Sign up to create alerts for Instruments,
Economic Events and content by followed authors
Free Sign Up Already have an account? Sign In
Quotes
All Instrument Types
- All Instrument Types
- Indices
- Equities
- ETFs
- Funds
- Commodities
- Currencies
- Crypto
- Bonds
- Certificates
Please try another search
June's AI-picked stock updates now live. See what's new in Tech Titans, up 28.5% year to date. Unlock Stocks
Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Fund Class M (MWHYX)
Add to/Remove from Watchlist
Add to Watchlist
9.19
+0.02
+0.22%
- Morningstar Rating:
- Total Assets: 107.89M
Metropolitan West High Yield Bond M
9.19
+0.02
+0.22%
- Overview
- Profile
- Historical Data
- Holdings
Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Fund Class M Overview
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Fund Class M. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of MWHYX among other information.
Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to maximize long-term total return consistent with preservation of capital. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in high yield bonds (commonly known as "junk bonds"), which are bonds rated below investment grade or unrated bonds determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. Under normal circumstances, the portfolio duration is two to eight years and the fund's dollar-weighted average maturity ranges from two to fifteen years.
Contact Information
Address
865 S. FIGUEROA STREET, SUITE 2100
LOS ANGELES,CA 90017
United States
LOS ANGELES,CA 90017
United States
Phone
+1 8002414671
Web
www.mwamllc.com
Top Executives
| Name | Title | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Gelfand | - | 2022 | Now |
| Biography | Senior Vice President of the Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC, Has been with the Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC since 2014. Mr. Gelfand manages the Opportunistic High Income Credit Fund | ||
| Jerry M. Cudzil | Portfolio Manager | 2019 | Now |
| Biography | Mr. Cudzil is a Specialist Portfolio Manager and Head of Credit Trading. He oversees the Fixed Income group’s trading of investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds, leveraged loans and credit derivatives. Prior to joining TCW in 2012, Mr. Cudzil was a High Yield Bond Trader for Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank, specializing in project finance, aviation, and energy securities. He was previously a Portfolio Manager for Dimaio Ahmad Capital, managing the multi-strategy credit fund and aviation fund and leading the firm’s risk management team. Mr. Cudzil began his career as a Corporate Bond Trader for Prudential Securities and has also traded investment grade and high yield debt for Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Cudzil earned a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. | ||
| Steven J. Purdy | Portfolio Manager | 2019 | Now |
| Biography | Mr. Purdy is a Specialist Portfolio Manager and Head of Credit Research. He oversees the firm’s proprietary credit research process within the corporate investment grade, high yield and leveraged loan markets. Prior to joining TCW in 2016, Mr. Purdy was a Managing Director at TPG Capital where he sourced and executed opportunistic credit investments. Previously he was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs where he held leadership roles in various credit businesses. Mr. Purdy holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard University. | ||
| Laird R. Landmann | Group Managing Director | 2002 | Now |
| Biography | Mr. Landmann is a Generalist Portfolio Manager in TCW’s Fixed Income Group, a team that oversees over $180 billion in fixed income assets including the over $60 billion MetWest Total Return Bond Fund, one of the largest actively managed bond funds in the world. He serves on the boards of the TCW and Metropolitan West Mutual Funds.Mr. Landmann currently co-manages many of TCW and MetWest’s mutual funds, including the MetWest Total Return Bond Fund, the MetWest High Yield Bond Fund and the TCW Core Fixed Income Fund, and leads the fixed income group’s risk management efforts. He is a leader of the MetWest investment team that was recognized as Morningstar’s Fixed Income Manager of the Year for 2005 and has been nominated for the award nine times. Prior to founding MetWest in 1996, Mr. Landmann was a principal and the co-director of fixed income at Hotchkis and Wiley. He also served as a portfolio manager and vice president at PIMCO.Mr. Landmann holds an AB in Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. | ||
| Stephen M. Kane | Managing Director | 2002 | Now |
| Biography | Mr. Kane is Co-Chief Investment Officer and a Generalist Portfolio Manager in TCW’s Fixed Income Group, a team that oversees over $180 billion in fixed income assets including the over $60 billion MetWest Total Return Bond Fund, one of the largest actively managed bond funds in the world. Under his co-leadership, the MetWest investment team was recognized as Morningstar’s Fixed Income Manager of the Year for 2005. Mr. Kane has led the effort to launch a number of fixed income products, including AlphaTrak, Long Duration/LDI, Unconstrained, and Global. Prior to establishing MetWest, he was a fixed income portfolio manager at Hotchkis and Wiley. He also served as a Vice President at PIMCO. Mr. Kane earned a BS in Business from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is a CFA charterholder. | ||
