Does Anyone Know Which Were The Best Performing Sectors In Us For Searchfunds?

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searcher IE Business School Universidad Torcuato di Tella Universidad Católica Argentina Santa Maria de los Buenos Aires

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHICH WERE THE BEST PERFORMING SECTORS IN US FOR SEARCHFUNDS?

Case studies and the investment rationale behind will be much appreciated!

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admin Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management Taylor University Stanford University - Graduate School of Business - 09/16/2020

^[redacted]‌ - The searchfund sector is pretty opaque and the Stanford Search Fund study is still the gold standard. You can download it for free on the Stanford GSB website. Here is the direct link: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/case-studies/2020-search-fund-study-selected-observations

^[redacted]‌ & ^[redacted]‌ are the authors and maybe able to provide additional context.

You should also check out ^[redacted]‌'s blog for a good list of case studies. Here is the direct link: https://jimsteinsharpe.com/reference-sources/case-histories/

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searcher IE Business School Universidad Torcuato di Tella Universidad Católica Argentina Santa Maria de los Buenos Aires - 09/17/2020

Thank you Luke!

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professional Stanford University - Graduate School of Business Columbia University - Columbia Business School Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management - 09/17/2020

Hi Javier - We don't break out returns by sector in the Stanford study. This is an interesting idea. As the number of participant grows this is something we can look into in the future.

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searcher IE Business School Universidad Torcuato di Tella Universidad Católica Argentina Santa Maria de los Buenos Aires - 09/17/2020

Perfect! Yes I understand that you need a good number of exited investment to achieve solid conclusion. I think is a good idea for searchers operating in new countries.
Many thanks!

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