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The investment seeks to provide current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade fixed-income securities. It may, without limitation, seek to obtain exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests through a variety of investment vehicles, principally closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and other mutual funds. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in preferred stock.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Evan Serdensky | - | 2023 | Now |
Biography | Mr. Serdensky joined Guggenheim in 2018 and is a Portfolio Manager for Guggenheim’s Active Fixed Income and Total Return mandates, specializing in corporate credit. Previously, Mr. Serdensky was a Trader on the Investment Grade Corporate team at Guggenheim Investments, where he was responsible for identifying and executing investment opportunities across corporate securities. Prior to joining Guggenheim, Mr. Serdensky was a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at BlackRock, responsible for actively managing High Yield and Multi-Sector Credit portfolios. Mr. Serdensky started his career at PIMCO supporting Total Return and Alternative strategies. Mr. Serdensky completed his B.S. in Finance from the University of Maryland and earned his M.S. in Finance from the Washington University in St. Louis. | ||
Adam J. Bloch | Portfolio Manager | 2017 | Now |
Biography | Adam Bloch, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Partners. Mr. Bloch joined Guggenheim Partners in 2012 and is a Portfolio Manager for the firm's Active Fixed Income and Total Return mandates. Mr. Bloch works with the Chief Investment Officers and other Portfolio Managers to develop portfolio strategy that is in line with the firm’s views. He oversees strategy implementation, working with research analysts and traders to generate trade ideas, hedge portfolios, and manage day-to-day risk. Prior to joining Guggenheim Partners, he worked in Leveraged Finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York where he structured high-yield bonds and leveraged loans for leveraged buyouts, restructurings, and corporate refinancings across multiple industries. Mr. Bloch graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. | ||
Steven H. Brown | Vice President and Portfolio Manager | 2017 | Now |
Biography | Steve Brown, Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Partners and Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Security Investors. He has co-managed Series E since 2016. Mr. Brown joined Guggenheim Investments in 2010 and is a Portfolio Manager for Guggenheim Partners' Active Fixed Income and Total Return mandates. He works with the Chief Investment Officers and other members of the Portfolio Management team to develop and execute portfolio strategy. Additionally, he works closely with the Sector Teams and Portfolio Construction Group. Prior to joining Portfolio Management in 2012, Brown worked in Guggenheim Partners' Asset Backed Securities group. His responsibilities on that team included trading and evaluating investment opportunities and monitoring credit performance. Prior to joining Guggenheim Partners in 2010, Mr. Brown held roles within structured products at ABN AMRO and Bank of America in Chicago and London. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. | ||
Anne Bookwalter Walsh | Senior Managing Director | 2012 | Now |
Biography | Anne B. Walsh, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Partners. Ms. Walsh joined Guggenheim Partners (or its affiliate or predecessor) in 2007 is also the head of the Portfolio Construction Group and Portfolio Management. She oversees more than $185 billion in fixed-income investments including Agencies, Credit, Municipals, and Structured Securities. She is responsible for portfolio design, strategy, sector allocation and risk management, as well as conveying Guggenheim Partners' macroeconomic outlook to Portfolio Managers and fixed income Sector Specialists. Ms. Walsh specializes in liability-driven portfolio management. Prior to joining Guggenheim Partners, she served as Chief Investment Officer at Reinsurance Group of America, and also held roles at Zurich Scudder Investments, Lincoln Investment Management and American Bankers Insurance Group. She has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. Ms. Walsh received her BSBA and MBA from Auburn University and her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law. | ||
B. Scott Minerd | Chairman | 2012 | 2023 |
Biography | B. Scott Minerd, Chairman, Global Chief Investment Officer, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Partners. Mr. Minerd joined Guggenheim Partners (or its affiliate or predecessor) in May 1998. Mr. Minerd leads Guggenheim Partners' research on global macroeconomics and guides the firm’s investment strategies.Previously, Mr. Minerd was a Managing Director with Credit Suisse First Boston in charge of trading and risk management for the Fixed Income Credit Trading Group. In this position, he was responsible for the corporate bond, preferred stock, money markets, U.S. government agency and sovereign debt, derivatives securities, structured debt and interest rate swaps trading business units. Prior to that, Mr. Minerd was Morgan Stanley’s London based European Capital Markets Products Trading and Risk Manager responsible for Eurobonds, Euro-MTNs, domestic European Bonds, FRNs, derivative securities and money market products in 12 European currencies and Asian markets. Mr. Minerd has also held capital markets positions with Merrill Lynch and Continental Bank. Prior to