06.18.2026
Anis Lahlou Ranked Among Europe's Top Portfolio Managers in Citywire Euro Stars 2026
Anis Lahlou, Chief Investment Officer, European Equities at Aperture Investors, was ranked among Europe’s top portfolio managers in Citywire Euro Stars 2026 (Top 250 Fund Managers in Europe). Anis ranked in the top 1% of fund managers, placing 7th in the Equities category and 75th overall.
Published annually, the Citywire Euro Stars ranking evaluated more than 16,500 qualifying managers across strategies and recognizes the top 250 portfolio managers in Europe based on risk-adjusted performance over a three-year period to 31 December 2025 and applied Citywire’s proprietary methodology1. Anis’ inclusion was driven by the performance of Aperture’s European Innovation and Small Cap Innovation strategies.
Aperture’s European Innovation strategies are based on the belief that markets are not always efficient, investors have predictable behavioral biases, and innovation can create recurring mispricing opportunities. Rather than depending on a single factor, the strategies seek opportunities across value, quality, and growth.2
Since inception, the strategies have generated returns through their discrete stock selection and active management.
The European Innovation strategies’ bottom-up investment approach focuses on companies at different stages of the innovation adoption curve. Through fundamental research and careful selection, the team seeks to identify businesses with re-rating potential, competitive advantages, or under-appreciated growth potential.
With more than 25 years of industry experience, Anis has identified innovation-driven companies across Europe through a combination of fundamental research and application of behavioral finance teachings. We consider his inclusion in Citywire’s Euro Stars 2026 reflects a long-term track record of identifying market inefficiencies and translating them into sustained investment performance.
We are immensely proud of Anis and his team and thank them for their continued commitment to investment excellence.
2 There is no guarantee that the investment strategy will be successful or a positive investment return will be obtained.
This communication relates to the Aperture Investors SICAV - European Innovation Fund (“European Innovation Fund") and Aperture Investors SICAV - Small Cap Innovation Fund ("Small Cap Innovation Fund"). Aperture Investors UK, Ltd is authorized as Investment Manager in the United Kingdom, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Management Company of the Funds is Generali Investments Luxembourg S.A., authorized as UCITS Management Company in Luxembourg, regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).
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