Focused, committed and
uncompromising.
Your goals are always at the center of what we do.
Growth
At Jensen, our long-term investment perspective combined with our commitment to high quality companies blends patience and risk mitigation.
Liquidity
Jensen works with you to build a financial plan that analyzes cash needs from investment accounts. This forward-thinking approach lends itself to constructing portfolios that provide for an investor’s need for liquidity—now or in the future.
Taxes
Our Quality Growth investment process combines a high-conviction investment discipline with a tailored portfolio approach which gives us the ability to account for the eroding effects of taxes. In this way we help manage the impact of capital gains taxes.
Education
From sharing detailed reviews of investments in your portfolio account to discussions about the impact of Social Security benefits/requirements, Jensen’s professionals are well-equipped to explain a broad array of topics that affect you.
A quality approach to investing
We are extremely selective. The Jensen Quality Universe™ includes only those businesses that have produced a return on shareholder equity of 15% or greater in each of the past ten years, as determined by the Investment Team.
It is from this investment universe that our clients can access the part of the market that best fits their needs.
Jensen Quality Universe TM
Our annual selection process pares down all publicly-traded U.S. and International companies, creating a focused universe for further screening.
Growth Cohort
Analysis and
Initial Cut
Prospects /
Valuation
Assessment
Portfolio
Jensen Quality Growth Cohort
Our investment team pares down the Jensen Quality Universe to create a focused cohort of approximately 330 U.S. Equities to perform further screening
- Geographic location in U.S
- Market capitalization above $1 Billion
- ROE greater than 15% for each of the last ten years as determined by the Investment Team
Fundamental Analysis and Initial Cut
Fundamental Analysis results in the identification of 40-50 U.S. Equities with the strongest competitive advantages.
Growth Prospects / Valuation Assessment
Identification of U.S. quality growth companies with
- Growth potential & consistency
- Margin strength and consistency
- Business returns
- Financial strength
- Other quality characteristics
Final Portfolio
Approximately 25-30 portfolio stocks selected that we believe should offer potential long-term returns with less volatility than the overall securities market.
- Identify undervalued securities
- Individual positions of 1% to 7.5%
- Sector limit of 30%
- Position weights reflecting conviction level
Sell Discipline
Our sell discipline monitors the key tenets of our buy discipline: sustainable competitive advantages, growth, value creation and price. We will sell a company if:
- Company fundamentals deteriorate below our minimum business standard of a 15% return on equity, on an annual basis, indicating a possible loss of competitive advantage
- The market price of a business exceeds our estimate of full value
- It is displaced by a better investment that allows an upgrade to the portfolio’s quality, growth outlook and/or valuation metrics
Mid Cap Cohort
Analysis and
Initial Cut
Prospects /
Valuation
Assessment
Portfolio
Jensen Quality Value Cohort
Our investment team pares down the Jensen Quality Universe to create a focused cohort of approximately 300Â U.S. Equities to perform further screening.
- Geographic location in U.S.
- Market capitalization > $100 Million and the largest company in the Russell Mid Cap Index
- ROE greater than 15% for each of the last ten years as determined by the Investment Team
Fundamental Analysis and Initial Cut
Fundamental Analysis results in the identification of 80-100 U.S. Equities with the strongest competitive advantages.
Growth Prospects / Valuation Assessment
Identification of each company’s value relative to its business performance.
- Fundamental research and valuation are applied to the universe
- Companies with strong fundamental businesses and attractive valuation are identified and monitored
Final Portfolio
A portfolio of approximately 30-50 companies which we believe are undervalued relative to their business performance.
- Position sizes vary based on analysis of potential return and risk characteristics.
Sell Discipline
Our sell discipline monitors the key tenets of our buy discipline: sustainable competitive advantages, growth, value creation and price. We will sell a company if:
- Company fundamentals deteriorate below our minimum business standard of a 15% return on equity, on an annual basis, indicating a possible loss of competitive advantage
- The market price of a business exceeds our estimate of full value
- It is displaced by a better investment that allows an upgrade to the portfolio’s quality, growth outlook and/or valuation metrics
Quality
Growth Cohort
Analysis and
Initial Cut
Prospects /
Valuation
Assessment
Portfolio
Jensen Global Quality Growth Cohort
Our investment team pares down the Jensen Quality Universe to create a focused cohort of approximately 825 Global Equities to perform further screening.
- Global geographic location
- Market capitalization above $1 Billion
- ROE greater than 15% for each of the last ten years as determined by the Investment Team
Fundamental Analysis and Initial Cut
Fundamental Analysis results in the identification of 50-70 Global Equities with the strongest competitive advantages.
Growth Prospects / Valuation Assessment
Identification of global quality growth companies with
- Growth potential & consistency
- Margin strength and consistency
- Business returns
- Financial strength
- Other quality characteristics
Final Portfolio
Approximately 25-40 portfolio stocks selected that we believe should offer potential long-term returns with less volatility than the overall securities market.
- Identify undervalued securities
- Individual positions of 1% to 7.5%
- Sector limit of 30%
- At least 40% foreign securities
- Position weights reflecting conviction level
Sell Discipline
Our sell discipline monitors the key tenets of our buy discipline: sustainable competitive advantages, growth, value creation and price. We will sell a company if:
- Company fundamentals deteriorate below our minimum business standard of a 15% return on equity, on an annual basis, indicating a possible loss of competitive advantage
- The market price of a business exceeds our estimate of full value
- It is displaced by a better investment that allows an upgrade to the portfolio’s quality, growth outlook and/or valuation metrics
Unwavering discipline And calm decision making
Tax Efficiency
The Jensen Quality Growth Strategy is a long-term focused approach to investing with historically low turnover and a corresponding high degree of tax efficiency.
Low Turnover
In our Quality Growth Strategy we search for quality companies by targeting exceptional business performance combined with endurance. As a result of this sound discipline, we don’t trade based on daily market noise.
Competitive Fees
Whether you invest in the Jensen mutual funds or directly in individual positions, our fee schedule is competitive, easy to understand, and designed such that if our clients do well, so do we.
Client Service
We strive to attract and retain talented staff to serve our client base for the long term. We provide a highly tailored client experience based on our clients’ differing servicing needs.
In addition to managing quality, long-term investment portfolios, a key component of our Private Client service is helping our clients create an executable plan for their future.