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The CRO­CI® Philo­sophy

A proven methodology for systematically identifying value, quality, and growth across global equity markets.   

 

About CROCI®

CROCI® is a global, valuation-driven, bottom-up investment approach designed to uncover the true economic value of companies. By focusing on fundamentals and applying a consistent framework, CROCI® can provide investors with access to strategies built on transparency, discipline, and long-term results. CROCI® is a proprietary registered trade mark.

What is CROCI?

  • Provides a systematic, research-driven approach for assessing company value – forming the foundation for CROCI-based investment strategies. 
  • Portfolios constructed independently from the valuation model, using bottom-up rules-based portfolio design. 
  • Having created our own economic company data with great care, we can give investors highly concentrated, high conviction portfolios based on stock selection or sector rotation.
  • Proprietary analysis from a team of more than 50 professionals, covering nearly 900 companies worldwide.

Why CROCI?

  • Consistent long-term alpha: historically ~2–4% per year over more than 20 years.
  • Provides investors with exposure to developed markets and unique sector rotation strategies.
  • Strong downside protection in stressed markets, with added upside in recoveries.
  • Superior risk-adjusted returns (Sharpe ratios) versus conventional valuation approaches. While many strategies provide value and quality exposure, CROCI strategies can also capture growth and other market factors, offering diversified sources of returns.
  • CROCI powers a range of global, regional, and thematic strategies — all aligned with the broad CROCI philosophy.

Real-time in­sights

  • The CROCI team has 30 years of experience in the fundamental analysis of companies.
  • Today CROCI analysts review and update their companies at least 6 times per year (amounting to a total of over 70,000 hours each year), including more than three decades of historical data in many cases.
  • Forecasts are based on consensus and company guidance, with regular updates to reflect latest market developments.

Dive deeper into the CROCI investment philosophy

Gen­er­al In­tro­duc­tion to CROCI In­vest­ments

CROCI Hand­book

CROCI Fo­cus: CROCI In­nov­a­tion Lead­ers

CROCI In­nov­a­tion Lead­ers present­a­tion

CROCI Out­look 2026

Explore this year's flagship CROCI Outlook report

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The Glob­al CROCI Book 2025

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Thought Leadership: Download the latest content

CROCI Fo­cus: Tech­no­logy & AI: Every­body Wants to Rule The World

CROCI Focus Tech & AI Capex report

CROCI Out­look Up­date - Oc­to­ber 2025

CROCI Fo­cus: CROCI In­nov­a­tion Lead­ers

CROCI Fo­cus: Tech­no­logy and the Mag­ni­fi­cent Sev­en

CROCI Fo­cus - Banks

CROCI Fo­cus - His­tory Les­sons Im­pact of tar­iffs on mar­ket May2025

CROCI Fo­cus: The Price of Cli­mate Risk

CROCI Fo­cus - The Sec­tor Ro­ta­tion Story - May 2023

CROCI Fo­cus - Fun­da­ment­al Weight­ing

Download the CROCI performance reports

Latest monthly reports

Latest quarterly reports

Com­pany Ana­lys­is

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Learn more about our cap­ab­il­it­ies

Act­ive In­vest­ments

A large part of the assets entrusted to us is managed actively with the clear objective of creating added value.

Al­tern­at­ives In­vest­ments

Managing alternative investments through multiple market cycles guides all decision-making.

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Pass­ive In­vest­ments

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This webpage does not constitute marketing of any product connected to CROCI Strategies or an offer, an invitation to offer or a recommendation to enter into any product connected to CROCI Strategies. Any products linked to a CROCI Strategy may not be capital protected and investor capital may be at risk. Prospective investors should be aware that investments linked to the CROCI Strategies may go up or down in value. The CROCI® team does not manage client portfolios. The CROCI Investment Strategy and Valuation Group is responsible for devising the CROCI strategy and calculating the CROCI Economic P/E Ratios. The CROCI Investment Strategy and Valuation Group is not responsible for the management of the any product connected to CROCI Strategies and does not act in a fiduciary capacity in relation to such products.

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