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Q1 2021 High Yield Market Update

Portfolio Manager Mark Hudoff discusses:

  • How a remarkable 2020 set up for a relatively strong first quarter of 2021
  • Portfolio moves as spreads have tightened
  • Our current view on the backdrop for high yield valuations, fundamentals, and technicals

 

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Investment returns include reinvestment of dividends, interest and capital gains. Valuation is based on trade-date information. Net performance results are presented after actual management fees and all trading expenses but before custodial fees. The HY strategy’s returns for different time periods and market cycles can result in significantly different performance results. An account’s investment guidelines, timing of transactions, market conditions at the time of investment and other factors may lead to different performance results. The H&W HY composite, net of fees, and ICE BofA BB-B US High Yield Constrained Index through March 31, 2022: -3.45%, 1.14%, 3.82%, 5.42%, and -4.58%, -0.49%, 4.58%, 5.59% for 1Q22, one-, five-, and ten-years, respectively. Other performance disclosures are included in the strategy’s GIPS Report.

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