Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund

The Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund is a closed-ended mutual fund focused on fixed income, primarily overseen by Barings LLC, with co-management support from Babson Capital Global Advisors Limited. This fund allocates capital to fixed income markets across the globe.

Its core holdings are predominantly high-yield bonds, loans, and other income-generating instruments worldwide. Upon acquisition, these securities must possess a credit rating below Baa3 from Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or below BBB- from Standard & Poor's Rating Services. The fund's strategy mandates a weighted average portfolio duration of no more than three years, and portfolio construction relies on a bottom-up fundamental analysis approach.

Its investment performance is measured against the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Global Non-Financial High Yield Constrained Index. Established on October 25, 2012, and registered in the United States, the fund was previously known as the Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund.