Investment Objective
A multi-manager Fund seeking high current income and capital appreciation through investments in below investment-grade debt obligations.
A WIDE-RANGING APPROACH TO FIXED INCOME
The Fund invests primarily in below investmentgrade
debt obligations, domestic and foreign. By
emphasizing below investment-grade debt securities,
the Fund seeks to offer shareholders a regular stream
of high income as well as capital appreciation over
time. High yield (or “junk”) bonds have below
investment-grade ratings because the companies
issuing them may be:
BANKING ON FLEXIBILITY
The Fund is sub-advised by three complementary
fixed income managers:
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Franklin Advisers: Invests in generally more
conservative/higher quality bonds than the other
managers; uses bottom-up research focus with a
three- to five-year time frame
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Logan Circle Partners: Typically overweights
CCC-rated bonds and consequently has a higher
yielding portfolio
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PENN Capital Management: Bottom-up research
focuses on improving financial metrics in concert
with analyzing liquidity issues; assigns an internal
credit rating to each security
Sub-Advisors (%)
| Logan Circle Partners, L.P. |
33.5
|
| Franklin Advisers, Inc. |
33.3
|
| PENN Capital Management Company, Inc. |
33.1
|