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Mark Denham named Best Alpha Manager by Fundinfo

Published on
July 4, 2025
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FE Fundinfo have awarded Mark Denham Best Alpha Manager for his continuous outperformance on European equities over the long term.

We're pleased to announce that Mark Denham has been named as FE fundinfo’s Best Alpha Manager in the European equities category.

The Alpha Manager awards showcase and celebrate exceptional fund managers, who are leaders in the industry and have consistently outperformed their peer group over time. The awards take into account a fund manager’s full career, including each fund they have managed as well as which companies they’ve worked for.

Be part of the European awakening

After two years of stagnating economic growth, Europe appears to be finally emerging as an economic powerhouse. It stands to be one of the main beneficiaries of the faltering US market despite the correction of European quality growth stocks over recent months. However, moments when high-quality companies can be bought at discounted prices are relatively rare. We are convinced that now is a good opportunity to acquire (more) shares of strong businesses with sustainable competitive advantages and consistent earnings trajectories at a significant discount.

Mark Denham joined Carmignac in 2016 as a Portfolio Manager and he is now Head of Equities. He manages, among other funds, Carmignac Portfolio Grande Europe -fund which aims to leverage on hidden opportunities within the region. Through a bottom-up approach, Mark focuses on European quality companies with long-term growth prospects. Over the last 20 years, Mark has developed a distinctive approach when identifying companies capable of weathering economic cycles while aiming for long-term industry leadership. His investment process is based on two specific criteria: high and sustainable profitability, and reinvestment of earnings to support future growth. Mark’s quality approach also comprises a sustainable scope enabling the Fund to contribute positively to society and the environment.

Watch Mark Denham present Carmignac Portfolio Grande Europe

Methodology
FE fundinfo chose 60 nominees over 12 categories for its 2025 awards based on their Alpha Manager rating (Mark has been rated for several years). This ranking means they are within the top 10% of managers overseeing funds for UK-based retail investors, with the top five highest scoring managers in each asset class category being nominated. Award winners are decided by FE fundinfo’s analyst team.

FE fundinfo is a financial data company connecting the investment industry in the UK, Europe, and Asia Pacific – all on one integrated platform. For further information about FE fundinfo ratings or methodology, please visit: https://fefundinfo.com/products/institutions/ratings.

Carmignac Portfolio Grande Europe

A high conviction, sustainable European equity strategy
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Carmignac Portfolio Grande Europe A EUR Acc

ISIN: LU0099161993
Recommended minimum investment horizon
5 years
Risk indicator*
4/7
SFDR - Fund Classification**
Article 9

*Risk Scale from the KID (Key Information Document). Risk 1 does not mean a risk-free investment. This indicator may change over time. **Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) 2019/2088. The SFDR classification of the Funds may change over time.

Main risks of the fund

Equity: The Fund may be affected by stock price variations, the scale of which is dependent on external factors, stock trading volumes or market capitalization.
Currency: Currency risk is linked to exposure to a currency other than the Fund’s valuation currency, either through direct investment or the use of forward financial instruments.
Discretionary Management: Anticipations of financial market changes made by the Management Company have a direct effect on the Fund's performance, which depends on the stocks selected.
The Fund presents a risk of loss of capital. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus to view the exhaustive list of risks.

Fees

ISIN: LU0099161993
Entry costs
4.00% of the amount you pay in when entering this investment. This is the most you will be charged. Carmignac Gestion doesn't charge any entry fee. The person selling you the product will inform you of the actual charge.
Exit costs
We do not charge an exit fee for this product.
Management fees and other administrative or operating costs
1.82% of the value of your investment per year. This estimate is based on actual costs over the past year.
Performance fees
20.00% when the share class overperforms the Reference indicator during the performance period. It will be payable also in case the share class has overperformed the reference indicator but had a negative performance. Underperformance is clawed back for 5 years. The actual amount will vary depending on how well your investment performs. The aggregated cost estimation above includes the average over the last 5 years, or since the product creation if it is less than 5 years.
Transaction Cost
0.58% of the value of your investment per year. This is an estimate of the costs incurred when we buy and sell the investments underlying the product. The actual amount varies depending on the quantity we buy and sell.

Performance

ISIN: LU0099161993
Carmignac Portfolio Grande Europe+0.0+11.3+14.8−21.1+21.7+14.5+34.8−9.6+10.4+5.1
Reference Indicator+10.0+8.8+15.8−10.6+24.9−2.0+26.8−10.8+10.6+1.7
Carmignac Portfolio Grande Europe+7.8%+7.1%+5.4%
Reference Indicator+10.2%+12.2%+5.9%

Source: Carmignac at May 30, 2025.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor). The Fund presents a risk of loss of capital.
The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations, for the shares which are not currency-hedged.

Reference Indicator: MSCI Europe NR index

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