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Carl Kaufman
Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer – Strategic Income & Managing Director – Fixed Income
Carl Kaufman
Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer – Strategic Income & Managing Director – Fixed Income
Carl Kaufman serves in several key roles for the firm. He has managed the Osterweis Strategic Income Fund since its inception and serves as the Managing Director of Fixed Income, as well as a co-lead Portfolio Manager for the Osterweis Growth & Income Fund. Additionally, in his role as Co-President & Co-CEO he oversees key investment matters and is an integral part of the firm’s Management Committee.
He joined Osterweis Capital Management in 2002, after nearly 24 years at Robertson Stephens and Merrill Lynch.
Carl graduated from Harvard University and attended New York University Graduate School of Business Administration.
Outside his professional endeavors, he enjoys playing classical piano and actively contributes to the community as a member of the Board of Trustees for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, supporting the arts and enhancing the cultural fabric of the SF Bay Area. Additionally, he enjoys playing golf, an activity that continually challenges his patience and precision.
Strategic Income Fund Quarter-End Performance (as of 12/31/25)
| Fund | 1 MO | QTD | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 7 YR | 10 YR | 15 YR | 20 YR |
INCEP (8/30/2002) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSTIX | 0.50% | 0.73% | 5.47% | 5.47% | 8.56% | 4.89% | 5.53% | 5.47% | 4.93% | 5.72% | 6.17% | |
| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | -0.15 | 1.10 | 7.30 | 7.30 | 4.66 | -0.36 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 2.42 | 3.25 | 3.39 | |
Gross expense ratio as of 3/31/25: 0.83%
30 Day SEC Yield as of 12/31/25: 4.83%
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As of 12/31/2025, the Strategic Income Fund did not hold Cisco, Dell, Microsoft, Intel, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, Ball Corporation, Tricolor, or First Brands Group.
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QT, or quantitative tightening, is a contractionary monetary policy used by central banks to reduce liquidity and shrink their balance sheets.
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