CHICAGO, IL--Destra Capital Management LLC (“Destra”) today announced the launch of the Destra Granahan Small Cap Advantage Fund (the “Fund”), a registered 1940 Act open-end fund sub-advised by Granahan Investment Management Inc. (“Granahan”), a specialist in small capitalization growth equity investing for the last 30+ years.
“We are very excited to partner with Granahan to launch the Fund,” said Rob Watson, President of Destra Capital Advisors LLC. “This brand new open-end mutual fund utilizes the Granahan Small Cap Advantage Strategy which focuses on owning businesses that can generate predictable and expanding operating margins, benefit from barriers to competition, and that have strong balance sheets to enable the company to withstand shocks.”
The Fund seeks to provide long-term investors the potential for capital appreciation and professional management from Granahan, a premier small cap growth equity manager. Granahan seeks to uncover what it believes are compelling investment opportunities in all areas of the U.S. small cap market by using in-depth, bottom-up, fundamental research and analysis.
The Fund is initially available in Class I Shares (DGISX) and Class A Shares (DGASX). The Fund's registration statement was declared effective on August 7th, 2019. For more information, please visit www.DestraCapital.com.
About Destra
Destra Capital connects financial advisors and their clients with innovative investment strategies, in uniquely positioned products from experienced asset managers. At Destra, we take the long view, setting our goal to rise above fleeting market statistics toward the opportunity for long-term returns.
In addition to the newly launched Destra Granahan Small Cap Advantage Fund, the firm offers 2 other open-end funds: Destra Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (DPIIX/DPIAX) and Destra Wolverine Dynamic Asset Fund (DWAIX/DWAAX). The firm also offers 2 closed-end interval funds: Destra International & Event-Driven Credit Fund (CEDIX/CEDAX) and Destra Multi-Alternative Fund (MSFIX/MSFDX).
About Granahan
Granahan Investment Management is an employee-owned asset manager founded by investment professionals with a passion for small capitalization growth equity investing, with the sole purpose of providing high quality small cap portfolios to institutional investors and wealthy individuals. Founded in 1985, Granahan has over 30 years of experience investing in the small cap space. As of June 30, 2019, GIM had over $2 billion in assets under management.
Contact
For more information about Destra, Granahan, or the Fund, contact Rob Watson, President of Destra Capital Advisors LLC, the Fund’s Advisor at rob.watson@destracapital.com 877-855-3434.