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About Chip

Cheryl Welsch, MBA (Western Governors). Cofounder, technical director. Chip is the dean of curriculum and accreditation at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges. Chip is responsible for making the Observer actually happen; in cooperation with our graphic designer, she also controls how the Observer looks and acts. She also writes our monthly Manager Changes feature and whittles away at the typofest in our drafts.

Manager changes, October 2014

By Chip

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

NTFAX

Aberdeen Tax-Free Income Fund

James Faunce and William Hines are no longer listed as portfolio managers on the fund.

Edward Grant and Michael Degernes continue to serve

10/14

AXBAX

Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio

Melda Mergen is no longer a portfolio manager

The rest of the team remains

10/14

ABDAX

Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio

Melda Mergen is no longer a portfolio manager

The rest of the team remains

10/14

NBIAX

Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio

Melda Mergen is no longer a portfolio manager

The rest of the team remains

10/14

NLGAX

Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio

Melda Mergen is no longer a portfolio manager

The rest of the team remains

10/14

ABUAX

Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio

Melda Mergen is no longer a portfolio manager

The rest of the team remains

10/14

NLGIX

Columbia LifeGoal® Growth Portfolio

Melda Mergen is no longer a portfolio manager

The rest of the team remains

10/14

DRCVX

Comstock Capital Value

Martin Weiner, a founder of the bearish Comstock Partners, passed away on October 16, 2014 at age 84.

Charles Minter will continue to be the portfolio manager of the fund.

10/14

CAALX

Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund

No one, but . . .

Numeric Investors has been added as a new subadvisor to the fund, with Gregory Bond and Daniel Taylor joining the management team.

10/14

CSAAX

Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund

In conjunction with a change in investment objectives and strategies, Jordan Drachman is out, and …

Jonathan Sheridan, Mark Nodelman, and Sid Browne join Sheel Dhande.

10/14

CSQAX

Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund

In conjunction with a change in investment objectives and strategies, Jordan Drachman is out, and …

Jonathan Sheridan, Mark Nodelman, and Sid Browne join Sheel Dhande.

10/14

STSVX

Dreyfus/The Boston Company Small Cap Value Fund

No one, but . . .

Jonathan Piskorowski joins Joseph Corrado and Stephanie Brandaleone in managing the fund

10/14

DAAVX

Dunham Dynamic Macro Fund, formerly Dunham Loss Averse Equity Income Fund

In conjunction with a name and strategy change, Patrick Adams and Joseph Pecoraro are no longer managing the fund.

The new fund managers are Vassilis Dagioglu, James Stavena, and Torrey Zaches

10/14

DCMEX

DuPont Capital Emerging Markets Fund

Rafi Zaman has announced that he will retire in February 2015

Erik Zipf and Lode Devlaminck have joined as principal portfolio managers in preparation for Mr. Zaman’s retirement.

10/14

EGEAX

Eagle Smaller Company Fund

Eagle Boston Investment Management is no longer a subadvisor to the fund, hence David Adams and John McPherson are no longer portfolio managers

Charles Schwartz, Betsy Pecor, and Matthew McGeary are co-portfolio managers of the fund

10/14

EVCGX

Eaton Vance Greater China Growth Fund

Pamela Chan is no longer listed as a portfolio manager

Stephen Ma has joined May Ling Wee as a portfolio manager

10/14

EROAX

Eaton Vance Hedged Stock, formerly the Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Equity Option Fund

Micheal Allison, Kenneth Everding, Jonathan Orseck, and Walter Row are out.

Charles Gaffney takes over as the sole porfolio manager.

10/14

EBHIX

Equinox BH-DG Strategy Fund

Richard Bornhoft, Afroz Qadeer and Sue Osborne are no longer members of the portfolio management team

Ajay Dravid and Rufus Rankin will continue on

10/14

EEHAX

Equinox EquityHedge US Strategy Fund

Afroz Qadeer and Sue Osborne are no longer members of the portfolio management team

Ajay Dravid and Rufus Rankin will continue on

10/14

MHFAX

Equinox MutualHedge Futures Strategy Fund

Afroz Qadeer and Sue Osborne are no longer members of the portfolio management team

Richard Bornhoft, Ajay Dravid and Rufus Rankin will carry on

10/14

FACNX

Fidelity Advisor Canada Fund

Douglas Lober no longer serves as a co-manager of the fund.  That’s likely a good thing, since the fund floundered under his leadership.

Risteard Hogan remains

10/14

FDMAX

Fidelity Advisor Communications Equipment Fund

No one, but . . .

Colin Anderson joins Ali Khan as a co-manager to the fund.

10/14

FSSKX

Fidelity Advisor Stock Selector All Cap Fund

Gordon Scott is no longer on the fund

Peter Dixon joins the rest of the team

10/14

FVLAX

Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund

Michael Chren is no longer listed as a portfolio manager

Sean Gavin is now listed as a portfolio manager

10/14

FBCVX

Fidelity Blue Chip Value Fund

Michael Chren is no longer listed as a portfolio manager

Sean Gavin is now listed as a portfolio manager

10/14

FIENX

Fidelity International Enhanced Index Fund

No one, but . . .

Shashi Naik joined Patrick Waddell, Louis Bottari, Maximilian Kaufmann, and Peter Matthew on the management team.

10/14

FLCEX

Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund

No one, but . . .

Shashi Naik joined Patrick Waddell, Louis Bottari, Maximilian Kaufmann, and Peter Matthew on the management team.

10/14

FLGEX

Fidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Index Fund

No one, but . . .

Shashi Naik joined Patrick Waddell, Louis Bottari, Maximilian Kaufmann, and Peter Matthew on the management team.

10/14

FLVEX

Fidelity Large Cap Value Enhanced Index Fund

No one, but . . .

Shashi Naik joined Patrick Waddell, Louis Bottari, Maximilian Kaufmann, and Peter Matthew on the management team.

10/14

FMEIX

Fidelity Mid Cap Enhanced Index Fund

No one, but . . .

Shashi Naik joined Patrick Waddell, Louis Bottari, Maximilian Kaufmann, and Peter Matthew on the management team.

10/14

FNORX

Fidelity Nordic Fund

Per Johansson is no longer a listed manager

Stefan Lindblad takes over.

10/14

FSOFX

Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Anmol Mehra no longer serves as a co-manager of the fund

The rest of the team remains

10/14

FCPEX

Fidelity Small Cap Enhanced Index Fund

No one, but . . .

Shashi Naik joined Patrick Waddell, Louis Bottari, Maximilian Kaufmann, and Peter Matthew on the management team.

10/14

FUSEX

Fidelity Spartan 500 Index Fund

No one, but . . .

Deane Gyllenhaal joins Patrick Waddell, Louis Bottari and Peter Matthew as a portfolio manager to the fund.

10/14

FDSSX

Fidelity Stock Selector All Cap Fund

Gordon Scott is no longer on the fund

Peter Dixon joins the rest of the team

10/14

SGENX

First Eagle Global Fund

Abhay Deshpande has resigned.  Deshpande originally co-managed the fund with the legendary Jean-Marie Evilliard (auto-correct hints “do you mean Evil Lizard?”)

Matthew McLennan and Kimball Brooker continue to manage the fund

10/14

SGOVX

First Eagle Overseas Fund

Abhay Deshpande has resigned.  Odd that the departure of such a senior manager has generated no commentary.

Matthew McLennan and Kimball Brooker continue to manage the fund

10/14

FEVAX

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund

Abhay Deshpande has resigned.

Matthew McLennan, Kimball Brooker, and Matthew Lamphier continue to manage the fund

10/14

GERAX

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

Steve Jeneste is no longer serving as a portfolio manager to the fund.

James Park joins Dennis Walsh, Ronald Hua, William Fallon and Len Ioffe on the management team.

10/14

GMSAX

Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund

Steve Jeneste is no longer serving as a portfolio manager to the fund.

James Park joins William Fallon in managing the fund.

10/14

GSRAX

Goldman Sachs Rising Dividend Growth Fund

No one, but . . .

Michael Nix will join Jere Estes, C. Troy Shaver, and Ying Wang in managing the fund

10/14

ALPHX

Hatteras Alpha Hedged Strategies Fund

No one, but . . .

Lorem Ipsum Management and Blue Jay Capital Management have been added as subadvisors to the fund

10/14

HHSIX

Hatteras Hedged Strategies Fund

No one, but . . .

Lorem Ipsum Management and Blue Jay Capital Management have been added as subadvisors to the fund

10/14

HLSAX

Hatteras Long/Short Equity Fund

No one, but . . .

Lorem Ipsum Management and Blue Jay Capital Management have been added as subadvisors to the fund

10/14

INHAX

Inflation Hedges Strategy Fund

Commodity Strategies AG is no longer a subadvisor to the fund.

Taylor Investment Counselors joins as a subadvisor. New managers joining the team are Robert Holroyd, Michael Whitney, Ben Niedermeyer, and Christopher Blakely.

10/14

JDWAX

Janus Global Research Fund

James Goff will retire in mid-December.  Mr. Goff joined Janus in 1998, became head of research in 2002 and has led this fund for 8 years.

Carmel Wellso will take the lead over a group of sector team leaders consisting of Andrew Acker, Jean Barnard, Eileen Hoffmann, Brinton Johns, John Jordan, Kristopher Kelley, and Kenneth Spruell

10/14

JRAAX

Janus Research Fund

James Goff retire in mid-December

Carmel Wellso will take the lead here, too, with the same team as on JDWAX

 

SWOIX

Laudus International MarketMasters Fund

Mark Kopinski has been replaced …

… by Federico Laffan. The rest of the extensive team remains.

10/14

MASNX

Litman Gregory Masters Alternative Strategies Fund

No one, but . . .

Passport Capital, LLC is added as a sub-advisor, and John Burbank and Tim Garry are added as portfolio managers. The rest of the team remains.

10/14

PECZX

PIMCO Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund

Michael Gomez and Brigitte Posch are no longer listed as portfolio managers

Said Saffari becomes the sole portfolio manager

10/14

LCEMX

Pioneer Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund

Esther Law is out

Hakan Aksoy remains

10/14

PMDEX

PMC Diversified Equity Fund

No one, but . . .

Adam Liebhoff joins the team.

10/14

PMSAX

Principal Global Multi-Strategy Fund

PIMCO is no longer a subadvisor to the fund

The rest of the team remains

10/14

PCGAX

Prudential Income Builder

Everyone. The whole team has turned over as Prudential shifts from sub-advisers to in-house management.  An odd choice, given that the sub-advisors were putting up exceptionally solid numbers.

The new team consists of Ted Lockwood, Edward Campbell, Rory Cummings, Ubong “Bobby” Edemeka, Shaun Hong, Paul Appleby, David Bessey, Robert Cignarella, Brian Clapp, Michael Collins, Cathy Hepworth, Terence Wheat, Robert Spano, Daniel Thorogood, Ryan Kelly, Marc Halle, Rick Romano, Gek Lang Lee, and Michael Gallagher.

10/14

TMFAX

Raylor Managed Futures Strategy Fund

Barry Cronin and Greg Cavallo are no longer listed as portfolio managers

Damon Hart and Gregory Rogers are newly listed as porfolio managers

10/14

RMRFX

Redmont Resolute Fund

Turner Investments is out as a subadvisor (that happens a lot), along with Christopher Baggini

PineBridge Investments joins as a subadvisor, bringing Michael Kelly to the team.

10/14

RSEIX

Royce Special Equity Fund

No one, but . . .

Steven McBoyle joined Charles Dreifus as an assistant portfolio manager

10/14

RMUIX

Royce Special Equity Multi-Cap Fund

No one, but . . .

Steven McBoyle joined Charles Dreifus as an assistant portfolio manager

10/14

SNOAX

Snow Capital Opportunity Fund

No one, but . . .

Jessica Bemer has joined Richard Snow and Nathan Snyder on the management team.

10/14

SNIAX

State Farm International Equity Fund

James Gendelman has resigned from Marsico “by mutual agreement” but for no stated reason and Marsico has been dropped.

Munish Malhotra, Edward Wendell Jr., James LaTorre, Jean-Francois Ducrest and Howard Appleby remain on the fund.

10/14

SLSAX

Sterling Capital Long/Short Equity Fund

Robert Sanborn – yes, that Robert Sanborn, the Oakmark legend – is no longer listed as a portfolio manager.

Charles Frumberg joins the team with new subadvisor, Emancipation Capital

10/14

FNAPX

Strategic Advisers Small-Mid Cap Multi-Manager Fund

No one, but . . .

Boston Company Asset Management has been added as the tenth subadviser to the fund

10/14

TCVAX

Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund

Donald Cleven is no longer listed as a portfolio manager

R. Todd Vingers and Jay Willadsen take over as portfolio managers

10/14

FOBAX

Tributary Balanced Fund

No one, but . . .

Ronald Horner and Kurt Spieler joined Charles Lauber on the fund

10/14

VWIGX

Vanguard International Growth Fund

Greg Aldridge is no longer listed as a portfolio manager

Charles Anniss joins Kavé Sigaroudinia, Simon Webber, and James Anderson in running the fund.

10/14

IADEX

Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund

No one, but . . .

Jean-Dominique Bütikofer joins Brian Timberlake and Matthew Toms

10/14

AESAX

Voya Small Company Fund

Steve Salopek will retire in June, 2015.

James Hasso and Joseph Basset will remain on the fund

10/14

NSPAX

Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund

Steve Salopek will retire in June, 2015.

James Hasso and Joseph Basset will remain on the fund

10/14

 

Manager changes, September 2014

By Chip

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.

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

 

Manager changes, August 2014

By Chip

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

ABSAX

American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund

Subadvisor, Opus Capital Group, along with Jonathon Detter, Len Haussler, and Kevin Whelan.

Hillcrest Asset Management is a new subadvisor to the fund. Brian Bruce, Douglas Stark, Brandon Troegle, and Richard Wilk join the rest of the team.

8/14

BEEAX

BlackRock Emerging Markets Allocation Fund

No one, but . . .

David Dali and Gerardo Rodriguez join existing manager, Jeff Shen.

8/14

MRDVX

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund

No one, but . . .

Tony DeSpirito joins David Cassese, Kathleen Anderson, and Robert Shearer.

8/14

EENAX

Columbia Global Energy and Natural Resource

Colin Moore is no longer listed as a portfolio manager

Josh Kapp and Jonathan Mogil continue on.

8/14

AQEAX

Columbia Large Core Quantitative Fund

No one, but . . .

Peter Albanese joins Brian Condon on the fund.

8/14

COGAX

Columbia Marsico Global Fund

James Gendelman is out as the Marsico empire continues to fold

Thomas Marisco remains as the sole portfolio manager

8/14

HRCVX

Eagle Growth and Income Fund

No one, but . . .

Harald Hvideberg has joined the team of Jeff Vancavage, John Pandtle, Edmund Cowart and David Blount.

8/14

FDRAX

Federated Managed Risk Fund

No one, but . . .

Michael Dieschbourg joins the team since every $5 million fund needs a 7th manager

8/14

GNVRX

Geneva Advisors All Cap Growth Fund

Richard Sheiner is no longer listed as a portfolio manager

Robert Bridges and John Huber remain.

8/14

GNEIX

Geneva Advisors Equity Income Fund

No one, but . . .

Gordon Scott joins Robert Bridges and John Huber

8/14

GNFRX

Geneva Advisors International Growth Fund

Robert Bridges and John Huber are no longer listed on the fund

Eswar Menon, Matthew Sherer, and Reiner Triltsch join Daniel Delany to manage the fund.

8/14

GNOIX

Geneva Advisors Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Robert Bridges is no longer listed as a portfolio manager on the fund.

Daniel Delany is joined by James Farrell

8/14

HGGIX

Harbor Global Growth Fund

James Gendelman of Marsico Capital is out

Thomas Marisco remains as the sole portfolio manager

8/14

HIAIX

Harford Index HLS Fund

Deane Gyllenhaal

Edward Caputo and Paul Bukowski

8/14

HFBAX

Highland Fixed Income Fund

William Healey and Mark Johnson

John Hakopian and Susan Richard take over

8/14

HTXAX

Highland Tax-Exempt Fund

Michael Caufield

John Hakopian and Susan Richard take over

8/14

WASAX

Ivy Asset Strategy Fund

No one, but . . .

F. Chace Brundige and Cynthia Prince-Fox join Michael Avery on the fund.

8/14

IBNAX

Ivy Balanced Fund

Cynthia Prince-Fox

Matthew Hekman takes over

8/14

IVDAX

Ivy Dividend Opportunities Fund

Cynthia Prince-Fox

Christopher Parker takes over

8/14

IBIAX

Ivy Global Equity Income Fund

John Maxwell is out.

Robert Nightengale remains

8/14

IVBAX

Ivy Global Income Allocation Fund

John Maxwell is out.

W. Jeffrey Surles remains.

8/14

IVINX

Ivy International Growth Fund

F. Chace Brundige

Sarah Ross takes over

8/14

WLTAX

Ivy Limited Term Bond Fund

No one, but . . .

Susan Regan joins Mark Otterstrom on the fund

8/14

IYSAX

Ivy Small Cap Value Fund

Christopher Parker

Kenneth Gau takes over

8/14

IYEAX

Ivy Tax-Managed Equity Fund

Sarah Ross

Bradley Klapmeyer takes over

8/14

JCAAX

Janus Global Allocation Fund – Conservative

Daniel Scherman

Ashwin Alankar joins Enrique Chang in running the fund.

8/14

JGCAX

Janus Global Allocation Fund – Growth

Daniel Scherman

Ashwin Alankar joins Enrique Chang in running the fund.

8/14

JMOAX

Janus Global Allocation Fund – Moderate

Daniel Scherman

Ashwin Alankar joins Enrique Chang in running the fund.

8/14

JUEAX

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Aryeh Glatter and Giri Devulapally are no longer listed as portfolio managers

Thomas Luddy, Susan Bao, Helge Skibeli, and Scott Davis remain.

8/14

SWMIX

Laudus International MarketMasters Fund

Indraneel Das from American Century is out

The rest of the extensive team remains.

8/14

LSCAX

Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund

Warren Koontz is no longer a portfolio manager

Daniel Fuss and Arthur Barry remain as co-portfolio managers

8/14

LSVRX

Loomis Sayles Value Fund

Warren Koontz is no longer a portfolio manager

Arthur Barry continues to run the fund

8/14

LBNDX

Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund

Christopher Towle will retire on September 30th, after a 28-year career at Lord Abbett.

Steven Rocco will join Robert Lee in managing the fund.

8/14

BELAX

Modern Technology Fund

Keith Pagan lasted less than a year, as did his predecessor

Marc Lewis gets the job of reconciling the prospectus (“we buy tech stocks”) with the portfolio (“we buy S&P500 futures and options”)

8/14

TMFEX

Motley Fool Epic Voyage Fund

No one, but . . .

