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Short Duration Income Fund

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Summary

Summary

What is the Short Duration Income Fund?

The Fund seeks to deliver a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital by investing in a variety of short maturity debt securities including, corporate bonds, U.S. government securities, and mortgage- and other asset-backed debt securities.
 

EXPERIENCED, TENURED TEAM

Managed through collaboration among 70+ investment professionals in portfolio management, credit research, and trading.

FLEXIBLE APPROACH

Pursues an agile, multi-sector approach designed to provide a higher yield than a typical short duration strategy, and a lower duration than a traditional core bond strategy.

STRONG PERFORMANCE

Has offered a track record of solid performance in many market environments. 

Yield

Dividend Yield 1 as of 06/08/2023  

w/o sales charge 4.66%

30-Day Standardized Yield 2 as of 05/31/2023  

5.15%

Average Yield to Worst as of 04/28/2023

6.28%

Fund Basicsas of 04/28/2023

Total Net Assets
$47.92 B
Inception Date
09/28/2007
Dividend Frequency
Monthly
Fund Gross Expense Ratio
0.48%
Fund Net Expense Ratio
0.48%
Number of Holdings
1148

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.48%

Net 0.48%

YTD 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR Since Inception 09/28/2007
w/o sales charge 2.11% 0.37% 0.86% 1.57% 1.77% 3.34%
Lipper Category Avg. Short Investment Grade Debt Funds 1.92% 0.85% 0.27% 1.30% 1.16% -
ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate Index 1.75% 1.02% -0.03% 1.72% 1.62% 2.60%
w/ sales charge 2.11% 0.37% 0.86% 1.57% 1.77% 3.34%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.48%

Net 0.48%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.48%

Net 0.48%

YTD 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR Since Inception 09/28/2007
w/o sales charge 1.86% -0.40% 2.22% 1.61% 1.76% 3.36%
Lipper Category Avg. Short Investment Grade Debt Funds 1.63% -0.12% 1.21% 1.30% 1.13% -
ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate Index 1.31% 0.42% 1.00% 1.73% 1.60% 2.60%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.48%

Net 0.48%

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Type Assets
Investment Grade Corporate
ABS
CMBS
CLO
U.S. Government Related
High Yield Corporate
Bank Loans
MBS
Other
Cash
Maturity Assets
Less than 1 year
1-3 years
3-5 years
5-7 years
7-10 years

Credit Quality Distribution as of 04/28/2023 View Portfolio

Rating Assets
U.S. Treasury
Agency
AAA
AA
A
BBB
<BBB
Not Rated

INVESTMENT TEAM

Andrew H. O'Brien
Andrew H. O'Brien, CFA

Partner & Portfolio Manager

25 Years of Industry Experience

Kewjin Yuoh
Kewjin Yuoh

Partner & Portfolio Manager

29 Years of Industry Experience

Steven F. Rocco
Steven F. Rocco, CFA

Partner & Co-Head of Taxable Fixed Income

22 Years of Industry Experience

Robert A. Lee
Robert A. Lee

Partner & Co-Head of Taxable Fixed Income

32 Years of Industry Experience

Adam C. Castle
Adam C. Castle, CFA

Partner, Portfolio Manager

15 Years of Industry Experience

Harris Trifon
Harris Trifon

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

23 Years of Industry Experience

Yoana N. Koleva
Yoana N. Koleva, CFA

Partner, Portfolio Manager

20 Years of Industry Experience

Supported By 75 Investment Professionals with 16 Years Avg. Industry Experience

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Performance

Performance

Dividend Yield 1 as of 06/08/2023  

w/o sales charge 4.66%

30-Day Standardized Yield 2 as of 05/31/2023  

  Subsidized3 Un-Subsidized4
w/o sales charge 5.15% 5.15%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.48%

