Investor Summary
Fund Strategy
FUND PERFORMANCE AS OF 30th June 2026
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The Wasatch Global Select strategy gained but underperformed its benchmark MSCI AC World Index, which returned 14.93% in Q2 2026. AI enthusiasm continued to drive technology-related companies and the broader AI supply chain. Stock selection in information technology and financials detracted most from relative performance, with U.S. stock selection being the largest geographic detractor. Procore Technologies was the largest individual detractor as software stocks sold off on AI disruption concerns, though the managers believe the market has underestimated competitive moats. Hamilton Lane also detracted on private credit exposure worries. ASPEED Technology was the top contributor, benefiting from surging server management chip demand for AI workloads. Loar Holdings and RBC Bearings contributed as aerospace and defense companies rallied on strong fundamentals. The managers are investing in AI through a high-quality, long-duration growth lens while capitalizing on market inefficiencies by concentrating capital into steady growth companies ignored amid AI enthusiasm that now trade at extremely attractive valuations. They believe these companies are well positioned to outperform once fundamentals regain focus.
The Wasatch Global Select strategy invests in high-quality, long-duration growth companies with durable competitive advantages, focusing on global small- and mid-cap stocks. The managers are investing in AI through a selective lens, owning companies that directly or indirectly benefit from the AI build-out while also capitalizing on market inefficiencies by concentrating capital into steady growth companies that have been ignored amid AI enthusiasm and now trade at extremely attractive valuations.
The managers believe AI has transformative potential and will continue to hold and search for high-quality companies that benefit from AI. However, they are also capitalizing on the market's one-sided nature by concentrating more capital into steady growth companies that are not AI beneficiaries but trade at extremely attractive valuations. They believe these companies are well positioned to outperform once the market puts greater emphasis on company fundamentals.
| Date | Letter | Tickers | Keywords | Pitches | Quick Takes |
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| Jul 22 2026 | 2026 Q2 | HLNE, LOAR, PCOR, RBC | aerospace, AI, defense, global, mid cap, small caps, software, technology |
PCOR LOAR RBC |
Wasatch Global Select underperformed in Q2 2026 as AI enthusiasm drove markets. Software stocks sold off on disruption fears, hurting Procore despite strong competitive moats. ASPEED Technology led gains on surging AI server chip demand. Aerospace names rallied on strong fundamentals. The managers are selectively investing in AI beneficiaries while concentrating capital into ignored steady growth companies trading at attractive valuations, positioned to outperform when fundamentals regain focus. |
| Apr 25 2026 | 2026 Q1 | HLNE, HMSO.L, RBC | AI, Data centers, defense, disruption, Geopolitical, global, technology |
HLNE 3064.T 2371.T 4966.TW RBC HLMA.L |
Wasatch Global Select underperformed as markets rotated from AI beneficiaries to asset-heavy companies, hurting holdings perceived vulnerable to disruption. Managers believe the market has been undiscerning about AI risks and expect their companies with proprietary data and network effects to ultimately benefit. They plan balanced positioning amid potential volatility ahead. |
| Feb 10 2026 | 2025 Q4 | FOUR, RBC, TREX | fundamentals, global, Japan, Quality, small caps, technology, underperformance, Valuations |
6532 JP TREX FOUR WEGE3 BZ RBC |
Wasatch Global Select significantly underperformed in 2025 as markets favored speculative stocks over quality businesses. Despite solid portfolio fundamentals and earnings growth, the strategy's focus on high ROA/ROE companies was a headwind. Managers remain disciplined, noting attractive relative valuations and positioning for when quality returns to favor. |
| QUARTER | THEMES | TAGS |
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| 2026 Q2 |
AIAI continued to be a leading driver of equity markets in Q2 2026. The managers believe AI has transformative potential and own companies that directly or indirectly benefit from the AI build-out. However, they are investing through the lens of high-quality, long-duration growth investors, focusing on businesses with durable competitive advantages that extend beyond the current wave of elevated AI investment. |
Data Centers Semiconductors Cloud Software |
AerospaceAerospace and defense companies rallied during the quarter. Loar Holdings and RBC Bearings both benefited from this rally and reported strong fundamentals. These companies operate in industries with high barriers to entry due to stringent manufacturing and certification requirements, and the long life of commercial and defense aircraft provides sustained demand for replacement parts. |
Defense Aerospace Components Defense Components | |
SoftwareMany software stocks sold off in 2026 due to concerns about how AI might disrupt software business models. The strategy does not have large exposure to software companies, but for the companies held, the managers believe the market has underestimated competitive moats that insulate businesses from AI disruption or the ways companies might benefit from AI. Procore Technologies serves as an example, with its advantage lying in its extensive network and proprietary data rather than software code. |
