Grandeur Peak Global Advisors

Grandeur Peak relies on a team of in-house analysts who conduct on-the-ground research, including company visits and management meetings across the markets where it invests. The firm does not use third-party placement agents or rely heavily on sell-side research for idea generation. It focuses on identifying under-covered companies, often in small and mid-cap international markets (per public filings).

Grandeur Peak does not publicly disclose a list of excluded sectors, but based on investment commentary, the firm tends to avoid highly regulated industries such as utilities and large financial institutions. The firm's sector preferences tilt toward consumer, technology, healthcare, and industrials, as reflected in its historical holdings.

The founders, Blake Moore and Robert Gardiner, previously worked at Wasatch Advisors, a Salt Lake City-based asset manager known for small-cap investing. Grandeur Peak was founded in 2011 as an independent firm and is not affiliated with Wasatch Advisors. The firms compete in overlapping segments of the small-cap equity market.