Here's a statement of the obvious: The opinions expressed here are those of the participants, not those of the Mutual Fund Observer. We cannot vouch for the accuracy or appropriateness of any of it, though we do encourage civility and good humor.
Wintergreen (WGRNX) qualifies as a "new fund"? Uhhh ... 2005? $1.6 billion in assets. If Morningstar's database is to be believed, there are 4465 newer funds.
Some of the funds in the essay were profiled here some while ago (Grandeur Peak Global, RiverPark Long/Short). Two of the others (GoodHaven -what's up with this insistence on jamming words together but maintaining the capital letter in the middle? chip attributes it to some arcane programming convention -- and RiverPark Large Growth) strike me as perfectly serviceable and likely to be strong long-term performers but not ones defining any new or distinctive niche.
Yes- URLs can't have spaces in the text string, so you either have to stuff the words together (MarketWatch) or connect them with something, usually an underscore (Market_Watch) which actually looks pretty funky, so now everybody is running words together just because TheyThink it looks cool, or "technical", or something.
Reply to @David_Snowball: If you worked at Morningstar, wouldn't you be sensitive to the content and popularirty of MFO...a free, grass-roots, and generous source of mutual fund investment information?
Comments
Some of the funds in the essay were profiled here some while ago (Grandeur Peak Global, RiverPark Long/Short). Two of the others (GoodHaven -what's up with this insistence on jamming words together but maintaining the capital letter in the middle? chip attributes it to some arcane programming convention -- and RiverPark Large Growth) strike me as perfectly serviceable and likely to be strong long-term performers but not ones defining any new or distinctive niche.
As ever,
David