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Core plus fixed income

Core Plus Bond

Seeking to take advantage of relative value opportunities across the fixed income universe through an active, multi-sector approach.

Strategy differentiators

Incorporates the expertise of Principal’s global fixed income platform in a single multi-sector portfolio solution.

Rigorous risk management framework is designed to aid in providing downside risk mitigation and capital preservation.

Repeatable investment process and proprietary investment tools foster cross-sector collaboration and seek to identify and take advantage of inefficiencies across changing market environments.

Strategy facts

Manager

Principal Fixed Income

Inception

1 April 2000

Index

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

Targeted number of issuers

n/a

Expected turnover

100-200%

Investment vehicles

IMA, SMA, U.S. Mutual Fund

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.

bryan Davis
Bryan Davis, CFA
Managing Director - Portfolio Manager
35 years of experience
tina
Tina Paris, CFA
Portfolio Manager
25 years of experience
john
John Friedl, CFA
Managing Director - Portfolio Manager
28 years of experience
Mike
Michael Goosay
Executive Managing Director - CIO and Global Head of Fixed Income
35 years of experience

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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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