ClearBridge Advisors

Institutional Mid Cap Growth Strategy

Investment Objective

The portfolio managers seek long-term capital appreciation and consistently superior return versus the Russell Mid Cap Growth Index.

Benchmark

Russell Mid Cap Growth Index

Investment Philosophy

  • Invest with discipline, consistency, transparency and risk awareness
  • Mid cap stock prices may vary significantly from fair value over the short term, due to the mis-pricing of risk in the market, the deluge of short-term data, and market illiquidity

Investment Process

  • Quantitative Screening
  • Fundamental Security Analysis
  • Portfolio Construction and Risk Management
  • Portfolio Review Process

Key Strengths

  • A portfolio management team averaging over 16 years of investment industry experience
  • A concentrated portfolio that includes only those stocks in which the managers have the greatest conviction
  • Stock selection based on "bottom up" fundamental analysis, supported by a rigorous approach to valuation
  • A disciplined, consistent, transparent and risk-aware investment process

Related Resources

Fact Sheet (49 K)

Investment Management

Jeffrey Russell, CFA

Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
  • 29 years of investment industry experience

See Jeffrey Russell, CFA's Profile

Brian Angerame

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
  • 16 years of investment industry experience

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Derek Deutsch, CFA

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
  • 11 years of investment industry experience

See Derek Deutsch, CFA's Profile

Aram Green

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
  • 9 years of investment industry experience

See Aram Green's Profile


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