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QGVM

Quantitative
Global Value
Model

Value, quality, financial strength, and momentum — blended in a single, disciplined global equity portfolio.

KEY DETAILS
UNIVERSE
GLOBAL
HOLDINGS
25–40
REBALANCE
TRAC™-BASED
INCEPTION
SEPT 1, 2015
APPROACH
QUANTITATIVE
TOP TEN POSITIONS
#
HOLDING
REGION
WEIGHT
01
Company A (Consumer Staples)
US
2.8%
02
Company B (Health Care)
UK
2.6%
03
Company C (Industrials)
JP
2.5%
04
Company D (Financials)
CA
2.4%
05
Company E (Technology)
US
2.3%
06
Company F (Energy)
NO
2.2%
07
Company G (Materials)
AU
2.1%
08
Company H (Consumer Disc.)
DE
2.0%
09
Company I (Utilities)
FR
1.9%
10
Company J (Comm. Services)
US
1.8%
I.
FACTORS

Multiple factors, one portfolio

01

Value

Stocks trading at a discount to historical multiples. Historically a persistent source of excess return across global markets.

02

Quality

Businesses that generate superior returns on capital with durable profitability, and conservative balance sheets.

03

Momentum

Stocks exhibiting positive recent price trend and improving fundamental estimates — a behavioural effect that persists over 3–12 months.

04

Financial Strength

Companies with low bankruptcy risk, improving fundamentals, and strong cash generation — a quality filter that compounds with the other pillars.

05

Low-Vol

Securities with lower realized volatility and drawdown profiles — historically delivering competitive returns with reduced risk through full market cycles.

II.
BENEFITS

The case for a systematic approach

01

Systematic

Strategies execute without ad-hoc idea discovery. Our systems continuously scour the investment universe for optimal opportunities as defined by each strategy’s parameters.

02

Reduced Operational Risk

Investors need not worry about style drift or managers’ input. The system persists regardless of personnel.

03

Mitigates Behavioural Bias

Market noise is ignored. Sub-optimal decisions during periods of extreme fear or greed are structurally prevented.

04

Transparency

Operational parameters are fully communicated; decisions execute in strict accordance. This preserves investor confidence through periods of underperformance.

III.
PREMISE

Fundamental factors, consistently applied

QGVM combines proprietary systematic research with rules-based execution across a global equity universe. Stocks that rank highly on Value, Quality, Financial Strength, and Momentum — fundamental factors shown to explain the cross-section of equity returns over time.

The model utilizes TRAC™-based rebalancing, rotating out of names that no longer rank in the top decile of our factor composite and into those that do. The discipline is the strategy.