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Virtus Silvant Focused Growth Fund Class A (PGWAX)
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PGWAX Overview
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Virtus Silvant Focused Growth Fund Class A. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of PGWAX among other information.
Investment Strategy
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by normally investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies with market capitalizations of at least $1 billion. It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in non-U.S. securities (but no more than 10% in any one non-U.S. country or 10% in emerging market securities). The fund is non-diversified.
Contact Information
Address
Greenfield, MA, 01301
Greenfield,MA 01301
United States
Greenfield,MA 01301
United States
Phone
+1 8002431574
Web
www.virtus.com
Top Executives
| Name | Title | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandi K. Allen | Sector Portfolio Manager | 2022 | Now |
| Biography | Brandi Allen is a sector portfolio manager, with responsibilities for the consumer staples and healthcare sectors. Prior to joining Silvant in 2006, Ms. Allen worked at Oak Associates, as co-portfolio manager of a healthcare biotech fund and a small-cap growth fund. Ms. Allen has been working in the investment industry, focusing on healthcare and portfolio management, since 1997. Ms. Allen earned a B.B.A. with Honors in finance from Ohio University and an M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University. Outside Interests: Traveling, exploring new restaurants, and spending time with her husband and beagle. | ||
| Michael A. Sansoterra | Vice President | 2022 | Now |
| Biography | Michael A. Sansoterra currently serves as Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director, and Senior Portfolio Manager at Silvant Capital Management. Prior to joining Silvant, Mr. Sansoterra served as Large Cap Diversified Growth Portfolio Manager and Senior Equity Analyst of Principal Global Investors from 2003 to 2007. Previously, he worked as a Senior Equity Analyst for USAA Investment Management and as an Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager for The Northern Trust Company. He has worked in investment management since 1996. He earned his B.S. in Economics from the University of Michigan (1994).He has worked in investment management since 1996. | ||
| Sandeep Bhatia | Director | 2022 | Now |
| Biography | Sandeep Bhatia, PhD, CFA. Mr. Bhatia currently serves as Managing Director of Silvant. He has been associated with Silvant or an affiliate since 2007. Prior to joining the Silvant team, Mr. Bhatia served as a Senior Research Analyst for Eagle Asset Management, focusing on the healthcare sector from 2005 to 2007. He has worked in investment management since 2000. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University, his Master of Business Administration degree with high honors from the University of Chicago with a concentration in Finance, and his Bachelor of Technology degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. | ||
| Kimberlee W. Millar | Vice President | 2021 | 2022 |
| Biography | Ms. Millar is a portfolio manager, analyst and director with Allianz Global Investors, which she joined in 2005. As a generalist for the Disciplined Equities group, her primary responsibility is conducting company research; she also helps improve the group’s overall investment processes and contributes toward its portfolio-management efforts. Ms. Millar has 23 years of investment industry experience. She previously worked as an assistant economist at the Investment Company Institute in Washington, D.C., producing mutual-fund-industry research for investment-management firms’ research and marketing departments. Before that, Ms. Millar worked at Heiden Associates Inc., an economic consulting firm in Washington, D.C. She has a B.A. in economics from the University of Calgary, Canada, and an M.A. in economics from Queen’s University, Canada. Ms. Millar is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute. | ||
| Raphael L. Edelman | Managing Director | 2016 | 2022 |
| Biography | Mr. Edelman is a senior portfolio manager, CIO Large Cap Select & Core Growth Equities and a managing director with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2004. He manages the large cap and growth strategies. Mr. Edelman has more than 30 years of investment industry experience. Mr. Edelman previously worked at Alliance Capital Management, where he managed large-cap institutional equity portfolios; before that, he was a research analyst specializing in the consumer products and services sector. Mr. Edelman has a B.A. in history from Columbia College and an M.B.A. in finance from New York University. | ||
| Nina Gupta | Managing Director, Director of Research Equities US Sector Head, US Fin Svc | 2021 | 2021 |
| Biography | Ms. Gupta is a senior financial analyst, a managing director and Director of Research for the US with Allianz Global Investors, which she joined in 2014. She is also Sector Head for the firm’s US financial-services research effort. Ms. Gupta was previously a member of the Financial Institutions research team, responsible for analytical coverage of the financial sector. Before joining the firm, Ms. Gupta was a senior research analyst with Portales Partners and a portfolio manager with Trellus Management Company. Before that, she was an auditor and consultant with KPMG. Ms. Gupta has a B.A. in psychology, summa cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an M.B.A. in finance from The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania. She is a CFA charterholder. | ||
| Karen Hiatt | Managing Director | 2012 | 2021 |
| Biography | Ms. Hiatt is a senior portfolio manager, a managing director and CIO Focused Growth Equities with Allianz Global Investors, which she joined in 1998. She manages all focused-growth strategies. Prior to joining the team, Ms. Hiatt served as a senior research analyst, sector head of the US Consumer team and US Director of Research. She was previously a vice president and analyst at Bioscience Securities, a boutique investment bank. She has a B.S. in finance, cum laude, from Santa Clara University. Ms. Hiatt is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society San Francisco. | ||
| Scott T. Migliori | Co-CIO | 2012 | 2016 |
| Biography | Mr. Migliori is a portfolio manager, a managing director and CIO Equity US with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2003. He is responsible for the firm’s US Large Cap Select Growth and Focused Growth strategies and is a member of the firm’s US Executive Committee. Mr. Migliori was previously with Provident Investment Counsel, Inc. where he co-managed more than $2 billion in large-cap growth portfolios; before that, he was a portfolio manager and analyst on mid- and small-cap growth funds. Before beginning his investment career, Mr. Migliori was a business-litigation attorney. | ||
| David Jedlicka | Portfolio Manager | 2012 | 2016 |
| Biography | Mr. Jedlicka, CFA, is a portfolio manager and vice president with Allianz Global Investors. He is a member of the Redwood/US Buy-Write and US Large Cap Equity teams and has 19 years of investment-industry experience. Before joining the firm in 2000, he was a senior portfolio analyst at Merrill Lynch Asset Management. Mr. Jedlicka has a B.S. in agricultural and resource economics from the University of California, Davis. | ||
| William D. Sandow | Vice President | 2010 | 2012 |
| Biography | William Sandow is a Vice President of SSGA and the Adviser and a Portfolio Manager in the Fundamental U.S. Equity Group. Prior to this role, since 2012, Mr. Sandow was a senior research analyst on the Fundamental Equity Research team covering biotechnology and pharmaceutical securities globally. He joined SSGA through its acquisition of GEAM in July 2016. Prior to joining GEAM in 2012, Mr. Sandow spent seven years at Alliance Global Investors in various research and portfolio management roles. He started his investing career in 2000 at RCM Capital Management. Mr. Sandow has over sixteen years of investment industry experience and has portfolio management and research responsibilities for the Large and Mid Cap Growth teams. Prior to joining AGI Capital via a predecessor affiliate in 2005, he was a senior health care analyst and portfolio manager for Exis Capital and an analyst and co-manager of a health care-focused mutual fund at RCM Capital Management. Mr. Sandow earned his M.B.A. from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and a B.S. from Boston College. | ||
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