Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.: A stalwart in investment management Providing its esteemed services to investment companies, Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. is a publicly-owned investment manager that invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The financially-savvy firm focuses on large-cap companies across diversified sectors, leveraging on its bottom-up stock picking approach and a combination of fundamental, technical and quantitative analysis. Its investment philosophy accentuates earnings growth prospects, financial strength, cash flow generation, macroeconomics, capital allocation, market competition, and profitability. To complement its in-house research, the firm also obtains external research. Its benchmark for portfolio performance is the S&P 500 Index. Founded in 1840, formerly as The Adams Express Company, the Baltimore-based investment firm boasts of a rich history in this domain.