CI Investments Inc. has announced several changes to its small-cap portfolios in a bid to diversify further following last year’s elimination of the foreign-content ceiling. Effective immediately, Calgary-based QVGD Investors Inc. will take over as portfolio advisor of Signature Canadian Small-Cap Corporate Class, with Leigh Pullen and Joe Jugovic as lead managers. The fund, to be renamed CI Can-Am Small-Cap Corporate Class, will be up to 49% invested in U.S. and international small-cap companies, while a minimum of 51% will remain invested in Canadian securities. QVGD has also been named advisor to the small-cap portion of Select Canadian Equity Managed Corporate Class. In addition, New York-based Epoch Investment Partners Inc. has been named portfolio advisor of CI Explorer Fund, which has been modified so it may invest up to 49% in U.S. and international small-cap companies, with at least 51% of the fund continuing to be Canadian content. QVGD and Epoch were appointed after the departure of CI portfolio manager Peter Hodson, who subsequently joined Sprott Asset Management Inc.