Preservation of Capital
Cincinnati Asset Management is a boutique, fixed income manager specializing in U.S. Corporate Bonds. Established in 1989 to build and manage high performance fixed income portfolios for individuals and institutions, our conservative and disciplined approach stresses preservation of capital, diversification, and high investment income. We have specialized in the management of corporate fixed income securities for our clients for over 30 years. We are an independent investment adviser registered with the SEC and structured as a corporation that is employee owned. The strength of our Firm lies with our niche focus, commitment to our investment process and depth of experience of our Portfolio Teams, Managing Directors and employees.
Recent Insight
CAM High Yield Weekly Insights
Fund Flows & Issuance: According to a Wells Fargo report, flows week to date were -$0.9 billion and year to date flows stand at -$34.4 billion. New issuance for the week was $5.8 billion and year to date HY is at $106.7 billion, which is -27% over the same period last year. (Bloomberg) High […]
CAM Investment Grade Weekly Insights
Corporate spreads moved modestly wider during the week as BBB credit continues to underperform A-rated credit. According to Wells Fargo, IG fund flows for the week of June 21-June 27 were +$1.3 billion. IG flows are now +$69.387 billion YTD. Per Bloomberg, it was the slowest week for the new issue calendar thus far in […]
CAM High Yield Weekly Insights
Fund Flows & Issuance: According to a Wells Fargo report, flows week to date were -$1.5 billion and year to date flows stand at -$33.4 billion. New issuance for the week was $4.2 billion and year to date HY is at $100.8 billion, which is -27% over the same period last year. (Bloomberg) High […]
CAM Investment Grade Weekly Insights
Trade concerns continued to weigh on debt and equity markets throughout the week. Spreads on the Bloomberg Barclays Corporate Index are 7 wider on the week as we go to print on Monday. A deluge of corporate bond supply in the primary market has certainly helped to push spreads wider. On Monday, Bayer printed a […]
CAM High Yield Weekly Insights
Fund Flows & Issuance: According to a Wells Fargo report, flows week to date were -$0.5 billion and year to date flows stand at -$31.8 billion. New issuance for the week was $1.7 billion and year to date HY is at $96.5 billion, which is -28% over the same period last year. (Bloomberg) High […]
CAM High Yield Weekly Insights
Fund Flows & Issuance: According to a Wells Fargo report, flows week to date were $0.5 billion and year to date flows stand at -$28.1 billion. New issuance for the week was $2.0 billion and year to date HY is at $94.7 billion, which is -29% over the same period last year. (Bloomberg) High […]
CAM Investment Grade Weekly Insights
There was no shortage of news in the market this week with political, economic and monetary policy events. To top it off, on Friday morning we learned that the U.S. and China are now officially in the early innings of a potential trade war, which has pushed the debt and equity markets firmly into risk-off […]
CAM High Yield Weekly Insights
Fund Flows & Issuance: According to a Wells Fargo report, flows week to date were $0.3 billion and year to date flows stand at -$26.2 billion. New issuance for the week was $4.2 billion and year to date HY is at $89.1 billion, which is -23% over the same period last year. (Bloomberg) High […]
CAM Investment Grade Weekly Insights
Fund Flows & Issuance: According to Wells Fargo, IG fund flows for the week of May 10-May 16 accelerated from prior weeks, with a positive inflow of $3.5 billion. Short duration funds have registered 80% of all inflows over the past four weeks, according to Wells. IG funds have garnered $65.764 billion in net inflows […]
CAM High Yield Weekly Insights
Fund Flows & Issuance: According to a Wells Fargo report, flows week to date were -$0.8 billion and year to date flows stand at -$26.5 billion. New issuance for the week was $1.6 billion and year to date HY is at $84.8 billion, which is -23% over the same period last year. (Bloomberg) High […]
Clients
Individuals
Individual investors benefit from the same disciplined approach we apply to the management of portfolios of our institutional clients. We buy/sell securities in institutional size that typically is more efficient than smaller retail purchases. The individual investor participates in these larger trades and enjoys the same pricing that the institutional client receives.
Institutional
We focus on the needs of institutional clients, including pension plans, endowments, charitable organizations, and insurance companies. Our strategic investment philosophy, rather than a tactical trading approach, assures that the longer term requirements of these institutions are being met through disciplined investing. We are also able to tailor a portfolio to meet specific investment objectives.
Approach
Our investment process concentrates in the U.S. Corporate Bond market and offers solutions to investors which span the entire spectrum of credit quality from Investment Grade to High Yield. In all cases fundamental credit research is a primary element of our portfolio management process. Our approach stresses preservation of capital, diversification and high investment income.
CAM follows a conservative “bottom-up value” investment discipline that seeks out companies that are currently out of favor with investors, but poised to improve. The primary focus is preservation of capital with a secondary, but extremely important, emphasis on total return. Our portfolios are not managed to a benchmark from a portfolio construction perspective, but do look to outperform respective benchmarks over a full market cycle with less volatility. We do not utilize interest rate anticipation tactics. We look to minimize the impact of macro-economic factors, such as interest rate risk, from the investment process by employing defensive maturity structure within the portfolio
Research
View our research materials, like white papers and yield-spread analysis, as well as our weekly insight.
Investment Solutions
High Yield
For investors seeking potentially greater returns, this strategy focuses on bonds rated in the top two rating categories (BA & B). Securities rated CAA and lower are not eligible for purchase.
Investment Grade
Designed for the more conservative investor interested in an intermediate, investment grade corporate strategy that provides a premium yield to Treasury securities.
Short Duration
For investors interested in a shorter maturity profile which targets an allocation of 50% Investment Grade and 50% High Yield securities in one portfolio.
Broad Market
Combines the Investment Grade and High Yield strategies in an approximate 2/3 – 1/3 blend. It is designed for the investor who desires to achieve greater returns than the Investment Grade strategy while incurring less volatility than the High Yield strategy.
Short Duration : Investment Grade
Designed for investors interested in a shorter maturity profile but do not wish to hold any non-investment grade securities. The average maturity of the portfolio, once seasoned, is less than half of that of our core Investment Grade strategy.
CAMBX
The CAM Broad Market Strategic Income Fund provides an opportunity for long-term investors to find a conservative risk/reward balance that focuses on downside protection and total return.