Why this investment philosophy is important for you as a shareholder
The Key Difference Between You and DAVIGO
When you buy a DAVIGO share, you become a co-owner of a professional investment holding company. This means you don’t have to deal with individual investments yourself — DAVIGO takes care of this complex job for you.
What if you were to do it yourself?
If you wanted to build your own investment portfolio from thousands of companies worldwide, you would need to:
- Develop your own investment philosophy/strategy
- Define clear rules for buying and selling
- Implement these rules with discipline and without emotion
- Constantly monitor and analyze markets
- Deal with investment decisions on a daily basis
That requires time, expertise, technology — and above all, iron discipline.
DAVIGO Frees You From All of That
As a DAVIGO shareholder, you benefit from a sophisticated, tested investment philosophy that has been successfully applied for years. DAVIGO AG takes full responsibility for:
- Selecting the right investments
- Timing purchases and sales
- Portfolio allocation and weighting
- Risk management
- Emotionless, rules-based execution
Why You Should Still Read These FAQs
Even though the investment philosophy is exclusively managed by DAVIGO AG, it is important that you as a shareholder understand how DAVIGO manages and allocates the company’s capital.
These FAQs give you insight into the principles and methods DAVIGO uses to manage the investment portfolio — a portfolio in which you are a co-owner as a shareholder.
Transparency builds trust. And trust is the foundation of a long-term, successful partnership between you as a shareholder and DAVIGO as your investment holding company.
DAVIGO — we take care of the investment philosophy, you benefit from the results.
FAQs on the Investment Philosophy
DAVIGO AG does not rely on gut feeling or subjective judgement. Instead, our investment process is based solely on mathematical precision, with the share price as the single input variable.
The DAVIGO approach: The company uses a rule-based system called “DAVID”, operating 24/7 and making investment decisions for the holdings portfolio strictly according to predefined mathematical criteria — completely free of emotion.
The share price is the signal: For DAVIGO AG, a stock’s price reflects the collective knowledge of millions of buyers and sellers. It is a measurable value — and the only reliable indicator of the market’s current assessment.
No charts, no predictions: DAVIGO AG does not rely on technical chart analysis and does not attempt to predict the future. Instead, the system dynamically reacts to current market data and identifies patterns based on statistical probabilities.
What this means for you as a shareholder: You benefit from disciplined, rule-based decisions without emotional bias — a key ingredient of successful long-term portfolio management.
DAVIGO AG — mathematics instead of gut feeling in managing your investment.
Because the price is the market’s only fully objective signal — expressed as a number that can be measured and systematically evaluated.
Price over opinions: While many investment firms rely on fundamental ratios, analyst opinions, or corporate forecasts, DAVIGO AG relies on the market itself. A stock’s price already reflects publicly available information, processed by millions of market participants.
No subjective interpretation: Many analytical approaches depend on historical data and extrapolations. DAVIGO AG instead works with the current market price — clear, immediate, and observable in real time.
Statistics instead of speculation: Price movements contain statistically observable patterns that indicate the probability of upward or downward trends. The DAVID system identifies these patterns and uses them to guide decisions within the holdings portfolio.
Trusting the market: Rather than trying to outguess the collective judgement of all market participants, DAVIGO AG derives its information directly from the market itself.
DAVIGO AG — the price is the signal; everything else is interpretation.
Yes — and that is both normal and expected.
The honest answer: At certain times, DAVIGO AG’s investment portfolio will show temporary losses. This is a natural part of investing. There are no returns without volatility.
Why this matters for you: As an investor, it is important to understand that short-term fluctuations are part of the process. DAVIGO AG communicates this transparently so you can maintain realistic expectations.
What ultimately counts: Individual positions may incur losses. What matters is the overall portfolio outcome over time — namely that gains outweigh losses. The system is designed with this principle in mind: limiting downside while allowing profitable positions to develop.
The DAVIGO approach: The company treats losses as part of a disciplined process and follows clear rules in handling them. Each position in the portfolio is managed with a predefined stop-loss mechanism to systematically contain downside risk.
DAVIGO AG — transparent about risk, disciplined in portfolio management.
This long-standing market principle is implemented by DAVIGO AG in a consistent, systematic way — and that is precisely what makes the difference.
Letting profits run: DAVIGO AG does not sell a position simply because it has risen by 20%, 50%, or 100%. As long as the upward trend remains intact, the company stays invested. No price targets are set, and positions are never sold merely to take profits.
Sales occur only via stop-loss: Every investment in the portfolio is ultimately exited through a stop-loss — meaning DAVIGO AG sells only when the trend reverses. This allows positive price movements to be captured as fully as possible. More than 80% of investments have been profitable, with successful positions held for an average of over 800 days.
