West End Advisors' Protect and Grow investment product has the

following mission:

Provide consistent annual, posative returns by investing in a portfolio of

short$-$term, investment grade and high$-$yield bonds drawn from a variety

of industries.

Is this product alpha$-$focused or beta$-$focused? Choose alpha, beta or

can't say, and provide the best listed reason for your choice.

alpha

beta

The product is looking to provide posative returns under virtually all stock

market conditions. It is not referencing its performance to the stock market.

The fund is not investing in stocks.

Not enough information is provided to answer this question

Can't Say

Bond returns closely follow the returns of the overall stock market