August 2021: Aptus Compounders Halftime Report

August 2021: Aptus Compounders Halftime Report

Our PM team thought an update on the Aptus Compounder Stock Sleeve (15-stocks) made sense, as it has had lower-than-expected turnover thus far in 2021 (only 2 names). But that doesn’t mean we are not spending time on the strategy – in fact, it’s quite the opposite. We...
August 2021: Aptus Compounders Halftime Report

Welcome to the New Value

“To resist change is like holding your breath – if you persist, you will die”. Lao Tsu It seems no style of investing has a more dogmatic, rear-view mirror approach than classic value investing. Even the word “value” is a loaded term that is self-evident, and its...
August 2021: Aptus Compounders Halftime Report

The Importance of “E” in P/E

Don’t Fall into a Value Trap!   The core tenet of many value investing strategies is often mean reversion. Simply put, this is when managers bet that bad things will improve – that the poor fundamentals of a company won’t last. During a period of...