Fund Inception | 12/14/2020 |
Name of Issuer | Aristotle Funds |
Fund Advisor(s) | Aristotle Investment Services, LLC |
Sub-Advisor(s) | Aristotle Pacific Capital |
Fund Managers for PLEDX
Ying Qiu
Portfolio Manager since 12/14/2020
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Aristotle Pacific Capital, LLC. Ms. Qiu is a CoPortfolio Manager on various investment grade portfolios and has credit research responsibilities
focusing on asset-backed securities ("ABS"). Prior to Aristotle Pacific, Ms. Qiu was Managing
Director and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2016. Prior to joining Pacific
Asset Management, Ms. Qiu was a Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Trader for both
investment grade corporate and ABS with PIMCO since 2008. Ms. Qiu began her investment
career in 1997 and has a BA from Renmin University of China and an MBA from the Emory
University. She is a CFA® charterholder.
David Weismiller
Portfolio Manager since 12/14/2020
Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Aristotle Pacific Capital, LLC since 2023.
Mr. Weismiller is the Lead Portfolio Manager for the Short Duration, Core Plus and Investment
Grade Strategies. As the Lead Portfolio Manager, he has final authority over all aspects of the
Fund’s portfolio, including security selection sector allocation and risk positioning. In addition,
Mr. Weismiller covers the utilities sector. Prior to Aristotle Pacific, Mr. Weismiller was
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2007. He began
his investment career in 1997 and has a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara and
an MBA from the University of California, Irvine. He is a CFA® charterholder.
Jeff Klingelhofer
Portfolio Manager since 03/01/2025
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Aristotle Pacific Capital, LLC since 2024. Prior to joining Aristotle Pacific, Mr. Klingelhofer was co-head of investments at Thornburg Investment Management and a portfolio manager on all fixed-income strategies. Prior to Thornburg, Mr. Klingelhofer was with PIMCO at its Newport Beach, Tokyo and London offices. He began his investment career in June 2004 and holds an MBA from The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and a BA in economics with a minor in business from The University of California at Irvine. He is a CFA® charterholder.