Head of Research, WisdomTree Europe.
Pierre Debru leads WisdomTree’s European research team and plays a pivotal role in the strategic direction of our European research efforts. His key areas of expertise extend across equity factors and quantitative strategies, portfolio construction and model portfolios, and thematic and crypto investments. Before joining the company in 2019, Pierre worked in Investment Research for DWS and the Xtrackers range for over five years. During this period, he focused on smart beta investments, model portfolio construction and thought leadership. Pierre has over 20 years of experience in investments and structured asset management. He graduated from Ecole Central Paris and obtained a Master of Science in Mathematics applied to Finance.
My daughter giggled at a BlackBerry in a museum, and it crystallised something important about thematic investing. Themes do deliver over time, but value always concentrates in very few companies, and they are rarely the obvious ones upfront. From Kodak to Blockbuster, history keeps repeating itself. The key insight: missing the winner damages long-term returns far more than owning a few losers.
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Equity returns are a winner-takes-most game. Over the last century, just 3.72% of US stocks created all shareholder wealth. So how can investors improve their odds of owning the next Nvidia early? This blog explains why themes are the map and how a disciplined thematic approach can find future compounders early.
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Q1 2026 tested equity markets as geopolitical shocks, higher energy prices and fading rate-cut hopes unsettled sentiment. Yet beneath the volatility, factor leadership stayed clear: Value led across regions, High Dividend and Minimum Volatility (Min Vol) gained momentum, and Growth lagged sharply. In this blog, we examine what this shift says about positioning for the rest of 2026.
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Technology is reshaping the economy at an unprecedented pace, but investing in innovation is not as simple as owning a handful of mega-cap names. In this blog, we explore how to build a more thoughtful, future-focused exposure across technology themes to capture the next wave of growth more effectively while reducing concentration risk.
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The 60/40 portfolio—60% equities, 40% fixed income—has long been a staple of balanced investing. While it tends to improve the risk-return profile due to diversification between the two assets, it...
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