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 |
SHKIX |
Aftershock Strategies Fund |
Dr. John David Wiedemer and Robert Wiedemer are no longer portfolio managers of the fund. |
Daniel Cohen remains as the sole portfoliio manager |
3/15 |
ELSAX |
Altegris Equity Long Short Fund |
Joseph Jolson and Jim Fowler are no longer listed as portfolio managers to the fund. |
Richard Schimel has joined the remainder of the team of Robert Murphy, Eric Bundonis, Don Destino, Kelly Wiesborck, Robert Kim, and Richard Chilton. |
3/15 |
BCSAX |
BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund |
Catherine Raw is no longer listed as a portfolio manager of the fund |
Robin Batchelor, Evy Hambro, Poppy Allonby, Rob Shimell, and Ricardo Fernandez continue to run the fund |
3/15 |
BDHAX |
BlackRock Dynamic High Income |
Lutz-Peter Wilke is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Alex Shingler joins Justin Christofel and Michael Fredericks in running the fund. |
3/15 |
BAICX |
BlackRock Multi-Asset Income |
Lutz-Peter Wilke is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Alex Shingler joins Justin Christofel and Michael Fredericks in running the fund. |
3/15 |
BRRAX |
BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund |
In a sort of trifecta, Lutz-Peter Wilke is no longer listed as a portfolio manager here, either. |
Justin Christofel, Michael Fredericks, Philip Green, and Sunder Ramkumar continue to run the fund. |
3/15 |
CSIFX |
Calvert Balanced Fund |
Calvert has removed Profit Investment Management as a subadvisor to the fund, as well as Eugene Profit as a portfolio manager |
The rest of the team, Natalie Trunow, Matthew Duch, Vishal Khanduja, and Joshua Linder, remains. |
3/15 |
CWVGX |
Calvert International Equity Fund |
Martin Currie has been removed as a subadvisor to the fund, along with portfolio manager David Sheasby. Fabrice Bay is also no longer listed as a portfolio manager. |
Natalie Trunow remains as the sole portfolio manager on the fund. |
3/15 |
CULAX |
Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Brian Ellis has been added to the team of Vishal Khanduja, Matthew Duch, and Maurice Agudelo |
3/15 |
NIEQX |
Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund, whose name will become Columbia Select International Equity Fund on May 1st. |
Dan Ison, Fred Copper, and Colin Moore are no longer listed as portfolio managers |
Simon Haines, William Davies, and David Dudding comprise the new management team |
3/15 |
GBRAX |
Goldman Sachs BRIC Fund |
Edward Perkin and Alina Chiew are no longer listed as portfolio managers for the fund |
Prashant Khemka and Basak Yavuz will be managing the fund. |
3/15 |
GEMAX |
Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Edward Perkin and Alina Chiew are no longer listed as portfolio managers for the fund |
Prashant Khemka and Basak Yavuz will be managing the fund. |
3/15 |
GISAX |
Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Fund |
Aidan Farrell no longer serves on the fund. |
Gaurav Rege carries on as the sole portfolio manager. |
3/15 |
HEMAX |
Henderson Emerging Markets Fund (formerly Henderson Emerging Market Opportunities) |
The entire current team of Nicholas Cowley, Bill McQuaker, Stephen Peak, Andrew Mattlock, and Andrew Gillan, has been removed, as part of a name and strategy change. |
Glen Finegan is lead portfolio manager of the fund. |
3/15 |
AACFX |
Invesco China Fund |
Joseph Tang is no longer listed as the portfolio manager of this fund |
Mike Shiao has taken over as portfolio manager |
3/15 |
VVOAX |
Invesco Value Opportunity Fund |
Yoginder Kak and Jason Leder are out, possibly as part of a strategy change. |
R. Canon Coleman, Jonathan Edwards, and Jonathan Mueller are the new managers to the fund. |
3/15 |
JAMVX |
Janus Aspen Perkins Mid Cap Value Fund |
Jeffrey Kautz is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Thomas Perkins and Kevin Preloger are joined by Justin Tugman. |
3/15 |
BELAX |
Modern Technology Fund |
Marc Lewis is no longer the portfolio manager of the fund |
The new team is David Morton, Peter DeCaprio, and Andrew Tuttle. Our advice: don’t get comfortable, this microscopic, spectacularly bad fund tends to eat a team a year. |
3/15 |
TMFEX |
Motley Fool Epic Voyage Fund |
Tim Hanson has taken a new position at The Motley Fool, LLC (bye, Tim!) and will no longer serve as a senior portfolio manager for the fund. |
