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Fund Overview: Objective, Strategy and Holdings

The International Equity Index Fund-I Series (IEIF-I) shall primarily invest in a portfolio of common stocks as represented by the MSCI World ex-U.S. Index.

Fund Managers

The following individuals are responsible for the selection and monitoring of external asset managers:

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Frank Holsteen

Managing Director, Investment Management

  • With Wespath since 2012
  • B.A. from Lake Forest College
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Hoa Quach, CFA

Director, Public Markets

  • With Wespath since 2024
  • BBA from University of Notre Dame
  • MBA from University of Chicago

Asset Managers

* Please see the Risks & Disclosures tab for more information about the Estimated Expense Ratio

** IEIF-I is a newly formed entity. Fund Assets and Holdings information will be published when it becomes available.

*** Signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment

Please refer to the Investment Funds Description – I Series for a detailed description of the investment strategies used in managing the Fund.

Performance

The inception date for IEIF-I is October 1, 2025. This page will be updated once quarter-end performance information becomes available.

Fund1,2 Performance, Net-of-Fees (as of 09/30/2025)

  3 mo YTD 1 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr

Footnotes

Wespath Benefits and Investments (“Wespath”) is a general agency of The United Methodist Church, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Wespath administers benefit plans and together with its subsidiaries, UMC Benefit Board, Inc. (“UMCBB”) and Wespath Institutional Investments, LLC (“WII”) invests (or provides back-office services for) assets on behalf of benefit plan participants and beneficiaries, plan sponsors and other institutions controlled by, affiliated with or related to The United Methodist Church (the “Church”). For GIPS compliance purposes, the Firm referenced herein is defined to include Wespath, UMCBB and WII (“Firm”). Wespath claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). 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. To obtain a copy of Wespath’s GIPS Report, please call us at 1-847-866-4100 or e-mail us at [email protected].

1 The performance shown is for the stated time period only and computed in U.S. Dollars (USD). Historical returns are not indicative of future performance. Investment performance is presented net-of-fees. See Risks and Disclosures for more information regarding fees, including how fees are reflected in performance. The investments of the funds and composites may vary substantially from those in the applicable benchmark. The benchmarks are based on broad-based securities market indices, which are unmanaged, cannot be invested in and are not subject to fees and expenses typically associated with investment funds. Investments cannot be made directly in an index. This chart was produced using data from sources believed to be accurate. The bar chart and table assume reinvestment of distributions.

2 Please refer to the Investment Funds Description - I Series for more information about each Fund. This information is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase securities. The investment funds are neither insured nor guaranteed by the government.

3 Benchmark descriptions can be found here.

Allocations

The inception date for IEIF-I is October 1, 2025. This page will be updated once quarter-end allocations information becomes available.

Characteristics

The inception date for IEIF-I is October 1, 2025. This page will be updated once quarter-end characteristics information becomes available.

Risks & Disclosures

All investments carry some degree of risk that will affect the value of the Fund’s holdings, its investment performance and the price of its units. As a result, loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. IEIF-I is subject to the following principal investment risks: business and regulatory risks, country risk, credit and counterparty risk, currency risk, derivatives risk, equity securities risk, investment style risk, liquidity risk, manager risk, market risk, and security-specific risk.

Historical returns are not indicative of future performance. For further discussion of the Fund’s investments strategies and risks, please refer to "Principal Investment Strategies — International Equity Index Fund-I Series" in the Investment Funds Description - I Series. This is not an offer to purchase securities.

Lending of Portfolio Securities

The Fund seeks to earn additional income by lending a portion of its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The loans are secured at all times by cash and liquid high-grade debt obligations. As with any extension of credit, there are risks of delay in recovery and in some cases even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. In addition, losses could result from the reinvestment of the cash collateral received on loaned securities.

The Fund generally does not invest in companies that derive more than 10% of their revenue from gambling or from the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages, tobacco-related products, adult entertainment, weapons, or the management or operation of prison facilities.


Expense Ratio

The Estimated Expense Ratio is based on expected asset balances and fees and expenses at the Fund’s launch. There can be no guarantee that the Fund’s actual Annual Fund Operating Expenses and the related expense ratio will match these amounts.

Actual Annual Fund Operating Expenses may vary depending on, among other things, market events, Fund size, transaction costs, timing of Fund inflows and outflows, and applicable internal costs and third-party fees. Please see the Investment Funds Description - I Series for more information about the Estimated Expense Ratio.

In addition to the Annual Fund Operating Expenses, the Fund will pay transaction costs, any performance fees including Carried Interest (collectively, “Performance Fees”), interest expenses, taxes and fees on uninvested cash held in the Sweep Account. The Annual Fund Operating Expenses and these additional expenses will be reflected in the Fund’s Unit value and reduce the Fund’s rate of return.