Polen Global SMID Company Growth
Investment Objective
Our Global SMID Company Growth strategy seeks to achieve long-term growth by building a concentrated portfolio of outstanding global businesses with competitive advantages and the potential for sustained superior growth.
Why Invest in Polen Global SMID Company Growth?
- Global 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 30 high-quality growth companies
- Low portfolio turnover with long-term holding periods
A High Conviction & Quality Approach
We believe that consistent earnings growth is the primary driver of intrinsic value and long-term stock appreciation. We seek to invest in companies with a durable earnings profile driven by a sustainable competitive advantage, superior financial strength, sound ESG practices, proven management teams and powerful products/services. By thinking and investing like a business owner and taking a long-term investment approach, we believe we can preserve capital and provide stability across market cycles.
Product Profile
| Number of holdings | 25-35 |
|---|---|
| Style | Growth |
| Benchmark | MSCI ACWI SMID Cap Index |
Expertise in High Quality & Growth Investing
Related Perspectives
Business Update: Polen Capital Annual Letter 2021
CEO Stan Moss provides a year-end business update & shares a personal message reaffirming our commitment to building an enduring & purpose-driven firm
Polen Capital Management, LLC is an independent registered investment advisor.
MSCI ACWI SMID Cap is a market capitalization weighted equity index that measures the performance of the mid and small-cap segments across developed and emerging market countries. The index is maintained by Morgan Stanley Capital International. The volatility and other material characteristics of the indices referenced may be materially different from the performance achieved by an individual investor. In addition, an investor’s holdings may be materially different from those within the index. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
ESG refers to Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria.