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When Alpha Meets Beta: Managing Unintended Risk in Active Fixed Income

This paper addresses what we believe are serious flaws in a study which raised concerns about whether correlation with the credit risk factor limits the possibility of alpha in active fixed income funds. We argue that the typical active fixed income manager is far less correlated with the credit risk factor than a portfolio of all active managers. Moreover, substantial alpha can easily coexist with a portfolio that is highly correlated to credit returns. In fact, if a manager has superior security-selection skills, it may be optimal to overweight the credit risk factor.

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