SaaS Enterprise Software Cloud | |
Private CreditHamilton Lane detracted from performance as the stock slid on worries about its exposure to private credit. The managers maintained the remaining position on the view that Hamilton Lane's business is unlikely to be disrupted to the extent investors are expecting. |
Alternative Asset Managers Capital Markets | |
| 2026 Q1 |
AIMarket shifted focus from AI beneficiaries to companies vulnerable to AI disruption, hurting strategy performance. Managers believe market participants have taken an undiscerning view, painting entire industries with a broad brush. They expect many holdings will ultimately benefit from AI through proprietary data, established platforms and network effects. |
Artificial Intelligence Disruption Technology Infrastructure Software |
Data CentersASPEED Technology benefited from strong demand for testing, connectivity and semiconductor-related technologies required to support AI infrastructure expansion. Halma experienced strong growth from its data center business segment as AI buildout led to rapid expansion of data center demand. |
Infrastructure Semiconductors Growth Technology | |
DefenseAerospace and defense companies performed well as investors anticipated higher demand in a more geopolitically volatile environment. Managers believe the U.S. and other countries are in early stages of building out defense capabilities regardless of specific conflicts. |
Aerospace Geopolitical Spending Volatility | |
Private CreditHamilton Lane declined as concerns regarding private credit intensified, with reports of rising distress in certain loan segments, increased use of redemption limits by credit funds, and fears of potential default cycle. Managers remain confident in Hamilton Lane's positioning due to portfolio diversification and business model quality. |
Credit Distress Alternative Assets Risk | |
| 2025 Q4 |
AIAI has been the defining theme of market leadership in 2025, driving data center capex and benefiting companies like Bloom Energy and Sandisk. The theme experienced volatility in Q4 with concerns over durability, but reasserted dominance after NVIDIA's strong earnings. AI data centers require enormous power and storage, creating opportunities for infrastructure providers. |
Data Centers Infrastructure Power Storage Semiconductors |
ElectrificationThe portfolio maintains its largest absolute and relative exposure to the Electrification theme within Industrials. However, the manager has modestly reduced exposure to some larger holdings in this theme during the quarter, suggesting a more cautious approach while maintaining conviction. |
Power Grid Infrastructure Energy Transition | |
BiotechBiotech was a standout performer during the quarter, delivering its best quarter in five years. Performance was driven by an improving rate environment, easing regulation enabling more M&A activity, and excitement around AI's promise in driving efficiencies in drug discovery processes. |
Pharmaceuticals M&A Drug Discovery Regulation | |
SolarFirst Solar benefited from Trump Administration's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' which drove US demand for non-China solar products. The company differentiates itself with thin-film CdTe technology offering better performance in challenging conditions and being more efficient for large scale deployment. |
Renewable Energy Manufacturing Trade Policy | |
SpaceRocket Lab operates as an end-to-end space company in Launch Services and Space Systems segments. The stock was up nearly 50% in the quarter on strong earnings and growing backlog, though the manager's late initiation of position meant it was a detractor to relative performance for most of the period. |
Launch Services Satellites Defense |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Ticker | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Jul 22, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Global Select Strategy | PCOR | Procore Technologies, Inc. | Software - Application | Application Software | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | AI Beneficiary, cloud-based, Construction Management Software, Equity, network effects, proprietary data, SaaS | Login |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Global Select Strategy | - | ASPEED Technology, Inc. | Staffing & Employment Services | Semiconductors | Bull | Taiwan Stock Exchange | AI infrastructure, data center, Equity, fabless, growth, semiconductors, Server management, Taiwan | Login |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Global Select Strategy | LOAR | Loar Holdings, Inc. | Aerospace & Defense | Aerospace & Defense | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Aerospace & Defense, Aftermarket Parts, Equity, growth, high barriers to entry, Niche Manufacturing, recurring revenue, US | Login |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Global Select Strategy | RBC | RBC Bearings, Inc. | Tools & Accessories | Industrial Machinery | Bull | NASDAQ | Aerospace & Defense, Diversified Industrial, Engineered Components, Equity, growth, industrial machinery, Precision Bearings, US | Login |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Global Select Strategy | HLNE | Hamilton Lane, Inc. | Asset Management | Asset Management & Custody Banks | Bull | NASDAQ | alternative investments, asset management, Bull, Institutional Investors, portfolio diversification, Private Credit, Private