FairHorizon Blue
B17-A

Nordea 1 SICAV - US Total Return Bond Fund

US MBS-focused bonds. Active strategy with concentrated portfolio across all sub-sectors of the US mortgage market.

About the Fund

Data as of

Nordea Asset Management is a subsidiary of the Nordea Group and is a leading investment manager in the Nordic region, with a global business model and managing over EUR 270bn of assets across the full investment spectrum. Nordea runs a multi-boutique approach to give its fund managers minimum investment constraints to create alpha.

The Nordea 1 - US Total Return Bond Fund is an actively managed bond fund seeking to identify investment opportunities across all sub-sectors of the US mortgage market. The fund invests at least 2/3 of assets in ABSs, MBSs, CLOs, and debt securities of any seniority and maturity issued by US public authorities or companies. The fund also invests at least 30% in US government or agency bonds, or privately issued MBSs rated at least AA-. The fund can invest in securities of any credit rating quality, including unrated bonds. The fund runs a concentrated portfolio of >180 holdings.

Performance

Price Performance – Maximum Period

The FairHorizon Context

Investment-Time-Horizon in years

0 - 22 - 44 - 7 7 - 1010 - 1515+
Expected long-term return
2 - 4% p.a.
Expected volatility
3 - 5% p.a.

Building Block Returns

Nordea 1 SICAV - US Total Return Bond Fund

Ann. return (3-year):
4.05%
Ann. return (5-year):
0.53%
Ann. return (10-year):
1.58%
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
5.62%

This fund represents an active approach for US securitized assets exposure especially mortgage-backed securities.

Benchmark Returns

iShares US Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF

Ann. return (3-year):
3.25%
Ann. return (5-year):
-0.04%
Ann. return (10-year):
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
6.12%
Link to the Funds FairSheet

FairHorizon Benchmark Returns

Dimensional Funds PLC - World Allocation 20/80 Fund

Ann. return (3-year):
7.18%
Ann. return (5-year):
3.55%
Ann. return (10-year):
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
4.10%
Link to the Funds FairSheet

The Dimensional World Allocation 20/80 Fund is our FAIRHORIZON Blue reference benchmark solution that has 20% global developed equities and 80% global investment grade short-to-medium maturity bonds for global high quality bonds-like returns and volatility.

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Why we prefer this fund

Relevance of strategy

This fund represents an active approach for US securitized assets exposure especially mortgage-backed securities.

Manager expertise

The fund is sub-advised by DoubleLine Capital that is founded by Jeffrey Gundlach. DoubleLine is primarily an active bond fund specialist that emphasises stringent risk management through the full investment process in order to deliver better risk-adjusted returns.

Historical maximum drawdown & recovery time

Max drawdown (since inception)
-17.17%
Recovery Period
768 Days

Diversification

Credit Rating

  • Aaa6.61%
  • Aa6.29%
  • B0.51%
  • Caa7.07%
  • Others79.52%

Sectors

  • Securitized92.01%
  • Treasury6.01%
  • Others1.98%

Geography

  • U.S.A.90.08%
  • Cayman Islands7.43%
  • Jersey0.51%
  • Others1.98%

Frequently asked questions

What is the Nordea 1 SICAV - US Total Return Bond Fund?
The Nordea 1 SICAV - US Total Return Bond Fund is a actively managed fund in the US Securitised Assets asset class, managed by Nordea / DoubleLine. US MBS-focused bonds. Active strategy with concentrated portfolio across all sub-sectors of the US mortgage market.
What is the Nordea 1 SICAV - US Total Return Bond Fund's FairHorizon classification?
Das Family Office classifies this fund as FairHorizon Blue, meaning it is suitable for investors with a 2–4 years investment horizon. conservative bond-heavy allocation
What is the total expense ratio (TER) of the Nordea 1 SICAV - US Total Return Bond Fund?
The Nordea 1 SICAV - US Total Return Bond Fund has a total expense ratio of 0.71% per annum. The maximum recommended portfolio share is 50%.
What is the ISIN of the Nordea 1 SICAV - US Total Return Bond Fund?
The ISIN of the Nordea 1 SICAV - US Total Return Bond Fund share class tracked by Das Family Office is LU0826412115.
What are the historical returns of the Nordea 1 SICAV - US Total Return Bond Fund?
As of the most recent month-end, the Nordea 1 SICAV - US Total Return Bond Fund has delivered 3-year annualised total return of 4.05%, 5-year annualised total return of 0.53%, 10-year annualised total return of 1.58%. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Is the Nordea 1 SICAV - US Total Return Bond Fund accumulating or distributing?
The tracked share class (AI USD ACC) is Accumulating — income is automatically reinvested into the fund.
When was the Nordea 1 SICAV - US Total Return Bond Fund launched?
The Nordea 1 SICAV - US Total Return Bond Fund was incepted on 2012-09-25.