Hugh F. Denison joined Heartland Advisors during its founding year, in 1985. He has held numerous roles at Heartland, including Research Director, Shareholder Ombudsman and Value Fund investment team member.
In 1996, he briefly stepped away to teach business principles to inner-city Milwaukee children and serve as a lecturer at Lakeland College.
He rejoined Heartland in 2004 as a member of the Select/Opportunistic team, overseeing private account client relationships as both an Analyst and Portfolio Manager.
Hugh's commitment and service to Heartland and its clients remains strong. Although he stepped down from his role as a Portfolio Manager of the Select Value Fund in 2012, he remains a member of the investment team and continues to manage client relationships.
The Heartland Select Value Fund was honored as #1 in the Multi-Cap Value Fund category for the 10-year period that ended December 31, 2011 (out of 113 funds). It is the sixth consecutive year the Fund has received a Lipper Award over a 3-, 5- or 10-year period.
We believe this achievement demonstrates why the Select Value Fund is a great core holding. Consider adding this Fund to your portfolio today to take advantage of its:
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Annually, Lipper, an independent monitor of mutual funds, determines the fund classification winner over 3, 5 and 10 years based on the highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return value within each eligible classification. Consistent Return reflects funds' historic returns, adjusted for volatility, relative to peers and relies on monthly data.
Lipper does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. Lipper numeric rankings are based on total returns. As of April 30, 2012, the Select Value Fund's Lipper numeric rankings were 18 of 110, 26 of 221, 94 of 251 and 233 of 302 for the 10-, 5-, 3- and 1-year periods, respectively, and the Fund experienced a negative return for the 1-year period. As of December 31, 2011, the Select Value Fund was ranked 16 of 114, 12 of 219, 104 of 263 and 244 of 309 for the 10-, 5-, 3- and 1-year periods, respectively, and the Fund experienced a negative return for the 1-year period.