ANNUALIZED RETURNS (returns greater than 12 months have been annualized)
Q3 2008 YTD 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS INCEPT*
HIGH YIELD GROSS -6.15% -7.68% -9.05% 1.50% 4.50% 4.81% 6.65%
HIGH YIELD NET -6.28% -8.06% -9.56% 0.95% 3.93% 4.23% 6.07%
ML High Yield,
Cash Pay, BB-B
-8.69% -9.41% -9.99% 1.24% 4.27% 4.51% 5.96%
*Inception date: January 1994
CALENDAR YEAR RETURNS
TIM Gross TIM Net Benchmark
2007 1.21% 0.66% 2.69%
2006 10.31% 9.70% 10.67%
2005 3.84% 3.27% 3.38%
2004 11.40% 10.80% 9.91%
2003 19.61% 18.97% 22.85%
2002 (1.95%) (2.49%) (0.78%)
2001 5.35% 4.77% 6.61%
2000 (1.33%) (1.87%) (2.64%)
1999 6.11% 5.53% 2.23%
1998 6.43% 5.85% 4.53%
1997 15.58% 14.96% 12.81%
1996 15.16% 14.53% 10.73%
1995 19.94% 19.29% 20.34%