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As of Oct 13, 2026
Mawer International Equity Fund delivered a net return of 0.7% for the third quarter of 2026, bringing its year-to-date net performance to 16.7% net of fees, compared to its benchmark returns of 0.5% and 18.3% over the respective periods. Portfolio performance reflected broadening equity market leadership alongside shifting discount rate dynamics and disparate returns across hardware and computing infrastructure. Across strategies, the manager actively managed asset class and sector exposures, trimming high-flying semiconductor and AI infrastructure holdings, rebalancing equity allocations toward neutral, and emphasizing position sizing discipline. The macroeconomic environment was characterized by resilient nominal economic growth and corporate profitability tempered by rising long-term government bond yields, widening fiscal deficits, and heightened geopolitical friction surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. Persistent inflation and commodity price increases drove central bank rate hikes across the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Bank of Japan, tightening financial conditions and generating signs of stress in lower-quality credit. In response to shifting discount rates, the fund emphasized real assets, high-quality financial platforms, and cash-generative compounding businesses capable of navigating sustained term premiums. Portfolio activity within the international strategy focused on prudently harvesting gains and rotating capital toward attractively valued opportunities. The manager trimmed winning AI infrastructure positions including server rail manufacturer King Slide and server-management semiconductor designer ASPEED Technology following substantial valuation expansion. detractions in memory-related holdings such as Kioxia Holdings, SK Hynix, and Samsung Electronics were characterized as valuation-multiple repricing rather than structural degradation. Meanwhile, selective capital additions were directed toward resilient compounders like vertical-market software provider Topicus.com and real asset holdings across diversified energy and royalties.
Compound wealth across economic cycles by investing in high-quality, wealth-creating businesses with durable competitive advantages and strong balance sheets at attractive valuations while maintaining strict risk discipline.
The investment landscape is adjusting to a shifting technological and geopolitical regime alongside elevated long-term interest rates. While growing corporate earnings have helped cushion the valuation impact of higher discount rates, financial conditions are tightening via mortgage costs and debt-service burdens. Mawer anticipates that portfolio turnover may remain above historical norms as market volatility creates attractive entry points for steady compounders, requiring disciplined position sizing, humility, and balanced portfolio risk.
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