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 |
ASFIX |
Absolute Strategies Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Harvest Capital Strategies and Pine Cobble Capital will become subadvisers to the fund. |
9/14 |
MBDFX |
AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund |
William Gross. This would be, alphabetically, the first of nearly 40 manager changes attributable to Mr. Gross’s change of employment. |
Scott Mather, Mark Kiesel, and Mihir Worah have been designated as his successors here. |
9/14 |
AHFAX |
Aurora Horizons |
Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners is out as a subadvisor to the fund |
The other nine subadvisors remain. |
9/14 |
BXMMX |
Blackstone Alternative Multi-Manager Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Rail-Splitter Capital Management has joined as a new subadviser. |
9/14 |
DHGRX |
Centre Global Select Equity Fund |
Jing Sun is out |
Xavier Smith take over. |
9/14 |
KDCAX |
Deutsche Large Cap Value |
Peter Steffen |
Deepak Khanna |
9/14 |
DRGGX |
Driehaus Global Growth Fund, which itself is slated for liquidation. |
Dan Rea is out, along with assistant portfolio manager, Sebastian Pigeon |
Joshua Rubin moves up to lead portfolio manager. |
9/14 |
DRIDX |
Driehaus International Discovery Fund |
Dan Rea is out, along with assistant portfolio manager, Sebastian Pigeon |
Joshua Rubin moves up to lead portfolio manager |
9/14 |
DAAIX |
Dunham Appreciation & Income Fund |
Calamos Advisors is out as a subadvisor |
Penn Capital Management takes over as subadvisor |
9/14 |
DAAVX |
Dunham Loss Averse Equity Income Fund |
PVG Asset Management is no longer a subadvisor |
Mellon Capital Management is the new subadvisor |
9/14 |
EIIPX |
E.I.I. International Property |
Suang Eng Tsan |
Andrew Cox and Michael Wong join Alfred Otero |
9/14 |
ENRAX |
Eaton Vance Global Natural Resources |
Robert Lyon |
Stephen Bonnyman |
9/14 |
FGSAX |
Federated MDT Mid Cap Growth Fund |
No one, but . . . |
John Lewicke joins Brian Greenberg, Frederick Konopka, and Daniel Mahr. |
9/14 |
FSTRX |
Federated MDT Stock Trust Fund |
No one, but . . . |
John Lewicke joins Brian Greenberg, Frederick Konopka, and Daniel Mahr. |
9/14 |
FSGLX |
Frontegra RobecoSAM Global Equity Fund |
Diego D’Argenio is no longer a portfolio manager of the fund. |
Rainer Baumann assumed the position of senior portfolio manager. Kai Fachinger remains on the fund. |
9/14 |
FACEX |
Frost Growth Equity Fund |
Stephen Coker and TJ Qatato (yep, we checked the spelling) no longer serve as portfolio managers to the Fund. |
John Lutz, Tom Stringfellow, and Brad Thompson carry on |
9/14 |
GTCIX |
Glenmede International Fund |
Frederick Herman is no longer listed as a portfolio manager. |
Wei Huang joins Andrew B. Williams, Robert Benthem de Grave, and Stephen Dolce to manage the fund. |
9/14 |
MXREX |
Great-West Real Estate Index Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Deanne Gyllenhaal joins Louis Bottari, Peter Matthew, and Patrick Waddell |
9/14 |
MXGBX |
Great-West Templeton Global Bond Fund |
Canyon Chan (sounds like he should be a fighter pilot) is no longer a portfolio manager of the fund. |
Michael Hasentab and Christine Zhu carry on. |
9/14 |
GLDZX |
GuideStone Funds Low-Duration Bond Fund |
Chris Dialynas no longer serves as a portfolio manager. |
Mary Syal, Thomas Musmanno, Scott MacLellan, Brian Matthews and Jerome Schneider remain on the fund. |
9/14 |
GMDZX |
GuideStone Funds Medium-Duration Bond Fund |
Chris Dialynas no longer serves as a portfolio manager. |
Jonathan Beinner, Carl Eichstaedt, Mark Lindbloom, Michael Swell, Julien Scholnick, Sudi Mariappa, Michael Buchanan, Keith Gardner, and S. Kenneth Leech remain. |
9/14 |
HCGAX |
HSBC Emerging Markets Debt Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Vinayak Potti joins Guillermo Ossés, Lisa Chua, Binqi Liu, and Phil Yuhn. |
9/14 |
HBMAX |
HSBC Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Abdelak Adjriou joins Guillermo Ossés, Lisa Chua, Binqi Liu, and Phil Yuhn. |
9/14 |
HRSAX |
Huntington Real Strategies Fund |
