Payden & Rygel Investment Management

US Funds

Payden U.S. Government Fund (PYUSX)

$10.20

NAV ($)

$0.00

NAV change ($) as of 8/13/2018

Overview
Portfolio Statistics
Performance & Expenses
Fund Commentary

Investment Strategy

The Payden U.S. Government Fund seeks to provide income while avoiding the volatility of longer-maturity bond funds and the credit risk involved in non-government issuers. The fund is comprised of U.S. Treasuries, government agency debentures and agency mortgage-backed securities. Average portfolio maturity is less than five years.

Role In Portfolio

Short-Term Government Bond – Appropriate for investors who seek exposure to short-term securities issued by the U.S. Government and its agencies.

Fund Highlights

	No corporate credit risk
	The average maturity ranges between 3-5 years. Shorter average maturities generally provide less price sensitivity to changes in rates.
	Ideal for investors with a short-to-intermediate horizon who seek the safety of government securities
	The value of an investment will generally fall when interest rates rise

Fund Snapshot

Fund Inception Date	Jan 1, 1995
Share Class Inception Date	Jan 1, 1995
Ticker	PYUSX
CUSIP	704329796
Fund Total Net Assets	$44.2 million
Benchmark	ICE BofA ML 1-5 Year US Treasury Index
Net Expense Ratio	0.43%
Sales Charge	None

Investment Minimum
Investor Class - Regular Account	$100,000
Investor Class - IRA Account	$100,000
Additional Investment - All Classes	$250

A Low Cost leader

	Payden U.S. Government Fund (PYUSX)	Morningstar average: Short Government
Net Expense Ratio	0.43%	0.82%

Quoted performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, so investors’ shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For the most recent month-end performance, which may be higher or lower than that quoted, go to the Mutual Funds > Performance page on this website, or call 800 572-9336.

To obtain a prospectus or summary prospectus, click on the Prospectuses & Reports link on the right side of this page, or call 800 572-9336. Before investing, investors should consider investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information, which are contained in these documents; read the prospectus carefully before investing. Investment in foreign securities offers different rewards and challenges from investing in domestic securities, including changes in exchange rates, political changes, and differences in reporting standards, and for emerging-market securities, higher volatility. The Paydenfunds are distributed through Payden & Rygel Distributors, member FINRA.

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Portfolio Characteristics

Fund Inception Date	Jan 1, 1995
Share Class Inception Date	Jan 1, 1995
Total Net Assets	$44.2 million

Average Duration	2.2 years
Average Maturity	2.9 years
30-Day SEC Yield (08/10/18)	2.00%
30-Day SEC Yield (unsubsidized)	1.83%

Duration Breakdown

Years	Percent of Portfolio
0-1	39%
1-3	28%
3-5	31%
5+	2%
Total	100%

Sector Breakdown

Sector	Percent of Portfolio
Mortgage-Backed	90%
U.S. Treasuries	10%
Total	100%

		Number of funds
	Overall	102
	3 Year	102
Category: Short Government	5 Year	92
Criterion: Risk-Adjusted Return	10 Year	69

Total Returns

	YTD	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	10 Year	Since Inception
Quarter-end (6/30/2018)	-0.61%	-0.44%	0.26%	0.72%	1.77%	3.96%
Month-end (7/31/2018)	-0.64%	-0.70%	0.24%	0.74%	1.73%	3.94%

Yearly Returns

2017	0.81%
2016	0.78%
2015	0.46%
2014	1.89%
2013	-0.97%
2012	2.02%
2011	2.70%
2010	2.91%
2009	2.89%
2008	7.59%

Expenses

Total Annual Operating Expense	0.57%
Net or Actual Operating Expense	0.43%

Fund Commentary

MARKET
	Short-term interest rates continued their move higher with the Federal Reserve raising the upper bound to 2% in the second quarter. The yield curve continued its flattening as long-term rates moved only slightly higher during the quarter.
	The mortgage market modestly outperformed the U.S. Treasury market during the second quarter. Higher mortgage rates from earlier in the year have choked off supply due to the inability of consumers to refinance their mortgage.
	Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), approaching their reset triggers, have had high prepayments as borrowers are able to refinance into lower rate fixed-rate mortgages. ARMs with longer resets have had a modest outperformance due to their extra yield over U.S. Treasuries.

