Investor Summary
Fund Strategy
FUND PERFORMANCE AS OF 31st December 2025
| ANNUALIZED SINCE INCEPTION | QUARTERLY | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 7.8% | 7.3% | 36.0% |
| 2025 |
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| 36.0% |
| ANNUALIZED SINCE INCEPTION | QUARTERLY | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 7.8% | 7.3% | 36.0% |
| 2025 |
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| 36.0% |
Mondrian's International Equity Value Opportunities Strategy delivered strong absolute returns of 7.3% net in Q4 2025, outperforming the MSCI EAFE benchmark by 240 basis points. The portfolio benefited from stock selection in the UK and industrials sector, with key contributors including SSE and Deutsche Post. SSE, a UK integrated utility, gained on its upgraded investment plan and improved visibility across regulated earnings and renewable infrastructure growth. Deutsche Post demonstrated resilience with strong earnings despite tariff challenges, driven by robust pricing power and cost control. The strategy maintains its disciplined value approach, trading at attractive valuations with a 14.4x P/E ratio versus 17.5x for the benchmark and offering a 3.6% dividend yield. The portfolio is positioned defensively with overweights in utilities, consumer staples, and industrials. Market volatility from government shutdowns, labor market concerns, and AI valuation fears created opportunities for selective stock picking in quality companies.
International equity value opportunities strategy focused on income-oriented investing in undervalued developed market companies with strong fundamentals and attractive dividend yields.
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| Date | Letter | Tickers | Keywords | Pitches | Quick Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 2026 | 2025 Q4 | DPW.DE, SSE.L | dividends, Europe, international, Japan, Logistics, Utilities, value | - | The utilities sector led returns in Q4 2025, with SSE delivering strong performance supported by its upgraded investment plan and improved visibility across regulated earnings and renewable infrastructure growth. The portfolio maintains an 8.9% allocation to utilities, representing a +5.3% overweight versus the benchmark. Deutsche Post demonstrated resilience with strong performance following robust earnings despite tariff-related challenges, driven by robust pricing power and cost control. The diversified logistics company showcased the defensive characteristics of quality logistics operators in challenging environments. The strategy maintains its consistent income-oriented value discipline with detailed, long-term fundamental analysis. The portfolio trades at attractive valuations with a weighted average P/E of 14.4x versus 17.5x for the benchmark and offers a 3.6% dividend yield compared to 2.7% for the index. |
| Sep 30 2025 | 2025 Q3 | - | cyclicals, Defensive, diversification, dividends, value | - | Value: The portfolio applies a strict income-oriented valuation discipline, producing a weighted P/E far below the benchmark and emphasizing long-term defensive compounding. Diversification: Portfolio holdings are spread across 4060 developed-market names with low turnover, emphasizing dividend yield, balance-sheet strength, and downside protection. Cyclicals: Despite a strong cyclical rally, the strategy underperformed due to its defensive tilt. Stock selection in financials and consumer discretionary helped offset weakness in staples and utilities. |
| Jun 30 2025 | 2025 Q2 | 6201 JP | Debt, Governance, Japan, tariffs, volatility | - | Tariffs: The quarter opened with President Trumps Liberation Day, introducing the largest US tariff shock in a century and triggering a >10% global selloff. Even after partial reversals, effective tariff levels remain materially higher than before, posing a meaningful drag on global growth and sustaining volatility. Debt: Long-term US rates surged, with 30-year yields passing 5% and debt-servicing costs exceeding defense spending for the first time. Fiscal deterioration intensified after the passage of the Big, Beautiful Bill, pushing deficits to historically extreme levels and limiting future fiscal flexibility. Japan: Japan faces rising JGB yields, aging-related fiscal pressures, and a steepening yield curve, but Japanese corporates possess exceptionally strong balance sheets, improving governance, and attractive valuations. These features create a positively skewed range of outcomes for bottom-up value investors. |
| Mar 31 2025 | 2025 Q1 | - | energy, Europe, Fiscal, geopolitics, valuation | - | Europe: The letter highlights a mini-renaissance in European equities, supported by easing energy pressures, Germanys major fiscal shift, and rising odds of a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire. These developments have narrowed the valuation gap with the U.S. Valuation: Europe continues to trade at a historically wide discount to the U.S., with low embedded expectations and broad sector diversification. Mondrian views this as fertile ground for disciplined value selection. Geopolitics: A potential ceasefire could reduce energy costs, revive industrial production, and lower the cost of equity. Structural reforms and easing fiscal constraints enhance the regions multi-year outlook. |
| Dec 31 2024 | 2024 Q4 | - | Concentration, Currency, Governance, Japan, valuation | - | Valuation: International markets remain significantly cheaper than the US, and valuation gaps persist even after adjusting for sector mix. Select industries show extreme pricing disparitiesfor example, Pernod vs. Brown-Forman and Enel vs. NextEra. Concentration: US leadership is driven by a narrow group of megacaps whose valuations require increasingly optimistic expectations. Mondrian sees better skew in international markets. Japan: Governance reforms, rising buybacks, strong balance sheets, and a deeply undervalued yen present notable long-term opportunities. Japans broad market breadth provides a deep pool for bottom-up stock selection. |
