Brian Holland, CFA
21 Years at AB|22 Years of Experience
Brian Holland is a Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst for International Strategic Core Equities. He joined the Strategic Core Equities team as a Senior Research Analyst in 2022 and was appointed Portfolio Manager of International Strategic Core Equities effective January 2023. From 2014 to 2022 Holland was a senior research analyst on the US Small and Mid Cap Value team, responsible for coverage of technology and materials companies. He previously spent three years covering companies in the consumer and technology sectors for a number of value equity strategies and as a generalist supporting the AB Strategic Opportunities Fund. Prior to his role in research, Holland was an associate portfolio manager, responsible for implementing portfolio decisions in value equity portfolios. He joined the firm in 2004. Holland holds a BS in economics and policy and management from Carnegie Mellon University and is a CFA charterholder. Location: New York
Published Work
If climate portfolios are positioned in the same giant US stocks held in broad equity allocations, investors may unwittingly double down on risk.
Recent market volatility has reinforced the importance of casting a wider net to find attractively valued companies for equity portfolios.
Defensive equity strategies that limit downside losses but lag too much in up-markets may be missing the mark. Is there another way to reduce volatility?
Market volatility isn’t going away soon. Equity portfolios that seek to reduce losses in downturns can deliver surprisingly resilient return patterns—helping investors stay in the market through bouts of turbulence.