Senior analyst, Nathan Weisser, became a co-portfolio manager on the fund, joining the rest of the team.

8/14

TMFGX

Motley Fool Great America Fund

No one, but . . .

Senior analyst, Nathan Weisser, became a co-portfolio manager on the fund, joining the rest of the team.

8/14

FOOLX

Motley Fool Independence Fund

No one, but . . .

Senior analyst, Nathan Weisser, became a co-portfolio manager on the fund, joining the rest of the team.

8/14

NLDAX

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

Daniel Rosenblatt is no longer listed as a portfolio manager.

John Barker carries on as the sole manager.

8/14

BBALX

Northern Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund

Peter Flood is no longer listed as a portfolio manager.

James McDonald joins Daniel Phillips and Robert Browne in running the fund

8/14

NTMAX

Nuveen Tactical Market Opportunities Fund

Walter French has announced his retirement from Nuveen Asset Management at the end of September.

David Friar, Keith Hembre, and Derek Bloom will continue to serve as portfolio managers on the fund.

8/14

OWLSX

Old Westbury Large Cap Strategies Fund

Oldfield Partners and Mr. Richard Oldfield are out.

The rest of the team remains.

8/14

PLVVX

PIMCO EMG International Low Volatility RAFI-PLUS AR

Scott Mather

Sudi Mariappa

8/14

PTSOX

PIMCO International Fundamental IndexPLUS AR Strategy

Scott Mather

Saumil Parikh

8/14

PLVBX

PIMCO International Low Volatility RAFI-PLUS AR

Scott Mather

Sudi Mariappa

8/14

PIPAX

PIMCO International StocksPLUS AR Strategy

Scott Mather

Saumil Parikh

8/14

PXLVX

PIMCO Low Volatility RAFI-PLUS AR

Scott Mather

Sudi Mariappa

8/14

PCFAX

PIMCO Small Company Fundamental IndexPLUS AR Strategy

Scott Mather

Saumil Parikh

8/14

PWWAX

PIMCO Worldwide Fundamental Advantage AR Strategy

Scott Mather

William H. Gross. Yes, that Bill Gross.

8/14

CEFFX

PSP Multi-Manager Fund (formerly known as the Congressional Effect Fund)

No one, but . . .

The fund adds several subadvisors, including RiverPark, and eight new managers, as part of a strategy and name change.

8/14

LDIFX

QS Batterymarch Managed Volatility Global Dividend Fund

Jeremy Wee is no longer listed as a portfolio manager.

Joseph Giroux and Stephen Lanzendorf remain.

8/14

LDICX

QS Batterymarch Managed Volatility International Dividend Fund

Jeremy Wee is no longer listed as a portfolio manager.

Joseph Giroux and Stephen Lanzendorf remain.

8/14

FMDNX

Rx Dividend Income Advisor

Chase Weaver is out

Steven Wruble, Greg Rutherford, and D. Jerry Murphey will manage the fund

8/14

FMGCX

Rx Dynamic Growth

Chase Weaver is out

Steven Wruble, Greg Rutherford, and D. Jerry Murphey will manage the fund

8/14

FMTCX

Rx Dynamic Total Return Advisor

Chase Weaver is out

Steven Wruble, Greg Rutherford, and D. Jerry Murphey will manage the fund

8/14

FMHIX

Rx High Income Advisor

Chase Weaver is out

Steven Wruble, Greg Rutherford, and D. Jerry Murphey will manage the fund

8/14

FMNTX

Rx Non Traditional Advisor

Chase Weaver is out

Steven Wruble, Greg Rutherford, and D. Jerry Murphey will manage the fund

8/14

FMAPX

Rx Premier Managers Advisor

Chase Weaver is out

Steven Wruble, Greg Rutherford, and D. Jerry Murphey will manage the fund

8/14

FMLAX

Rx Tactical Rotation Advisor

Chase Weaver is out

Steven Wruble, Greg Rutherford, and D. Jerry Murphey will manage the fund

8/14

FMERX

Rx Tax Advantaged Advisor

Chase Weaver is out

Steven Wruble, Greg Rutherford, and D. Jerry Murphey will manage the fund

8/14

FMTSX

Rx Traditional Equity Advisor

Chase Weaver is out

Steven Wruble, Greg Rutherford, and D. Jerry Murphey will manage the fund

8/14

FMFSX

Rx Traditional Fixed Income Advisor

Chase Weaver is out

Steven Wruble, Greg Rutherford, and D. Jerry Murphey will manage the fund

8/14

SAFAX

Seeyond Multi-Asset Allocation Fund

No one, but . . .

Jonathan Birtwell joins the team.

8/14

FOBAX

Tributary Balanced Fund

No one, but . . .

Ronald Horner will be added as a portfolio manager .  David Jordan and Charles Lauber comanaged the fund from 2006-2010.  Jordan returned in 2013 and left again in August 2014.  Lauber then replaced Jordan and is now partnered with Horner.  It’s remained a very, very solid fund throughout.

8/14

FOGRX

Tributary Growth Opportunities Fund

No one, but . . .

Charles Lauber has been comanaging the fund since 2006.  His long-time partner David Jordan left in August and Kurt Spieler will be added as a portfolio co-manager.

8/14

USFSX

USFS Funds Tactical Asset Allocation Fund

Robert Cummisford is no longer listed as a portfolio manager.

Tommy Huie carries on.

8/14

VQNPX

Vanguard Growth & Income Fund

No one, but . . .

Philip Kearns joins Anne Dinning, Hal Reynolds, Thomas Stevens, James Troyer, James Stetler and Michael Roach on the management team.

8/14

VIAFX

Victory International Fund

Matthias Knerr and Chris La Jaunie

Elie Masri

8/14

IMCVX

Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund

No one, but . . .

Greg Sleight and Guy Lakonishok were added to the team.

8/14

UNASX

Waddell & Reed Asset Strategy Fund

No one, but . . .

F. Chace Brundige and Cynthia Prince-Fox join Michael Avery on the fund.

8/14

UNCIX

Waddell & Reed Continental Income Fund

Cynthia Prince-Fox

Matthew Hekman takes over

8/14

WDVAX

Waddell & Reed Dividend Opportunities Fund

Cynthia Prince-Fox

Christopher Parker takes over

8/14

UNCGX

Waddell & Reed International Growth Fund

F. Chace Brundige

Sarah Ross takes over

8/14

WTEAX

Waddell & Reed Tax-Managed Equity Fund

Sarah Ross

Bradley Klapmeyer takes over

8/14

WMMRX

Wilmington Multi-Manager Real Asset Fund

HSBC Global Asset Management and Ell Realty Securities are no longer subadvisors to the fund. Julien Renoncourt, Peter Nieuwland, Alfred Otero, James Rehlaender, and Suang Eng Tsan are no longer listed as portfolio managers.

The remaining managers are George Chen, Steven Burton, T. Ritson Ferguson, Joseph Smith, Mihir Worah, Thomas Pierce, Todd Murphy, and Rahul Seksaria.

8/14

 

Manager changes, July 2014

By Chip

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

BJBHX

Aberdeen Global High Income Fund

No one, but . . .

Lynn Chen joins Donald Quigley as a portofolio manager.

7/14

BJBGX

Aberdeen Total Return Bond Fund

No one, but . . .

Lynn Chen joins Donald Quigley as a portofolio manager.

7/14

ABYSX

AllianceBernstein Discovery Value Fund

No one, but . . .

Shri Singhvi joins James MacGregor and Joseph Paul on the fund.

7/14

CABNX

AllianceBernstein Global Risk Allocation Fund

Ashwin Alankar is out

Michael DePalma and Leon Zhu remain.

7/14

FXDAX

Altegris Fixed Income Long Short Fund

Jon Sundt and Allen Cheng have been removed as portfolio managers

Matthew Osborne, Kevin Schweitzer, Anilesh Ahuja, James Nimberg, and Eric Bundonis remain.

7/14

EVOAX

Altegris Futures Evolution Strategy Fund

Jon Sundt and Allen Cheng have been removed as portfolio managers

Eric Bundonis joins Matthew Osborne and Jeffrey Gundlach in managing the fund.

7/14

MFTAX

Altegris Managed Futures Strategy Fund

Jon Sundt and Allen Cheng have been removed as portfolio managers

Ryan Hart has joined Matthew Osborne and John Tobin in managing the fund.

7/14

MULAX

Altegris Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

Jon Sundt and Allen Cheng have been removed as portfolio managers

Matthew Osborne remains as the sole portfolio manager.

7/14

CHASX

Chase Growth Fund

Edward Painvin will no longer serve as portfolio manager

Brian Lazorishak will become the primary porfolio manager.

7/14

CHAMX

Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund

Edward Painvin will no longer serve as portfolio manager

Brian Lazorishak will become the primary porfolio manager.

7/14

CAALX

Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund

Turner Investments is no longer a subadvisor to the fund.

The remainder of the extensive team remains.

7/14

CRMAX

CRM Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

No one, but . . .

Brittain Ezzes joins Jay Abramson and Jonathan Ruch as a portfolio manager.

7/14

CRMGX

CRM Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

No one, but . . .

Madeleine Morris joins Jay Abramson and Robert Maina as a portfolio manager.

7/14

SLANX

DWS Latin America Equity Fund

Thomas Petschnigg is out

Marcelo Pinheiro joins Danilo Pereira and Luiz Ribeiro on the management team.

7/14

ELGBX

Elfun International Equity Fund

Jonathan Passmore will be retiring on November 30th.

Upon his retirement, Ralph Layman and Michael Solecki, current comanagers, will continue managing the fund.

7/14

FCNAX

Fidelity Advisor Consumer Discretionary

Gordon Scott is no longer on the fund

Peter Dixon is in.

7/14

FEDAX

Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Discovery Fund

Ashish Swarup is no longer listed on the fund.

A new team, consisting of Doug Chow, Timothy Gannon, Jim Hayes, Per Johansson, Greg Lee, and Sam Polyak takes over the fund

7/14

FMAMX

Fidelity Advisor Stock Selector All Cap Fund

Gordon Scott is no longer on the fund

Peter Dixon joins the rest of the team

7/14

FEXPX

Fidelity Export and Multinational Fund

Heather Carrillo is out

Gordon Scott takes over as portfolio manager

7/14

FSCPX

Fidelity Select Portfolios Consumer Discretionary Sector

Gordon Scott is no longer on the fund

Peter Dixon is in.

7/14

FSRPX

Fidelity Select Portfolios Retailing Sector

No one, but . . .

Deena Friedman joins Peter Dixon as a comanager on the fund.

7/14

FSCSX

Fidelity Select Portfolios Software and Computer Services Sector

No one, but . . .

Ali Khan joins Brian Lempel as a comanager of the fund.

7/14

FBMAX

Fidelity Series Broad Market Opportunities Fund

Gordon Scott is no longer on the fund

Peter Dixon joins the rest of the team

7/14

FTIEX

Fidelity Total International Equity Fund

Ashish Swarup is no longer listed on the fund.

Sammy Simnegar joins Jed Weiss and Alexander Zavratsky

7/14

GHRAX

Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Real Return Fund

Samantha Davidson is out.

Raymond Chan and Christopher Lvoff continue on.

7/14

HIINX

Harbor International Fund

Edward Wendell, Jr. stepped down from the fund and will retire at the end of the year.

Howard Appleby, Jean-Francois Ducrest, and James LaTorre remain on the fund.

7/14

TGRAX

Invesco Pacific Growth Fund

Kunihiko Sugio will no longer serve as a portfolio manager of the fund

Paul Chan and Daiji Ozawa will continue on.

7/14

WHIAX

Ivy High Income Fund

William Nelson has been fired from Waddell and Reed, advisor to the fund, and is no longer the portfolio manager.

Chad Gunther becomes the new portfolio manager.

7/14

JISVX

John Hancock Funds II Small Company Value

Preston Athey no longer serves as portfolio manager

J. David Wagner is the new portfolio manager

7/14

JHUAX

John Hancock Funds II U.S. Equity Fund

No one, but . . .

Ben Inker and Sam Wilderman join Thomas Hancock and David Cowan on the portfolio management team.

7/14

GOIGX

John Hancock International Growth Fund

David Cowan is no longer listed as a portfolio manager

John Boselli joins the fund as sole portfolio manager.

7/14

JINRX

John Hancock Natural Resources 1

Jay Bhutani and John O’Toole are the most recent managers to be off the fund, along with Wellington Management.

Neil Brown and John “Jay” Saunders take over as Jennison Associates becomes subadvisor to the fund.

7/14

LACFX

Lord Abbett Convertible Fund

Christopher Towle will retire on September 30th, after a 28-year career at Lord Abbett.

Effective October 1, Alan Kurtz will become the lead day-to-day manager and Robert Lee will be a senior member of the management team.

7/14

LFRAX

Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund

Christopher Towle will retire on September 30th, after a 28-year career at Lord Abbett.

Effective October 1, Jeffrey Lapin will become the lead day-to-day manager and Robert Lee will be a senior member of the management team.

7/14

LDFVX

Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund

Deepak Khanna is no longer listed as a portfolio manager

Sean Aurigemma carries on.

7/14

LHYAX

Lord Abbett High Yield Fund

Christopher Towle will retire on September 30th, after a 28-year career at Lord Abbett.

Effective October 1, Stephen Rocco will become the lead day-to-day manager and Robert Lee will be a senior member of the management team.

7/14

ICAUX

MainStay ICAP Equity Fund

Thomas Wenzel will no longer serve as a portfolio manager

Jerrold Sensor and Thomas Cole will remain on the fund, joined by Andrew Starr and Matthew Swanson

7/14

ICGLX

MainStay ICAP Global Fund

Thomas Wenzel will no longer serve as a portfolio manager

Jerrold Sensor and Thomas Cole will remain on the fund, joined by Andrew Starr and Matthew Swanson

7/14

ICEVX

MainStay ICAP International Fund

Thomas Wenzel will no longer serve as a portfolio manager

Jerrold Sensor and Thomas Cole will remain on the fund, joined by Andrew Starr and Matthew Swanson

7/14

ICSRX

MainStay ICAP Select Equity Fund

Thomas Wenzel will no longer serve as a portfolio manager

Jerrold Sensor and Thomas Cole will remain on the fund, joined by Andrew Starr and Matthew Swanson

7/14

MAPAX

MainStay MAP Fund

Thomas Wenzel will no longer serve as a portfolio manager

Jerrold Sensor and Thomas Cole will remain on the team, joined by Andrew Starr and Matthew Swanson. The remainder of the team remains.

7/14

OPSIX

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund

Arthur Steinmetz will no longer serve as a portfolio manager effective Sept 30.

Michael Mata will join the team as lead portfolio manager. Krishna Memani, Sara Zervos, and Jack Brown will remain portfolio managers of the fund.

7/14

BNAAX

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Lowell Yura no longer serves as a portfolio manager of the fund.

Curt Custard, Jonathan Davies, and Andreas Koester remain on the team.

7/14

BNGLX

UBS Global Allocation Fund

Lowell Yura no longer serves as a portfolio manager of the fund.

Curt Custard, Jonathan Davies, and Andreas Koester remain on the team.

7/14

MAIAX

UBS Multi-Asset Income Fund

Lowell Yura no longer serves as a portfolio manager of the fund.

Iain Barnes, Curt Custard, and Andreas Koester remain on the team.

7/14

BMNAX

UBS Equity Long-Short Multi-Strategy Fund

Scott Bondurant no longer serves as a portfolio manager of the fund

John Leonard, Ian Paczek, and Ian McIntosh remain on the fund.

7/14

 

Manager changes, June 2014

By Chip

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

ABYSX

AllianceBernstein Discovery Value Fund

Andrew Weiner, by all accounts a good and well-liked person, who passed away at 45

Joseph Paul and James MacGregor remain on the fund

6/14

ABAGX

AllianceBernstein Global Value

Sharon Fay leaves the fund and her CIO of global value role, but remains with the firm

Kevin Simms remains on the fund and assumes the CIO of global value role. Comanagers Avi Lavi and Takeo Aso also remain.

6/14

ABIAX

AllianceBernstein International Value

Sharon Fay leaves the fund and her CIO of global value role, but remains with the firm

Kevin Simms remains on the fund and assumes the CIO of global value role. Comanagers Avi Lavi and Takeo Aso also remain.

6/14

AEPGX

American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund

Rob Lovelace is no longer a comanager

Lawrence Kymisis joins the rest of the long-tenured team.

6/14

APPLX

Appleseed Fund

Ronald Strauss and Rick Singer have retired

Adam Strauss, Joshua Strauss, and Bill Pekin will carry on.

6/14

BVEFX

Becker Value Equity Fund

Robert Schaeffer has retired

Patrick Becker, Stephen Laveson, Michael McGarr, Marian Kessler, and Andy Murray remain

6/14

BCSAX

BlackRock Commodity Strategy Fund

No one, but . . .

Ricardo Fernandez joins the team of Robin Batchelor, Evy Hambro, Poppy Allonby, Catherine Raw, and Rob Shimell

6/14

CVSIX

Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund

Christopher Hartman is out

Eli Pars joins the team of John Calamos, Sr., Gary Black, Jason Hill, and Brendan Maher.

6/14

DVFAX

Cohen and Steers Dividend Value Fund

No one, but . . .

Christopher Rhine, Anatoliy Cherevach, and Jamelah Leddy join Richard Helm

6/14

NMIAX

Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund

Oliver Buckley will be retiring as of July 18th

Brian Condon will carry on

6/14

AQEAX

Columbia Large Core Quantitative Fund

Oliver Buckley will be retiring as of July 18th

Brian Condon will carry on

6/14

RDLAX

Columbia Large Growth Quantitative Fund

Oliver Buckley will be retiring as of July 18th

Brian Condon will carry on

6/14

RLCAX

Columbia Large Value Quantitative Fund

Oliver Buckley will be retiring as of July 18th

Brian Condon will carry on

6/14

FUTEX

Discretionary Managed Futures Strategy Fund

No one, but . . .

Stephen Luongo joined the team of Brian Borneman, Robert Johnson, John Milne, Robert Vear, and Deborah Wingerson

6/14

VSFAX

Federated Clover Small Value Fund

No one, but . . .

