U.S. Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund

$79.28
NAV

+$0.16 / +0.20%
1-day change
$53.5M
Fund assets
5.87%
Distribution yield
6.29%
Year-to-date return
Data as of 12/20/2024
U.S. Short-Term High Yield Bond (UCITS)
Fund overview
A consistent approach to short-term income
The U.S. Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund seeks to deliver total returns, consisting of a high level of current income and capital appreciation, by exploiting inefficiencies in short-duration high yield markets.

Tenured investment professionals are supported by rigorous credit research to source opportunities.

Key differentiators

  • Provides valuable diversification benefits with low correlation to longer-duration fixed income portfolios
  • Offers a yield boost to cash/short-duration portfolios via the potential for consistent and high income with limited default and duration risk and minimisation of volatility in all markets
  • Employs multi-level risk management throughout the investment process to take intentional risk and minimise surprises

General facts

ISIN

LU1366334149

SEDOL

BYXF1G2

Bloomberg

WFUSIGD LX

SFDR classification

6

Minimum investment

$1,000,000

Fund inception date

6/29/2012

Share class launch date

2/29/2016

Annual management fee

0.50%

Total expense ratio (TER)

0.65%

(as of 8/31/2024)

Settlement

T+2

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Morningstar Rating™

Out of 662 funds, USD High Yield Bond As of 11/30/2024

Performance

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Calendar year

Calendar year

(as of 12/31/2023)
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Fund
7.54
-3.71
4.48
6.80
6.54
1.23
2.45
Average annual returns

Average annual returns

(as of 11/30/2024)
2/29/2016
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
Inception
Fund
0.85
1.39
6.55
8.39
3.72
4.35
-
4.01
Expenses (as of 8/31/2024)
Annual management fee
0.50 %
Total expense ratio (TER)
0.65 %

The ongoing charges/total expense ratio (TER) reflects annual total operating expenses for the class, excludes transaction costs and is expressed as a percentage of net asset value. The figure shown is from current KID. The investment manager has committed to reimburse the Sub-Fund when the ongoing charges exceed the agreed upon TER. Ongoing charges may vary over time.

Past performance is not indicative of future results. Performance calculations are net of all applicable fees and are calculated on a NAV-to-NAV basis (with income re-invested). Performance shown is for class and currency indicated and returns may increase/decrease as a result of currency fluctuations. 

Cumulative

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Morningstar ratings and rankings

Morningstar ratings and rankings

(as of 11/30/2024)
Overall
USD High Yield Bond (Out of 662 funds)
Three Year
26th percentile (147 out of 662)
Five Year
21st percentile (120 out of 562)
Ten Year
percentile out of 316

For illustrative purposes only. Ratings and awards are not an indication, promise, or guarantee of future performance. Ratings and awards should not be relied upon when making an investment decision. The Overall Morningstar Rating™ is a weighted average of the 3-, 5-, and 10-year (if applicable) ratings and is based on risk-adjusted return. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The Morningstar absolute ranking is based on the fund’s total return rank relative to all funds that have the same category for the same time period. Morningstar rankings do not include the effect of sales charges. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Prices, yields and distributions

Historical prices
YTD high $80.15 9/30/2024
YTD low $78.29 4/16/2024
52-week high $80.15 9/30/2024
52-week low $78.29 4/16/2024
2023 high $79.89 2/2/2023
2023 low $77.30 10/22/2023
Best quarterly return 5.18% 6/30/2020
Worst quarterly return -5.80% 6/30/2022
Best annual return 7.54% 12/31/2023
Worst annual return 0.00% 12/31/2016

Distribution summary
Dividends Monthly
Capital gains -

Yields

Yield Statistic Date
Distribution yield 5.87% 12/20/2024
Yield to maturity 6.19% 11/30/2024
Yield to worst 5.91% 11/30/2024

