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‘It’s exciting in the investment trust sphere': Joe Bauernfreund of AVI

Dave Baxter sits down with AVI Global Trust and AVI Japan Opportunity Trust manager, Joe Bauernfreund
April 9, 2024

Joe Bauernfreund and value investing are nearly synonymous. The veteran manager runs the AVI Global Trust and AVI Japan Opportunity Trust, and has responsibility for all AVI’s investment decisions as the CEO and CIO. His £1bn global stocks fund scours the world for the best companies but whose shares stand at a discount to the value of their underlying assets.

In this podcast, funds editor Dave Baxter and Bauernfreund unpack his extreme value investment process, how Japanese valuations have changed, how to avoid value traps and more. 

This episode was recorded on 27 March.