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The investment seeks total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in income-producing securities such as investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds (i.e., junk bonds), preferred stocks, municipal bonds, and U.S. Treasuries. It may also invest in fixed income closed-end funds, dividend-paying equities and other debt securities including but not limited to U.S. government securities, variable- and floating-rate instruments, and mortgage- and asset-backed securities.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Art DeGaetano | Senior Managing Director | 2018 | Now |
Biography | Mr. DeGaetano is the Chief Investment Officer and Founder of Bramshill Investments. Prior to founding Bramshill, in 2012, Mr. DeGaetano was a Senior Portfolio Manager at GLG Partners LP where he not only managed the predecessor to the Bramshill Income Performance Strategy, but also managed a levered US credit portfolio for the GLG Market Neutral Fund. Combined Mr. DeGaetano had approximately $375 million in assets under management for GLG Partners LP. Prior to GLG Partners in 2007, Mr. DeGaetano was a Managing Director and Head of US Credit Trading at RBS Greenwich Capital from 2005 through 2006. He traded and oversaw the credit trading desk, comprised of 14 traders across corporate bonds, credit default swaps and index products from investment grade to high yield averaging a $4 billion gross position. Prior to RBS Greenwich Capital, he traded credit for 12 years for Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. He was a Senior Managing Director and the Head Trader on the high yield trading desk from 2000 through 2004. He managed a group of 4 traders along with trading his own positions during this period overseeing a gross position of approximately $1billion. His expertise has been in high beta sectors such as telecom, utilities, and special situations. Prior to trading high yield, he was a Managing Director on the investment grade trading desk at Bear Sterns from 1992 through 1999. Mr. DeGaetano has a B.A. from Colgate University. Art is a member of the Columbus Citizens Foundation and actively supports student-athlete programs and scholarships through a family foundation. | ||
Derek Pines | Portfolio Manager | 2018 | Now |
Biography | Derek Pines is a Portfolio Manager and Analyst at Bramshill Investments. Prior to joining Bramshill Investments in 2012, Mr. Pines spent 10 years as a Proprietary Trader and Portfolio Manager specializing in quantitative strategies across a variety of asset classes, the bulk of that time with Assent (Sungard Financial) and most recently Chimera Securities. He also spent a year with Accenture in their Core Trading Services Group. Mr. Pines holds a Masters Graduate Certificate in Algorithmic Trading from Stevens University. Mr. Pines graduated cum laude with a B.S. in finance from Georgetown University. | ||
Paul Van Lingen | Senior Managing Director | 2018 | Now |
Biography | Mr. van Lingen is a Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Bramshill Investments specializing in Mortgage Backed Securities and all Structured Products. Prior to joining Bramshill Investments in 2017, Mr. van Lingen was a Managing Director, Principal, and Portfolio Manager at Rimrock Capital Management, a west coast Hedge Fund. He served as Head of All Structured Products managing approximately four billion dollars in capital. Prior to that Mr. van Lingen was a Managing Director at RBS Greenwich Capital where he managed day to day trading activities in the residential securitization markets. He served as Head of Non-Agency MBS Trading managing approximately four billion dollars in capital. Prior to RBS Greenwich, Mr. van Lingen was a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns. Mr. van Lingen has a B.S. from New York University, Stern School of Business. | ||
Michael Hirschfield | Portfolio Manager | 2018 | 2022 |
Biography | Mr. Hirschfield is a Portfolio Manager at Bramshill Investments focusing on credit and special situations. He is a member of the firm’s investment committee. Before joining Bramshill Investments in 2018, Mr. Hirschfield served over 9 years as Portfolio Manager for Man Group, the world’s largest publicly listed Hedge Fund. He ran the US Credit portfolio for their GLG Market Neutral Fund, a multi-strategy credit fund. Michael also worked alongside Bramshill founder, Art DeGaetano, during their tenures together at GLG Partners, helping to develop the predecessor to the Bramshill Income Performance Strategy in 2009. Prior to GLG Partners, Michael was Head Trader for Cedarview Capital, an event-driven credit hedge fund. Prior to the buy-side, Mr. Hirschfield worked as a sell-side bond trader for FTN Financial on their Investment Grade Corporate Bond desk. Michael became a CFA charter holder in 2007. He received his B.A. in Economics in 2003 from Yale University. Michael co-founded the Bulldogs Care Foundation, a 501c charitable foundation which raises funds to support student-athlete development programs for underprivileged youth in NYC. The foundation honors four Yale Bulldogs who passed away in a tragic car accident in 2003. Michael serves on the board and has helped to raise over $1.1mm its since inception in 2007. | ||
John L Cassady | Portfolio Manager | 2009 | 2018 |