markets | Login |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Global Select Strategy | 3064.T | MonotaRO Co. Ltd. | Internet Retail | Trading Companies & Distributors | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Bull, e-commerce, Industrial distribution, Japan, MRO products, Share Buyback, small-cap growth | Login |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Global Select Strategy | 2371.T | BayCurrent, Inc. | Internet Content & Information | IT Consulting & Other Services | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Artificial Intelligence, Bull, Business Advisory, Digital transformation, IT services, Japan, Technology Consulting | Login |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Global Select Strategy | 4966.TW | ASPEED Technology, Inc. | Other | Semiconductors | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | AI infrastructure, Bull, data centers, semiconductors, Server management, Taiwan, technology hardware | Login |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Global Select Strategy | RBC | RBC Bearings, Inc. | Tools & Accessories | Machinery | Bull | NASDAQ | Aerospace, Bull, Defense, engineering, geopolitical, industrial manufacturing, Precision Bearings | Login |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Global Select Strategy | HLMA.L | Halma PLC | Conglomerates | Electronic Equipment & Instruments | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | AI infrastructure, Bull, data centers, Industrial technology, Technology Solutions, United Kingdom | Login |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Fund Letters | Mick Rasmussen | 6532 JP | BayCurrent Consulting, Inc. | Information Technology | IT Consulting & Other Services | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Consulting, Digitalization, earnings, Japan, transformation | Login |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Fund Letters | Mick Rasmussen | TREX | Trex Company, Inc. | Industrials | Building Products | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Cyclical, duopoly, Housing, marketshare, Remodeling | Login |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Fund Letters | Mick Rasmussen | FOUR | Shift4 Payments, Inc. | Financials | Transaction & Payment Processing Services | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Fintech, growth, hospitality, Payments, Recurring | Login |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Fund Letters | Mick Rasmussen | WEGE3 BZ | WEG SA | Industrials | Electrical Components & Equipment | Bull | Brasil Bolsa Balcão | Capacity, data centers, Electrification, infrastructure, renewables | Login |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Fund Letters | Mick Rasmussen | RBC | RBC Bearings Incorporated | Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Acquisitions, Aerospace, Defense, engineering, Margins | Login |
| TICKER | COMMENTARY |
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| PCOR | The largest detractor from strategy performance was Procore Technologies, Inc. (PCOR), a software company that manages construction projects. Many software stocks have sold off in 2026 due to concerns about how AI might disrupt software business models. The strategy does not have large exposure to software companies. But for the companies we do hold, we believe the market has underestimated the competitive moats that insulate the businesses from AI disruption or the ways in which the companies might actually benefit from AI, not be disrupted by it. Procore serves as an example. Procore's advantage lies not in its software code but in its extensive network of contractors and the proprietary data generated across thousands of projects. That network effect and dataset are significantly more difficult to replicate than the underlying software functionality, and we believe they position the company well in an AI-driven environment. AI could create more and better insights from that proprietary data. |
| HLNE | Additionally, Hamilton Lane, Inc. (HLNE) detracted from performance. Hamilton Lane is a global investment-management firm that specializes in private-market investing. The stock slid on worries about its exposure to private credit. We maintained the remaining position on the view that Hamilton Lane's business is unlikely to be disrupted to the extent investors are expecting. |
| LOAR | Another strong stock was Loar Holdings, Inc. (LOAR), a U.S.-based manufacturer and supplier of niche aerospace and defense components for aircraft and related systems. Loar has also benefited in a rally among aerospace and defense companies. Additionally, fundamentals remain strong, with the company reporting record quarterly net sales in its latest operating results. We continue to like Loar Holdings and its growth potential. Loar operates in industries that have high barriers to entry due to stringent manufacturing and certification requirements. And the long life of commercial and defense aircraft means Loar can sell the same replacement parts for several years. |
| RBC | RBC Bearings, Inc. (RBC) also contributed. The company manufactures highly engineered precision bearings, components and essential systems and primarily serves the aerospace, defense and diversified industrial markets. Similar to Loar, RBC has also benefited from a rally among aerospace and defense companies. Fundamentals for RBC remain strong, and we continue to like the company's long-term earnings potential. |
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