Robert “Chip” Henderson II, who served as portfolio manager for only five months. |
Paul Attwood joins Peter Sorrentino. |
9/14 |
ALAAX |
Invesco Income Allocation |
Gary Wendler is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Duy Nguyen is in |
9/14 |
AINAX |
Invesco International Allocation |
Gary Wendler is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Duy Nguyen is in |
9/14 |
IECAX |
Ivy Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund |
Orlena Yee is out |
The rest of the team, Simon Lue-Fong, , Mary-Therese Barton, Wee-Ming Ting, Philippe Petit, and Guido Chamorro, remains |
9/14 |
JAREX |
James Alpha Global Real Estate Investments Portfolio |
Amanda Black no longer serves as a portfolio manager. |
Andrew Duffy continues on. |
9/14 |
JUCAX |
Janus Unconstrained Bond Fund (soon to be Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund) |
Gibson Smith and Darrell Watters |
William Gross |
9/14 |
JITRX |
JHancock Funds II Total Return |
William Gross |
Mark Kiesel, Scott Mather, and Mihir Worah are in |
9/14 |
JFIAX |
John Hancock Floating Rate Income Fund |
Stephen A. Walsh no longer serves as a portfolio manager of the fund. |
S. Kenneth Leech has been named as portfolio manager the fund. Michael C. Buchanan and Timothy J. Settel will continue as portfolio managers of the fund. |
9/14 |
JISOX |
John Hancock Small Cap Opportunities Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Brandywine Global Investment Management and Gannett, Welsh & Kotler have been added as subadvisors |
9/14 |
JASAX |
JPMorgan Alternative Strategies Fund |
Bala Iyer will retire at the end of the month |
The rest of the team remains |
9/14 |
JDEAX |
JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund |
Terance Chen is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Steven Lee, Raffaele Zingone, and Aryeh Glatter remain. |
9/14 |
JUEAX |
JPMorgan Equity Index Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Nicholas D’Eramo will join the team at the beginning of November. |
9/14 |
JEITX |
JPMorgan Global Research |
Beltrán de la Lastra is out |
James Cook, Ido Eisenberg, and Demetris Georghiou are in. |
9/14 |
OIEAX |
JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity |
Beltrán de la Lastra is out |
James Cook and Ido Eisenberg are in. |
9/14 |
OGIAX |
JPMorgan Investor Balanced |
Bala Iyer will retire at the end of the month |
The rest of the team remains |
9/14 |
OICAX |
JPMorgan Investor Conservative Growth |
Bala Iyer will retire at the end of the month |
The rest of the team remains |
9/14 |
ONGIX |
JPMorgan Investor Growth & Income |
Bala Iyer will retire at the end of the month |
The rest of the team remains |
9/14 |
ONGAX |
JPMorgan Investor Growth |
Bala Iyer will retire at the end of the month |
The rest of the team remains |
9/14 |
HSKAX |
JPMorgan Market Neutral |
Terance Chen is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Steven Lee and Raffaele Zingone remain. |
9/14 |
JLSAX |
JPMorgan Research Equity Long/Short |
Terance Chen is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Steven Lee and Raffaele Zingone remain. |
9/14 |
JMNAX |
JPMorgan Research Market Neutral |
Terance Chen is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Steven Lee and Raffaele Zingone remain. |
9/14 |
JEPAX |
JPMorgan U.S. Research Equity Plus |
Terance Chen is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Aryeh Glatter and Raffaele Zingone return to manage the fund after a two month absence |
9/14 |
KPFIX |
KP Fixed Income |
Kelly Cliff ceased serving as co-portfolio manager |
Ivan “Butch” Cliff joined the rest of the team. |
9/14 |
KPIEX |
KP International Equity Fund |
Kelly Cliff ceased serving as co-portfolio manager |
Ivan “Butch” Cliff joined the rest of the team. |
9/14 |
KPLCX |
KP Large Cap Equity Fund |
Kelly Cliff ceased serving as co-portfolio manager |
Ivan “Butch” Cliff joined the rest of the team. |
9/14 |
KPSCX |
KP Small Cap Equity Fund |
Kelly Cliff ceased serving as co-portfolio manager |
Ivan “Butch” Cliff joined the rest of the team. |
9/14 |
SWMSX |
Laudus Small-Cap MarketMasters Fund |
