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The investment seeks investment results that track the total return of the debt securities that comprise the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the "benchmark index"). The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities included in the benchmark index and, using sampling techniques, a portfolio of securities designed to give the fund the relevant comparable attributes of the benchmark index. The index includes over 12,000 securities and covers the U.S. investment grade bond market, including corporate bonds, government securities, mortgage-backed securities.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Albert Chan | Head of Portfolio Construction | 2024 | Now |
Biography | Albert Chan, CFA, Head of Portfolio Construction & Analytics, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since 2024 and joined Franklin Advisers in 2024. Prior to joining Franklin Advisers, Mr. Chan was Head of Portfolio Construction and a portfolio manager at Putnam Investment Management, LLC. | ||
Patrick Klein | Portfolio Manager | 2024 | Now |
Biography | Patrick Klein, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager of Franklin Advisers. Dr. Patrick Klein is a senior vice president and portfolio manager for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income. He leads the team managing the multisector fixed-income strategies with a focus on portfolio construction and quantitative modelling. Prior to his current role, he was a portfolio manager and research analyst focusing on the securitized, inflations protected, and portfolio construction areas. Dr. Klein was a principal member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories. | ||
Dina Ting | Portfolio Manager | 2024 | Now |
Biography | Ms. Ting joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 2015. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Investments, she was a senior portfolio manager at BlackRock. | ||
Darrin Clough | Portfolio Manager | 2020 | 2024 |
Biography | Darrin Clough,CFA, has been a Vice President of OppenheimerFunds, Inc since January 2013 and Portfolio Manager of OppenheimerFunds since January 2019. He was a Senior Research Analyst on the Investment Grade Debt Team of the firm from January 2011 until January 2019. Previously, Mr. Clough serves as a research analyst and focuses on research of securitized products. Darrin joined the Money Market group in January 2007 and was primarily responsible for providing research and analysis on short-term corporate and insurance company debt instruments. Darrin has been with the firm since 1998. He has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Northern Colorado and an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado, Denver. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Darrin covers securitized products. | ||
Maria L. Mendelsberg | Senior Investment Analyst | 2019 | 2024 |
Biography | Maria Mendelsberg, CFA, Portfolio Manager, has managed the Funds since 2018. In addition to the Funds, Ms. Mendelsberg manages the Great-West Profile Funds, Great-West Conservative Lifetime Funds, and Great-West SecureFoundation Funds. Ms. Mendelsberg was previously a Partner and Investment Principal/Equity Analyst at Cambiar Investors from 1997-2016. Ms. Mendelsberg received a B.A. in Economics and Classics from Brown University. | ||
Jack Brown | CIO (Chief Investment Officer) | 2016 | 2024 |
Biography | Jack Brown, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager with GWCM. Mr. Brown joined GWL&A in 2015 with 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining GWL&A, Mr. Brown was employed at Oppenheimer Funds in the High Yield Bond Market. Mr. Brown received a B.S. in finance from the Metropolitan State College of Denver and an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado. | ||
Nate Simons | Assistant Portfolio Manager | 2015 | 2020 |
Biography | Nate Simons, CFA, is Assistant Portfolio Manager Mr. Simons joined GWL&A in 2014. In addition to the Fund, Mr. Simons manages the Great-West Short Duration Bond Fund, Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities Fund, stable value funds managed by GWCM and GWL&A, and certain fixed income separate accounts of GWL&A. Prior to joining GWL&A, Mr. Simons was employed since 2010 as an investment analyst at Navy Mutual Aid Association. Mr. Simons received a B.S. in economics and mathematics from Hillsdale College. | ||
Sam Moyn | Assistant Portfolio Manager | 2013 | 2020 |
Biography | Sam Moyn, Assistant Portfolio Manager. Mr. Moyn is also a Senior Portfolio Trader and Analyst of GWL&A. Mr. Moyn joined the GWL&A Investments Department in 2000. Mr. Moyn received a B.A. in business administration with an emphasis on finance and an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado. | ||
Catherine S. Tocher | Senior Vice President | 2004 | 2017 |
Biography | Ms. Tocher is a Manager and Senior Vice President, Investments, of Maxim Capital Management, LLC (MCM). She is also Senior Vice President, Investments of Great-West Life & Annuity Ins Co. (GWL&A). She joined the GWL&A Investments Department in 1987. Ms. Tocher was educated at the University of Manitoba, where she received a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours Degree) in Finance. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. | ||
Kiva Patten | Assistant Portfolio Manager | 2014 | 2016 |
Biography | Prior to joining GWL&A in 2013, Mr. Patten was a Director at Merrill Lynch from 1999 to 2011. Mr. Patten received a B.S. in economics and management science from the State University College at Cortland. |
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