Fund Inception | 06/27/2011 |
Name of Issuer | Vanguard |
Fund Advisor(s) | Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited Wellington Management Company LLP Pzena Investment Management LLC (US) |
Sub-Advisor(s) | -- |
Fund Managers for VMMSX
Allison Fisch
Portfolio Manager since 06/27/2011
Managing Principal, President, Portfolio Manager and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Ms. Fisch became a member of the firm in 2001 and helped to launch the Emerging Markets strategies in 2008, on which she has been a co-portfolio manager since inception. She joined the International portfolio management team in 2016. Ms. Fisch also co-managed the International Small Cap Value strategy and oversaw Global Best Ideas from 2017 to 2022. She was promoted to President in 2023. Prior to joining Pzena Investment Management, Ms. Fisch was a business analyst at McKinsey & Company. She earned a B.A. summa cum laude in Psychology and a minor in Drama from Dartmouth College.
Caroline Cai
Portfolio Manager since 06/27/2011
Managing Principal, Chief Executive Officer, Portfolio Manager, and member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Ms. Cai is a co-portfolio manager for the Global, International, and Emerging Markets strategies, and the Financial Opportunities service. Ms. Cai became a member of the firm in 2004. Prior to joining Pzena Investment Management, Ms. Cai was a senior analyst at AllianceBernstein LLP, and a business analyst at McKinsey & Company. She earned a B.A. summa cum laude in Math and Economics from Bryn Mawr College. Ms. Cai holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Rakesh Bordia
Portfolio Manager since 12/31/2015
Principal and Portfolio Manager. Mr. Bordia is a co-portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets and International strategies. Mr. Bordia became a member of the firm in 2007. Prior to joining Pzena Investment Management, Mr. Bordia was a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton focusing on innovation and growth strategies, and a software engineer at River Run Software Group. He earned a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India and an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India.
Mary Pryshlak
Portfolio Manager since 07/27/2018
Mary L. Pryshlak, CFA, Senior Managing Director, Partner and Head of Investment Research of Wellington Management.
Ms. Pryshlak is the head of Investment Research, an investment group comprised of Wellington Management's core fundamental investment research teams spanning equity; credit; macro; technical; sustainable; and environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG). Ms. Pryshlak supervises a team of global industry analysts that manage the equity portion of the Global Atlantic Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio and has served in this capacity for the Portfolio since 2018. Ms. Pryshlak joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 2004.
Mike Gush
Portfolio Manager since 07/27/2018
Mike Gush joined Baillie Gifford in 2003 and became a Partner of Baillie Gifford & Co in 2020. He first worked in the U.K. and Japanese Equities Teams before moving to the Emerging Markets Equity Team in 2005. Mr. Gush is a named manager for Baillie Gifford's emerging markets and China funds, as well as being responsible for the Emerging Markets Small Cap Strategy. He has also been involved with the Global Stewardship Strategy since its inception in 2015. He became a portfolio manager in 2006 and has researched all Emerging Markets during his career. Mr. Gush also has previous experience managing the Pacific Horizon Investment Trust and Baillie Gifford Pacific Fund. He is a CFA Charterholder and graduated MEng from the University of Durham in 2003. Mr. Gush has been a member of the team of portfolio managers in 2021.
Andrew Stobart
Portfolio Manager since 07/27/2018
Andrew Stobart has been a portfolio manager in the Emerging Markets Team since 2007 and sits on the Emerging Markets All Cap Portfolio Construction Group. Mr. Stobart has also been a member of the International Alpha Portfolio Construction Group since 2008. Since joining Baillie Gifford as an Investment Analyst in 1991, Mr. Stobart has worked in the U.K., Japanese and North American Teams. Prior to joining Baillie Gifford, Mr. Stobart spent three years working in Investment Banking in London. Mr. Stobart graduated MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge in 1987.
Mr. Stobart has been a member of the team since 2007.
Akhil Subramanian
Portfolio Manager since 05/25/2023
Principal and Portfolio Manager. Mr. Bordia is a co-portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets and International strategies. Mr. Bordia became a member of the firm in 2007. Prior to joining Pzena Investment Management, Mr. Bordia was a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton focusing on innovation and growth strategies, and a software engineer at River Run Software Group. He earned a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India and an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India.