TAMRO Capital Partners LLC will no longer serve as an investment manager |
The rest of the team remains |
9/14 |
LSVRX |
Loomis Sayles Value Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Adam Liebhoff joins Arthur Barry who’s been running the fund on his own since Warren Koontz’s departure last month. |
9/14 |
MOPAX |
MainStay US Small Cap Fund |
Janet Navon will be leaving at the end of the year |
David Pearl and Michael Welhoelter will continue to serve as portfolio managers of the fund. |
9/14 |
MDDAX |
MassMutual Select Diversified Value Fund |
Warren Koontz is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Joseph Kirby, Henry Otto, Steven Tonkovich, and Arthur Barry remain on the fund. |
9/14 |
NMMGX |
Northern Multi-Manager Global Real Estate Fund |
Subadvisor, EII Real Securities is out, along with managers Peter Nieuwland, Alfred Otero, James Rehlander, and Suang Eng Tsan. |
Subadvisor, Delaware Investments Fund Advisers, is in. The remainder of the managers stay on the fund. |
9/14 |
MIBFX |
Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund |
George Palmer, Jr., no longer serves as a portfolio manager. |
Stephen Cummings, Jr., continues on. |
9/14 |
PARNX |
Parnassus Fund |
Romahlo Wilson ceased acting as a co-portfolio manager |
Jerome Dodson continues to serve as lead portfolio manager, and Ian Sexsmith continues to serve as co-portfolio manager. Sexsmith? Smith, as in “one who makes…”? |
9/14 |
LSEAX |
Persimmon Long/Short Fund |
Todd Dawes no longer serves as a portfolio manager of the fund. |
Arthur Holley has been added as a portfolio manager, joining Greg Horn and the rest of the extensive team. |
9/14 |
PEQAX |
PIMCO EqS Emerging Markets Fund |
Masha Gordon |
Virginie Maisonneuve |
9/14 |
PFATX |
PIMCO Fundamental Advantage Absolute Return Strategy |
William Gross |
Robert Arnott, Mohsen Fahmi and Saumil Parikh |
9/14 |
PIXAX |
PIMCO Fundamental IndexPLUS AR |
William Gross |
Robert Arnott, Mohsen Fahmi and Saumil Parikh |
9/14 |
PSCSX |
PIMCO Small Cap StocksPLUS AR Strategy |
William Gross |
Mohsen Fahmi and Saumil Parikh |
9/14 |
PSTKX |
PIMCO StocksPLUS |
William Gross |
Sudi Mariappa |
9/14 |
PSPTX |
PIMCO StocksPLUS Absolute Return |
William Gross |
Mohsen Fahmi and Saumil Parikh |
9/14 |
PSTIX |
PIMCO StocksPLUS AR Short Strategy |
William Gross |
Mohsen Fahmi and Saumil Parikh |
9/14 |
PTXAX |
PIMCO Tax Managed Real Return Fund |
Mihir Worah is out |
Rahul Seksaria joins Joseph Dean in managing the fund. |
9/14 |
PTTRX |
PIMCO Total Return |
William Gross |
Mark Kiesel, Scott Mather, and Mihir Worah are in |
9/14 |
PUBAX |
PIMCO Unconstrained Bond Fund |
William Gross |
Daniel Ivascyn, Mohsen Fahmi, and Saumil Parikh |
9/14 |
PIAAX |
Pioneer Ibbotson Aggressive Allocation Fund |
Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. will assume direct responsibility for the day-to-day management of each of the Pioneer Ibbotson Allocation funds in mid-November. This will involve a name and strategy change, as well. |
There’s no word yet on portfolio managers |
9/14 |
GRAAX |
Pioneer Ibbotson Growth Allocation Fund |
Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. will assume direct responsibility for the day-to-day management of each of the Pioneer Ibbotson Allocation funds in mid-November. This will involve a name and strategy change, as well. |
There’s no word yet on portfolio managers |
9/14 |
PIALX |
Pioneer Ibbotson Moderate Allocation Fund |
Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. will assume direct responsibility for the day-to-day management of each of the Pioneer Ibbotson Allocation funds in mid-November. This will involve a name and strategy change, as well. |
There’s no word yet on portfolio managers |
9/14 |
PMDEX |
PMC Diversified Equity |
Warren Koontz is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Arthur Barry remains on the fund, along with the rest of the extensive team |
9/14 |
PMCAX |
PNC Mid Cap Fund |
Gordon Johnson has announced his intention to retire effective June 30, 2015 |
Effective October 31, 2014, James Mineman and Peter Roy will become co-lead portfolio managers |
