Pascal Seidner

zCapital is an active, fundamental research-based manager which focuses on companies with successful, sustainable business models which can deliver even in a low-growth environment. They invest through their funds in Swiss small and mid-cap stocks and Swiss equities paying attractive dividends. They measure performance against the SPI Extra® and SPI® indexes, respectively. For their Swiss Small & Mid Cap Fund, the firm selects stock by focusing on the market, technology and cost leaders in diverse industries. They typically invest in 50 to 70 companies, aiming to consistently outperform the benchmark index. They are primarily a long-term investor but also take advantage of short-term opportunities to enhance portfolio performance. They select dividend-paying Swiss equities utilizing a proprietary dividend analysis tool combined with fundamental research and take corporate governance risks into account when constructing the Swiss Dividend Fund portfolio. They invest in 25 to 40 equities in the SPI® Index, with around half being invested in blue chips and half in second-line stocks.