Biography | John L. Cassady III is Managing Partner, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer for Red Cedar Investment Management. He started in the industry in 1987 and joined Red Cedar in 2018. Prior to that, he was an investment professional for ClearArc Capital where he served in varying roles from 2001- 2018, including Director of Fixed Income and Senior Portfolio Manager. While at ClearArc Capital, Mr. Cassady managed Core Fixed Income, Core Plus Fixed Income, Asset Allocation and a multi-sector low correlation strategy. Before joining ClearArc Capital, he held a similar position at Lyon Street Asset Management, a subsidiary of Old Kent Bank, which was acquired by Fifth Third Bank (an affiliated company of ClearArc Capital). Previously, he was a fixed income Portfolio Manager at Atlantic Portfolio Analytics & Management (APAM) which has since been acquired by Semper Capital Management. He is a CFA® charterholder and member of the CFA Society West Michigan. Mr. Cassady graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Industrial Management. | ||
David L Withrow | President | 2007 | 2018 |
Biography | David L. Withrow is Managing Partner, Director of Portfolio Management for Red Cedar Investment Management. He started in the industry in 1988 and joined Red Cedar in 2018. Previously, Mr. Withrow served as the President, Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Director of Taxable Fixed Income for ClearArc Capital. Prior to joining ClearArc Capital, he served in a Portfolio Management role beginning in 1999 for Fifth Third Bank Investment Advisors (an affiliated company). Before joining Fifth Third Bank Investment Advisors, he was a Portfolio Manager and Structured Product Analyst for Prime Capital Management in Indianapolis. He is a member of the Cincinnati Society of Financial Analysts and serves on the Finance Committee for the Cooperative for Education in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Withrow graduated from Anderson University with a B.A. in Economics and is a CFA® charterholder. | ||
Mitchell L. Stapley | Chief Investment Officer | 2007 | 2018 |
Biography | Mitchell L. Stapley is the Chief Investment Officer for ClearArc Capital. He joined ClearArc Capital in 2001 and has 34 years of investment experience. Prior to joining ClearArc Capital, Mr. Stapley was the Chief Fixed Income Officer at Lyon Street Asset Management, a subsidiary of Old Kent Bank, which was later acquired by Fifth Third Bank. Previously, he was Manager of Short Term Investments/Foreign Exchange Exposure at Navistar International Corporation in Chicago. While at Navistar, he was responsible for both investment strategy and implementation, and foreign exchange hedging and trading. Prior to that, Mr. Stapley served as a Portfolio Manager for William Wrigley Jr. Company in Chicago. He is on the investment committee for the Western Michigan University Endowment Fund and has served as the President of the CFA Society West Michigan. He graduated with a B.A. from Albion College and is a CFA® charterholder. | ||
Peter M. Kwiatkowski | Portfolio Manager & Principal Chief Investment Officer | 2002 | 2018 |
Biography | As a Portfolio Manager & Principal, Chief Investment Officer, Pete works primarily with institutional clients along with select high net worth relationships. Through his extensive prior institutional experience, Pete is responsible for a number of Bahl & Gaynor’s local foundation and endowment relationships. Pete is a member of the Investment Committee covering the Industrials sector. Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor in 2019, Pete was Director of Growth & Income strategies at ClearArc Capital, which included lead management responsibilities for the firm’s dividend growth products. Prior to ClearArc, Pete was a Portfolio Analyst at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO). His experience also includes a role as National Default Manager at Quality Loan Service, Inc. in the mortgage servicing industry. | ||
Jason M. Schwartz | Portfolio Manager | 2010 | 2015 |
Biography | Jason M. Schwartz is a Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager for Red Cedar Investment Management. He started in the industry in 2004 and joined Red Cedar in 2018. Prior to joining Red Cedar, he served in various roles at ClearArc Capital including his latest position as Senior Portfolio Manager. His responsibilities comprised several investment strategies over time including multi-sector, Core Plus Fixed Income, Core Fixed Income and Intermediate Government Credit Fixed Income. In addition, Mr. Schwartz was head of securitized products research and trading responsible for oversight of the firm’s entire Asset-Backed Securities (ABS), Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) portfolio. He also supported the risk management function by providing the firm with derivatives and hedging analysis. He is a member of the Cincinnati Society of Financial Analysts. Mr. Schwartz graduated summa cum laude from the University of Kentucky with a B.B.A. in Finance and is a CFA® charterholder. | ||
Daniel C. Popowics | Manager | 2009 | 2015 |
Biography | Dan is a senior portfolio manager with the Advantage Equity team and lead portfolio manager for the Dividend Growth and the Quality Dividend Growth strategy. Additionally, he covers the Healthcare sector. Dan joined PNC in 2019 from ClearArc Capital where he was a portfolio manager for dividend growth strategies. Prior to that he was an equity analyst with Fifth Third Bank. Dan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Duke University and a Master of Business Administration in finance from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dan also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) designation. |
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