Our Investment Philosophy


Hennessy employs a consistent and repeatable investment process, combining time-tested, purely quantitative stock selection formulas with a highly disciplined, team-managed approach.

Time-tested, Quantitative Formulas
We’ve used over 50 years’ worth of market data to refine our investment formulas to maximize long-term performance. We rely on proven quantitative criteria such as price-to-sales ratio*, earnings growth, dividend yield and stock price appreciation to select stocks.

Team Managed Portfolios
Each of our portfolios is team managed by tenured asset managers. We employ an experienced and skilled investment team, led by Neil Hennessy, Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer.

Highly Disciplined Management Style
We adhere to our proven, quantitative investment formulas, in all types of market conditions. Emotions, hunches and investment fads play no part in our investment decisions. With history as our guide, we believe that investing success comes from choosing and holding quality stocks, and we simply won't allow media headlines, short term market fluctuations or emotions to distract us from our long term objectives.

Fully Disclosed, Transparent Process
Our strategies and performance are fully disclosed, and our process is transparent. We believe that smart investors want to know exactly how their money is being invested, which is why we disclose each step of our quantitative investment formulas, as well as portfolio holdings and performance.

Proven Performance
Each of the Hennessy portfolios has proven track record of performance. We don't expect our portfolios to outperform in every single time period, rather our formulas were developed to maximize long-term returns, and we are proud of our long-standing performance record.

Unwavering Commitment to Shareholders
Hennessy is committed to our "shareholder first" philosophy. We manage our portfolios for the sole benefit of our long term shareholders, and we refuse to manipulate short-term results or participate in any type of "window dressing.” Hennessy has a heritage of high ethical standards and compliance, and we serve our clients with integrity, honesty and candor. With Hennessy, clients can be confident that their money is always invested as promised in the prospectus, with no surprises. We invite existing and prospective shareholders to speak with us directly.