The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in mid-size companies in the United States.
The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.
Next, the research team invests a significant portion of the fund’s net assets in equity securities.
The team focuses on companies that are estimated to trade below their fair values relative to factors such as assets, sales, earnings, growth potential, or cash flow, or peers.
Also, the team invests in domestic and foreign issuers.
In addition, the team evaluates a company’s financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions.
Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.