DoubleLine Launches Active Multi-Sector Credit ETF

News December 03, 2024 at 04:16 PM
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DoubeLine launched an actively managed exchange-traded fund, the DoubleLine Multi-Sector Income ETF (DMX), on the NYSE Arca exchange Tuesday.

Portfolio managers for the new ETF are Robert Cohen, global developed credit team director at DoubleLine, and Ken Shinoda, who chairs the firm’s structured products committee and serves as lead portfolio manager on the non‑agency residential mortgage-backed securities team. Credit teams comprising 71 investment professionals are integrated into the fund's investment and risk management program.

The fund, which has a 0.49% total operating expense, aims to deliver income and capital appreciation mostly through bottom-up security selection and credit underwriting as well as top-down sector allocation.

“Through individual security selection across credit markets, we aim to build a portfolio that provides attractive yields and income with potentially lower volatility than one composed solely of high yield corporates,” Cohen said.

Cohen and Shinoda see the fund in various investment roles, including as an alternative to equities given stretched stock valuations or as a complement to core fixed income holdings. The ETF focuses on targeting securities that generate high current income through active asset allocation among various fixed income sectors and security selection within the selected sectors.

These sectors could include corporate debt securities, bank loans, RMBS, commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations. Fund managers expect to invest significantly in one or more sectors and may at times invest mostly in a single sector. DoubleLine also said the ETF may invest in securities of any credit quality, including those rated below investment grade.

Credit: Bloomberg

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