- ORIGINAL NEWS
Pimco’s Sonali Pier lets her ‘cautious contrarianism’ speak for itself: The bets she’s making now
- SUMMARY
Sonali Pier, a portfolio manager at Pimco, has made a name for herself in the finance industry.
As one of the few women in the male-dominated field of credit trading, Pier has witnessed a shift toward a more inclusive culture.
Through hard work and the guidance of mentors, Pier has risen to lead Pimco’s Diversified Income Fund.
This fund aims to maximize yield while managing risk.
Currently, Pier prefers developed markets, financials within investment-grade corporate credit, and securitized assets, including legacy mortgage-backed securities.
Despite some challenges in the past, the fund has performed well, placing it among the top 13th percentile in its class in 2023.
Pier encourages women to pursue careers in finance, emphasizing that anyone who is willing to work hard and bet on themselves can succeed.
- NEWS SENTIMENT CHECK
- Overall sentiment:
positive
Positive
“Pier’s cautious contrarianism and rising influence at one of the industry’s premier and most internally competitive fixed-income asset-management firms stands out.”
“Pier’s work has not gone unnoticed. Morningstar crowned her the winner of the 2021 U.S. Morningstar Award for Investing Excellence in the Rising Talent category.”
Negative
“It hasn’t always been smooth sailing.”
“The fund has more international holdings and a more credit-risk-heavy profile than its peers, which has sometimes “knocked the portfolio off course”, like it did in 2022 during the Russia-Ukraine conflict.”