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Who we are
We created the Nutshell Growth Fund to provide an alternative to traditional global equity managers.
Our solution is a fund which puts responsible investment at its core and does not sacrifice strong performance in doing so.
Our Philosophy
Our investment philosophy is simple. We aim to generate long-term superior growth for our clients by only investing in companies that are both high quality and ethically sound.
Our Process
We invest in a concentrated global portfolio of carefully selected, exceptional companies which have exceeded the highest barriers for inclusion.
We identify these companies through a strict multi-factor screening process. Amongst other things, this takes into account the stability of a company’s earnings and valuation over time, its resilience across economic cycles, and how attractively priced it is.
Intrinsic to our process is analysis of a company’s ESG impact – its environmental, social and governance behaviours – to ensure we only buy companies that, like us, are investing in a better future.
The result is the Nutshell Growth Fund: a high-conviction portfolio of around 35 companies, which we believe will deliver significant outperformance versus our peers and global equity markets.
Our Leadership
MARK ELLIS
Chief Executive Officer / Chief Investment Officer
Mark founded Nutshell Asset Management in 2019. Mark has a 25+ year history in trading and investing for a number of leading financial institutions, including NatWest Markets, Citibank and Symmetry Investments.
As well as a degree in Economics from LSE, Mark has an MSc (Distinction) in Finance from Cass Business School, where his dissertation on Momentum Trading was subsequently published in the Journal of Asset Management.
DUNCAN HARVEY
Chief Operating Officer
Duncan has been in the financial industry for over 23 years. Since graduating from Loughborough University with a degree in Banking and Finance, he has worked at State Street, Mellon Trust and Morgan Stanley. Most recently, Duncan has been a Portfolio Manager at Rogge Global Partners and Allianz Global Investors.
ALISTAIR MACKENZIE
Director of Business Development
Alistair has worked in asset management for ten years. Most recently Alistair was with Algebris Investments in Singapore, where he worked across SE Asia. Previously he was in the Financial Institutions team at UBS Asset Management in London, looking after clients in the UK and Ireland.
Alistair has a First Class degree in History from the University of St Andrews, and holds the IMC.
STEPHEN HUTT
Senior Analyst
Stephen is an experienced analyst and strategist who has worked in the investment banking and asset management industry for over 25 years. He has worked with numerous top tier investment banks including Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, RBC Capital Markets, ABN Amro & Natwest Markets. Most recently he was Head of Quantitative Strategy at an asset manager in Mayfair. Stephen brings valuable experience and insight to the Nutshell investment team.
Advisory Board
STEVE BRAWN
Steve has been in investment banking and wealth management since 1987 having started his career at Samuel Montagu, trading derivatives at the Bank of Nova Scotia, and Sanwa International.
He is a Director of a large private FX/payments firm and via his consulting boutique, successfully built fund of hedge fund portfolios. He has also appeared as an expert witness in court. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Physics from London University and an MSc in Management Science from Cranfield where he was an honours student.
Giving Back
The principles that govern our business are based not only on laws and regulations but are also founded on respect and dignity for others. Integrity is doing the right thing... even when no one is watching.
For this reason, we are happy to sponsor HC Knole Park, investing in young people, promoting healthy lifestyles and improving accessibility to opportunities outside of the ordinary.