| Bryan T. Whalen | Managing Director | 2018 | 2019 |
| Biography | Mr. Whalen is Co-Chief Investment Officer and a Generalist Portfolio Manager in TCW’s Fixed Income Group, a team that oversees over $180 billion in fixed income assets including the over $60 billion MetWest Total Return Bond Fund, one of the largest actively managed bond funds in the world. Prior to joining TCW, Mr. Whalen was a Partner at Metropolitan West Asset Management and Co-head of its Securitized Products division. Prior to joining MetWest in 2004, he was a Director in the Fixed Income department at Credit Suisse First Boston in New York. Previously, he was a Vice President at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Mr. Whalen earned a BA in Economics from Yale University. He is a CFA charterholder. | ||
| Tad Rivelle | CIO (Chief Investment Officer - Fixed Income) | 2018 | 2019 |
| Biography | Tad Rivelle Group Managing Director Chief Investment Officer–Fixed Income Co-Director Fixed Income Tad Rivelle is Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income. Prior to joining TCW, Tad served as Chief Investment Officer for MetWest, an independent institutional investment manager that he cofounded. The MetWest investment team has been recognized for a number of performance related awards, including Morningstar’s Fixed Income Manager of the Year. Mr. Rivelle was also the co-director of fixed income at Hotchkis & Wiley and a portfolio manager at PIMCO. Tad holds a BS in Physics from Yale University, an MS in Applied Mathematics from University of Southern California, and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. | ||
| Jamie S. Farnham | Managing Director | 2002 | 2018 |
| Biography | Jamie Farnham, Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Head of Research of Arena Capital Advisors, LLC. Mr. Farnham has over 25 years of industry experience, with 13 years in leveraged finance portfolio management including high yield, leveraged loans and collateralized loan obligations. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Farnham was Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Director of Credit Research at TCW Group where he co-led the credit investment team, helping grow the firm’s credit assets under management to over $50 billion during his tenure. He joined TCW Group following its acquisition of predecessor firm Metropolitan West Asset Management in 2009. Prior to this, Mr. Farnham was a private equity investor at Primus Capital Group and an investment banker at Merrill Lynch. Mr. Farnham earned a B.A. in Economics from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Anderson School of Management. | ||
| Giovanni A. Nucci | Corporate Specialist | 2004 | 2016 |
| Biography | Mr. Nucci is a Specialist Portfolio Manager in the U.S. Fixed Income group, focused on corporate securities. Mr. Nucci joined TCW in 2009 during the acquisition of Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC (MetWest). Along with other members of the corporate team, he trades corporate debt securities including investment grade, high yield, bank loans, and CDS. Prior to joining MetWest in 2004, he was an investment banking analyst focusing on merger and acquisition transactions. Mr. Nucci earned a BA in Economics from Yale University and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management. He is a CFA charterholder. | ||
| David B. Lippman | Group Managing Director | 2005 | 2008 |
| Biography | Mr. Lippman oversees management and administration of the U.S. Fixed Income Group. He joined TCW in 2009 during the acquisition of Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC (MetWest). Prior to joining TCW, Mr. Lippman led MetWest’s strategy and operations as CEO, and was a member of both the credit committee (which determined strategies for corporate securities) and the structured products committee (which determined strategies for mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities). He was also the president and principal executive officer of the Metropolitan West Funds. Prior to joining MetWest in 2001, Mr. Lippman was managing director of structured product sales at Credit Suisse First Boston in New York. He is also a former corporate bond trader at Drexel Burnham Lambert. Mr. Lippman is a graduate of Drew University and holds a JD from Hofstra University. | ||
Write your thoughts about Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Fund Class M
Are you sure you want to delete this chart?
Delete Cancel
Replace the attached chart with a new chart ?
Replace Cancel
Comment Guidelines
Add Chart to Comment
Confirm Block
Are you sure you want to block %USER_NAME%?
By doing so, you and %USER_NAME% will not be able to see any of each other's Investing.com's posts.
%USER_NAME% was successfully added to your Block List
Since you’ve just unblocked this person, you must wait 48 hours before renewing the block.
Report this comment
I feel that this comment is:
Comment flagged
Thank You!
Your report has been sent to our moderators for review