Mergers & Liquidations

On September 30, Mairs and Power has closed its Small Cap Fund to new investors.

The Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund merged with and into the Western Asset Global High Income Fund.

Rebranding

On December 5, Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC is seeking approval to merge and reorganize the Stone Ridge Reinsurance Risk Premium Fund into the Stone Ridge High Yield Reinsurance Risk Premium Fund.

On October 11, the Calamos Investment Trust will seek approval to merge and reorganize the Calamos Focus Growth Fund into the Calamos Growth Fund and the Calamos Long/Short Fund into the Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund.

Subadvisors

On September 26, the Wellington Management Company LLP will replace Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC as subadvisor to the John Hancock U.S. Equity Fund.

On September 1, TPH Asset Management LLC will no longer serve as subadvisor to the Old Westbury Strategic Opportunities Fund. Bessemer Investment Management LLC will succeed TPH Asset Management LLC.

On August 31, Peregrine Capital Management LLC will become the new subadvisor for the Wells Fargo Equity Gateway Funds, which include the Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund and the Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund.

Trustees

On August 25, Andrew R. Bacas was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Aegis Funds.

Fees

On September 15, Westcore will remove their redemption fee for the Westcore Small-Cap Growth Fund, Westcore Micro-Cap Opportunity Fund and Westcore Flexible Income Fund.

On October 28, Fidelity fund shareholders will vote on a new pricing structure for the Class A, Class T, Class K, Class B, Class I and Class C shares for the Fidelity Advisor Freedom Funds.

Portfolio Managers

On August 4, Albert O. Nicholas, PM of the Nicholas Equity Income Fund, Inc, passed away. He is succeeded by Michael L. Shelton and David O. Nicholas.

Exemptive Relief

Foreside Advisor Services, LLC, Foreside ETF Trust and Foreside Fund Services, LLC requested exemptive relief to launch active ETFs.

Minimums

On September 1, the BlackRock Premier Government Institutional Fund will raise its minimum initial investment amount.



Check our last Filings For Fundsters column (previously called Stork and Reaper) for more SEC filing updates. For the latest new hires and fund launches, explore our People on the Move and New Fund Fuss columns. If you have a fund filing, a mutual fund launch, a product change or a new hire that you would like to announce, please contact the MFWire team at editors@investmentwires.com.  

Correction: A prior version of this story mischaracterized the change that Mairs & Power's Small Cap Fund is making. The fund will close to new investors on September 30.

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