Fund Inception | 01/28/2015 |
Name of Issuer | Columbia Threadneedle |
Fund Advisor(s) | Columbia Mgmt Investment Advisers, LLC |
Sub-Advisor(s) | AQR Capital Management, LLC PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC |
Fund Managers for CLAAX
Marc Khalamayzer
Portfolio Manager since 01/28/2015
Marc Khalamayzer is head of Liquid Alternatives and a senior portfolio manager for the Global Asset Allocation team at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Mr. Khalamayzer joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments firms in 2014 and has been a member of the investment community since 2006. Previously, Mr. Khalamayzer was a director at Gottex Fund Management Sarl. Prior to that, he was a quantitative analyst at 2100 Capital Group LLC. Mr. Khalamayzer received an M.S. in Finance and a B.S. in Economics-Finance from Bentley University. In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Joshua Kutin
Portfolio Manager since 10/01/2015
Joshua Kutin is a senior portfolio manager for the Global Asset Allocation team and Head of Asset Allocation, North America at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, with a focus on global asset allocation and alternatives. Prior to joining Columbia Threadneedle in 2015, Mr. Kutin worked at Putnam Investments as a portfolio manager on the Global Asset Allocation Team. He has been a member of the investment community since 1998. Mr. Kutin received a B.S. in Economics and a B.S. in Mathematics with Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as an M.S. in finance from Princeton University. In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Matthew Ferrelli
Portfolio Manager since 06/30/2019
Matthew Ferrelli is a portfolio manager for the Global Asset Allocation team at Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
Previously, he was a risk analyst at Putnam Investments. He joined the firm in 2017 and has been a member of the investment community since 2005.
Matt received an M.S. in Finance from Suffolk University and a B.A. from Boston College. In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Corey Lorenzen
Portfolio Manager since 08/01/2019
Mr. Lorenzen joined Columbia Management Investment Advisers in 2012 as a performance analyst. Mr. Lorenzen began his investment career in 2012 and earned a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and a M.S. from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
Ryan Osborn
Portfolio Manager since 08/01/2019
Mr. Osborn joined the Investment Manager in 2004. Mr. Osborn began his investment career in 2004 and earned a B.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Jason Callan
Portfolio Manager since 08/01/2019
Jason Callan is Head of Structured Assets, Head of Core and Core Plus and a Senior Portfolio Manager for multi-sector fixed income at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. He joined Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2007 as a senior quantitative analyst covering Non-Agency RMBS, was promoted to portfolio manager in 2008, and head of structured assets in 2009 . Mr. Callan assumed multi-sector portfolio management responsibilities in 2016 and became lead portfolio manager on Core and Core Plus strategies in 2017. Mr. Callan is also a co-portfolio manager on the Strategic Income portfolio and a member of the Global Fixed Income Asset Allocation Committee. Previously, Mr. Callan worked at GMAC in their Principal Investments unit as a portfolio manager and an analyst. He has been a member of the investment community, specializing in structured assets, since 2003. Mr. Callan received a B.S. in Economics from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management
Thomas Heuer
Portfolio Manager since 08/01/2019
Mr. Heuer joined Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC in 1993. Mr. Heuer began his investment career in 1993. He earned a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from the University of Minnesota. He holds both the Certified Public Accountant designation and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Brian Virginia
Portfolio Manager since 08/01/2019
Brian Virginia is head of Insurance Investments and a senior portfolio manager for Alternative Investments at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Mr. Virginia joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments firms in 2010 and has been a member of the alternative asset community since 1996. Prior to his current role, he was vice president of investor services and accounting at Citadel’s Omnium Administration; senior manager, investor accounting, at Cargill’s LaCrosse Global Fund Services; chief financial/chief operations officer at Veras Investment Partners; and senior analyst/portfolio manager at Koch Industries’ –Koch Investment Group. Mr. Virginia received a B.S. in Business Administration concentrating in Finance and Accounting from Kansas State University.
