Strategy differentiators

  • Decisions are driven purely by objective data and fact-based company fundamentals to help avoid behavioral and opinion-based biases.

  • We isolate companies that exhibit high earnings, high growth, rising price trends and improving analyst expectations that also remain undervalued by the market.

  • With no country, region, or sector bias, our unconstrained approach allows a more objective bottom-up selection of what we believe are the most attractive, leading companies across the universe of equities.

Strategy facts

  • Manager

    Principal Origin

  • Inception

    14 June 2010

  • Index

    MSCI AC World Small Cap

  • Targeted number of holdings

    Ca. 200

  • Expected turnover

    n/a

  • Investment vehicles

    IMA, UCITS Fund

Portfolio management

Principal Origin

Uses a systematic, evidence-based approach to build global and regional equity portfolios focused on companies that exhibit a balance of positive capital management along with positive momentum, including analyst earnings revisions and share price trend, while also being undervalued relative to the market.

PM Title
Founding Partner
Name
Chris Carter
41 years of experience
PM Title
Managing Partner
Name
Tarlock Randhawa
23 years of experience
PM Title
Portfolio Manager
Name
Nerys Weir
22 years of experience
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