The Nomura US Government (SMA) strategy delivers exposure to securities issued or guaranteed by the US government and government-sponsored enterprises, including Treasuries, agency debt, and agency mortgage-backed securities. It combines complete position transparency with active management designed to enhance returns within a risk-focused framework.
Active management
Emphasizing portfolio structure and security selection along with a top-down, trend-following approach
Full transparency
Institutional-grade execution with the complete transparency of a separately management account
Deep experience
Platform with two decades’ experience navigating government bond markets across multiple rate cycles and market conditions
US government bonds may provide favorable diversification features relative to equity and credit allocations.
Taking the view that fixed income markets are efficient with respect to short-term interest rate movements informs emphasis on portfolio structure and security selection.
Core style approach managed on a top-down, trend-following basis that analyzes economic, financial, and technical market conditions to inform sector allocation, yield curve management, and duration adjustments.
Risk-focused investment process incorporates both quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Bottom-up, bond-by-bond approach to security selection, supported by an experienced, and well-resourced research team.
Bloomberg US Intermediate Aggregate Index
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Risk Disclosures
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.
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.
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.
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