Relative Value & Tactical Asset Allocation Q1 2026

Relative Value & Tactical Asset Allocation Q1 2026

Dec 2025

Executive Summary

  • MetLife Investment Management (MIM)’s Global Economic & Market Strategy team expects a below-potential growth environment with some consumer cohorts under pressure.
  • Market Strategy finds opportunities within sectors benchmarked on intermediate tenors, as a steepening yield curve enhances total returns, while sectors benchmarked on the back end of the curve are less attractive.
  • We expect prepayment risk to become a concern.

Relative Value & Tactical Asset Allocation Q1 2026