Continue to site >
Trending ETFs
You have successfully subscribed to Advisor Access. Thank you!
Help us personalize your experience.
Which type of investor describes you best?
Help us personalize your experience.
What is your AUM?
Knowing your investable assets will help us build and prioritize features that will suit your investment needs.

Congratulations on personalizing your experience.

Email is verified. Thank you!

Name

As of 04/19/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

Palmer Square Ultra-Short Duration Investment Grade Fund

PSDSX | Fund

$19.92

$61.9 M

6.07%

$1.21

0.70%

Vitals

YTD Return

1.8%

1 yr return

6.2%

3 Yr Avg Return

2.4%

5 Yr Avg Return

2.1%

Net Assets

$61.9 M

Holdings in Top 10

18.8%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$19.9
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.70%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 117.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$250,000

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 04/19/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

Palmer Square Ultra-Short Duration Investment Grade Fund

PSDSX | Fund

$19.92

$61.9 M

6.07%

$1.21

0.70%

PSDSX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 1.8%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 2.4%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 2.1%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio 0.60%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 6.1%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Palmer Square Ultra-Short Duration Investment Grade Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    INVESTMENT MANAGERS SERIES TRUST
  • Inception Date
    Oct 07, 2016
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Other
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Angie Long

Fund Description

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities rated investment grade at time of purchase. Investment grade securities are those rated in the Baa3 or higher categories by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), or in the BBB- or higher categories by Standard & Poor’s, a division of McGraw Hill Companies Inc. (“S&P”), or Fitch Ratings Ltd. (“Fitch”) or, if unrated by Moody’s, S&P, Fitch, or another Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”), determined by Palmer Square Capital Management LLC (the “Advisor”), the Fund’s advisor, to be of comparable credit quality. The types of debt securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, (i) asset-backed securities, including collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and mortgage-backed securities, (ii) corporate bonds, notes, debentures and commercial paper, (iii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored entities, (iv) bank loans, (v) senior secured floating rate and fixed rate loans or debt, and (vi) second lien or other subordinated or unsecured floating rate and fixed rate loans or debt. The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in one or more investment types. The Fund’s investment strategy involves active and frequent trading.

The Fund’s asset-backed securities investments may be comprised of loans or leases secured by motor vehicles or other equipment, consumer receivables from sources such as credit cards or student loans, or cash flows from operating assets such as royalties and leases.

Mortgage-backed securities in which the Fund may invest include those issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and/or U.S. government sponsored instrumentalities, such as the Government National Mortgage Administration (“Ginnie Mae”), the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”). The Fund may also invest in commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) and collateralized mortgage-backed securities (“CMOs”) issued or guaranteed by private entities.

The Fund’s investments will generally be U.S. dollar denominated. While the Fund may invest in securities of any maturity, the Fund will maintain an average portfolio duration under normal market conditions of less than one year. Duration is a measure of the underlying portfolio’s price sensitivity to changes in prevailing interest rates. The longer a security’s duration, the more sensitive its price will be to changes in interest rates. For example, the price of a security with a one-year duration would be expected to decrease by approximately 1% in response to a 1% increase in interest rates. Calculations of duration may be based on estimates and may not reliably predict a security’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objectives, the Advisor uses a blend of top-down analysis, which includes macro analysis, analysis of valuation metrics across credit sectors, and sector monitoring, and bottom-up analysis, which involves individual issuer and management analysis and security/transaction evaluation that seeks to identify debt securities that it believes can provide highly competitive rate yields and total return over the long term with relatively mitigated credit risk.

As part of its overall investment process, the Fund’s investments are subject to the Advisor’s environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) screening process, as described below. Generally, before the Fund invests in a corporate debt security, the Advisor analyzes the issuer’s ESG risk profile using fundamental, bottom-up research as well as independent third-party data to assess whether an issuer should be considered for investment. The Advisor’s ESG screening process is designed to largely exclude issuers that it believes are inconsistent with the goals and objectives expressed in the UN Global Compact’s Principles and Sustainable Development Goals, which may change over time. In addition, the Advisor’s ESG screening process seeks to exclude debt obligations of issuers that, together with any affiliates, are involved in and derive significant revenue (i.e., more than 50% of their revenue) from certain industries or product lines, including:

● the speculative extraction of oil and gas (commonly referred to as exploration and production);
● the speculative extraction of thermal coal or the generation of electricity using coal;
● hazardous chemicals, pesticides and wastes, or ozone depleting substances;
● endangered or protected wildlife or wildlife products, the production or trade of which is banned by applicable global conventions and agreements;
● pornography or prostitution;
● tobacco or tobacco-related products;
● subprime lending or payday lending activities;
● firearms or weapons, including controversial weapons (e.g., cluster bombs, anti-personnel mines, and chemical or biological weapons); and
● components or services that have been specifically designed or designated for military purposes, or for the functioning of controversial weapons.
Read More

