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Irrational Behaviour, Rational Investing: How We Overcome Our Biases

Brown Advisory

We focus on delivering attractive long-term performance by investing in a concentrated portfolio of companies that uniquely solve problems for their customers and generate attractive economics for shareholders. The goal of capital allocation is to improve the risk-adjusted returns of our portfolio.

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Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter: August 2023

Brown Advisory

Consequently, the correlations between our financial investments are low (aside from Mastercard and Visa) and this sector doesn’t show up as an outlier risk – notably it is well below our 5% “watch closely” level. Consequently, the cross correlations are high as is factor risk; sectors are a blunt instrument.

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Beyond Bottom-Up

Brown Advisory

Investigative Research Process: Receive assignment from a portfolio manager or sector analyst. Our process was developed and refined by the team that manages our Large- Cap Sustainable Growth Strategy—Portfolio Managers Karina Funk and David Powell, and ESG Research Analyst Emily Dwyer.

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Beyond Bottom-Up

Brown Advisory

The following are ways we seek to identify additional risks and opportunities outside traditional analysis: Investigative research. ESG analysis. Quantitative risk analysis and reporting. Investigative Research Process: Receive assignment from a portfolio manager or sector analyst. Emily Dwyer.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

Effective risk analysis, then, requires us to balance competing goals in a portfolio, and to use a combination of quantitative analysis and subjective judgment to guide future decisions. The charts present only a range of possible outcomes. The simulations are based on assumptions.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

Effective risk analysis, then, requires us to balance competing goals in a portfolio, and to use a combination of quantitative analysis and subjective judgment to guide future decisions. The charts present only a range of possible outcomes. FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE. The simulations are based on assumptions.