9/14 |
PPCAX |
PNC Small Cap Fund |
Gordon Johnson has announced his intention to retire effective June 30, 2015 |
Effective October 31, 2014, James Mineman and Peter Roy will become co-lead portfolio managers |
9/14 |
PCGAX |
Prudential Income Builder |
William Gross, Matthew Sabel, and Dennis Alff are no longer listed as portfolio managers |
QMA, Jennison, Prudential Fixed Income and Prudential Real Estate Investors became the subadvisers to the Fund. |
9/14 |
PEEAX |
Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Jeffrey Rabinowitz will join John Mullman as a portfolio manager for the fund. |
9/14 |
PBQIX |
Prudential Jennison Value Fund |
David Kiefer and Avi Berg are out |
Warren Koontz will be managing the fund |
9/14 |
RSFLX |
RS Floating Rate Fund |
Marc Gross is no longer co-portfolio manager |
Kevin Booth, Paul Gillin, and John Blaney carry on |
9/14 |
GUHYX |
RS High Yield Fund |
Marc Gross is no longer co-portfolio manager |
Kevin Booth and Paul Gillin carry on |
9/14 |
RSIAX |
RS Strategic Income Fund |
Marc Gross is no longer co-portfolio manager |
Kevin Booth, Paul Gillin, and John Blaney carry on |
9/14 |
FMGCX |
Rx Dynamic Growth Fund |
Chase Weaver is no longer a member of the portfolio management team |
Steven Wruble, Greg Rutherford, and D. Jerry Murphey remain |
9/14 |
SVFAX |
Smead Value Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Cole Smead joins William Smead and Tony Scherrer. |
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RTSRX |
State Street/Ramius Managed Futures Strategy Fund (note the new name) |
Jill King and Horizon Cash Management are out. |
Thomas Connelley, of State Street Global Advisors, joins William Marr and Alexander Rudin on the management team. |
9/14 |
FMJDX |
Strategic Advisers International Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley has been added as a fourth subadviser to the fund |
9/14 |
FNAPX |
Strategic Advisers Small-Mid Cap Multi-Manager Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Fisher Investments has been added as the ninth subadviser to the fund |
9/14 |
PRCOX |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund |
Anna Dopkin, whose done a bang-up job in her seven years with the fund, leaves at New Year’s. |
Ann Holcomb, Jason Polun, and Eric Veiel become the new portfolio management team |
9/14 |
TILCX |
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund |
No one, at the moment, but . . . |
Heather McPherson joins Mark Finn, John Linehan, and Brian Rogers on the fund. They’ve also announced that Brian Rogers will step down a bit over a year from now. |
9/14 |
TRISX |
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
Anna Dopkin, see above. |
Ann Holcomb, Jason Polun, and Eric Veiel become the new portfolio management team |
9/14 |
TGMAX |
TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunity Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Ray Prasad joins Penelope Foley and David Robbins. |
9/14 |
TVSVX |
Third Avenue Small Cap Value Fund |
Curtis Jensen and Charles Page are no longer listed as portfolio managers. The debate centers on whether to use “purge,” “cleansing” or “rolling coup” to describe the continuing departure of almost all the old guard Third Avenue managers. |
Robert Rewey and Tim Bui remain on the fund |
9/14 |
IMNAX |
Transamerica Global Equity Fund |
Dario Castagna and Dan McNeela are no longer listed as portfolio managers |
Jimmy Chang and David Harris are now managing the fund. |
9/14 |
MCGAX |
Transamerica Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Stephen Bradley, Jr. is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Howard Aschwald and Timothy Chatard carry on |
9/14 |
WMMRX |
Wilmington Multi-Manager Real Asset Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Parametric Portfolio Associates become a fourth subadviser to the fund with Thomas Seto and David Stein joining the team |
9/14 |
DTLVX |
Wilshire Large Company Value Portfolio |
Antonio DeSpirito, III no longer serves as portfolio manager |
The rest of the team remains. |
9/14 |