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VII. PERFORMANCE MEASURES Continued <br /> The benchmark for investment of these OPEB funds will be based upon a blended, pro- <br /> rata portion of the appropriate indices of the funds. <br /> V lI 1. PORTFOLIO COMPOSI TION, RISK AND DI VERSIFICA TION <br /> The following are the guidelines for investments and limits on security issues, issuers and <br /> maturities as established by the OPEB Trust Board. The Investment Advisory <br /> Committee, as confirmed by the OPEB Trust Board, shall have the option to further <br /> restrict or increase investment percentages from time to time based on market conditions. <br /> Assets of the OPEB trust fund shall be invested in a broadly diversified portfolio <br /> consisting of equity, debt, and cash equivalents securities. The portfolio shall also be <br /> structured in a manner to provide broad diversification within each asset class. Additional <br /> contributions may be needed to pay near-term obligations of the OPEB Trust Fund. <br /> From time to time, the OPEB Trust Board will adopt asset allocation strategies within the <br /> ranges specified below: <br /> Short Term Investment Portion up to 100% of the portfolio: <br /> Cash and Cash Equivalents, with maturities of 180 days or less <br /> Long Term Investment Portion: <br /> Equities 0%-60%, consisting of a diversified portfolio of domestic small, mid and <br /> large cap equity funds and international equity funds <br /> Fixed Income 0%-60% <br /> Cash and Cash Equivalents 0%-100% <br /> The OPEB Trust Board is authorized by this policy to make asset allocation decisions to <br /> reallocate or redirect either contributions or investments held by the OPEB Trust Fund in <br /> order to take advantage of changing market conditions. Any move that will cause the <br /> allocation of the investment classes to vary from the above allocation percentages of any <br /> asset class requires approval by the OPEB Trust Board. <br /> The following are prohibited purchases: <br /> 1. More than 5%of the total equity allocation invested in individual equity securities <br /> of any one company at market value <br /> 2. More than 5% of the total debt allocation invested in debt instruments in any <br /> single issuer with the exception of US Treasuries and agencies <br /> 3. Short sales <br /> 4. Margin or leveraged purchases <br /> 5. Commodities <br /> 6. Real estate <br /> 7. Art objects or collectables <br /> 8. Options <br /> 9. Warrants <br /> 4 18 <br />