Andrew Slimmon

Head of Applied Equity Advisors Team
32 years industry experience

Biography

Andrew Slimmon is a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management where he is the lead Senior Portfolio Manager on all long equity strategies for Applied Equity Advisors. Andrew is also a member of the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Global Investment Committee. He has 32 years of investment management experience. He began his career at Morgan Stanley in 1991 as an Advisor in Private Wealth Management, and later served as the Chief Investment Officer of the Morgan Stanley Trust Company. Prior to joining the firm, Andrew was a buy-side equity research analyst with ARCO Investment Management. He began his investment career as an analyst and then portfolio manager for Brown Brothers Harriman, a private bank. He is a regular guest on CNBC. Additionally, he has appeared on CNBC Europe and Bloomberg TV and is quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Bloomberg, and Reuters. Andrew received a B.A. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Andrew is a member of the
Applied Equity Advisors Team

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Strategies

Strategy Name	Description
Applied Global Concentrated Equity Strategy	Using a combination of quantitative models and stock-specific research, the strategy aims to invest in approximately 15 - 20 global companies with attractive valuations and above-average appreciation potential.
Applied Global Core Equity Strategy	Using a combination of quantitative models and stock-specific research, the strategy aims to invest in approximately 30-60 global companies with attractive valuations and above-average appreciation potential.
Applied Enhanced Index Russell 1000 Strategy	By employing quantitative models, the team aims to identify 200-300 stocks that, in aggregate, have exposure to factors it believes will drive returns in the current market environment. The final portfolio is designed to have a modest tracking error and align closely with the Russell 1000 Index in terms of industry, sector, style and company size.
Applied U.S. Core Equity Strategy	Using a combination of quantitative models and stock-specific research, the strategy aims to invest in approximately 30-60 U.S. companies with attractive valuations, above-average appreciation potential and competitive dividend yields.

Applied Global Concentrated Equity Strategy

Using a combination of quantitative models and stock-specific research, the strategy aims to invest in approximately 15 - 20 global companies with attractive valuations and above-average appreciation potential.

Applied Global Core Equity Strategy

Using a combination of quantitative models and stock-specific research, the strategy aims to invest in approximately 30-60 global companies with attractive valuations and above-average appreciation potential.

Applied Enhanced Index Russell 1000 Strategy

By employing quantitative models, the team aims to identify 200-300 stocks that, in aggregate, have exposure to factors it believes will drive returns in the current market environment. The final portfolio is designed to have a modest tracking error and align closely with the Russell 1000 Index in terms of industry, sector, style and company size.

Applied U.S. Core Equity Strategy

Using a combination of quantitative models and stock-specific research, the strategy aims to invest in approximately 30-60 U.S. companies with attractive valuations, above-average appreciation potential and competitive dividend yields.

News & Insights

Macro Insight

More room to run in 2020?

Sep 26, 2019

Although many investors have become more tentative, they could be overlooking two big factors for 2020—improving earnings and a possible election year surge for the economy.

Market Outlook

Equity Market Commentary - September 2019

Sep 25, 2019

Markets have experienced a series of “recession scares.” Yet Andrew Slimmon maintains that the U.S. stock market will break out during the fourth quarter of 2019, with the S&P 500 ending the year well north of 3,000.

Media Appearance

Andrew Slimmon on CNBC "Squawk Box"

Aug 29, 2019

Andrew Slimmon joined the CNBC "Squawk Box" to discuss the possibility of a recession and the markets.

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Andrew Slimmon

Head of Applied Equity Advisors Team | 32 years industry experience

Andrew Slimmon

Head of Applied Equity Advisors Team 32 years industry experience

Biography

Strategies

Strategies

News & Insights

News & Insights

Head of Applied Equity Advisors Team
32 years industry experience