Belle Haven Investments CIO Invests in Sub-Advised Transamerica High Yield Muni Fund

RYE BROOK, N.Y., Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Belle Haven Investments, a boutique fixed income manager with $16 billion under management, announced today that Matt Dalton, CEO & CIO, has deployed an additional personal investment into the Transamerica High Yield Muni Fund (THYIX). Matt Dalton is currently one of the Portfolio Managers for the Fund, which invests in the high yield municipal bond space, where the Firm is seeing a tremendous opportunity recently.

Matt Dalton has worked exclusively in the fixed income asset class since 1985. He joined Belle Haven Investments in 1996 and assumed his current position as CEO & CIO in 2002, utilizing his years of experience in the institutional muni market to launch and guide the firm in the direction of investment management. As the lead portfolio manager for all of Belle Haven's strategies, Matt has helped the Firm earn recognition and awards from Lipper and PSN Top Guns. Matt was named the top portfolio manager in the United States by Citywire for his management of the Transamerica Intermediate Municipal mutual fund for the period of 9/30/2014 – 9/30/2019.

The Transamerica High Yield Muni Fund is sub-advised by Belle Haven Investments and has over $200 million in AUM as of 12/31/2021. Matt Dalton and Max Christiana are the Portfolio Managers. The Fund is actively managed and looks to identify inefficiencies in the municipal bond market with the goal of maximizing total return by investing primarily in medium-to-lower grade fixed income securities.

Belle Haven Investments is an independent, employee-owned money manager specializing in separately managed taxable and tax-exempt fixed income portfolios. The firm also serves as a sub-adviser on the Transamerica Intermediate Muni Fund and the Transamerica High Yield Muni Fund. Belle Haven has been managing portfolios since 2002. The firm is uniquely committed to serving Consultants and Advisors along with the Institutions, Foundations, Family Offices and High Net Worth individuals whom they represent. The team's expertise and focus in one asset class has resulted in award-winning strategies. Belle Haven is a Registered Investment Advisor with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Disclaimer:
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Municipal bond prices can rise or fall depending on interest rates. Interest rate changes generally have a greater effect on long-term bond prices. All municipal bonds carry credit risk that the issuer will default or be unable to make timely payments of interest and principal. Generally, lower rated bonds carry more credit risk. Awards and recognition referenced on this page are produced by firms other than Belle Haven. Criteria used to determine these awards may vary depending on the organization presenting the award. For any questions or to receive a GIPS compliant presentation, please contact [email protected].
Citywire categories are Lipper categories and the underlying performance data is taken from Lipper. For more information on Citywire data and rankings, please use the below references:
https://citywireusa.com/registered-investment-advisor/news/citywire-data-what-is-it-and-whyshould-you-care/a1112035 
https://citywire.co.uk/Publications/WEB_Resources/AKG_Citywire_Global_Ratings_Report_September_2015.pdf 

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