PSDSX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period PSDSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 1.8% -1.5% 2.8% 37.33%
1 Yr 6.2% -0.2% 11.8% 23.15%
3 Yr 2.4%* -2.1% 5.8% 46.60%
5 Yr 2.1%* -1.0% 3.9% 44.68%
10 Yr N/A* -4.5% 27.5% N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period PSDSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 1.0% -2.3% 4.3% 55.76%
2022 -2.0% -6.5% 0.5% 47.62%
2021 -0.4% -2.1% 0.3% 48.04%
2020 0.3% -3.1% 1.8% 46.67%
2019 0.5% -1.2% 6.1% 51.09%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period PSDSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 1.8% -1.5% 2.8% 37.33%
1 Yr 6.2% -0.2% 11.8% 23.15%
3 Yr 2.4%* -2.1% 5.8% 46.60%
5 Yr 2.1%* -1.0% 3.9% 44.68%
10 Yr N/A* -4.5% 27.5% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period PSDSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 5.8% 0.8% 12.1% 51.15%
2022 -0.3% -5.1% 2.5% 53.33%
2021 0.1% -2.1% 14.5% 56.86%
2020 1.6% -1.0% 3.6% 50.77%
2019 3.0% 0.3% 9.6% 53.80%

NAV & Total Return History

PSDSX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

PSDSX Category Low Category High PSDSX % Rank
Net Assets 61.9 M 25.6 K 22.6 B 87.78%
Number of Holdings 143 2 1291 77.38%
Net Assets in Top 10 11.6 M 32.5 K 18.4 B 92.76%
Weighting of Top 10 18.76% 5.6% 163.3% 56.56%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Carbone Clo Ltd. 2.46%
  2. United States Treasury Bill 2.41%
  3. OCP CLO 2014-7 Ltd. 2.29%
  4. CARLYLE U.S. CLO 2017-1 Ltd. 1.76%
  5. Galaxy XV CLO Ltd. 1.76%
  6. GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX Ltd. 1.62%
  7. CIFC Funding 2018-III Ltd. 1.62%
  8. Symphony CLO XVI Ltd. 1.62%
  9. United States Treasury Bill 1.61%
  10. United States Treasury Bill 1.61%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High PSDSX % Rank
Bonds 		77.19% 0.00% 128.16% 58.37%
Other 		20.02% -29.59% 99.92% 18.55%
Cash 		2.80% 0.00% 109.89% 70.14%
Convertible Bonds 		0.90% 0.00% 15.25% 70.45%
Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 97.29% 48.87%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 37.56%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High PSDSX % Rank
Securitized 		58.55% 0.00% 100.00% 13.64%
Corporate 		25.42% 0.00% 99.91% 69.55%
Government 		2.38% 0.00% 100.00% 51.82%
Cash & Equivalents 		1.59% 0.00% 109.89% 75.11%
Derivative 		0.00% -29.59% 21.59% 36.20%
Municipal 		0.00% 0.00% 70.39% 66.36%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High PSDSX % Rank
US 		77.19% 0.00% 128.16% 53.39%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 22.24% 49.77%

PSDSX - Expenses

Operational Fees

PSDSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.70% 0.02% 28.11% 23.74%
Management Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.19% 47.96%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.40% 28.57%

Sales Fees

PSDSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 1.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 0.25% 1.00% N/A

Trading Fees

PSDSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

PSDSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 117.00% 0.00% 369.54% 89.78%

PSDSX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

PSDSX Category Low Category High PSDSX % Rank
Dividend Yield 6.07% 0.00% 8.12% 32.13%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

PSDSX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annually Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

PSDSX Category Low Category High PSDSX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.60% -1.30% 14.86% 39.44%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

PSDSX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

View More +

PSDSX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Angie Long

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 07, 2016

5.65

5.7%

Angie Knighton Long, Chief Investment Officer, has ultimate responsibilities for all investment-related activities at Palmer Square inclusive of approximately $9.5 billion in assets (as of 6/30/2019) and a platform that includes private funds, mutual funds, and separately managed accounts. Under Angie’s leadership, Palmer Square is also a well-known issuer and pioneer within the structured credit and CLO arena. Prior to joining Palmer Square, Angie worked for JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York for 13 years. Angie held many senior roles including Deputy Head of North American Credit Trading, Head of High Yield Trading, and Head of Credit Derivatives Trading. Angie has been a trader of many products including high yield bonds, high yield credit derivatives, distressed debt, capital structure arbitrage, and structured credit. In addition, she worked with the Global Head of Credit Trading to help oversee risk management for the High Yield and High Grade credit trading books. Named a Managing Director at age 29, Angie is considered a pioneer in the Credit Derivatives industry and is credited with creating the HYDI (High Yield Debt Index), the first liquid credit trading index and predecessor to all of today’s indices (the Markit CDX). Angie received an AB degree in Economics from Princeton University and is a CFA ® charterholder. During her years at Princeton, Angie was a member of two National Championship Rugby Teams and was selected as an All-American in 1997. Angie also founded the Greater Kansas City Princeton Women’s Network (PWN) and is the Co-Chair for the Greater Kansas City Region’s Alumni Schools Committee effort for Princeton. Angie was also formerly on the Women In Leadership committee of Princeton University (WIL). Angie is also a member of the 100 Women in Finance.

Christopher Long

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 07, 2016

5.65

5.7%

Mr. Christopher Long is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer, President and Portfolio Manager at Palmer Square Capital Management. Since inception, Chris has been successful in not only building a highly-experienced investment team, but also an integrated credit investment platform that manages mutual fund offerings, private funds and separately managed accounts. The firm has a client list that spans not only institutions and family offices, but also RIAs, bank/trust, and broker-dealers. Chris's previous work experience includes key investment roles at Prairie Capital and Sandell Asset Management as well as working at Morgan Stanley in the Credit Derivatives and Distressed Securities Group focused on the firm's proprietary investments. Before Morgan Stanley, he worked at TH Lee Putnam Ventures, a private equity fund sponsored by Thomas H Lee Partners and Putnam Investments. In that role, he also served on the Board of Directors of Avero, Inc. and was a Board Observer for Parago, Inc. He started his career at JPMorgan & Co. in Leveraged Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions (FIG Group) advising corporations and private equity firms on investment banking and capital markets. He received an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School and an AB degree in Economics cum laude from Princeton University. Chris's community involvement includes serving as an Investment Committee member of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Board Member of the Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation, Trustee for the St. Paul's Episcopal Day School, Co-Class Agent for Princeton University, Social Chair for the Princeton Club of Greater Kansas City, and Alumni Mentor for the Princeton University Bendheim Center for Finance Mentorship Program. Chris is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and the Economic Club of Kansas City. Formerly, Chris was also appointed by Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and unanimously approved by the Senate to two terms as a Trustee for the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS). Chris also formerly served as the Treasurer for the City of Mission Hills, KS (appointed by Mayor David Fromm of Mission Hills, KS). Finally, Chris was formerly a Member of the Children's Mercy Hospitals Leadership Circle of Care Committee, Kansas University's Finance Department Advisory Board, Treasurer for the Harvard-Radcliffe Club of Kansas City, Investment Committee Member for the Foundation of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Member of the Major Gifts Committee - Harvard Business School. Finally, Chris was selected as a Finalist for the 2016 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Central Midwest Region and to participate in the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City's KC Tomorrow (2007-2008 Class). He was awarded Ingram Magazine's 40 Under 40 award, the Kansas City Business Journal's Class of 2015 NextGen Leaders award, and KC Business Magazine's Rising Star Award.

Jonathan Brager

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 01, 2019

2.67

2.7%

Jonathan R. Brager, CFA, is an Executive Director/Senior Credit Analyst and Portfolio Manager with key responsibilities for the Advisor’s long/short corporate credit and CLO strategies. In his role, Mr. Brager conducts fundamental credit research, generates investment ideas and assists in the portfolio management of opportunistic credit products. Prior to joining Palmer Square in May 2015, Mr. Brager was a Senior Analyst at Hermes Investment Management, a London-based asset manager, since October 2012. At Hermes, Mr. Brager’s focus was credit research coverage of the auto, basic material, and industrial sectors. Before that, Mr. Brager was a portfolio manager at BCM & Partners, LLP from November 2008 to September 2012, having spent several years before that as a credit analyst at BCM and LNG Capital, LLP. Mr. Brager started his career as a systems engineer at Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control in Dallas. Mr. Brager earned an MBA from London Business School, a Master’s degree in Economics as well as Bachelor's degrees in Mathematics and Management Science from Southern Methodist University. He is also a CFA® charterholder.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 32.44 6.56 0.13

Advertisement

×

Wait! Do you know all the important aspects of mutual funds?

×

Free Advisor Access newsletter emailed to you.

Receive free and exclusive email updates for financial advisors about best performers, news, CE accredited webcasts and more.

Sign up for Advisor Access

Receive email updates about best performers, news, CE accredited webcasts and more.

Disclaimer: By registering, you agree to share your data with MutualFunds.com and opt-in to receiving occasional communications about projects and events. The contents of this form are subject to the MutualFunds.com Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at any time.