Grandeur Peak Surpasses $1B Under Management
Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) July 31, 2013 -- Grandeur Peak Global Advisors announced that the firm is managing over $1B across its three small cap equity strategies.
The firm launched its first two funds in October of 2011, which were closed to new investors on May 1st of this year. The latest offering, the Global Reach Fund (GPROX/GPRIX) launched last month. The Global Reach Fund is a diversified global equities fund primarily focused on small and micro-cap companies. Said CIO Blake Walker “This Fund will have 300-400 holdings in order to include all of the interesting investment opportunities we are finding among the global small-cap investment universe of more than 30,000 companies. There are so many attractive small companies across the globe that we believe we can create a portfolio that is far more interesting than any index, yet be very diversified.” The Fund’s universe includes developed, emerging, and frontier countries.
Said Mark Siddoway, Head of Client Relations, “We have found great interest among investors in the global small gap segment and in our experienced research team. The biggest challenge for many investors is figuring out where our funds should be slotted within their overall allocation—as few people have global small cap, or even international small cap, broken out as a separate allocation yet. We believe this same lack of attention is part of what makes global small caps such a compelling investment opportunity.”
“Grandeur Peak is committed to limiting assets under management” added president Eric Huefner. “We believe nimbleness is a significant investment advantage in the small and micro cap space. We have additional strategies that we would like to launch, so we consider both the firm’s current and future products as we decide where to close each strategy. We will likely close the Global Reach strategy somewhere in the $300-500M range despite its more diversified list of holdings in order to preserve capacity for future products.”
About Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors is comprised of a highly seasoned and collaborative research team taking a bottom-up approach to investing using disciplined global screening, rigorous company due diligence, and close attention to valuation to find what we believe to be the best investment opportunities around the world. Our bias is towards small and micro cap companies because we believe we can find faster growth among these firms, and often at better valuations due to the lack of analyst coverage. Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, LLC is an employee-owned investment adviser headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
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The objective of all Grandeur Peak Funds is long-term growth of capital. The Global Reach Fund is new and has limited operating history.
RISKS:
Mutual fund investing involves risks and loss of principal is possible. Diversification does not eliminate the risk of experiencing investment loss. Investing in small and micro cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds.
Investing in foreign securities entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the same risks as other foreign securities and may be subject to greater risks than investments in foreign countries with more established economies and securities markets.
An investor should consider investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, containing this and other information, visit http://www.grandeurpeakglobal.com or call 1-855-377-PEAK (7325). Please read it carefully before investing.
Grandeur Peak Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.
Grandeur Peak Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc (“ADI”). Eric Huefner and Mark Siddoway are registered representatives of ADI.
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Eric Huefner, President, Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, http://www.GrandeurPeakGlobal.com, 801.384.0003, [email protected]
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