“Outlook on High Yield Markets”

“Outlook on High Yield Markets”

“Outlook on High Yield Markets”

Insights from the defensively-minded, high yield fixed income team of Buffalo High Yield Fund portfolio managers

The high yield market (as measured by the BofA Merrill Lynch HY Master II Index) has rallied significantly since February 2016 and notched 20 consecutive months without posting a loss of 50 basis points (bps) or more, something that hasn’t occurred in over 20 years. In this latest report, the portfolio managers of the Buffalo High Yield Fund identify several factors that have driven spread compression and high yield performance in the market.

Areas covered in this report include:

  • Our view on today’s high yield markets
  • Current market drivers
  • Areas of concern
  • Action items for investors
  • The appeal of bank loans
  • The risks of high yield index benchmarks
  • Our distinctive investment approach to high yield markets

As a defensively-minded, high yield fixed income team, the Buffalo High Yield Fund portfolio managers follow a more cautious investment philosophy, with the goal of producing compelling risk-adjusted performance over a full market cycle.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Index performance is not illustrative of fund performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Please click here for fund performance.

Fundamental Approach

We get to know the companies we invest in and learn how they run their business.

Top-Down & Bottom-Up

We identify Top-Down broad, secular growth trends and search for companies from the Bottom-Up.

Proprietary Philosophy

We construct our portfolios based on our own proprietary investment strategy.

Disciplined Investing

Sticking to our disciplined investment strategy ensures we maintain a consistent, balanced approach.

“Seeking Growth Through Innovation”

“Seeking Growth Through Innovation”

How the Buffalo Discovery Fund portfolio managers use innovation as the cornerstone of their investment strategy

Innovation is having an impact in every aspect of our lives, from healthcare to manufacturing to online services. We are even seeing innovation in something as mundane as trash collection. The trend towards innovation has been around for hundreds of years, but the accelerated pace of technological advances provides for an ever-increasing level of growth in innovative ideas.

The portfolio managers of the Buffalo Discovery Fund strive to capitalize on these trends by continuing to seek investment opportunities in premier growth companies, which are using innovation to disrupt the old ways of conducting business.

Our Portfolio Managers look for companies that:

  • Embrace change as an opportunity to create business value
  • Can benefit from broad-reaching secular growth trends, leading to potential revenue growth
  • Create better “mousetraps” with a new product, service, or distribution strategy
  • Discover, develop, and commercialize products, services, or intellectual property

In this latest report, we outline our views on innovation as a key component of our investment criteria for companies in the Buffalo Discovery Fund portfolio.

Fundamental Approach

We get to know the companies we invest in and learn how they run their business.

Top-Down & Bottom-Up

We identify Top-Down broad, secular growth trends and search for companies from the Bottom-Up.

Proprietary Philosophy

We construct our portfolios based on our own proprietary investment strategy.

Disciplined Investing

Sticking to our disciplined investment strategy ensures we maintain a consistent, balanced approach.