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Charles Watford

Portfolio Manager

Mr. Watford is an executive vice president and portfolio manager in the London office, focusing on high yield and multi-sector credit opportunities. He is a member of the diversified income, high yield, and credit research teams. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2007, Mr. Watford was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley. He has 21 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a master's degree in chemistry from the University of Oxford.

Investment Strategies

Investing in Opportunities in European High Yield Bonds

09/02/2023

The PIMCO GIS European High Yield Bond Fund allows investors to potentially benefit from attractive yields and a robust set of opportunities in the European high yield bond market

Charles Watford, Bruce Nicholson

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