AllianzGI Funds (5)
Short-Term Focus with Long-Term Merit
Allianz NFJ International Value Fund
US> Utilities > NA
Apr 23, 2010
Prudent investing should always subdue temporary concerns and anxieties in the name of long-term consistency. Baxter Hines, portfolio manager of the Allianz NFJ International Value Fund, and his team look for dividend-paying companies that are trading at a discount to their long-term value while possessing the necessary balance sheet strength to navigate volatile business conditions.
Quality, Growth, and Valuation
Allianz RCM Global Small-Cap Fund
US> Large-Cap > Growth
Dec 18, 2006
With a global mandate for seeking small-cap growth opportunities and with global resources to draw upon, the Allianz RCM Global Small-Cap Fund feels free to invest anywhere in the world. Ideally, the fund would invest in growth companies in a growing industry. But since we don’t live in a perfect world, portfolio manager Tom Ross most often looks for the companies with consistent growth that outperform peers in their competitive environment.
Quality, Growth, and Valuation
AllianzGI Mid-Cap Fund
US> Mid-Cap > Value
Aug 09, 2017
Finding good companies that are struggling and out of favor is relatively easy, but understanding and detecting the drivers of improvement requires extensive research and knowledge. Steven Klopukh, portfolio manager of the AllianzGI Mid-Cap Fund, relies on the management team’s dedicated staff and sector expertise in identifying beaten stocks that are likely to regain their footing and create wealth for shareholders.
Absolute Return Via Equity Index Options
AllianzGI Structured Return Fund
US> Health-Biotechnology > NA
Aug 09, 2016
Although many mutual funds use options, few products, including both retail and institutional, harness index options as their primary source of returns. Stephen Bond-Nelson, portfolio manager of the AllianzGI Structured Return Fund, highlights the team’s absolute return strategy, built around the index option market and designed to generate consistent returns regardless of market dynamics.
Earnings Compounders with Structural Advantages
AllianzGI International Growth Fund
US> Mid-Cap > Core
Jul 31, 2018
To stay focused on the long-term view, a manager has to be able to cancel out the short-term market noises. Robert Hofmann, portfolio manager of AllianzGI International Growth Fund, focuses on companies with structural growth drivers, sustainable business models and high barriers to entry and ferrets out earnings compounders.