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World-Class Fund Options Available to LCMS Ministries

Similar to the choices you make with personal investments, we offer several pre-set fund options with asset allocations that range from conservative to aggressive.

If those options don’t match your ministry's needs, we'll work with you to create a personalized investment mix from among the Foundation’s various investment funds.

Preference Funds

Preference Funds are the building blocks of the Foundation’s investment portfolios. Broadly diversified to maximize return and minimize risk, these options allow investment account holders exceptional flexibility, and the ability to tailor their investment programs to meet their objectives. A summary of the funds is below, but more detailed information about the funds can be found here.

 

Money market

This is a fund holding short-term securities.

 

Core bond

A fixed income fund that invests primarily in government issues, mortgage-backed securities and investment grade corporate bonds with a wide range of maturities. 

Managers: JP Morgan, PGIM

 

High yield bond 

A fixed income fund that invests in short-term bank loans and bonds that are lower in quality and pay interest rates that are higher than investment grade bonds. 

Managers: Credit Suisse, Loomis Sayles 

 

Domestic equity 

An equity fund that invests in common stock issued by domestic corporations and traded on domestic exchanges. The fund is designed to provide exposure to the entire United States equity market. 

Managers: BlackRock, CenterSquare, Peregrine, Rhumbline, Segall, Bryant & Hamill

 

International equity 

An equity fund that invests in common stock issued by foreign corporations and traded on foreign exchanges. The fund invests in securities of both developed and emerging markets. 

Managers: Aberdeen, BlackRock, Global Alpha, Marathon, MFS, Invesco

Standard Funds

Standard Funds (also called asset allocation models) are Preference Fund blends created to accomplish specific objectives based on an organization’s risk preference and time horizon. Each Standard Fund is rebalanced monthly to match investment portfolio asset class targets and are highly diversified to maximize return and minimize risk. A summary of our Standard Funds is below, but more detail about the funds can be found here.

 

chart_fixed_incomeFixed income fund - 100% fixed income

A fixed income portfolio holding a broad range of investment grade bonds and higher quality, non-investment grade bonds. The portfolio’s focus is income generation. 

  • corebond 80% CORE BOND 
  • highbond 20% HIGH YIELD BOND

 

chart_cons_balancedConservative balanced - 75% fixed income, 25% equity

A blended portfolio that holds both fixed income and equity securities. This portfolio has a high exposure to fixed income, focusing primarily on income generation with a limited potential for growth. 

  • corebond 60% CORE BOND
  • highbond 15% HIGH YIELD BOND 
  • domeq 15% DOMESTIC EQUITY
  • intleq 10% INTL. EQUITY

 

chart_mod_balancedModerate balanced - 50% equity, 50% fixed income 

A blended portfolio that holds both fixed income and equity securities. This portfolio is more evenly balanced between fixed income and equity, providing modest income generation and potential for growth. 

  • corebond 40% CORE BOND
  • domeq 30% DOMESTIC EQUITY 
  • intleq 20% INTL. EQUITY
  • highbond 10% HIGH YIELD BOND

 

chart_agg_balancedAggressive balanced - 75% equity 25%, fixed income 

A blended portfolio that holds both fixed income and equity securities. This portfolio has a high exposure to equity, focusing primarily on potential for growth with limited income generation. 

  • domeq 45% DOMESTIC EQUITY 
  • intleq 30% INTL. EQUITY
  • corebond 20% CORE BOND 
  • highbond 5% HIGH YIELD BOND

 

chart_equityEquity - 100% equity 

An equity portfolio holding both U.S. stocks and foreign stocks in developed and emerging markets. The portfolio’s focus is long-term growth.

  • domeq 60% DOMESTIC EQUITY 
  • intleq 40% INTL. EQUITY

Note that investment programs offered by the LCMS Foundation involve risk. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Funds are not FDIC insured, and may lose value.

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Our Fee Structure

By collectively managing nearly $1 billion in investments, the Foundation receives favorable pricing to keep our expenses low. And as a non-profit, our fees are typically lower than most commercial firms.

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A History of Performance

The highly professional, low-cost investment option we offer LCMS ministries quite often outperforms funds managed by commercial companies. Click "Learn More," below to review our monthly, quarterly and annual returns.

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