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Specialist active strategies
Long-only, high-conviction equity strategies led by specialist investment teams. Built around a single philosophy of local insight, disciplined research, and active management.
Global Smaller Companies
Identifying the Future Leaders of Tomorrow
A long-only, high-conviction equities strategy focused on listed small and mid-sized companies worldwide that combine strong fundamentals, sustainable growth, and compelling value.
These are often overlooked or misunderstood businesses operating in inefficient market segments, where our local insight provides a distinct edge and active management can unlock long-term value.
The case for the strategy
Three reasons to invest in the GIS Global Smaller Companies strategy — and why the opportunity is compelling today.
01why small caps
An inefficient asset class
Smaller companies are under-covered, under-researched, and frequently mispriced. With sell-side coverage thin and passive flows concentrated in mega-caps, the asset class remains genuinely inefficient — fertile ground for active managers willing to do original work.
02why now
A generational valuation reset
After a decade of underperformance against large caps, global small-cap valuations sit close to multi-decade lows. With the rate cycle turning and capital flows beginning to broaden, the setup for a sustained small-cap recovery is the most compelling in a generation.
03why us
Boots on the ground, in every market we invest in
In small caps, the best ideas don't show up on a screen — information is the scarce resource. Our specialist analysts are embedded across the US, Europe, and Asia, building networks, and understanding businesses before they become obvious. It's closer to private equity research — and how we identify tomorrow's leaders ahead of the market.
Regional and Country Strategies
The same process, focused on the markets you choose
Our global flagship strategy draws on specialist teams embedded across the US, Europe, and Asia. For investors seeking more targeted exposure, we apply the same research process and portfolio discipline to regional and single-country portfolios.
Available to qualified institutional and professional investors on enquiry.
01Regional
US Smaller Companies
A high-conviction portfolio of US small-sized companies. The deepest small-cap market in the world, with thousands of listed businesses receiving little or no analyst coverage.
02Regional
Global ex-US Smaller Companies
Our global small-cap approach, excluding the US. For investors who already hold US exposure and want access to under-researched smaller companies across Europe, Asia, and beyond.
03Country
Country Strategies
Single-country portfolios in markets where our local teams have a genuine edge.
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