Distribution history

Distribution history Type Per share amount Reinvestment price
2024-12-02 Dividend $0.39496072 $79.54
2024-12-01 Dividend $0.39496072 $79.54
2024-11-30 Dividend $0.39496072 $79.54
2024-11-04 Dividend $0.46293634 $79.23
2024-10-01 Dividend $0.38887933 $79.76
2024-09-03 Dividend $0.44423074 $79.54
2024-08-01 Dividend $0.43087055 $79.20
2024-07-01 Dividend $0.39253548 $78.68
2024-06-03 Dividend $0.43785124 $78.79
2024-05-02 Dividend $0.46966133 $78.56
2024-04-02 Dividend $0.4266454 $78.71
2024-03-01 Dividend $0.44703502 $78.73
2024-02-01 Dividend $0.39615579 $79.01
2024-01-02 Dividend $0.41993044 $78.93
2023-12-01 Dividend $0.39064706 $78.35
2023-11-02 Dividend $0.42493524 $77.85
2023-10-02 Dividend $0.43349745 $77.86
2023-09-01 Dividend $0.42625138 $78.75
2023-08-01 Dividend $0.38163348 $78.76
2023-07-03 Dividend $0.42214592 $78.53
2023-06-01 Dividend $0.35383223 $78.38
2023-05-02 Dividend $0.35902125 $78.70
2023-04-03 Dividend $0.36664051 $78.81
2023-03-01 Dividend $0.35815762 $78.44
2023-02-01 Dividend $0.32404136 $79.32
2023-01-03 Dividend $0.3644851 $78.30
2022-12-01 Dividend $0.35295718 $78.80
2022-11-02 Dividend $0.30983723 $77.88
2022-10-03 Dividend $0.34879088 $77.13
2022-09-01 Dividend $24.80167653 $78.23
2022-08-01 Dividend $0.42179403 $104.64
2022-07-01 Dividend $0.41965758 $101.07
2022-06-01 Dividend $0.41733647 $106.09
2022-05-02 Dividend $0.41804086 $106.06
2022-04-01 Dividend $0.39880284 $108.44
2022-03-01 Dividend $0.4239009 $109.28
2022-02-01 Dividend $0.37384174 $110.21
2022-01-03 Dividend $0.41911488 $111.64
2021-12-01 Dividend $0.55068947 $110.94
2021-11-02 Dividend $0.40822924 $112.12
2021-10-01 Dividend $0.48733516 $112.40
2021-09-01 Dividend $0.47453499 $112.73
2021-08-02 Dividend $0.39348664 $112.64
2021-07-01 Dividend $0.41060483 $113.11
2021-06-01 Dividend $0.40757607 $112.65
2021-05-03 Dividend $0.43491011 $112.72
2021-04-01 Dividend $0.41413857 $112.41
2021-03-01 Dividend $0.34389332 $112.35
2021-02-01 Dividend $0.38644639 $111.86
2021-01-04 Dividend $0.47277098 $111.85
2020-12-01 Dividend $0.41337299 $111.22
2020-11-02 Dividend $0.46127852 $108.71
2020-10-01 Dividend $0.41194992 $108.73
2020-09-01 Dividend $0.45363872 $109.54
2020-08-03 Dividend $0.43551054 $109.46
2020-07-01 Dividend $0.36078808 $107.12
2020-06-02 Dividend $0.35145495 $107.32
2020-05-04 Dividend $0.3493032 $103.96
2020-04-01 Dividend $0.34577117 $101.52
2020-03-02 Dividend $0.3197041 $108.43
2020-02-03 Dividend $0.34495188 $109.22
2020-01-02 Dividend $0.33378846 $109.38
2019-12-02 Dividend $0.3134688 $109.21
2019-11-04 Dividend $0.34348095 $109.29
2019-10-01 Dividend $0.33039462 $109.07
2019-09-03 Dividend $0.36486787 $109.17
2019-08-01 Dividend $0.4178388 $109.00
2019-07-01 Dividend $0.31429683 $109.10
2019-06-03 Dividend $0.42016189 $108.41
2019-05-02 Dividend $0.42031549 $108.93
2019-04-01 Dividend $0.33770239 $108.92
2019-03-01 Dividend $0.35955347 $108.78
2019-02-01 Dividend $0.32792387 $108.29
2019-01-02 Dividend $0.32000172 $106.79
2018-12-03 Dividend $0.35890902 $107.77
2018-11-02 Dividend $0.34370897 $107.90
2018-10-01 Dividend $0.29143374 $108.36
2018-09-04 Dividend $0.38751004 $108.35
2018-08-01 Dividend $0.31448044 $108.25
2018-07-02 Dividend $0.34383661 $107.82
2018-06-01 Dividend $0.31557532 $108.31
2018-05-02 Dividend $0.3054629 $108.44
2018-04-03 Dividend $0.33557545 $108.38
2018-03-01 Dividend $0.34549867 $108.69
2018-02-01 Dividend $0.28099693 $109.21
2018-01-02 Dividend $0.30637593 $109.44
2017-12-01 Dividend $0.29711719 $109.61
2017-11-02 Dividend $0.3202286 $109.93
2017-10-02 Dividend $0.31580207 $110.14
2017-09-01 Dividend $0.30347295 $110.14
2017-08-01 Dividend $0.27616758 $110.32
2017-07-03 Dividend $0.32491309 $110.25
2017-06-01 Dividend $0.30655769 $110.51
2017-05-02 Dividend $0.2506041 $110.46
2017-04-03 Dividend $0.3256595 $110.13
2017-03-01 Dividend $0.34104395 $110.46
2017-02-01 Dividend $0.28411851 $110.36
2017-01-03 Dividend $0.33079262 $110.46
2016-12-01 Dividend $0.30134992 $109.96
2016-11-02 Dividend $0.31919149 $110.26
2016-10-03 Dividend $0.1553526 $110.88
2016-09-01 Dividend $0.30532953 $110.69
2016-08-01 Dividend $0.29913006 $110.55
2016-07-01 Dividend $0.34526868 $110.22
2016-06-01 Dividend $0.33216992 $110.30
2016-05-02 Dividend $0.32704828 $110.41
2016-04-01 Dividend $0.30104211 $110.00
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The distribution yield is based on the actual distributions paid by the fund. The distribution yield is calculated by summing the fund’s distributions over the preceding 12 months and dividing that figure by the applicable share price at the end of the period.

