Summit Global Investments

Summit Global Investments (SGI) operates as both an investment management organization and a registered investment advisor. This dual role allows them to work with a diverse array of clients, ranging from individuals and families to high-net-worth individuals and institutions. Their investment offerings span the spectrum, from managing large endowments and foundations to helping individuals and advisors navigate the complexities of investment management. The overarching goal? To help investors win!

The team at SGI understands the intricacies of clients’ portfolios and navigating market uncertainties with success. SGI actively manages all associated risks across their investment portfolios while seeking to provide optimal performance.

“The combination of our proprietary Managed Risk Approach and a team of passionate and seasoned experts allows us to seamlessly handle the investing process and meet our clients’ financial goals,” says David Harden, CEO and CIO of SGI. “By reducing the volatility and risks in their portfolios, we help them earn better returns.”

Managed Risk Approach^TM

SGI’s Managed Risk Approach centers on the idea of measuring and understanding risk, which involves taking less risk when markets rise and losing less when they fall to safely grow the portfolios. The approach strikes a balance between quantitative and fundamental investing, with a roughly 80 percent emphasis on quantitative aspects and 20 percent on fundamental analysis.

The Managed Risk Approach is a four-pronged method that includes building strategies around risk management, integrating quantitative multi-factor risk models, portfolio construction, and fundamental analysis. The initial risk management step involves tailoring the right plan for clients based on individual factors and market conditions. It is designed to determine the point of the highest risk-rewards to lowest risk ratio and identify the risks clients can take on within a large or small cap or an overall portfolio across a diversified holding of bonds and stocks.

Once the risk profile is established, SGI’s quantitative multi-factor risk model comes into play. Since risk, momentum, value, growth, and quality models exhibit different characteristics, having a multi-factor model increases the possibility of returns in any market environment. This process helps identify the factors with near-term outperformance and the most stable payoffs over time to achieve performance. SGI analyzes the macroeconomic factors throughout the cycle, considering components that provide greater returns during a boom or recession to formulate a tailored investment strategy.

This is followed by portfolio construction, where the company uses risk-variance matrices to build client portfolios. As part of its strategy, SGI does not invest in companies involved in tobacco, alcohol, pornography, and gambling. It also runs a fundamental analysis to evaluate companies based on downside and idiosyncratic risks.

Every investment is evaluated before the purchase, and all the holdings are monitored daily for potential risks.

SGI strongly believes that the effectiveness of its process is tied to the team of professionals who are dedicated and consistent in executing strategies. This human-driven model is the secret behind SGI’s success. The testament to its excellence is visible in numerous cases where clients approached the firm with specific risk levels and financial goals. SGI played a pivotal role in helping clients achieve their objectives, emphasizing the importance of lower volatility in producing optimal results.

SGI’s commitment to excellence is also underscored by an impressive number of awards. It has secured the “Best of Mutual Funds” award from Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) every year since 2019. SGI has also received the prestigious PSN Top Guns Awards for specific funds, solidifying its position in the institutional asset management space.

A financial partner that helps navigate market conditions with a blend of quantitative skills, fundamental analysis, and a people-centric approach, SGI continues to empower clients and strive for superior financial outcomes in a volatile landscape.