High Yield Core

Strategy Goal

The strategy seeks to deliver current income and the opportunity for capital appreciation by investing primarily in high yield corporate bonds.

Commentary

Summary

Strategy Details

Strategy Highlights

Collaborative Investment Team

Experienced, tenured team with breadth and depth of sector expertise. The strategy is run in a collaborative environment, with input from all areas of the investment organization, with a focus on driving performance though relative value opportunities.

History of Credit Research

Managed by a firm with more than 50 years of experience in high-yield investing.

Disciplined Approach

Seeks to drive alpha through active management using bottom-up fundamental credit research, guided by top-down macro and thematic views, and deliberate risk budgeting.

Portfolio Highlights

Managed by a firm with more than 50 years of experience in high yield investing.
Invests primarily in high yield corporate bonds (90% minimum).
Multi-dimensional risk management system limits industry and issuer concentration; Maximum of 25% in any one industry; Maximum of 5% in any one issuer.
High-yield corporate bonds primarily denominated in U.S. dollars; non-U.S. dollar investments are allowed but foreign currency exposure is typically hedged back to the U.S. dollar.

Vehicles Offered

Separate Account

Portfolio managed directly on behalf of an institutional client.

Collective Investment Trust (CIT)*

Pooled investment vehicle offered by Wilmington Trust and sub-advised by Lord Abbett with daily liquidity available to certain pension investors.

Private Funds

Pooled investment vehicle with periodic liquidity available to qualified purchasers.

The Investment Team

Steven F. Rocco, CFA

Partner & Co-Head of Taxable Fixed Income

24 Years of Experience

Christopher Gizzo, CFA

Partner, Deputy Director of Leveraged Credit

17 Years of Experience

By The Numbers

Additional Portfolio Managers

Credit Research Analysts

Years of industry experience as of 01/01/2025.

Portfolio

Performance

High Yield Core Institutional Composite

Important Information

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Risks to Consider: The strategy discussed is subject to the general risks associated with investing in debt securities, including market, credit, liquidity, and interest rate risk. The strategy invests primarily in high-yield, lower-rated securities, sometimes called junk bonds. These securities carry increased risks of price volatility, illiquidity, and the possibility of default in the timely payment of interest and principal. The strategy may invest in foreign or emerging market securities, which may be adversely affected by economic, political, or regulatory factors and subject to currency volatility and greater liquidity risk. The strategy may invest in derivatives, which are subject to greater liquidity, leverage, and counterparty risk. These factors can adversely affect performance.

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*Collective Funds:
Wilmington Trust, N.A. (the “Trustee”) serves as the Trustee of the Fund and maintains ultimate fiduciary authority over the management of, and investments made, in the Fund. The Fund is part of the Wilmington Trust Collective Investment Trust (the “Trust”) operated by the Trustee.

Wilmington Trust, N.A. Collective Investment Funds (“WTNA Funds”) are bank collective investment funds; they are not mutual funds. Wilmington Trust, N.A. serves as the Trustee of the Wilmington Trust Collective Investment Trust and maintains ultimate fiduciary authority over the management of, and investments made in, the WTNA Funds. The WTNA Funds and units therein are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Investments in the WTNA Funds are not deposits or obligations of or guaranteed by Wilmington Trust, and are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve, or any other governmental agency. The WTNA Funds are commingled investment vehicles, and as such, the values of the underlying investments will rise and fall according to market activity; it is possible to lose money by investing in the WTNA Funds.

Participation in Collective Investment Trust Funds is limited primarily to qualified defined contribution plans and certain state or local government plans and is not available to IRAs, health and welfare plans and, in certain cases, Keogh (H.R. 10) plans. Collective Investment Trust Funds may be suitable investments for participants seeking to construct a well-diversified retirement savings program. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any pooled investment company carefully before investing. The Additional Fund Information and Principal Risk Definitions (PRD) contains this and other information about a Collective Investment Trust Fund and is available at www.wilmingtontrust.com/PrincipalRiskDefinitions or ask for a copy by contacting Wilmington Trust, N.A. at (866)427-6885.

Wilmington Trust is a registered service mark, used in connection with various fiduciary and financial services, including trustee, custodial, agency, and investment management services, offered to trust, individual, and institutional clients by certain subsidiaries of M&T Bank Corporation. Such subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, Manufacturers & Traders Trust Company (M&T Bank), Wilmington Trust Company (operating in Delaware only), Wilmington Trust, N.A., Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc., Wilmington Funds Management Corporation, and Wilmington Trust Investment Management, LLC. International corporate and institutional services are offered through M&T Bank Corporation’s international subsidiaries. Loans, credit cards, retail and business deposits, and other business and personal banking services and products are offered by M&T Bank, member FDIC. Wilmington Trust traces its roots to the founding of Wilmington Trust Company in 1903.

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