Edge
Beyond Human Limits
Savana's fully digitalised investment approach isn’t designed to mimic human decision-making - but redefine it entirely.
Savana has engineered a proprietary technology to rewire the way investment decisions are made.
Unlike human fund managers, Savana’s digital investment engine is built to think independently, act decisively, and operate with ruthless efficiency.
Every day, our proprietary technology platform seamlessly evaluates thousands of securities to distil complex, bottom-up data into high-conviction investment positions.
This is active management reimagined: philosophy embedded in code, executed at machine speed.
Unlike human fund managers, Savana’s digital investment engine is built to think independently, act decisively, and operate with ruthless efficiency.
Every day, our proprietary technology platform seamlessly evaluates thousands of securities to distil complex, bottom-up data into high-conviction investment positions.
This is active management reimagined: philosophy embedded in code, executed at machine speed.
Seeing Differently
At Savana, we believe that the greatest opportunities lie in finding what others miss, not following the crowd.
Our investment philosophy is built to see differently: to frame information in new ways, uncover hidden ideas, and challenge conventional wisdom.
But it is difficult to be different. For most investors, the comfort of consensus overpowers the ability to think independently. That is why our philosophy is codified in algorithms: unemotional, unbiased and fearless.
We buy stocks that others don't.
And we buy when others are selling.
The result: truly differentiated portfolios capable of delivering truly differentiated returns.
Our investment philosophy is built to see differently: to frame information in new ways, uncover hidden ideas, and challenge conventional wisdom.
But it is difficult to be different. For most investors, the comfort of consensus overpowers the ability to think independently. That is why our philosophy is codified in algorithms: unemotional, unbiased and fearless.
We buy stocks that others don't.
And we buy when others are selling.
The result: truly differentiated portfolios capable of delivering truly differentiated returns.
Anatomy of our Edge
Collective Intelligence, Codified
At Savana, we see markets as extraordinary engines of efficiency, powered by the cognitive diversity of millions of independent decisions. But in rare instances, herding and groupthink cause cognitive diversity to break down, creating temporary but re-ocurring inefficiencies. Our framework is built to recognise these fractures and systematically turn them into enduring opportunities for outperformance.
Different by Design
We deliberately engineer our system to think and behave differently from human investors. Free from emotion, bias and convention, our algorithms ruthlessly position in companies with a structural edge. By exploiting herd-driven mispricings, we construct portfolios that diverge from the market and are built to deliver truly differentiated performance.
Unearthing Hidden Value
Our algorithms are explicitly designed to uncover companies trading below intrinsic value. We focus on businesses with durable fundamentals that have been neglected or driven down by sentiment, resulting in favourable risk-return dynamics. This assymetric profile creates a powerful dual engine for upside: the potential for a significant valuation re-rating and the compounding power of the companies' strong underlying cash flows.
Algorithmic Precision at Scale
Our digital valuation engine transcends the limits of human analysis, operating with both scale and precision. Each day it evaluates thousands of companies across global markets, vastly expanding the opportunity set and raising the probability of uncovering true mispricings. This systematic, high-throughput process ensures that every decision is executed with speed, accuracy, and consistency beyond human capability.
Decoding Collective Intelligence
At Savana, we see markets as Complex Adaptive Systems — constantly evolving through the interactions of millions of investors.
Efficiency doesn’t come from everyone being rational or right. It comes from the collective power of diverse, independent perspectives - a phenomenon known as Collective Intelligence - which allows markets to turn dispersed information into remarkably accurate prices.
But while this mechanism is mostly brilliant in disovering fair price, it can also breakdown in rare but repeatable instances. When diversity fades and independence erodes, groupthink and herd mentality takes over. The result is correlated mistakes, distorted prices, and pockets of opportunity.
Savana’s investment methodology is built to identify and capitalise on those moments. Our algorithms replicate the market’s collective intelligence, but in a synthetic, data-driven form. Our proprietary technology detects when sentiment and consensus have overtaken intrinsic value - turning those insights into a systematic, repeatable process for capturing inefficiencies.
Efficiency doesn’t come from everyone being rational or right. It comes from the collective power of diverse, independent perspectives - a phenomenon known as Collective Intelligence - which allows markets to turn dispersed information into remarkably accurate prices.
But while this mechanism is mostly brilliant in disovering fair price, it can also breakdown in rare but repeatable instances. When diversity fades and independence erodes, groupthink and herd mentality takes over. The result is correlated mistakes, distorted prices, and pockets of opportunity.
Savana’s investment methodology is built to identify and capitalise on those moments. Our algorithms replicate the market’s collective intelligence, but in a synthetic, data-driven form. Our proprietary technology detects when sentiment and consensus have overtaken intrinsic value - turning those insights into a systematic, repeatable process for capturing inefficiencies.
Our Digital Investment Process
Unlike traditional fund managers, we don't have a human investment team.
Instead, we’ve created what we call a "digital investment team" - a fully automated, tech-enabled engine that performs the key functions of idea generation, selection, construction, and monitoring - without human bias or bottlenecks.
Instead, we’ve created what we call a "digital investment team" - a fully automated, tech-enabled engine that performs the key functions of idea generation, selection, construction, and monitoring - without human bias or bottlenecks.
Algorithmic Advantage
Unique Proprietary Technology
Broad and Deep Research Capability
Unemotional and Performance-Driven
Large Investable Universe
Low Cost & Scalable
Elimination of Key Man Risk
Research
Learn more with Savana's cutting-edge investment research.
Beyond Human Limits: Reimaging Active Funds Management
This White Paper provides a detailed analysis of the performance of Savana’s flagship US Small Caps Strategy during its real-time paper-trading period from 1 July 2022 to 7 November 2024. The results of this analysis validated our core investment hypothesis - that our unique Collective Intelligence philosophy, combined with sophisticated technological implementation, delivers a powerful and differentiated solution to alpha. This conviction ultimately led us to list the strategy as a publicly traded ETF on the ASX in November 2024.
Valuation Decoded: A Framework for Identifying and Exploiting Market Inefficiencies
This White Paper advances a new cutting-edge framework for understanding market efficiency - one that recognises the market’s brilliance in establishing fair value, while also revealing the conditions under which that efficiency breaks down. Ultimately, we show how Savana’s investment methodology applies this framework to identify and exploit moments of inefficiency, operationalising the science of market behaviour into a repeatable, scalable process for sustained investment outperformance.