News by subject: Mutual Fund

The Board of Trustees of BlackRock Multi-Sector Opportunities Trust (the "Trust") (CUSIP: 09190C104) announced today the Trust's quarterly distribution, payable on September 30, 2021. Details are as follows: Ex-Date- 9/14/2021 Record Date-9/15/2021...

Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund [NYSE: TEI] today announced a monthly distribution from net investment income of $0.0691 per share, payable on September 30, 2021, to shareholders of record on September 15, 2021 (Ex-Dividend Date: September 14,...

GuideStone Capital Management®, LLC ($17.6B AUM) is pleased to formally announce its Global Impact Fund in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of GuideStone Funds®. This actively managed faith-based fund seeks to invest in both public and private...

The Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund will host a webinar featuring Fund portfolio manager and Managing Director, Head of ESG/Impact?Global Fixed Income, Stephen Liberatore, on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM ET. Mr. Liberatore will provide an...

The Board of Directors of The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. (the "Fund") announces the completion of its transferable rights offering (the "Offering" or "Offer"). Preliminary results indicate that the Fund will issue approximately 1.9 million shares...

William Blair Investment Management today announced the launch of a new China Growth mutual fund to provide investors with exposure to the country's growth into an economic superpower with some of the most innovative and fastest-growing industries...

The Trustees of The Putnam Funds declared the following distributions.   RECORD PAYMENT FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS   DATE   DATE   Putnam High Yield Fund - Class B Shares (PHYBX)     $0.0170 per...

The TCW Group, a global asset management firm, announced today the appointment of Manish Ghayalod as Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Mr. Ghayalod is responsible for leading TCW's enterprise information technology organization and technology...

IMPACT Community Capital ("IMPACT"), is pleased to announce the successful close of the IMPACT Mortgage Opportunities Fund (the "Fund"). The Fund exceeded its initial capital target and raised $210 million from six large institutional investors,...

CI Global Asset Management ("CI GAM") today announced a risk rating change for CI Global Alpha Innovation ETF. This ETF is expected to begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 under the tickers CINV and CINV.U. CI...

Berkshire Residential Investments announced the final close of Berkshire Multifamily Debt Fund III with equity commitments totaling $1.85 billion. The Fund will primarily consist of Freddie Mac's Multifamily Capital Markets Execution B-piece debt...

Astor Investment Management LLC ("Astor") is pleased to announce that its Astor Macro Alternative Fund Class I (GBLMX) and Astor Macro Alternative Fund Class A (ASTMX) are now available on LPL Financial platforms for investment by the firms more than...

Ares SSG, a leading Asia-Pacific alternative asset manager, today announced the final close of its third Secured Lending Opportunities Fund III ("SLO III" or the "Fund"), achieving capital commitments of more than $1.6 billion, which Ares believes is...

State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation , today announced the findings of its Low-Cost Investing Survey, which reveals a lack of general understanding persists about the management costs and advisory...

RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc. and RiverNorth Specialty Finance Corporation are each pleased to announce the declaration of preferred dividends for the third quarter of 2021, as detailed below. The Board of Directors of...

Schwartz Investment Counsel, Inc. (the Firm), investment adviser for the Ave Maria Mutual Funds, has seen an incredible growth of interest in the morally responsible investment (MRI) strategies presented in the Ave Maria Mutual Funds. In order to...

BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Multi-Strategy Credit Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has approved the Fund's quarterly tender offer (the "Tender Offer") with the following terms:   Number of Shares...

In the release dated July 1, 2021, the sentence above the first table should read: Since its inception in 2011, ANGLX has achieved an annualized return of 5.66%, and it now has approximately $7.0 billion in assets under management. (instead of: Since...

Western Asset Middle Market Income Fund Inc. (XWMFX) announced today the final results of its issuer tender offer for up to 2.5% of the outstanding common stock ("Shares") or 4,424 Shares of the Fund at a price equal to the Fund's net asset value per...

As previously announced, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), in accordance with the "Optional Redemption" provision of the prospectus for the Fund's Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Convertible...

After careful consideration, the Board of Trustees of Pacer Funds Trust has determined to close and liquidate the Pacer Military Times Best Employers ETF (the "Fund"). Pacer Advisors, Inc. ("Pacer Advisors") serves as the investment adviser to the...

The Board of Directors of The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. (the "Fund") has approved a transferable rights offering which would allow the Fund's record date common shareholders to acquire additional shares of common stock (the "Offering"). The...

The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (each, a "Fund," and, collectively, the "Funds") announced today the results of their Joint Annual Meetings of Stockholders held on June 24, 2021. With respect to CEE, each...

Fidelity Investments® today announced the launch of a new active fixed income exchange-traded fund (ETF), Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF, which is available for individual investors and financial advisors to purchase commission-free...

Fidelity Investments® today expands its sustainable investing lineup with five new actively managed Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) funds ? two equity mutual funds, one bond mutual fund and two equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ?...

