Apr
30
Pimco Liquidates Arnott-Run Smart Beta Market Neutral Fund
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Research Affiliates fund trailed 87% of peers in past 3 years
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Assets had fallen to $316 million from $4.2 billion at peak
Pacific Investment Management Co. liquidated a smart beta fund, the Pimco RAE Worldwide Fundamental Advantage Fund, effective Friday, according to the firm’s website.
The fund, which had almost $4.2 billion in assets at its peak in September 2014, had fallen to about $316 million as of March 31 as performance trailed peers.
“We constantly review our suite of strategies and may liquidate a fund from time to time if we feel it no longer serves our clients’ needs,” Pimco spokesman Michael Reid said in an emailed statement…