Pongo a continuación la opinión de Citywire de Azvalor. Es demoledora la crítica que les hacen. Está solamente en inglés. Mini resumen:
- Critica el índice de referencia empleado por Azvalor.
- Alucinan con el desdén con el que tratan a sus inversores (AdG manifiesta en una entrevista que le da igual si los inversores confían en él o no, y que va a seguir siempre su criterio).
- Alertan de la alta concentración en acciones de materias primas y de que los inversores deberían tener muy en cuenta este riesgo.
La redactora del artículo de Citywire podría ser cualquier forero de Rankia. No aporta nada que no se haya comentado ya aquí, pero es interesante conocer una opinión tan franca sobre alguien de fuera, que además es experta en fondos de inversión y en gestores.
Citywire Verdict
Nisha Long, head of cross-border investment research writes:
What’s the extent of the fund’s underperformance?
Performance has been choppy since inception with the drawdowns. In this time, the fund has also underperformed the market indices that best reflect its underlying investments. It benchmarks itself against the MSCI Europe index but this is misleading. The fund has more than 60% in the Americas and more than 60% in natural resources. Appropriate benchmarks would be the MSCI World Value and the S&P GSCI indices but the fund has underperformed both over the past three years, with a 3.2% loss versus gains of 23.4% and 7.2% respectively.
Are there some red flags here?
Guzmán’s attitude towards his clients is disturbing. He doesn’t seem concerned whether he has them or not. Investors will always check performance and they should not be discouraged from doing so.
Even benchmark-agnostic managers need to have some sort of indicator to be measured against to better inform clients and potential investors of the true nature of the underlying holdings.
The high concentration of commodity stocks, for instance, is a risk investors need to be aware of.
Is this a risk worth taking?
These managers encourage investors to consider a five-year horizon. However, this doesn’t sit comfortably with the fund’s chop-and-change activity. Guzmán has moved quite swiftly into commodities and this approach is high-risk. If you are looking for commodity exposure, this fund could be worth considering, but beware strong bouts of potential volatility. Those looking for short-term gains would be better off investing in a commodity ETF. For global equity exposure, I would steer clear – the fund’s concentrated focus on commodities is not a reflection of this broader market.