1.24 1.24 0.99 1.68 0.88 2.19 0.53 0.51 0.73 1.05 1.02 0.94 1.22 2.39 66 7 66 17 7 82 23 30 19 86 98
Price
History
Morningstar Analyst Rating Morningstar evaluates mutual funds based on five key pillars, which its analysts believe lead to funds that are more likely to outperform over the long term on a risk-adjusted basis. Analyst Rating Spectrum Œ „ ´ ‰ Á
NAV
Total Return % +/- Bmark 1 +/- Bmark 2 Income Return % Capital Return % Capital Gains $ Expense Ratio % Income Ratio % Turnover Rate % Net Assets $mil Total Rtn % Rank Cat Income $
Pillar Spectrum ∞ Positive
§ Negative
¶ Neutral
Performance 08-31-16 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Total
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
13.28 -10.39 8.69 8.72 19.96 5.46 -0.63 11.12 4.31 21.47 -0.33 4.67 -6.69 -0.06 -2.72 5.47 0.87 -11.80 0.69 -5.52
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98
93
114
104
99
127
107
112
70
52
1,725 2,069
896 1,241 1,449 1,218 1,176 1,328 1,176 1,024
740
Rating and Risk Time Period Load-Adj Return %
Portfolio Analysis 06-30-16 Total Stocks: 47 Share change since 03-31-16
-3.97 -6.52
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Morningstar Rtn vs Cat
Morningstar Risk vs Cat
Morningstar Risk-Adj Rating
Sector
Country
% Assets
Trailing
Total Return%
+/- Bmark 1
+/- Bmark 2
%Rank Cat
Growth of $10,000
Y Shire PLC
Hlth Care United Kingdom 4.71
1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr
-8.94 -1.10 2.76 2.29 6.93
3 Mo 6 Mo
-1.04 -5.03 -5.03 4.45 -9.01 -9.01 -8.94 -11.86 -11.86 -1.10 -3.13 -3.13 2.76 -0.55 -0.55 2.29 0.25 0.25 5.90 0.22 0.22
94 9,896 98 10,445 99 9,106 95 9,673 84 11,459 29 12,541 18 23,642
Y Sampo Oyj A
Finan Svcs Finland
4.19 4.00
Low +Avg Q
Y Don Quijote Holdings Co L Y Lloyds Banking Group PLC
Cnsmr Def
Japan
High QQ
-Avg
1 Yr
Finan Svcs United Kingdom 3.68
Avg QQQ
10 Yr Incept
+Avg
3 Yr Avg 5 Yr Avg 10 Yr Avg 15 Yr Avg
Y Carlsberg A/S B
Cnsmr Def Cnsmr Def
Denmark
3.51
Y Diageo PLC Y Aena SA
United Kingdom 3.15
Industrl
Spain
3.13 3.13 3.03 2.94 2.93 2.76 2.76 2.61 2.54
Other Measures
Standard Index
Best Fit Index
Altice NV A
Comm Svcs France
Alpha
-2.9 0.92
-3.4 0.95
Y Las Vegas Sands Corp
Cnsmr Cyc United States
Beta
Tax Analysis
Tax Adj Rtn% %Rank Cat Tax-Cost Rat %Rank Cat
T Ferrovial SA
Industrl
Spain
R-Squared
86
91
3 Yr (estimated) 5 Yr (estimated) 10 Yr (estimated)
-1.55 2.44 1.12
91 73 28
0.45 0.31 1.14
22 10 73
Y Valeo SA
Cnsmr Cyc France Hlth Care France Cnsmr Cyc Japan Technology China
Standard Deviation
13.17 -1.10 -0.03
Y Essilor International SA Y Honda Motor Co Ltd
Mean
Sharpe Ratio
Y Baidu Inc ADR
Potential Capital Gain Exposure: -19% of assets
Y Credit Suisse Group AG
Finan Svcs Switzerland
Morningstar's Take by Gregg Wolper 08-18-16 Although Litman Gregory Masters Select International has question marks, its impressive lineup of subadvisors, thoughtful approach, and respectable parent earn it a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Bronze. This fund has an unusual structure. Unlike the typical multimanager offering, subadvisors are limited to just eight to 15 holdings apiece. Moreover, the subadvisors are not chosen with traditional diversification in mind, such as filling specific spots in the Morningstar Style Box. Rather, the overseers at Litman Gregory look for topnotch