Global Franchise ADR

Separately Managed Account

A global portfolio investing in world-leading, quality franchise companies.

We seek companies with durable business models which can provide resilient growth. We believe this approach can provide long term outperformance, with greater certainty in times of economic uncertainty.

“There are not many companies that can provide the durable, resilient growth potential we seek. Finding them requires extensive research. And once we find those stocks, we tend to make long term investments.”

Product information

  • Aims to provide long term capital growth
  • High conviction portfolio
  • Invests in US listed shares or ADRs of companies operating around the world
  • Focus on companies we believe to be high quality - typically those associated with global brands or franchises
  • Aims to invest in businesses which will perform through the cycle and during uncertain economic times when economic growth is scarce
  • Aims to provide long-term outperformance (gross and net of fees) when compared to the MSCI ACWI, with:
    • Meaningful participation in up markets
    • Smaller drawdowns in down markets
    • Lower than average volatility

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Clyde Rossouw
Head of Quality
The value of investments, and any income generated from them, can fall as well as rise. Where charges are taken from capital, this may constrain future growth. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Investment objectives and performance targets may not necessarily be achieved, losses may be made.

Ninety One North America, Inc. (“Ninety One”) acts as a model provider on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis in a variety of separately managed account programs (each, an “SMA Program”) sponsored either by a third-party investment adviser, broker-dealer or other financial services firm (a “Sponsor”). For its non-discretionary relationships Ninety One’s responsibility is limited to providing the Sponsor with recommendations in the form of a model portfolio, and the Sponsor may utilize such recommendations in connection with its management of SMA Program accounts.  When we provide discretionary advice, we have authority to make investment decisions in accordance with your stated investment goals and we must act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours.  In all “model-based” SMA Programs (“Model-Based Programs”), it is the Sponsor, and not Ninety One, which has trade implementation responsibility for, the Model-Based Program accounts.