Our Team

B.S. – Kansas State University (Finance)
Koch Industries
Jeff Deardorff, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Jeff joined the Buffalo Funds in 2002 and has 26 years of professional investment experience. From 1997 to 2001, Jeff worked at Koch Industries in Convertible Arbitrage and as a Money Markets Trader.
At the Buffalo Funds, Jeff works with fixed income and equity portfolios, and his focus areas include communications, energy, and financial sector.
Jeff received a B.S. from Kansas State University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Years of Experience
Years at Buffalo Funds
FUNDS MANAGED
Dividend Focus Fund
Total Assets $117.28 Million (12/31/21)
Expense Ratio 0.94% / 0.79%
Benchmark Morningstar U.S. Large-Mid Cap
High Yield Fund
Total Assets $301.47 Million (12/31/21)
Expense Ratio 1.03% / 0.87%
Benchmark ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield
Recent Articles
Media coverage regarding the Portfolio Manager, Funds Managed, and the Buffalo Funds in general.
“Industry Perspectives” 4Q 2022
The market currently expects at least two more Federal Funds rate hikes in early 2023 and a high of 5-5.25%. The tight labor market could give the Fed a chance to successfully engineer a soft economic landing, allowing consumers to keep spending at reasonable levels while absorbing higher interest costs.
Red-Hot Manager Forecasts Volatile 2023
John Kornitzer, Buffalo Flexible Income Fund portfolio manager, was recently interviewed by Investor’s Business Daily where he discusses industry trends that help identify opportunities with the potential for market outperformance.
“Industry Perspectives” 3Q 2022
The old adage is still true that past performance is no guarantee of future results, but we can still learn lessons from past bull and bear markets and apply them to our current investment decision making.
Fundamental Approach
We get to know the companies we invest in and learn how they run their business.
Top-Down & Bottom-Up
We identify Top-Down broad, secular growth trends and search for companies from the Bottom-Up.
Proprietary Philosophy
We construct our portfolios based on our own proprietary investment strategy.
Disciplined Investing
Sticking to our disciplined investment strategy ensures we maintain a consistent, balanced approach.