Martin Jarzebowski joins Lawrence Creatura and Stephen Gutch

6/14

FINWX

Fidelity Advisor International Bond Fund

Matthew Conti

Michael Foggin and Constantin Petrov join Curt Hollingsworth in running the fund

6/14

FPPFX

FPA Perennial Fund

Steven Geist has retired after 15 years

Eric Ende, Geist’s partner since the fund’s inception, and Gregory Herr

6/14

FEMDX

Franklin Templeton Emerging Market Debt Opportunities Fund

Claire Husson-Citanna is out

Nicholas Hardingham joins William Ledward in running the fund

6/14

PGEOX

George Putnam Balanced Fund

David Calabro is off the fund

Aaron Cooper and Kevin Murphy are now the portfolio managers

6/14

GTEAX

Gottex Endowment Strategy Fund

William Landes is out

Michael Azlen and Kevin Maloney

6/14

HLEAX

Hartford Global Equity Income Fund

Mark Mandel and Cheryl Duckworth

Ian Link, W. Michael Reckmeyer, and John Ryan are in.

6/14

HRAAX

Hartford Growth Allocation Fund

Wendy Crowell and Richard Meagher

Vernon Meyer

6/14

LCEAX

Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund

Jonathan Harrington is out

Meggan Walsh, Robert Botard, and Kristina Bradshaw remail

6/14

PZFVX

John Hancock Classic Value Fund

Antonio DeSpirito III resigned as a vice president at Pzena and, in consequence, is off the fund.  Perhaps he was DeSpirited away?

Richard Pzena, John Goetz, and Benjamin Silver

6/14

JCOAX

John Hancock Greater China Opportunities Fund

Oscar Kin Fai Leung is no longer a portfolio manager

Ronald Chan and Kai Kong Chay will remain on the fund.

6/14

LMEMX

Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Fund

David Lazenby

Russell Shtern

6/14

SBSPX

Legg Mason Batterymarch S&P 500 Index

Austin Kairnes and Stephen Lanzendorf

Russell Shtern and Robert Wang

6/14

SBFAX

Legg Mason Investment Counsel Financial Services Fund

Amy LaGuardia is out

Christopher Perry and Lee Robertson will take over the fund

6/14

MNILX

Litman Gregory Masters International Fund

Edward Wendell and Amit Wadhwaney are out; nominally Mr. Wadhwaney of Third Avenue is retired but folks who know him are skeptical of how long that will last.

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

6/14

MHCAX

MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

J. Matthew Philo is no longer on the fund

Andrew Susser continues on

6/14

MDHAX

MainStay Short Duration High Yield Fund

J. Matthew Philo is no longer on the fund

Andrew Susser continues on

6/14

OWSOX

Old Westbury Strategic Opportunities Fund

There’s been a change in the management of the portion of the fund overseen by BlackRock Financial Management. John Vibert and Akiva Dickstein are out.

Ibrahim Incoglu and Randy Robertson are in. The rest of the team remains.

6/14

OMOAX

Orinda SkyView Macro Opportunities Fund

Orinda is resigning as investment advisor to the fund, but intends to stay deeply involved in running the fund.

Upon shareholder approval, Vivaldi Asset Management will take over as investment advisor to the fund.

6/14

OHEAX

Orinda SkyView Mulit-Manager Hedged Equity Fund

Orinda is resigning as investment advisor to the fund, but intends to stay deeply involved in running the fund.

Upon shareholder approval, Vivaldi Asset Management will take over as investment advisor to the fund.

6/14

EITEX

Parametric Tax-Managed Emerging Markets Fund

No one, but . . .

Timothy Atwell joins Thomas Seto and David Stein as a comanger on the fund.

6/14

ETIGX

Parametric Tax-Managed International Equity Fund

No one, but . . .

Paul Bouchey joins Thomas Seto and David Stein as a comanger on the fund.

6/14

PARSX

Parnassus Small-Cap

Jerome Dodson, Parnassus’ founder and father of Bretton Fund’s  Stephen Dodson

Ryan Wilsey will continue as the sole manager

6/14

PCGRX

Pioneer Mid-Cap Value Fund

Timothy Horan

Edward Shadek, Jr. remains as the sole portfolio manager

6/14

CMNWX

Principal Capital Appreciation Fund

Sarah Radecki is out.

Philip Foreman and Daniel Coleman remain on the fund.

6/14

PFAFX

Principal International I

James Fennessey and Randy Welch are out

John Birkhold, Chris Carter, Nigel Dutson, Tarlock Randhawa and Nerys Weir are in

6/14

PGJAX

Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund

No one, but . . .

Brannon Cook will join Shaun Hong and Ubong Edemeka as a portfolio manager for the fund.

6/14

PZVLX

Pzena Long/Short Value Fund

Antonio DeSpirito III is off the fund

Manoj Tandon joins TVR Murti and Eli Rabinowich as a portfolio manager

6/14

FUSOX

Strategic Advisers U.S. Opportunity Fund

Robert Vick is retiring and the four star, five billion dollar fund is being liquidated

Brian Enyeart and John Stone will serve as co-portfolio managers and oversee the liquidation of the fund.

6/14

PRFDX

T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund

CIO and wise man Brian Rogers will step down at the end of October 2015

In a long transition plan, John Linehan will take over the fund upon Mr. Rogers retirement.

6/14

TRGRX

T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund

David Lee will be leaving April 1, 2015

Nina Jones will be taking over as portfolio manager

6/14

PAGEX

T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund – Advisor Class

David Lee will be leaving April 1, 2015

Nina Jones will be taking over as portfolio manager

6/14

TVSVX

Third Avenue Small-Cap Fund

No one, but . . .

Robert Rewey, III, joins Charles Page, Tim Bui, and Curtis Jensen as a portfolio manager

6/14

TVFVX

Third Avenue Value Fund

Ian Lapey is no longer listed as a portfolio manager

Robert Rewey, III, joins Yang Lie, Michael Lehmann and Victor Cunningham as a portfolio manager

6/14

TPSAX

Thrivent Partner Small Cap Growth

Peter Niedland and Jason Schrotberger

Matthew Finn and David Lettenberger

6/14

TSPCX

Turner Spectrum Fund

Joshua Kohn is gone

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

6/14

USGRX

USAA Growth and Income Fund

Wellington Management is out as a subadvisor, along with Francis Boggan and Mathew Megargel, who is retiring.

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

6/14

VALLX

Value Line Larger Companies

Stephen Grant is off the fund

Cindy Starke becomes the new portfolio manager

6/14

VEXPX

Vanguard Explorer

No one, but . . .

Arrowpoint has been added as the eighth subadvisor, with Chad Mead and Brian Schaub handling that portion of the portfolio

6/14

VPGDX

Vanguard Managed Payout Fund

No one, but …

John Ameriks has joined Michael Buek as a comanager for the fund

6/14

VWNDX

Vanguard Windsor Fund

Antonio DeSpirito III is off the fund

James Nordy, John Goetz, and Richard Pzena remain.

6/14

NTKLX

Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund

Patrick McCafferty is no longer a portfolio manager for the fund.

Simon Thomas, Daniel Maguire, Brian Wolahan, Constantine Papageorgiou, and John Chisholm remain

6/14

LWEAX

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Keith Gardner will be stepping down April 30, 2015

Chia-Liang Lian will join the team now, and take charge of emerging markets debt upon Mr. Gardner’s departure. The rest of the team of S. Kenneth Leech, Gordon Brown, and Robert Abad will remain.

6/14

WRAAX

Wilmington Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund

Coleman Kennedy is out.

The rest of the team remains, for now.

6/14

 

Manager changes, May 2014

By Chip

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

CLACX

AdvisorOne Select Appreciation Fund

Matthew Santini

Grant Engelbart

5/14

CLSHX

AdvisorOne Shelter Fund

Stephen Donahoe

Scott Kubie, who previously managed the fund from 2009 to 2011, returns.

5/14

AAPAX

American Beacon Retirement Income and Appreciation Fund

Jeff Scudieri is out

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

5/14

AIVOX

American Century International Opportunities Fund

Indraneel Das is out

Mark Kopinski and Trevor Gurwich remain

5/14

MMCIX

BNY Mellon Small/Mid Cap Multi-Strategy Fund, formerly the BNY Mellon Small/Mid Cap Fund

As part of the name and strategy change, John Truschel is out.

The team of David Daglio, James Boyd, Stephanie Brandaleone, Joseph Corrado, Dale Dutile, Bernard Schoenfeld, Todd Wakefield, Edward Walter, and Robert Zeuthen, is in

5/14

CLTAX

Catalyst/Lyons Tactical Allocation

Michael Schoonover

Louis Stevens resumes the lead.

5/14

CASAX

Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund

No one, but . . .

Christine Seng joins Daisuki Nomoto and Jasmine Huang

5/14

DMVAX

Dreyfus Select Managers Small Cap Value Fund

No one, but . . .

Channing Capital Management has been added as a subadvisor, with Wendell Mackey joining the management team.

5/14

KTRAX

DWS Global Income Builder Fund

Benjamin Price is out

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

5/14

SEMGX

DWS Investments

Juergen Foerster and Johannes Prix are out

Sean Taylor and Andrew Beal take over

5/14

EAFVX

Eaton Vance Focused Value Opportunities Fund

Matthew Beaudry and Stephen Kaszynski are out immediately. In addition, Michael Mach will retire from Eaton Vance on June 30.

John Crowley will remain as lead portfolio manager. He will be joined by Edward Perkin on June 30.

5/14

EHSTX

Eaton Vance Large-Cap Value Fund

Matthew Beaudry and Stephen Kaszynski are out immediately. In addition, lead portfolio manager Michael Mach will retire from Eaton Vance on June 30.

John Crowley will remain as lead portfolio manager. He will be joined by Edward Perkin, who will become lead portfolio manager, on June 30.

5/14

EATVX

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Value Fund

Matthew Beaudry and Stephen Kaszynski are out immediately. In addition, lead portfolio manager Michael Mach will retire from Eaton Vance on June 30.

John Crowley will remain as lead portfolio manager. He will be joined by Edward Perkin, who will become lead portfolio manager, on June 30.

5/14

FDASX

Fidelity Advisor Global Strategies Fund

Andrew Dierdorf and Jurrien Timmer are gone

Christopher Sharpe and Ruben Calderon are the new managers.

5/14

FDYSX

Fidelity Global Strategies Fund

Andrew Dierdorf and Jurrien Timmer are gone from a fund that the Observer has been deeply skeptical of

Christopher Sharpe and Ruben Calderon are the new managers, which doesn’t really abate the doubts.

5/14

FENRX

Forward Endurance Long/Short Fund

David Readerman will no longer be involved in the day-to-day management of the fund

Jim O’Donnell will carry on as the sole portfolio manager

5/14

FFSCX

Forward Small Cap Equity Fund

David Readerman will no longer be involved in the day-to-day management of the fund

Jim O’Donnell will carry on as the sole portfolio manager

5/14

HKMNX

HAGIN Keystone Market Neutral Fund

Nathan Lee will no longer serve as a portfolio manager

The remainder of the team, Robert Morris, Patrick Morris, and Kyle Cox, carries on.

5/14

HIACX

Hartford Capital Appreciation HLS Fund

Paul Marrkand leaves the team

Philip Ruedi joins the team

5/14

HLEAX

Hartford Global Research Fund

Cheryl Duckworth and Mark Mandel are no longer portfolio managers

Ian Link, W. Michael Reckmeyer, and John Ryan are in.

5/14

HSCSX

Homestead Small Company Stock Fund

No one right now, but Peter Morris and Stuart Teach will be retiring sometime next year.

Prabha Carpenter moves up from Senior Equity Analyst to become a comanager on the fund. She joins the team of Mark Ashton, Peter Morris, and Stuart Teach as they prepare for the retirements.

5/14

HOVLX

Homestead Value Fund

No one right now, but Peter Morris and Stuart Teach will be retiring sometime next year.

Prabha Carpenter moves up from Senior Equity Analyst to become a comanager on the fund. She joins the team of Mark Ashton, Peter Morris, and Stuart Teach as they prepare for the retirements.

5/14

IAOPX

Invesco Global Opportunities

No one, but . . .

Andrew Hall joins Stephen Anness

5/14

WASAX

Ivy Asset Strategy Fund

Ryan Caldwell will be leaving the fund

Michael Avery will carry on.

5/14

JEIAX

JPMorgan Global Equity Income Fund

Georgina Maxwell and Jeroen Huysinga are off this fund.

Gerd Woort-Menker and James Davidson carry on.

5/14

JIOAX

JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

No one, but . . .

Georgina Maxwell joins Jeroen Huysinga.

5/14

JLTAX

JPMorgan Latin America

Sebastian Luparia is no longer a portfolio manager.

Luis Carrillo and Sophie Bosch de Hood remain

5/14

NWFAX

Nationwide Fund

Edward Herbert is no longer a manager

Derek Izuel remains

5/14

NWGHX

Nationwide HighMark Large Cap Core Equity Fund

Edward Herbert is no longer a manager

Derek Izuel remains

5/14

NWGLX

Nationwide HighMark Large Cap Growth Fund

George Rokas is out

Derek Izuel and Kenneth Wemer remain

5/14

NWGPX

Nationwide HighMark Small Cap Core Fund

Edward Herbert is no longer a manager

Derek Izuel remains

5/14

NTBAX

Navigator Tactical Fixed Income Fund

No one, but . . .

Robert Bennett has joined K. Sean Clark, David Rights, and Mason Wev as a portfolio manager

5/14

NCGFX

New Covenant Growth Fund

Baillie Gifford is out as a subadvisor along with their six portfolio managers.

Four subadvisors and ten portfolio managers remain

5/14

ISACX

Nuveen International Select Fund

Subadvisors Altrisnic Global Advisors and Lazard Asset Management, are out at the end of June.

Nuveen Asset Management remains the sole subadvisor with Tracy Stouffer as the sole portfolio manager.

5/14

SLATX

Strategic Latin America Fund

Heiner Skaliks

Mauricio Alvarez

5/14

HRAAX

The Hartford Growth Allocation Fund

Wellington Management is out as a subadvisor, along with Saul Pannell and Nicolas Choumenkovitch

Management moves in-house with Vernon Meyer taking the lead

5/14

DIEGX

Transamerica Partners Institutional Large Growth

Paul Marrkand leaves the team

Mammen Chally joins Blair Boyer, Michael Del Balso, and Spiros Segalas

5/14

DVEGX

Transamerica Partners Large Growth

Paul Marrkand leaves the team

Mammen Chally joins Blair Boyer, Michael Del Balso, and Spiros Segalas

5/14

VCSOX

VALIC Company I Global Social Awareness Fund

Michael Kelly, Sheedsa Ali, and Kate Faraday

Timothy Campion, Kara Murphy, and Andrew Sheridan

5/14

VCIEX

VALIC Company I International Equities Fund

Michael Kelly, Sheedsa Ali, and Kate Faraday

Timothy Campion, Kara Murphy, and Andrew Sheridan

5/14

CMCAX

Van Eck CM Commodity Index Fund

Michail Mazier

Gregory Krenser and Roland Morris

5/14

VAIAX

Virtus Alternative Income Solution Fund

No one, but . . .

Warun Kumar joins the team

5/14

VSAIX

Virtus Alternative Inflation Solution Fund

No one, but . . .

Warun Kumar joins the team

5/14

VATAX

Virtus Alternative Total Solution Fund

No one, but . . .

Warun Kumar joins the team

5/14

IAGEX

Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund

No one, but . . .

Kris Hermie joins Herman Klein, Nicolas Simar, and Bruno Springael

5/14

UNASX

Waddell & Reed Advisors Asset Strategy Fund

Ryan Caldwell will be leaving the fund

Michael Avery will carry on.

5/14

NVDAX

Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified Equity Fund

No one, but . . .

Aldo Ceccarelli joins the team of Thomas Biwer and Erik Sens

5/14

EMGAX

Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund

No one, but . . .

Richard Peck joins Yi Zhang and Derrick Irwin in managing the fund

5/14

WFGBX

Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Balanced Fund

No one, but . . .

Aldo Ceccarelli joins the team of Thomas Biwer, Erik Sens, Kandarp Achara, and Christian Chan.

5/14

WFMAX

Wells Fargo Advantage Moderate Balanced Fund

No one, but . . .

Aldo Ceccarelli joins the team of Thomas Biwer, Erik Sens, Kandarp Achara, and Christian Chan.

5/14

AMCRX

Wilmington Mid Cap Growth Fund

No one, but . . .

Jeff Schollaert joined Mark Schultz

5/14

WRAAX

Wilmington Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund

Greg Silberman is no longer a portfolio multi- manager

Todd Murphy joins the team.

5/14

GVIEX

Wilmington Multi-Manager International Fund

Baring International is out as a subadvisor along with portfolio managers Tom Mann, David Bertocchi and Jonathan Greenhill

JO Hambro Capital Management joins the team as a new subadvisor with portfolio managers Christopher Lees and Nudgem Richyal. The rest of the team remains.

5/14

WMMRX

Wilmington Multi-Manager Real Asset Fund

Greg Silberman is no longer a portfolio manager

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

5/14

WAAAX

Wilmington Strategic Allocation Aggressive Fund

Clayton Albright is out.

Rex Macey joins Allen Choinski, Joshua Savadove and Mark Stevenson

5/14

WCAAX

Wilmington Strategic Allocation Conservative Fund

Clayton Albright is out.

Rex Macey joins Allen Choinski, Joshua Savadove and Mark Stevenson

5/14

ARBAX

Wilmington Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund

Clayton Albright is out.

