John Neff
American money manager (1931–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the investor. For the college football coach, see John Neff (American football).
John B. Neff (September 19, 1931 – June 4, 2019) was an American investor, mutual fund manager, and philanthropist. He was notable for his contrarian and value investing styles as well as for heading Vanguard's Windsor Fund.[1]
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Born | September 19, 1931 Wauseon, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | June 4, 2019(2019-06-04) (aged 87) Berwyn, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Other names | "The Professional's Professional" |
Alma mater | University of Toledo Case Western Reserve University |
Occupation(s) | Investor, mutual fund manager, and philanthropist |
Known for | Managing the Vanguard Windsor Fund |
Spouse | Lillian Neff |
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Windsor became the highest returning, and subsequently largest mutual fund in existence during Neff's management, eventually closing to new investors for a period in the 1980s. Neff retired from Vanguard in 1995. During Neff's thirty-one-year tenure at Windsor (1964 to 1995), the fund returned 13.7% annually versus 10.6% for the S&P 500.[2]