Active high yield management
Focus on Innovative Sector Leaders
The Nordic high yield market is well-suited for active management. The market is only partially transparent, and significant opportunities arise from time to time. Identifying innovative sector leaders, combined with a strict risk management approach, is our strategy for delivering strong and stable results over time. We are convinced that leading returns are built on a solid sustainability analysis.
Stefan Westfeldt is Principal Portfolio Manager and has been in the finance industry since 1997. Stefan has managed corporate bonds for over 20 years. He has served as a credit manager and head of interest rates at Storebrand Kapitalförvaltning in Oslo. Stefan holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the School of Business, Economics, and Law at the University of Gothenburg and lectures in credit analysis at the Norwegian School of Economics.
Discretionary Management
CUSTOMIZED PORTFOLIOS
We offer management of customized bond portfolios. Our services include management of low-risk portfolios for companies that wish to optimize their cash management, as well as sector-specific high yield portfolios for clients with higher risk tolerance.
ACTIVE TREND
Vinga Active Trend invests in global bond, equity, and commodity markets using funds and exchange-traded funds. The investment strategy is to invest in megatrends and take advantage of favorable market opportunities.
NORDIC STARS
Nordic Stars provides you with direct exposure to actively managed bond portfolios, where your capital is managed through a tax-efficient and flexible insurance solution.
Fund Management
VINGA CORPORATE BOND
Our vision is to be the leading Nordic high yield fund, with a strategy of promoting sustainability and selecting innovative sector leaders. The fund primarily invests in bonds by Nordic issuers and is aimed at investors with a horizon of 2-3 years.
- Identifying innovative sector leaders with a positive credit rating trend
- Experienced management team with a strong historical performance
- An actively managed fund
- Risk-aware with an integrated ESG risk process (Article 8)
Portfolio Strategy
Our portfolio strategy is based on our view of the global markets from the joint perspectives of a high yield asset manager and a macro analyst. We assemble our investment portfolio based on where we are in the credit-equity cycle, the economic and inflation cycle, as well as our view on which mega-sectors will dominate the markets in the coming periods. We combine fundamental and technical analysis to find entry and exit levels in the market.
Högräntepodden
(The high yield Podcast)
The podcast (in Swedish) focuses on the Nordic high yield market, but we also enjoy branching out into discussions about economic trends, macroeconomics, and much more. You can find it wherever podcasts are available.
Sustainability
We believe that leading returns go hand in hand with a strong focus on environmental and social factors. Responsible ESG efforts contribute to enhanced risk management, sustainable value creation, and improved access to capital. This work also helps create a better society for all of us.
As part of our sustainability efforts, Vinga Asset Management collaborates with SustainAX, which provides leading ESG analyses of approximately 200 small and medium-sized Nordic companies. The company is independent, and all analysts are certified. The analyses delve deeply into environmental and social sustainability factors, also considering negative consequences.
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