European Equity strategy differentiators

  • Compelling view that excess returns are generated over time by investing in companies where free cash flow power is underestimated by the market.
  • A focus on uncorrelated idea generation and deep fundamental analysis.
  • Stock selection is the primary driver of excess returns over time.

Strategy facts

  • Manager

    Principal Equities

  • Inception

    1 April 2000

  • Index

    MSCI Europe NTR Index

  • Targeted number of holdings

    60-100

  • Expected turnover

    < 75%

  • Investment vehicles

    IMA, UCITS Fund

Portfolio management

Principal Equities

We believe bottom-up stock selection is the most reliable and repeatable source of consistent performance. Through focused fundamental research and disciplined risk management, we strive to take advantage of persistent behavioral biases and impediments to capital flows, which often create market inefficiencies and opportunities.

PM Title
Chief Investment Officer & Global Head of Equities, Portfolio Manager
Name
George P. Maris, CFA
41 years of experience
PM Title
Portfolio Manager
Name
Paul H. Blankenhagen, CFA
31 years of experience
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Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

Equity markets are subject to many factors, including economic conditions, government regulations, market sentiment, local and international political events, and environmental and technological issues that may impact return and volatility.

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The MSCI Europe Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets in Europe. Information regarding the comparison to the MSCI Europe Index is available upon request.

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