A global, high-conviction equity fund that invests in family companies
A Fund seeking to invest in family companies, which tend to have a longer-term focus, an attractive growth profile, and strategies aligned with shareholders' interests.
Portfolio construction is based on the company's family control and ownership, liquidity, profitability, earnings reinvestment and quality of its governance.
Calendar Year Performance 2014Calendar Year Performance 2015Calendar Year Performance 2016Calendar Year Performance 2017Calendar Year Performance 2018Calendar Year Performance 2019Calendar Year Performance 2020Calendar Year Performance 2021Calendar Year Performance 2022Calendar Year Performance 2023
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+ 11.6 %
+ 17.1 %
+ 27.9 %
- 18.1 %
+ 21.2 %
Net Asset Value
182.6 €
Asset Under Management
70 M €
Market
Thematic Fund
SFDR - Fund Classification
Article
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Data as of: 29 Feb 2024.
Data as of: 27 Mar 2024.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor). The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations, for the shares which are not currency-hedged.
February was a turning point for the disinflation trend that had been shoring up the markets over previous months. Economic data brought more pleasant surprises on both sides of the Atlantic, so disinflation came to a halt, disappointing investors. Equity indices continue to benefit from the possibility of growth being firmer than expected. The reporting season was also in full swing, with AI companies beating all records once again. For example, NVIDIA, the global leader for graphics cards, increased its net income ninefold in the fourth quarter, and a number of AI firms announced similar accelerations. Overall, corporate earnings were higher than investors were expecting, fuelling the strong equity rally. However, if we exclude the Magnificent Seven – the main US tech leaders – then EPS growth for the S&P 500 was slightly negative. Japanese equity markets posted strong gains despite GDP being lower than expected in the fourth quarter, showing the country to have been in a technical recession over the second half of 2023. The weaker yen contributed to this performance given the Japanese stock market’s emphasis on exports. Chinese indices benefitted from new stimulus by the government, which lowered its 5-year interest rates by another 25 basis points. However, looking at the economic data, the NBS manufacturing indicator was in contraction territory (49.1 in February after 49.2 in January) for the fifth month in a row, showing that the country has yet to resolve its structural problems.
Performance commentary
After a strong performance in 2023, the global market remained bullish at the start of this year. The United States’ flagship index, the S&P 500, reached new peaks on the back of positive economic data and expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates for the first time in more than two years, while European indices also moved higher. Our Fund delivered positive absolute and relative returns in February. Performance was affected by our lack of exposure to communication services, and underweighting of technology. French software publisher Dassault Systèmes was a notable faller after announcing disappointing quarterly results. Our outperformance in February can be explained by our overweighting of healthcare stocks. The main players in obesity and weight loss treatments, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, continued to display resilience with exceptional gains early this year. Medpace, a US firm specialising in clinical trials for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors, was another of the month’s biggest contributors. We also benefitted from our strong selection of industrial and consumer discretionary stocks, with Old Dominion Freight and Garmin among the top 10 sources of performance.
Outlook strategy
Although market sentiment remained positive during the month we are still being cautious with the portfolio’s positioning and continuing to focus on less cyclical family businesses. We made very few changes in February. We did strengthen our positions in Old Dominion Freight Line, which we opened the previous month, as well as Sodexo and Hermès, while reducing the weighting of Eli Lilly, SAP and WW Grainger to realise profits after strong gains in recent months. We continue to believe that the resilience afforded by investment in quality family- and founder-owned businesses will be our strategy’s trump card.
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Market environment
February was a turning point for the disinflation trend that had been shoring up the markets over previous months. Economic data brought more pleasant surprises on both sides of the Atlantic, so disinflation came to a halt, disappointing investors. Equity indices continue to benefit from the possibility of growth being firmer than expected. The reporting season was also in full swing, with AI companies beating all records once again. For example, NVIDIA, the global leader for graphics cards, increased its net income ninefold in the fourth quarter, and a number of AI firms announced similar accelerations. Overall, corporate earnings were higher than investors were expecting, fuelling the strong equity rally. However, if we exclude the Magnificent Seven – the main US tech leaders – then EPS growth for the S&P 500 was slightly negative. Japanese equity markets posted strong gains despite GDP being lower than expected in the fourth quarter, showing the country to have been in a technical recession over the second half of 2023. The weaker yen contributed to this performance given the Japanese stock market’s emphasis on exports. Chinese indices benefitted from new stimulus by the government, which lowered its 5-year interest rates by another 25 basis points. However, looking at the economic data, the NBS manufacturing indicator was in contraction territory (49.1 in February after 49.2 in January) for the fifth month in a row, showing that the country has yet to resolve its structural problems.