Rex Macey joins Allen Choinski, Joshua Savadove and Mark Stevenson

5/14

 

Manager changes, April 2014

By Chip

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 Michael Lebowitz is out. Daniel Cohen, David Wiedemer, and Robert Wiedemer remain. 4/14
RMDAX AllianzGI Mid-Cap Fund Louise Laufersweiler is out. Steven Klopukh and Timothy McCarthy remain. 4/14
RAGHX AllianzGI Wellness Fund Paul Wagner is gone. John Schroer and Michael Dauchot will carry on. 4/14
ADIAX Alpine Small Cap Fund In a major shakeup, founder and founding managers Stephen Lieber and Samuel Lieber are out, as the fund changes strategy in an attempt to reach economic viability after more than eight years. Michael Smith and Peter Belton will take over 4/14
ATBAX Ascendant Balanced Fund Todd Smurl James Lee 4/14
AEQAX Ascendant Deep Value Convertibles Fund Todd Smurl James Lee 4/14
NRGAX Ascendant Natural Resources Todd Smurl James Lee 4/14
BELAX Belvedere Alternative Income Fund Belvedere Asset Management will be stepping down as advisor to the fund The board has approved an interim advisory agreement with ES Capital 4/14
CVTRX Calamos Growth and Income Fund John Scudieri will leave on April 30th. The rest of the team remains on the fund. 4/14
LACAX Columbia Acorn Fund Charles McQuaid stepped down from his roles as the President and Chief Investment Officer of CWAM and the lead portfolio manager of the fund. He will remain in his role as lead manager on the Columbia Thermostat Fund (CTFAX) Robert Mohn and David Frank remain, with Mr. Mohn taking on the lead manager role. 4/14
CHDEX Cullen High Dividend Equity Fund John Gould died, unexpectedly. Jennifer Chang joins James Cullen as a portfolio manager 4/14
CVLVX Cullen Value Fund John Gould died, unexpectedly. Jennifer Chang joins James Cullen and Brooks Cullen as a portfolio manager 4/14
KDHAX DWS Equity Dividend Juergen Foerster and Johannes Prix are out Di Kumble takes over 4/14
EINFX Elfun Income Fund Vita Marie Pike is out. William Healey and Mark Johnson remain. 4/14
CAPAX Federated Capital Income Christopher Smith Jerome Conner joins the rest of the team. 4/14
FSTBX Federated Global Allocation Fund Christopher Smith Chengjun Wu joins Timothy Goodger, Philip Orlando, Ihab Salib, and Audrey Kaplan 4/14
FDRAX Federated Managed Risk Fund Christopher Smith Chengjun Wu joins James Gordon Jr., Stephen Gutch, Marc Halperin, John Nichol, and Philip Orlando 4/14
FAGAX Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund No one, but . . . Gopal Reddy will become the lead manager and Steve Wymer will remain as a comanager. This change will be effective on January 1, 2015. 4/14
FNCMX Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Fund James Francis Patrick Waddell, Louis Bottari, and Peter Matthew remain, with Mr. Waddell stepping up to the lead role. 4/14
FAOFX Fidelity Series Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund No one, but . . . Gopal Reddy will become the lead manager and Steve Wymer will remain as a comanager. This change will be effective on January 1, 2015. 4/14
FPEMX Fidelity Spartan Emerging Markets Index Fund James Francis Patrick Waddell, Louis Bottari, and Peter Matthew remain, with Mr. Waddell stepping up to the lead role. 4/14
FKGRX Franklin Growth Fund Jerry Palmieri, manager for nearly half a century, died at 85.  His investors missed a lot of the growth in the bull market of the 80s and 90s, but his caution served them well over the turbulent last decade of his tenure. Serena Vinton and Conrad Hermann will carry on, as planned. 4/14
FANTX Frost International Equity Fund William Fries and Lei Wang Wendy Trevisani, Tim Cunningham, and Greg Dunn remain. 4/14
GSCAX Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund Stephen Lucas is out Michael Johnson and Samuel Finkelstein remain 4/14
HFBAX Highland Fixed Income Fund Vita Marie Pike is out. William Healey and Mark Johnson remain. 4/14
HBAFX Huntington Balanced Allocation Fund No one, but . . . Robert “Chip” Hendon joins Randy Batemen as a comanager of the fund 4/14
HCAFX Huntington Conservative Allocation Fund No one, but . . . Robert “Chip” Hendon joins Randy Batemen as a comanager of the fund 4/14
HDEAX Huntington Disciplined Equity Fund No one, but . . . Robert “Chip” Hendon joins Peter Sorrentino as a comanager of the fund 4/14
HDCAX Huntington Dividend Capture Fund No one, but . . . Peter Sorrentino joins Kirk Mentzer as a comanager of the fund 4/14
HGSAX Huntington Global Select Markets No one, but . . . Martina Cheung joins Paul Attwood as a comanager of the fund 4/14
HGRFX Huntington Growth Allocation Fund No one, but . . . Robert “Chip” Hendon joins Randy Batemen as a comanager of the fund 4/14
HIEAX Huntington International Equity Fund No one, but . . . Martina Cheung joins Paul Attwood as a comanager of the fund 4/14
HRSAX Huntington Real Strategies Fund No one, but . . . Robert “Chip” Hendon joins Peter Sorrentino as a comanager of the fund 4/14
HSUAX Huntington Situs Fund No one, but . . . Kirk Mentzer joins Randy Batemen as a comanager of the fund 4/14
RGROX John Hancock Select Growth Fund (formerly known as John Hancock Rainier Growth Fund) Ranier Investment Management is out, along with James Margard, Mark Dawson and Michail Emery Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited is in, with Ian Tabberer at the helm 4/14
MSSFX Litman Gregory Masters Smaller Companies Fund Turner Investments is out (that seems to happen a lot) as a subadviser and Frank Sustersic is out as a manager Dennis Bryan, Kenneth Gregory, Richard Weiss, Jeremy DeGroot, and Jeffrey Bronchick remain 4/14
LEQAX LoCorr Long/Short Equity Fund No one, but . . . Billings Capital Management is added as a subadvisor, with Eric F. Billings, Eric P. Billings, Scott Billings, and Thomas Billings, joining the management team. 4/14
MAEQX Mutual of America Equity Index Benjamin Heben Jamie Zendel 4/14
MAMQX Mutual of America Mid Cap Equity Index Benjamin Heben Jamie Zendel 4/14
NCGFX New Covenant Growth Fund Robert Pharr is out The other sixteen managers remain on the fund. 4/14
PAEMX PIMCO Emerging Market Bond Fund Ramin Toloui has stepped down to serve as Deputy Under Secretary for International Finance in the U.S. Dept. of Treasury. Michael Gomez will remain 4/14
PGSAX PIMCO Global Advantage Strategy Bond Fund Ramin Toloui has stepped down to serve as Deputy Under Secretary for International Finance in the U.S. Dept. of Treasury. Michael Gomez will remain 4/14
EMSAX RPg Emerging Markets Sector Rotation Fund F-Squared Institutional Advisors no longer advise the fund, and Howard Present is no longer a fund manager. David Gatti and Jason McGinty remain. 4/14
SBMBX Saratoga Energy and Basic Materials Fund Greg McCullough is out David Cohen and Salil Sharma are in 4/14
SARNX Schroder Absolute Return EMD and Currency Fund No one, but . . . Abdallah Guezour takes over the lead manager role. Current lead manager, Geoff Blanning, remains on the fund, as do Guillermo Besaccia and Nick Brown, the other managers. 4/14
SIIEX Sentinel International Equity Fund Katherine Schapiro is gone Andrew Boczek will carry on. 4/14
TCOEX Tactical Offensive Equity Fund William Fries and Lei Wang The rest of the extensive team remains. 4/14
TPSAX Thrivent Partner Small Cap Growth Fund Peter Sustersic of Turner Investment Partners is out but Peter Niedland and Jason Schrotberger of Turner Investment Partners move in 4/14
TMCGX Turner Emerging Growth Fund Peter Sustersic Peter Niedland 4/14
TCGFX Turner Large Growth Fund No one, but . . . Christopher Baggini joins Robert Turner and becomes lead portfolio manager 4/14
VASVX Vanguard Selected Value Fund No one, but . . . Pzena Investment Management has been added as an advisor, with Richard Pzena, Eli Rabinowich, and Manoj Tandon, overseeing that portion of the portfolio 4/14
WRAAX Wilmington Multi-Manager Alternatives No one, but . . . Carl Loeb Advisory Partners becomes the 6th subadvisor to join the team. 4/14

 

Manager changes, March 2014

By Chip

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

FXDAX

Altegris Fixed Income Long Short Fund

No one, but . . .

Eric Bundonis joins Jon Sundt, Matthew Osborne, Allen Cheng, Kevin Schweitzer, and Anilesh Ahuja

3/14

DWAFX

Arrow DWA Balanced Fund

Michael Moody is gone

Harold Parker and John Lewis remain on the fund

3/14

DWTFX

Arrow DWA Tactical Fund

Michael Moody is gone

Harold Parker and John Lewis remain on the fund

3/14

DSFAX

ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund

Jeremiah Chafkin is out.

Andrew Lo and Robert Rickard remain as comanagers

3/14

GAFAX

ASG Global Alternatives Fund

Jeremiah Chafkin is out.

Andrew Lo and Robert Rickard remain as comanagers

3/14

AMFAX

ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund

Jeremiah Chafkin is out.

Andrew Lo and Robert Rickard remain as comanagers

3/14

BHYAX

BlackRock High Yield Bond

Charlie McCarthy

James Keenan, Mitchell Garfin, David Delbos, Derek Schoenhofen, Thomas Musmanno, Scott MacLellan, Rick Rieder and Bob Miller are the funds’ portfolio managers

3/14

CNIAX

City National Rochdale Multi-Asset Fund

Otis “Tres” Heald left at the end of February.

Thomas Gavin and Fang Zhou join William Miller, Jr. and Bruce Simon

3/14

CEFFX

Congressional Effect Fund

Eric Singer is off the fund, which is to say the Congressional Effect team has been removed from the Congressional Effect fund

Sean McCooey, of Pulteney Street Capital Management, is now the portfolio manager.

3/14

LCMAX

Driehaus Active Income Fund

Mirsada Durakovic is no longer an assistant portfolio manager

Adam Abbas joins K.C. Nelson and Elizabeth Cassidy

3/14

DRSLX

Driehaus Select Credit Fund

Mirsada Durakovic is no longer an assistant portfolio manager

Adam Abbas joins K.C. Nelson and Elizabeth Cassidy

3/14

SCINX

DWS International

Juergen Foerster, Johannes Prix, and Thomas Voecking are out

Di Kumble takes over

3/14

FKASX

Federated Kaufmann Small Cap Fund

Aash Shah

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

3/14

FIXMX

Fidelity International Small Cap

Nick Price, Dale Nicholls, and Colin Stone

Sam Chamovitz

3/14

FJPNX

Fidelity Japan

Rie Shigekawa

Kirk Neureiter

3/14

FJSCX

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies

Nick Price is out, capping a quarter in which Fidelity changed management at six global stock or bond funds

David Jenkins

3/14

AITIX

Forward Investment Grade Fixed-Income Fund

Chris Dialynas, who is “on sabbatical” from the PIMCO version of this fund but apparently out here.

Mohit Mittal will take over.

3/14

FNGAX

Franklin International Growth Fund

No one, but . . .

Donald Huber joins Coleen Barbeau and M. Par Rostom

3/14

ICRAX

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

Robert Straus is out

Mick Kuehn takes over

3/14

IOCAX

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

Robert Straus is out

Donovan Paul joins Zach Jonson

3/14

ICTUX

ICON Utilities

Robert Straus is out

Derek Rollingson is in

3/14

AAGIX

ING Core Equity

No one, but . . .

Vincent Costa will join Michael Pytosh.

3/14

IACLX

ING Corporate Leaders 100 Fund

No one, but . . .

Steve Wetter and Kai Kee Wong join Vincent Costa.

3/14

ITYAX

Invesco Technology Fund

Brian Nelson and Warren Tennant are out.

Erik Voss and Janet Luby take over.

3/14

JGYAX

John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund

No one, but . . .

John Tobin and Kera Van Valen join William Priest, Eric Sappenfield, and Michael Welhoelter as portfolio managers.

3/14

ONIAX

JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund

Duane Huff is gone

J. Andrew Norelli joins the team of Steven Lear, Mark Jackson, Frederick Sabetta, and Richard Figuly

3/14

MSSAX

MassMutual Premier Main Street Fund

No one, but . . .

Paul Larson joins Manind Govil and Benjamin Ram

3/14

MTGAX

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Securities

Sheila Huang is gone.

Michael Kushma and Neil Stone take over the fund

3/14

NMFAX

Nationwide Growth Fund

Christopher Baggini, and subadviser Turner Investments

David Hanna, Edward Mulrane, Douglas Riley, and Michael Vogelzang, and subadviser Boston Advisors, LLC.

3/14

NEFOX

Natixis Oakmark Fund

Diane Mustain, Edward Loeb, and Michael Mangan are out as the fund transitions from being Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund

Kevin Grant, M. Colin Hudson, and William Nygren take over, which is nice, but NEFOX is vastly more expensive than the original OAKMX

3/14

NABAX

Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund

Turner Investments is out as a subadviser

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

3/14

TRFAX

Patriot Fund

Todd Smurl will no longer protect us from investment exposure to Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria

James Lee.  Oddly, both the outgoing and incoming managers are listed as president of Ascendant Advisors.

3/14

PGBAX

Principal Global Diversified Income Fund

No one, but . . .

Kelly Grossman is joined by Jake Anonson, Jessica Bush, Marcus Dummer, James Fennessey, and Benjamin Rotenberg

3/14

PJRAX

Prudential International Equity Fund

Andrew Goldberg is out.

Jacob Pozharny, John Van Belle, Wen Jin, and Ping Wang will continue to serve as portfolio managers for the Fund.

3/14

UMBWX

Scout International

James Moffett will step down at the end of the year, but will remain with the firm.  Morningstar has placed the fund’s rating under review.

Current comanager, Michael Stack, will become co-lead on the fund and take the lead when Mr. Moffett leaves. Michael Fogerty will remain a comanager.

3/14

XXXXX

Strategic Advisors Multi-Manager 2005 through 2055 funds

Christopher Sharpe is out.

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

3/14

FEBPX

Strategic Advisors Multi-Manager Income Fund

Christopher Sharpe is out.

Andrew Dierdorf and Brett Sumsion remain.

3/14

PRLAX

T. Rowe Price Latin America

Jose Costa Buck

Gonzalo Pangaro and Verena Wachnitz

3/14

TAVIX

Third Avenue International Value

Amit Wadhwaney, the founder manager, will retire on June 30th.

Comanager, Matthew Fine, will take over as the sole lead manager.

3/14

TMSCX

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund

Vijay Shankaran

Michael Tung

3/14

TSCCX

Turner Spectrum Fund

Vijay Shankaran

Michael Tung joins the rest of the team

3/14

VWNAX

Vanguard Windsor II

Portfolio manager, Jeffrey Shaw, and subadvisor Armstrong Shaw Associates, are out.

The other subadvisors and managers remain, with subadvisor Hotchkis & Wiley taking over control of the Armstrong Shaw portion of the portfolio.

3/14

WRAAX

Wilmington Multi-Manager Alternatives

Stefan Mykytiuk and sub-advisor TIG Advisors

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

3/14

Manager changes, February 2014

By Chip

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

ALHAX

AllianceBernstein Limited Duration High Income Fund

Amy Strugazow leaves the team

Ivan Rudolph-Shabinsky joins Michael Sohr, Ashish Shah, and Gershon Distenfeld.

2/14

IIESX

American Independence International Alpha Strategies Fund

Subadvisor Guggenheim Investments has been terminated by the Board, along with portfolio managers Nardin Baker and Ole Jakob Wold

Navellier & Associates will be the new subadvisor, after a rubber stamp by shareholders. James O’Leary and Michael Borgen will manage the fund.

2/14

CLTAX

Catalyst/Lyons Tactical Allocation

Louis Stevens

Michael Schoonover

2/14

ELDFX

Elfun Diversified Fund

Greg Hartch is out

Jeffrey Palma and David Wiederecht remain

2/14

FAHMX

Frost Small Cap Equity Fund

Cambiar Investors is terminated as a subadvisor to the fund, with its entire management team.

The new team consists of Craig Leighton, Tom Stringfellow, and Brad Thompson, of Frost Investment Advisors.

2/14

GSAGX

Goldman Sachs Asia Equity Fund

Edwin Perkins is gone

Alina Chiew and Kevin Ohn remain.

2/14

GBRAX

Goldman Sachs BRIC Fund

Edwin Perkins is gone

Alina Chiew and Kevin Ohn remain.

2/14

GSIFX

Goldman Sachs Concentrated International Equity Fund

Edwin Perkins is gone

Alexis Deladerriere remains

2/14

GEMEX

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Edwin Perkins is gone

Alina Chiew remains.

2/14

GSAKX

Goldman Sachs Strategic International Equity Fund

Edwin Perkins is gone

Suneil Mahindru joins Alexis Deladerriere, who remains on the fund.

2/14

GGEFX

Golub Group Equity Fund

Michael Golub will no longer serve on the fund

The other managers, Colin Higgins, Kurt Hoefer, and John Dowling, remain.

2/14

ITGIX

ING T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio I

Rob Bartolo, manager of the underlying Price fund, resigned and relocated.

Joe Fath will take his place.

2/14

JMFAX

Janus Emerging Markets Fund

Matt Hochstetler

Hiroshi Yoh and Wahid Pierre Chammas remain.

2/14

HSKAX

JPMorgan Market Neutral (which some might label JPMorgan Zero Return)

No one, but . . .

Steven Lee and Raffaele Zingone join Terance Chen, who’s been on board just since December, 2013.

2/14

JMNAX

JPMorgan Research Market Neutral

No one, but . . .

Steven Lee and Raffaele Zingone join Terance Chen, who will be resigning in the fourth quarter of 2014.

2/14

MGFIX

Managers Bond Fund

No one, but . . .

Matthew Eagan and Elaine Stokes join Daniel Fuss

2/14

DVRAX

MFS Global Alternative Strategy

Effective April 30, 2014, Joseph Flaherty will no longer be an advisor to the fund, and …

Benjamin Nastou will join the rest of the team of Natalie Shapiro, Curt Custard, Jonathan Davies, Andreas Koester, and Lowell Yura.

2/14

MFEGX

MFS Growth Fund

No one, but . . .

Matthew Sabel joins Eric Fischman as a comanager.

2/14

OCTAX

MFS Mid Cap Growth

No one, but . . .

Matthew Sabel joins Eric Fischman and Paul Gordon

2/14

MMUFX

MFS Utilities Fund

Robert Persons

Maura Shaughnessy remains and is joined by Claud Davis

2/14

NRFAX

Natixis AEW Real Estate Fund

Jeffrey Caira left on Jan 1.

John Garofalo joins Matthew Troxell, J. Hall Jones, and Roman Ranocha

2/14

IIDPX

Natixis Diversified Income Fund

Jeffrey Caira left on Jan 1.

Maura Murphy, Kevin Kearns, and Elaine Kan join the extensive team.

2/14

OPOCX

Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

No one, but . . .

Ash Shah joins Ronald Zibelli Jr.

2/14

MSIGX

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund

No one, but . . .

Paul Larson joins Manind Govil and Benjamin Ram

2/14

PTSIX

PIMCO International Fundamental IndexPLUS AR Strategy

Marc Seidner

Scott Mather

2/14

PIPAX

PIMCO International StocksPLUS AR Strategy

Marc Seidner who was ousted as part of the post El-Erian purge is joining GMO as a  head of fixed-income

Scott Mather

2/14

PCFIX

PIMCO Small Company Fundamental IndexPLUS AR Strategy

Marc Seidner

Scott Mather

2/14

PWWAX

PIMCO Worldwide Fundamental Advantage AR Strategy

Marc Seidner

Scott Mather

2/14

RSCHX

RS China Fund

No one, but . . .

