
Investment Approach
How We Assess Opportunities:
Our Investment Framework
This framework creates a shared language to understand and compare potential portfolio opportunities.
How We Assess Investment Opportunities
The Aria Fund invests in a select number of what we consider to be extraordinary businesses that are run by talented and honest management who sensibly reinvest free cash flow for growth.
We have developed a formal investment framework to identify companies that meet our demanding criteria. This creates a shared language to understand and compare potential portfolio opportunities.
Our assessment is focused on the current and future state and strength of each pillar of our framework.
The ARIA Investment Framework
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We seek companies with significant growth prospects and structural competitive advantages, typically aiming for a 20% annual return. Our analysis considers:
Market Size and Trajectory: We prioritize expansive or rapidly growing markets.
Product-Market Alignment: We evaluate how well a company's offerings meet customer needs.
Adoption Ease: We consider how quickly and easily customers can benefit from the product or service.
Innovation Capacity: We assess a company's ability to expand its total addressable market.
We utilise various frameworks to analyse a company's sustainable advantages. Some of the key factors we seek are the following:
High barriers to entry
High and consistent returns on capital
Structural pricing power and growth
Defensive businesses which are less sensitive to economic downturns
Potential to transform
Strong brands
Catalysts for value recognition
Exposure to fast-growing market segments
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We place significant emphasis on leadership quality and corporate culture, viewing these as critical factors for long-term success. We assess management's history of treating shareholders as partners.
We seek constructive engagement with management to realise potential and create value.
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We wish to invest in businesses with great reinvestment opportunities.