| Sep 30 2024 | 2024 Q3 | - | Currency, Governance, Japan, Reform, valuation | - | Japan: Similar to the global fund, the international strategy benefitted from strong Japanese stock selection amid yen-driven volatility. Japanese equities remain broad, deep, and fertile for bottom-up value investing. Governance: TSE-led reforms continue to drive better shareholder alignmentbuybacks, higher dividends, independent directors, divestment of cross-shareholdings, and improved disclosure. These structural improvements support higher long-term ROE. Valuation: The yen remains materially undervalued, and Japanese equities offer attractive real-return potential. Mondrian sees continued opportunity as volatility reveals mispricings among domestic-oriented and export-oriented firms. |
| Jun 30 2024 | 2024 Q2 | - | AI, Concentration, Governance, Politics, valuation | - | Politics: Similar to the global letter, European elections delivered mixed outcomes. The UK outcome provided stability, while France now faces a fragmented political landscape. Political uncertainty remains a driver of equity volatility. AI: Mondrian reiterates concerns around AI adoption, monetization challenges, data constraints, and the widening gap between hype and realistic earnings potential. Semiconductor-driven gains mask broader market weakness. Valuation: Equal-weight and value indices significantly lag market-cap indices, creating fertile ground for bottom-up value investing. Mondrian maintains conviction that valuation discipline is essential amid elevated concentration and wide outcome dispersion. |
| Mar 31 2024 | 2024 Q1 | - | Concentration, Governance, Passive, risk, valuation | - | Passive: Similar to the global letter, passive ownership is underestimated due to internal indexing and bespoke mandates, with actual passive ownership likely double headline ETF/mutual fund data. BOJ ETF purchases and Japanese cross-shareholdings further elevate non-price-setting ownership. Concentration: MSCI ACWI concentration in the top 10 names reached multi-decade highs, with most coming from US mega-caps with overlapping business models. Valuation: The re-rating of US equities has been driven by a small cluster of companies; value stocks globally remain attractively priced relative to history. Mondrian argues this environment strengthens the case for active, cash-flow-based valuation. |
| Dec 31 2023 | 2023 Q4 | - | earnings, geopolitics, Governance, Japan, valuation | - | Valuation: International value equities remain attractively priced, with EAFE Value at ~10x forward earnings (page 5). Multiples have barely moved despite strong performance, supporting long-term return potential. Geopolitics: Similar to the global letter, the outlook highlights risks from elections across major economies, geopolitical tensions involving China/Taiwan, and elevated fiscal deficits (pages 34). These increase uncertainty in forecasting. Earnings: European and Japanese earnings proved resilient in 2023 (page 5). Japanese companies, in particular, remain undervalued despite strong operations and improving governance. |
| Sep 30 2023 | 2023 Q3 | - | AI, Concentration, earnings, risk, valuation | - | Valuation: International markets remain materially cheaper than the US, with value stocks trading at compressed earnings multiples (page 4). Mondrian sees significant mispricing driven by market narrowness. Concentration: Like the global fund, the letter highlights the dominance of the Magnificent 7 and the skewed composition of growth vs. value segments. This concentration is viewed as a source of long-term opportunity for disciplined value investors. AI: The team recognizes AIs potential but warns that current valuations front-load too much future benefit. They prefer attractively priced companies exposed to AI themes without speculative multiples. |
| Jun 30 2023 | 2023 Q2 | - | Currency, Governance, Japan, Reform, valuation | - | Japan: The fund benefited from a contrarian overweight as Japanese equities rallied, supported by reforms and improved earnings momentum. On pages 13, charts show Japans rising ROE, dividend growth, and governance improvements. Governance: TSE-led reforms require companies to address cost of capital and improve shareholder dialogue. Declining cross-shareholdings, more independent directors, and rising shareholder returns mark structural change. Valuation: Japan remains significantly discounted vs US equities despite strong fundamentals. Mondrian sees a wide opportunity set in under-co |
| Mar 31 2023 | 2023 Q1 | - | Banking, credit, Recession, valuation, volatility | 7203 JP | Banking: Similar to the global outlook, stresses emerged as several US regional banks failed due to concentrated uninsured deposits and large unrealized bond losses. European banks appear better capitalized and more diversified. Volatility: Markets experienced sharp internal dispersion between growth and value sectors, driven by shifting macro expectations and sector-specific risks. This environment reinforces the need for valuation discipline. Recession: Credit tightening and weaker lending conditions are expected to slow economic activity. Companies with high leverage or large refinancing needs are most exposed to downside risk. |
| QUARTER | THEMES | TAGS |
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| 2025 Q4 |
LogisticsDeutsche Post demonstrated resilience with strong performance following robust earnings despite tariff-related challenges, driven by robust pricing power and cost control. The diversified logistics company showcased the defensive characteristics of quality logistics operators in challenging environments. |
