Janus unveils emerging markets portfolio

Janus Capital has launched an Emerging Markets fund to benefit from growth companies trading at deep discounts to their intrinsic value.

The portfolio invests in developing markets globally, across the full market cap spectrum. It is part of Janus’ Dublin-based product range. Co-managers Matt Hochstetler and Wahid Chammas select between 80 and 140 stocks, and remain within about 2% of sector weightings of their MSCI Emerging Markets benchmark. The managers work closely with the group’s risk management team to monitor macro-level risk factors such as country, sector and currency positions, but believe it is their stockpicking skills and buy and hold approach that differentiate them from rivals. “We are looking for th...