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Key Stats

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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Global Fixed Income Team has been managing the Unconstrained Bond strategy since November 2009 when they took over management of the currently sub-advised MainStay Unconstrained Bond Fund. The inception date of the Unconstrained Bond Composite is January 1, 2010. Unconstrained Bond is a total return strategy that seeks to exploit opportunities in the global bond markets through a process of multi-sector asset allocation. The strategy invests primarily in debt securities and debt-related derivative instruments offering relatively attractive current market yields based on current and projected economic and market conditions.
General
Security Type Separately Managed Account
Equity Style Small Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name Nontraditional Bond
Category Index ICE BofA USD 3M Dep OR CM TR USD
Global Category Name US Fixed Income
YCharts Categorization US Fixed Income
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg US Aggregate (^BBUSATR)
Fund Owner Firm Name MacKay Shields LLC
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Bloomberg US Agg Bond IR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Neil Moriarty 6.42 yrs
Michael DePalma 5.13 yrs
Thomas Musmanno, CFA 3.14 yrs
Lesya Paisley 3.01 yrs

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
4.93%
-1.22%
7.19%
6.17%
2.05%
-7.24%
10.08%
2.03%
3.54%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
-1.64%
5.52%
1.76%
4.90%
5.39%
0.25%
-7.41%
7.40%
2.27%
5.86%
-4.66%
7.47%
-4.17%
-2.50%
-6.23%
3.27%
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8.45%
-2.66%
8.92%
5.18%
-1.09%
-12.98%
7.68%
-0.35%
5.58%
2.57%
4.73%
-2.01%
4.01%
-12.84%
4.85%
2.37%
As of May 31, 2024.

Fundamentals

Number of Holdings Upgrade
Bond
Current Yield 4.42%
Yield to Maturity Upgrade
Effective Duration Upgrade
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As of March 31, 2024

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 1/4/2010
Last Annual Report Date 12/31/2023
Last Prospectus Date --
Attributes
Index Fund No
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund No
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan No
Socially Responsible Fund No

Asset Allocation

As of March 31, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 1.59% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 0.03% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 95.89% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 2.49% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Euro Schatz Future June 24
15.50% -- --
2 Year Treasury Note Future June 24
14.99% -- --
Ultra 10 Year US Treasury Note Future June 24
14.76% -- --
United States Treasury Notes 4%
4.31% -- --
5 Year Treasury Note Future June 24
1.73% -- --
United States Treasury Notes 1.375%
1.56% -- --
Ultra US Treasury Bond Future June 24
1.00% -- --
CONNECTICUT AVENUE SECURITIES TRUST 8.4204%
0.67% -- --
US Treasury Bond Future June 24
0.65% -- --
Freddie Mac Stacr Remic Trust 8.3204%
0.63% -- --

Fees & Availability

Fees
Negotiable Fee Yes
Administrative Fee --
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Prospectus Custodian Fee --
Trustee Fee --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Open to Existing Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment --
Minimum Subsequent Investment --

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Global Fixed Income Team has been managing the Unconstrained Bond strategy since November 2009 when they took over management of the currently sub-advised MainStay Unconstrained Bond Fund. The inception date of the Unconstrained Bond Composite is January 1, 2010. Unconstrained Bond is a total return strategy that seeks to exploit opportunities in the global bond markets through a process of multi-sector asset allocation. The strategy invests primarily in debt securities and debt-related derivative instruments offering relatively attractive current market yields based on current and projected economic and market conditions.
General
Security Type Separately Managed Account
Equity Style Small Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name Nontraditional Bond
Category Index ICE BofA USD 3M Dep OR CM TR USD
Global Category Name US Fixed Income
YCharts Categorization US Fixed Income
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg US Aggregate (^BBUSATR)
Fund Owner Firm Name MacKay Shields LLC
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Bloomberg US Agg Bond IR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Neil Moriarty 6.42 yrs
Michael DePalma 5.13 yrs
Thomas Musmanno, CFA 3.14 yrs
Lesya Paisley 3.01 yrs

Fundamentals

Number of Holdings Upgrade
Bond
Current Yield 4.42%
Yield to Maturity Upgrade
Effective Duration Upgrade
Average Coupon Upgrade
Average Credit Score Upgrade
Average Price Upgrade
As of March 31, 2024

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 1/4/2010
Last Annual Report Date 12/31/2023
Last Prospectus Date --
Attributes
Index Fund No
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund No
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan No
Socially Responsible Fund No

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