
This fund is mandated to commit a significant portion of its assets – at least 80% of its net capital, including any funds raised through borrowing – to high-yield debt instruments. Its primary focus is on fixed income securities rated below investment grade, colloquially known as "junk bonds." This encompasses a broad range of credit products, such as corporate bonds, debentures, hybrid securities like convertible and preferred shares, zero-coupon obligations, and various tranches of structured credit vehicles including Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs) and Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs).
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SEI's First Fixed Income ETF Expands Platform Beyond Equities and Liquid Alternatives OAKS, Pa., May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SEI ® (NASDAQ: SEIC) today announced the launch of the SEI High Yield Bond & Alternative Credit ETF (NASDAQ: LEND) following the reorganization of the SIMT High Yield Bond Fund into an exchange-traded fund.