Because bond fund managers, traditionally, had made relatively modest impacts of their funds’ absolute returns, Manager Changes typically highlights changes in equity and hybrid funds.
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Ticker |
Fund |
Out with the old |
In with the new |
Dt |
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SHKNX |
Aftershock Strategies Fund |
Michael Calkin is out |
The rest of the team, including Daniel Cohen, Michael Lebowitz, David Wiedemer, and Robert Wiedemer, remain. |
1/14 |
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RAGHX |
AllianzGI Wellness Fund |
No one, but . . . |
John Schroer joins Michael Dauchot and Paul Wagner |
1/14 |
|
ADIAX |
Alpine Innovators Fund, which is to become the Alpine Small Cap Fund on March 31. |
Samuel Lieber and Stephen Lieber will be out as part of the change |
Michael T. Smith, lately of Lord Abbett Small-Cap Blend (LSBAX), will take the helm. |
1/14 |
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ABSAX |
American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Nelson Woodard joins the team |
1/14 |
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BERCX |
Berwyn Cornerstone Fund |
Raymond Munsch is resigning |
George Cipolloni, Lee Grout, Robert Killen and Mark Saylor remain |
1/14 |
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BERWX |
Berwyn Fund |
Raymond Munsch is resigning |
George Cipolloni, Lee Grout, Robert Killen and Mark Saylor remain |
1/14 |
|
BERIX |
Berwyn Income Fund |
Raymond Munsch is resigning |
George Cipolloni, Lee Grout, Robert Killen and Mark Saylor remain |
1/14 |
|
GVT |
Columbia Select Large Cap Value Fund |
Neil Eigen |
Kari Montanus joins Richard Rosen |
1/14 |
|
DBEAX |
Dreyfus Diversified Emerging Markets Fund |
Sean Fitzgibbon and Jay Malikowski leave a fund whose greatest distinction is that it’s not as bad as the other Dreyfus EM fund (DRFMX) |
Elizabeth Slover, Guarav Patankar, Peter Goslin, Ronald Gala, Warren Chiang, and Michelle Chan |
1/14 |
|
KAUFX |
Federated Kaufmann |
No one, but . . . |
John Ettinger and Barbara Miller have joined Lawrence Auriana and Hans Utsch on the team roster. |
1/14 |
|
FLSLX |
Forward Credit Analysis Long/Short Fund |
David Hammer is out |
Joseph Deane remains |
1/14 |
|
GMSMX |
GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core |
Hamish Clark, Ed Field, Katherine O’Donovan, Chip Perrone, Andrew Swanson, Young Chin and Chad Colman |
Wellington Management is in, with Cheryl Duckworth and Mark Mandel managing the fund. Don’t hold your breath over this one. The fund has had 36 managers in 13 years, with a surprising number sticking for just three months. |
1/14 |
|
HIINX |
Harbor International Fund |
Edward Wendell will be stepping down and moving toward retirement. |
The rest of the team remains on the fund. |
1/14 |
|
HISIX |
Homestead International Value Fund |
Robert Mazuelos is out |
The rest of the team remains on the fund. |
1/14 |
|
HWHAX |
Hotchkis and Wiley High Yield |
No one, but . . . |
Richard Mak joins the existing team of Patrick Meegan, Mark Hudoff, and Ray Kennedy. |
1/14 |
|
ICTRX |
Icon Industrials |
Zach Jonson |
Michael Kuehn |
1/14 |
|
JMPAX |
Janus Aspen Global Allocation – Moderate |
No one, but . . . |
Enrique Chang joins Daniel Scherman |
1/14 |
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JGLTX |
Janus Aspen Global Technology |
No one, but . . . |
Brinton Johns joins J. Bradley Slingerlend |
1/14 |
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JDEAX |
JPMorgan Disciplined Equity |
Scott Blasdell leaves the team and … |
Aryeh Glatter joins. |
1/14 |
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VSEAX |
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Daniel Percella joins Don San Jose and Christopher Jones |
1/14 |
|
JEPAX |
JPMorgan US Research Equity Plus Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Raffaele Zingone and Aryeh Glatter join Terance Chen in managing the fund |
1/14 |
|
KALVX |
Keeley Alternative Value |
No one, but . . . |
Kevin Chin joins Brian Keeley and John Keeley |
1/14 |
|
KSCVX |
Keeley Small Cap Value |
No one, but . . . |
Kevin Chin joins Brian Keeley and John Keeley |
1/14 |
|
KSMVX |
Keeley Small-Mid Cap Value |
No one, but . . . |
Kevin Chin joins Brian Keeley and John Keeley |
1/14 |
|
MSFBX |
Morgan Stanley Institutional Global Franchise Portfolio Fund |
Peter Wright has retired |
William Lock, Bruno Paulson, Vladimir Demine, Marcus Watson and Christian Derold will continue on |
1/14 |
|
MIQBX |
Morgan Stanley Institutional International Equity Portfolio Fund |
Peter Wright has retired |
William Lock, Bruno Paulson, Vladimir Demine, Marcus Watson and Christian Derold will continue on |
1/14 |
|
NMIEX |
Northern Multi-Manager International Equity Fund |
W. George Greig has left the William Blair & Co. sleeve of the fund after 17 years with Blair’s International Growth fund |
Simon Fennell and Jeffrey Urbina continue to manage the William Blair & Co portion |
1/14 |
|
ICCCX |
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
Robert Straus is out |
Scott Snyder is in |
1/14 |
|
RIMMX |
Rainier Mid Cap Equity Fund |
Peter Musser is out |
Mark Broughton and James Margard remain |
1/14 |
|
FMGCX |
Rx Dynamic Growth Fund |
Gerry Campbell is out |
Steven Wruble and Greg Rutherford remain. |
1/14 |
|
PRISX |
T. Rowe Price Financial Services |
Eric Veiel has become a director of research at T. Rowe. |
Gabriel Solomon will be his successor |
1/14 |
|
PRGFX |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock |
Rob Bartolo resigned and relocated, the latest in a surprising manager outflow. |
Joe Fath will take his place. |
1/14 |
|
TGVAX |
Thornburg International Value Fund |
Wendy Trevisani will move out to focus on institutional accounts |
Lei Wang and William Fries will continue on |
1/14 |
|
TSCEX |
Turner Small Cap Growth Fund |
William McVail, who has been managing the fund for the past 15 years |
Jason Schrotberger |
1/14 |
|
USCOX |
U.S. Global Investors China Region Fund |
Michael Ding is off the fund |
Frank Holmes will continue on, joined by John Derrick and Xian Liang. |
1/14 |
|
BNSCX |
UBS US Small Cap Growth Fund |
Paul Graham is out |
David Wabnik and Samuel Kim continue to run the fund |
1/14 |
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VHFAX |
Virtus Herzfeld Fund |
Cecilia Gondor is out |
Erik Herzfeld and Thomas Herzfeld remain |
1/14 |
|
SCSAX |
Wells Fargo Advantage Common Stock Fund |
Thomas Wooden is gone |
Ann Miletti remains |
1/14 |
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SOPVX |
Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity Fund |
Thomas Wooden is gone |
Ann Miletti remains |
1/14 |
