JNL/Western Asset Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund
JNL Series Trust
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$349.30M
Holdings1
189
Category
Taxable Bond
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 26, 2024 · prospectus

Objective. The investment objective of the Fund is to maximize total return through income and capital appreciation.

Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of any borrowings made for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income instruments of varying maturities and quality across different industries and sectors of the fixed-income market. The Fund invests in globally diversified fixed income securities and rotates portfolio allocations among global sectors, including, below-investment grade ( i.e., high yield securities or junk bonds) and investment grade corporate securities located in the United States and in non-U.S. developed and emerging markets; obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, banks and corporations and foreign governments, banks and corporations of developed and emerging markets; mortgage- and asset-backed … Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of any borrowings made for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income instruments of varying maturities and quality across different industries and sectors of the fixed-income market. The Fund invests in globally diversified fixed income securities and rotates portfolio allocations among global sectors, including, below-investment grade ( i.e., high yield securities or junk bonds) and investment grade corporate securities located in the United States and in non-U.S. developed and emerging markets; obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, banks and corporations and foreign governments, banks and corporations of developed and emerging markets; mortgage- and asset-backed securities; bank loans, structured notes, contingent convertible securities, common stock and warrants held as part of a corporate action. The Fund will invest at least 40% its assets, unless market conditions are not deemed favorable, in which case the Fund would invest at least 30% of its assets, in securities of non-U.S. issuers. A corporate issuer is considered to be from the country where it is headquartered or incorporated, where the majority of its assets are located or where it generates the majority of its operating income. The Fund will allocate its assets among no less than three countries. The Fund may invest a substantial portion of total assets in securities denominated in foreign currencies and in U.S. dollar denominated securities of foreign issuers. In addition, the Fund may hedge its exposure to foreign currency. Both long and short currency exposures are permissible. The Fund may invest up to 70% of its assets in below investment grade securities (i.e., high yield securities or junk bonds) (Ba or lower by Moodys Investment Service or the equivalent by S&P Global Ratings or Fitch, Inc./Fitch Ratings Ltd.). Mortgage- and asset-backed securities held by the Fund may include those backed by loans to subprime borrowers. The average dollar-weighted effective duration of the Fund normally varies between zero and ten years. Duration measures the sensitivity of a fixed income securitys price to changes in interest rates. The longer a fixed income securitys duration, the more sensitive that security will be to changes in interest rates. Similarly, the longer the Funds dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive the Fund will be to interest rate changes than a fund with a shorter dollar-weighted average duration. The Fund may use various types of derivative instruments for hedging and for investment purposes including, but not limited to, futures contracts and options on futures (including U.S. Treasury futures contracts and options on futures) to alter the duration of the Fund and increase potential returns; forward currency exchange contracts; currency futures and options thereon; interest rate swaps, floors and caps; and credit default swaps and currency swaps. The Fund may also use other types of derivative instruments, such as futures and options, contracts, forward contracts and swap agreements as a substitute for investing directly in an underlying asset, to increase returns, to manage market, foreign currency and/or duration or interest rate risk, or as part of a hedging strategy. The Fund may invest its uninvested cash in high-quality, short-term debt securities, which may include repurchase agreements and high-quality money market instruments. For purposes of satisfying the 80% requirement, the Fund may also invest in derivative instruments that have economic characteristics similar to the fixed-income instruments mentioned above. The Fund is a non-diversified fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), and may invest more of its assets in fewer issuers than diversified mutual funds.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2025 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
JNL Government Money Market Fund $27.89M 7.99%
US TREASURY N/B $22.06M 6.32%
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF 2.2% 02/15/2034 REGS $18.71M 5.36%
US TREASURY N/B $11.26M 3.22%
US TREASURY N/B $7.86M 2.25%
MEXICO UNITED MEXICAN STATES 7.5% 06/03/2027 $7.71M 2.21%
US TREASURY N/B $7.32M 2.10%
Urzad Rady Ministrow POLGB $7.29M 2.09%
US TREASURY N/B $5.31M 1.52%
US TREASURY N/B $5.24M 1.50%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2025 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2024 → Mar 31, 2025
Opened
5
Exited
40
Increased
5
Decreased
23
Unchanged
158

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 December 31, 2024 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Western Asset Management Company, LLC Sub-adviser
Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. Sub-adviser
Western Asset Management Company Limited Sub-adviser
Jackson National Asset Management, LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2025, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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