The Yarra Global Small Companies Fund aims to deliver superior returns through a diverse and balanced portfolio of small companies with big futures. Launched in 1999 and managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management since 2016, our experienced team uses alternative data and AI to gain insights that optimise diversification and growth potential over the medium to long term.

Unique alpha

Unique alpha

The Fund leverages the power of technology and alternative data to systematically source unique alpha opportunities in a diverse global universe of more than 7,500 smaller companies.

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Beyond the benchmark

The Fund has outperformed its benchmark World Small Cap Index over 1, 3, 5 and 10 years. Knowing more, seeing better and acting faster helps deliver a superior risk return profile.

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Vast experience

Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies stands as one of the oldest and largest quantitative investing platforms. They manage over US$1.7 billion in our small-cap strategy.

How we invest

Drawing on diverse datasets, we apply advanced analytics such as machine learning to extract insights and trends. Portfolio Managers overlay qualitative research techniques before they are included in the investment model. Backtesting ensures insights make sense both intuitively and quantitatively. This combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis leads to differentiated returns.

 

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Unearth trends

Because global markets are increasingly theme and trend driven, we use alternative data sources as our lens into company trends that other investors may not be seeing.

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Find unrealised value

Our analysis helps us identify fundamentally undervalued companies. We believe that buying high-quality businesses at a fair price leads to stronger long-term performance.

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Leverage global insight

We recognise that other market participants can provide valuable information to supplement our own analysis. Exploring broader market sentiment helps us gain insight into future performance.

 

Our Global Small Companies Fund has netted
a 1-year return of 18.18%.2

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Our small-caps team has been outperforming since 1999.1