OUTLOOK
	The market is pricing in at least one more rate hike this year. Trade war fears and political uncertainties, both domestic and global, have tapered the more aggressive tightening scenarios from earlier in the year.
	The Fed moves up its reverse quantitative program another notch in the third quarter. The Fed's cap on reinvestment of mortgage pay-downs moves up to $16 billion from $12 billion, meaning the private markets will be responsible for absorbing an increased amount of mortgage supply.
	The fund remains positioned for an increase in short-term rates while intermediate- and longer-term rates are expected to remain range-bound. The fund is currently emphasizing ARMs due to their preferred valuations and the inherent interest-rate protections that ARMs provide over fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities. The fund is positioned conservatively against its benchmark to protect principal in a rising rate environment.

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Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Preperations

Payden & Rygel has developed a Business Continuity Plan to ensure that all critical functions continue in the event of a disruption in normal operations.

The firm has configured data replication servers and related infrastructure in its Boston, Massachusetts office. Data on critical Los Angeles servers is replicated to corresponding servers in the Boston location on a live basis throughout each day. In addition, other servers and databases are backed up, sent electronically to Boston, and restored at the end of each day. The firm has established a dedicated high-speed connection between the Los Angeles and Boston offices to facilitate the secure transmission of data backups.

A number of individuals from the Trading, Portfolio Operations, Information Technology, Compliance and Portfolio Management departments have been selected to connect remotely to the Boston office to complete their daily responsibilities, in the event of a disruption to normal business operations. The firm has implemented a VMWare virtual environment for each of these individuals so that they each have their own remote desktop in Boston to which they securely connect using a laptop or desktop computer with an Internet connection. Our expectation is that routine business operations will resume within 24 hours of a business continuity event. In addition, the Boston office has capacity to accommodate additional employees if a physical relocation of selected Los Angeles employees is necessary.

The firm uses a third-party hosted mass notification system to quickly communicate with all employees in the event of a disruption in operations. The system allows management to compose a text or voice message notifying employees of the event, which is then sent automatically to employees' mobile phones, home phones, and e-mail addresses. Employees indicate their receipt of the message from their phone or mobile device, which allows management to immediately review summary reports of the employees who are aware of the disruption. Additional instructions and updates can then be sent to all staff, as necessary under the circumstances.

In the event that our Business Continuity Plan is activated and Los Angeles office phone lines are down, the Los Angeles phone numbers are re-directed to the Boston office. Boston-based staff will direct callers to the mobile phones of key portfolio professionals, as necessary. All key investment personnel have access to firm e-mail on mobile devices. E-mail delivery to Payden & Rygel addresses is not dependent on the availability of either Los Angeles or Boston servers. Finally, Boston-based staff has access to portfolio management and reporting information independent of Los Angeles technology availability.

The transfer agent for the Paydenfunds is not located in Payden & Rygel's offices. The transfer agent for all of the funds maintains all shareholder records and will continue to receive all shareholder calls related to their accounts.

On at least a quarterly basis, several employees from the departments specified above will remotely connect to the Boston office to test the infrastructure by conducting their daily job responsibilities, including the execution, ticketing, settlement and processing of securities trades.

The Business Continuity Plan was developed and is monitored by a committee of senior managers, including the heads of the Trading, Portfolio Operations, Compliance and Information Technology departments. The committee meets regularly to discuss any necessary updates to the Plan and coordinates ongoing tests of the Boston location by a team of employees from various departments. The committee also solicits feedback from personnel based on the ongoing tests and promptly makes adjustments to the Plan and the Boston office resources, as necessary.

Updates to the Business Continuity Plan will be posted on this website page and a copy of the Plan may also be obtained by written request.

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