Investment Teams
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Hao-Hung (Peter) Liao, CFA, Portfolio Manager
- Head of Equity ETF Portfolio Management
- Portfolio Manager for Equity ETFs
- Oversees the Equity ETF Investment Management team; responsible for development and management of index replication and optimization strategies
- Investment Management Team member since 2005
- Quoted in The Wall Street Journal and ETF Trends
- CFA charterholder; member of the New York Society of Security Analysts
- BA, Mathematics and Economics, New York University
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Guo Hua (Jason) Jin, Portfolio Manager and Analyst for VanEck Vectors Equity ETFs
- Analyst for Equity ETFs
- Assists with research and index replication strategies; responsible for trade execution for Equity and Fixed Income ETFs
- Investment Management Team member since 2007
- Prior to his current role, held a portfolio administration position at VanEck; conducted extensive research in intraday pricing and trading of over-the-counter fixed-income securities
- Prior to joining VanEck, a portfolio analyst for Evaluation Associates
- BS, Business Administration (concentration in Financial Analysis), SUNY Buffalo
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Francis G. Rodilosso, CFA, Portfolio Manager
- Head of Fixed Income ETF Portfolio Management
- Portfolio Manager for Fixed Income ETFs
- Oversees the Fixed Income ETF team; responsible for portfolio strategies, as well as credit and market analysis; specializes in international bond markets
- Investment Management Team member since 2012
- Prior to joining VanEck, Managing Director of Global Emerging Markets with The Seaport Group; launched the firm’s emerging markets fixed income sales and trading business
- Previously held portfolio management positions at Greylock Capital and Soundbrook Capital; focused on corporate high-yield and distressed bonds with an emphasis on emerging markets
- Earlier career experience includes senior fixed income trading positions at Credit Lyonnais and HSBC
- Quoted in Financial Times, Barron's, and ETF Trends, among others
- CFA charterholder; member of New York Society of Security Analysts
- MBA (with distinction), Finance, The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania; AB, History, Princeton University
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James T. Colby III, Portfolio Manager
- Portfolio Manager for Municipal Bond ETFs analysis; specializes in U.S. municipal bond markets
- Investment Management Team Member since 2007
- Prior to joining VanEck, held several senior municipal fixed income positions including director and senior portfolio manager for High Yield Municipal Fixed Income at Lord Abbett; director and senior portfolio manager for Municipal Fixed Income at John Hancock Funds; director for fixed income management at Old Harbor Capital; and co-manager/senior portfolio manager for municipal funds at Evergreen Asset Management
- Media appearances include CNBC and Bloomberg Radio; quoted in The Wall Street Journal, CNNMoney, Bloomberg News, Reuters, TheStreet, ETF Trends, Investor's Business Daily, and The Bond Buyer, among others
- Member of National Municipal Buyers Conference (Chairman, 1996), Municipal Forum of New York, Boston Fixed Income Management Society, and The Economics Club of New York
- MBA, Finance, Hofstra University; BA, Economics and International Relations, Brown University
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Daniel Cho, Analyst
- Analyst for VanEck Vectors Fixed Income ETFs
- Assists with research and index replication and sampling strategies; responsible for trade execution for Fixed Income ETF portfolios
- Investment Management Team member since 2013
- Prior to his current role, held a portfolio administration position for VanEck's alternative investment funds; conducted extensive research in intraday pricing and trading of over-the-counter fixed-income securities
- MS, Finance, William E. Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester; BS, Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University
