Global Equity™

Overview

Global Equity™ is designed to provide broad, diversified equity exposure across global markets while remaining valuation-aware and structurally disciplined. The strategy seeks to participate in long-term global economic growth using carefully selected indexes rather than concentrated security selection.

This approach recognizes two realities:

Global Equity™ is not designed to outperform markets through prediction. It is designed to participate responsibly, with an awareness of valuation, risk, and long-term return expectations.

The Limits of Home-Country Bias

Home-country bias is often driven by familiarity rather than analysis.
Concentrating equity exposure in a single country can.

Increase vulnerability to localized economic shocks
Tie outcomes too closely to one currency
Increase vulnerability to localized economic shocks

Global Equity™ is designed to counterbalance this tendency by allocating capital across developed and emerging markets, reflecting the global nature of economic growth.

Why Global Equity™ Exists

Many portfolios exhibit a strong home-country bias, particularly toward U.S. equities. While the U.S. economy is large, dynamic, and innovative, it represents only a portion of global economic output.

Global Equity™ exists to address this imbalance. By broadening exposure beyond domestic markets, the strategy seeks to.

The strategy acknowledges that global diversification is not a guarantee of higher returns, but a risk-management decision grounded in economic reality.

Indexes as Tools — Not Answers

Global Equity™ uses indexes intentionally. Indexes are not forecasts. They are tools that.

However, indexes are not inherently optimal. Market-capitalization weighting can lead to concentration in the most popular or most expensive assets.

Global Equity™ treats indexes as building blocks, not instructions.

How Global Equity™ Is Constructed

The strategy is constructed using a diversified mix of.

Allocations are evaluated through a valuation-aware lens, considering factors such as relative pricing, long-term earnings power, and diversification benefits.

The strategy avoids tactical trading and short-term market timing.

Valuation, Diversification, and Currency Risk

Global investing introduces additional considerations, including currency exposure and geopolitical variability.

Global Equity™ addresses these realities by.

Currency movements can amplify or detract from returns over shorter periods. Over long horizons, they contribute to diversification rather than serving as a primary return driver.

What This Strategy Is Designed to Do — and Not Do

These boundaries preserve clarity and consistency.

It is designed to:

It is not designed to:

Role Within a Portfolio’s Growth Allocation

Global Equity™ typically serves as:

It is often paired with more concentrated or valuation-driven strategies to balance overall portfolio behavior.

Behavioral and Governance Benefits

Global Equity™ supports disciplined investing by:

Reducing reliance on short-term narratives
Providing transparent exposure
Simplifying oversight and reporting

Its structure makes it easier to maintain commitment during periods when different regions or markets perform unevenly.

Who This Strategy Is Best Suited For

Global Equity™ is well suited for investors who:

Suitability depends on objectives, risk tolerance, and portfolio context.