Our neutral duration U.S. government strategy emphasizes active management utilizing sector rotation, yield curve management and security selection. This approach is designed to capture the bulk of the excess returns available in the market, while minimizing the variability of those returns.

Key to the process is the responsiveness, focus and unbiased analysis provide by our dedicated in-house sector specialists and trading professionals.

To learn more about neutral duration fixed income management, please read the Q&A with our fixed income team.

Key features of the U.S. Government strategy:

• 50-70 U.S. Treasury, Agency and agency mortgage-backed securities
• Very high average quality

Three major tenants guide our U.S. Government investment philosophy:

• Neutral duration strategy
• Sector rotation emphasizing yield-enhanced sectors
• Security selection made according to relative value opportunities

View detailed U.S. Government portfolio characteristics