For the past 5 years, Hayden Beamish has been a portfolio manager and director at Endeavor Asset Management—a hedge fund based in Melbourne, with ~$300m AUM.
The Hedge portfolio that Hayden manages ended the 2020 financial year up 28% after fees—in comparison, the benchmark Australian All Ordinaries ended down 7%.
The main purpose of speaking with Hayden was to gain insight to his institutional investment process. This includes talk of; researching companies and prerequisites for investing, the role of analysts and brokers in providing information and flow, and managing investments.
It also includes a detailed discussion about the various types of execution algorithms he’ll use for buying and selling large volumes of stock.
Timestamps & Topics:
Please note: Exact times will vary depending on current ads.
- 07.00 – Financial market experience prior to becoming a portfolio manager.
- 18.40 – Key objectives of the portfolios managed by Hayden.
- 21.50 – Investment process, identifying opportunities and performing research.
- 32.15 – Why return on invested capital is a valuable metric for analysis.
- 34.10 – Getting to understand a company when unfamiliar with the industry.
- 38.45 – Quick fundamental metrics and values for determining valuations.
- 41.30 – The conversations with company management during research.
- 44.45 – Reacting to earnings announcements from held companies.
- 50.30 – Algorithmic execution and commission sharing arrangements.
- 1.10.20 – An overview of how risk is assessed and monitored on a portfolio level.
- 1.23.20 – Suggestions for aspiring fund managers.
Audio Length: 00:01:24
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