Composition

Portfolio statistics

Portfolio statistics

(as of 11/30/2024)
Fund Benchmark
Number of Holdings 161 -
Number of Issuers 136.00 -
Effective Duration 1.66 -
Weighted Average Effective Maturity 2.28 Years -
Average Credit Rating BB- -
Average Maturity 4.57 Years -
Credit Spread Duration 1.75 -

Fixed Income Style Box

(as of 11/30/2024) Overview chart

Placement within the Morningstar Fixed-Income Style Box™ is based on two variables: the vertical axis shows the credit quality of the long bonds owned and the horizontal axis shows interest rate sensitivity as measured by a bond's effective duration. For credit quality, Morningstar combines the credit rating information provided by the fund companies with an average default rate calculation to come up with a weighted average credit quality. The weighted average credit quality is currently a letter that roughly corresponds to the scale used by a leading NRSRO. Bond funds are assigned a style box placement of low, medium, or high based on their average credit quality. Funds with a low credit quality are those whose weighted average credit quality is determined to be less than BBB-, medium are those less than AA- but greater or equal to BBB-, and high are those with a weighted average credit quality of AA- or higher. When classifying a bond portfolio, Morningstar first maps the NRSRO credit ratings of the underlying holdings to their respective default rates (as determined by Morningstar’s analysis of actual historical default rates). Morningstar then averages these default rates to determine the average default rate for the entire bond fund. Finally, Morningstar maps this average default rate to its corresponding credit rating along a convex curve. For municipal bond funds, Morningstar also obtains from fund companies the average effective duration. In these cases static breakpoints are used. These breakpoints are as follows: (i) Limited: 4.5 years or less; (ii) Moderate: more than 4.5 years but less than 7 years; and (iii) Extensive: more than 7 years. In addition, for non-U.S. taxable and non-U.S. domiciled fixed-income funds, static duration breakpoints are used: (i) Limited: less than or equal to 3.5 years; (ii) Moderate: greater than 3.5 years and less than or equal to 6 years; and (iii) Extensive: greater than 6 years.

