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 |
BCSIX |
Brown Capital Management Small Company |
No one, but . . . |
Damien Davis joins the team |
9/13 |
CSIFX |
Calvert Balanced Portfolio |
Matthew Duch and Vishal Khanduja and subadvisor New Amsterdam Partners |
Natalie Trunow and Eugene Profit remain. |
9/13 |
GSFTX |
Columbia Dividend Income |
Richard Dahlberg will retire at the end of the year |
Scott Davis remains as manager, with comanagers Michael Barclay and David King |
9/13 |
CBSAX |
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Lawrence W. Lin and Wayne M. Collette |
James King and William Chamberlain |
9/13 |
AMVAX |
Columbia Mid Cap Value Opportunity |
Steve Schroll, Paul Stocking, and Dean Ramos leave the fund to focus on Columbia Dividend Opportunity |
Jarl Ginsberg, Christian Stadlinger, and David Hoffman take over |
9/13 |
RRIAX |
Columbia Recovery and Infrastructure |
Warren Spitz |
The team of Peter Santoro, Craig Leopold, Tom West, and Kirk Moore take over. |
9/13 |
SHGTX |
Columbia Seligman Global Technology Fund |
Benjamin Lu |
The rest of the team remains. |
9/13 |
CHLAX |
Compass EMP Long/Short Strategies |
No one, but . . . |
Dan Banaszak joins Rob Bateman and Stephen Hammers |
9/13 |
FNIAX |
Fidelity Advisor New Insights |
No one, but . . . |
John Roth joins Will Danoff as a comanager, some speculate that he might be Danoff’s eventual successor. |
9/13 |
FMELX |
Fidelity Strategic Advisers Growth Multi-Manager Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Massachusetts Financial Services Company becomes the fifth subadvisor to the fund, adding Matthew Krummell to the team. |
9/13 |
FISSX |
First Investors Special Situations |
Jonathan Vyorst and Jason Ronovech |
Steven Hill |
9/13 |
GREZX |
GuideStone Real Estate Securities Fund |
Jerry Ehlinger |
Joseph D. Fisher, David W. Zonavetch, Mark Abramsom, Daniel Ekins, John Hammond, Timothy J. Pire, Chris Robinson, and John White |
9/13 |
IASMX |
Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund |
James Weir |
Edmund Harriss remains |
9/13 |
GAADX |
Guinness Atkinson Asia Pacific Dividend Fund |
James Weir |
Edmund Harriss remains |
9/13 |
ICHKX |
Guinness Atkinson China & Hong Kong Fund |
James Weir |
Edmund Harriss remains |
9/13 |
GAGEX |
Guinness Atkinson Global Energy |
Ian Mortimer |
Jonathan Waghorn joins Timothy Guinness and Will Riley |
9/13 |
IHYAX |
ING High Yield Bond Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Rick Cumberledge joins Randall Parrish and Matthew Toms |
9/13 |
IICFX |
ING International Core Fund |
Subadvisor, Thornburg Investment Management |
After a short “transition period,” Wellington Management Company will be the sole sub-adviser |
9/13 |
ACPSX |
Invesco Core Plus Bond |
Eric Lindenbaum leaves the team |
Jack Deino and Joseph Portera join the team |
9/13 |
IAEMX |
Invesco Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund |
Eric Lindenbaum leaves |
Joseph Portera joins |
9/13 |
PIAFX |
Invesco Premium Income |
Eric Lindenbaum leaves the team |
Joseph Portera joins the team |
9/13 |
IGNAX |
Ivy Global Natural Resources |
Fred Sturm retired |
In house manager, David Ginther, takes the helm. |
9/13 |
JHAMX |
John Hancock Global Real Estate Fund |
Jerry Ehlinger |
Joseph Fisher and David Zonavetch join the team |
9/13 |
LGILX |
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund |
Paul A. Graham, who will be retiring at the end of the year. |
Daniel Neuger joins Peter Bye as a portfolio manager |
9/13 |
LGILX |
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth |
Paul Graham will be retiring |
Daniel Neuger joins the team. |
9/13 |
LRSCX |
Lord Abbett Small Cap Value |
Bob Fetch who was only there on an interim basis |
Tom Maher and Justin Maurer take the lead as the fund reopens to new investors. |
9/13 |
MPASX |
MassMutual Premier Strategic Emerging Markets Fund |
William Palmer |
Staffan Lindfeldt |
9/13 |
MRWAX |
MassMutual Select Small Company Growth |
Todd Wakefield and Robert Zeuthen |
Kenneth A. Korngiebel |
9/13 |
MERDX |
Meridian Growth |
Jamie England and Larry Cordisco leave the fund, but not the firm. |
Chad Meade and Brian Schaub, of Arrowpoint, take over with the assistance of William Tao |
9/13 |
LSEAX |
Persimmon Long/Short Fund |
Subadvisers, Inflection Partners and Open Field Capital, are out |
The other subadvisers remain. |
9/13 |
PEMIX |
PIMCO Emerging Markets Corporate Bond |
Brigitte Posch |
Michael Gomez takes the lead |
9/13 |
LCEMX |
Pioneer Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Esther Law joins Hakan Aksoy |
9/13 |
PGBAX |
Principal Global Diversified Income Fund |
No one, but . . . |
In November, Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited will join as an additional subadvisor |
9/13 |
OMOAX |
SkyView Macro Opportunities Fund |
Hilde J. Hovnanian |
The rest of the team remains. |
9/13 |
TCOEX |
Tactical Offensive Equity Fund |
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9/13 |
BNIEX |
UBS International Equity |
Nicholas Irish and Stephan Maikkula will leave the fund, but not the firm |
Bruno Bertocci and Shari Gilfillan |
9/13 |
WTIBX |
Westcore Plus Bond |
Lisa Snyder is stepping down as co-portfolio manager, but remaining with the firm. |
Mark McKissick remains |
9/13 |
SGVAX |
Western Asset Mortgage Backed Securities Fund |
Stephen Fulton is stepping down now, and Stephen Walsh will be stepping down in March, 2014. |
Anup Agarwal and Bonnie Wongtrakool will join the fund when Mr. Fulton leaves. S. Kenneth Leech will join the fund in March, upon Mr. Walsh’s departure. |
9/13 |
WAUAX |
Western Asset Total Return Unconstrained Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Stephen A. Walsh, Michael C. Buchanan, Keith J. Gardner, S. Kenneth Leech, Dennis J. McNamara, and Christopher Orndorff |
9/13 |