Investment Objective
Maximum long-term return consistent with reasonable risk to principal.
GIM believes that an active approach to the management of fixed income securities can provide attractive returns while potentially minimizing risk.
Key Tenets of Our Approach
Emphasis on credit quality, diversification, and sector rotation
Integration of quantitative and fundamental analysis
Yield curve positioning for future Fed and economic trends
Universe
- Full domestic investment grade market from two years to thirty years maturity
- Typically U.S. Treasury, TIPS, Agency, Corporates, Mortgages, CMBS, and Asset-Backed securities, ranging from two year maturities out to 30 years maturity
Benchmark
- Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
Operating Target
- Typically 60-100 holdings
- Initial target corporate weightings up to 2-3%
- All main sectors of benchmark represented
Limiting Exposure
- Single A Rated securities and above at time of purchase
- No more than 10 percent of outstanding corporate issuer
- Focus on larger, liquid benchmark securities
- Duration: +/- one year of benchmark duration
The Bloomberg US Aggregate Index is composed of securities from Bloomberg US Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index, and the Asset-Backed Securities Index. Total return comprises price appreciation/depreciation and income as a percentage of the original investment. The Index is unmanaged.
One cannot invest directly in an index.
This website is for informational purposes. GIM products are actively managed and their characteristics will vary. All investment has risk, including the risk of loss of principal. There can be no assurance that efforts to manage risk or to achieve any articulated investment objective will be successful. An investor should consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. For additional information regarding risks and about the firm, please refer to Related Literature and Disclosures.