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.
Ticker |
Fund |
Out with the old |
In with the new |
Dt |
CLSAX |
AdvisorOne Amerigo |
Dennis Guenther |
Paula Wieck and Rusty Vanneman |
3/13 |
CLERX |
AdvisorOne Clermont |
Dennis Guenther |
Paula Wieck and Rusty Vanneman |
3/13 |
CLBLX |
AdvisorOne Select Allocation |
Dennis Guenther |
Paula Wieck, Marc Pfeffer, and Jennifer Schenkelberg |
3/13 |
ALGAX |
Alger Large Cap Growth |
Dan Chung, as part of the rebranding of the fund as International Growth |
As of May 31st, Pedro Marcal will be the portfolio manager |
3/13 |
ADAAX |
AllianceBernstein Dynamic All Market Fund |
Mark Hamilton |
The rest of the team remains |
3/13 |
POPAX |
AllianzGI Opportunity Fund |
Michael Corelli as part of an attempt to reorient and resuscitate the fund |
Mark P. Roemer and Jeff Parker who appear to be (how to put this politely?) not disastrous |
3/13 |
MIBLX |
BNY Mellon Asset Allocation Fund |
Bernard Schoenfeld |
Jeffrey M. Mortimer |
3/13 |
MIINX |
BNY Mellon International Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Clifford A. Smith is now a primary portfolio manager |
3/13 |
BGLAX |
Brookfield Global Listed Infrastructure |
No one, but . . . |
Sam Arnold joins Craig Noble as comanager |
3/13 |
BUFDX |
Buffalo Dividend Focus |
John Kornitzer, Buffalo’s founder, left four months after launch |
Scott Moore remains and is joined by Paul Dlugosch who comanages their Flexible Income (ooo!) and High-Yield (meh) funds |
3/13 |
BUFEX |
Buffalo Large Cap |
Robert Male |
Elizabeth Jones remains |
3/13 |
CSIBX |
Calvert Bond Portfolio |
Michael Abramo |
The rest of the team remains |
3/13 |
CGVAX |
Calvert Government Fund |
Michael Abramo |
The rest of the team remains |
3/13 |
CYBAX |
Calvert High Yield Bond Fund |
Michael Abramo |
The rest of the team remains |
3/13 |
CFICX |
Calvert Income Fund |
Michael Abramo |
The rest of the team remains |
3/13 |
CLDAX |
Calvert Long-Term Income Fund |
Michael Abramo |
The rest of the team remains |
3/13 |
CSDAX |
Calvert Short Duration Income Fund |
Michael Abramo |
The rest of the team remains |
3/13 |
CULAX |
Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund |
Michael Abramo |
The rest of the team remains |
3/13 |
CSVAX |
Columbia Global Dividend Opportunity |
Laton Spahr |
Dean Ramos joins the team of Steven Schroll and Paul Stocking |
3/13 |
HRCPX |
Eagle Capital Appreciation |
Subadviser Goldman Sachs Asset Management |
Subadviser ClariVest Asset Management |
3/13 |
EASAX |
EAS Crow Point Alternatives, formerly EAS Alternatives |
Emerald Asset Advisors a/k/a EAS is out |
Crow Point Partners with Amit Chandra, James Hickman, Timothy O’Brien, and Peter DeCaprio |
3/13 |
FDBAX |
Federated Bond |
Joe Balestrino will leave the firm |
Brian S. Ruffner |
3/13 |
FEDEX |
Federated Capital Appreciation Fund |
James E. Grefenstette and Dean J. Kartsonas |
Walter C. Bean, as part of a reorganization into the Federated Equity Income Fund |
3/13 |
FIIFX |
Federated Intermediate Corporate Bond |
Joe Balestrino will leave the firm |
Bryan J. Dingle |
3/13 |
STIAX |
Federated Strategic Income |
Joe Balestrino will leave the firm |
Mark E. Durbiano |
3/13 |
FTRBX |
Federated Total Return Bond |
Joe Balestrino will leave the firm |
Donald T. Ellenberger |
3/13 |
FUBDX |
Federated Unconstrained Bond |
Joe Balestrino will leave the firm |
Ihab L. Salib |
3/13 |
FDMAX |
Fidelity Advisor Communications Equipment Fund |
Charlie Chai |
The rest of the team remains |
3/13 |
FELAX |
Fidelity Advisor Electronics Fund |
Christopher Lin |
The rest of the team remains |
3/13 |
FAEAX |
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund |
Melissa Reilly |
Risteard Hogan |
3/13 |
FECAX |
Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund |
Melissa Reilly who’s had six slightly above-average years with the fund |
Risteard Hogan who has managed Fidelity Europe since April 2012 and has done a much above average job there |
3/13 |
FDEQX |
Fidelity Disciplined Equity |
No one, but . . . |
Alex Devereaux joined as co-manager |
3/13 |
FFRHX |
Fidelity Floating Rate High Income |
Christine McConnell will be retiring |
Eric Mollenhauer |
3/13 |
FGBLX |
Fidelity Global Balanced |
Melissa Reilly leaves the seven person team and |
Risteard Hogan joins in |
3/13 |
HEMAX |
Henderson Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund |
Andrew Beal |
Existing managers Stephen Peak, Bill McQuaker, and Nicholas Cowley are joined by John Crawford |
3/13 |
HEFAX |
Highland Energy MLP |
Mauricio Delgado |
Matthew Gray and Jon Poglitsch |
3/13 |
