Fund Inception | 09/16/2013 |
Name of Issuer | MassMutual |
Fund Advisor(s) | MML Investment Advisers, LLC |
Sub-Advisor(s) | Barings LLC Baring International Investment Ltd |
Fund Managers for BXFAX
Sean Feeley
Portfolio Manager since 09/16/2013
Sean Feeley is a portfolio manager for Barings’ U.S. High Yield Investments Group. He is also a member of the firm’s U.S. High Yield Investment Committee and the Global High Yield Allocation Committee. Sean is responsible for the portfolio management of various high yield bond total return strategies. Sean has worked in the industry since 1996 and his experience has encompassed the credit market across a variety of industries. Prior to joining the firm in 2003, he worked at Cigna Investment Management in project finance and at Credit Suisse, where he worked in the leveraged finance group. Sean holds a B.S. in Accounting from Canisius College (magna cum laude) and an M.B.A. from Cornell University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and member of the CFA Institute.
Chris Sawyer
Portfolio Manager since 03/02/2020
Mr. Sawyer is a Managing Director and member of Barings’ European High Yield Investments Group and the firm’s European High Yield Investment Committee. He is responsible for the portfolio management of several high yield strategies and also manages the firm’s European high yield trading operations. Mr. Sawyer has worked in the industry since 2005. Prior to joining the trading team in 2008, he was a member of the portfolio monitoring team where he was responsible for the performance analysis of individual portfolio assets. Mr. Sawyer holds a B.Sc. in Economics and Business Finance from Brunel University.
Casey McKinney
Portfolio Manager since 01/01/2022
Brian Pacheco
Portfolio Manager since 09/29/2023
is a Managing Director and a portfolio manager for Barings’ U.S. High Yield Investments Group. Mr. Pacheco shares primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund. Mr. Pacheco is also responsible for portfolio management for senior secured loan and multi-asset credit strategies. Prior to his current role, Mr. Pacheco was the sector head for commodities and provided lead research coverage of the exploration and production and oilfield services segments within energy. Mr. Pacheco has worked in the industry since 2000. Prior to joining Barings in 2018, Mr. Pacheco held senior investment analyst roles at UBS O’Connor LLC, Bardin Hill Investment Partners, and Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners. Before transitioning to the buy-side, Mr. Pacheco was employed by J.P. Morgan in both leveraged finance and industry coverage.
Oliver Harker-Smith
Portfolio Manager since 09/29/2023