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 |
AHFAX |
Aurora Horizons Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Gregory Schneiderman and Patrick Sheedy will join Justin Sheperd, Scott Schweighauser, Anne Morley, and Roxanne Martino, as Pine River Capital Management is added as an eleventh subadvisor to the fund |
4/15 |
BLSAX |
BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund |
Rodolfo Martell is no longer listed as a portfolio manager on the fund |
Jeff Shen is joined by Dan Blumhardt and Clint Newman. |
4/15 |
BAGEX |
BMO Pyrford Global Equity Fund |
Bruce Campbell is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Suhail Arain, Tony Cousins, Daniel McDonagh, and Paul Simons will carry on |
4/15 |
BPIAX |
BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund |
Bruce Campbell is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Tony Cousins, Daniel McDonagh, and Paul Simons will carry on |
4/15 |
CALSX |
Calamos Long/Short Fund |
Naveen Yalamanchi and Himanshu Sheth are no longer listed as portfolio managers |
Gary Black, John Calamos, Daniel Fu, Brendan Maher, and Matthew Wolfson remain on the fund |
4/15 |
LACAX |
Columbia Acorn Fund |
Robert Mohn will be stepping down near the end of the year |
David Frank will be joined by P. Zachary Egan |
4/15 |
LAUAX |
Columbia Acorn USA |
Robert Mohn will be stepping down near the end of the year |
William Doyle will remain on the fund |
4/15 |
EGFFX |
Edgewood Growth Fund |
James Robillard no longer serves as a portfolio manager of the fund |
Alan Breed, Lawrence Creel, Scott Edwardson, Alexander Farman-Farmaian, Peter Jennison, Kevin Seth, and Nicholas Stephens carry on |
4/15 |
FAGAX |
Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund |
Steven Wymer no longer serves as co-manager of the fund |
Gopal Reddy continues to server as sole portfolio manager |
4/15 |
GMAMX |
Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund |
GAM International Management is no longer listed as a subadvisor to the fund |
The primary management team, Jason Gottlieb and Ryan Roderick, remain with the fund. |
4/15 |
EXCRX |
Manning & Napier Core Bond Fund |
Jack Bauer is no longer listed as a portfolio manager. At about this point Chip, the proprietor of this list, discovered that M&N had changed management on virtually every fund and began grinding her teeth. |
Marc Bushallow and R. Keith Harwood remain on the fund |
4/15 |
MNCPX |
Manning & Napier Core Plus Bond Fund |
Jack Bauer is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Marc Bushallow and R. Keith Harwood remain on the fund |
4/15 |
EXDVX |
Manning & Napier Diversified Tax Exempt |
Jack Bauer and James Nawrocki are no longer listed as portfolio managers |
Elizaveta Akselrod and Marc Bushallow have taken over portfolio management |
4/15 |
MDOIX |
Manning & Napier Dynamic Opportunities Fund |
Ebrahim Busheri is no longer a portfolio manager |
Brian Lester and Ajay Sadarangani remain, and are joined by Habibe Hakiqi |
4/15 |
MNIEX |
Manning & Napier Emerging Markets Fund |
Jeffrey Herrmann and Marc Tommasi are no longer listed as portfolio managers of the fund |
Christian Andreach remains, and is joined by Muris Demirovic, Brian Ecker, and Ben Rozen. |
4/15 |
MNFIX |
Manning & Napier Focused Opportunities Fund |
Walter Stackow is no longer a portfolio manager |
John Mitchell and Robert Pickels are joined by William Moore in managing the fund |
4/15 |
MNGIX |
Manning & Napier Global Fixed Income Fund |
Jack Bauer is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Marc Bushallow, Marc Tommasi, and R. Keith Harwood remain on the fund |
4/15 |
MNHAX |
Manning & Napier High Yield Bond Fund |
Jack Bauer is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Marc Bushallow and R. Keith Harwood remain on the fund |
4/15 |
EXWAX |
Manning & Napier World Opportunities Fund |
Christian Andreach, Jeffrey Coons, Ebrahim Busheri, Brian Gambill, Jeffrey Herrmann, Brian Lester, Michael Magiera, Christopher Petrosino, Robert Pickels, and Virge Trotter are no longer portfolio managers of the fund |
Marc Tommasi, Ben Rosin, and Ebrahim Busheri remain, and are joined by Ajay Sadarangani. |
4/15 |
MNIIX |
Manning and Napier International Fund |
Sidharth Abrol is no longer a portfolio manager |
Marc Tommasi and Ben Rosin are joined by Robert Crawford and Scott Shattuck |
4/15 |
QVGIX |
Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund |
No one, but . . . |
Mark Hamilton and Benjamin Rockmuller are joined by Dokyoung Lee and Alessio de Longis |
4/15 |
PWAGX |
Pathway Advisors Aggressive Growth Fund |
No one, but . . . |
