Short Takes: State Street Research Reopens Aurora Fund

The bearish sentiment gripping the stock market has prompted State Street Research and Management, Boston, to reopen one of its funds to the public.

The Aurora Fund, a small-capitalization stock fund, which was closed to new investors in November 1997, will begin taking in new money Oct. 1, a spokeswoman said.

State Street Research closed the fund when it reached $600 million, because fund manager Rudy Kluiber felt that there were not enough investment opportunities for the $5 million per day it was taking in, the spokeswoman said.

However, because of the current slump in equities more companies now fall below the $1 billion ceiling for a small-cap company, she said, and thus there are more companies to buy.

The fund will close again when it hits $750 million or on Dec. 31, whichever comes first, the spokeswoman said. The Aurora portfolio contains roughly 325 stocks that are chosen from the Russell 2000 small-cap index.

State Street Research is not affiliated with State Street Corp., a Boston banking company.

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