FairHorizon Red
R53-A

FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund

US large cap-biased equities. Active top-down and bottom-up strategy.

About the Fund

Data as of

Fisher Investments is a private US-based asset management firm founded in 1979 by Ken Fisher, a well known innovator and author in investment theory, and a fundamental believer in capitalism and free capital markets. Fisher Investments manage over US$380bn of assets globally, focusing on private and institutional clients.

The FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund is an actively managed fund seeking to outperform the S&P 500 Index, by investing in US equities with no sector or market cap constraints. The fund adopts a combined top-down and bottom-up approach to discover securities most likely to generate the highest expected returns, by focusing on identifying the economic sectors and industries most likely to outperform vs the benchmark, the style characteristics (market cap and growth vs value) most likely to outperform vs the benchmark, and the securities most likely to beat its peers within a particular category. Specifically for the bottom-up stock selection approach, the fund also looks for competitive advantage, attribute execution analysis, relative valuation, operational risk assessment, and the firm’s forecasted macroeconomic impacts. ESG considerations are embedded within the investment process. The fund has >60 holdings.

Performance

Price Performance – Maximum Period

The FairHorizon Context

Investment-Time-Horizon in years

0 - 22 - 44 - 7 7 - 1010 - 1515+
Expected long-term return
2 - 4% p.a.
Expected volatility
3 - 5% p.a.

Building Block Returns

FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund

Ann. return (3-year):
24.63%
Ann. return (5-year):
13.97%
Ann. return (10-year):
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
19.81%

This fund represents active exposure to US large cap-biased equities.

Benchmark Returns

Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF

Ann. return (3-year):
21.29%
Ann. return (5-year):
12.70%
Ann. return (10-year):
14.88%
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
15.00%
Link to the Funds FairSheet

FairHorizon Benchmark Returns

Dimensional Funds PLC - World Equity Fund

Ann. return (3-year):
17.79%
Ann. return (5-year):
9.56%
Ann. return (10-year):
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
14.96%
Link to the Funds FairSheet

The Dimensional World Equity Fund is our FAIRHORIZON Red reference benchmark solution that has primarily global developed equities for long-term global equity-like returns and volatility.

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Why we prefer this fund

Relevance of strategy

This fund represents active exposure to US large cap-biased equities.

Manager expertise

Ken Fisher’s investment theory innovations, particular in the equities space, have broadly translated to successful performances through Fisher Investment’s product offerings.

Differentiated portfolio

The fund combines top-down macroeconomic assessment and bottom-up stock selection investment approach.

Historical maximum drawdown & recovery time

Max drawdown (since inception)
-34.85%
Recovery Period
475 Days

Diversification

Top 10 Holdings

  • NVIDIA Corp7.24%
  • Apple Inc6.38%
  • Microsoft Corp5.71%
  • Alphabet Inc Class A Common Sh5.11%
  • Amazon.com Inc3.44%
  • Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The Co2.74%
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co2.70%
  • American Express Co2.38%
  • Citigroup Inc2.23%
  • ATI Inc1.91%

Sectors

  • Technology28.91%
  • Financials21.43%
  • Industrials14.88%
  • Health Care10.14%
  • Consumer Discretionary9.64%
  • Communications7.08%
  • Energy3.47%
  • Consumer Staples1.80%
  • Materials1.11%
  • Others1.53%

Geography

  • U.S.A.97.05%
  • Ireland1.41%
  • Others1.53%

Frequently asked questions

What is the FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund?
The FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund is a actively managed fund in the US Equities - Core asset class, managed by Fisher Investments. US large cap-biased equities. Active top-down and bottom-up strategy.
What is the FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund's FairHorizon classification?
Das Family Office classifies this fund as FairHorizon Red, meaning it is suitable for investors with a 15+ years investment horizon. long-horizon, high-conviction equity allocation
What is the total expense ratio (TER) of the FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund?
The FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund has a total expense ratio of 0.73% per annum. The maximum recommended portfolio share is 50%.
What is the ISIN of the FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund?
The ISIN of the FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund share class tracked by Das Family Office is IE00BYVJ8M18.
What are the historical returns of the FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund?
As of the most recent month-end, the FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund has delivered 3-year annualised total return of 24.63%, 5-year annualised total return of 13.97%. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Is the FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund accumulating or distributing?
The tracked share class (USD) is Distribution policy not specified for this share class.
What is the SFDR sustainability classification of the FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund?
The FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund is classified as Article 8 under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
When was the FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund launched?
The FI Institutional US Equity Selection Fund was incepted on 2019-10-08.