Fund Inception | 08/05/1996 |
Name of Issuer | Guggenheim Investments |
Fund Advisor(s) | Guggenheim Partners Investment Mgmt LLC |
Sub-Advisor(s) | -- |
Fund Managers for SIHAX
Thomas Hauser
Portfolio Manager since 01/30/2017
Thomas J. Hauser, Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Partners. He has co-managed Series F since November 2014 and Series P since January 2017. Mr. Hauser joined Guggenheim Partners (or its affiliate or predecessor) in 2002 and is a member of Guggenheim’s Corporate Credit Group. He is also a member of the Investment Committee overseeing Guggenheim’s corporate credit investing activities. Prior to his role as a portfolio manager, Mr. Hauser ran a team with Joseph McCurdy covering a variety of sectors including Technology, Media and Telecom, Education, Metals and Mining, Homebuilding, Healthcare, and Energy and Power. He has over 10 years' experience in the high yield and leverage loan class. During his career at the firm, Mr. Hauser has been an analyst covering a variety of sectors, including the Energy, Power, Transportation and Chemical sectors. Mr. Hauser received his B.S. in Finance from St. Johns University.
Steven Brown
Portfolio Manager since 08/07/2023
Steve Brown, Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Partners and Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Security Investors. He has co-managed Series E since 2016. Mr. Brown joined Guggenheim Investments in 2010 and is a Portfolio Manager for Guggenheim Partners' Active Fixed Income and Total Return mandates. He works with the Chief Investment Officers and other members of the Portfolio Management team to develop and execute portfolio strategy. Additionally, he works closely with the Sector Teams and Portfolio Construction Group. Prior to joining Portfolio Management in 2012, Brown worked in Guggenheim Partners' Asset Backed Securities group. His responsibilities on that team included trading and evaluating investment opportunities and monitoring credit performance. Prior to joining Guggenheim Partners in 2010, Mr. Brown held roles within structured products at ABN AMRO and Bank of America in Chicago and London. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.
John Walsh
Portfolio Manager since 08/07/2023
John Walsh, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Partners, has co-managed Guggenheim High Yield Fund since July 2023. Mr. Walsh joined Guggenheim Partners in 2012 and is Head of Guggenheim's High Yield and Bank Loan Trading in Guggenheim's Corporate Credit Group. Mr. Walsh manages teams of high yield and bank traders. In addition to trading, Mr. Walsh is the capital markets contact for high yield transactions within the Corporate Credit Group and works closely with the portfolio management and research teams to oversee the daily management of the Guggenheim's high yield mandates. Prior to joining Guggenheim, Mr. Walsh was a Managing Director at Knight Capital and senior trader in the healthcare, energy, and services sectors. Prior to Knight Capital, Mr. Walsh was a Managing Director in high yield trading at Banc of America Securities for 10 years focusing on the healthcare, industrial, and steel sectors. Mr. Walsh has over 38 years' experience in the high yield market and started his career as a trader for the high yield/money market funds at First Investors. Mr. Walsh holds a B.S. in Business Management from Cornell University.
Anne Walsh
Portfolio Manager since 08/07/2023
Anne B. Walsh, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Partners. Ms. Walsh joined Guggenheim Partners (or its affiliate or predecessor) in 2007 is also the head of the Portfolio Construction Group and Portfolio Management. She oversees more than $185 billion in fixed-income investments including Agencies, Credit, Municipals, and Structured Securities. She is responsible for portfolio design, strategy, sector allocation and risk management, as well as conveying Guggenheim Partners' macroeconomic outlook to Portfolio Managers and fixed income Sector Specialists. Ms. Walsh specializes in liability-driven portfolio management. Prior to joining Guggenheim Partners, she served as Chief Investment Officer at Reinsurance Group of America, and also held roles at Zurich Scudder Investments, Lincoln Investment Management and American Bankers Insurance Group. She has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.
Ms. Walsh received her BSBA and MBA from Auburn University and her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law.