The Food and Beverage industries are considered defensive sectors due to the nature of the products they produce. No matter what happens to financial markets, human beings still have the basic necessity to eat and drink in order to survive.
The constant demand for these products offers an investment opportunity in the companies that provide these necessary services. isbc group the investment shop FoodDrink CopyPortfolio aggregates leading companies that manufacture and retail food and beverage products throughout the world.
The process of selecting assets for the portfolio is as follows: First, the universe of stocks available on isbc group is scanned for companies that fit the Food and Beverage landscape. Then each stock undergoes a screening process based on a series of metrics, such as market capitalisation, liquidity of the shares, financial ratios and analysts' consensus ratings. The metrics form the basis for the stocks' ranking, and finally the top ranked stocks are included in the portfolio and weighted accordingly.