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I received this email from Vanguard yesterday concerning the conversion of my S&P index investor class taxable account with Vanguard (I submitted my request for the conversion):
Our index funds changed investing forever. Now we’re making them …
@BenWP
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/836487/000110465918063356/a18-36104_17497.htm
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Summary Prospectus and
Prospectus Supplement
October 22, 2018
Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.
Supplement dat…
@Mark,
Here is the earlier post about Harbor's large CG forthcoming.
https://mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/discussion/43072/m-taking-a-bath-lessons-from-a-big-fund-s-9-billion-capital-gains-distribution-hainx
Also check Principal and Transamer…
Here are the VG funds in registration for the Admiral class:
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004655/000093247118007445/merged.htm
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
Vanguard Total W…
Once logged into Vanguard, this message appeared:
Converting to Admiral Shares
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You can now own lower-cost Admiral™ Shares for almost 40 of our index mutual funds for a minimum of just $3,000 each.
If higher minimums we…
Sorry I was a little slow on picking this up as I was busy on the CG list.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915802/000139834418016386/fp0036678_497.htm
497 1 fp0036678_497.htm
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST
Seafarer Overseas Growth and Inco…
I have them for taxable and non-taxable accounts. I have not tried the free trades yet for mutual funds.
Here is a link for an earlier discussion on their free trades.
https://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/discussion/42998/free-mutual-fund-t…
@expatsp,
I've held the fund since late 2002 prior to its closure. Recent SEC filing indicated large distributions on the horizon. The fund had about 1B AUM at its peak, now down to $400M or so. Seeing both manager resigning from the fund with a…
@LLJB,
This was the only other global microcap fund when GP offered its microcap fund. While not named, the Metis fund was also fairly new when GPMCX was rolled out.
Metis reorganized many of it sibling funds with an investor class and no load a…
Here is the prospectus for the Artisan International Small-Mid Fund:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935015/000119312518294501/d598864d485apos.htm
I sold my entire position in ARTJX today.
Update:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018593/000114420418052657/tv504302_497.htm
497 1 tv504302_497.htm VIRTUS ASSET TRUST
Virtus Conservative Allocation Strategy Fund
and Virtus Growth Allocation Strategy Fund,
each a series o…
It has happened on a couple occasions. I posted the link hastily as I was on my lunch hour. Similarly, I have had links posted after I posted them. It is no big deal.
Salient Funds:
http://www.salientpartners.com/wp-content/uploads/salient-preliminary-capital-gains-information-rates-2018-revised.pdf
Saturna Funds:
https://www.saturna.com/performance/distributions
Schneider Small Cap Value Fund:
https://www.schn…
@Ted,
Glad you saw this as this was all I found concerning the funds some days ago. It was not clear that the funds reopened.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437921/000094937718000216/iva-497.htm
From the prospectus link above:
Principal Investment Strategies The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in credit instruments and derivative instruments that are linked to, or prov…
Incidentally, here are the July 31, 2018 distribution estimates for the Acorn Funds:
https://www.columbiathreadneedleus.com/content/columbia/pdf/2018-YE-CAPITAL-GAIN-DISTRIBUTIONS.PDF
@BenWP,
While funds do make distributions either quarterly of semi-annually, you conveyed my point that this year will probably see significant distributions due the stock market gains of the last couple of years as well as what @msf pointed out ab…
@Ted,
Unfortunately, I would be inundated with emails which would in essence be another full-time job besides my current full-time job. Since this is a public board, I'd like to see readers/posters contribute to the Board for the betterment of eve…
@Ted,
Actually, I use Google as my search tool to find MFs making distributions. The reason I posted it was as a notice to shareholders as well as prevent any sudden heart attacks when the price declines (donuts) to those investors.
Yes, they were not intended to be year-end distribution estimates, but as a notice to shareholders of mid-year distributions. My guess is a possible indication of funds (and of other funds) making earlier than normal announcements of distributions t…
I still have it and glad it is in my non-taxable account. This is an indication of what may happen when you change fund managers/sub-advisers:
https://www.morningstar.com/articles/880213/harbor-international-under-review-after-subadvisor.html
See earlier post about liquidation:
https://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/discussion/41551/loomis-sayles-value-fund-to-liquidate
Also from Loomis Sayles website:
https://www.loomissayles.com/website/mutual-funds/Value-Fund
7/25/18 In accor…
Here is another news commentary on MECAX (not to hijack the thread but MECAX was mentioned above):
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/small--and-micro-cap-stocks-get-another-look-as-the-sp-500-index-stalls-2018-08-17
