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Global Equity Managed Account

Actively managed global equity exposure informed by macro insights

Overview

About this Portfolio

The Global Equity Managed Account seeks risk-adjusted long-term growth through a global tactical, equity-only portfolio. The strategy uses quantitative indicators and macroeconomic analysis to emphasize or de-emphasize global equity market segments, including potentially overlooked opportunities where capital may be scarce.

Why Invest in this Portfolio

Top-down macro research
Ongoing analysis of corporate profits, liquidity, investor sentiment and valuation guides positioning across global equity markets.

Flexible global equity allocation
Uses 5–30 ETFs to target opportunities by size, style, industry, geography and investment theme, with the flexibility to hold up to 30% cash.

Risk-aware portfolio construction
Manages diversification based on asset correlations, uses strategic allocation guardrails and analyzes underlying ETF holdings to control portfolio and stock-specific risks.

Asset Allocation Guidelines

The strategy’s allocation is based on a long-term neutral policy of 100% equity but has the flexibility to go up to 30% cash.

  • Equity: 70% to 100%
  • Cash: 0% to 30%
Allocation ranges and neutral positions by asset class
Asset classMinimumNeutralMaximum
Equity70%100%100%
Cash0%0%30%

Benchmarks

Benchmark
100% MSCI ACWI Index
Inception date
10/31/2010

Portfolio Management

Richard Bernstein

Global Head of Macro & Customized Investing​

Industry since 1981.

Michael Contopoulos

Head of Multi-Asset Macro Investing

Industry since 1999. Joined Firm in 2026.

Performance

RETURNS (%) (As of 06/30/2026)
Composite Gross Composite Net MSCI ACWI Net Index
 
3M YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR Since Inception
Composite Gross 13.27 13.82 23.40 14.79 7.83 11.40 11.40
Composite Net 12.46 12.18 19.86 11.48 4.69 8.17 8.17
MSCI ACWI Net Index 14.93 11.25 23.67 19.69 10.98 12.79 12.79
RETURNS (%) (As of 08/31/2026)
Composite Gross Composite Net MSCI ACWI Net Index
 
3M YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR Since Inception
Composite Gross 3.16 16.12 22.89 15.77 8.03 11.01 11.41
Composite Net 2.41 13.88 19.36 12.43 4.90 7.79 8.19
MSCI ACWI Net Index 1.92 14.31 22.35 20.47 10.89 12.58 12.86
Calendar Year Returns (%)
Composite Gross Composite Net MSCI ACWI Net Index
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Composite Gross 16.16 9.93 9.00 -10.01 17.31 15.13 24.88 -11.31 22.04
Composite Net 12.81 6.75 5.84 -12.66 13.93 11.80 21.30 -13.93 18.54
MSCI ACWI Net Index 22.34 17.49 22.20 -18.36 18.54 16.25 26.60 -9.41 23.97

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