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Core Fixed Income

Seeking an attractive level of current income with a focus on capital preservation through a long-term, high-conviction approach.

Strategy differentiators

Research-driven, low-turnover strategy focused on bonds with a margin of safety.

Forward-looking investment process that integrates a top-down, bottom-up analysis and a disciplined focus on risk management.

Independent credit research with a strategic bias toward corporate bonds.

Strategy facts

Manager

Principal Fixed Income

Inception

1 January 1997

Index

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

Targeted number of holdings

100-150

Expected turnover

10-20%

Investment vehicles

SMA, U.S. Mutual Fund, CIT

Portfolio management
Principal Fixed Income

A global platform of integrated and specialized teams focused on delivering innovative, actively managed total return and yield-oriented investment solutions through capabilities that span all major fixed income sectors.

john
John Friedl, CFA
Managing Director - Portfolio Manager
28 years of experience
bryan Davis
Bryan Davis, CFA
Managing Director - Portfolio Manager
35 years of experience
Jeffrey Callahan
Jeff Callahan, CFA
Portfolio Manager
20 years of experience
Mike
Michael Goosay
Executive Managing Director - CIO and Global Head of Fixed Income
35 years of experience

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Fixed‐income investment options are subject to interest rate risk, and their value will decline as interest rates rise.

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The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index measures the performance of investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM passthroughs), ABS, and CMBS.

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