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Focus Growth

U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity

Our Focus Growth strategy objective seeks to achieve long-term growth by building a concentrated portfolio of competitively advantaged businesses with potential for sustainable, above-average earnings growth.

Strategy snapshot
Franchise Quality Growth
Benchmark Russell 1000 Growth Index
Number of Holdings 20–30

Why invest in Focus Growth?

U.S. growth strategy with a strong emphasis on sustainable earnings growth

Focus on companies with high returns on capital and double-digit earnings growth

Concentrated portfolio of approximately 25 high-quality growth companies

Low portfolio turnover with long-term holding periods

Portfolio Management

Dan Davidowitz, CFA
Portfolio Manager & Analyst
Damon Ficklin
Head of Team, Portfolio Manager

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Important Disclosures

Polen Capital Management, LLC is an independent registered investment advisor.

The Russell 1000 Growth Index is a market capitalization weighted index that measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The index is maintained by the FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group. The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted index that measures 500 common equities that are generally representative of the U.S. stock market. The index is maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It is impossible to invest directly in an index. The performance of an index does not reflect any transaction costs, management fees, or taxes.

ESG refers to Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria. The Focus Growth strategy integrates material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into research analysis as part of a comprehensive evaluation of a company’s long-term financial sustainability. There is a risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied, including but not limited to the integration of ESG factors into the research analysis, will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax developments may affect the investment techniques available. There is no guarantee that the investment objective will be achieved.

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