Ruffer LLP

Ruffer LLP is an investment management firm based out of London, United Kingdom. The company was originally established in 1994 by Jonathan Ruffer, Earl Ferrers and Jane Tufnell, all three of whom are still with the company acting as its CEO, Managing Director, and Director, respectively. Ruffer LLP was originally known as Ruffer Investment Management Limited and would be renamed to its current Ruffer LLP in 2004. Jonathan Ruffer acted as the company’s CEO from the firm’s inception until 2012 when he fully transitioned into his role as Chairman. Ruffer conducts its research internally to make its investment decisions, investing in the public equity and fixed income markets on a global scale. Based on this foundation, the company tries to “produce positive ‘absolute’ returns in all market conditions, even at times when this is very hard to achieve,” focusing on low risk investments with consistent returns. Ruffer invests most heavily in the industrials sector, which alone makes up over a third of its total asset allocations, and also invests in the information technology, which makes up another quarter of its allocations, materials, energy, and finance sectors, among other sectors to a lesser degree, in order of decreasing allocation. The company keeps its allocations an average of 9.5 quarters, although the firm only holds its top 10 allocations for 4.8 quarters on average. Ruffer’s top holdings include the Boeing Company, which alone makes up over a sixth of the firm’s total asset allcoations, Eccon Mobil Corp., Microsoft Corp., Emerson Electric Co., and Oracle Corp. In the most recent quarter, Ruffer has had a turnover rate of approximately 25.5%. Ruffer now operates with approximately 200 total employees and has expanded its locations to have additional offices located in Edinburgh and Hong Kong. The firm offers a variety of funds including its Total Return, Equity and General, European, Gold and Pacific funds.