- GIPS Composite Presentation
Small Cap Core Equity Composite
December 31, 2013 to December 31, 2023
| Year Ended | Composite Gross of Fee Returns (%) | Composite Net of Fee Returns (%) | Russell 2000® Index Returns (%) | Composite Gross of Fee 3-Yr Std Dev (%) | Russell 2000® Index 3-Yr Std Dev (%) | Composite Assets ($ in Millions) | # of Accounts | Internal Dispersion (Equal-Weighted) | Total Firm Assets ($ in Millions) |
| 2014 | 9.24 | 8.59 | 4.89 | 11.72 | 13.12 | 3,017.7 | 13 | 0.33 | 184,048.8 |
| 2015 | -1.80 | -2.37 | -4.41 | 12.84 | 13.96 | 2,809.5 | 13 | 0.24 | 174,180.3 |
| 2016 | 10.93 | 10.25 | 21.31 | 14.22 | 15.76 | 2,693.6 | 15 | 0.20 | 159,780.6 |
| 2017 | 20.43 | 19.71 | 14.65 | 12.67 | 13.91 | 2,670.7 | 14 | 0.19 | 175,421.4 |
| 2018 | -11.19 | -11.72 | -11.01 | 14.72 | 15.79 | 2,297.8 | 14 | 0.27 | 160,734.1 |
| 2019 | 27.05 | 26.31 | 25.52 | 15.53 | 15.71 | 2,403.8 | 11 | 0.32 | 173,202.0 |
| 2020 | 39.49 | 38.70 | 19.96 | 27.01 | 25.27 | 3,072.4 | 13 | 1.03 | 224,260.6 |
| 2021 | 23.61 | 22.94 | 14.82 | 25.13 | 23.35 | 3,053.5 | 13 | 0.58 | 245,584.9 |
| 2022 | -23.54 | -23.96 | -20.44 | 27.51 | 26.02 | 2,349.2 | 14 | 0.20 | 164,123.0 |
| 2023 | 16.00 | 15.36 | 16.93 | 20.54 | 21.11 | 2,420.0 | 13 | 0.56 | 194,154.9 |
- Jennison Associates LLC (Jennison or the Firm) claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) and has prepared and presented this report in compliance with the GIPS standards. Jennison has been independently verified for the period from January 1, 1993 through December 31, 2023. A firm that claims compliance with the GIPS Standards must establish policies and procedures for complying with all applicable requirements of the GIPS Standards. Verification provides assurance on whether the firm’s policies and procedures related to composite and pooled fund maintenance, as well as the calculation, presentation, and distribution of performance, have been designed in compliance with the GIPS Standards and have been implemented on a firm-wide basis. The Small Cap Core Equity Composite (Composite) has had a performance examination for the period from May 1, 1998 through December 31, 2023. The verification and performance examination reports are available upon request.
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- Jennison Associates LLC is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (Parent). Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom, or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom. On January 1, 2006, Jennison redefined the Firm to include JMA assets, for all periods after January 1, 2006.
- The net of fee returns for the 1, 5, 10 year periods ending 12/31/2023: 15.36%, 13.56% and 8.84%, respectively. The benchmark 1, 5, 10 year returns for period ending 12/31/2023: 16.93%, 9.97%, and 7.15%, respectively.
- The Composite contains assets that were transferred from the Predecessor. Jennison did not previously manage assets with a style similar to that of the Composite. The Composite inception date was April 30, 1998 and the creation date under the GIPS standards was November 2000. The Small Cap Core Equity strategy seeks to buy both growth and value stocks using a research-intensive process that uses both fundamental research and a disciplined portfolio construction process. A list of Jennison’s composite and limited distribution pooled fund descriptions is available upon request. Policies for valuing investments, calculating performance, and preparing GIPS Reports are available upon request.
- Performance results are calculated in US dollars and reflect reinvestment of dividends and other earnings. Gross of fee performance is presented before custodial and Jennison’s actual advisory fees but after transaction costs. Performance returns for periods prior to August 24, 2000 were achieved at and calculated by the Predecessor. All Net of fee performance is presented net of Jennison’s actual advisory fees and transaction costs. Returns are gross of reclaimable withholding taxes, if any, and net of non-reclaimable withholding taxes. For a small cap core equity separate account the fee schedule offered to institutional clients is as follows: 0.75% on first $100 million of assets managed; 0.60% on next $100 million; 0.50% on next $250 million; 0.45% on the balance. Actual advisory fees charged and actual account minimum size may vary by account due to various conditions described in Jennison Associates LLC’s Form ADV.
- The data presented represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Performance results fluctuate, and there can be no assurances that objectives will be achieved. Client’s principal may be at risk under certain market conditions.
- The annual composite dispersion presented is an equal weighted standard deviation calculated of the individual gross account returns in the composite for the entire year. For annual periods with less than 6 accounts included for the entire year, dispersion is not presented. The three-year annualized ex-post standard deviation measures the variability of the composite’s gross returns and the benchmark over the preceding 36-month period and is not required to be presented prior to 2011 or when 36 monthly composite gross returns are not available.
- The Benchmark for the Strategy is the Russell 2000® Index.