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The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially all of its assets in the common stock of companies with smaller market capitalizations-generally within the range of companies comprising the Russell 2000® Value Index. It invests, generally, in companies with relatively low price to book value ratios, relatively low price to earnings ratios and relatively high dividend yields (dividend yields for small companies are generally less than those of large companies).
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Daniel Arche | Portfolio Manager | 2021 | Now |
Biography | Mr. Daniel Arche serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager, Managing Director & Investment Committee Member at Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research. As a Portfolio Manager, Mr. Arche is responsible for select client relationships and managing their accounts in accordance with Los Angeles Capital's investment philosophy and process. Mr. Arche works to ensure that portfolios reflect the investment outlook of the Model and that portfolios are operating within expected risk tolerances and guidelines. He recommends changes to portfolio parameters that will enhance return and better control risk. In addition, Mr. Arche is a day-to-day contact for clients for any questions that arise and is a primary contact for routine information requests. Mr. Arche is a member of the Firm's Investment Committee which is comprised of senior members of the investment team and is responsible for overseeing all decisions regarding improvements to the investment process. Mr. Arche is also a member of the Portfolio Review Committee which meets monthly to review portfolio performance and compliance with investment guidelines. | ||
Judd Peters | Principal | 2019 | Now |
Biography | In his role as portfolio manager, Mr. Peters plays an integral part in the investment research review and decision-making process as well as coordinates the day-to-day management of Large Cap Fundamental Value, Large Cap Diversified Value, Small Cap Diversified Value and Global Value portfolios. He also provides expertise and insight into the capital goods, energy and technology sectors. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Peters was an analyst in the corporate finance department of an investment banking firm. Mr. Peters, a CFA charterholder, received his BA in Mathematics and a BS in Biochemistry from University of California, San Diego. | ||
Aaron Monroe | Portfolio Manager & Research Analyst | 2019 | Now |
Biography | Aaron serves as a Portfolio Manager for Diamond Hill Capital Management and joined the firm in 2007. From 2007 to 2008, he was an Equity Trader for Diamond Hill. Prior to joining Diamond Hill, Aaron was a Consulting Group Analyst with Smith Barney from 2006 to 2007. In 2005, he was an Associate with Duff & Phelps. Aaron has a Bachelor of Science in Finance, Accounting and Economics from The Ohio State University (cum laude). | ||
Ryan Thomes | Portfolio Manager | 2019 | Now |
Biography | Ryan Thomes, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager on various of Hotchkis & Wiley’s portfolio manager teams and is a Portfolio Manager of the Small Company Value Portfolio. Mr. Thomes has been with Hotchkis & Wiley since 2008 and has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Small Company Value Portfolio since December 2019. He also provides broad analytical support, creates general market and investment strategy commentaries, and acts as a liaison between the investment and client service teams. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Thomes was a global equity senior research associate for Jeffrey Slocum and Associates, Inc., an institutional investment consultant based in Minneapolis. At Slocum, he was responsible for directing wide-ranging equity research projects as well as conducting equity investment manager due diligence. Mr. Thomes began his investment career as a research analyst at Berthel Schutter LLC, a consulting firm where he conducted equity and fixed income investment manager due diligence. Mr. Thomes, a CFA charterholder, received his BS in Entrepreneurial Management and Finance from the University of Minnesota. | ||
Daniel E. Allen | Director | 2011 | Now |
Biography | As CEO and President, Mr. Allen is responsible for implementing the Mission, Vision and business strategies across the organization. In addition to day-to-day operations, key areas of interest include Diversity & Inclusion, ESG and technology enhancements. Mr. Allen is also a senior member of the Portfolio Management team, involved in developing global equity applications for clients along with servicing key relationships. Mr. Allen is a member of Los Angeles Capital’s Board of Managers and Investment Committee, and chairs the Management Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Los Angeles Capital Global Funds plc and is Director of LACM Global, Ltd. Prior to joining Los Angeles Capital, Mr. Allen was a senior managing director and board member of Wilshire Associates. For more than twenty years, Mr. Allen held senior positions at Wilshire. Mr. Allen began in the Equity Management division and worked with several members of the Los Angeles Capital team. Mr. Allen assisted 100+ institutional money managers in applying risk models, performance attribution, and portfolio optimization techniques to their equity portfolios. Mr. Allen returned to Wilshire’s Consulting division to advise international investors and to head the firm’s international manager research. In 1998, Mr. Allen moved to Europe and spent the next decade leading Wilshire’s Private Markets group’s asset management activities in the region. In this capacity, he was responsible for sourcing and evaluating private equity opportunities while serving on the Global Investment Committee. Mr. Allen returned to Los Angeles in 2008 as a Management Committee member of the Private Markets group. Mr. Allen joined Los Angeles Capital in 2009. | ||
