Biography

Brad Stevens is a Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of the Disciplined Alpha Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. Prior to being named Co-Head of the team in 2025, he was a Credit Portfolio Manager on the team, responsible for idea generation and security selection within his sectors. Brad began his investment industry career in 2000. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2010 from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, where he was an investment officer in credit. Previously, Brad traded equity options at Timber Hill LLC. He earned a BA in economics from Denison University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Brad is a CFAĀ® charterholder.

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Latest Insights by Brad Stevens, CFA

Alpha Engine Perspectives
September 22, 2025 • 22 min read

The Role of Portfolio Impact (PI) in the Disciplined Alpha Strategy

We use Portfolio Impact (PI), a transparent and relatively straightforward risk measure, to help understand portfolio-level sector risk and issue-specific (idiosyncratic) risk.
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