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Wasatch International Opportunities Fund® Investor Class (WAIOX)
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22/11 - Closed. Currency in USD
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- Total Assets: 44.95M
Wasatch International Opps Inv
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WAIOX Overview
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Wasatch International Opportunities Fund® Investor Class. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of WAIOX among other information.
Investment Strategy
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in foreign micro cap companies. It will invest its assets primarily in the equity securities of foreign micro-capitalization companies. The fund may invest a significant amount of its total assets at the time of purchase in securities issued by companies domiciled in emerging markets and frontier markets. It may invest a large percentage of its assets in a few sectors. These sectors were information technology, industrials, financials, health care, and communication services.
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Top Executives
| Name | Title | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Chace | Portfolio Manager | 2020 | Now |
| Biography | Dan Chace, CFA Mr. Chace joined Wasatch Advisors in 2003 and has over 21 years of experience in the investment management industry. Prior to joining Wasatch, Mr. Chace earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Before entering business school in 2000, he worked in New York City as an equities analyst following Latin American financial institutions at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. From 1999 to 2000, he was the lead Latin American financial institutions analyst at SG Cowen Securities Corporation. Mr. Chace received a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology from Pomona College. | ||
| Allison He | Associate Portfolio Manager | 2018 | Now |
| Biography | Allison He, CFA has been an associate portfolio manager. She joined Wasatch Advisors in 2013 as a senior research analyst on the international research team. She has a background in data engineering and analytics. Prior to joining Wasatch advisors, she was a vice president and associate portfolio manager at Western Investment LLC, a multi-strategy hedge fund. Ms. He earned a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where she was awarded the Palmer Scholar honor. Ms. He also holds a Master of Engineering in Computer Science from the University of Utah. She is also a CFA charterholder. | ||
| Linda Lasater | Lead Portfolio Manager | 2016 | Now |
| Biography | Linda Lasater, CFA, has been a Portfolio Manager since 2017. Ms. Lasater is also a Lead Portfolio Manager for Wasatch International Micro Cap portfolios and a Portfolio Manager for Wasatch International Small Cap Growth portfolios. She joined Wasatch Advisors in 2006 as a Senior Equities Analyst on the international research team. Prior to joining Wasatch Advisors, Ms. Lasater worked as an investment applications project lead with AIM Investments. Ms. Lasater earned a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas. | ||
| Jared Whatcott | Associate Portfolio Manager | 2014 | 2020 |
| Biography | Jared Whatcott, CFA joined Wasatch Advisors in 2005 as a senior equities analyst on the international research team. Prior to joining Wasatch, Mr. Whatcott was a Captain in the United States Air Force, where he served as a contracting officer. Mr. Whatcott earned a Master of Business Administration from the Darden School at the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science in Management with a minor in Foreign Language (Mandarin Chinese) from the United States Air Force Academy. | ||
| Laura Geritz | Research Analyst | 2011 | 2016 |
| Biography | Ms. Geritz is the founder and chairwoman of Rondure Global Advisors. A seasoned international investor across the market capitalization spectrum, she is the lead Portfolio Manager of Rondure New World (RNWIX), which focuses on emerging markets, as well as a secondary Portfolio Manager on Rondure Overseas (ROSIX), which covers international markets. In 2023, Laura handed off the CEO role to Jennifer Dunne and CIO role to Blake Clayton in order to maximize her focus on research and portfolio management. Prior to founding Rondure Global Advisors in 2016, Ms. Geritz spent ten years on the international team at Wasatch Advisors where she was the founding Portfolio Manager for the Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund, a lead Portfolio Manager for the Wasatch International Opportunities Fund, and a lead Portfolio Manager for the Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund. Ms. Geritz began her financial career in 1997 at American Century Investments as a bilingual investor relations representative. She moved to the investment team in 1999 where she worked as a US Mid/Large Core and Global analyst. In 2004, she joined Mellon Corporation as a senior analyst working on US small- and micro-cap funds. Ms. Geritz is the only woman included in the book Richer, Happier, Wiser. She is a past Lipper award winning portfolio manager and continues to be featured in prominent media outlets including Barron’s, CNBC and Morningstar. Ms. Geritz graduated with honors from the University of Kansas, earning a BA in Political Science and History. Later, she earned a Master's degree in East Asian Languages and Culture from the University of Kansas. Ms. Geritz is a CFA charter holder. Laura has lived in Japan and speaks Japanese. She is an avid reader. Laura and her husband, Robb, enjoy traveling the globe, and working with children’s charities locally and globally. | ||
| Roger D. Edgley | Director | 2005 | 2015 |
| Biography | Roger Edgley, CFA is Director of International Research for Wasatch Advisors. Prior to joining Wasatch in 2002, Mr. Edgley was a principal, director of international research and portfolio manager for Chicago-based Liberty Wanger Asset Management. Mr. Edgley joined Wanger Asset Management as an equities analyst in 1994. Mr. Edgley is a native of the United Kingdom and earned a BS with honors in Psychology from the University of Hertfordshire, a MA in Philosophy from the University of Sussex and a MS in Social Psychology with Statistics from the London School of Economics. | ||
| Blake H. Walker | CIO (Chief Investment Officer) | 2005 | 2011 |
| Biography | Blake H. Walker is the Chief Investment Officer and Executive Vice President for Grandeur Peak Global Advisors. Before co-founding Grandeur Peak Global Advisors in 2011, Mr. Walker was a portfolio manager co-managing two funds at Wasatch Advisors. Mr. Walker joined the research team at Wasatch Advisors in 2001. Mr. Walker has a B.S. in Accounting from Brigham Young University. He is originally from Toronto, Canada. Mr. Walker speaks French and lived in France for two years. | ||
| Management Team | - | 2005 | 2005 |
| Biography | Team Managed | ||
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