Core Plus Fixed Income

Main Street Station, Historical Landmark

Shockoe Bottom District; Richmond, VA

Main Street Station, Historical Landmark

Shockoe Bottom District; Richmond, VA

About Core Plus Fixed Income

Investment Objective

Over a full market cycle, the Income team seeks to provide a return, net of our management fee, that outperforms the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index.

Investment Overview

TSW believes inefficient markets in fixed income favor active management and that income is the primary driver of fixed income returns over market cycles. As a result, the team attempts to add value by constructing a portfolio that generates a higher yield versus the benchmark while maintaining an attractive risk/reward profile. The team combines fundamental credit work, relative value analysis, and a macroeconomic overlay in portfolio construction.

Strategy Highlights

Repeatability: a tenured team executing a consistently applied process

A tenured team with over a decade of averaged experience working together

A time-tested approach

  • Combining bottom-up credit analysis, relative-value, and a macro economic overlay
  • Seeking to generate a higher yield versus the benchmark while maintaining an attractive risk/reward profile
  • Thoughtful capacity considerations afford opportunities to make meaningful investments in opportunities often overlooked by larger-sized mandates
  • Up to 20% of the portfolio may be invested in non-investment grade credit
ASSET CLASS / STYLE
Intermediate Bond / Value
Composite AUM
$3.1M
BENCHMARK
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
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Separate Account

Mutual Fund

Core Plus Fixed Income Trailing Performance

As of  

June 30, 2024

Calendar year performance reflects past 10 years of data available.

Benchmark: Bloomberg Aggregate Bond. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The Index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, fixed-rate agency MBS, ABS and CMBS (agency and non-agency). Benchmark Source: FactSet

Periods less than one year are not annualized. Performance represents the Core Plus composite. Performance is shown gross and net of management fees and includes reinvestment of dividends and other income. Gross returns will be reduced by investment advisory fees and other expenses that are incurred in the management of the account. Net of fee performance was calculated using the actual management fees charged. These figures have been rounded to the nearest hundredth.  Past performance is no guarantee of future results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Performance disclosures can be found here.

Please see Risk Disclosures for important information.

Calendar year performance reflects past 10 years of data available.

Benchmark: Bloomberg Aggregate Bond. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The Index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, fixed-rate agency MBS, ABS and CMBS (agency and non-agency). Benchmark Source: FactSet

Periods less than one year are not annualized. Performance represents the Core Plus composite. Performance is shown gross and net of management fees and includes reinvestment of dividends and other income. Gross returns will be reduced by investment advisory fees and other expenses that are incurred in the management of the account. Net of fee performance was calculated using the actual management fees charged. These figures have been rounded to the nearest hundredth.  Past performance is no guarantee of future results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Performance disclosures can be found here.

Please see Risk Disclosures for important information.

Sector Weights

As of  

June 30, 2024

Portfolio
Benchmark
Basic Materials
X.X%
X.X%
Consumer Discretionary
X.X%
X.X%
Consumer Staples
X.X%
X.X%
Energy
X.X%
X.X%
Financials
X.X%
X.X%
Health Care
X.X%
X.X%
Industrials
X.X%
X.X%
Real Estate
X.X%
X.X%
Technology
X.X%
X.X%
Telecommunications
X.X%
X.X%
Utilities
X.X%
X.X%

Portfolio Characteristics

As of  

June 30, 2024

Portfolio
Benchmark
Price / Cash Flow
X.Xx
X.Xx
Price / Earnings (NTM)
X.Xx
X.Xx
3-5 Year Fwd. EPS Growth
X.X%
X.X%
Weighted Average Market Cap ($ Billion)
$X.X
$X.X
Median Market Cap ($ Billion)
$X.X
$X.X
Number of Stocks
XX
XX
Dollar Turnover
X.X%
Name Turnover
X.X%

Benchmark: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Source: FactSet, (April 2024). Characteristics are run on a single account in the Core Plus composite and is subject to change. Turnover data reflects one-year annualized data.

Meet Our Team

William Bellamy, CFA
Portfolio Manager
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William Bellamy, CFA
Director of Income Strategies and Portfolio Manager

Bill is a graduate of Cornell University, BS and Duke University, MBA. He previously worked for Merrill Lynch Capital Markets as an Assistant Vice President, Clayton Brown & Associates as a Vice President, First Union Capital Markets as a Vice President and Trusco Capital Management as a Vice President. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is registered as an Investment Adviser Representative. Check the Background of this Investment Professional here.

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David McMackin, CFA
Research Analyst
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David McMackin, CFA
Research Analyst - Income Strategies

David is a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, BS. He previously worked for Trusco Capital Management as a Portfolio Analyst and Crestar Asset Management as a Trading Assistant. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

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Charles Finley, CFA
Research Analyst
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Charles Finley, CFA
Research Analyst - Income Strategies

Charles is a graduate of the University of Delaware, BS, and Wake Forest University, MBA. He previously worked for The Trust Company of Virginia as a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Sterne Agee as a Credit Analyst, and BB&T Capital Markets as a Credit Analyst. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

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Data as of 06/30/2024