Public Securities

This is not a passive investment. We are 100% dedicated to the performance of our portfolio and take individual responsibility for our decisions. That extra ounce of personal effort and our disciplined investment strategy are what make us truly unique in Canada.

The Werklund Public Securities Group manages approximately $100M of capital in an active, multi-strategy, long-short public markets fund. Our approach is to conduct extensive and detailed research, develop comprehensive investment theses, and ascertain the unlocked value of potential investments. The three tenets of our fund and management style are based on capital preservation, above average return, with below average volatility over the long-term.

Our portfolio consists of mostly mid-to large-cap equities and fixed income securities. The fund also incorporates a small portion of small-cap equities, short-term trading opportunities, as well as other trading strategies.

Our legal structure permits flexibility to participate in any area of the market where we recognize upside with minimal downturn. If we choose, we are able to seek economic value in the most attractive risk/reward scenarios; therefore, we are not biased in terms of sector or strategy. We look for the most attractive risk/return characteristics in all industry sectors in Canada and the United States.

Practiced Professionals + Realized Strategy = Effective Outcomes

We are reputable in our field with experience in varying industries across Canada, having navigated through two investment cycles. We wholeheartedly believe in what we do, and we thrive on the excitement and challenge of our business. Along with the collective experience of our multi-disciplined and talented team, this allows us to properly diversify our assets, manage risk, deliver proper execution, and maintain appropriate governance.

Research, Research, Research

Our portfolio focuses on value creation mechanisms. Our research is extensive and culminates in the development of a detailed and comprehensive investment thesis for every potential investment. This fundamental research and quantitative screening helps define where and how our capital is deployed. To maximize the use of our capital, we employ a balanced
risk-reward scenario and find interesting value entry points giving us the profile we are most comfortable with.

Clearly definable investment theses specify a compelling combination of value, growth, and catalyst opportunities in the short-term; our research pinpoints events in the near future to indicate when/how the value of an investment will be unlocked. Capital preservation is therefore maintained by uncovering these attractive entry points with minimal downside risk, and minimizing the downside with stop losses if the investment turns.

Disciplined Approach

We employ various methods of capital preservation through intelligent use of stop-losses, focusing on ideas with a clearly definable investment thesis, narrowing down our timing, legitimate use of shorts, use of sector shorts through ETFs, use of options to protect capital, and our willingness to be active, lock in gains, and be flexible in our investment strategy.

Competitive Advantage

Our absolute return mandate regardless of the type of stock market environment we find ourselves in.

Our flexible structure allows us to customize our investment portfolio without restriction.

Our competitive advantage is underscored by:

• Leveraging Our Existing Business Relationships
  We have broad and varying access to proprietary deal flow through our many years of experience and relationship building across numerous industries. Our broker network is extensive, and our business contacts are plentiful, diverse, and expand across the country from Bay Street to Western Canada, and beyond. We cultivate these trusting relationships, actively procure new business connections, and leverage our business interests off of our expansive network.
  
  
• Our Long-Short Mandate Focused on Capital Preservation and Risk Management
  We focus on down-side risk protection and companies with clearly definable investment theses the markets can attach themselves to. Investment theses are driven on fundamental data points/catalysts that can unlock value in the nearer term.
  
  

Combined with an active risk-management strategy and liquidity, we can quickly adjust our portfolio, and manage volatility regardless of the stock market environment. This flexibility to adjust according to the capital markets allows for maximum risk adjusted returns in varying markets and across all industries.