Tony Chu joins Michael Reynal

2/14

GUHYX

RS High Yield Fund

Howard Most is retiring after  five entirely okay years with the fund

Marc Gross and Kevin Booth remain

2/14

XXXXX

Russell LifePoints 2015, 2020, 2025, 2030, 2035, 2040, 2045, 2050, 2055

Michael Ruff

John Greves and Brian Meath

2/14

RBLEX

Russell LifePoints Balanced Strategy

Michael Ruff

Brian Meath

2/14

RCLEX

Russell LifePoints Conservative Strategy

Michael Ruff

Brian Meath

2/14

RELEX

Russell LifePoints Equity Growth Strategy

Michael Ruff

Brian Meath

2/14

RALEX

Russell LifePoints Growth Strategy

Michael Ruff

Brian Meath

2/14

RZLRX

Russell LifePoints in Retirement

Michael Ruff

John Greves and Brian Meath

2/14

RMLEX

Russell LifePoints Moderate Strategy

Michael Ruff

Brian Meath

2/14

SEBLX

Sentinel Balanced Fund

David Brownlee will retire at the end of June.

Jason Doiron and Daniel Manion remain

2/14

SECMX

Sentinel Conservative Strategies Fund

David Brownlee will retire at the end of June.

Jason Doiron, Daniel Manion, and Katherine Shapiro remain

2/14

SEGSX

Sentinel Government Securities Fund

David Brownlee will retire at the end of June.

Jason Doiron remains.

2/14

SSIGX

Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund

David Brownlee will retire at the end of June.

Jason Doiron remains.

2/14

 

Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund

David Brownlee will retire at the end of June.

Jason Doiron remains.

2/14

FCSAX

Strategic Advisers Core Fund

Lawrence Rakers, who was moved out of the portfolio manager role at Fidelity Dividend Growth after five volatile years,  has been replaced …

… by Matthew Fruhan

2/14

FMJDX

Strategic Advisers International Multi-Manager Fund

W. George Greig has left the William Blair & Co. sleeve of the fund after 17 years

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

2/14

USMIX

USAA Extended Market Index Fund

Ed Corallo has retired

Alan Mason is the new portfolio manager

2/14

USFSX

USFS Funds Tactical Asset Allocation Fund

Chris Weber and Mark Elste are out

Robert Cummisford and Tommy Huie will take over

2/14

VALLX

Value Line Larger Companies

Mark Spellman

Stephen Grant will manage the fund

2/14

VGPMX

Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining Fund

No one, but . . .

Jamie Horvat joins Randeep Somel

2/14

CBEAX

Wells Fargo Advantage C & B Large Cap Value Fund

Daren Heitman is out.

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

2/14

CBMAX

Wells Fargo Advantage C & B Mid Cap Value Fund

Daren Heitman is out.

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

2/14

Manager changes, January 2014

By Chip

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

SHKNX

Aftershock Strategies Fund

Michael Calkin is out

The rest of the team, including Daniel Cohen, Michael Lebowitz, David Wiedemer, and Robert Wiedemer, remain.

1/14

RAGHX

AllianzGI Wellness Fund

No one, but . . .

John Schroer joins Michael Dauchot and Paul Wagner

1/14

ADIAX

Alpine Innovators Fund, which is to become the Alpine Small Cap Fund on March 31.

Samuel Lieber and Stephen Lieber will be out as part of the change

Michael T. Smith, lately of Lord Abbett Small-Cap Blend (LSBAX), will take the helm.

1/14

ABSAX

American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund

No one, but . . .

Nelson Woodard joins the team

1/14

BERCX

Berwyn Cornerstone Fund

Raymond Munsch is resigning

George Cipolloni, Lee Grout, Robert Killen and Mark Saylor remain

1/14

BERWX

Berwyn Fund

Raymond Munsch is resigning

George Cipolloni, Lee Grout, Robert Killen and Mark Saylor remain

1/14

BERIX

Berwyn Income Fund

Raymond Munsch is resigning

George Cipolloni, Lee Grout, Robert Killen and Mark Saylor remain

1/14

GVT

Columbia Select Large Cap Value Fund

Neil Eigen

Kari Montanus joins Richard Rosen

1/14

DBEAX

Dreyfus Diversified Emerging Markets Fund

Sean Fitzgibbon and Jay Malikowski leave a fund whose greatest distinction is that it’s not as bad as the other Dreyfus EM fund (DRFMX)

Elizabeth Slover, Guarav Patankar, Peter Goslin, Ronald Gala, Warren Chiang, and Michelle Chan

1/14

KAUFX

Federated Kaufmann

No one, but . . .

John Ettinger and Barbara Miller have joined Lawrence Auriana and Hans Utsch on the team roster.

1/14

FLSLX

Forward Credit Analysis Long/Short Fund

David Hammer is out

Joseph Deane remains

1/14

GMSMX

GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core

Hamish Clark, Ed Field, Katherine O’Donovan, Chip Perrone, Andrew Swanson, Young Chin and Chad Colman

Wellington Management is in, with Cheryl Duckworth and Mark Mandel managing the fund.  Don’t hold your breath over this one.  The fund has had 36 managers in 13 years, with a surprising number sticking for just three months.

1/14

HIINX

Harbor International Fund

Edward Wendell will be stepping down and moving toward retirement.

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

1/14

HISIX

Homestead International Value Fund

Robert Mazuelos is out

The rest of the team remains on the fund.

1/14

HWHAX

Hotchkis and Wiley High Yield

No one, but . . .

Richard Mak joins the existing team of Patrick Meegan, Mark Hudoff, and Ray Kennedy.

1/14

ICTRX

Icon Industrials

Zach Jonson

Michael Kuehn

1/14

JMPAX

Janus Aspen Global Allocation – Moderate

No one, but . . .

Enrique Chang joins Daniel Scherman

1/14

JGLTX

Janus Aspen Global Technology

No one, but . . .

Brinton Johns joins J. Bradley Slingerlend

1/14

JDEAX

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity

Scott Blasdell leaves the team and …

Aryeh Glatter joins.

1/14

VSEAX

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

No one, but . . .

Daniel Percella joins Don San Jose and Christopher Jones

1/14

JEPAX

JPMorgan US Research Equity Plus Fund

No one, but . . .

Raffaele Zingone and Aryeh Glatter join Terance Chen in managing the fund

1/14

KALVX

Keeley Alternative Value

No one, but . . .

Kevin Chin joins Brian Keeley and John Keeley

1/14

KSCVX

Keeley Small Cap Value

No one, but . . .

Kevin Chin joins Brian Keeley and John Keeley

1/14

KSMVX

Keeley Small-Mid Cap Value

No one, but . . .

Kevin Chin joins Brian Keeley and John Keeley

1/14

MSFBX

Morgan Stanley Institutional Global Franchise Portfolio Fund

Peter Wright has retired

William Lock, Bruno Paulson, Vladimir Demine, Marcus Watson and Christian Derold will continue on

1/14

MIQBX

Morgan Stanley Institutional International Equity Portfolio Fund

Peter Wright has retired

William Lock, Bruno Paulson, Vladimir Demine, Marcus Watson and Christian Derold will continue on

1/14

NMIEX

Northern Multi-Manager International Equity Fund

W. George Greig has left the William Blair & Co. sleeve of the fund after 17 years with Blair’s International Growth fund

Simon Fennell and Jeffrey Urbina continue to manage the William Blair & Co portion

1/14

ICCCX

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

Robert Straus is out

Scott Snyder is in

1/14

RIMMX

Rainier Mid Cap Equity Fund

Peter Musser is out

Mark Broughton and James Margard remain

1/14

FMGCX

Rx Dynamic Growth Fund

Gerry Campbell is out

Steven Wruble and Greg Rutherford remain.

1/14

PRISX

T. Rowe Price Financial Services

Eric Veiel has become a director of research at T. Rowe.

Gabriel Solomon will be his successor

1/14

PRGFX

T. Rowe Price Growth Stock

Rob Bartolo resigned and relocated, the latest in a surprising manager outflow.

Joe Fath will take his place.

1/14

TGVAX

Thornburg International Value Fund

Wendy Trevisani will move out to focus on institutional accounts

Lei Wang and William Fries will continue on

1/14

TSCEX

Turner Small Cap Growth Fund

William McVail, who has been managing the fund for the past 15 years

Jason Schrotberger

1/14

USCOX

U.S. Global Investors China Region Fund

Michael Ding is off the fund

Frank Holmes will continue on, joined by John Derrick and Xian Liang.

1/14

BNSCX

UBS US Small Cap Growth Fund

Paul Graham is out

David Wabnik and Samuel Kim continue to run the fund

1/14

VHFAX

Virtus Herzfeld Fund

Cecilia Gondor is out

Erik Herzfeld and Thomas Herzfeld remain

1/14

SCSAX

Wells Fargo Advantage Common Stock Fund

Thomas Wooden is gone

Ann Miletti remains

1/14

SOPVX

Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity Fund

Thomas Wooden is gone

Ann Miletti remains

1/14

In Search of Persistence

By Chip

Originally published in January 1, 2014 Commentary

It’s 1993. Ten moderate allocation funds are available that have existed for 20 years or more. A diligent, well intended investor wants to purchase one of them based on persistent superior performance. The investor examines rolling 3-year risk-adjusted returns every month during the preceding 20 years, which amounts to 205 evaluation periods, and delightfully discovers Virtus Tactical Allocation (NAINX).

It outperformed nearly 3/4ths of the time, while it under-performed only 5%. NAINX essentially equaled or beat its peers 194 out of 205 periods. Encouraged, the investor purchases the fund making a long-term commitment to buy-and-hold.

It’s now 2013, twenty years later. How has NAINX performed? To the investor’s horror, Virtus Tactical Allocation underperformed 3/4ths of the time since purchased! And the fund that outperformed most persistently? Mairs & Power Balanced (MAPOX), of course.

Back to 1993. This time a more aggressive investor applies the same methodology to the large growth category and finds an extraordinary fund, named Fidelity Magellan (FMAGX).  This fund outperformed nearly 100% of the time across 205 rolling 3-year periods over 20 years versus 31 other long-time peers. But during the next 20 years…? Not well, unfortunately. This investor would have done better choosing Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX). How can this be? Most industry experts would attribute the colossal shift in FMAGX performance to the resignation of legendary fund manager Peter Lynch in 1990.

virtus fidelity

MJG, one of the heavy contributors to MFO’s discussion board, posts regularly about the difficulty of staying on top of one’s peer group, often citing results from Standard & Poor’s Index Versus Active Indexing (SPIVA) reports. Here is the top lesson-learned from ten years of these reports:

“Over a five-year horizon…a majority of active funds in most categories fail to outperform indexes. If an investing horizon is five years or longer, a passive approach may be preferable.”

The December 2013 SPIVA “Persistence Scorecard” has just been published, which Joshua Brown writes insightfully about in “Persistence is a Killer.” The scorecard once again shows that only a small fraction of top performing domestic equity mutual funds remain on top across any 2, 3, or 5 year period.

What does mutual fund non-persistence look like across 40 years? Here’s one depiction:

mutual fund mural

The image (or “mural”) represents monthly rank by color-coded quintiles of risk-adjusted returns, specifically Martin Ratio, for 101 funds across five categories. The funds have existed for 40 years through September 2013. The calculations use total monthly returns of oldest share class only, ignoring any load, survivor bias, and category drift.  Within each category, the funds are listed alphabetically.

There are no long blue/green horizontal streaks. If anything, there seem to be more extended orange/red streaks, suggesting that if mutual fund persistence does exist, it’s in the wrong quintiles! (SPIVA actually finds similar result and such bottom funds tend to end-up merged or liquated.)

Looking across the 40 years of 3-year rolling risk-adjusted returns, some observations:

  • 98% of funds spent some periods in every rank level…top, bottom, and all in-between
  • 35% landed in the bottom two quintiles most of the time…that’s more than 1/3rd of all funds
  • 13% were in the top two bottom quintiles…apparently harder to be persistently good than bad
  • Sequoia (SEQUX) was the most persistent top performer…one of greatest mutual funds ever
  • Wall Street (WALLX) was the most persistent cellar dweller…how can it still exist?

sequoia v wall street

The difference in overall return between the most persistent winner and loser is breathtaking: SEQUX delivered 5.5 times more than SP500 and 16 times more than WALLX. Put another way, $10K invested in SEQUX in October 1973 is worth nearly $3M today. Here’s how the comparison looks:

sequx wallx sp500

So, while attaining persistence may be elusive, the motivation to achieve it is clear and present.

The implication of a lack of persistence strikes at the core of all fund rating methodologies that investors try to use to predict future returns, at least those based only on historical returns. It is, of course, why Kiplinger, Money, and Morningstar all try to incorporate additional factors, like shareholder friendliness, experience, and strategy, when compiling their Best Funds lists. An attempt, as Morningstar well states, to identify “funds with the highest potential of success.”

The MFO rating system was introduced in June 2013. The current 20-year Great Owls, shown below for moderate allocation and large growth categories, include funds that have achieved top performance rank over the past 20, 10, 5, and 3 year evaluation periods. (See Rating Definitions.)

20 year GOs

But will they be Great Owls next year? The system is strictly quantitative based on past returns, which means, alas, a gentle and all too ubiquitous reminder that past performance is not a guarantee of future results. (More qualitative assessments of fund strategy, stewardship, and promise are provided monthly in David’s fund profiles.) In any case and in the spirit of SPIVA, we will plan to publish periodically a Great Owl “Persistence Scorecard.”

31Dec2013/Charles

Manager Changes, December 2013

By Chip

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

ASFAX

Absolute Strategies

No one, but . . .

Sabal Capital Management will become the eleventh subadviser to the fund

12/13

RAGHX

AllianzGI Wellness Fund

Ken Tsuboi

Michael Dauchot and Paul Wagner remain on this determinedly regrettable fund

12/13

AMECX

American Funds Income Fund of America

Grant Cambridge leaves the fund, but not the firm

David Daigle joins the rest of the team.

12/13

BHGIX

Baird LargeCap

Kenneth Hemauer and Douglas Guffy

Matthew Malgari

12/13

CFIMX

Clipper Fund

Ken Feinberg seems to have been shown the door

Danton Goei

12/13

AXEAX

Columbia European Equity

No one, but . . .

Nick Davis joins Dan Ison

12/13

RPFGX

Davis Financial

Ken Feinberg “will be departing our firm” and is being removed from all his funds

Chris Davis, who managed the fund for 16 years, returns

12/13

NYTVX

Davis New York Venture

Ken Feinberg

Danton Goei

12/13

FDTTX

Fidelity Advisor Capital Development

Harlan Carere

Matt Fruhan

12/13

FDGTX

Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth

Larry Rakers is leaving the fund, but remaining with the firm.

Ramona Persaud will take the lead

12/13

FEIAX

Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund

No one, but . . .

Stefan Lindblad joins Risteard Hogan to oversee the final days before the fund’s merger

12/13

FICDX

Fidelity Canada Fund

No one, but . . .

Risteard Hogan is joining Doug Lober as a comanager

12/13

FDEQX

Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund

Keith Quinton

Alex Devereaux is now the sole portfolio manager

12/13

FDGFX

Fidelity Dividend Growth

Larry Rakers is leaving the fund after five solid years characterized by high returns and high volatility, but he is remaining with the firm.

Ramona Persaud, who manages two mediocre equity-income funds, will take the lead

12/13

FIEUX

Fidelity Europe Fund

No one, but . . .

Stefan Lindblad joins Risteard Hogan to oversee the final days before the fund’s merger

12/13

FECAX

Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund

No one, but . . .

Stefan Lindblad joins Risteard Hogan to oversee the final days before the fund’s merger

12/13

FSPCX

Fidelity Select Insurance Portfolio

Court Dignan is leaving this fund, but remaining on Fidelity Mid Cap Value

Peter Deutsch is now the sole portfolio manager

12/13

FJBAC

Fidelity VIP Balanced Portfolio

Larry Rakers is leaving the fund, but not the firm

The Stock Selector Large Cap Team, which includes Bob Stansky in the lead of sector specialists Douglas Simmons, Brian Lempel, Tobias Welo, Monty Kori, Steve Kaye, Jonathan Kasen, Pierre Sorel, Bob Lee, and Peter Saperstone

12/13

LOVIX

First Pacific Low Volatility Fund

Brian Ishihara is leaving

Terrence Lee will remain as portfolio manager

12/13

HRUBX

Harbor Unconstrained Bond Fund

Chris Dialynas is going on sabbatical

Bill Gross will take over this low-cost clone of PIMCO Unconstrained

12/13

JCHLX

JHancock China Emerging Leaders

Yang Liu

Joseph Chi, Jed Fogdall, Henry Gray, and Karen Umland

12/13

HSKAX

JPMorgan Market Neutral

Peter Beebee

Terance Chen takes over a fund that has trailed 90% of its peers over the past 1, 3 and 5 years while charging a premium price.

12/13

LCSAX

LoCorr Long/Short Commodity Strategies

Galliard Capital Management

Nuveen Asset Management

12/13

MHBAX

Mariner Hyman Beck

Annette Cazenave and Eric Gurdian of RJO Investment Management

Brad Lloyd and Aron Schnell of Monte Capital Group though it’s unclear that any change will address the challenge of the managed futures model

12/13

OASVX

Optimum Small-Mid Cap Value Fund

Graham Wong leave the team

Prashant Inamdar joins the team.

12/13

PIPAX

PIMCO International StocksPLUS AR Strategy

Chris Dialynas is going on sabbatical

Marc Seidner

12/13

PUBAX

PIMCO Unconstrained Bond Fund

Chris Dialynas is going on sabbatical

Bill Gross will take over.

12/13

PHASX

Principal MidCap Growth Fund III

Subadvisors Jacobs Levy Equity Management and Turner Investments are out, along with the entire management team.

Robert W. Baird & Co and William Blair & Co, are in. The team consists of Kenneth Hemauer, Charles Severson, Robert Lanphier, and David Ricci

12/13

REDSX

Russell US Defensive Equity

Richard Yasenchak

David Hintz

12/13

RMCAX

Russell US Mid Cap Equity

Richard Yasenchak

Jon Eggins

12/13

SLASX

Selected American

Ominous wording: “As of January 1, 2014 Kenneth Feinberg will be removed as a portfolio manager” after 15 years

Danton Goei

12/13

NFSAX

State Farm International Index Fund

Shaun Murphy

Steven Santiccioli

12/13

FNAPX

Strategic Advisers Small-Mid Cap Multi-Manager Fund

Alger Asset managers are out as a subadvisor

The rest of the extensive team remains.

12/13

SSMIX

Symons Small Cap Institutional Fund

Richard Foran leaves

Colin Symons remains, and is joined by Matthew Karr.

