Core Plus

A dynamic core fixed income portfolio that leverages a bottom-up, fundamentally driven investment process that seeks to identify the best opportunities across fixed income sectors

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ABOUT THIS STRATEGY

We believe our research-driven investment process, diversified portfolio construction and robust risk management can drive consistent risk-adjusted performance, with excess returns generated primarily through sector and security decisions. Our collaborative investment teams utilize our broad investment flexibility across the investment cycle in an effort to capitalize on attractive opportunities and provide the downside risk management clients expect from their core fixed income portfolio.

INVESTMENT APPROACH

Research-Driven Investment Process: Collaboration is the foundation of our investment process, through which we partner with our equity and multi-asset teams to identify opportunities across fixed income sectors by analyzing fundamentals, technicals and valuations.

Flexible Fixed Income Allocation: Our team draws on a breadth of global resources to drive asset allocation and invest with conviction in an effort to deliver excess returns and provide the downside risk management expected from a core fixed income allocation.

Robust Risk Management and Portfolio Construction: Our transparent investment process and integrated risk management, which is enhanced by quantitative research and proprietary technology, aims to construct resilient portfolios from a diverse investment universe.

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At Janus Henderson, we believe in the sharing of expert insight for better investment and business decisions.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Michael Keough

Michael Keough

Portfolio Manager

Industry since 2006. Joined Firm in 2007.

Greg Wilensky, CFA

Greg Wilensky, CFA

Head of U.S. Fixed Income

Industry since 1993. Joined Firm in 2020.

Performance

RETURNS (%) (As of 09/30/2020)
Composite Gross Composite Net Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
 
3M YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR Since Inception
(01/01/1993)
Composite Gross 1.56 8.79 9.58 6.18 4.94 4.68 7.00
Composite Net 1.47 8.51 9.20 5.82 4.59 4.36 6.49
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 0.62 6.79 6.98 5.24 4.18 3.64 5.49
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. 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.
For a complete list of holdings as of the most recently available disclosure period, contact us.
RETURNS (%) (As of 09/30/2020)
Composite Gross Composite Net Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
 
3M YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR Since Inception
(01/01/1993)
Composite Gross 1.56 8.79 9.58 6.18 4.94 4.68 7.00
Composite Net 1.47 8.51 9.20 5.82 4.59 4.36 6.49
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 0.62 6.79 6.98 5.24 4.18 3.64 5.49
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. 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.
For a complete list of holdings as of the most recently available disclosure period, contact us.

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