Jensen Announces Addition to Investment Committee

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jensen Investment Management announced the recent addition of Adam Calamar as a voting member of its investment committee.  The addition was effective September 30, 2013; Calamar has been with Jensen since 2008 and has served as an investment analyst at the firm since 2010.

"While investment decisions are made on a consensus basis, Jensen's professionals bring a diverse array of experience and ideas," said Eric Schoenstein, Principal at Jensen. "Since Jensen's inception, we have actively sought to build depth in our organization. The addition of Adam to the voting membership of our committee is an important step in that ongoing process."

Calamar conducts fundamental research on potential investment opportunities and monitors portfolio companies.  Adam began his career at Broadmark Asset Management, LLC. He earned his BS and MBA degrees from Oregon State University, and has a broad background in finance and the sciences. Adam is a CFA charter holder and a member of the CFA Society of Portland.

About Jensen

The Jensen Quality Growth Fund is the flagship mutual fund of, and proprietarily managed since inception by, Jensen Investment Management of Lake Oswego, Oregon. Jensen has also managed The Jensen Quality Value Fund since its March 2010 inception, and additionally manages separate and institutional accounts. Jensen Investment Management is an independent, employee-owned asset management company with total assets under management of over $6.5 billion as of September 30, 2013.

Web Site: http://www.jenseninvestment.com 

The Jensen Funds' investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be carefully considered before investing. The funds' prospectuses contain this and other important information about the investment companies, and may be obtained by calling 1-800-992-4144, or by visiting www.jenseninvestment.com. Read them carefully before investing.

The Jensen Quality Growth Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund, and is therefore more exposed to individual stock volatility than a diversified fund. 

The Jensen Quality Value Fund invests in mid and smaller capitalization companies, which involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility.

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Loss of principal is possible.

The Jensen Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

SOURCE Jensen