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Toews Tactical Defensive Alpha Fund (TTDAX)

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Total Assets: 51.48M

Type: Fund

Market: United States

Issuer: Toews Funds

Asset Class: Equity

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On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Toews Tactical Defensive Alpha Fund. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of TTDAX among other information.

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital; a secondary objective of the fund is to limit risk during unfavorable market conditions. The fund's adviser seeks to achieve the fund's investment objective by investing primarily in: (1) derivative instruments including but not limited to futures contracts on equity indices comprised of issuers of any capitalization, (2) fixed income securities and (3) cash equivalents. It may also invest directly in stocks of U.S. issuers of any capitalization, foreign large cap stocks and exchange traded funds ("ETFs") that invest primarily in common stock.

Contact Information

Address P.O. Box 446
Portland,ME 04112
United States

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Web www.ToewsCorp.com.

Top Executives

Name	Title	Since	Until
Charles Collins	equity derivatives broker	2017	Now
Biography	Charles Collins is Head of Trading, Options & Derivatives Specialist and Portfolio Manager for the Toews Corporation. Prior to joining Toews in May 2016, he was an equity derivatives broker at Tullett Prebon in Jersey City, NJ. In that role, his primary responsibility was providing investment banks and asset money managers access to liquidity in products such as index and single stock options, delta one, variance swaps, and cash. Prior to his experience as a derivatives broker, he was a floor trader and an independent member of the New York Stock Exchange. Throughout his career he has acquired the Series 4, 7, 24, 55, & 63.
Randall D. Schroeder	Chief Operating Officer	2016	Now
Biography	Randy joined Toews in March of 1998. During his tenure he has been the primary overseer of the Toews analytic methodology and is currently the co-portfolio manager for the Toews Funds. Randy received a B.A. from Bethel College in Newton, KS in 1988 and a Masters of Arts from the State University of New York, Binghamton, New York in 1994.
Jason A. Graffius	Head	2016	Now
Biography	Jason began working with the Toews Corporation in October 2013. He oversees the day-to-day operations of and researches investment opportunities for the Toews mutual funds. Prior to this role, Jason was a Vice President at BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. where he worked on the Structured Finance Team, overseeing Collateralized Debt Obligations and various Hedge Funds and Government Mandated Projects. Jason has also previously worked at JPMorgan. Mr. Graffius received a B.S. in Accounting from Rutgers University in Camden, NJ in 2002.
Phillip R. Toews	President, CEO, Portfolio Manager	2016	Now
Biography	Phil Toews is the CEO and founder of the Toews Corporation. Phil helped pioneer the field of unconstrained tactical management by building models beginning in 1989. In the construction of the Toews Dynamic Hedging Strategy, his focus was on building effective loss avoidance and reliable market up-capture. Phil received a B.S. in Business and Economics from Bethel College in Newton, KS, in 1986. In 1987 he joined IDS/American Express as a Financial Consultant. From 1989 through 1994 he ran the money management division at Dorset Financial Services, Corp., of Devon, PA. Since 1994 he has acted as chief executive at Toews Corporation where he has overseen all aspects of the Toews System.

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