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For Institutional Investors in the US

Core Plus

A flexible core plus fixed income portfolio that leverages a research-driven investment process in seeking to identify the best opportunities across fixed income sectors

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Overview

ABOUT THIS STRATEGY

Using our broad global research capabilities, we strive to exploit fixed income market inefficiencies by building a Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) that we believe serves as a better starting point than traditional benchmarks. We aim to generate outperformance through sector rotation and security selection and by seeking to take the right amount of risk at each point in the cycle.

INVESTMENT APPROACH

Our Team: Culture of collaboration, global integration and respectful challenge with a research-first mentality.

Disciplined Risk Budgeting: Disciplined investment process targets repeatable performance utilizing our Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) as a better starting point.

High Conviction: Bottom-up idea generation across a diverse set of return sources, incorporating dynamic allocation through market cycles.

Portfolio Management

Greg Wilensky, CFA: Head of US Fixed Income/Head of Core Plus | Portfolio Manager
Greg Wilensky, CFA

Head of US Fixed Income/Head of Core Plus | Portfolio Manager

Industry since 1993. Joined Firm in 2020.

Michael Keough: Portfolio Manager
Michael Keough

Portfolio Manager

Industry since 2006. Joined Firm in 2007.

John Lloyd: Global Head of Multi-Sector Credit | Portfolio Manager
John Lloyd

Global Head of Multi-Sector Credit | Portfolio Manager

Industry since 1998. Joined Firm in 2005.

Performance

RETURNS (%) (As of 09/30/2025)
Composite Net Composite Gross Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
 
3M YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR Since Inception
(01/01/1993)
Composite Net 2.01 6.44 3.29 5.22 0.14 2.33 5.49
Composite Gross 2.12 6.78 3.72 5.66 0.56 2.73 5.99
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 2.03 6.13 2.88 4.93 -0.45 1.84 4.56
Past performance cannot guarantee future results. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal and fluctuation of value. Returns greater than one year are annualized. Returns are expressed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. Composite returns are net of transaction costs and gross of non-reclaimable withholding taxes (if any and unless otherwise noted), and reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other earnings.
The gross performance results presented do not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees. Returns will be reduced by such advisory fees and other expenses as described in the individual contract and, where applicable, Form ADV Part 2A.
Net performance results do not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees actually charged to the accounts in the composite but do reflect the deduction of model investment advisory fees based on the maximum fee rate in effect for the respective time period, adjusted for performance-based fees where applicable. Actual advisory fees may vary among clients invested in the strategy and may be higher or lower than model fees. Returns for each client will be reduced by such fees and expenses as described in the individual contract and, where applicable, in Form ADV Part 2A.
RETURNS (%) (As of 09/30/2025)
Composite Net Composite Gross Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
 
3M YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR Since Inception
(01/01/1993)
Composite Net 2.01 6.44 3.29 5.22 0.14 2.33 5.49
Composite Gross 2.12 6.78 3.72 5.66 0.56 2.73 5.99
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 2.03 6.13 2.88 4.93 -0.45 1.84 4.56
Past performance cannot guarantee future results. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal and fluctuation of value. Returns greater than one year are annualized. Returns are expressed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. Composite returns are net of transaction costs and gross of non-reclaimable withholding taxes (if any and unless otherwise noted), and reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other earnings.
The gross performance results presented do not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees. Returns will be reduced by such advisory fees and other expenses as described in the individual contract and, where applicable, Form ADV Part 2A.
Net performance results do not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees actually charged to the accounts in the composite but do reflect the deduction of model investment advisory fees based on the maximum fee rate in effect for the respective time period, adjusted for performance-based fees where applicable. Actual advisory fees may vary among clients invested in the strategy and may be higher or lower than model fees. Returns for each client will be reduced by such fees and expenses as described in the individual contract and, where applicable, in Form ADV Part 2A.
Calendar Year Returns (%)
Composite Net Composite Gross Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Composite Net 2.10 5.72 -13.55 -0.74 10.79 9.94 -0.93 3.83 2.76 0.46
Composite Gross 2.52 6.17 -13.18 -0.32 11.25 10.33 -0.59 4.19 3.06 0.77
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 1.25 5.53 -13.01 -1.54 7.51 8.72 0.01 3.54 2.65 0.55
Past performance cannot guarantee future results. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal and fluctuation of value. Returns greater than one year are annualized. Returns are expressed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. Composite returns are net of transaction costs and gross of non-reclaimable withholding taxes (if any and unless otherwise noted), and reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other earnings.
The gross performance results presented do not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees. Returns will be reduced by such advisory fees and other expenses as described in the individual contract and, where applicable, Form ADV Part 2A.
Net performance results do not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees actually charged to the accounts in the composite but do reflect the deduction of model investment advisory fees based on the maximum fee rate in effect for the respective time period, adjusted for performance-based fees where applicable. Actual advisory fees may vary among clients invested in the strategy and may be higher or lower than model fees. Returns for each client will be reduced by such fees and expenses as described in the individual contract and, where applicable, in Form ADV Part 2A.

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