U.S. High Yield Bond Fund

High yield bonds may offer attractive returns and income, while also playing a valuable role in portfolio diversification. 
 

They are considered a hybrid asset class with features of fixed income (regular coupon payments and maturity dates) and equities (exposure to the economic cycle for which we expect to be compensated over time). 

High yield bonds tend to be less sensitive to interest rates and tend to outperform investment-grade bonds when rates rise, benefiting from economic growth.  The U.S. has the largest and most liquid bond market in the world. It includes a wide range of sectors, industries, and issuers.

What is the U.S. High Yield Bond Fund?

The U.S. High Yield Bond Fund seeks to provide a high level of total return by investing primarily in high yield fixed income securities issued primarily by U.S. corporations. The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of non-investment grade rated debt instruments and high-yield securities with a credit rating below BBB. The Fund's average weighted maturity may vary but will not exceed ten years. The Fund utilizes a manager-of-managers investment strategy that combines multiple specialist portfolio managers, each of whom is responsible for managing a portion of the Fund in accordance with a specific mandate.

About the fund

Advisors can allocate to the Fund within their own portfolios or gain access through a selection of asset allocation funds and portfolio models managed by SEI Investments Canada Company (SEI Canada). 

Total net assets of U.S. High Yield Bond Fund 

• $674.9 million*

Inception date 

• September 11, 2009

Managers/mandates

• Brigade Capital Management (Tactical investment across capital structure)
• Ares Capital Management II (Intensive credit research)
• Benefit Street Partners (Bottom-up security selection)
• T. Rowe Price Associates (High-conviction with focus on under-followed issues)
• J.P. Morgan Investment Management (High yield, relative value)
• SEI Investments Management Corporation

Codes and fees. 

Risk rating: Low to medium 

* As at March 31, 2025.
** As at December 31, 2024.

Important Information
SEI Investments Canada Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company, is the Manager of the SEI Funds in Canada.

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