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DGC – Swiss Excellence

DGC Swiss Excellence extracts alpha from the Swiss market, emphasising on Swiss Small & Mid-cap segment by combining Pensofinance’s deep knowledge of the Swiss market with NS Partners’ quantitative analysis and considerable experience in fund management.

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Strategy AUMCHF 141 000 000
Investment overview

DGC Swiss Excellence extracts alpha from the Swiss market, emphasising on Swiss Small & Mid-cap segment by combining Pensofinance’s deep knowledge of the Swiss market with NS Partners’ quantitative analysis and considerable experience in fund management.

  • High quality Swiss companies, with strong balance sheet, high Free Cash Flow generation and high dividend yield
  • Export-oriented, the Swiss market specializes in high value-added products
  • No style bias (blend), unconstrained in terms of sector and market cap
  • Concentrated portfolio
  • Very low turnover
  • SFDR Article 8
Why consider this fund
A unique partnership between Pensofinance and NS Partners aiming at extracting alpha from the Swiss market
Swiss equity fund with special attention to Small & Mid-Cap high quality companies
Active and fundamental bottom-up approach with proprietary in-house research and database
Investment objective: to outperform the composite index “65% SLIC Index + 35% SLI Index”
Investment process and characteristics

A winning partnership

Pensofinance:

  • Swiss market specialist
  • 35+ years of experience in asset management, acquired at a prestigious and leading Geneva private bank
  • Independent and excellence-driven mindset
  • Primary research on Swiss equities

NS Partners:

  • 60+ years of managing assets and generating alpha
  • One of the largest fully independent asset management group in Switzerland and in Europe
  • Wide range of investment solutions tailored to suit investors needs in all markets conditions

Investment process

  • As advisor, Pensofinance provides its input on the Swiss equity market (company visits, institutional network, Swiss market views).
  • As asset manager, NS Partners provides quantitative inputs and analysis (Stock analysis, Earnings momentum, Valuation/ Dividends, Cash Flows, Forex exposure, ESG), builds the portfolio and manages risk.

Investment Risks

  • The value of investments may fluctuate and investors may not recover the full amount invested. 
  • Equity markets can be volatile and may be affected by economic, political and market developments. 
  • Investments in international equities may be exposed to currency fluctuations. 
  • ESG criteria are integrated into the investment process but may not necessarily result in improved investment performance. 
  • Please refer to the Prospectus and PRIIPs KID for a full description of risks associated with the Fund.

Commitment to ESG

  • ESG is fully integrated into the fund investment process
  • We employ a combination of exclusion (negative screening) and positive screening criteria (best-in-class), while also considering the principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors
  • We use a proprietary model and internal scoring which favour companies that make efforts to improve
  • SFDR classification: Article 8

 

Investment team
Marie-Caroline BenoistonSenior Portfolio Manager, Head of ESG
Maria Hernandez SanchezEquity and ESG Analyst
Angel Sanz, CFAChief Investment Officer, Head of Asset Management
Pierre MoutonHead of Long Only Investments, Member of the Executive Committee
Maximilien MestelanEquity Analyst
Julien Baltzinger, CFAPortfolio Manager
Share classes
Strategy AuMCHF 53 315 788
Fund DomicileLU
Fund AuMCHF 74 738 947
NAV170.77 CHF
Fund ManagerMarie-Caroline Fonta
Fund Inception Date02 January 2017
Fund Reference CurrencyCHF
Share class CurrencyCHF
SRI Indicator1234567
AdministratorApex Funds Services SA
CustodianUBS Europe SE, Luxembourg Branch
AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers S.C.
Countries Available for SaleBE, CH, ES, FR, IT, LU, NL, GB, SI
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