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INVESTMENT CAPABILITIES
U.S. Small Cap
This strategy invests in US securities below USD 4 billion in market capitalization. The portfolio ranges from 30 to 60 companies, and clients typically benchmark the strategy to the Russell 2000 Index.
Why Mondrian for U.S. Small Cap Equities?
- A value approach which emphasizes yield and future real growth in dividends
- Consistent dividend discount methodology which compares value across all securities and sectors
- Analysis of central, best and worst case scenarios
- In-depth fundamental research
- Seek to produce meaningfully high real returns
- Aim to preserve capital during market declines
- Long-term Purchasing Power Parity approach to currency analysis
- Focused portfolios with strong value characteristic
- Long-term focus has resulted in low turnover and reduced transaction costs
Performance
As of September 30, 2020
Annualized
Calendar Year
Defensive Characteristics
Mondrian U.S. Small Cap Equity Composite (USD)
Inception date: January 1, 1998
Index returns are shown with net dividends reinvested.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The value of investments and income from then can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the original amount invested. Performance results marked “Gross” do not reflect deduction of investment advisory fees but are net of transaction costs and withholding tax. Investment returns will be reduced accordingly. Performance returns marked “Net” reflect deduction of investment advisory fees and are calculated by deducting a quarterly indicative fee from the quarterly composite return. Please see important information below.
Periods over 12 months are annualized.
Portfolio
As of September 30, 2020
Characteristics
Sector Allocation
Top 10
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Source: Mondrian Investment Partners/Russell
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This introductory material is for informational purposes only and is not an offer or solicitation with respect to any securities. Any offer of securities can only be made by written offering materials, which are available solely upon request, on an exclusively private basis and only to qualified financially sophisticated investors residing in jurisdictions consistent with Mondrian’s regulatory authorizations. The information set forth herein is a summary only and does not set forth all of the risks associated with the investment strategy described herein.
This introductory material is for informational purposes only and is not an offer or solicitation with respect to any securities. Any offer of securities can only be made by written offering materials, which are available solely upon request, on an exclusively private basis and only to qualified financially sophisticated investors residing in jurisdictions consistent with Mondrian’s regulatory authorizations. The information set forth herein is a summary only and does not set forth all of the risks associated with the investment strategy described herein.
Views expressed were current as of the date indicated, are subject to change, and may not reflect current views. Views should not be considered a recommendation to buy, hold or sell any security and should not be relied on as research or investment advice.
These materials may include forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements (including words such as “believe,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect”). Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Various factors could cause actual results or performance to differ materially from those reflected in such forward-looking statements.
Calculations for P/E, P/B, dividend yield, sector country allocations, market caps, yield to maturity, modified duration, average maturity, average quality and country allocations are based on generally accepted industry standards. All characteristics are based on a representative account and derived by first calculating the characteristics for each security, and then calculating the weighted average of these values. The details of exact calculations can be provided upon request. All characteristic data provided is produced using Mondrian’s accounting system data.
There can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the strategy will be achieved.
The Russell data contained herein is a trademark of the Frank Russell Company. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Company.
News and Insights
This paper sets out the relevance of international small cap investment in a post Covid-19 world.
Mondrian’s CEO/Group CIO, Clive Gillmore, was one of three featured presenters on P&I’s Managing Volatility Amid the Coronavirus webinar in early May. The panelists discussed the recent spike in the markets and economic volatility, what investors might expect for the long term and the implications of corporate bailouts for investors.
As featured recently in Fin daily, “Asset Managers Have Clashing Views On Coronavirus Severity: Webinar,” Clive Gillmore, Group CIO and CEO of Mondrian, provided insight and perspective on the international investment landscape and the coronavirus.
As featured in Pensions & Investments, Mondrian’s Brendan Baker, Senior Portfolio Manager on the U.S. Small Cap Equities team, shares his thoughts on why the low interest rate environment has resulted in more loss-making within U.S. small-cap companies.
As a long-term value manager Mondrian Investment Partners has always believed in carrying out analysis which captures all potential material risks and opportunities; understanding and integrating the impacts of ESG factors has therefore consistently been part of our long-term modeling.
Mondrian Investment Partners Limited announced the launch of the Mondrian U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund, an active value-oriented defensive strategy.
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All information is as of September 30, 2020 unless otherwise noted.