Short Duration

Investment Goal

Seeks to preserve principal while generating higher returns than money market funds. We utilize a top down process that seeks to build a yield advantage over the benchmark by over-weighting allocations to investment grade spread sectors and actively managing those exposures throughout the cycle.

Our Approach

We believe fixed income markets are inefficient in pricing short-term liquidity and default risk and provide managers with an opportunity to add value relative to benchmark indices.
£14.6 Bn1
Short Duration assets
Related Strategies
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Strategies Strategies Assets1 Attributes Inception Date Fact Sheet
Cash Plus Fixed Income £1182.9 M Investment-grade securities with a target duration of 1 year or less. 4/1/1996 Cash Plus Fixed Income (PDF)
Enhanced Cash Fixed Income £640.7 M Investment-grade securities with a target duration of less than 1.25 years. 6/1/2016 Enhanced Cash Fixed Income (PDF)
Short Term 1-3 Fixed Income £9832.0 M High quality focused, investment grade securities maturing within 1-3 years. 1/1/1997 Short Term 1-3 Fixed Income (PDF)
Short Term 1-5 Fixed Income £2545.0 M High quality focused, investment grade securities maturing within 1-5 years. 10/1/2002 Short Term 1-5 Fixed Income (PDF)
Intermediate Govt./Credit Fixed Income £214.4 M Intermediate Govt./Credit Fixed Income 6/1/2012  
Short Term Opportunistic £178.8 M Mid-grade quality focused with opportunistic allocations to high yield bond and bank loan sectors. 6/1/2012  

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1 As of June 30, 2025. At estimated fair value.

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