Voya Enhanced Yield Fixed Income SMA

Approach

The Voya Enhanced Yield Fixed Income strategy seeks to maximize total return via a higher credit quality approach expressed through the use of Treasury, Agency, and Corporate Credit securities, both Investment Grade and Below, with 1-10 year maturities. The strategy targets greater income than pure investment grade while preserving principle by adding selective high yield bond exposure.

Investment Philosophy

We believe that intensive security level research paired with a broadly informed awareness of the economic and credit cycles are critical to identifying superior investment opportunities and managing downside risk.

The following key beliefs underpin our investment philosophy:

Security selection is a significant driver of risk and returns
Nimble sector and sub-sector allocations capture relative value
Risk management is critical throughout the entire investment process

These three key beliefs frame an integrated strategy that incorporates a dynamic blend of top-down and bottom-up approaches.

Investment Process

Supported by a seasoned team of fixed income professionals, our three-step process leverages the collective insights from across Voya’s Fixed Income platform, incorporating both top-down and bottom-up research insights. First, the Investment Committee establishes the macro view and assesses the current risk regime. This assessment includes an estimate of "achievable alpha", which in turn influences the team’s recommended risk posture. Next, the Multi-Sector Portfolio Management team discusses the investment themes and target risk profile to construct a model portfolio incorporating the strategy’s guidelines and objectives. Finally, individual sector teams are then responsible for identifying and trading specific bonds.

Performance

Performance data for this strategy is not available at this time.

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Periods greater than one year are annualized. Performance data is considered final unless indicated as preliminary. Monthly performance is based on full GIPS Composite returns. Access the GIPS page for full composite details.

"Gross Returns" are presented before the deduction of transaction costs and should be used as Supplemental Information only. "Net Returns" are calculated by subtracting a hypothetical maximum total wrap fee (estimated at 1.50% per annum) from the monthly "pure" gross-of-fee returns. For periods from January 2007 to June 2021 the hypothetical maximum fee was 2.00% per annum. The total wrap fee includes transaction costs, portfolio management, investment advisory, custodial and other administrative costs. Wrap fees vary amongst brokerage firms and may be negotiated based on account size and other factors. The hypothetical maximum total wrap fee used is deemed to be the maximum fee charged to any composite account but we cannot guarantee accuracy. More information about fees can be found in the Form ADV Part II of Voya Investment Management Co.