The remainder of the team, William Mann, William Barker, Anthony Arsta, Nathan Weisshaar, Bryan Hinmon, David Meier, and Charles Travers, remain. |
3/15 |
TMFGX |
Motley Fool Great America Fund |
Tim Hanson has taken a new position at The Motley Fool, LLC, and will no longer serve as a senior portfolio manager for the fund. |
The remainder of the team, William Mann, William Barker, Anthony Arsta, Nathan Weisshaar, Bryan Hinmon, David Meier, and Charles Travers, remain. |
3/15 |
FOOLX |
Motley Fool Independence Fund |
Tim Hanson has taken a new position at The Motley Fool, LLC, and will no longer serve as a senior portfolio manager for the fund. |
The remainder of the team, William Mann, William Barker, Anthony Arsta, Nathan Weisshaar, Bryan Hinmon, David Meier, and Charles Travers, remain. |
3/15 |
OEMAX |
Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund |
Sara Zervos is no longer listed as a portfolio manager for the fund |
Hemant Baijal continues to run the fund |
3/15 |
OGYAX |
Oppenheimer Global High Yield Fund |
Jack Brown, Krishna Memani, and Sara Zervos are no longer listed as portfolio managers on the fund. |
Young-Sup Lee has been joined by Michael Mata and Christopher Kelly. |
3/15 |
OPSIX |
Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund |
Jack Brown and Sara Zervos are no longer listed as portfolio managers on the fund. |
Hemant Baijal joins Michael Mata and Krishna Memani in running the fund |
3/15 |
OIBAX |
Oppenheimer International Bond Fund |
Sara Zervos is no longer listed as a portfolio manager for the fund |
Christopher Kelly joins Hemant Baijal in running the fund |
3/15 |
JDPAX |
Perkins Mid Cap Value Fund |
Jeffrey Kautz is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Thomas Perkins and Kevin Preloger are joined by Justin Tugman. |
3/15 |
JPVAX |
Perkins Value Plus Income Fund |
Jeffrey Kautz is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Theodore Thome, R. Gibson Smith, and Darrell Watters will remain on the fund |
3/15 |
FLILX |
Strategic Advisers Emerging Markets Fund of Funds |
No one, but . . . |
M&G Investment Management has been added as a new subadviser, joining Pyramis Global Advisors and Acadian Asset Management |
3/15 |
FMJDX |
Strategic Advisers International Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Arrowstreet Capital has been added as a new subadvisor, joining Causeway Capital Management, Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Pyramis Global Advisors, TS&W, and William Blair & Company |
3/15 |
FNAPX |
Strategic Advisers Small-Mid Cap Fund |
Massachusetts Financial Services Company is no longer a subadvisor to the fund. |
Portolan Capital Management has been added as a new subadvisor to the fund, joining Advisory Research, The Boston Company Asset Management, Fisher Investments, Invesco Advisers, Kennedy Capital Management, Neuberger Berman Management, Pyramis Global Advisors, RS Investment Management, and Systematic Financial Management. |
3/15 |
TGIBX |
TCW International Growth Fund |
Rohit Sah is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Andrey Glukhov and Ray Prasad remain with the fund. |
3/15 |
TGICX |
TCW International Small Cap Fund |
Rohit Sah is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Andrey Glukhov and Ray Prasad remain with the fund. |
3/15 |
TFCVX |
Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund |
Edwin Tai is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Thomas LaPointe, Nathaniel Kirk, and Joseph Zalewski remain with the fund |
3/15 |
TPEAX |
Thrivent Partner Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Rafi Zaman has retired and is no longer listed as a portfolio manager to the fund |
The new management team members are Hugh Young, Fiona Manning, Joanne Irvine, Devan Kaloo, and Mark Gordon-James |
3/15 |
TSWEX |
TS&W Equity Fund |
Elizabeth Cabell Jennings is no longer serving as a portfolio manager. |
Paul Ferwerda continues on. |
3/15 |
VDGAX |
Victory Dividend Growth Fund |
As part of a change in investment strategy, Gregory Ekizian is no longer listed as a portfolio manager. |
Lawrence Babin, Paul Danes, Carolyn Rains, Martin Shagrin, and Thomas Uutala comprise the new management team. |
3/15 |
EGOAX |
Wells Fargo Advantage Large Cap Core Fund |
No one, but . . . |
John Campbell has joined Jeff Moser in managing the fund |
3/15 |