Charlie Dreifus Talks Navigating The Bear Market In Morningstar—Royce
article 08-19-2020

Charlie Dreifus Talks Navigating The Bear Market In Morningstar

PM Charlie Dreifus was recently interviewed by Morningstar to discuss how he has positioned his portfolio to weather the bear market.

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PM Charlie Dreifus was interviewed by Russ Kinnel of Morningstar in an article titled “A Conversation With Investing Legend Charlie Dreifus,” which was published August 14, 2020, to discuss how Royce Special Equity Fund performed well in the three major bear markets, inclduing the current enviroment.

Watch Charlie's appearance here.

Charlie explained that his disciplined approach focuses on winning by losing less and buying undervalued companies. He added that he seeks absolute value companies with a high return on investment capital, low leverage, and a high cash conversion so the companies produce cash when they report earnings.

“My observation, through not only the past three bear markets...but going back the entire 40 years, is that when you buy absolute value, it doesn't get harmed as much, or in some cases harmed at all, when the market loses its bearings as to what the proper multiple should be,” Charlie said.

Watch Charlie's appearance here.

Learn more about Charlie Dreifus here.

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Average Annual Total Returns as of 6/30/20 (%) 

  3Q201 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR 15YR 20YR SINCE INCEPT. DATE
Special Equity 19.38 -3.09 -0.36 2.80 7.83 6.51 9.44 7.91 05/01/98
Russell 2000 Value 18.91 -17.48 -4.35 1.26 7.82 4.97 7.65 6.32 N/A
Russell 2000 25.42 -6.63 2.01 4.29 10.50 7.01 6.69 6.45 N/A

Annual Operating Expenses: 1.21

1 Not annualized.

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