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Alan Vandenberghe ...
  • Cedric Duinslaeger
  • Guy Sips
  • Joachim Vansanten
  • Marcel Achterberg
  • Michiel Declercq
  • Ruben Devos
  • Sandra Cauwenberghs
  • Thomas Couvreur
  • Wim Hoste

Dynamic Top Pick List : Update

Today we update our Dynamic Top Pick List :

• We ADD : Barco and HAL Trust
• We KEEP : AB Inbev, Ahold Delhaize, ArgenX, ASM International, D’Ieteren, Flow Traders, UCB, VGP, WDP, Agfa, Basic-Fit, Fugro, Orange Belgium, Recticel and Sipef

The month of March was characterised by the COVID-19 outbreak and a sharp market correction. The stocks on our list went down 17.85% but outperformed the BEL20 and the SXP5 by over 3%. We underperformed the AEX by 2.35%. The best performance was from Flow Traders (+26.5%) and the worst performer was Fugro (-53.7%). Since inception, we are out/underperforming the AEX, BEL20 and SXP5 by respectively -0.8%, 5.9% and 5.2%.
Underlyings
AB Effectenbeteiligungen AG

AB Effectenbeteiligungen AG is an Austria-based company that invests in European companies. The Company is engaged in the investment in undervalued small-cap and micro-cap companies, in medium-sized companies with a growth potential, as well as in pre-initial public offering (IPO) companies. In the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2009, AB Effectenbeteiligungen AG's portfolio included Rhoen Kliniken AG, a Germany-based hospital operator, Realtime Technology AG, a Germany-based provider of visualization technologies and services for industrial applications in the automobile, aviation and consumer goods sectors and RIB Software AG, a Germany-based specialist in building construction, plant engineering and infrastructure management software.

Agfa-Gevaert NV

Agfa-Gevaert develops, produces and distributes various analog and digital imaging systems and IT solutions, mainly for the printing industry and the healthcare sector, as well as for specific industrial applications. Co.'s operations can be divided into three business segments: Agfa Graphics, which provides integrated prepress products and services to the printing industry; Agfa HealthCare, which provides diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT products for hospitals and care centers around the world; and Agfa Specialty Products, which supplies a variety of film-based products to business- to-business customers outside the graphic and healthcare markets.

ArGEN-X SE

Argenx N.V. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a deep pipeline of differentiated antibody-based therapies for the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases and cancer. Utilizing its suite of differentiated technologies, Co. is focused on developing product candidates with the potential to be either first-in-class against novel targets or best-in-class against known, but complex, targets in order to treat diseases with a significant unmet medical need.

ASM International N.V.

ASM International is an equipment supplier mainly to the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Co. designs, manufactures and sells equipment and services to its customers for the production of semiconductor devices, or integrated circuits. Co.'s front-end segment manufactures and sells equipment used in wafer processing, encompassing the fabrication steps in which silicon wafers are layered with semiconductor devices. Co.'s back-end segment manufactures and sells equipment and materials used in assembly and packaging, encompassing the processes in which silicon wafers are separated into individual circuits and subsequently assembled, packaged and tested.

Barco NV

Barco operates in three divisions: Entertainment, which delivers projection, lighting, LED and software solutions for markets such as cinema, venues, and hospitality and the retail and advertising; Enterprise, which targets the corporate and the control rooms market and provides a portfolio of visualization solutions with videowalls, corporate projectors in combination with collaboration software and networking and connectivity capabilities; and Healthcare, which delivers displays for the diagnostic and modality imaging market, including segments such as radiology, mammography, surgery and dentistry along with digital networked solutions for the operating room and point-of-care devices.

D'Ieteren SA

D'Ieteren is engaged in two sectors of services to the motorist: Automobile Distribution, which is a distributor of Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche, and Yamaha brands in Belgium; and Vehicle Glass, which is engaged in the repair and replacement of vehicle glass mainly in Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand through Belron s.a. and notably its CARGLASS®, AUTOGLASS® and SAFELITE® AUTO GLASS brands.

