Artio's "Select Opporunities Fund"

Shostakovich

Well...it appears that Keith Walter is back at Artio. BobC, I believe it was, noted that Artio was ditching most of their equity funds; but in the place of the mish-mash that had grown out of the success of JETAX and its near-twin international equity, Artio has kept the "Select Opportunities Fund" (I'm not sure sure this isn't really a new fund, despite the 2004 inception date).

David, if you're looking for a story to mix things up a bit (which is not to say your other work is not outstanding, by the way), maybe give Artio a call. Would be very interesting to hear their side of what all went down there. There was a time when they were quite the belle of the ball. But, before we get ahead of ourselves...this type of trajectory seems to afflict a number of fund companies.

Note: I exited BJBHX earlier this year when the news about Artio turned from bad to worse; wife still has a position in BJBGX which we might move her out of in the new year.

David_Snowball

Thanks for the suggestion, S. I've added it to the "to-do" stack (along with "bring about world peace" and "talk to the Steelers about their running game" - it's a big stack).

David

Shostakovich

Just a thought, David. Like all the rest here, I greatly appreciate the work you and your fine crew do. Cheers.

Sven

It is a shame. Once upon a time Artio was a well respect shop.