Daniel Boncarosky
Portfolio Manager since 08/01/2019
Daniel Boncarosky is a senior portfolio manager on the Global Asset Allocation team for Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Mr. Boncarosky joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments legacy firms in 2008. Before joining the Global Asset Allocation team, Mr. Boncarosky was an analyst on the International Bond team. He has been a member of the investment community since 2008. Mr. Boncarosky received a B.S. in Finance and Statistics from the New York University Stern School of Business. In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Jordan Brooks
Portfolio Manager since 09/30/2019
Jordan Brooks is a Principal at AQR Capital Management, where he is the Co-Head of the Macro Strategies Group. In this role, he oversees equity index, fixed income, currency, and risk parity research, and is a portfolio manager for the firm’s risk parity, global macro, and multi-strategy portfolios. Jordan is also a Lecturer in Management at Yale University and an Adjunct Professor of Finance at New York University. He has published numerous articles on fixed income, global macro, and the intersection of asset pricing and macroeconomics. Prior to joining AQR, Jordan was a teaching fellow in the economics department at New York University, and a dissertation intern in the division of monetary affairs at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and in the capital markets group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Jordan earned a B.A. in economics and mathematics from Boston College, and an M.A. and Ph.D., both in economics, from New York University.
Marco Aiolfi
Portfolio Manager since 09/30/2019
Marco Aiolfi, PhD is a Managing Director and Head of PGIM Quantitative Solutions' Multi-Asset team. In this capacity, he spearheads the group's strategic initiatives and is responsible for portfolio management and product development of the multi- asset platform. Prior to his current role, Marco was the Head of Systematic Multi-Asset Strategies, overseeing research, development and portfolio management of systematic total and absolute return investment solutions. Before joining PGIM Quantitative Solutions, Marco was a Lead Portfolio Manager and Researcher for GTAA and volatility strategies for the Quantitative Investment Strategies team at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and a Principal at Platinum Grove Asset Management. Previously, Marco was a research scholar at the University of California, San Diego, and a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund. Marco's articles have appeared in several journals including the Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Financial Econometrics, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Forecasting, Journal of Investment Management and the Journal of Portfolio Management. He earned a BA in economics and a PhD in economics from Bocconi University in Italy.
Jonathan Fader
Portfolio Manager since 03/31/2021
Jonathan Fader, is a Managing Director of the Adviser. Mr. Fader joined the Adviser in 2014 and is a portfolio manager for the Global Macro strategy and a member of the discretionary macro research team. Mr. Fader earned a B.S. in applied mathematics-economics from Brown University.
Edward Tostanoski
Portfolio Manager since 10/03/2022
Edward J. Tostanoski III, is a Principal and Portfolio Manager for PGIM Quantitative Solutions working within the Multi-Asset team. In this capacity, he is responsible for the research, development and portfolio management of systematic total and absolute return investment solutions. Prior to joining PGIM Quantitative Solutions, Ed was a Portfolio Manager and Researcher for Global Macro strategies, including strategic asset allocation and tactical models for trading within and across asset classes, at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, on their Quantitative Investment Strategies and Global Portfolio Solutions teams. He earned a BSE in operations research and financial engineering from Princeton University.
Clifford Asness
Portfolio Manager since 01/01/2024
Dr. Asness is a Founder, Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer at AQR Capital Management. He is an research notable for its relevance and enduring value to investment professionals. Prior to co-founding AQR Capital Management, he was a Managing Director and Director of Quantitative Research for the Asset Management Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Dr. Asness is on the editorial board of The Journal of Portfolio Management, the governing board of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Finance at NYU, the Board of Directors of the Q-Group.
John Liew
Portfolio Manager since 01/01/2024
Dr. Liew is a Founder and the head of the Global Asset Allocation team at of AQR, overseeing the research, portfolio management and trading associated with that strategy. Prior to AQR, he worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as a portfolio manager in the Asset Management Division where he developed and managed quantitative trading strategies. Dr. Liew began his career at Trout Trading, developing quantitative market-neutral stock-selection strategies. Dr Liew has published articles in The Journal of Portfolio Management and Financial Analysts Journal, and has received the Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy award and the Graham and Dodd award for his articles. Dr. Liew is a member of the University of Chicago’s Board of Trustees and sits on the university’s investment committee. Dr Liew earned a B.A. in economics, an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. in finance from Chicago.
John Huss
Portfolio Manager since 06/14/2024
John J. Huss, Principal, rejoined AQR in 2013 and oversees multi-asset class strategies as a researcher and portfolio manager. Mr. Huss rejoined the AQR Capital Management in 2013 and is a portfolio manager for the firm’s World Allocation strategy where he focuses on macroeconomic and portfolio construction research for risk parity and other asset allocation strategies. Prior to rejoining the firm, where he first worked from 2004 to 2008, Mr. Huss was a vice president in RBC’s Global Arbitrage and Trading division and a systematic portfolio manager for Tudor Investment Corp. Mr. Huss earned a B.S. in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.