Net 0.48%

YTD 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR Since Inception 09/28/2007
w/o sales charge 2.11% 0.37% 0.86% 1.57% 1.77% 3.34%
Lipper Category Avg. Short Investment Grade Debt Funds 1.92% 0.85% 0.27% 1.30% 1.16% -
ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate Index 1.75% 1.02% -0.03% 1.72% 1.62% 2.60%
w/ sales charge 2.11% 0.37% 0.86% 1.57% 1.77% 3.34%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.48%

Net 0.48%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.48%

Net 0.48%

YTD 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR Since Inception 09/28/2007
w/o sales charge 1.86% -0.40% 2.22% 1.61% 1.76% 3.36%
Lipper Category Avg. Short Investment Grade Debt Funds 1.63% -0.12% 1.21% 1.30% 1.13% -
ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate Index 1.31% 0.42% 1.00% 1.73% 1.60% 2.60%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.48%

Net 0.48%

Year Fund Returns ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate Index
2022 -4.68% -4.00%
2021 0.99% -0.01%
2020 3.05% 4.16%
2019 5.52% 5.43%
2018 1.33% 1.62%
2017 2.63% 1.91%
2016 3.86% 2.39%
2015 0.76% 1.01%
2014 1.60% 1.19%
2013 1.94% 1.78%
2012 6.51% -
2011 3.25% -
2010 6.47% -
2009 17.09% -
2008 -0.73% -
2007 5.52% -
Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Yearly Returns
2023 1.86% - - - 1.95%
2022 -2.52% -1.77% -1.45% 1.01% -4.68%
2021 0.40% 0.63% 0.35% -0.39% 0.99%
2020 -5.40% 5.66% 1.44% 1.63% 3.05%
2019 2.20% 1.44% 0.93% 0.85% 5.52%
2018 -0.24% 0.53% 0.53% 0.51% 1.33%
2017 0.98% 0.72% 0.70% 0.21% 2.63%
2016 1.27% 1.71% 1.01% -0.17% 3.86%
2015 1.22% 0.31% -0.37% -0.39% 0.76%
2014 0.93% 0.95% -0.13% -0.15% 1.60%
2013 0.93% -0.80% 0.97% 0.83% 1.94%
2012 2.45% 0.60% 2.32% 1.00% 6.51%
2011 0.88% 1.11% -0.60% 1.84% 3.25%
2010 2.26% 1.11% 2.40% 0.57% 6.47%
2009 4.10% 5.58% 4.70% 1.76% 17.09%
2008 1.42% 0.98% -1.80% -1.29% -0.73%
2007 1.55% 0.15% 1.69% 2.03% 5.52%

NAV Historical Prices

Date Net Asset Value

Portfolio

Portfolio

Type Assets
Investment Grade Corporate
ABS
CMBS
CLO
U.S. Government Related
High Yield Corporate
Bank Loans
MBS
Other
Cash
Maturity Assets
Less than 1 year
1-3 years
3-5 years
5-7 years
7-10 years