that, he was a Certified Public Accountant and worked for the public accounting firm of Price Waterhouse. Mr. Minerd is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets, helping advise the NY Fed President and senior management at the bank about the current financial markets and ways the public and private sectors can better understand and mitigate systematic risks. Mr. Minerd also works with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), advising on research and analysis of private sector infrastructure investment, and is a contributing member of the World Economic Forum (WEF). He is a regularly featured guest and contributor to leading financial media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Bloomberg, and CNBC, where he shares insights on today’s financial climate. Mr. Minerd holds a B.S. degree in Economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and has completed graduate work at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. | ||
James W. Michal | Vice President | 2012 | 2018 |
Biography | Mr. Michal joined Guggenheim in 2008. He manages the Firm’s portfolio management team dedicated to Active Fixed Income and Total Return mandates. Mr. Michal is responsible for implementing macro investment themes of the Global Chief Investment Officer and Assistant Chief Investment Officers, coordinating with sector heads and traders to determine credit trends and relative value, and for the day-to-day risk monitoring of the portfolios. In addition, he also works closely with Risk Management and the Portfolio Construction team to highlight interest rate and spread risk trends. Prior to joining Guggenheim, he was an Associate in Wachovia’s structured finance division. He focused on origination, marketing, structuring and execution of collateralized loan obligations for two years. Prior to his time in structured credit products, he was an analyst in Wachovia's corporate credit division focusing on portfolio management and loan syndications. Mr. Michal earned a BSBA in Finance and International Business from Georgetown University. | ||
Jeffrey B. Abrams | Senior Managing Director | 2012 | 2017 |
Biography | Mr. Abrams is a Senior Managing Director and portfolio manager in Guggenheim’s Corporate Credit Group. He is a member of the Investment Committee overseeing Guggenheim’s corporate credit investing activities, Portfolio Manager for the NZC Guggenheim Fund and has been with Guggenheim Partners since 2002. Mr. Abrams’ prior roles at Guggenheim include covering the retail and consumer sectors as a senior analyst. He led an industry team focused on investing across the leveraged credit markets in a number of industries including financial institutions, retail, food and beverage and consumer products. Mr. Abrams has also focused on sourcing and structuring directly negotiated middle market debt investments. Prior to joining Guggenheim, Mr. Abrams worked in the Leveraged Finance Group at Bear Stearns where he focused on various leveraged debt transactions across multiple industries. Mr. Abrams received his B.A. in History and a BBA in Finance from Emory University. | ||
Daniel W. Portanova | Portfolio Manager | 2008 | 2012 |
Biography | Dan has more than 25 years of experience in fixed-income portfolio management, research, and trading. He currently manages the U.S. Intermediate Bond portfolio and co-manages the Mid Cap Growth and Large Cap Growth strategies. He serves as lead analyst for the fixed income markets at Security Global Investors. In this role, Dan determines the current and future landscape of the U.S. economy and evaluates the credit worthiness of individual positions in the Mid Cap Growth and Large Cap Growth strategies. Dan has served as director, senior vice president, and treasurer of Groupama Asset Management (GAMNA), portfolio manager for General Reinsurance, and managing director at General Reinsurance Asset Management, where he was responsible for more than $4 billion in assets. Dan began his career as an institutional corporate bond trader at Smith Barney, Harris and Upham Inc. Dan earned a B.A. in economics from Boston College and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. | ||
Christopher L. Phalen | Assistant Vice President, Portfolio Manager | 2000 | 2008 |
Biography | A seasoned 17-year veteran of Security Benefit Corporation (SBC) with 14 years of investment industry experience, Chris brings substantial portfolio management and analytical experience to the team. He covers the industrials sector for the value equity strategies. Chris served most recently as SBC’s chief risk officer. He has served as head of fixed income at Security Global Investors, fixed income portfolio manager for Security Benefit Corporation’s life insurance general account, and fixed income portfolio manager of the Capital Preservation Fund. Chris earned a B.S. in business administration and accounting from the University of Kansas. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. | ||
Steven M. Bowser | Vice President | 1995 | 2008 |
Biography | Bowser is vice president and senior portfolio manager with Security Management Co. and Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. Previously, he was assistant vice president and portfolio manager with Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka from 1989 to 1992. Prior to that, he was with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in 1988 and from 1982 to 1987, he began his career with the Farm Credit System as senior financial analyst and assistant controller. Bowser holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. |
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