Our objective in investing with alternative assets is to enhance the overall risk and return characteristics of the Fund.

Metos Investment invests in alternative assets which have expected risk and return profiles that are not strongly correlated to the listed asset classes. This strategy seeks to build an overall portfolio of investments that can produce superior risk-adjusted returns and/or preserve purchasing power across different market environments.

Accordingly, the alternative assets in which Metos Investments invests display a mix of defensive and growth characteristics to complement the characteristics of the listed asset investments. Private equity and opportunistic property are both considered growth investments, absolute return strategies (hedge funds) are considered to be defensive investments while infrastructure displays some growth and some defensive characteristics.