Fixed Income
For institutional investors
Parametric’s fixed income solutions provide a customizable, transparent, and rules-based approach to bond portfolios for organizations. A solution exists for every client, and if it doesn’t, we create one.
Fixed income investigated. Our weekly updates will keep you on top of rates, inflation, and much more.
Institutions need predictable income and the diversification that its holdings provide, especially in an uncertain interest rate environment. Parametric offers comprehensive and flexible fixed income solutions that can be easily tailored to the needs of your organization.
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We’re a full-service consultative partner to implement portfolio exposures and risk management in a flexible, cost-effective, and timely manner. Portfolios can be benchmark oriented or alpha seeking. They include physical fixed income collateral for large overlay programs, various fixed income derivative implementations, and different factors applications and ESG themes to meet overall portfolio needs.
- Cash Management
- Fixed Income Ladders
- Overlay
- Municipal/US Treasury Crossover
- Responsible Fixed Income
- Liability-Driven Investing
- Custom Indexing
Core sectors
US governments and derivatives
Fixed income institutional solutions overview
Want to know more about the fixed income strategies we offer to institutions? Download our overview.
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Explore our fixed income solutions
Why use Parametric’s institutional fixed income solutions?
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Collaboration
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You’re supported by, and have access to, our large team of investment professionals, including portfolio managers, strategists, and research analysts, so we can offer collaboration at every level.
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Oversight
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Our in-house team of experienced credit analysts do the fundamental research to select securities and provide ongoing monitoring to help you reduce credit risk.
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ESG integration
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You can apply the same ESG criteria to your bonds as you do to the stock portion of your portfolio.
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Technology
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We use proprietary portfolio construction models and tools to build customized solutions, buy and sell bonds at attractive prices, and carefully manage systematic risk that is unique to your plans.
Frequently asked questions
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ADVISOR TOOL
Laddered Interest Rate Scenario Tool
Discover the impact of changing interest rates on laddered municipal and corporate bond portfolios.
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by Kevin Lynyak, Managing Director; James Benadum, Director, Portfolio Manager
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Midyear Fixed Income Outlook: Solid but Slowing, a Favorable Environment for Fixed Income
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by Jonathan Rocafort, Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income Solutions
June 21, 2024
Economic resilience and the year-to-date increase in yields may simply prolong and enhance what we see as an attractive opportunity in fixed income.
Can Tight Spreads Still Deliver Excess Returns?
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by Bernie Scozzafava, Director, Quantitative Research and Portfolio Management; Kevin Lynyak, Managing Director
May 31, 2024
Here’s why we believe that even at current tight spread levels, investing in corporate bond ladders may continue to offer a total return advantage over time in most economic environments.