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Van Wagoner Funds. I invested as the funds came out, held on as they went up, then they came down hard when accounting issues surfaced which is where I sold my positions, only breaking even.
Amerindo Fund did well then fell apart when the market f…
I was one of those individuals that was able to get into BRUSX upon the BRMCX reorganization performed by Bridgeway in 2012. The only regret I have is that I did not buy into BRUSX sooner when I had the chance.
Here is the SEC filing concerning the change:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107606/000093247114004939/mergedwindsorii.htm
497 1 mergedwindsorii.htm SUPPLEMENTS
Vanguard WindsorTM II Fund
Supplement to the Prospectus and Summary Prosp…
Reply to @Hank
Here is the earlier post of the registration of the fund from mid-February:
http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/discussion/11248/dodge-cox-global-bond-fund-in-registration-prospectus#latest
Reply to @willmatt72: I suspect that they will begin to roll out one of the other remaining funds that David mentioned in his August 2013 commentary which were the US Opportunities, Global Value, or Global Microcap in the next couple of months. (I w…
Reply to @MikeW: Global Opportunities & International Opportunities Funds are already closed to new investors (incl. taxable and non-taxable accounts). Global Reach is still open and Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund is slated to close 3/5/14.
This just came up on the Grandeur Peak web site concerning the International Opportunities, Global Opportunities and Emerging Market Opportunities Funds:
http://www.grandeurpeakglobal.com/documents/pdfs/grandeurpeakglobalfunds-pr-20140219.pdf
Reply to @msf: It took a little while but I found the SEC filing listed above from MFwire as it is under Variable Insurance products (not my usual haunt when looking for filings). For some reason it came up under Columbia Funds Variable Series Trus…
Reply to @bee: Can't say I own any of the nano cap companies listed. That is why I let the M/F professionals handle my $$$. Wouldn't mind investing in a nano cap fund if one were available. It wouldn't be open for long. I do subscribe to the Bo…
Reply to @bee: Regarding micro caps, I probably have too many and too much overlap but many of mine are closed with a few still open. I have a foothold in some of the following except others available:
closed:BUFOX, BRUSX, WSCVX, FRMCX
open: TMCG…
Regarding SATMX, here is the link (an August 16, 2013 article) from their web site announcing when they plan to close SATMX.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/got-us-small-cap-exposure-advisors-rush-to-invest-in-small-cap-funds-before-they-c…
Reply to @varmint: I also own BRUSX since BRMCX was reorganized into BRUSX. I took the option of getting into the fund since I missed it the first time and continue to invest in it prior to it having another "hard" close.
You are lucky to have …
Reply to @bumine: Just took a quick look at M*, which gives it four stars. While there are a lot of assets under management, it appears to be performing well in this market.
http://quotes.morningstar.com/fund/mlrsx/f?t=MLRSX
A lot of people contributed to this list to make it what it is. As per your request, here is the link (right now it is on page 5).
http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discussions-3/#/discussion/8111/2013-preliminary-capital-gains-distribution-estima…
Reply to @jerry:
I am a shareholder also since 2008. There was a restriction effective July 1, 2010, which states:
"...The following paragraph is added under the section "GENERAL INFORMATION." The following policy will be implemented by the Fun…
Vanguard Funds (updated as of 12/9/13 & includes more index funds)
https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/estimated-yearend-distributions-12092013
Satuit Funds (SATMX...ouch!)
http://www.satuitcapital.com/new/satuitcapitalmanagement…
Here is their registration filing back in July:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/831114/000110465913054106/a13-16436_1485bpos.htm
The delay may have to do with the new ownership vote by shareholders in Robeco.
Brown Capital Management Funds
http://www.browncapital.com/distributions.html
Allianz Global Funds
http://us.allianzgi.com/ShareholderCommunications/External Documents/2013_Cap_Gains_Estimates.pdf
Metropolitan West Funds
http://www.mwamllc.com/fun…
I saw this filing yesterday, but I didn't understand it until I read the morningstar article you posted. I didn't know what the prior conditions were when the fund closed in comparison with the new conditions posted. (it is clear as mud.)
http://w…
A couple of other growth micro-cap funds were not included: SATMX (formerly Satuit Micro-cap fund and TMCGX (formerly Turner Micro-cap fund). For value plays, PVFIX.
The Growth fund paid a Short-Term Capital Gain Per Share of $0.92390
& Long-Term Capital Gain Per Share $12.30854 (ouch!).
http://meridianfund.com/index.php?cID=237
It may not continue to pay large distribution amounts in the future. Was t…