James Worden joins David Schauer in managing the fund |
4/15 |
PWCNX |
Pathway Advisors Conservative Fund |
No one, but . . . |
James Worden joins David Schauer in managing the fund |
4/15 |
PIPGX |
Philadelphia Investment Partners New Generation Fund |
“Joseph Duncan is no longer the Vice President or Portfolio Manager of Philadelphia Investment Partners, LLC, and is no longer affiliated with the Fund, Trust, or Adviser in any capacity.” Do you suppose Joseph was naughty? |
Peter Zeuli continues on as the sole portfolio manager |
4/15 |
SBMBX |
Saratoga Energy & Basic Materials Fund |
Salil Sharma is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
David Cohen continues as sole portfolio manager |
4/15 |
SNTNX |
Sentinel Mid Cap Fund |
Carole Hersam will resign at the end of May, 2015 |
Jason Ronovech will continue as the sole portfolio manager |
4/15 |
SAGWX |
Sentinel Small Company Fund |
Carole Hersam will resign at the end of May, 2016 |
Jason Ronovech will continue as the sole portfolio manager |
4/15 |
WAEGX |
Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Fund |
Carole Hersam will resign at the end of May, 2017 |
Jason Ronovech will continue as the sole portfolio manager |
4/15 |
SPABX |
SilverPepper Merger Arbitrage Fund |
Daniel Lancz and Jeff O’Brien, along with sub-advisor Glenfinnen Capital, are out. |
Steven Gerbel is in, with sub-advisor Brown Trout Management |
4/15 |
PAGEX |
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund |
David Lee is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Nina Jones is the new portfolio manager |
4/15 |
PRFEX |
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Growth Equity Fund |
Robert Smith is no longer listed as a portfolio manager |
Richard Clattenburg has taken over as portfolio manager |
4/15 |
PRITX |
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund |
Robert Smith is no longer listed as a portfolio manager after an eight year stint in which he produced modestly average returns for average risk. |
Richard Clattenburg, who hasn’t previously managed a fund, gets his chance to be mediocre here. That’s no knock on Mr. C., but this fund has been doggedly mediocre through several sets of managers. |
4/15 |
TEMFX |
Templeton Foreign Fund |
Lisa Myers is no longer listed as a manager of the fund |
Tucker Scott, Norman J. Boersma, James Harper, and Heather Arnold remain |
4/15 |
TAGBX |
Templeton Global Balanced Fund |
Lisa Myers is no longer listed as a manager of the fund |
Heather Arnold joins Norman Boersma, James Harper, Michael Hasenstab, and Christopher Molumphy in running the fund. |
4/15 |
TEPLX |
Templeton Growth Fund |
Lisa Myers is no longer listed as a manager of the fund |
Tucker Scott, Norman J. Boersma, James Harper, and Heather Arnold remain |
4/15 |
TEMWX |
Templeton World Fund |
Lisa Myers is no longer listed as a manager of the fund |
Tucker Scott, Norman J. Boersma, James Harper, and Heather Arnold remain |
4/15 |
TEQAX |
Touchstone Large Cap Growth Fund |
Navellier & Associates, Inc. has been terminated as a sub advisor to the fund, and Louis Navellier is no longer a portfolio manager |
Russell Implementation Services will act as an interim advisor until Rockefeller & Company comes on board around May 4th. William Hollister will serve as the portfolio manager until that time. |
4/15 |
GBTFX |
US Global Investors All American Equity Fund |
John Derrick no longer serves as a portfolio manager to the fund |
Frank Holmes is joined by Ralph Aldis in managing the fund |
4/15 |
USCOX |
US Global Investors China Region Fund |
John Derrick no longer serves as a portfolio manager to the fund |
Frank Holmes and Xian Liang continue on |
4/15 |
EUROX |
US Global Investors Emerging Europe Fund |
John Derrick no longer serves as a portfolio manager to the fund |
Frank Holmes is joined by Ralph Aldis in managing the fund |
4/15 |
MEGAX |
US Global Investors Holmes Macro Trends Fund |
John Derrick no longer serves as a portfolio manager to the fund |
Frank Holmes and Brian Hicks continue on |
4/15 |
NEARX |
US Global Investors Near-Term Tax Free Fund |
John Derrick no longer serves as a portfolio manager to the fund |
Frank Holmes is joined by Ralph Aldis in managing the fund |
4/15 |
UGSDX |
US Global Investors US Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund |
John Derrick no longer serves as a portfolio manager to the fund |
Frank Holmes is joined by Ralph Aldis in managing the fund |
4/15 |
WRAAX |
Wilmington Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund |
Naveen Yalamanchi and Himanshu Sheth are no longer listed as portfolio managers |
The rest of the team remains for now. |
4/15 |