Hal W. Reynolds | CIO (Chief Investment Officer) | 2011 | Now |
Biography | Hal Reynolds is the Chief Investment Officer of LACM Global. As Chief Investment Officer and Chairman of Los Angeles Capital’s Investment Committee, Mr. Reynolds oversees the firm’s investment process. Since co-founding Los Angeles Capital in 2002, Mr. Reynolds has worked closely with the Research team to develop Investor Preference Theory®, the Dynamic Alpha Stock Selection Model®, and the Forward Attribution® process for developing forwarding looking expected factor returns. Working with the Research Directors, he develops the firm’s research goals and provides guidance on key projects to enhance the stock selection, portfolio construction, and trading processes. As a member of the Portfolio Review Committee, he works with senior members of the portfolio management team to establish key portfolio parameters for portfolio construction and rebalancing and developing procedures for monitoring and controlling portfolio risk. Prior to Los Angeles Capital, Mr. Reynolds was a managing director and principal at Wilshire Associates. Mr. Reynolds joined the consulting division of Wilshire Associates in 1989 where he served as a senior consultant to large ERISA plans. He also designed Wilshire Compass, Wilshire’s asset allocation and manager optimization technology for plan sponsors. In 1996, Mr. Reynolds began consulting for Wilshire Asset Management where he helped develop the Dynamic Alpha Model, which developed into Los Angeles Capital’s Dynamic Alpha Stock Selection Model®, and other quantitative long/short applications for Wilshire Asset Management. In 1998, he joined Wilshire Asset Management as Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining Wilshire, Mr. Reynolds was a vice president at Mellon Bank where he was responsible for the design and management of Mellon’s portfolio analysis product for plan sponsors. | ||
Thomas D. Stevens | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2002 | Now |
Biography | Mr. Stevens, CFA, is Chairman ,SPM and Principal, co-founded Los Angeles Capital since 2002. He is responsible for setting the firm’s strategic goals and is also an integral member of the firm’s Portfolio Management team. Prior to co-founding the firm, he was a senior managing director and principal at Wilshire Associates. He joined Wilshire in 1980. In 1986, he assumed responsibility for Wilshire Asset Managemen. Prior to joining Wilshire, he worked for the National Bank of Detroit as a portfolio manager and was primarily responsible for major pension fund client relationships. | ||
Chris A. Welch | Portfolio Manager | 2019 | 2024 |
Biography | Chris serves as Portfolio Manager for Diamond Hill Capital Management and joined the firm in 2005. Prior to joining Diamond Hill, Chris was a Portfolio Manager with Fiduciary Trust Company International from 2004 to 2005. From 2002 to 2004, he was a private investor. From 1995 to 2002, Chris was a Portfolio Manager and Senior Equity Analyst for Nationwide Insurance. Chris has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Yale University (summa cum laude). | ||
Andrew C Hwang | Managing Director | 2016 | 2019 |
Biography | Andrew C. Hwang, CFA, is a Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Equity Analyst who joined NWQ in 1998. | ||
Phyllis G. Thomas | Senior Managing Director | 2013 | 2019 |
Biography | Phyllis is the portfolio manager for the Small and SMID Cap Value Strategies. Before joining Poplar Forest in 2019, Phyllis spent 29 years at NWQ as Senior Managing Director, Chair of the Investment Oversight Committee and Portfolio Manager. Upon her resignation, she managed more than $1.7 billion in small-cap value and SMID-cap value equity assets. Previously in her career, Ms. Thomas held the position of Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager with the Boston Company where she managed institutional portfolios for three years. She also spent seven years at Beneficial Standard Investment Management Company as a Senior Portfolio Manager for the company’s equity funds and outside advisory accounts. Ms. Thomas graduated from Northern Illinois University and received her M.B.A. from University of California at Los Angeles. She earned the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst in 1979. Ms. Thomas is a past president of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts, co-chairman of the FIM-West conference and past chairman of the Long Range Planning Committee. She is also a member of the CFA Institute. |
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