Our approach
We are long-term, fundamentally driven investors seeking to capitalise on inefficiencies in the global high yield market. We aim to outperform the market through the cycle with less risk.
*Beyond any binding ESG constraints in the strategy and baseline exclusions policy, the investment manager retains discretion over final investment decisions, taking into account wider risk factors.
Potential benefits
Offering diversification and attractive income potential, high yield bonds can play an important role in a balanced portfolio.
Key risks
For further information on the risks and risk profiles of our funds, please refer to the relevant KIID and Prospectus. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
High yield investment strategies
Aviva Investors Global High Yield Bond Strategy
This strategy aims to maximise total returns and generate income. We have a strong emphasis on limiting drawdowns by investing in a high conviction, diversified portfolio of global high yield bonds.
Aviva Investors Short Duration Global High Yield Bond Strategy
This strategy follows a similar approach to our Global High Yield strategy, but focuses on bonds with a maturity of five years or less and duration of three years or less.
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High yield: The power of carry
The doubling of yields in the global high-yield market over the past 12 months could open a window of opportunity for investors, as Sau Mui and Mark Miller explain.
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A decade on: Lessons for short-duration global high-yield bond investors
To mark the ten-year anniversary of the Aviva Investors Short Duration Global High Yield Bond Strategy, Sunita Kara and Josh Panton explain why the asset class could be a solution for fixed-income investors in a fast-changing market.
Our high yield investment team

Brent Finck
Global Co-Head of High Yield

Sunita Kara
Global Co-Head of High Yield

Sau Mui
Senior Portfolio Manager

Pierre Ceyrac
High Yield Portfolio Manager
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Fixed income views
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Buy it or build it: Why innovation is key in healthcare
1 Jun 2023
Healthcare is a dynamic industry, but patent expiries from 2025 and drug-price reform in the US pose challenges. Innovation will be key for continued success, as experts from our credit, equity and ESG teams explain.
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Global megatrends: How climate, nature and social change will reshape economies
30 May 2023
Climate change, natural resource scarcity and social shifts are transforming the corporate landscape. Investors need to understand the implications of these sustainability megatrends to manage risks and seize opportunities.
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Forget what you think you know: Staying humble in a world of rising risk
16 May 2023
In a world where potential pitfalls loom around every corner, Peter Fitzgerald and Ian Pizer explain why investors need to look beyond what financial models are telling them to keep portfolios resilient to the challenges ahead.
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Global sovereign bonds: Are peak rates in sight?
15 May 2023
Higher interest rates may be reaching their peak. Steve Ryder and Daniel Bright from our sovereign debt team analyse what this means for the real economy and government bonds globally.
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It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day: But are fixed-income investors feeling good?
11 May 2023
James Vokins and Chris Higham from our investment-grade credit team discuss opportunities and risks in a higher rates world.
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Fragilities exposed as cheap money disappears
5 May 2023
Cracks have begun to emerge in the banking sector in recent weeks. As the tide of cheap money that has flooded financial markets for more than a decade ebbs, members of our investment teams are on the lookout for other signs of distress.
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Viewing emerging-market debt through a fresh lens
4 Apr 2023
With a series of shocks hitting the emerging-market sovereign bond universe in recent years, investors need to be alert to the danger individual countries’ debt is being placed in the wrong risk bucket and mispriced, argues Carmen Altenkirch.
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Boxing clever: Portfolio construction in investment-grade credit
31 Mar 2023
Mark Miller and James Vokins explain how our portfolio construction process for investment-grade credit could benefit investors in the new market regime.
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Boom! Shake the gloom? Does China’s reopening mark a new beginning?
29 Mar 2023
China looks set for a rapid economic rebound in the first quarter after finally abandoning its zero-COVID policy. But will the recovery prove temporary as longer-term dynamics reassert themselves?
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The investment implications of peak fossil fuels
24 Mar 2023
Energy analyst Kingsmill Bond considers if peak fossil-fuel consumption has been reached and whether investors appreciate the implications.
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Climate adaptation and resilience: Preparing for a warmer, wilder world
22 Mar 2023
Millions of hours have been spent negotiating net-zero targets, but many human-led climate impacts are already locked in. Our credit and equities portfolio managers explain where they see opportunities in solutions providers that will help society adapt for the new reality.
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All change: Positioning for a new market regime and climate action in IG credit
17 Mar 2023
Justine Vroman and Tom Chinery discuss the opportunities in investment-grade credit to drive climate action.
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China, the Fed and fiscal buffers: What next for emerging-market debt
13 Mar 2023
While uncertainty around the US rate-hiking cycle is affecting appetite for emerging-market debt, discerning investors can still find attractive opportunities in 2023, say Aaron Grehan and Carmen Altenkirch.
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Gas versus renewables: Does natural gas have a future?
8 Mar 2023
The war in Ukraine has thrown up huge uncertainties around the role of gas in the energy system. Experts from our credit, ESG and real assets teams discuss the implications for traditional energy and renewables companies.
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What does the data say? Three charts multi-asset investors should know about
6 Mar 2023
We take a visual approach to explain what’s happening with bonds, equities and oil.
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Bank securities: Unloved, but why?
16 Feb 2023
Oliver Judd and Betty Sanchez Torres argue that despite a recovery in prices, banking sector securities continue to offer value so long as a deeper recession is avoided.