Fund Inception | 12/01/1993 |
Name of Issuer | Empower Funds |
Fund Advisor(s) | Empower Capital Management, LLC |
Sub-Advisor(s) | LSV Asset Management Massachusetts Financial Services Company |
Fund Managers for MXIVX
Benjamin Stone
Portfolio Manager since 09/01/2009
Benjamin Stone is an Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of MFS, responsible for buy and sell decisions, participation in the research process and strategy discussions, portfolio construction, risk control and cash management, and has been employed in the investment area of MFS since 2005.
He was a Equity Research Analyst in Schroders Investment Management, having 9 years as Research Analyst at Schroders Investment Management. Affiliations include Institute of Investment Management and Research. He got B.A. from Durham University.
Greg Sleight
Portfolio Manager since 04/27/2018
Greg Sleight is a Partner, Portfolio Manager and Quantitative Analyst of LSV. At LSV, Mr. Sleight is part of our quantitative and implementation team, which is responsible for the day-to-day data management, portfolio implementation and ongoing enhancement of our models and systems. Mr. Sleight received a B.S. in Material Science & Engineering from the University of Illinois in 2000 and an M.B.A. in Econometrics, Economics & Analytic Finance from the University of Chicago in 2006.
Guy Lakonishok
Portfolio Manager since 04/27/2018
Guy Lakonishok, CFA is a Partner, Portfolio Manager and Quantitative Analyst at LSV. Prior to joining LSV, Mr. Lakonishok was a Vice President in the Quantitative Equity group at BlackRock. His responsibilities included research, portfolio implementation, system development and performance attribution. Prior to this experience, Mr. Lakonishok was an analyst in the Quantitative Equity group at Weiss, Peck, and Greer, where he was responsible for developing portfolio analytics and assisting in the day-to-day management of the portfolios.
Mr. Lakonishok received a B.S. in Applied Science with
Josef Lakonishok
Portfolio Manager since 04/27/2018
Dr. Lakonishok joined LSV in 1994, where he currently serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Partner and Portfolio Manager Dr. Lakonishok has more than 30 years of investment and research experience.
Dr. Lakonishok was, until 2004, the William G. Karnes Professor of Finance at the College of Commerce & Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before that, he held staff and visiting professorships at Tel Aviv University, Cornell University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of British Columbia.
Menno Vermeulen
Portfolio Manager since 04/27/2018
Menno Vermeulen, CFA, is a Partner, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst of LSV. Dr. Lakonishok joined LSV in 1994. Vermeulen has more than 21 years of investment experience. At LSV, Mr. Vermeulen has developed and written the software for our quantitative models and portfolio management system. He leads our quantitative and implementation team, which is responsible for the day-to-day data management, portfolio implementation and ongoing enhancement of our models and systems. Mr. Vermeulen is also involved in the research process at LSV.
Prior to joining LSV, he worked at ABP
Puneet Mansharamani
Portfolio Manager since 04/27/2018
Puneet Mansharamani, CFA, is a Partner, Portfolio Manager and Quantitative Analyst of LSV. Mr. Mansharamani has more than 14 years of investment experience. At LSV, Mr. Mansharamani is part of our quantitative and implementation team, which is responsible for the day-to-day data management, portfolio implementation and ongoing enhancement of our models and systems.
Prior to joining LSV, Mr. Mansharamani was an Analyst at Institutional Trust National City Corporation. His responsibilities included project management, systems development and designing financial and analytical applications fo
Philip Evans
Portfolio Manager since 02/01/2020
Philip Evans
- Investment Officer
- Equity Portfolio Manager
- As an Equity Portfolio Manager, responsible for buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction, risk control and cash management. Participates in the research process and strategy discussions., As an Equity Research Analyst, responsible for identifying the most attractive investment opportunities in assigned universe. Works closely with portfolio managers to ensure ideas are properly positioned within portfolios.
- Joined MFS in 2011
- Previous experience includes 3 years as Equity Analyst at Baillie Gifford & Co.
- University of St. Andrews, Master of Arts, First Class