GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity

All the funds at Florida-based GQG Partners are led by founder and veteran fund manager Rajiv Jain. The fund is a concentrated portfolio of high-quality companies with durable earnings. The team emphasises the importance of future quality, rather than companies which have simply done well historically. As a result, they screen for stocks with stable financials and solid balance sheets. They also utilise a team of investigative journalists and specialist accountants to help give them an edge in examining companies.

Rajiv Jain, Brian Kersmanc, Sudarshan Murthy

Rajiv Jain is not only the founder and chairman of GQG, but he is also the lead manager for all investment strategies. Rajiv has over 25 years’ investment experience. Prior to GQG he worked at Vontobel Asset Management where he helped build the business from less than US$400 million under management to just under US$50 billion in 2016. He joined Vontobel Asset Management in 1994 from Swiss Bank Corporation. He has an MBA in Finance and International Business from the University of Miami. He also has a master’s degree from the University of Ajmer and an undergraduate degree in accounting with honours.

Co-managers Brian Kersmanc and Sudarshan Murthy joined the fund in September 2019. They are both portfolio managers for all GQG investment strategies. Brian joined GQG Partners in 2016 as a senior investment analyst, prior to which he was an analyst on the small/mid-cap equity research team at Jennison Associates, having begun his career in 2008 at Brown Brothers Harriman. He has an MBA from Rutgers University and a BA from the University of Connecticut. Sudarshan joined GQG in 2016 as a senior investment analyst, prior to which he spent five years as a generalist analyst in Asian equities at Matthews International Capital.

Investors have clearly warmed to GQG given its exceptional growth. It is not hard to see why. This fund and business has a very clear and well thought out approach and the manager is extremely experienced. We think the well-designed process and flat structure of the team puts the GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity fund in a strong position to outperform in the future. We like the investment they’ve made in research and the use of former investigative journalists and specialist accountants to help give them an edge.