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Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Strategy

High Yield Bond

The High Yield Master Bond Composite combines accounts included in the High Yield Core Composite and the High Yield Strategy Composite. The master composite seeks high current income and capital appreciation primarily through investment in fixed income securities rated below investment grade (BB or below) by S&P, Moody's, or another nationally recognized securities rating organization (NRSRO). Emerging market sovereign and corporate securities are excluded from this strategy.

Strategy HighLights
GIPS

3YR Return Annualised (Net)
(View Total Returns)

Tracking Error
(5 Years)

6.71%
1.36%
Data as of 30-Sep-2021
Data as of 30-Sep-2021

1YR Return (Net)
(View Total Returns)

Information Ratio
(5 Years)

10.65%
0.14
Data as of 30-Sep-2021
Data as of 30-Sep-2021

Inception Date 30-Jun-1985

Performance figures calculated in USD

Rodney M. Rayburn, CFA
Rodney M. Rayburn, CFA, Portfolio Manager

Rodney Rayburn is a portfolio manager in the Fixed Income Division, managing the Credit Opportunities and High Yield Bond Strategies. He is president of the Credit Opportunities Fund, Inc. He also is executive vice president of the High Yield Fund, Inc., and Institutional Income Funds, Inc., and chairman of their respective Investment Advisory Committees. He is a member of the Investment Advisory Committee for the Balance Fund. Rodney is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company.

 
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  • a SICAV

Strategy

Investment Approach

  • Focus on BB/B securities, with a measured allocation to lower-quality bonds when valuations are compelling.
  • Proprietary fundamental research is key — emphasis on industries that enjoy stable cash flow and rational competitive environments.
  • Extensive analyst interaction across sectors and asset classes promotes broad credit perspective.
  • Disciplined risk management practices employed in conjunction with broad portfolio diversification to manage risk profile.

Portfolio Construction

  • Diversified portfolio structure of high yield corporate bonds: typically 250-350 issuers
  • Industry exposure typically will range +/- 3% around benchmark weight
  • Conservative exposure guidelines to individual issuers:
    • BB issuer: 3% maximum
    • B issuer: 2% maximum
    • CCC issuer: 1% maximum

Closed and/or capacity constrained.

Strategies with co-portfolio managers display the manager with the longer tenure. 

Holdings information and other breakdowns (such as country and currency) are related to those of representative portfolio ("Portfolio"). The Portfolio is an account in the composite we believe most closely reflects current portfolio management style for the strategy. Performance is not a consideration in the selection of the representative portfolio. The characteristics of the representative portfolio shown may differ from those of other accounts in the strategy. Please see the GIPS® Disclosure page for additional information on the composite.

The specific securities identified and described above do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended for advisory clients and no assumptions should be made that investments in the securities identified and discussed were or will be profitable.