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The investment seeks current yield and capital growth. The fund invests primarily in high-yield corporate bonds and other debt instruments with an emphasis on those that are rated below investment-grade. A high-yield security, or junk bond, is one that has been rated below the four highest categories used by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or, if unrated, determined by the investment advisor to be of similar quality. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in bank loan investments. The fund may invest in fixed-income instruments of foreign issuers, including emerging market issuers.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Amy Yu Chang | - | 2019 | Now |
Biography | Amy Yu Chang, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of NCRAM. | ||
Derek Leung | Executive Director | 2019 | Now |
Biography | Mr. Leung, Executive Director and Portfolio Manager, joined Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc. in 2003 and has been a portfolio manager for NCRAM’s high yield total return portfolios since 2019. He is a CFA charterholder. Mr. Leung received his B.A. in Economics from Yale University in May 2003. | ||
Stephen S. Kotsen | Portfolio Manager | 2012 | Now |
Biography | Steve Kotsen, CFA, is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager with NCRAM. He has been the portfolio manager for NCRAM’s High Yield Total Return Strategy since 2000, including numerous separate accounts and commingled vehicles. He joined NCRAM in December 1998 and initially worked as a credit analyst primarily responsible for the Gaming, Lodging, Leisure, Metals and Mining, Chemicals, Homebuilding, Building Products, Printing, Publishing, and Shipping industries. Previously, he was a portfolio manager and credit analyst at Lazard Frères Asset Management. Mr. Kotsen received his M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School in 1995, and his B.A. in International Relations from Princeton University in 1991. Mr. Kotsen is a CFA® charterholder, a member of the CFA Institute, and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. | ||
David Owen Crall | President | 2012 | Now |
Biography | David Crall, CFA, is the President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Investment Officer (CIO), and a Managing Director with NCRAM. He is also a member of NCRAM’s Board of Directors. Mr. Crall became President and CEO of NCRAM in June 2019, and in this capacity he is responsible for the firm’s overall management and business strategy. In addition, as CIO since January 2010, he leads the investment activities and investment team of NCRAM. He is the Chair of NCRAM’s Investment, New Product, Risk Monitoring, and ESG Committees. Previously, he was a portfolio manager and co-head of the high yield bond team at NCRAM, encompassing primarily high yield bonds but also public-side management of loans and distressed investments, since 2000. Prior to that, he was a portfolio manager of various high yield accounts at NCRAM since 1997, and an analyst in the high yield group at NCRAM for various industries since 1992. Mr. Crall received his B.A. from Yale University in 1992. He is a CFA® charterholder, a member of the CFA institute, and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. |
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