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Capital Appreciation Select

Focused on selecting high-quality, large-cap core companies.

Strategy differentiators

Quality first

Proprietary industry review process utilizes deep fundamental analysis to identify quality businesses and help avoid sub-par operators.

Balanced approach

Sector neutral framework allows team to focus on company drivers. Stock selection has driven solid risk-adjusted results.

Free cash flow focused

Valuation framework utilizes free cash flow to identify opportunities in continuous compounders or companies with short-term dislocations.

Strategy facts

Manager

Principal Equities

Inception

1 January 2017

Index

Russell 1000 Index

Targeted number of holdings

35-60

Expected turnover

30-60%

Investment vehicles

SMA, IMA, ETF

Portfolio management
Principal Equities

We believe bottom-up stock selection is a 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.

Dan Coleman
Daniel R. Coleman
Portfolio Manager
47 years of experience
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Theodore B. Jayne, CFA
Portfolio Manager
28 years of experience

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