Credit Quality Distribution as of 04/28/2023

Rating Assets
U.S. Treasury
Agency
AAA
AA
A
BBB
<BBB
Not Rated

Portfolio Positioning as of 3/31/2023

  • During the quarter, the 2-year U.S. Treasury yield moved lower from 4.42% to 4.06%, as investors started to price in potential rate cuts from the Fed in the second half of 2023 following the turmoil in the banking sector. In addition to this, the Fed further slowed the pace of rate hikes at the February FOMC meeting. While this rate move was a tailwind on an absolute basis, the portfolio’s shorter duration profile relative to the benchmark was a headwind to relative performance.
  • The portfolio’s multi-sector design provided diversification benefits which contributed to relative performance versus the benchmark.
  • The portfolios allocation to asset-backed securities (ABS) contributed to relative performance. Despite modest spread widening within short-term ABS, the sector outperformed corporate credit. We continue to favor high-quality ABS within the auto loan and credit card sectors, focusing on newly originated loans with superior underwriting. The majority of the additions made during the quarter were within AAA-rated auto loans.
  • The portfolio’s allocation to commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) contributed to relative performance, despite some of the ongoing headwinds the sector has faced as many single asset / single borrower (SASB) issues bounced back from performance headwinds faced in the final quarter of last year. Our focus on higher quality securities within CMBS helped to mitigate some of the underperformance the rest of the sector faced.  Although valuations are compelling across the sector, we are concerned about the potential for deteriorating commercial real estate fundamentals. We reduced the portfolio’s exposure to CMBS over the period across floating rate SASB, commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations (CRE CLO), and conduit holdings CMBS. We’ve maintained a very high bar to add with a preference for high quality, liquid names.
  • Additionally, the portfolio’s allocation to collateralized loan obligations (CLO) contributed to relative performance. While we’re comfortable with the credit profiles of the CLO book given the allocation is very short in maturity, AAA-rated, and exhibits low spread volatility, and therefore relatively insulated from the fragilities of the broader asset class; we modestly reduced exposure to the sector to further emphasize liquidity and monetize attractive valuations. We continue to be very selective with respect to spread targets when identifying opportunities within the sector.
  • While the underweight allocation to investment grade corporate bonds modestly detracted from relative performance, security selection within the asset class more than offset this. More specifically, the portfolio’s allocations to both the Financials and Utility sectors were positive contributors.  We remain conservatively positioned in financials, overweight insurance companies, and underweight smaller regional banks. The bank debt the portfolio holds is focused on institutions that have strong deposit franchises with robust credit cultures and strong management teams. We increased the portfolio’s exposure to investment grade corporate bonds with a focus on the following sectors: Financials, Utility, Energy, and non-cyclical sectors such as Health Care.
  • While the short-term, high yield allocation also contributed to relative performance over the quarter as credit spreads tightened, a major theme within the portfolio continues to be an up-in-quality, up-in-liquidity bias with a focus on non-cyclical, defensive areas. Therefore, we continued to reduce lower quality corporate bonds over the period. In some instances in which select high yield issues traded tighter than investment grade bonds, we reduced high yield exposure and reinvested the proceeds into higher quality, more defensive, and higher-yielding bonds.
  • We also added some inflation exposure through TIPS, given that the Fed backing away from further significant hikes could lead to further curve steepening and a rise in inflation expectations.

 

 

Portfolio Details as of 04/28/2023

Total Net Assets
$47.92 B
Number of Issues
1148
Average Coupon
4.46%
Average Life
2.01 Years
Average Maturity
2.01 Years
Average Effective Duration
1.81 Years
Average Yield to Worst
6.28%

Dividends & Cap Gains

Dividends & Cap Gains

Dividend Payments

For
YTD Dividends Paidas of 06/08/2023
$0.07055
Dividend Frequency
Monthly (Daily Accrual)
Record Date Ex-Dividend Date Reinvest & Payable Date Dividend Reinvest Price
Daily Daily 05/31/2023 $0.01489 $3.84
Daily Daily 04/30/2023 $0.01469 $3.86
Daily Daily 03/31/2023 $0.01439 $3.86
Daily Daily 02/28/2023 $0.01300 $3.84
Daily Daily 01/31/2023 $0.01359 $3.87

Upcoming Dividend Payment Dates

This section lists all anticipated income and Capital Gain distribution dates and any actual distributions are subject to adequacy of earnings and must be approved by the Board of Directors/Trustees. Please note that dates are subject to change.

Record Date Ex-Dividend Date Reinvest & Payable Date
Daily Daily 06/30/2023
Daily Daily 07/31/2023
Daily Daily 08/31/2023
Daily Daily 09/30/2023
Daily Daily 10/31/2023
Daily Daily 11/30/2023
Daily Daily 12/31/2023

Capital Gains Distributions

For
Record Date Reinvest & Payable Date Long-term Short-term * Total Reinvest Price
12/17/2013 12/18/2013 $0.0056 $0.0005 $0.0061 $4.56

Fees & Expenses

Fees & Expenses

Expense Ratioas of 05/31/2023

Fund Gross Expense Ratio Fund Net Expense Ratio
0.48% 0.48%

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