12/13

RPIBX

T. Rowe Price International Bond

Ian Kelson is stepping back, but not yet retiring

Arif Husain will take the lead and Chris Rothery will remain as a comanager

12/13

PRJPX

T. Rowe Price Japan Fund

M. Campbell Gunn is retiring, citing health issues

Archibald Ciganer will take his place

12/13

TMOAX

Touchstone Mid Cap Value Opportunities

Brett Hawkins

Donald Cleven

12/13

IBALX

Transamerica Multi-Managed Balanced

BlackRock Financial Management is no longer a subadviser to the fund

Aegon USA Investment Management is the new subadviser to the fund

12/13

DVIBX

Transamerica Partners Balanced

BlackRock Financial Management is no longer a subadviser to the fund

Aegon USA Investment Management is the new subadviser to the fund

12/13

DVGCX

Transamerica Partners Core Bond

BlackRock Financial Management is no longer a subadviser to the fund

Aegon USA Investment Management is the new subadviser to the fund

12/13

DVHYX

Transamerica Partners High Yield

Eaton Vance Management is no longer a subadviser to the fund

Aegon USA Investment Management is the new subadviser to the fund

12/13

VEXPX

Vanguard Explorer

Jack Granahan is stepping back, but remains with Granahan Investment Management

The rest of the team, including comanagers Gary Hatton and Jane White, remain on the fund

12/13

VWESX

Vanguard Long-Term Investment Grade

No one, but . . .

The Vanguard Group is added as a secondary adviser to a modest portion of the Fund’s assets.

12/13

WHGSX

Westwood SmallCap Value

Graham Wong leaves the team

Prashant Inamdar joins the team.

12/13

WHGMX

Westwood SMidCap

Graham Wong leaves the team

Prashant Inamdar joins the team.

12/13

WHGPX

Westwood SMidCap Plus

Graham Wong leaves the team

Prashant Inamdar joins the team.

12/13

RiverPark Strategic Income Fund (RSIVX)

By Chip

The fund:

RiverPark Strategic Income Fund (RSIVX)RiverPark Logo

Manager:

David Sherman, Cohanzick Management

The call:

On Monday, December 9th, Morty Schaja, RiverPark president, and David Sherman, fund manager, joined me and about 50 Observer readers for an hour-long conversation about the fund and their approach to it.

Highlights of the call include:

  • The fund focuses on “money good” securities.  Those are securities where, if held to maturity, he’s confident that he’ll get his entire principal and all of the interest due to him. They’re the sorts of securities where, if the issuer files for bankruptcy, he still anticipates eventually receiving his principal and interest plus interest on his interest. Because he expects to be able to hold securities to maturity, he doesn’t care about “the taper” and its effects – he’ll simply hold on through any kerfuffle and benefit from regular payments that flow in much like an annuity stream.  These are, he says, bonds that he’d have his mother hold.
  • While the fund might hold a variety of securities, they hold little international exposure and no emerging markets debt. They’re primarily invested in North American (77%) and European(14%) corporate debt, in firms where the accounting is clear and nations where the laws are. 
  • The portfolio focuses on non-investment grade securities, mostly in the B – BB range, but that’s consistent with his intention not to lose his investors’ money.  He values liquidity in his investments; that is to say, he doesn’t get into investments that he can’t quickly get out of.  The fund has been letting cash build, and it’s now about 30% of the portfolio.  David’s general preference is to get out too early and lose some potential returns, rather than linger too long and suffer the risk of permanent impairment.

There were rather more questions from callers than we had time to field.  Some of the points we did get to talk about:

David is not impressed with the values available in one- to three-year bonds, they’ve been subject to too much buying by the anxious herd.  He’s currently finding better values in three- to five-year bonds, especially those which are not included in the major bond indexes.  There is, he says, “a lot of high yield value outside of indexed issues.”

About 50% of the corporate bond market qualifies as “high yield,” which gives him lots of opportunities.

This could function as one’s core bond portfolio.  While there will be more NAV volatility because of mark-to-market rules (that is, you have to ask “what would I get if I stupidly decided to sell my entire portfolio in the midst of a particular day’s market panic”), the risk of permanent impairment of capital occurs only if he’s made a mistake.

Munis are a possibility, but they’re not currently cheap enough to be attractive.

If there’s a limited supply of a security that would be appropriate for both Short-Term and here, Short-Term gets dibs.

Cohanzick is really good at pricing their portfolio securities.  At one level, they use an independent pricing service.  At another, getting the price right has been a central discipline since the firm’s founding and he’s comfortable with his ability to do so even with relatively illiquid names.

At base, David believes the fund can generate returns in the 7-8% range with minimal risk of capital loss.  Given his record with Cohanzick and RPHYX, we are confident that he’s capable of delivering on that promise.  By way of full disclosure: In aligning our mouths and our money, both Chip and I added RSIVX to our personal portfolios this fall.  Once we work out all of the Observer’s year-end finances, we also intend to transfer a portion of the money now in MFO’s credit union savings account into an investment in this fund.

podcastThe conference call (When you click on the link, the file will load in your browser and will begin playing after it’s partially loaded.)

The profile:

The Mutual Fund Observer profile of RSIVX, December 2013.

Web:

RiverPark Funds website

Fund Focus: Resources from other trusted sources

Manager changes, November 2013

By Chip

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

ADVGX

Advisory Research All Cap Value Fund

Brien O’Brien is no longer a manager

James Langer, Matthew Swaim, and Bruce Zessar remain

11/13

ADVWX

Advisory Research Global Value Fund

Brien O’Brien is no longer a manager

James Langer, Matthew Swaim, Jonathan Brodsky, Drew Edwards, and Marco Priani remain and are joined by Bruce Zessar.

11/13

ADVEX

Advisory Research International All Cap Value Fund

Brien O’Brien is no longer a manager

Jonathan Brodsky, Drew Edwards, and Marco Priani remain

11/13

ADVIX

Advisory Research International Small Cap Value Fund

Brien O’Brien is no longer a manager

Jonathan Brodsky, Drew Edwards, and Marco Priani remain

11/13

ADVNX

Advisory Research Strategic Income Fund

Brien O’Brien is no longer a manager

James Langer and Bruce Zessar remain.

11/13

RALGX

AllianzGI Large Cap Growth Fund

Peter Goetz

The rest of the team remains.

11/13

INDAX

ALPS/Kotak India Growth Fund

Harish Krishan is out.

Nitin Jain remains as the sole portfolio manager.

11/13

ABBYX

American Beacon Small Cap Value II Fund

Robert Milmore leaves the team

Patrick O’Brien joins the team

11/13

AIBAX

American Funds Intermediate Bond Fund of America

David Hoag is off the fund, but remains with the firm

David Lee and Fergus MacDonald will replace him on the team

11/13

AFFAX

American Independence Fusion Fund

Subadvisor Eddystone Capital is out, along with managers Francis Ledwidge and Timothy Voake

In house manager Robert Shea will manage the fund.

11/13

BBHEX

BBH International Equity Fund

Ian Clark and Kenneth Lyall leave the team

Hilda West joins the remaining team members.

11/13

BSRIX

Bishop Street Strategic Growth Fund

Hubert Goye and subadvisor BNP Paribas Asset Management are out.

Subadvisor, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, along with Todd Herget, Thomas Galvin, and Richard Carter, are in

11/13

MIBLX

BNY Mellon Asset Allocation Fund

Jeffrey Mortimer and Bernard Schoenfeld are out

Warren Chiang and Ronald Gala are in.

11/13

MPLCX

BNY Mellon Large Cap Stock

Jeffrey McGrew and Sean Fitzgibbon are out

Warren Chiang and Ronald Gala are in.

11/13

CTSAX

Caritas All-Cap Growth

Brenda Smith is out, as the fund enters an Interim Investment Advisory Agreement with Goodwood Advisors.  Goodwood???

Ryan Thibodeaux and Joshua Pesses are the managers from Goodwood.

11/13

CLLAX

Collins Alternative Solutions Fund

No one, but . . .

Seven Locks Capital Management becomes the sixth subadvisor to the fund

11/13

LACAX

Columbia Acorn

Charles McQuaid is leaving the fund, but remaining with the firm.

Rob Mohn will continue on and will be joined by David Frank in January

11/13

LAUAX

Columbia Acorn USA

No one, but . . .

William Doyle will join manager, Robert Mohn, in January

11/13

CTFAX

Columbia Thermostat

No one, but . . .

Charles McQuaid will be joined by Christopher Olsen in January

11/13

TIEUX

Consulting Group Capital Markets Funds International Equity Investments

Virginie Maisonneuve

The rest of the team remains.

11/13

DSGAX

Dreyfus Select Managers Small Cap Growth Fund

No one, but . . .

Granite Investment Partners and Rich Hall James & Assoc. become new subadvisors to the fund.

11/13

DCEMX

Dunham Emerging Markets Stock

David Schaen

Anthony Craddock, Peter Hill, and Eric Leve

11/13

DCSVX

Dunham Small Cap Value

Troy Dayton and Kris Herrick

John Albert and Kevin Finn

11/13

EVTMX

Eaton Vance Dividend Builder Fund

Judith Saryan is leaving

Charles Gaffney carries on alone

11/13

EVCGX

Eaton Vance Greater China Growth Fund

No one, but . . .

May Ling Wee joins Pamela Chan as a comanager.

11/13

EVGFX

Eaton Vance Multi-Cap Growth Fund

Gerald Moore, G.R. Nelson, and Kwang Kim are out.

Yana Barton and Lewis Piantedosi are in

11/13

EAVSX

Eaton Vance Small Cap Value Fund

Robert Milmore leaves the team

Patrick O’Brien joins team leader, Gregory Greene and and comanager, J. Bradley Ohlmuller

11/13

EACPX

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Multi-Cap

Gerald Moore, G.R. Nelson, and Kwang Kim are out.

Yana Barton and Lewis Piantedosi are in

11/13

SGGDX

First Eagle Gold Fund

The firm announced the death of manager, Rachel Benepe, who’d been on leave.

Comanager, Matthew McLennan, will take over full management duties.

11/13

FWSBX

First Western Short Duration Bond Fund

Greg Haendel has resigned

Barry Julien will continue on his own

11/13

FLSLX

Forward Credit Analysis Long/Short Fund

Subadvisor, Cedar Ridge Partners

PIMCo will be the new subadvisor, with Joe Deane and David Hammer at the helm

11/13

GWSAX

Gabelli Focus Five Fund

Elizabeth Lilly and Sarah Donnelly have resigned

Dennis Miller remains on the fund

11/13

GEMZX

GuideStone Funds Emerging Markets Equity

AQR Capital Management is out as a subadvisor, along with Jacques Friedman, Oktay Kurbanov, and Lars Nielsen.

Genesis Asset Managers and Genesis Investment Management remain as subadvisors, with Karen Yerburgh, Karen Royden, and Andrew Elder at the helm.

11/13

WHIAX

Ivy High Income Fund

Bryan Krug is leaving the firm to join Artisan Partners and form a new investment team.

William Nelson will take the lead

11/13

JENSX

Jensen Quality Growth

No one, but . . .

Adam Calamar joins as comanager

11/13

CFIPX

Legg Mason Batterymarch Global Equity Fund

Michael McElroy is out.

Joseph Giroux joins Stephen Lanzendorf

11/13

LRRAX

Legg Mason Strategic Real Return

Michael McElroy is out.

Philip Smeaton joins the team

11/13

MSSFX

Litman Gregory Masters Smaller Companies Fund

Rikard Ekstrand has retired.

The rest of the team remains.

11/13

NTCHX

Northern Technology Fund

Matthew Peron is out

Sandeep Soorya joins remaining manager, Deborah Koch.

11/13

OWGOX

Old Westbury Global Opportunities Fund

No one, but . . .

Muzinich & Co becomes the fourth subadvisor to the fund with Michael McEachern joining the management team

11/13

PGAIX

PIMCO Global Multi-Asset

Comanager Saumil Parikh is leaving the fund for other work with the firm

Manager, Mohamed El-Erian, remains, along with Vineer Bhansali and Curtis Mewbourne

11/13

CMNWX

Principal Capital Appreciation

No one, but . . .

Sarah Radecki joins as a comanager

11/13

SFGIX

Seafarer Overseas Growth and Income Fund

William Maeck is no longer an associate portfolio manager

Andrew Foster and Kate Jaquet remain

11/13

TRGFX

T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure

Susanta Mazumdar is out as the fund prepares to merge into TRP Real Assets

Kes Visuvalingam

11/13

WALLX

The Wall Street Fund

Robert Morse is out after 29 years at the helm

Timothy Evnin and Charles Ryan remain.

11/13

LTCAX

Thornburg CA Limited-Term Municipal

Christopher Ihlefeld has retired

Josh Gonze and Christopher Ryon remain

11/13

LTCAX

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal

Christopher Ihlefeld has retired

Josh Gonze and Christopher Ryon remain

11/13

LTMFX

Thornburg Limited-Term Municipal

Christopher Ihlefeld has retired

Josh Gonze and Christopher Ryon remain

11/13

THNMX

Thornburg NM Intermediate Municipal

Christopher Ihlefeld has retired

Josh Gonze and Christopher Ryon remain

11/13

THNYX

Thornburg NY Intermediate Municipal

Christopher Ihlefeld has retired

Josh Gonze and Christopher Ryon remain

11/13

TSSAX

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income

Christopher Ihlefeld has retired

Josh Gonze and Christopher Ryon remain

11/13

TMNCX

Turner Market Neutral Fund

Matthew Glaser is off the fund

Robert Turner and David Kovacs take over.

11/13

VAMGX

VALIC Company II Mid Cap Growth

Columbia Management Advisors

Wells Capital Management with Thomas Pence, Michael Smith and Chris Warner

11/13

GBFAX

Van Eck Emerging Markets

Team member Edward Kuczma is leaving the firm to pursue other opportunities

Manager, David Semple remains with team member, Angus Shillington

11/13

VGPMX

Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining

Graham French is stepping down.

Comanager Randeep Sornel is moving up.

11/13

PQSAX

Virtus Quality Small-Cap Fund

Robert Schwarzkopt is out

Julie Kutasov and Craig Stone remain

11/13

EKGAX

Wells Fargo Advantage Global Opportunities fund

No one, but . . .

Bryant VanCronkhite joins the team

11/13

ESPAX

Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund

No one, but . . .

Bryant VanCronkhite joins the team

11/13

Manager changes, October 2013

By Chip

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

?????

Advisory Research Small Company Opportunities Fund (Not yet launched)

Matthew Dougherty

Shreekkanth Viswanathan and Paul Galat

10/13

AHSAX

Alger Health Sciences Fund

Maria Liotta

Dan Chung remains as the sole manager

10/13

AMGAX

Alger Mid Cap Growth Fund

Maria Liotta

The rest of the team remains.

10/13

ARDAX

AllianzGI Disciplined Equity

Seung Minn

Steven Berexa

10/13

ACLWX

American Century NT Vista, renamed as American Century NT Heritage

Bryan Unterhalter and Bradley Eixmann

David Hollond and Greg Walsh

10/13

ARTQX

Artisan Mid Cap Value

Scott Satterwhite is planning to retire, in three years

Daniel Kane is now a portfolio manager

10/13

ARTVX

Artisan Small Cap Value

Scott Satterwhite is planning to retire, in three years

Daniel Kane joins the management team

10/13

ARTLX

Artisan Value

Scott Satterwhite is planning to retire, in three years

Daniel Kane is now a portfolio manager

10/13

BELAX

Belvedere Alternative Income

Jonathan Hansen

Keith Pagan

10/13

INDZX

Columbia Diversified Equity Income

No one, but . . .

Russell Bloomfield joins Hugh Mullin

10/13

IGBFX

Columbia Global Bond Fund

No one, but . . .

Jim Cielinski and Matthew Cobon join Nicholas Pifer

10/13

EFIPX

Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Term Bond, now renamed as Fidelity Advisor Limited Term Bond.

Ford O’Neil is off this fund, but remains with Fidelity

David Prothro joins lead manager, Rob Galusza

10/13

FTHRX

Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund

Ford O’Neil is off this fund, but remains with Fidelity

Robin Foley joins as the lead manager, while Rob Galusza moves to the co-manager role

10/13

FPBFX

Fidelity Pacific Basin

Dale Nicholls, the fund’s most successful and longest-serving manager (2004-13) is out here but remains at International Small Cap

John Dance

10/13

FIISX

First Investors Global

Jeffrey Kripke is out.

The rest of the team remains.

10/13

GSHAX

Goldman Sachs High Yield

Rob Cignarella left the firm

Michael Goldstein becomes the sole manager

10/13

GMAMX

Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund

Karsch Capital Management is no longer a subadvisor to the fund.

First Pacific Advisors and Graham Capital Management join the team as subadvisors.

10/13

GISMX

GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

Young Chin, Andrew Burzumato, Thorsten Becker, Arun Daniel and Vincent Rivers are off the team

Hamish Clark, Ed Field, Katherine O’Donovan, Chip Perrone and Andrew Swanson join the team.

10/13

IEOAX

Ivy European Opportunities Fund

Thomas Mengel

Robert Nightingale

10/13

IBIAX

Ivy Global Equity Income Fund

Thomas Mengel

Robert Nightingale

10/13

ONIAX

JPMorgan Core Plus Bond

Gary Madich is leaving the fund as a result of his promotion within the firm

Steven Lear joins the remaining team.

10/13

LGILX

Laudus U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (formerly Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth)

Subadvisor, UBS Global Management

Subadvisor, BlackRock Investment Management, with Lawrence Kemp, Phil Ruvinsky, Kathryn Mongelli, and Wendy Nickerson.

10/13

AQEGX

LKCM Aquinas Growth

James Orser

Gary Walsh joins Paul Greenwell, James Kerrigan, and David Lehmann

10/13

AQEIX

LKCM Aquinas Value

James Orser

The rest of the team of Paul Greenwell, R. Todd Truitt, and Michael Yeager, remain

10/13

LMVYX

Lord Abbett Micro 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.

10/13

LAVLX

Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund

Bob Fetch who was only there on an interim basis

Noah Petrucci joins manager Jeff Diamond

10/13

NTFAX

Neiman Tactical Income Fund

Subadvisor PageOne Funds Management and the team of Joseph Area, Edgar Page, and Kyle Webber.

Subadvisor Absolute Capital Management and portfolio manager Phillip Gebben

10/13

NMMLX

Northern Multi-Manager Large Cap

Subadvisor, NWQ Investment Management, is off the team.

Subadvisor, Huber Capital Management, is in.

10/13

PVFAX

Paradigm Value Fund

No one, but . . .

Scott Bruce joins Jonathan Vyorst, Candace King Weir and Amelia Weir.

10/13

PQIZX

PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder

Cliff Remily and Eve Tournier are out.

Daniel Ivascyn and Alfred Murata join Brad Kinkelaar

10/13

PQDAX

PIMCO EqS Dividend

Cliff Remily

Brad Kinkelaar

10/13

PMFIX

PMC Core Fixed Income

Edwin Denson

Wesley Sparks, Andrew Johnson, Brandon Thomas, Thomas Clarke, Brian Singer and Thomas Marthaler carry on.

