Core Based​

Investment Goal

We seek to produce attractive risk-adjusted total returns above the broad fixed income market by investing primarily in U.S. fixed income securities across the government, corporate and structured markets, supplemented with U.S. high yield bonds and international bonds in both developed and emerging markets.

Our Approach

While the macro environment may change, our philosophy in seeking alpha remains the same: remaining neutral on duration, avoiding interest rate bets, and employing rigorous bottom-up analysis to identify undervalued credits.
$11.2 Bn1  
Core Based
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Strategy Assets1

Attributes

Inception Date

Fact Sheet
Core Fixed Income $9197.2 M
 Seeks to produce risk-adjusted long term total returns above the broad bond market by investing in a core of high quality U.S. fixed income securities across the government, corporate and structured markets. 10/1/2000 Core Fixed Income Strategy Profile (PDF)
Core Plus Fixed Income* $2030.7 M Seeks to outperform the broad fixed income market by investing in a core of high quality U.S. fixed income securities across the government, corporate and structured markets, supplemented with U.S. high yield bonds and international bonds in both established and emerging markets. 10/1/2000 Core Plus Fixed Income Strategy Profile (PDF)
Intermediate Fixed Income $2285.7 M U.S. investment grade bonds are supplemented with allocations to sovereign and corporate debt in both developed and emerging markets, and structured products.​ 10/1/2000  

*The strategy is also available in a mutual fund. The prospectus and other shareholder materials for the fund are available here, or you can request a prospectus by calling 1-800-252-4993. Investors should consider carefully information contained in the prospectus, including investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Leadership Team
Fixed Income
We believe that the best risk-adjusted returns come from careful attention to security selection and a highly collaborative team structure.
Brian Funk

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1 As of June 30, 2025. At estimated fair value. Includes all assets managed by the MIM fixed income core based and multi-sector investment team (including assets managed in the related investment strategies shown above).

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