The Oakmark Funds are advised by Harris Associates L.P. an autonomous subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers, L.P.
Learn more about the principles and philosophy behind our funds at HarrisAssoc.com.
Portfolio Manager and Head of Fixed Income
Adam Abbas has been a manager of the Oakmark Bond Fund and Oakmark Equity and Income Fund since 2020. He is also a vice president of the Oakmark Funds.
He started at Harris Associates in 2018 after working as a lead portfolio manager at KVK Credit Opportunity Fund LP. Prior to that, he was a portfolio manager at Driehaus Capital Management, a senior research analyst at Neuberger Berman/Lehman Brothers and an analyst at Huron Consulting Group.
Mr. Abbas earned a B.S. degree from Northwestern University (2004) and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago (2013).
News
March 20, 2024
Portfolio Manager Adam Abbas appeared on Yahoo! Finance to talk about the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting regarding interest rates as well as volatility in...
News
March 14, 2024
The Oakmark Equity and Income Fund is honored to receive a 2024 LSEG Lipper Fund Award for best mixed-asset target allocation moderate fund over...
Insights
March 11, 2024
Portfolio Managers Bill Nygren and Adam Abbas talk about the efficacy of a 60/40 portfolio and why bonds are critical to portfolio construction today....
At Oakmark, we don’t have an opinion about how equities will perform this year, if a recession will start or if the political parties will produce pro-growth candidates during the next election cycle. As long-term investors, we don’t think it matters.
Commentary
Fixed income: Beyond the noise – a data-first approach – Fixed income market commentary 1Q24
March 31, 2024
It’s crucial to understand short-term fixed income market factors; however, don’t let short-term events overshadow the broader, long-term investment story.
Oakmark Equity and Income Fund: First Calendar Quarter 2024
March 31, 2024
Higher interest rates have improved the opportunities available in fixed income securities, and we currently see a more balanced risk-reward value proposition between equities and fixed income than we have in some time.
Oakmark Bond Fund: First Calendar Quarter 2024
March 31, 2024
The market’s shift in perspective regarding rate cuts has led to a recalibration of expectations. As the fixed income landscape progressively assimilates these factors, the focus is increasingly on the normalization of real rates...