10/13

POGRX

Primecap Odyssey Growth

Comanager Mitchell Milias, one of the firm’s three founders, will be retiring

Theo Kolokotrones, Joel Fried, Mohsin Ansari, and Alfred Mordeai all remain

10/13

POSKX

Primecap Odyssey Stock

Comanager, Mitchell Milias will be retiring

Theo Kolokotrones, Joel Fried, Mohsin Ansari, and Alfred Mordeai all remain

10/13

PINCX

Putnam Income Fund

Michael Murphy leaves the team.

Kevin Murphy joins Brett Kozlowski and Michael Salm

10/13

RISCX

Royce European Smaller-Companies Fund

Chuck Royce who, at 73, is down to managing 13 funds and enjoying his recreation of the historic Ocean House hotel

David Nadel and Mark Rayner continue to manage the fund

10/13

ROIMX

Royce International Micro-Cap Fund

Jenifer Taylor

James Harvey and David Nadel are joined by Dilip Badlani

10/13

RYGSX

Royce International Smaller-Companies Fund

Charles Royce

Mark Rayner joins David Nadel and Dilip Badlani

10/13

RFCSX

Russell Strategic Bond

No one, but . . .

Keith Brakebill becomes a comanager.

10/13

FKMOX

Strategic Advisers Value, a Fidelity fund

No one, but . . .

Robeco Investment Management joins the team as the sixth subadvisor

10/13

FDSAX

SunAmerica Focused Dividend Strategy

Bendan Voege

Timothy Pettee and Andrew Sheridan join Timothy Campion

10/13

IEAAX

SunAmerica Income Explorer

Bendan Voege

Timothy Pettee and Andrew Sheridan join Timothy Campion

10/13

SIEAX

SunAmerica International Dividend Strategy Fund

Bendan Voege

Timothy Pettee and Andrew Sheridan join Timothy Campion

10/13

SFVAX

SunAmerica Strategic Value

Bendan Voege

Timothy Pettee and Andrew Sheridan join Timothy Campion

10/13

BNUEX

UBS Global Sustainable Equity

Stephan Maikkula will leave the fund, but not the firm

Bruno Bertocci and Shari Gilfillan

10/13

USISX

USAA Income Fund

Julianne Bass and David N. Pearl will no longer serve as portfolio managers and Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo will no longer be a subadvisor

Eric Sappenfield, John Tobin, and Kera Van Valen are being added as portfolio managers

10/13

VPMCX

Vanguard Primecap

Comanager and Primecap founder Mitchell Milias will be retiring

Theo Kolokotrones, Joel Fried, Mohsin Ansari, and Alfred Mordeai all remain

10/13

VPCCX

Vanguard Primecap Core

Comanager, Mitchell Milias will be retiring

Theo Kolokotrones, Joel Fried, Mohsin Ansari, and Alfred Mordeai all remain

10/13

WMMAX

Westwood Teton Mighty Mites Fund

No one, but . . .

Paul Sonkin joins the team of Mario Gabelli, Laura Linehan, and Elizabeth Lilly

10/13

WMCIX

William Blair Macro Allocation

Edwin Denson

Brian Singer and Thomas Clarke continue on.

10/13

WRAAX

Wilmington Multi-Manager Alternatives

Steven Owsley and Drew Hayworth, along with subadvisor, Madison Street Partners.

The other seven subadvisors remain

10/13

GVIEX

Wilmington Multi-Manager International

No one, but this brings the team up to 20 managers.  Look at the fund’s returns and ask yourself about the number of cooks and the quality of the broth.

Ralf Scherschmidt joins the team as Oberweis Asset Management becomes the seventh subadvisor to the fund

10/13

Whitebox Tactical Opportunities Conference Call

By Chip

Originally published in October 1, 2013 Commentary

whitebox logo

Portfolio managers Andrew Redleaf and Dr. Jason Cross, along with Whitebox Funds’ President Bruce Nordin, hosted the 2nd quarter conference call for their Tactical Opportunities Fund (WBMIX) on September 10. Robert Vogel, the fund’s third manager, did not participate. The call provided an opportunity to take a closer look at the fund, which is becoming hard to ignore.

Background

WBMIX is the more directionally oriented sibling of Whitebox’s market-neutral Long Short Equity Fund (WBLFX), which David profiled in April. Whitebox is preparing to launch a third mutual fund, named Enhanced Convertible Fund (WBNIX), although no target date has been established.

Whitebox Advisors, founded by Mr. Redleaf in 1999, manages its mutual funds with similar staff and strategies as its hedge funds. Mr. Redleaf is a deep contrarian of efficient market theory. He works to exploit market irrationalities and inefficiencies, like “mispriced securities that have a relationship to each other.” He received considerable attention for successfully betting against mortgages in 2008.

The Tactical Opportunities Fund seeks to provide “a combination of capital appreciation and income that is consistent with prudent investment management.” It employs the full spectrum of security classes, including stocks, bonds, and options. Its managers reject the notion that investors are rewarded for accepting more risk. “We believe risk does not create wealth, it destroys wealth.” Instead, they identify salient risks and adjust their portfolio “to perform at least tolerably well in multiple likely scenarios.”

The fund has attracted $205M AUM since its inception in December 2011 ­– on the day of the conference call, Morningstar showed AUM at $171M, an increase of $34M in less than three weeks. All three managers are also partners and owners in the firm, which manages about $2.4B in various types of investment accounts, but the SAI filed February 2013 showed none invested in the fund proper. Since this filing, Whitebox reports Mr. Redleaf has become a “significant owner” and that most of its partners and employees are invested in its funds through the company’s 401k program.

Morningstar recently re-categorized WBMIX from aggressive allocation to long-short after Whitebox management successfully appealed to the editorial board. While long-short is currently more appropriate, the fund’s versatility makes it an awkward fit in any category. It maintains two disparate benchmarks, S&P 500 Price Index SPX (excludes dividends) and Barclay’s Aggregate U.S. Bond Total Return Index. Going forward, Whitebox reports it will add S&P 500 Total Return Index as a benchmark.

Ideally, Mr. Redleaf would prefer the fund’s performance be measured against the nation’s best endowment funds, like Yale’s or Havard’s. He received multiple degrees from Yale in 1978. Dr. Cross holds an MBA from University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Statistics from Yale.

Call Highlights

Most of its portfolio themes were positive or flat for the quarter, resulting in a 1.3% gain versus 2.9% for SP500 Total Return, 2.4% SP500 Price Return, 0.7% for Vanguard’s Balanced Index , and -2.3% for US Aggregate Bonds. In short, WBMIX had a good quarter.

Short Bonds. Whitebox has been sounding warning bells for sometime about overbought fixed income markets. Consequently, it has been shorting 20+ year Treasuries and high-yield bond ETFs, while being long blue-chip equities. If 1Q was “status quo” for investors, 2Q saw more of an orderly rotation out of low yielding bonds and into quality stocks. WBMIX was positioned to take advantage.

Worst-Case Hedge. It continues to hold out-of-money option straddles, which hedge against sudden moves up or down, in addition to its bond shorts. Both plays help in the less probable scenario that “credit markets crack” due to total loss of confidence in bonds, rapid rate increase and mass exodus, taking equities down with them.

Bullish Industrials. Dr. Cross explained that in 2Q they remained bullish on industrials and automakers. After healthy appreciation, they pared back on airlines and large financials, focusing instead on smaller banks, life insurers, and specialty financials. They’ve also been shorting lower yielding apartment REITS, but are beginning to see dislocations in higher yielding REITs and CEFs.

Gold Miner Value. Their one misstep was gold miners, at just under 5% of portfolio; it detracted 150 basis points from 2Q returns. Long a proxy for gold, miners have been displaced by gold ETFs and will no longer be able to mask poor business performance with commodity pricing. Mr. Redleaf believes increased scrutiny on these miners will lead to improved operations and a closure in the spread, reaping significant upside. He cited that six CEOs have retired or been replaced recently. This play is signature Whitebox. The portfolio managers do not see similar inefficiencies in base metal miners.

Large vs Small. Like its miss with gold miners, its large cap versus small cap play has yet to pan-out. It believes small caps are systematically overpriced, so they have been long on large caps while short on small caps. Again, “value arbitrage” Whitebox. The market agreed last quarter, but this theme has worked against the fund since 2Q12.

Heading into 3Q, Whitebox believes equities are becoming overbought, if temporarily, given their extended ascent since 2009. Consequently, WBMIX beta was cut to 0.35 from 0.70. This move appears more tactical than strategic, as they remain bullish on industrials longer term. Mr. Redleaf explains that this is a “game with no called strikes…you never have to swing.” Better instead to wait for your pitch, like winners of baseball’s Home Run Derby invariably do.

Whitebox has been considering an increase to European exposure, if it can find special situations, but during the call Mr. Redleaf stated that “emerging markets is a bit out of our comfort zone.”

Performance To-Date

The table below summaries WBMIX’s return/risk metrics over its 20-month lifetime. The comparative funds were suggested by MFO reader and prolific board contributor “Scott.” (He also brought WBMIX to community attention with his post back in August 2012, entitled “Somewhat Interesting Tiny Fund.”) Most if not all of the funds listed here, at some point and level (except VBINX), tout the ability to deliver balanced-like returns with less risk than the 60/40 fixed balanced portfolio.

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While Whitebox has delivered superior returns (besting VBINX, Mr. Aronstein’s Marketfield and Mr. Romick’s Crescent, while trouncing Mr. Arnott’s All Asset and AQR’s Risk Parity), it’s generally done so with higher volatility. But the S&P 500 has had few drawdowns and low downside over this period, so it’s difficult to conclude if the fund is managing risk more effectively. That said, it has certainly played bonds correctly.

Other Considerations

When asked about the fund’s quickly increasing AUM, Dr. Cross stated that their portfolio contains large sector plays, so liquidity is not an issue. He believes that the fund’s capacity is “immense.”

Whitebox provides timely and thoughtful quarterly commentaries, both macro and security specific, both qualitative and quantitative. These commentaries reflect well on the firm, whose very name was selected to highlight a “culture of transparency and integrity.” Whitebox also sponsors an annual award for best financial research. The $25K prize this year went to authors of the paper “Time Series Momentum,” published in the Journal of Financial Economics.

Whitebox Mutual Funds offers Tactical Opportunities in three share classes. (This unfortunate practice is embraced by some houses, like American Funds and PIMCO, but not others, like Dodge & Cox and FPA.) Investor shares carry an indefensible front-load for purchases below $1M. Both Investor and Advisor shares carry a 12b-1 fee. Some brokerages, like Fidelity and Schwab, offer Advisor shares with No Transaction Fee. (As is common in the fund industry, but not well publicized, Whitebox pays these brokerages to do so – an expensive borne by the Advisor and not fund shareholders.) Its Institutional shares WBMIX are competitive currently at 1.35 ER, if not inexpensive, and are available at some brokerages for accounts with $100,000 minimum.

During the call, Mr. Redleaf stated that its mutual funds are cheaper than its hedge funds, but the latter “can hold illiquid and obscure securities, so it kind of balances out.” Perhaps so, but as Whitebox Mutual Funds continues to grow through thoughtful risk and portfolio management, it should adopt a simpler and less expensive fee structure: single share class, no loads or 12b-1 fees, reasonable minimums, and lowest ER possible. That would make this already promising fund impossible to ignore.

Bottom Line

At the end of the day, continued success with the fund will depend on whether investors believe its portfolio managers “have behaved reasonably in preparing for the good and bad possibilities in the current environment.” The fund proper is still young and yet to be truly tested, but it has the potential to be one of an elite group of funds that moderate investors could consider holding singularly – on the short list, if you will, for those who simply want to hold one all-weather fund.

A transcript of the 2Q call should be posted shortly at Whitebox Tactical Opportunities Fund.

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Manager changes, September 2013

By Chip

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

 

 

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

Manager changes, August 2013

By Chip

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

TWCIX

American Century Select

No one, but . . .

Analyst Chris Krantz is promoted to comanager.

8/13

TWCUX

American Century Ultra

No one, but . . .

Analyst Jeff Bourke is promoted to comanager.

8/13

BACHX

BlackRock Emerging Markets Dividend

Andrew Swan, under whom the fund remained microscope and wan, is out

Dhiren Shah and Luiz Soares

8/13

CEIAX

Calvert Equity Income Fund

No one, but . . .

Natalie Trunow joins the team.

8/13

CGOIX

Century Growth Opportunities Fund

David Borah

Donald Bisson remains

8/13

DSGAX

Dreyfus Select Managers Small Cap Growth Fund

Subadvisor King Investment Advisors.

The other five subadvisers remain.

8/13

MIDVX

DWS Mid Cap Value

Subadvisor Dreman Value Management is out.

The in-house team of Richard Glass, Richard Hanlon, and Mary Schafer, will take over.

8/13

RRRAX

DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities

Jerry W. Ehlinger

Joseph Fisher and David Zonavetch join John Robertson and John Vojticek

8/13

KDSAX

DWS Small Cap Value

Subadvisor Dreman Value Management is out.  DVM is another of those guru-driven firms that’s been spiraling steadily down.

The in-house team of Richard Glass, Richard Hanlon, and Mary Schafer, will take over.

8/13

ETTGX

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

Duncan Richardson will be retiring as of Oct. 31st

The rest of the team, Lewis R. Piantedosi, Michael A. Allison and Yana S. Barton, remains.

8/13

EXTGX

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

Duncan Richardson will be retiring as of Oct. 31st

The rest of the team, Lewis R. Piantedosi, Michael A. Allison and Yana S. Barton, remains.

8/13

FDEGX

Fidelity Growth Strategies Fund

Christopher Lee

Jean Park 

8/13

FSESX

Fidelity Select Energy Service

No one, but . . .

Ben Shuleva joins Jonathan Kasen

8/13

FPRAX

FPA Paramount

Steven Geist and Eric Ende are stepping down after 13 years as part of a strategy change

Gregory Herr and Pierre Py move into the lead.

8/13

FPPFX

FPA Perennial

No one, but . . .

Gregory Herr will join existing managers Eric Ende and Steven Geist

8/13

GCIAX

Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights

Nellie Bronner

Osman Ali and Takashi Suwabe will join the team.

8/13

GICAS

Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights

Nellie Bronner

Osman Ali and Takashi Suwabe will join the team.

8/13

SEQAX

Guggenheim World Equity Income

The Rydex team of Michael Byrum, Michael Dellap, and Ryan Harder

Ole Jakob Wold, Farhan Sharaff, Scott Hammond, and Nardin Baker.

8/13

GSCYX

Guidestone Small Cap Equity Fund

Chris Diegelman, one of the managers from sub-advisor Western Asset

The rest of the 15 person, 6 sub-advisor team remains.

8/13

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Heather Hackett is out.  The legal filing fees alone must surely have approached the amount of her salary; her departure triggered something let seven separate sets of SEC filings.

Frank van Etten is taking her place

8/13

LETRX

ING Russia Fund

Angus Alexander Robertson

Renat Nadyukov

8/13

JXBAX

JPMorgan Access Balanced Fund

Subadvisors FMI, Osterweis, and Shenkman are out.

The other five subadvisers remain.

8/13

JXGAX

JPMorgan Access Growth Fund

Subadvisors FMI, Osterweis, and Shenkman are out.

The other five subadvisers remain.

8/13

LAALX

Leuthold Asset Allocation

Eric Weigal is out and the fund is about to dissolve.

The rest of the team remains.

8/13

LSLTX

Leuthold Select Industries Fund

Eric Weigal

Greg Swenson joins the team

8/13

MIMFX

Managers Micro-Cap Fund

No one, but . . .

Arthur K. Weise joins the team.

8/13

MFWTX

MFS Global Total Return

No one, but . . .

Pilar Gomez-Bravo and Robert Persons will join the team

8/13

NABAX

Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund

No one, but . . .

Loeb Arbitrage Management is a new subadviser to the fund, with Gideon King, Scott Williams, Blaine Marder, Adam Weingarten and Brian Anderson running their sleeve.

8/13

EMGRX

Nuveen Small Cap Select

No one, but . . .

Mark Traster move into lead manager role, and Gregory Ryan joins Allen Steinkopf as comanager

8/13

NTEAX

Nuveen Tradewinds Emerging Markets

Michael Hart, a founding manager of this one-star mess

Emily Alejos, the other founder, will serve as the sole portfolio manager

8/13

OAAAX

Oppenheimer Active Allocation Fund

Alan C. Gilston

Mark Hamilton

8/13

OACIX

Oppenheimer Conservative Investor Fund

Alan C. Gilston

Mark Hamilton

8/13

ODAAX

Oppenheimer Diversified Alternatives Fund

Alan C. Gilston

Mark Hamilton

8/13

OAAIX

Oppenheimer Equity Investor Fund

Alan C. Gilston

Mark Hamilton

8/13

OAMIX

Oppenheimer Moderate Investor Fund

Alan C. Gilston

Mark Hamilton

8/13

PAGVX

Putnam American Government Income Fund

Daniel S. Choquette

Michael V. Salm 

8/13

PINCX

Putnam Income Fund

Daniel S. Choquette

Michael Murphy joins Brett Kozlowski and Michael Salm

8/13

PGSIX

Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust

Daniel S. Choquette

Michael V. Salm 

8/13

BPLEX

Robeco Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund

Mark E. Donovan  leaves after a great 15 year stint

Ali Motamed, who’s been with Robeco since 2003,  joins Robert Jones

8/13

SSVAX

SunAmerica Value Fund

Steven Neimeth

Jay Merchant

8/13

LCGAX

Transamerica Large Cap Growth

James P. Haynie

Pamela Woo joins Jeffrey Bray

8/13

TTAAX

Transamerica Tactical Allocation

Sridip Mukhopadhyaya

Frank Koster joins David Halfpap and Frank Rybinski

8/13

IGTAX

Transamerica Tactical Income

Sridip Mukhopadhyaya

Frank Koster joins David Halfpap and Frank Rybinski

8/13

ATTRX

Transamerica Tactical Rotation

Sridip Mukhopadhyaya

Frank Koster joins David Halfpap and Frank Rybinski

8/13

FOBAX

Tributary Balanced

John Harris and Kurt Spieler left after an exceedingly solid three year stint

David Jordan, skipper from 2001-2010 returns

8/13

VSSGX

VALIC Company I Small-Mid Growth

Chad Meade and Brian Schaub, who left Janus for Arrowpoint and leadership of the Meridian Growth fund

Steven Barry and Jeffrey Rabinowitz

8/13

VEXPX

Vanguard Explorer

No one, but . . .

A seventh subadvisor, Stephens Investment Group, with Ryan Crane and three comanagers.