Pricing Power Cost Control Tariff Resilience Diversified Logistics Earnings |
UtilitiesThe utilities sector led returns in Q4 2025, with SSE delivering strong performance supported by its upgraded investment plan and improved visibility across regulated earnings and renewable infrastructure growth. The portfolio maintains an 8.9% allocation to utilities, representing a +5.3% overweight versus the benchmark. |
Regulated Utilities Renewable Infrastructure Investment Plan Earnings Visibility Infrastructure | |
ValueManager emphasizes investing in controlled companies trading at significant discounts to NAV, with European holding companies showing discounts of 30-68%. The strategy focuses on securities mispricing where real value exists, contrasting with overvalued technology stocks. |
Discounts NAV Mispricing Undervalued Controlled | |
| 2025 Q3 |
Cyclicals |
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| 2025 Q2 |
Debt |
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JapanJapan offers tremendous value opportunities with one-third of companies trading below book value. Corporate governance reforms, record shareholder returns, and structural changes like unwinding cross-holdings are unlocking value. The investment opportunity is in early innings and could last several years. |
Corporate Governance Value Reforms Shareholder Returns Cross Holdings | |
Tariffs |
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| 2025 Q1 |
EuropeThe firm is expanding European relationships and published research on European shareholder activism. They view Europe as an attractive alternative to expensive American markets and are building manager relationships in the region. |
Activism Shareholder Valuation Diversification Research |
| 2024 Q4 |
JapanJapan offers tremendous value opportunities with one-third of companies trading below book value. Corporate governance reforms, record shareholder returns, and structural changes like unwinding cross-holdings are unlocking value. The investment opportunity is in early innings and could last several years. |
Corporate Governance Value Reforms Shareholder Returns Cross Holdings |
| 2024 Q3 |
JapanJapan offers tremendous value opportunities with one-third of companies trading below book value. Corporate governance reforms, record shareholder returns, and structural changes like unwinding cross-holdings are unlocking value. The investment opportunity is in early innings and could last several years. |
Corporate Governance Value Reforms Shareholder Returns Cross Holdings |
| 2024 Q2 |
AIAI has been integrated into RGA's research process through tools like NotebookLM, Gems in Gemini, and Claude Code. The firm views AI as a force multiplier for human judgment rather than a replacement, emphasizing the Kasparov Law principle. They believe the market narrative around AI displacement is swinging to unhelpful extremes, creating investment opportunities. |
Machine Learning Automation Software Productivity Innovation |
| 2024 Q1 |
MediaWarner Bros Discovery was the top contributor as multiple parties submitted acquisition offers, with Netflix acquiring the Streaming and Studios business while Global Networks spins to shareholders. Paramount Skydance made a $30 per share offer for the entire company, creating a bidding war that unlocked shareholder value. |
Streaming M&A Content Entertainment Bidding |
| 2023 Q4 |
MediaWarner Bros Discovery was the top contributor as multiple parties submitted acquisition offers, with Netflix acquiring the Streaming and Studios business while Global Networks spins to shareholders. Paramount Skydance made a $30 per share offer for the entire company, creating a bidding war that unlocked shareholder value. |
Streaming M&A Content Entertainment Bidding |
| 2023 Q3 |
AIAI has been integrated into RGA's research process through tools like NotebookLM, Gems in Gemini, and Claude Code. The firm views AI as a force multiplier for human judgment rather than a replacement, emphasizing the Kasparov Law principle. They believe the market narrative around AI displacement is swinging to unhelpful extremes, creating investment opportunities. |
Machine Learning Automation Software Productivity Innovation |
| 2023 Q2 |
JapanJapan offers tremendous value opportunities with one-third of companies trading below book value. Corporate governance reforms, record shareholder returns, and structural changes like unwinding cross-holdings are unlocking value. The investment opportunity is in early innings and could last several years. |
Corporate Governance Value Reforms Shareholder Returns Cross Holdings |
| 2023 Q1 |
BankingEuropean banking sector produced strong outperformance led by Bank of Ireland, Lloyds Banking Group, and CaixaBank. Sector returns supported by interest rate stabilization and yield curve steepening. The market is transitioning toward improving organic loan growth after fifteen years of stagnant credit activity. |
Regional Banks Money Center Banks European Banks |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Ticker | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Jun 30, 2023 | Fund Letters | Aileen Gan | 7203 JP | Toyota Motor Corporation | Consumer Discretionary | Automobiles | Bull | NYSE | Autos, Electrification, Governance, Hybrids, Japan | Login |
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| DPW.DE | Deutsche Post, the German diversified logistics company, was also strong following resilient earnings despite tariff-related challenges, driven by robust pricing power and cost control. |
| SSE.L | SSE, the UK integrated utility, delivered strong returns, supported by its upgraded investment plan and improved visibility across regulated earnings and renewable infrastructure growth. |
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