HCGAX |
HSBC Emerging Markets Debt |
Srinivas Paruchuri is no longer a portfolio manager |
The rest of the team remains |
3/13 |
HBMAX |
HSBC Emerging Markets Local Debt |
Srinivas Paruchuri is no longer a portfolio manager |
The rest of the team remains |
3/13 |
HOTAX |
HSBC Growth |
Effective July 1, 2013, R. Bartlett Wear is retiring and will focus on his charitable endeavors |
Clark Winslow and Justin Kelly will continue, and be joined by Patrick Burton |
3/13 |
OIEAX |
JPMorgan International Equity Index |
Nicholas D’Eramo, Bala S. Iyer, and Michael Loeffler |
Beltran Lastra |
3/13 |
OMEAX |
JPMorgan Market Expansion Index |
Bala S. Iyer and Michael Loeffler |
Phillip Hart and Dennis Ruhl |
3/13 |
OGNAX |
JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral |
Bala S. Iyer |
Pavel Vaynshtok, Dennis Ruhl, and Jason Alonzo |
3/13 |
SWMSX |
Laudus Small-Cap MarketMasters Select |
Neuberger Berman Management LLC has been declared less masterful |
BMO Asset Management |
3/13 |
MLAAX |
MainStay Large Cap Growth |
Effective July 1, 2013, R. Bart Wear will no longer serve as a portfolio manager |
Clark Winslow and Justin Kelly will be joined by Patrick Burton |
3/13 |
MIMSX |
Mellon Mid Cap Multi-Strategy |
No one, but . . . |
Geneva Capital Management became an additional sub-investment adviser |
3/13 |
DIFAX |
MFS Diversified Income |
No one, but . . . |
Ward Brown |
3/13 |
MFIOX |
MFS Strategic Income |
No one, but . . . |
Ward Brown |
3/13 |
MSFRX |
MFS Total Return |
No one, but . . . |
Jonathan Sage will be joining the portfolio management team |
3/13 |
MMUFX |
MFS Utilities |
Robert Persons |
Maura Shaughnessy will remain |
3/13 |
NPWAX |
Nomura Partners Global Equity Income |
No one, but . . . |
Emmanuel Raymond joins the team |
3/13 |
NPQAX |
Nomura Partners International Equity |
Michael Russell |
Hideyuki Aoki |
3/13 |
NWCAX |
Nuveen Winslow Large-Cap Growth |
Effective July 1, 2013, R. Bart Wear will no longer serve as a portfolio manager |
Clark Winslow and Justin Kelly will be joined by Patrick Burton |
3/13 |
CGRWX |
Oppenheimer Value Fund |
Mitch Williams and John Damian |
Laton Spahr |
3/13 |
PFOPX |
Paradigm Opportunity |
Jason V. Ronovech |
Candace King Weir and Amelia Weir |
3/13 |
PEMFX |
Pioneer Emerging Markets |
Sean Taylor |
Mauro Ratto, Marco Mencini, and Andrea Salvatori. |
3/13 |
GBEMX |
RS Emerging Markets |
Tim Campbell |
Michael Reynal |
3/13 |
BRFOX |
Sentinel Growth Leaders |
Kelli Hill |
Jason Wulff and Hilary Roper |
3/13 |
SNTNX |
Sentinel Mid Cap |
Christian Thwaites, Daniel Manion and Hilary Roper |
New lead manager, Jason Ronovech, joins existing comanager Carole Hersam |
3/13 |
SYVAX |
Sentinel Mid Cap II |
Christian Thwaites, Daniel Manion and Hilary Roper are leaving the soon-to-be sunk ship |
New lead manager, Jason Ronovech, joins existing comanager Carole Hersam |
3/13 |
SAGWX |
Sentinel Small Company |
Christian Thwaites, Daniel Manion and Hilary Roper |
New lead manager, Jason Ronovech, joins existing comanager Carole Hersam |
3/13 |
WAEGX |
Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Fund |
Christian Thwaites, Daniel Manion and Hilary Roper |
New lead manager, Jason Ronovech, joins existing comanager Carole Hersam |
3/13 |
SSGFX |
Sextant Growth |
Nicholas Kaiser, who is 66 and the undisputed Big Dog of the operation |
Paul Meeks |
3/13 |
FLAUX |
Strategic Advisers Core Multi-Mgr |
No one, but . . . |
AllianceBernstein L.P. becomes a new subadviser on the fund. |
3/13 |
PCGAX |
Target Conservative Allocation |
Marsico Capital Management |
MFS |
3/13 |
PAMGX |
Target Moderate Allocation’s |
Marsico Capital Management |
Quantitative Management Associates |
3/13 |
AAUTX |
Thrivent Large Cap Value |
Matthew Finn |
Kurt Lauber joins David Francis |
3/13 |
AASMX |
Thrivent Small Cap Stock |
Darren Bagwell |
Matthew Finn |
3/13 |
TGAAX |
Touchstone Global Real Estate |
Scott Westphal and Dave Wharmby |
Wayne Hollister and Benjamin Linford |
3/13 |
FOEQX |
Tributary Core Equity Fund |
Randall Greer will be retiring from Tributary Capital Management and Christopher Sullivan will also no longer be a named manager on the fund |
Donald Radtke, who according to the supplement to the prospectus, “has been actively working alongside Mr. Greer for months in preparation for this transition.” |
3/13 |
VGAAX |
Virtus Greater Asia ex Japan Opportunities |
No one, but . . . |
Brian Bandsma joins as comanager |
3/13 |
VGEAX |
Virtus Greater European Opportunities Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Rajiv Jain and Daniel Kranson join as comanagers |
3/13 |