Latest Q&A Based Profiles ( 8 Interview )


Rising Stars and Fallen Angels

Large-Cap > Growth

Nationwide Bailard Technology & Science Fund

OILGX

Feb 2, 2019

Investing in technology and science requires domain expertise, discipline, and a repeatable method of handling continuous information flow. Looking for winners in any environment, the portfolio managers of Nationwide Bailard Technology & Science Fund utilize a barbell approach of investing in premium growth rising stars and out-of-favor fallen

Putting Research to Work

MLPs > NA

Nationwide U.S. Small Cap Value Fund

AMLPX

Apr 4, 2017

What qualifies as cheap in the stock market will always depend on an investor’s yardstick. Even though the stock price is a combination of all possible factors, it still remains a volatile indicator, prompting investors to use a relatively stable metric when comparing thousands of companies. Jed Fogdall, portfolio manager

Contrarian Search for Total Return

NA > NA

Nationwide Ziegler Equity Income Fund

Oct 10, 2015

Whenever markets fall in and out of love with stocks, an opportunity emerges for disciplined investors—from misconceptions about companies facing temporary problems to stocks perceived as winners for eternity. Don Nesbitt and Mikhail Alkhazov, portfolio managers of the Nationwide Ziegler Equity Income Fund, look for out-of-favor stocks with balance sheets

Informed Agents

Precious Metals-Minerals > NA

Nationwide HighMark Small Cap Core Fund

ACGGX

Jul 7, 2015

One of the clear advantages of investing in small caps is the opportunity that this segment of the market provides for active management. Derek Izuel and his team at the Nationwide HighMark Small Cap Core Fund seek to add value by combining in-house analytical advantage with external informational advantage in

Disciplined, Data Driven and Risk Aware

NA > NA

Nationwide Growth Fund

Jun 6, 2015

An accurate evaluation of the market environment and reasonable stock price levels matter just as much as the quality of the company you invest in. Michael J. Vogelzang, portfolio manager of the Nationwide Growth Fund, and his team of analysts at Boston Advisors rely on a proprietary investment approach that

Investing In Niche Leaders

NA > NA

HighMark Geneva Mid Cap Growth Fund

Sep 9, 2010

Growth can be evaluated in a number of ways but, most importantly, investors want to ensure that they can identify indicators of its sustainability. The investment team for the HighMark Geneva Mid Cap Growth Fund, seek companies that have solid business models, as well as management and financial strength to

Mid-Cap Leaders

NA > NA

North Track Geneva Growth Fund

Jun 6, 2008

Geneva Growth Fund invests in US based companies with consistent records of performance, experienced management, solid earnings history, superior growth potential and market values within the cap range of the Russell Midcap Index. About 70% of the investment team's new ideas come from conferences and company visits. This bottom-up approach

Classic Core Value

Small-Cap > Value

HighMark Value Momentum Retail A Fund

DMVIX

Nov 11, 2006

If you buy companies at appropriate valuations, you should do better than the market over time while taking less risk. This philosophy may sound simple to understand but is hard to execute. For Richard Earnest, co-manager of the HighMark Value Momentum Fund, it means conservative five-year forecasts on 700 companies,