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- Total Assets: 673.5M
VALIC Company I Emerg Economies
6.32
-0.07
-1.10%
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Valic Company I Emerging Economies Fund Overview
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Valic Company I Emerging Economies Fund. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of VCGEX among other information.
Investment Strategy
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of value of its net assets in equity securities of emerging market companies and other investments that are tied economically to emerging markets. The fund may invest in securities denominated in U.S. dollars, other major reserve currencies, such as the euro, yen and pound sterling, and currencies of other countries in which it can invest.
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Top Executives
| Name | Title | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Shen | Head | 2024 | Now |
| Biography | "Jeff Shen, PhD, Managing Director, is Co-CIO and Co-Head of Systematic Active Equity (SAE) at BlackRock. He is a member of the BlackRock Global Operating Committee, BlackRock Systematic (BSYS) Management Committee and the BlackRock Asian Middle Eastern & Allies Network (AMP) Executive Committee. Dr. Shen's service with BlackRock dates back to 2004, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. At BGI, he was the Head of Investment for Asia Pacific and Emerging Market active equities. Prior to joining BGI, he began his career in 1997 with JP Morgan where he held numerous positions in global macro investment and asset allocation research in both New York and London. Dr. Shen earned a BA degree in Economics from Hobart College, a MA degree in Economics from University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a PhD degree in Finance from New York University. Dr. Shen is an adjunct professor at NYU teaching an MBA class on international investment. He also serves on the advisory board of the Clausen Center at UC Berkeley." | ||
| David Piazza | Managing Director | 2024 | Now |
| Biography | Jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio, including setting the Fund’s overall investment strategy and overseeing the management of the Fund. | ||
| Harold Yu | Portfolio Manager | 2022 | 2024 |
| Biography | Mr. Yu, a Vice President, CFA charterholder and an employee since 2014, has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since March 2022. He has also been a product analyst within the adviser’s Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific Equities team since 2014. | ||
| Joyce Weng | Vice President | 2017 | 2024 |
| Biography | Joyce Weng, Vice President, CFA and Portfolio Manager joined J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. in 2010 and was on the U.S. Equity Behavioral Finance team from 2010 and 2011. Prior to joining JPMorgan, Joyce worked as a senior analyst at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Joyce holds a B.A. in economics (cum laude) and a M.A. in statistics from Harvard University. | ||
| Anuj Arora | Portfolio Manager | 2011 | 2024 |
| Biography | Anuj Arora, Portfolio Manager, has been at JP Morgan Investment Mgmt Inc. since 2006 and is focused on portfolio construction and quantitative asset allocation for the global emerging markets. Prior to this, he was a quantitative analyst for Mesirow Financial and an analyst at Birkelbach Investment Securities. He holds an M.S. in finance from the Illinois Institute of Technology. | ||
| Abhinav Zutshi | Portfolio Manager | 2018 | 2022 |
| Biography | Mr. Zutshi is a Portfolio Manager on the Global Real Assets team and has been with GSAM since 2009. Prior to joining GSAM, Mr. Zutshi worked as a software consultant at Zensar Technologies for two years from 2005. | ||
| Michael D. Carey | Managing Director/Portfolio Manager | 2009 | 2011 |
| Biography | "Michael D. Carey, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, is a member of BlackRock's Global Opportunities equity team. He is a portfolio manager for International Small Cap equity portfolios and a strategist for all of the team's products. Prior to joining BlackRock in 1998, Mr. Carey was an investment strategist with the PNC Asset Management Group. He began his career as a fixed income analyst with PNC in 1992. Mr. Carey earned a BS degree in commerce and engineering with a concentration in finance from Drexel University in 1991, and an MS degree in statistics from Temple University in 1996." | ||
| Thomas P. Callan | Managing Director | 2009 | 2011 |
| Biography | Thomas P. Callan, CFA, Managing Director and senior portfolio manager, is head of BlackRock's Global Opportunities equity team. He oversees the team's investment process, leads the team's Investment Strategy Group, and provides portfolio and risk management oversight for all of the team's products. In addition, Mr. Callan is a member of BlackRock's Leadership Committee. Mr. Callan's service with the firm dates back to 1988, including his years with PNC Asset Management Group, which was integrated with BlackRock in 1998. He started as a health care analyst for PNC's mutual fund group and later served as an international equity analyst. Mr. Callan began his investment career at PNC Bank as a personal trust portfolio manager in 1988. Mr. Callan earned a BA degree in economics, with honors, from Boston College in 1981. | ||
| Shigeki Makino | Managing Director | 2005 | 2009 |
| Biography | Mr. Makino is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Global Core Equity team. He heads the team that manages global core equity retail and institutional portfolios. He is also a Portfolio Leader on the Global Equity Fund. Mr. Makino, who joined Putnam in 2000, is a member of the Executive Committee and the Advisory Council. | ||
| Brad Greenleaf | Managing Director and portfolio manager | 2005 | 2009 |
| Biography | Greenleaf is a managing director and portfolio manager on the Global Core Equity team. He is a member of the team responsible for managing Global Core Equity institutional portfolios. He joined Putnam in 2004. Previously, Greenleaf was managing director of Independence International Associates. Earlier in his career he was an investment officer and vice president at Franklin Portfolio Associates, Inc. Greenleaf holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. | ||
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