Credit quality

Credit quality

(as of 11/30/2024)
Type
Fund
Benchmark
BBB/Baa
 6.57% -
BB/Ba
 61.91% -
B/B
 29.42% -
CCC/Caa and below
 0.48% -
Cash & equivalents
 1.62% -

The ratings indicated are from Standard & Poor's, Fitch Ratings Ltd., and/or Moody's Investors Service. The percentages of the fund's portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on total investments of the fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was used. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was used, and if rated by one of the agencies, that rating was used. Credit quality is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. Percent total may not add to 100% due to rounding.

Maturity

Maturity

(as of 11/30/2024)
Maturity Range
Fund
0 - 3 years
70.93%
3 - 5 years
28.55%
5 - 10 years
0.00%
10+ years
0.52%

Based on ending weights as of month-end. Percent total may not add to 100% due to rounding.

Holdings

Top 10 holdings

(as of 11/30/2024)
Security
Fund
CCO Holdings, LLC
2.05%
Sirius XM Radio Inc.
1.91%
Vistra Operations Co. LLC
1.79%
Churchill Downs Incorporated
1.55%
Emera Incorporated
1.52%
FTAI Aviation Ltd.
1.46%
Royal Caribbean Group
1.35%
AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.
1.28%
Open Text Corporation
1.28%
SS&C Technologies, Inc.
1.27%
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Top 10 represents 15.46% of total net assets
Portfolio Composition

Portfolio composition

(as of 11/30/2024)
Credit Assets
Allocation
Corporate bonds
100.00%

Portfolio composition is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. Percent total may not add to 100% due to rounding.

ESG data summary

MSCI Overall ESG Score 1
Portfolio
5.7
Sustainalytics ESG Risk Score 2
Portfolio
22
SFDR Rating
 
6

Product involvement 3

Portfolio Benchmark
Controversial Weapons exposure 0.00% -%
Oil Sands exposure 0.00% -%
Small Arms exposure 0.00% -%
Thermal Coal exposure 0.00% -%
Tobacco exposure 0.00% -%
UN Global Compact non-compliant exposure 0.79% -%

¹ Data is sourced from MSCI ESG Research where companies are rated on a scale of 0 – 10 (0 - worst, 10 - best). Weighted average scores exclude effects of unrated securities.

² ESG Risk Ratings measure exposure to and management of ESG risks. Lower risk scores reflect less ESG risk. Sustainalytics ESG Risk Scores measure ESG risks on a scale of 0 – 100 (0 - no ESG Risk, >40 - Severe ESG Risk).

³ Carbon emissions includes operational and first-tier supply chain greenhouse gas emissions. Data sourced from S&P Trucost Limited.

⁴ Source: Allspring Global Investments. This report contains information developed by Sustainalytics. Such information and data are proprietary of Sustainalytics and/or its third-party suppliers (Third Party Data) and are provided for informational purposes only. They do not constitute an endorsement of any product or project, nor an investment advice and are not warranted to be complete, timely, accurate or suitable for a particular purpose. Their use is subject to conditions available at https://www.sustainalytics.com/legal-disclaimers. Copyright © 2023 Sustainalytics. All rights reserved.

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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.

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Michael

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Portfolio Manager

Key risks

Debt securities risk: Debt securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk and are affected by an issuer’s ability to make interest payments or repay principal when due.

High yield securities risk: High yield securities are rated below investment grade, are predominantly speculative, have a much greater risk of default and may be more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity.

Geographic concentration risk: Investments concentrated in specific geographic regions and markets may be subject to greater volatility due to economic downturns and other factors affecting the specific geographic regions.

Global investment risk: Securities of certain jurisdictions may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value and may be affected by uncertainties such as international political developments, currency fluctuations and other developments in the laws and regulations of countries in which an investment may be made.

Asset-backed securities risk: Asset-backed securities may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates and may exhibit added volatility, known as extension risk, and are subject to prepayment risk.

ESG risk: Applying an ESG screen for security selection may result in lost opportunity in a security or industry resulting in possible underperformance relative to peers, ESG screens are dependent on third party data and errors in the data may result in the incorrect inclusion or exclusion of a security.

Leverage risk: The use of certain types of financial derivative instruments may create leverage which may increase share price volatility.

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