High Yield | CIFC Asset Management

High-Yield Bonds

The CIFC High-Yield Strategy is actively managed by our dedicated high-yield team. The portfolio manager has 20+ years of experience in the U.S. high-yield market.

Direct Lending Opportunistic Credit

Expertise in identifying credit and thematic dislocations and opportunities.

Using a combination of fundamental and technical views, the CIFC team invests in high-yield bonds via two sub-strategies.

Fundamental Credit
Investments in idiosyncratic opportunities based on bottom-up fundamental credit analysis
Technical Credit
Investments in segments of the market based on macro and thematic views

Dynamic proprietary allocation system partnering with a deep and experienced research team.

At CIFC, we pride ourselves on bringing equity-caliber work and an equity mindset to our credit analysis.

30 research analysts covering ~35 credits each is the right balance.

Modeling and earnings analysis on a timely basis
On top of management teams and thought leaders in the sector
Expert networks

We take an equity mindset to credit.

Focus on free cash flows and enterprise value
Run discounted cash flow, comparable, and sum of the parts analyses

It’s idiosyncratic.

CIFC’s corporate credit investment philosophy through the cycle is to look beyond sector to find companies you may like even in overlooked industries

We believe that successful credit management is a labor-intensive effort requiring an active collaboration between skilled portfolio management and research professionals.

Active traders constantly assessing the technicals of the U.S. high-yield market

Access to a broad network through decades of experience and relationships

Proprietary approach to investment and portfolio monitoring