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Grandeur Peak International Opportunities Fund Institutional Class (GPIIX)

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3.21 +0.02    +0.63%
22/11 - Closed. Currency in USD
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  • Total Assets: 392.45M
Type:  Fund
Market:  United States
Asset Class:  Equity
Grandeur Peak International Opps Instl 3.21 +0.02 +0.63%

GPIIX Overview

 
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Grandeur Peak International Opportunities Fund Institutional Class. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of GPIIX among other information.
Category

Foreign Small/Mid Growth

Total Assets

392.45M

Expenses

1.36%

Inception Date

40833

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in small- and micro-cap companies economically tied to countries outside the U.S. The Adviser will invest the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of foreign companies with market capitalizations of less than $5 billion at the time of purchase. The fund will invest in companies economically tied to at least five of the countries included in the MSCI AC World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Index. It may invest a significant amount of its total assets at the time of purchase in securities issued by companies economically tied to emerging and frontier markets.

Contact Information

Address 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver,CO 80203
United States
Phone 855-377-7325

Top Executives

Name Title Since Until
Juliette Douglas Senior Research Analyst 2020 Now
Biography Ms. Douglas is Deputy Director of Research at Grandeur Peak Global Advisors. Ms. Douglas has been a portfolio manager for the Grandeur Peak Global Reach Fund since 2018, a portfolio manager of the Grandeur Peak International Opportunities Fund since 2020, and the Grandeur Peak Global Explorer Fund since inception in December 2021. She is also a Sr. Research Analyst. Before becoming a research analyst, Ms. Douglas worked as a global equities trader and as a manager on the operations team. Before joining Grandeur Peak Global Advisors in 2013, Ms. Douglas was a Financial Analyst at Adidas in Portland, Oregon. Previously, Ms. Douglas spent four years in various roles on the operations team at Wasatch Advisors, including her final role as Senior International Trade Analyst. Ms. Douglas graduated cum laude from Westminster College earning a BS in Business with a concentration in Finance.
Mark Madsen Senior Equity Analyst 2018 Now
Biography Mr. Madsen is a Sr. Research Analyst at Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, with a specialty focus on the energy & materials sector globally. Mr. Madsen joined Grandeur Peak in 2016 following four years working as a Senior Equity Analyst in a family office. Mr. Madsen has been a research analyst since 2004, when he began his career at Wasatch Advisors. Mr. Madsen began as a junior analyst and was later promoted to a senior research analyst, He developed an expertise in Energy, Industrials and Finance. Mr. Madsen left Wasatch to found Red Desert Capital in Las Vegas, NV. As Founder and Portfolio Manager, Mr. Madsen successfully launched a concentrated portfolio based on a bottom-up fundamental value investment strategy. Mr. Madsen was recruited by a client to manage a family office in St. George, Utah. There he developed an all-cap equity portfolio, managed an income portfolio and was responsible for tracking and evaluating third-party managed accounts. Mr. Madsen graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. and Masters in Accounting. He holds the CFA designation.
Blake H. Walker CIO (Chief Investment Officer) 2011 Now
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.
Robert T. Gardiner CEO 2011 2021
Biography Robert T. Gardiner, CFA® is the CEO and Director of Research for Grandeur Peak Global Advisors. Before founding Grandeur Peak Global Advisors in 2011, Mr. Gardiner had been a senior partner, principal shareholder and portfolio manager at Wasatch Advisors, Inc. Mr. Gardiner has been in the Investment Management industry since 1981 and involved in managing equity portfolios since 1986. Mr. Gardiner was a Director of Wasatch Advisors and a member of its Executive Management Team from 1994 to 2007. Mr. Gardiner graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Utah with a B.A. in Physics, a B.S. in Mathematics, and minors in Chemistry and French. He speaks French and lived in France for two years. Mr. Gardiner holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the Salt Lake City Society of Financial Analysts.
Amy Hu Sunderland Portfolio Manager 2016 2018
Biography Ms. Sunderland, CFA and portfolio manager, has been a senior research analyst at Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, with a specialty focus on the consumer sector, since the firm’s inception in 2011. Prior to Grandeur Peak, Ms. Sunderland was a junior and later senior research analyst at Wasatch Advisors from 2003-2011. Before Wasatch, Ms. Sunderland worked on the Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management Team. Ms. Sunderland graduated Magna Cum Laude in the top 1% of her class from the University of Utah where she earned a B.S. in Finance and Business Information Systems. Ms. Sunderland was selected as the Outstanding Finance Scholar of the Year by the dean, and a Coca-Cola Scholar. Ms. Sunderland is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Spencer P. Stewart Portfolio Manager 2015 2016
Biography Spencer Stewart was a Portfolio Manager at Grandeur Peak Funds. There he managed GPEIX, the top fund in its category during his 3- year tenure. Before Grandeur, Spencer worked at both Sidoti & Company and Wasatch Advisors. Spencer is currently the Lead Portfolio Manager on the Ark Global Emerging Companies, LP as well as a Portfolio Manager on the Seven Canyons Strategic Income and the World Innovators Funds.
Randy E. Pearce CIO (Chief Investment Officer) 2014 2016
Biography Mr. Pearce, CIO and Portfolio Manager, has been a senior research analyst at Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, with a specialty focus on the financial sector, since the firm’s inception in 2011. Prior to Grandeur Peak, Mr. Pearce was a junior and later senior research analyst at Wasatch Advisors from 2005-2009. In 2010, Mr. Pearce interned at Thornburg Investment Management as a global equities analyst while earning his MBA. Mr. Pearce has a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Utah and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley. He holds the CFA designation, having passed each of the three levels on his first attempt. Mr. Pearce speaks Portuguese and lived in Brazil for two years.
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