KAR Mid Cap Core SMA
KAR Mid Cap Core SMA
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Investment Objective
- To generate attractive risk-adjusted long-term returns by investing in the stocks of U.S. mid-cap companies with durable competitive advantages, excellent management, lower financial risk, and strong growth trajectories
- To identify businesses that are differentiated by above-average returns on capital trading at attractive valuations
Investment Philosophy
We believe that purchasing high-quality businesses with competitive protections at attractive valuations will achieve excess returns over a complete market cycle.
Investment Partner
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC
Kayne Anderson Rudnick believes that superior risk-adjusted returns may be achieved through investment in high-quality companies with market dominance, excellent management, financial strength, and consistent growth, purchased at reasonable prices.
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Investment Professionals
Douglas S. Foreman, CFA
Chief Investment Officer
Industry start date: 1986
Jon Christensen, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst
Industry start date: 1995
Craig Stone
Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst
Industry start date: 1989
Risk Considerations
Equity Securities: The market price of equity securities may be adversely affected by financial market, industry, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style or on small or medium-sized companies may enhance that risk.
Limited Number of Investments: Because the portfolio has a limited number of securities, it may be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting its securities than a portfolio with a greater number of securities.
Market Volatility: The value of the securities in the portfolio may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Price changes may be short- or long-term. Local, regional or global events such as war (e.g., Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic) or other public health issue, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the portfolio and its investments, including hampering the ability of the portfolio's manager(s) to invest the portfolio's assets as intended.