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t’s in the “and more” part of the portfolio where the fund swings for the fences. This includes more speculative investments with big potential payoffs and higher risk – micro-cap stocks, high-leverage securities, market anomalies and stocks with turnaround potential.
“We’re looking for upside of 50 per cent. But some of these are companies that could also go to zero,” Mr. Sollbach said.
Protech Home Medical Corp. is one current example. Formerly known as Patient Home Monitoring Corp., the U.S.-based small-cap, which is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, is loved by few.
Once a darling health-care stock, Protech’s shares have declined by nearly 90 per cent since peaking in 2015. The three-and-a-half years since have seen some questionable acquisitions, a restructuring, a change in management and the disappearance of investor interest.
“It’s totally ignored by the Street,” Mr. Sollbach said, who added that despite the negative sentiment, he sees the signs of a turnaround in Protech’s fundamentals