John Andrew Dahmen

Functions as a College/University

Netols Asset Management is a value investor that focuses on investments in small-cap US companies. Their investment process is based on rigorous fundamental bottom-up research. Netols' investment process begins with the universe of about 5000 stocks of US companies with market-cap ranging from $100 million to $2 billion. The universe is narrowed to include cheap stocks leaving about 1500 stocks to choose from. The firm reviews relative valuations by industry to develop a watch list of about 400 stocks. Fundamental research is then performed to identify 'change factors' in a company or in its operating environment that create significant opportunities for investment outperformance over time. Netols invests in the companies with the best risk/reward potential. The portfolio usually holds 60 to 80 stocks. The firm maintains a low turnover rate.