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We seek to earn superior returns by investing in developed and developing equity securities outside the US within the metals and mining sector.

We believe that stocks are not fairly valued at all times and that certain stocks whose price-to-cash earnings ratios are low relative to their long-term growth rates will produce superior investment returns.

The investment decision-making process is a disciplined, research driven, bottom-up process, which leverages the network of GE resources. Our investment process begins by screening the MSCI ACWI ex-US universe and focuses primarily on companies above $500 million in market cap. We screen companies based on their price-to-cash earnings-to-growth ratios and perform detailed fundamental and competitive analysis on the stocks within the sector to narrow the list of buy candidates. Our analysts then seek a catalyst for change in each stock that will unlock the future potential of the company. The final portfolio construction is driven by our level of conviction in each stock based on quantitative and qualitative factors as well as liquidity an overall risk assessment.

Other International Equity Strategies
Portfolio manager Paul Nestro, CFA is the metals and mining analyst for GEAM's International Equities team and has over 14 years of investment experience with GE Asset Management.
High Quality Companies
  • Undervalued based on cash earnings growth potential
  • Industry leadership
  • Strong financial characteristics
  • Good transparency and corporate governance
  • Management track record
  • Positive fundamental momentum
  • Porter competitive analysis
Research
  • Company visits/management meetings
  • Wall Street/proprietary modeling
  • GE Global Network
Buy Discipline
  • Price-to-cash earnings-to-growth
  • Fundamental analysis
  • Identifiable catalyst
  • Portfolio manager conviction
  • Liquidity
Sell Discipline
  • Valuation relative to target
  • Shift in fundamentals assessment
  • Management/strategic direction change
  • Holdings: 20-40
  • Individual Security: Will not exceed 1.5x index weight
  • Cash: Target Maximum 5%
 
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