Investment Objective
The Fund seeks inflation protection and income primarily through investments in inflation-indexed debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury Department and backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
PROTECTION AGAINST INFLATION
Unlike many other funds in this class, the Fund
invests only in TIPS, in order to provide inflation
protection without exposure to unnecessary risks
associated with other instruments.
By benchmarking against the lower duration
Barclays Capital 1-10 Year U.S. TIPS Index, the Fund
expects to be less sensitive to changes in real
interest rates.
FAR-REACHING STRATEGY
The Fund is sub-advised by two complementary
fixed income managers:
-
NISA Investment Advisors:
- Keeps portfolio duration neutral to the
benchmark
- Establishes yield curve strategy
- Focuses on adding consistent, small
increments of value
-
Standish Mellon Asset Management:
- Keeps portfolio duration within 0.75 years
relative to the benchmark
- Top-down research drives duration and yield
curve targets
Sub-Advisors (%)
| NISA Investment Advisors, LLC |
50.7
|
| Standish Mellon Asset Management Co. LLC |
49.3
|