managers who they believe have proven effective at managing very focused portfolios and who relish taking on that challenge. This process has yielded impressive results over the long term. During the 10-year period through July 31, 2016, the fund lands in the 30th percentile of the foreign large-blendMorningstarCategory,andduring the15-year period, it’s in the 20th percentile. Two elements need further examination, however. First, the current manager lineup can't claim that long- term record. While David Herro of Harris Associates has been on board since the fund’s 1997 inception and a trio
Y Informa PLC
Cnsmr Cyc United Kingdom 2.51 Comm Svcs United Kingdom 2.46
Y Liberty Global PLC C
from Northern Cross since 2007, others have come and gone through the years. Of the other three current subadvisors, Thornburg’s Vinson Walden arrived on this fund in 2008, Lazard's Mark Little in 2013, and Pictet Asset Management's duo in mid-2016. Second, performance during the past 12 months or so has been awful.The fund lost16.7% for the12months throughJuly 31, 2016, 10 percentage points worse than the category average. The main culprits have been European financial firmsownedbyseveralsubadvisors (includingHerro,who remains confident in his picks) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals VRX. Painful as such losses are, managers with strong convictions will suffer setbacks at times. That said, while the fund's current lineup is strong, and its concept has merit, its recent stumble shows the risk of focused portfolios chosen by unconventional managers, and the current lineup doesn't have a long record altogether.
Y BNP Paribas
Finan Svcs France
2.40 2.40
Y Roche Holding AG Dividend
Hlth Care Switzerland
Y CNH Industrial NV
Industrl
United Kingdom 2.37
Current Investment Style
Sector Weightings h Cyclical r BasicMat t CnsmrCyc y FinanSvcs u Real Est j Sensitive i CommSrvs o Energy p Industrl a Technlgy k Defensive s CnsmrDef d Hlthcare f Utilities
% of Stocks
Rel Bmark 1
Market Cap % Giant 42.9 Large 50.5 Mid 6.6 Small 0.0 Micro 0.0 Avg $mil: 26,892
Value Blend Growth
Large Mid Small
42.14 0.95 2.06 0.26 21.68 1.92 18.40 0.86 0.00 0.00 30.34 0.93 9.74 1.85 1.85 0.29 12.29 1.14 6.46 0.63 27.52 1.20 13.70 1.23 13.82 1.61 0.00 0.00
Value Measures
Rel Category
Price/Earnings 16.08
1.04 0.95 0.94 0.65 0.93 0.95 1.20 -1.43 3.33 -0.02
Price/Book Price/Sales
1.53 1.06
Price/Cash Flow 3.79 Dividend Yield % 3.08
Growth Measures
% Rel Category
Long-Term Erngs 8.93
Regional Exposure % Stock UK/W. Europe 74 N. America 7 Japan 11 Latn America 1 Asia X Japan 7 Other 0
Book Value
4.59 2.13
Sales
Address:
Masters Select Funds Trust
Minimum Purchase: Min Auto Inv Plan:
$100000 Add: $250 IRA: $5000
Cash Flow 17.86 Historical Erngs 0.05
Glendora CA 91741
$2500 Add: $250
800-960-0188
Sales Fees:
No-load
Country Exposure
% Stock
Web Address:
www.mastersfunds.com
Management Fee:
1.10% mx./1.00% mn. Mgt:1.07% Dist:—
Composition - Net Cash
UK
26 16 11
United States 7 Switzerland 7
Inception:
12-01-97
Actual Fees:
0.2 Bonds
0.0 0.0
Advisor:
Litman Gregory Fund Advisors LLC Lazard Asset Management LLC
Expense Projections: 3Yr:$369 5Yr:$657 10Yr:$1478
France Japan
Stocks 99.8 Other
Subadvisor:
Income Distribution:
Annually
Foreign (% of Stock)
92.6
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