THE FUND: Portfolio may be invested up to 40% in equities, focused on Western economies, mainly Europe and US, selecting shares by an initial top down approach and a subsequent bottom-up stock picking with a preference for industrial and luxury goods sectors.

THE METHODOLOGY: A quantitative and financial analysis is carried out, followed by a qualitative analysis of management and corporate governance.
The same approach is also used for selecting corporate bonds, meanwhile regarding Govies a macroeconomic and top-down study is preferred. The strategy of the fund also includes ETFs or UCITS EU harmonized funds for investments relating to emerging markets or Japan if required by the fund manager, according to macroeconomic signals.
Derivatives (futures and options) are considered too in the investment strategy as directional hedging on interest rates and equity markets. The fund had got a high single digit return target on a yearly basis, coping with a low single digit volatility.