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Systematic Active Fixed Income

A risk-controlled, low-correlation alternative to fundamental strategies

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Understanding the factors

Systematic active fixed income (SAFI) investing allows investors to make positive tilts towards certain factors that have shown to generate alpha over time and, when combined, create diversification properties.

Relative value signal designed to identify mispriced bonds after accounting for fundamentals

Value Sentiment

Equity-bond momentum signal that uses lead-lag relationship between equity and credit returns

SAFI Momentum

Sentiment signal that helps avoid/screen out issuers actively shorted by equity investors

Safi Sentiment

Why State Street Investment Management

1

Collaboration with Barclays QPS

Collaboration with Barclays QPS

Our strategies are informed by data-driven, systematic signals developed by the Barclays Quantitative Portfolio Strategy team, or QPS, which is well-recognized as an innovator in quantitative fixed income research. 

2

Alpha-Generating Signals

Alpha-Generating Signals

These strategies are based on signals related to 3 factors that have exhibited strong portfolio outcomes: value, momentum and sentiment. Historically, portfolios comprising bonds with high value scores have had higher returns.

3

Index Management Capabilities

Index Management Capabilities

Our index management capabilities, along with the data excellence of Barclays QPS, allow us to build portfolios that maximize signal scores, minimize costs, and have less tracking error than fundamentally-managed portfolios.

4

Over $1Tr in FICC AUM*

Over $1Tr in FICC AUM*

As a large fixed income manager, we can source bonds effectively and maximize signal exposure. Our implementation capabilities are built on our experience, precision, and consistency as both an active and index bond manager.

5

Thoughtful Liquidity Controls

Thoughtful Liquidity Controls

Our screening process ensures that SAFI portfolios include only sufficiently liquid bonds. Our trading capabilities enable strong execution, in-depth market flow insights, and other advantages to harness implementation alpha.

6

Sustainability Integration

Sustainability Integration

SAFI can apply a range of sustainability signals, and the frameworks flexibility allows it to further customize signals if necessary. For example, customization may include the addition/removal of a sustainability signal.

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Team

Bio Image of Matthew J Steinaway

Matthew J Steinaway, CFA

CIO, Global Fixed Income, Currency & Cash

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Matthew Nest, CFA

Global Head of Active Fixed Income

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Stephen Richard Yeats, CFA

Global Head of Fixed Income Beta Solutions / UK Head of Investment

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David Patrick Furey

Global Head of Portfolio Strategists, Fixed Income, Cash and Currency

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Kyle P Kelly, CFA, FRM

Portfolio Manager

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Konstantin Nemnov, CFA

Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

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Matthew D Pappas

Senior Portfolio Manager

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Arkady Ho, CFA

Fixed Income Portfolio Strategist

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Jiho Han, CFA

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Alexander Rudin, Ph.D.

Global Head of Research

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