Brandywine believes it can seize opportunities and aim for long - term returns through strict adherence to its value - driven process by
concentrating portfolio assets in countries and currencies that meet its definition of value.
Optimization
concentrates the portfolio assets into the best performers based on past performance thus losing future diversification benefits
Not exact matches
A more established fund of this type is Lazard
Asset Management's U.S. Equity
Concentrated Portfolio, which holds about 20 names.
Managers employ fundamental credit processes focused on valuation and
asset coverage of securities of distressed firms; in most cases
portfolio exposures are
concentrated in instruments that are publicly traded, in some cases actively and in others under reduced liquidity but in general for which a reasonable public market exists.
Meanwhile, bond markets are
concentrating as key participants, such as
asset managers, shrink in number but expand in size.8 As a result, market liquidity may increasingly come to depend on the
portfolio allocation decisions of only a few large institutions.
In 2008, we maintained a very
concentrated SmartKnowledgeU Crisis Investment Opportunities
portfolio allocated to just a couple of
asset classes, and we ended up the year with not a lesser 20 % loss against the 40 % + losses of a diversified US S&P 500, but we ended up with slightly positive yield for the year.
a) investing their own money alongside you, so your interests are aligned b) a stake in the company they work at i.e. it is a partnership or employee - owned c) a proven ability to outperform an index over the long - term (at least 10 years) d) reasonable charges — preferably no more than a 1 % management fee and no performance fee e) a
concentrated, high conviction
portfolio i.e. they do not just hug their benchmark f) a low -
asset - turnover ratio i.e. they have a long - term investment horizon and rarely sell investments g) a proven ability to preserve capital during the bad times h) a stable team who have worked together for a number of years.
One way funds top the performance charts is by taking additional risks,
concentrating a
portfolio or going hard into the hot
asset; investors enter when the fund is on a hot streak, and then are disappointed when the market turns and the strategy falters.»
I had just sold some
assets of my business and I decided to go ahead and manage that in a Buffettstyle
concentrated portfolio, buying things I understood, etc..
Barrack St Investments Barrack St Investments Ltd (BST.AX) is an listed investment company that runs a
concentrated small to mid cap growth
portfolio managed by ECP
Asset Management Pty Ltd..
The Black - Litterman model supports both absolute views (expected return for the given
asset) and relative views (
asset # 1 will outperform
asset # 2 by X), and addresses many of the shortcomings of mean - variance optimization, which often results in
concentrated portfolios based on past
asset performance.
If he is to pay some special attention to the selection of his
portfolio, it might be best for him to
concentrate on issues selling at reasonably close approximations to their tangible
asset value — say, at not more than one - third above that figure.»
When adding to your investment
portfolio, consider whether the investment will further diversify your
portfolio or whether you are
concentrating your funds into a single
asset class.
Although the fund's historical standard deviation was similar to that of the ETF implementing its primary benchmark (IWD), the fund's
concentrated portfolio (top ten holdings constitute over 44 % of total
assets) may result in a higher volatility in the future.
Since December 31, 2006, the Company's
portfolio of insured structured credit default swaps has become increasingly
concentrated in transactions where the underlying reference obligations comprise commercial mortgage - backed securities,
asset - backed collateral including residential mortgages of high grade collateral, in addition to corporate securities.
A more established fund of this type is Lazard
Asset Management's U.S. Equity
Concentrated Portfolio, which holds about 20 names.
But
concentrating all your
assets in your home country, even if you're diversified among sectors and
asset classes, is actually more risky than holding a global
portfolio.
The best practice I was able to witness and practice is that of a
portfolio manager or someone who
concentrates on
asset allocations to trim positions as they appreciate to maintain an equity in a range within a
portfolio; commonly 3 - 5 %.
If your
portfolio is heavily
concentrated in low - risk U.S.
assets, adding a bit of emerging - markets exposure sounds like a smart way to improve diversification.
The vast majority of my net worth is
concentrated in my
asset management company Cambria, followed by farmland, then two private companies, then my investment
portfolio.
Mutual fund managers willing to make «big bets» by
concentrating their
portfolios»
assets have outperformed managers with more highly - diversified
portfolios.
Focus Energy Trust met our strategic objective of adding
concentrated assets with significant upside potential that fit into our
portfolio of resource plays.
Evaluated investment strategies tailored to minimize
portfolio and
concentrated stock risk by utilizing
asset allocation models, risk / return metrics, correlations, and market value projections.
«In an effort to further align the company's
portfolio with our strategic plan of
concentrating our
portfolio of shopping centers in the Southeast, we sold Casa Grande, a held - for - sale
asset, and Sulphur Springs,» says C. Cammack Morton, president and CEO of Konover Property Trust.
Simon Development currently owns a
portfolio with an
asset value in excess of $ 700 million
concentrated primarily in NYC.
The Sunrise
portfolio spans 10,000 units and is
concentrated in Southern California, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, D.C., as well as international
assets in London and Montreal.