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Robert Gardiner is officially back as PM @ Grandeur Peak
Grandeur has also done some general reshuffling with RG becoming "Guardian PM" at several funds.
Finally, they have effectively reorganized Grandeur Peak Global Explorer Fund (GPGEX) - did not realize they could do it without a shareholder vote - while dropping the fee a bit,
and filed a new fund: Grandeur Peak International Contrarian Fund (GICYX) to be "managed by the Grandeur Peak investment team with primary responsibility assigned to Blake Walker".
With the mess that Grandeur became after RG's departure, I had pulled out most assets invested with them - except for GPGCX that was, imo, well-managed by Madsen - and maintained only a few token positions. After holding through the transition period since Madsen left, I am happy to see that GPGCX is back in good hands (one hopes that RG has not lost his touch) and might also put some money back into GPGIX. I do not have very much confidence in any of their other managers: whether "guarded" by RG or not.
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