Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Pimco, Vanguard Are Biggest Lehman Bond Fund Losers

Bill Gross tonned it on the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but Hank left him holding the bag on Lehman Brothers. Read about it below:

(Bloomberg) Pimco Advisors LP, Vanguard Group Inc. and Franklin Advisers Inc. are among investment companies that may face losses of at least $86 billion stemming from the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the biggest bankruptcy in history.

Mutual fund companies' filings show they hold more than $143 billion of bonds, led by Newport Beach, California-based Pacific Investment Management Co., manager of the world's biggest bond fund, and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania-based Vanguard, according to data compiled by Bloomberg as of June 30.

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