Citi has successfully supported the industry's largest mutual fund to ETF conversion for Dimensional Fund Advisors. The conversion includes four US tax-managed mutual funds into active transparent ETFs totaling $29bn in assets: Dimensional U.S....

Employee-owned Baird announced today that Mary Ellen Stanek is a nominee for the 2021 Morningstar Awards for Investing Excellence in the Outstanding Portfolio Manager category for the third straight year. Morningstar analysts nominated four...

First Trust Global Portfolios Management Limited ("FTGPM") announces the declaration of the quarterly distributions for the following sub-funds of First Trust Global Funds plc, ISIN Fund Name Frequency Dividend per Share...

Neo Exchange Inc. ("NEO" or the "NEO Exchange") is proud to introduce a new and innovative solution to provide advisors registered with the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada ("MFDA") with access to real-time market data for Exchange Traded...

The Board of Trustees of BlackRock Multi-Sector Opportunities Trust (the "Trust") (CUSIP: 09190C104) announced today the Trust's quarterly distribution, payable on June 30, 2021. Details are as follows: Ex-Date- 6/14/2021 Record Date-6/15/2021...

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors (the "Board") has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21875 per share on the Fund's 3.50% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B (the "Convertible...

The Nuveen closed-end funds (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") announced today that Amy B. R. Lancellotta and Joanne T. Medero have been appointed to the Board of Directors/Board of Trustees of each Fund as independent directors/trustees...

BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Multi-Strategy Credit Fund, Inc. (Ticker: XALCX) today declared a distribution of $1.75 per share of common stock, payable on June 28, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 14, 2021. The...

HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets asset manager, today announced the final close of its Credit Opportunities Fund II (COF II) at $833 million, including the General Partner commitment. The Fund was oversubscribed and closed above the...

Amundi US today announced the launch of two new mutual funds deploying focused strategies that seek to identify global stocks with sustainable businesses and which meet certain ESG criteria. Both funds are managed by a deeply experienced portfolio...

First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund (the "Fund") has declared the Fund's regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.06 per share payable on June 15, 2021, to shareholders of record as of June 2, 2021. The...

Gabelli Funds introduced the 2021 inductees to the GAMCO Management Hall of Fame at its thirty-sixth annual client conference which was held on Friday, May 14 at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, Connecticut. The inductees to the Hall of...

The Board of Trustees of The Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust (the "Fund") declared a $0.16 per share cash distribution payable on June 23, 2021 to common shareholders of record on June 16, 2021. The Fund intends to pay a quarterly...

ETF Managers Group (ETFMG®), leading exchange-traded fund issuer who brought investors MJ, the first U.S. listed and world's largest global cannabis ETF, announced that the ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF will begin trading today on the New York...

Strategy Shares, a family of exchange traded funds (ETFs) focused on bringing unique strategies to the ETF marketplace, has surpassed $500 million in assets under management (AUM). This growth in assets represents a 129% growth for the firm since the...

Domini Impact Investments LLC, a women-led impact investment firm, has published the Domini Funds 2020 Impact Report, which highlights how investors came together to harness the power of finance to build a better world?despite the world 2020...

Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund [NYSE: TEI] today announced a monthly distribution from net investment income of $0.0852 per share, payable on May 28, 2021, to shareholders of record on May 17, 2021 (Ex-Dividend Date: May 14, 2021). Franklin...

Pacific Life today announced two new portfolios to diversify its variable annuity investment lineup designed to meet today's consumer needs: PLFA ESG Diversified Portfolio and JPMorgan Hedged Equity Portfolio. Both are available to consumers who...

AI Capital, a Colorado-based venture capital firm investing in early growth stage enterprise AI software companies, announced the planned sale of one of its portfolio companies, Link3D, to Materialise just over a year after investing. Alongside the...

The Trustees of The Putnam Funds declare the following distributions today. RECORD PAYMENT FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS DATE DATE   Putnam Global Income Trust ? Class B Shares (PGLBX) $0.0080 per share investment income 4/28/2021...

The Trustees of The Putnam Funds have declared the following distributions. FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS RECORD/ EX DATE PAYMENT DATE   Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund? Class A Shares (PACAX) $0.0130 per...

BlackRock, Inc. today announced product enhancements to two iShares ETFs as part of an ongoing process to periodically review its product lineup. No action is necessary for investors in the impacted ETFs and no capital gains distributions are...

First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund (the "Fund") has declared the Fund's monthly common share distributions for May, June and July of $0.0375 per share for each month. The payable, record and expected ex-dividend dates, as well as the...

RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc. and RiverNorth Specialty Finance Corporation are each pleased to announce the declaration of preferred dividends for the second quarter of 2021, as detailed below. The Board of Directors of...

Columbia Threadneedle Investments today announced that the Columbia Adaptive Retirement Series, a suite of nine risk-balanced target date funds, has reached its three-year anniversary. Built to adapt to changing market conditions, the Columbia...