Investment manager
Delaware Management Company
Sub-advisors
Principal Dynamic Growth (PDG)
Christopher Corbett, CFA - Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
Start date on the Fund: July 2017
Christopher Corbett shares primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of PDG’s share of the Fund’s assets. He joined the firm in 2006 and currently serves as Senior Managing Director and lead Portfolio Manager for SMID Cap Growth, Mid Cap Growth and Small Cap Growth strategies. Mr. Corbett began holding Fund responsibilities in July 2017.
Marc Shapiro - Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Start date on the Fund: July 2020
Marc Shapiro shares primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of PDG’s share of the Fund’s assets. Mr. Shapiro joined the firm in 2004 and serves as Managing Director, Portfolio Manager for the SMID Cap Growth, Mid Cap Growth and Small Cap Growth strategies. Mr. Shapiro began holding Fund responsibilities in July 2020.
Peregrine Capital Management, LLC (Peregrine)
William A. Grierson, CFA - Principal, Portfolio Manager
Start date on the Fund: April 2016
William A. Grierson shares primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of Peregrine’s share of the Fund’s assets. He is a portfolio manager for the small-cap growth style and shares the responsibility for fundamental research, stock selection and portfolio management with his team. Grierson joined Peregrine’s small-cap growth team in 2000 as a securities analyst. Prior to Peregrine, he was a senior research analyst and portfolio manager with Kopp Investment Advisors for more than six years. Previously, he worked as a reporting analyst for Northern Trust. He graduated from Lawrence University in 1992. Grierson is a member of the CFA Society of Minnesota and the CFA Institute.
Daniel J. Hagen, CFA - Principal, Portfolio Manager
Start date on the Fund: April 2016
Daniel J. Hagen shares primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of Peregrine’s share of the Fund’s assets. He is a portfolio manager for the small-cap growth style and shares the responsibility for fundamental research, stock selection and portfolio management with his team. Hagen joined Peregrine’s small-cap growth team in 1996 as a research analyst. Prior to Peregrine, he was a managing director and assistant manager for the Equity Strategy Group at Piper Jaffray. He joined Piper Jaffray as a statistical analyst in 1983, upon graduating from the University of Minnesota. Hagen is a member of the CFA Society of Minnesota and the CFA Institute and a past board member of the Piper Jaffray Foundation. He regularly shares his financial expertise with a number of nonprofit organizations.
Paul E. von Kuster, CFA - Principal, Portfolio Manager
Start date on the Fund: April 2016
Mr. von Kuster shares primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of Peregrine’s share of the Fund’s assets. He is a portfolio manager for the small-cap growth style and shares the responsibility for fundamental research, stock selection and portfolio management with his team. He has been with the firm since its inception in 1984. Prior to Peregrine, Mr. von Kuster managed small-cap funds for the Trust Department at Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. (now Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.). He began his career with Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. in 1972 after graduating from Princeton. Mr. von Kuster is a member of the CFA Society of Minnesota and the CFA Institute.
Samuel D. Smith, CFA - Principal, Portfolio Manager
Start date on the Fund: January 2021
Mr. Samuel Smith shares primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of Peregrine’s share of the Fund’s assets. He is a portfolio manager for the small-cap growth style and shares the responsibility for fundamental research, stock selection and portfolio management with his team. He joined Peregrine in 2006 as a portfolio assistant and has also served as an analyst and associate portfolio manager.
Ryan H. Smith, CFA - Principal, Portfolio Manager
Start date on the Fund: January 2021
Mr. Ryan Smith shares primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of Peregrine’s share of the Fund’s assets. He is a portfolio manager for the small-cap growth style and shares the responsibility for fundamental research, stock selection and portfolio management with his team. He joined Peregrine in 2018 as an associate portfolio manager. Prior to joining Peregrine, Ryan Smith was a portfolio manager and an analyst on the small, SMID and mid-cap growth strategies at RBC Global Asset Management (US) for more than 10 years.