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Third Quarter in Non-U.S. Stock Funds: Tariff Tiff Tremors

Non-U.S. strategies lagged U.S.-focused managers again as both the dollar and trade fears increased.

Dan Culloton Oct 2, 2018

Managers Who Have Bought Their Own Lagging Funds

Here are three out-of-favor funds in which manager investment has increased in recent years.

Dan Culloton Apr 30, 2018

Small-Value Funds Worth a Look

Four leading funds in a lagging category.

Dan Culloton Nov 2, 2017

3 Top Managers Talk Small Caps

Small-cap Medalist fund managers discuss the rise of strategic beta, the move to passive, small-cap moats, and opportunities today.

Dan Culloton Oct 31, 2017

A Large Cash Stake Doesn't Necessarily Make for a Low-Risk Fund

Managers who stockpile cash often take risks in other areas.

Dan Culloton Aug 1, 2017

Like a Hedge Fund, But Without Hedge-Fund Fees

For more than two decades, Gold-rated FPA Crescent's eclectic, contrarian style delivers equitylike returns with less risk than the stock market.

Dan Culloton May 28, 2017

Low-Tech Active Management That Still Has an Edge

These managers still put a lot of emphasis on traditional techniques to beat the broad market.

Dan Culloton May 1, 2017

Fink: BlackRock Continues to Evolve

The CEO of the world's largest money manager said the company's revenue will increasingly come from software and technology rather than traditional money management.

Dan Culloton Apr 28, 2017

Active Managers Offer Keys to Success

Low fees, deep resources, long time horizons, and determination have helped these winning managers.

Dan Culloton Apr 27, 2017

BlackRock Still Searching for an Active Equity Edge

Despite leaning more on quants in its latest restructuring, BlackRock hasn't abandoned hope for fundamental stock-picking.

Dan Culloton Apr 3, 2017

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund Refines Its Process

Despite an upcoming management change, we are maintaining our Bronze rating on this value-oriented dividend fund.

Dan Culloton Feb 26, 2017

Buy the Unloved 2017

Leaning against flow and performance trends can be beneficial.

Dan Culloton Jan 31, 2017

International-Stock Funds Conquer Concerns in 2016

Most categories managed to climb a wall of worry as emerging markets and energy revived.

Dan Culloton Jan 3, 2017

5 More Under-the-Radar and Up-and-Coming Funds

Recent additions to our Morningstar Prospects list of intriguing, little-known, or new strategies.

Dan Culloton Aug 30, 2016

10 Under-the-Radar and Up-and-Coming Funds

We’ve added to our Morningstar Prospects list of intriguing, little-known, or new strategies.

Dan Culloton Jul 26, 2016

A Unique Money Manager With Unique Challenges

BlackRock's great scale comes with great responsibility.

Dan Culloton Feb 18, 2016

Common Questions (and Answers) for Uncommon Markets

Five frequently asked questions for shell-shocked fund investors.

Dan Culloton Jan 21, 2016

3 Young Funds with Competitive Advantages

Can these funds harness what makes them stand out?

Dan Culloton Nov 23, 2015

How Flows Affect Your Fund

Extreme inflows or outflows can influence your fund's ability to survive and outperform.

Dan Culloton Aug 18, 2015

The Most Concentrated Stock Funds We Rate

A look at the dispersion of Analyst Ratings for some of the most focused equity funds in Morningstar's coverage universe.

Dan Culloton May 18, 2015

BlackRock to Pay $12 million in SEC Settlement

Settlement closes a nearly three-year-old controversy involving former BlackRock Energy & Natural Resources manager Dan Rice.

Dan Culloton Apr 21, 2015

Rated Funds That Win Only Half the Battle

Low fees are important, but not enough to get these rated funds a medal.

Dan Culloton Apr 20, 2015

The Best and Worst Medalists of 2015's First Quarter

Small growth and biotech exposure led, while large value lagged.

Dan Culloton Mar 30, 2015

They Came, They Saw, They Slumped, They Conquered

These actively managed Medalist funds show that the path to long-term outperformance is often paved with brief periods of underperformance.

Dan Culloton Mar 16, 2015

When Process Trumps People

Medalist funds with low People scores but high marks for Process.

Dan Culloton Feb 23, 2015

The Most Unloved Medalists of 2014

Should investors be showing these funds more love?

Dan Culloton Jan 26, 2015

Analyst Rating Changes for December

Three upgrades, five downgrades, and three new ratings.

Dan Culloton Jan 12, 2015

Nominees for 2014 Domestic-Stock Fund Manager of the Year

Five candidates who did more than ride the market's currents.

Dan Culloton Jan 5, 2015

More About Dan Culloton

Dan Culloton is director, editorial, manager research for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. He has been the lead analyst on a number of asset managers, including BlackRock, Vanguard, Franklin Templeton, Dodge & Cox, FPA, and Davis Selected Advisors. He edited the first Morningstar ETFs 150 reference guide and served as editor of the Vanguard Fund Family Report for six years.

Before joining Morningstar in 1999, Culloton was a business writer for the Daily Herald and was a recipient of the Chicago Headline Club's Peter Lisagor Award in 1998.

Culloton holds a bachelor's degree in English and journalism from Marquette University and a master's degree in public-affairs reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield.