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Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter: August 2023

Brown Advisory

Our investment selection process follows a bottom-up, fundamental approach so we are wary of “sleepwalking into factor risk”. For as much as we are cognisant of factor risks, the backward-looking nature of these models – and unpredictable embedded covariance matrices – means we are careful to not over-interpret the results.

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

Private Equity and Venture Capital benchmark from December 31, 2000 through December 31, 2017, which represents the most relevant recent data available. The chart to the right shows the upper quartile, median and lower quartile returns according to the Cambridge Associates U.S.

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

Private Equity and Venture Capital benchmark from December 31, 2000 through December 31, 2017, which represents the most relevant recent data available. Risk-for-riskanalysis to funding capital. Liquidity management and a budget for allocating to private investments in a disciplined way. Aligned fee arrangements.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

DEFINING RISK When it comes to managing institutional portfolios, most CIOs, committees and advisors adopt one of two philosophical approaches. The first approach is to determine an acceptable level of risk—often termed a “risk budget”—and then seek to maximize potential return within that risk constraint.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

The first approach is to determine an acceptable level of risk—often termed a “risk budget”—and then seek to maximize potential return within that risk constraint. Alternately, they can determine a target or required rate of return, and then adjust risk up or down to meet that return goal. FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE.