High Yield

Investment Philosophy

Our fixed income investment approach combines bottom-up research with top-down sector selection to consistently seek favorable, risk-adjusted results. We believe that the volatility of market prices exceeds that of fundamental asset values. This dislocation creates opportunities for investors with the skilled personnel, infrastructure and insight necessary to identify relative value generated by market inefficiencies.

High Yield Strategy Overview

Objective

Seeks to consistently outperform the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index while maintaining a comparable level of risk

Benchmark

ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index

Strategy Inception

October 1, 2007

Highlights

  • Invests primarily in US dollar-denominated high yield debt instruments including corporate bonds, bank loans and structured securities
  • Focuses primarily on security selection, and to a lesser extent, sector selection
  • Typically invests in below investment grade instruments (BB+ and below)
  • Targets a duration typically less than +/- 0.5 year of the Index

Portfolio Managers

Experienced Team

PPM is an investment-led organization which utilizes a team-based approach to manage the assets of the portfolio. Portfolio managers work closely with asset class specialists, research analysts and traders to generate ideas and to gain greater insight on the market environment as they make investment decisions.

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Adam Spielman

Head of Leveraged Credit, Portfolio Manager

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John Broz

Portfolio Manager

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Karl Petrovich

Portfolio Manager

Our Insights

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