Charlie Dreifus: ‘You Have to Dig Deeper to Find Inefficiencies. But They’re There’

Our guest this week is Charlie Dreifus. Charlie is portfolio manager of the Royce Special Equity Funds, highly regarded by Morningstar’s Manager Research team. Charlie was named Fund Manager of the Year by Morningstar in 2008 for his work on the Small-Cap Value US Equity Strategy, which he began running in 1998 after portfolio management stints at Lazard and Oppenheimer. Charlie’s investment career began in 1968. He holds degrees from City College of New York and Baruch College. Background Bio Royce Small-Cap Special Equity Investment Steven McBoyle , co-portfolio manager Small-Cap Value “ Small-Cap Funds Are More Promising Than They Have Been in Years. Here Are the Ones to Buy ,” by Lewis Braham, Barrons.com, Oct. 11, 2023. “ Why Value Veteran Charlie Dreifus Balks at Banks and Favors the Rust Belt ,” by John Coumarianos, citywire.com, April 21, 2022. Other Chuck Royce Abraham Briloff “ A Conversation With Investing Legend Charlie Dreifus ,” Interview with Russ Kinnel, Morningstar.com, Aug. 14, 2020. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Tim Hipskind “ Irving Kahn, Oldest Active Wall Street Investor, Dies at 109 ,” by Sam Roberts, nytimes.com, Feb. 26, 2015. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.