Consistently limiting losses: For each investment, a stop-loss level is calculated at the time of entry and continuously adjusted. If a position moves against the company, it is closed quickly and without emotion.
Your advantage as an investor: You benefit from a portfolio management approach that applies this rule consistently — without the emotional mistakes many private investors make.
DAVIGO AG — a time-tested principle, digitally executed in portfolio management.
Equal at entry — dynamic over time.
An equal starting point for every investment: Every buy signal — regardless of the company — receives the same percentage allocation. There is no prior judgment, no “important” or “unimportant” position. The absolute share price plays no role: for DAVIGO AG, there is no such thing as “too expensive” or “too cheap.”
Multiple buy signals possible: For the same company, the DAVID system can generate multiple buy signals, depending on trend strength and price development. Each signal is executed again with the same percentage allocation.
The strongest performers prevail automatically: A company in a strong uptrend may trigger a dozen additional buy signals, while a weaker stock may generate only one or two. The result: the strongest performers naturally receive the largest weighting in the portfolio — not through subjective decisions, but through market developments themselves.
Self-adjusting portfolio management: The portfolio effectively reorganizes itself — continuously, rule-based, and without human intervention. Successful positions grow through additional purchases, while weaker positions are exited via stop-loss.
Your advantage as an investor: You benefit from a portfolio that automatically concentrates on the most successful investments, without subjective decision-making distorting the outcome.
DAVIGO AG — equal entry, performance-driven portfolio.
Because the timing of an exit determines profit or loss — and therefore the long-term success of the portfolio.
DAVIGO AG’s focus: For long-term success, it is crucial to know when the company should not be invested — both in the overall market and in individual companies.
Outperformance through avoidance: Periods in which DAVIGO AG reduces its investment exposure or exits individual positions contribute significantly to performance while lowering risk. Avoiding losses has a substantial impact on the portfolio’s overall results.
Fast reaction: The DAVID system identifies downward movements quickly, allowing DAVIGO AG to exit positions before losses become substantial.
Your advantage as an investor: You benefit from a portfolio management approach that does not try to find the perfect entry point, but instead systematically manages the exit.
DAVIGO AG — the exit determines portfolio success
No – sound investment approaches are timeless.
The underlying belief: Because of recurring patterns in human behaviour, markets remain similar in certain ways even as they constantly change. Even a nearly 100-year-old classic such as “The Game of the Games” is still considered relevant today.
Built for change: DAVIGO AG’s methodology is designed to adapt to changing market conditions and responds dynamically to volatility. The company treats change as a given — the system is built with that in mind.
Long-term stability: Across full market cycles — bull and bear markets alike — the approach works without fundamental adjustments. The rules remain constant; their application is dynamic.
Your advantage: You are investing in a company with a timeless investment philosophy, not in a system that constantly needs recalibration.
DAVIGO AG — timeless principles, dynamic execution.
A method in which fixed rules respond to new, previously unknown data — no self-optimization and no subjective interpretation.
How it works at DAVIGO AG: The rules, criteria, and principles for selecting securities are defined in advance. The information comes from external market data, which is continuously fed into the system. DAVID reacts to incoming data and makes decisions according to its predefined rules.
No data manipulation: DAVIGO AG does not interpret or pre-process data before applying the rules. As a result, the simulation results cannot be equated with conventional backtests, which are often optimized or fitted to historical data.
Realistic conditions: Simulations were conducted under realistic conditions, taking into account transaction costs and market frictions. The results are robust and reproducible.
The contrast: Unlike self-learning neural networks, DAVIGO AG’s system keeps its rules constant and does not adapt or retrain itself.
DAVIGO AG — fixed rules, reliable results in portfolio management.
The company uses it — rather than fearing it.
Volatility as opportunity: Without price fluctuations, there are no returns. DAVIGO AG accepts volatility as a necessary part of portfolio management.
Dynamic market exposure: DAVIGO AG adjusts its market exposure dynamically between 0% and 130%, depending on market conditions. Over the long term, the company aims for an average exposure of around 100%.
Fast reaction: When volatility increases and markets move downward, the DAVID system quickly detects the change and adjusts portfolio positions accordingly.
Rules instead of market timing: DAVIGO AG does not attempt to predict market movements. Instead, it reacts in a rule-based manner to what the market is actually doing.
Protection through stop-loss mechanisms: Each investment is managed with a dynamic stop-loss that adapts to current volatility — tighter in calm markets and wider during more volatile periods.
DAVIGO AG — volatility is the working environment, not the enemy.