8/13

FMIEX

Wasatch Large Cap Value

Long-term managers Michael Shinnick, now, and Ralph Shive at the end of September

David R. Powers

8/13

WFGBX

Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Balanced Fund

The entire Wells Capital Management, Inc. team of  Doug Beath, Petros Bocray and Jeffrey P. Mellas

Christian Chan and Kandarp Acharya

8/13

WFMAX

Wells Fargo Advantage Moderate Balanced Fund

The entire Wells Capital Management, Inc. team of  Doug Beath, Petros Bocray and Jeffrey P. Mellas

Christian Chan and Kandarp Acharya

8/13

WRAIX

Wilmington Multi-Manager Alternatives

Daniel Keating

Everyone else remains.

8/13

Manager changes, July 2013

By Chip

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

BJGQX

Aberdeen Global Select Opportunities Fund

The former Artio team

Stephen Docherty, Bruce Stout, Jamie Cumming, and Samantha Fitzpatrick

7/13

BJBIX

Aberdeen Select International Equity

The former Artio team

Stephen Docherty, Bruce Stout, Jamie Cumming, and Samantha Fitzpatrick

7/13

JETAX

Aberdeen Select International Equity II

The former Artio team

Stephen Docherty, Bruce Stout, Jamie Cumming, and Samantha Fitzpatrick

7/13

MDLHX

BlackRock Large Cap Growth

Christopher Leavy

Peter Stournaras remains as the sole manager

7/13

BBSOX

BlackRock Short Obligations

No one, but . . .

Eric Hiatt joins Richard Mejzak

7/13

BBUSX

BlackRock Ultra-Short Obligations

No one, but . . .

Richard Mejzak joins Eric Hiatt

7/13

INDZX

Columbia Diversified Equity Income

Steve Schroll, Paul Stocking, and Dean Ramos are leaving the fund, not the company.

Hugh Mullin

7/13

CAGLX

Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity

TCW Investment Management Company

Numeric Investors with Jayendran Rajamony and Joe Schirripa

7/13

AAAPX

DWS Alternative Asset Allocation

No one, but . . .

Benjamin Pace joins the team

7/13

DDMAX

DWS Diversified Market Neutral

Russell Shtern

Graham Kitchen, Timothy Heffernan, Owen Fitzpatrick, Pankaj Bhatnagar, and Chris Umscheid

7/13

MGINX

DWS Global Equity Fund

Russell Shtern

Sebastian Werner, Nils E. Ernst, and Martin Berberich

7/13

SPBAX

DWS LifeCompass 2015

Ellen Tesler 

Darwei Kung, Louis Cucciniello, and Pankaj Bhatnagar

7/13

SPGRX

DWS LifeCompass 2020

Ellen Tesler 

Darwei Kung, Louis Cucciniello, and Pankaj Bhatnagar

7/13

PLUSX

DWS LifeCompass 2030

Ellen Tesler 

Darwei Kung, Louis Cucciniello, and Pankaj Bhatnagar

7/13

TGTAX

DWS LifeCompass 2040

Ellen Tesler 

Darwei Kung, Louis Cucciniello, and Pankaj Bhatnagar

7/13

SCPCX

DWS LifeCompass Retirement

Ellen Tesler 

Darwei Kung, Louis Cucciniello, and Pankaj Bhatnagar

7/13

SELAX

DWS Select Alternative Allocation

No one, but . . .

Benjamin Pace joins the team

7/13

HRCPX

Eagle Capital Appreciation

Timothy Leahy and Stephen Becker were excused from this long-term laggard

Edward Wagner, David Pavan, Stacey Nutt, and Frank Feng

7/13

EABSX

Eaton Vance Tax Advantaged Bond Strategy Short-Term

Brian Clouser

Devin Cooch joins James Evans and Brian Barney

7/13

EAEAX

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation 

Duncan Richardson is retiring on Oct. 31, 2014

New manager to be announced.

7/13

CAPEX

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth

Duncan Richardson is retiring on Oct. 31, 2013

The rest of the team, Lewis Piantedosi, Michael Allison, and Yana Barton will continue on.

7/13

FABLX

Fidelity Advisor Balanced 

John Avery and Nathan Strik

Jonathan Kasen and Monty Kori join the rest of the team.

7/13

FSAVX

Fidelity Select Automotive 

Michael Weaver

Annie Rosen

7/13

FSPCX

Fidelity Select Insurance 

No one, but . . .

Peter Deutsch joins Court Dignan as a comanager

7/13

FSNGX

Fidelity Select Natural Gas

Ryan Oldham

Ted Davis remains as the sole manager.

7/13

FPHAX

Fidelity Select Pharmaceuticals

Andrew Oh, who left to found Viabay Capital.

Asher Anolic remains as the sole manager.

7/13

FSAEX

Fidelity Series All-Sector Equity 

Monty Kori and Nathan Strik

Jonathan Kasen joins the rest of the team.

7/13

FBMAX

Fidelity Series Broad Market Opportunities 

Benjamin Hesse

Longtime Fidelity manager, Christopher T. Lee joins the cast of thousands

7/13

GSMAX

Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth

No one, but . . .

Craig Glassner joined Steven Barry and Jeffrey Rabinowitz as a comanager

7/13

HAIGX

Harbor International Growth

Marsico is out (there’s a familiar refrain), along with Munish Malhotra and James Gendelman

Baillie Gifford Overseas is in, along with Gerard Callahan, Iain Campbell, and Joseph Faraday

7/13

HDVAX

Hartford Diversified International

Cheryl Duckworth and Theodore Jayne

Gregg Thomas and Tara Connolly Stilwell

7/13

IUAAX

ING Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio

Mark Laskin

The rest of the team remains

7/13

IEDAX

ING Large Cap Value

No one, but . . .

Vincent Costa joins Robert Kloss and Christopher Corapi

7/13

IGFAX

ING Morgan Stanley Global Franchise Portfolio

John S. Goodacre

The rest of the team remains

7/13

INGIX

ING U.S. Stock Index Portfolio 

Vincent Costa leaves for ING Large Cap Value

Kai Yee Wong joins Steve Wetter as comanager

7/13

AACFX

Invesco China

May Lo has left Invesco

Joseph Tang remains

7/13

SMMIX

Invesco Summit

Ryan Amerman 

Ido Cohen

7/13

IVDAX

Ivy Dividend Opportunities

David Ginther

Cynthia Prince-Fox 

7/13

IGNAX

Ivy Global Natural Resources

Frederick Sturm 

David P. Ginther

7/13

JIPAX

JHancock Strategic Income Opportunities

John Iles retired

Daniel Janis III and Thomas Goggins will remain

7/13

JIERX

JPMorgan International Equity

No one, but . . .

Shane Duffy joined James Fisher and Thomas Murray

7/13

MAPOX

Mairs & Power Balanced

No one, yet. But, in anticipation of his retirement next December, Bill Frels is stepping back to the comanager role.

No one, long-time #2 guy Ron Kaliebe is stepping up to the lead manager role.

7/13

MPGFX

Mairs & Power Growth

No one, yet. But, in anticipation of his retirement next December, Bill Frels is stepping back to a comanager role.

No one, long-time #2 guy Mark Henneman is stepping up to the lead manager role.

7/13

MAPIX

Matthews Asia Dividend Investor

Jesper Madsen is leaving the world of finance on Oct. 31, 2013.

Comanager Yu Zhang has moved up and is joined by CIO Robert Horrocks

7/13

MCDFX

Matthews China Dividend

Jesper Madsen is leaving the world of finance on Oct. 31, 2013.

The rest of the team remains

7/13

MZCSX

Muzinich Credit Opportunities Fund

Clinton Comeaux and Bryan Petermann

Michael McEachern is the sole manager

7/13

NGLAX

Neuberger Berman Global Allocation

Bobby T. Pornrojnangkool

The rest of the team remains

7/13

MBAPX

Praxis Genesis Balanced

No one, but . . .

Benjamin Bailey and Delmar King will join Chad Horning

7/13

MCONX

Praxis Genesis Conservative

No one, but . . .

Benjamin Bailey and Delmar King will join Chad Horning

7/13

MGAFX

Praxis Genesis Growth

No one, but . . .

Benjamin Bailey and Delmar King will join Chad Horning

7/13

MGNDX

Praxis Growth Index

No one, but . . .

Dale Snyder will join Chad Horning

7/13

MVIAX

Praxis Value Index

No one, but . . .

Dale Snyder will join Chad Horning

7/13

RNHIX

RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund

No one, but . . .

Shannon Ward joins as an Oaktree comanager

7/13

RLDAX

RS Low Duration Bond 

No one, but . . .

Leslie Barbi and John Gargana joined Howard Chin and Robert J. Crimmins Jr.

7/13

TEMFX

Templeton Foreign

Matthew Nagle leaves in name only.

The rest of the team remains

7/13

TEPLX

Templeton Growth

Matthew Nagle leaves in name only.

The rest of the team remains

7/13

TEMWX

Templeton World

Matthew Nagle leaves in name only.

The rest of the team remains

7/13

DIMGX

Transamerica Partners Institutional Mid Growth

Michael Iacono, Clifford G. Fox, and Katerina Wasserman

Howard B. Aschwald

7/13

DISEX

Transamerica Partners Institutional Small Core

Charles Ko, Michael Abata, and Andrew Waisburd

Eoin E. Middaugh and D.Kevin McCreesh

7/13

DVMGX

Transamerica Partners Mid Growth

Michael Iacono, Clifford G. Fox, and Katerina Wasserman

Howard B. Aschwald

7/13

DVPEX

Transamerica Partners Small Core

The entire existing team

Eoin E. Middaugh and D.Kevin McCreesh

7/13

VTMFX

Vanguard Tax-Managed Balanced

Michael Kobs

James D’Arcy

7/13

PDIAX

Virtus Growth and Income

Carlton Neel and David Dickerson

Robert Wang and Russell Shtern

7/13

WDVAX

Waddell & Reed Dividend Oppurtunities

David Ginther

Cynthia Prince-Fox 

7/13

Manager changes, June 2013

By Chip

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

ALGAX

Alger International Growth

Dan C. Chung, who returned to Alger as the firm’s savior in the wake of its devastation in the WTC attack

Pedro V. Marcal 

6/13

ADJEX

Azzad Ethical Fund 

Joseph Pappo is out

Christian J. Greiner replaces him on the team

6/13

MDCPX

BlackRock Balanced Capital

Chris Leavy is taking medical leave to focus on his health issues

Comanager Peter Stournaras will remain

6/13

MALRX

BlackRock Large Cap Core 

Chris Leavy is taking medical leave to focus on his health issues

Comanager Peter Stournaras will remain

6/13

MALVX

BlackRock Large Cap Value

Chris Leavy is taking medical leave to focus on his health issues

Comanager Peter Stournaras will remain

6/13

BGSAX

BlackRock Science & Technology

Jean M. Rosenbaum 

Tony Kim will join comanager Erin Xie

6/13

BMEAX

BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio

Jean M. Rosenbaum 

Nigel Hart and Ian Jamieson join Thomas Callan

6/13

BEMAX

Brandes Emerging Markets Fund

Al Chan

The rest of the team remains

6/13

BUFOX

Buffalo Emerging Opportunities

Grant Sarris has left

Craig Richard joins John Bichelmeyer

6/13

BUFMX

Buffalo Mid Cap

Grant Sarris has left

Kent Gasaway and Robert Male remain.

6/13

BUFSX

Buffalo Small Cap

Grant Sarris has left

Kent Gasaway and Robert Male remain.

6/13

NIVLX

Columbia International Value

Shingo Omura, Luiz G. Sauerbronn and Jeffrey Germaine

Colin Moore and Fred Copper of Columbia Management Investment Advisers

6/13

CMUAX

Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Lori Ensinger

Diane Sobin joins David Hoffman.

6/13

AAAAX

DWS Alternative Asset Allocation A

Ellen Tesler, Thomas Picciochi, and Robert Wang

Pankaj Bhatnagar and Darwei King

6/13

SELAX

DWS Select Alternative Allocation

Ellen Tesler, Thomas Picciochi, and Robert Wang

Pankaj Bhatnagar and Darwei King

6/13

FFRAX

Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate

Christine McConnell 

Eric Mollenhauer, who has been running the internal (Fidelity Series) floating high rate fund for a couple years

6/13

FSLBX

Fidelity Select Brokerage & Investment Management

Benjamin Hesse

Journeyman Fidelity manager, Christopher Lee, takes over

6/13

FIDSX

Fidelity Select Financial Services

Benjamin Hesse

Longtime Fidelity manager, Christopher Lee, takes over

6/13

FPACX

FPA Crescent Fund

No one, but . . .

Mark Landecker and Brian Selmo join Steven Romick

6/13

GIDAX

Goldman Sachs International Equity Dividend and Premium

Donald Mulvihill has retired

Gary Chropuvka joins remaining manager, Monali Vora.

6/13

GRPOX

Goldman Sachs Retirement Portfolio Completion

Donald Mulvihill has retired

Gary Chropuvka

6/13

GSSMX

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value

John Kelly Flynn is out.

Robert Crystal, Sally Davis, and Sean Butkus

6/13

GATMX

Goldman Sachs Structured International Tax-Managed Equity

Donald Mulvihill has retired

Gary Chropuvka joins remaining managers, Monali Vora and Ron Hua.

6/13

GCTAX

Goldman Sachs Structured Tax-Managed Equity

Donald Mulvihill has retired

Gary Chropuvka joins remaining managers, Monali Vora and Ron Hua.

6/13

GSPAX

Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

Donald Mulvihill has retired

Gary Chropuvka joins remaining manager, Monali Vora.

6/13

GGEYX

GuideStone Funds Growth Equity

No one, but . . .

Kenneth Stuzin has joined the team

6/13

GSCYX

GuideStone Funds Small Cap Equity

No one, but . . .

Lance James joins the team

6/13

INGBX

ING Global Bond

Robert Robis

Michael Mata, Christine Hurtsellers, and new manager Brian Timberlake will manage the strategy

6/13

IIBAX

ING Intermediate Bond

Michael Mata

Christine Hurtsellers and Matthew Toms

6/13

IASBX

ING Short Term Bond

Michael Mata

Christine Hurtsellers and Matthew Toms

6/13

ACEIX

Invesco Equity and Income

Mark Laskin

Thomas Bastian, James Roeder, Sergio Marcheli, and Mary Jayne Maly will continue on

6/13

ACGIX

Invesco Growth and Income

Mark Laskin

Thomas Bastian, James Roeder, Sergio Marcheli, Mary Jayne Maly and Charles Burge will continue on

6/13

EXGAX

JPMorgan Ex-G4 Currency Strategies

Jon Jonsson

comanager Iain Stealey will remain

6/13

JCIAX

JPMorgan International Currency Income

Jon Jonsson

comanager Iain Stealey will remain

6/13

KMCVX

Keeley Mid Cap Value Fund

No one, but . . .

Kevin Chin joins the Keeley’s as a comanager

6/13

LAFFX

Lord Abbett Affiliated

Dan Frascarelli leaves the fund but not the firm

Walter Prahl and Rick Ruvkun

6/13

LRLCX

Lord Abbett Classic Stock

Dan Frascarelli and Randy Reynolds

Walter Prahl and Rick Ruvkun

6/13

LMVYX

Lord Abbett Micro Cap Value

Gerard Heffernan, Jr has been fired

Robert P. Fetch returns, temporarily

6/13

LRSCX

Lord Abbett Small Cap Value

Gerard Heffernan, Jr has been fired

Robert P. Fetch returns, temporarily

6/13

LSOFX

LS Opportunity Fund

No one, but . . .

Chris Hillary joins Jim Hillary as a co-portfolio manager

6/13

OALGX

Optimum Large Cap Growth

Subadvisor Marsico Capital Management

The other subadvisors remain.

6/13

PURAX

Prudential Global Real Estate

No one, but . . .

Michael Gallagher joined the team of Marc Halle, Rick Romano, and Gek Lang Lee

6/13

PJEAX

Prudential U.S. Real Estate 

No one, but . . .

Michael Gallagher joined the team of Marc Halle, Rick Romano, and Gek Lang Lee

6/13

RGESX

Russell Global Equity

Matthew Beardsley leaves the fund but not the firm

Philip Hoffman

6/13

RINTX

Russell International Developed Markets

Matthew Beardsley leaves the fund but not the firm

Philip Hoffman

6/13

SANAX

Sandalwood Opportunity

Mihir Meswani

A dozen other managers remain on the little fund.

6/13

SCARX

SCA Absolute Return Fund

Mark Myers and subadvisor Inflection Partners are out.

Subadvisor V2 Capital, is in. “V2” is less “Nazi super weapon” and more “Victor Viner,” the firm’s founder.

6/13

SCADX

SCA Directional Fund

Mark Myers and subadvisor Inflection Partners are out.

Subadvisor V2 Capital, is in.

6/13

SWANX

Schwab Core Equity

Paul Davis is going out on his own.

Wei Li has been promoted to comanager alongside Jonas Svallin

6/13

SWDSX

Schwab Dividend Equity

Paul Alan Davis

Wei Li joins Jonas Svallin

6/13

SWFFX

Schwab Financial Services

Paul Alan Davis

Wei Li joins Jonas Svallin

6/13

SWASX

Schwab Global Real Estate

Paul Alan Davis

Jonas Svallin continues on.

6/13

SWHEX

Schwab Hedged Equity

Paul Alan Davis

Wei Li joins Jonas Svallin

6/13

SICNX

Schwab International Core Equity

Paul Alan Davis

Wei Li joins Jonas Svallin

6/13

SWLSX

Schwab Large-Cap Growth

Paul Alan Davis

Wei Li joins Jonas Svallin

6/13

SWSCX

Schwab Small-Cap Equity

Paul Alan Davis

Wei Li joins Jonas Svallin

6/13

SSAIX

SSgA International Stock Selection Fund

Didier Rosenfeld 

Adel Daghmouri joins Stuart Hall

6/13

SPSAX

Sterling Capital Small Cap Value

Eduardo A. Brea

Robert Bridges and Robert Weller

6/13

TGIFX

TacticalShares Dynamic Allocation Fund

John Hastings

The rest of the team remains

6/13

TGGIX

TCW Growth

Anthony Valencia leaves the team

Jason S. Maxwell joins the team

6/13

VPDAX

Vantagepoint Diversifying Strategies Fund

No one, but . . .

Pars has been added as a portfolio manager to the Calamos managed portion of the fund

6/13

GVIEX

Wilmington Multi-Manager International

Acadian Asset Management is no longer a subadvisor

The multi other subadvisors remain.

6/13

WRAAX

Wilmington Rock Maple Alternatives

Water Island Capital is no longer a subadvisorand Nicolas Edney is no longer a portfolio manager.

The rest of the team remains

6/13