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The investment seeks high current income and a secondary objective of capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in high yield fixed income securities. It is appropriate for investors seeking diversification and the potential rewards associated with investing in high-yield fixed income securities. High-yield fixed income securities are those that are rated below investment grade. The subadviser attempts to maintain the duration of the fund at a level similar to that of its style benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Matthew Kearns | - | 2023 | Now |
Biography | Matthew Kearns, CFA, is a portfolio manager and high yield sector co-head at Newfleet Asset Management, a division of Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC (“VFIA”). He is also responsible for leveraged finance credit research covering the chemicals industry. In addition, Mr. Kearns is portfolio manager of the Newfleet High Yield and European High Yield strategies. Prior to joining Newfleet in 2023, Mr. Kearns was a portfolio manager for U.S. and European high yield as part of the Multi-Asset Credit Team at Stone Harbor Investment Partners, a division of VFIA. He continues to have portfolio management responsibilities for Stone Harbor branded accounts under both the Newfleet and Stone Harbor divisions of VFIA. Before joining Stone Harbor, Mr. Kearns was an analyst at Citigroup Asset Management evaluating corporate securities where he was responsible for covering the broadcasting, entertainment / leisure, towers, publishing, chemicals, and utilities industries. Mr. Kearns earned a B.S. in economics and political science from Duke University. He is a CFA® (Chartered Financial Analyst®) charterholder. He began his career in the investment industry in 1997. | ||
Eric Hess | - | 2019 | Now |
Biography | Eric Hess, CFA, is a senior managing director, portfolio manager and high yield sector co-head at Newfleet Asset Management, a division of Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC (“VFIA”). He is also responsible for credit research of the energy sector. In addition, Mr. Hess is portfolio manager of the Newfleet High Yield and Short Duration High Income strategies. Prior to joining Newfleet in 2011, Mr. Hess was on the fixed income team at Goodwin Capital Advisers. He joined Goodwin Capital’s corporate credit research group in 2010. Previous to joining Goodwin, he was a credit analyst for The Travelers Companies. Mr. Hess earned a B.B.A. in finance from the University of Notre Dame, and he is a CFA® (Chartered Financial Analyst®) charterholder. He began his career in the investment industry in 2006. | ||
William Eastwood | - | 2019 | Now |
Biography | William Eastwood, CFA, is a senior managing director, portfolio manager, and head of trading at Newfleet Asset Management, a division of Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC (“VFIA”), with trading responsibilities primarily for leveraged finance. In addition, Mr. Eastwood is co-portfolio manager of the Newfleet High Yield and Short Duration High Income strategies. Prior to joining Newfleet in 2011, Mr. Eastwood served as a senior fixed income trader at several firms, including Neuberger Berman, PPM America, and Phoenix Investment Counsel. Mr. Eastwood earned a B.S. in finance from Post University and an M.B.A. from the University of Hartford. He is a CFA® (Chartered Financial Analyst®) charterholder. He began his career in the investment industry in 1995. | ||
David L. Albrycht | President | 2011 | Now |
Biography | David L. Albrycht, CFA, President and Chief Investment Officer, has served as portfolio manager since 2018 and joined Newfleet in 2011. Mr. Albrycht was Executive Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager with Goodwin Capital Advisers, a former Virtus investment management subsidiary. Mr. Albrycht joined the Goodwin multi-sector fixed income team in 1985 as a credit analyst and has managed fixed income portfolios since 1991. | ||
Francesco Ossino | Senior Managing Director | 2012 | 2023 |
Biography | Mr. Ossino is a senior managing director, senior portfolio manager, and sector head of the bank loan asset class at Newfleet. Before joining Newfleet in 2012, Mr. Ossino worked at Hartford Investment Management as a bank loan portfolio manager from 2004 to 2012, primarily focused on mutual fund portfolios and a commingled bank loan portfolio for institutional investors. He began his investment career in 1996. He received a BS in economics from Brandeis University and an MS in international economics and finance from Brandeis University and Luigi Bocconi University in Italy. | ||
Kyle A. Jennings | Portfolio Manager | 2011 | 2023 |
Biography | Kyle A. Jennings, CFA. Mr. Jennings is Portfolio Manager – Bank Loan Sector of Newfleet (since June 2011). Mr. Jennings is Senior Managing Director and Head of Credit Research (since 2011). Until June 2011, he was Managing Director (2008 to 2011) and 2nd Vice President (2005 to 2008) of Goodwin. Previously, he was associated with VIA, at which time it was an affiliate of Goodwin, and was a member of the corporate research team since 1998. Mr. Jennings is the sector manager for the leveraged loan sector and assists in formulation of the leveraged loan finance strategy for the retail multi-sector funds.He has over 20 years of investment experience. | ||
Jonathan R. Stanley | Director | 2012 | 2019 |
Biography | Mr. Stanley is managing director and portfolio manager at Newfleet. Prior to joining Newfleet in 2011, Mr. Stanley was on the fixed income team at Goodwin Capital Advisers. He began his investment career at Goodwin Capital Advisers in 1997 and served in various capacities, including as an analyst on the emerging markets team. Mr. Stanley left Goodwin in 2001 to serve as a portfolio manager at Global Financial Private Capital, a registered investment adviser in Florida. He rejoined Goodwin in 2006 as a member of the corporate credit research group and assumed responsibilities for the management of the high yield sector in 2008. Mr. Stanley received a BS in accounting from Fairfield University and an MBA from the University of Florida. He is a CFA charterholder. | ||
Bradley M. Kane | Vice President | 2009 | 2011 |
Biography | Mr. Bradley M. Kane serves as Vice President and Assistant Portfolio Manager for Osterweis Capital Management Inc. and Osterweis Capital Management LLC. Prior to joining the Osterweis Capital Management, LLC in 2013, Mr. Kane was a Portfolio Manager and Analyst at Newfleet Asset Management, where he managed both high yield and leveraged loan portfolios. Before that, he was a Vice President at GSC Partnersfrom 2000 to 2002 , focusing on management of high yield and collateralized debt obligations. Earlier in his career, he managed high yield assets as a Vice President at Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management. Bradley Kane graduated from Lehigh University (B.S. in Business & Economics) and is a principal of Osterweis Capital Management | ||
Robert L. Bishop | CIO (Chief Investment Officer) | 2008 | 2011 |
Biography | Robert L. Bishop, CFA. Mr. Bishop is Chief Investment Officer—Core Plus Fixed Income Strategies (since 2008; previously Portfolio Manager (2005-2008)) at Newfleet Asset Management, LLC and also has portfolio management responsibility for investment grade corporate bonds and credit derivatives. Prior to joining Newfleet in 2002, he was responsible for restructuring corporate pension funds at Salomon Brothers; quantitative portfolio design at Goldman Sachs; and was a director in the credit sales area of Merrill Lynch. | ||
Maxwell E. Bublitz | CEO | 2008 | 2011 |
Biography | Bublitz serves as chief executive officer, president and portfolio manager with Conseco Capital Management, his employer since 1987. Bublitz is a Chartered Financial Analyst. |
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