The US Corporate Bond strategy delivers actively managed exposure to investment-grade corporate credit, seeking opportunity among high-quality companies. It takes a pure approach centered on corporate cash bonds, anchors on BBB-rated credit with flexibility for select high-yield opportunities, and maintains a largely neutral duration. It seeks attractive excess returns over a cycle driven predominantly by security selection.
Pure approach
Prioritizes corporate cash bonds, reducing derivative use to maintain a focused, pure approach to investment-grade corporates
Neutral duration
Keeps interest-rate sensitivity near market levels with occasional tactical shifts
Seeks balanced alpha
Target excess returns over a cycle driven largely from security selection
In pursuit of long-term outperformance in corporate credit, deep proprietary fundamental research is applied to identify suitable issues by focusing on relative value to seek excess income and disciplined risk management in an effort to protect on the downside.
Combining an active management style with conviction in every position owned and bottom-up fundamental research that strives to be unbiased from external influences.
Streamlined and disciplined from idea to allocation. Research begins with fundamental credit scores that assess each issuer's strengths, business model, governance, financial health, and industry risks.
A quantitative relative value screen compares opportunities across quality, sector, and maturity using metrics such as option-adjusted spreads. Trading adds market intelligence on demand, liquidity, and buyer base. Portfolio management then drives the decision, allocating and sizing risk across quality, curve, sector, and asset class to fit client objectives.
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Investments in derivatives may involve additional expenses and are subject to significant loss if they perform differently than anticipated. Derivatives are also subject to the risk that the counterparty may fail to perform its obligations.
Fixed income securities can lose value, including the possible loss of principal. Fixed income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk. Credit risk is the risk that an issuer of a fixed income security may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Fixed income securities with longer maturities or duration generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes.
High yield securities (“junk bonds”) are subject to reduced creditworthiness of issuers, increased risk of default, and a more limited and less liquid secondary market. High yield securities may also be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss of income and principal than higher-rated securities.
Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS) are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk and may also be subject to prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, MBS and ABS may decline in value, become more volatile, face difficulties in valuation, or experience reduced liquidity due to changes in interest rates or general economic conditions. Certain MBS, such as collateralized mortgage obligations, real estate mortgage investment conduits, and stripped MBS may be more susceptible to these risks than other MBS.
Securities in the energy sector may be subject to price fluctuations due to various factors including real and perceived inflationary trends and political developments, the cost assumed in complying with environmental safety regulations, demand of energy fuels, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, and governmental regulations.
Diversification may not protect against market risk.
The principal on a fixed income security may be prepaid prior to maturity, which may require reinvestment at a lower interest rate.
The value of an investment will decline if there is a default by or a deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer or a provider of a credit enhancement or demand feature.
Liquidity risk is the possibility that securities cannot be readily sold within seven calendar days at approximately the price at which a portfolio has valued them. To the extent that a portfolio holds fixed income securities in smaller “odd lot” sizes, such positions may be less liquid and harder to sell. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lot sizes, which may affect a portfolio’s ability to accurately value its investments.
Investments in collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) are subject to liquidity risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk, valuation risk, and the risk of default of the underlying asset, among others. The degree of such risk will generally correspond to the specific tranche in which an investment is made, with lower-rated CLO tranches often subordinate to higher-rated tranches in terms of payment priority and therefore subject to relatively greater risk.
Interest payments on inflation-indexed debt securities will vary as the principal and/or interest is adjusted for inflation.
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