Flow Traders NV

Flow Traders Cooperatief UA is a global technology-enabled liquidity provider, which specializes in Exchange Traded Products (ETPs). As a technology company operating in a financial services industry, Co. uses its proprietary technology platform to quote, bid and ask prices in thousands of ETP listings, as well as similar financial products. Co. also provides liquidity to institutional counterparties off-exchange across all regions. Liquidity provision makes markets more efficient and transparent, promoting better execution quality and lower overall trading costs for market participants.

Fugro NV Cert of Shs

Fugro collects and interprets data related to the earth's surface, soils, and rocks beneath. Co. provides advice to oil and gas, mining, and construction industries. Co. provides the people, equipment and technology that support the exploration, development, production and transportation of the world's natural resources. Co. also provides its clients with the technical data and information required to design, construct and maintain structures and infrastructure in a safe, reliable and efficient manner. Co. operates in three divisions: Geotechnical, Survey, and Geoscience.

HAL Trust

HAL Trust is the trust holding company for HAL Holding N.V. Co.'s only asset is the outstanding shares of HAL Holding N.V. Co.'s strategy is to invest in companies where it can play an active role as shareholder and board member. Co. invests mainly in industrial and real estate companies.

Orange Belgium SA

Orange Belgium is a telecommunications operator in Belgium. Co. provides a range of products and services to the residential and business markets, including mobile telephony, fixed telephony, fix data, Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. Co.'s Belgium segment is divided into two operating units: Mobile as well as Fix voice data. Co.'s Mobile operating unit provides mobile phone equipment and services to residential and corporate customers, while Co.'s Fix voice and data operating unit provides fix voice, data and internet services to residential and corporate customers.

Recticel SA

Recticel is engaged in the production of a variety of polyurethane foams that are used in the furniture, technical, automotive, bedding and insulation industries. The Flexible Foam Business Line covers the manufacture, conversion and marketing of flexible polyurethane foam. The types of flexible foams are classified as Comfort, Technical Foams and Composite Foams. Co. is also engaged in the manufacture of foams used in mattresses and slat bases. In addition, Co. manufactures rigid polyurethane and phenolic foams for thermal insulation. Co.'s automotive activities include: manufacturing moulded seat cushions, window encapsulation and manufacturing interior trim components.

SIPEF group

Sipef is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries and associated companies, Co. is primarily engaged in the development and production of sundry commodities, including palm oil, palm kernels, tea, tropical fruits and flowers, bananas, pineapples, ornamental plants, guava, pepper and natural rubber. Palm oil, which is Co.'s most important commodity, is used within the cosmetics industry, in soaps and detergents, as a supplement to cattle and poultry feed, for production of protein, and for several other purposes. In addition, Co. provides management, marketing and consultancy services in the agro-industry.

UCB S.A.

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on severe diseases in two therapeutic areas, namely central nervous system disorders and immunology. In the area of central nervous system disorders, Co. is focused on advanced Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, restless legs syndrome and epilepsy. In the area of immunology disorders, Co. is focused on rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, post-menopausal osteoporosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and immunological diseases.

VGP NV

VGP NV is a Belgium-based real estate development company that constructs and develops industrial real estate and ancillary offices, which are rented out to clients on long term lease contracts. The Company operates in three business segments: the Development activities segment is focused on the identification and acquisition of the land and development of the infrastructure, the design of buildings, the coordination of architectural and engineering aspects, the administration to obtain the necessary permits, the tendering and coordination of the construction works, including site management, and the facility management of the real estate portfolio; the Property Management and Leasing services segment is responsible for managing the operation of the buildings, and the Facilities Management services segment is responsible for managing the operation of the buildings and performs all actions, such as maintenance services, waste management services and maintenance greenery, among others.

Warehouses De Pauw SCA

Warehouses De Pauw and its subsidiaries are engaged in investment in the Belgian semi-industrial property market. Co. is a closed-end property investment company which specializes in: development of storage and distribution premises; customized projects in line with the user's request; acquiring premises for customers who wish to engage in sale and leaseback transactions.

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Analysts
Alan Vandenberghe

Cedric Duinslaeger

Guy Sips

Joachim Vansanten

Marcel Achterberg

Michiel Declercq

Ruben Devos

Sandra Cauwenberghs

Thomas Couvreur

Wim Hoste

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