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The mutual funds that Cooke & Bieler sub-advise for Wells Fargo are managed by Cooke & Bieler’s research team the same way that we manage separate accounts for our institutional clients. The team utilizes the same philosophy and process and constructs the mutual fund portfolios to be almost identical to similar institutional separate accounts.

Investment Philosophy

  • Focus on domestic equity, "value" style
  • Committed to "high quality, low risk" investing
  • Fundamental, bottom-up, research-intensive process
  • Emphasis on capital preservation and downside protection
  • Long-term time horizon

Portfolio Construction:

  • 40-50 stocks in the portfolio
  • Low turnover – typically 20-30%
  • Diversification limits by sector, industry, and position size
  • Market capitalization range
    • $2 billion or greater (large cap)
    • $500 million to $10 billion (mid cap)
  • Fully invested