Fixed income

U.S. Bank Loan Strategy

The strategy invests in leveraged loans across all quality segments. It seeks to generate alpha and returns with less volatility than the J.P. Morgan BB/B Loan Index through a disciplined, bottom-up approach to credit selection.

Products offered
  • Separate Account

Competitive advantages

Investment horizon

The team uses a six-month investment horizon to anticipate market inflection points.

Thematic levers

The team strategically allocates to a variety of alpha sources across targeted quality grades, market sectors, and capital structures.

Unbiased approach

The team seeks diversified and unbiased sources of alpha in an effort to generate compelling returns over a market cycle.

Composite performance

Average annual returns

Average annual returns

(as of 9/30/2024)
4/1/2006
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
Inception
Composite (Gross)
0.67
2.04
6.43
9.10
6.58
5.61
4.84
5.07
Composite (Net)
0.62
1.92
6.03
8.56
6.05
5.09
4.32
4.55
Benchmark
0.50
1.93
6.44
9.46
6.83
5.74
5.00
4.81
Benchmark
0.73
2.08
6.61
9.65
6.29
5.60
4.86
4.76

Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. For more information, please refer to the GIPS composite report found in the documents section.


Calendar year

Calendar year

2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Composite (Gross)
11.40
1.25
4.31
3.39
8.58
0.24
3.68
8.01
1.45
1.99
Composite (Net)
10.85
0.74
3.80
2.87
8.05
-0.26
3.16
7.47
0.95
1.48
Benchmark
13.02
0.58
4.60
2.49
9.04
0.84
3.92
8.56
1.21
1.71
Benchmark
13.04
-1.06
5.40
2.78
8.17
1.14
4.25
9.87
-0.39
2.06

Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. For more information, please refer to the GIPS composite report found in the documents section.


Our team
Meet the investment team

The team employs a sector specialist model whereby tenured investment professionals are supported by rigorous credit research to source opportunities across global fixed income markets.

Key risks

Market risk: Security markets are volatile and may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, regulatory, political, or economic developments with different sectors of the market and different security types reacting differently to such developments.

Debt securities risk: Debt securities are subject to both credit and interest rate risk. Credit risk is the possibility that the issuer or guarantor of a debt security may be unable, or perceived to be unable or unwilling, to pay interest or repay principal when they become due, and credit risk increases as an issuer’s credit quality or financial strength declines. Interest rate risk is the possibility that interest rates will change over time such that when interest rates rise, the value of debt securities tends to fall and the longer the terms of the debt securities held the greater the impact of this risk.

High yield risk: If a strategy invests in high yield securities (commonly known as junk bonds), these securities are considered speculative and have a much greater risk of default or of not returning principal and their values tend to be more volatile than higher-rated securities with similar maturities.

Foreign securities risk: If a strategy invests in the securities of non-U.S. issuers, these investments may be subject to lower liquidity, greater price volatility, and risks related to adverse political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and may be affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Investors should know that this strategy deployed may be subject to additional investment risks. For important information about the investment manager, please refer to the investment manager’s Form ADV Part 2, which is available upon request.

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