Better Future Composite

March 31, 2022 to December 31, 2023

 

Year Ended

Composite Gross of Fee Returns (%)

Composite Net of Fee Returns (%)

MSCI All Country World Index (Net) Returns (%)

Composite Gross of Fee 3-Yr Std Dev (%)

MSCI All Country World Index (Net) 3-Yr  Std Dev (%)

Composite Assets ($ in Millions)

# of Accounts

Internal Dispersion (Equal-Weighted)

Total Firm Assets ($ in Millions)

Inception to 12/31/22

-24.22

-24.65

-13.74

N/A

N/A

3.9

1

N/A

164,123.0

2023

41.44

40.35

22.20

N/A

N/A

5.5

2

N/A

194,154.9

  1. 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 Better Future Composite has had a performance examination for the periods from April 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The verification and performance examination reports are available upon request.
  2. GIPS® is a registered trademark of CFA Institute.  CFA Institute does not endorse or promote this organization, nor does it warrant the accuracy or quality of the content contained herein.
  3. 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.
  4. The net of fee 1 year and Inception to Date return ending 12/31/2023: 40.35%, 3.25%, respectively.  The benchmark 1 year and since composite inception date return ending 12/31/2023: 22.20%, 3.05%, respectively.
  5. The Composite inception date was March 31, 2022 and the creation date under the GIPS standards was March 2022.  The Better Futures Strategy capitalizing on secular growth opportunities, seeking companies with innovative and disruptive businesses driving structural shifts in their industries and companies that focus on quality and defensible business models with significant barriers to entry.  The Strategy seeks companies with revenue streams that are aligned with our targeted Pathways to a Better Future themes, which are aligned with selected UN Sustainable Development Goals.  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.
  6. 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. 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 Better Future separate account the fee schedule offered to institutional clients is as follows: 0.75% on first $25 million of assets managed; 0.60% on next $75 million; 0.50% 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. The Benchmark for the Strategy is the MSCI All Country World Index (Net).