PSYPX
Palmer Square Income Plus Fund
INVESTMENT MANAGERS SERIES TRUST
Expense ratio1
0.74%
Net assets2
$1.08B
Holdings2
409
Category
Other
2024 return3
6.82%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Oct. 28, 2024 · prospectus

Objective. The investment objective of the Palmer Square Income Plus Fund (the Fund) is income.

Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities. The types of debt securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, (i) asset -backed securities, including collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and mortgage -backed securities, (ii) corporate bonds, notes, debentures and commercial paper, (iii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored entities, (iv) bank loans, (v) senior secured floating rate and fixed rate loans or debt, (vi) second lien or other subordinated or unsecured floating rate and fixed rate loans or debt and (vii) credit derivatives, including credit default swaps and their associated derivatives. The Fund … Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities. The types of debt securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, (i) asset -backed securities, including collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and mortgage -backed securities, (ii) corporate bonds, notes, debentures and commercial paper, (iii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored entities, (iv) bank loans, (v) senior secured floating rate and fixed rate loans or debt, (vi) second lien or other subordinated or unsecured floating rate and fixed rate loans or debt and (vii) credit derivatives, including credit default swaps and their associated derivatives. The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in one or more investment types. The Funds investment strategy involves active and frequent trading. The Funds investments in asset -backed securities may be comprised of loans or leases secured by motor vehicles or other equipment, consumer receivables from sources such as credit cards or student loans, or cash flows from operating assets such as royalties and leases. Mortgage -backed securities in which the Fund may invest include those issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and/or U.S. Government sponsored instrumentalities, such as the Government National Mortgage Administration (Ginnie Mae), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). The Fund may also invest in commercial mortgage- backed securities (CMBS) and collateralized mortgage -backed securities (CMOs) issued or guaranteed by private entities. The Fund may invest in debt securities of any maturity and credit quality. Under normal market conditions, the Advisor expects that the Fund will invest primarily in securities rated investment grade at time of purchase. Investment grade securities are those rated in the Baa3 or higher categories by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys), or in the BBB- or higher categories by Standard & Poors, a division of McGraw Hill Companies Inc. (S&P), or Fitch Ratings Ltd. (Fitch) or, if unrated by Moodys, S&P, or Fitch, or another Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO), determined by Palmer Square Capital Management LLC (the Advisor), the Funds advisor, to be of comparable credit quality. However, the Fund may invest up to 30% of its net assets in high yield securities securities rated below investment grade that generally have higher yields and higher risks than investment grade securities. High yield securities, commonly referred to as junk bonds, are rated below investment grade by at least one of Moodys, S&P or Fitch (or if unrated, determined by the Advisor to be of comparable credit quality high yield securities). The Advisor anticipates the Funds average portfolio duration under normal market conditions to be less than two years. Duration is a measure of the underlying portfolios price sensitivity to changes in prevailing interest rates. The longer a securitys duration, the more sensitive its price will be to changes in interest rates. For example, the price of a security with a two -year duration would be expected to decrease by approximately 2% in response to a 1% increase in interest rates. Calculations of duration may be based on estimates and may not reliably predict a securitys sensitivity to changes in interest rates. For the purposes of achieving the Funds investment objectives, hedging risks, and enhancing liquidity, the Fund may also employ derivatives, such as: puts and calls on U.S. Treasury futures; options, swaps and other interest rate derivatives; and credit default swaps and their associated derivatives on selected entities or indexes (where the Fund may act as either buyer or seller). As it pertains to the Advisors use of derivatives for hedging, risks that can be quantitatively measured and managed include interest rate risk (duration and convexity, which is the change to duration as interest rates change), prepayment risk, spread risk and volatility risk. The Advisors goal is not to eliminate all risk, but to assume only those risks the Advisor views as offering a strong risk/return profile. Additionally, the Fund may employ the types of derivatives referenced above in order to achieve its investment objectives by, among other practices, replicating a certain type of credit exposure, obtaining short or long exposures to credit and/or interest rates, or taking a position in light of a potential appreciation or depreciation in value of a companys securities. The Advisor anticipates that, in general, the net long exposure of the Fund will not exceed 100% and the Fund will not have a net short exposure. The Fund will include the market value of its derivative positions based on debt securities or interest rates for purposes of determining whether it holds at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities. In pursuing the Funds investment objectives, the Advisor uses a blend of top -down analysis which includes macro analysis, cross -asset relative value analysis, and sector monitoring, and bottom -up analysis which involves individual issuer and management analysis and security/transaction evaluation that seeks to identify debt securities that it believes can provide highly competitive rate yields and total return over the long term with relatively mitigated credit risk. As part of its overall investment process, the Funds investments are subject to the Advisors environmental, social and governance (ESG) screening process, as described below. Generally, before the Fund invests in a below investment grade (i.e., junk bonds) corporate security, the Advisor analyzes the issuers ESG risk profile using fundamental, bottom -up research as well as independent third -party data to assess whether an issuer should be considered for investment. The Advisors ESG screening process requires that all below investment grade corporate debt issuers considered for purchase be assigned a score rating using the Advisors proprietary scoring methodology (an ESG Score), which is used as part of the Advisors overall assessment of whether such an issuer should be considered for investment. The Advisor may also assign an ESG Score to investment grade issuers, although generally they are not assigned an ESG Score by the Advisor. The Advisors ESG screening process is designed to largely exclude issuers that it believes are inconsistent with the goals and objectives expressed in the UN Global Compacts Principles and Sustainable Development Goals, which may change over time. In addition, the Advisors ESG screening process seeks to exclude debt obligations of issuers that, together with any affiliates, are involved in and derive significant revenue (i.e., more than 50% of their revenue) from certain industries or product lines, including: the speculative extraction of oil and gas (commonly referred to as exploration and production); the speculative extraction of thermal coal or the generation of electricity using coal; hazardous chemicals, pesticides and wastes, or ozone depleting substances; endangered or protected wildlife or wildlife products, the production or trade of which is banned by applicable global conventions and agreements; pornography or prostitution; tobacco or tobacco -related products; subprime lending or payday lending activities; firearms or weapons, including controversial weapons (e.g., cluster bombs, anti -personnel mines, and chemical or biological weapons); and components or services that have been specifically designed or designated for military purposes, or for the functioning of controversial weapons.

Top holdings

As of Sept. 30, 2025 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
MONEYMKT FISXX $32.20M 2.99%
U.S. Treasury Bills B $24.79M 2.30%
US TREASURY N/B $22.89M 2.13%
U.S. Treasury Bills B $20.77M 1.93%
U.S. Treasury Bills $19.95M 1.85%
U.S. Treasury Bills B $19.89M 1.85%
US TREASURY N/B $19.29M 1.79%
U.S. Treasury Bills B $14.93M 1.39%
U.S. Treasury Bills $10.99M 1.02%
U.S. Treasury Bills $10.92M 1.01%
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Allocation by sector

As of September 30, 2025 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Jun 30, 2025 → Sep 30, 2025
Opened
77
Exited
84
Increased
12
Decreased
68
Unchanged
252

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of June 30, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Palmer Square Capital Management LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of October 28, 2024, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of September 30, 2025, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2024, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2024 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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