Typical Portfolio Composition
  • 30-50 holdings
  • Minimum position = 1%
  • Maximum position = 10%
  • Defensive currency hedging
  • < 10% emerging markets
Diversification by:
Stage of Investment
  • Early, middle, late
  • Overweight mid & late
Capital Structure
  • Equity
  • Debt
Industry
  • Sector & sub sector
  • Broad diversification
Geography
  • Broad global exposure
Investment Process
Using an extensive proprietary database of eligible companies and their underlying portfolio holdings, we create an investable universe of publicly traded private equity companies.

Global Universe (200+)
Quantitative Research
  • $100mm market cap or more
  • Valuation methodology
  • Distribution History
  • Historic returns
  • Specific underlying investment valuation
Qualitative Research
  • Management teams and track records
  • Macro Investment themes
  • Audited financials
  • Current investment strategy for each listed private equity company
  • Transparency
Global Coverage List (100+)
Fundamental Research
  • Industry contacts
  • Private equity firm management
  • Portfolio company contacts
  • Experts (bankers, aquisition professionals)
Financial Modeling
  • Age of portfolio
  • Valuation methodology
  • Analysis of specific underlying investments
  • Upcoming liquidity events
Valuation
  • Identify situations where we believe potential growth exceeds current expectations
  • Comparison of underlying asset value with valuation of publicly traded security
  • Identification of undervalued situations
30-50 Securities

Introducing Listed Private Equity
  • Publicly traded private equity
  • Over 200 names, representing $250 billion market cap
  • Organized as C Corps & Business Development Companies
  • Capital structure allows for evergreen investment pool
  • Only top-tier private equity managers get access to public market
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AVS Listed Private Equity Portfolio is a series of ALPS Variable Insurance Trust.