Share Classes

The iShares Trust approved a reverse split share to be implemented on November 4 for the iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF, the iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF, the iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF, the iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF, the iShares MSCI Japan ETF, the iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF, the iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF, the iShares MSCI Singapore ETF, the iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF and the iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF. The iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF, the iShares MSCI Japan ETF and the iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF will have a 1:4 split share. All other mentioned funds will have a 1:2 split share. On November 7, shares will be available on a split-adjusted basis.

Jimmy Chang Rockefeller & Co. Chief Investment Strategist & Managing Director

New and Upcoming Funds

Matrix is launching the Matrix Advisors Dividend Fund.

Portfolio Managers

As of September 27, Mark Iannarelli has resigned as a co-PM for the Rockefeller Core Taxable Bond Fund, the Rockefeller Intermediate Tax Exempt National Bond Fund, and the Rockefeller Intermediate Tax Exempt New York Bond Fund. Jimmy Chang and Andrew Kello have replaced Iannarelli.

Fund Mergers and Liquidations

On December 14, the State Street Clarion Global Infrastructure & MLP Fund will terminate and liquidate.

As of October 7, the The California Municipal Money Market Fund, a member of the Northern Funds, terminated and liquidated.

On December 20, the The Financial Services Select Sector SPDR Fund will terminate and liquidate. The Financial Service Select Sector Index will also discontinue operations on December 20.

On November 21, the SPDR MSCI International Real Estate Currency Hedged ETF, the SPDR MSCI Mexico StrategicFactors ETF, the SPDR MSCI South Korea StrategicFactors ETF and the SPDR MSCI Taiwan StrategicFactors ETF will terminate and liquidate.

On November 30, the Bushido Capital Long/Short Fund will terminate and liquidate.

On October 31, the AdvisorShares YieldPro ETF will terminate and liquidate.

In December 2016, fund shareholders will be asked to approve the merger of the Wells Fargo Municipal Money Market Fund with and into the Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund.

Fees

As of October 14, the BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund and the BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund and the BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund have updated their shareholder fees and their annual fund operating expenses. The BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio and the BlackRock Strategic Global Bond Fund have updated their annual fund operating expenses as well.

Subadvisors

On January 23, 2017, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc will become a subadvisor to the AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio.CNH Partners, LLC and J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc will no longer serve as subadvisors to the fund.

Rebranding

As of October 14, the Ivy Money Market Fund has been renamed the Ivy Government Money Market Fund.



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. 

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