Investor Summary
Fund Strategy
FUND PERFORMANCE AS OF 30th June 2026
| ANNUALIZED SINCE INCEPTION | QUARTERLY | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 13.76% | 26.9% | 12.05% |
| ANNUALIZED SINCE INCEPTION | QUARTERLY | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 13.76% | 26.9% | 12.05% |
The PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund returned 26.9% in Q2 2026, significantly outperforming the MSCI ACWI Index's 14.9% return and erasing first quarter underperformance. The core thesis centers on capitalizing on the multi-year AI infrastructure buildout, with hyperscalers lifting 2026 capex guidance from $100 billion to over $700 billion. Return drivers included technology holdings across the AI value chain, particularly semiconductor equipment, memory, and AI infrastructure platforms, as well as industrials benefiting from power generation and aerospace demand. Lam Research, Bloom Energy, Taiwan Semiconductor, AMD, and Nebius were top contributors. The team increased exposure to memory, networking, semiconductor equipment, and power infrastructure while reducing consumer discretionary positions. Industrials exposure reached an all-time high. Key risks were not explicitly discussed. Positioning reflects growing conviction that structural growth will extend across a broader set of AI beneficiaries beyond advanced semiconductors. The Fund trades at a meaningful discount to long-term earnings growth expectations despite strong fundamental acceleration.
The Fund is positioned to capitalize on the multi-year AI infrastructure buildout and earnings acceleration across technology, industrials, and power infrastructure, with fundamentals improving faster than investors expected and the opportunity set expanding beyond semiconductors to memory, networking, power, and industrial applications.
Fundamentals remain exceptionally strong with revenue growth, earnings growth, and earnings revisions continuing to exceed expectations across many of the highest conviction holdings. The team continues to find attractive opportunities where long-duration growth, improving earnings expectations, and supportive industry dynamics create the potential for sustained earnings compounding. While AI remains an important driver of future growth, the opportunity set has expanded well beyond advanced semiconductors to include memory, networking, semiconductor equipment, power infrastructure, and AI-enabled industrial applications. The Fund continues trading at a meaningful discount to its long-term earnings growth expectations, and the combination of accelerating fundamentals, improving earnings expectations, supportive valuations, and an expanding opportunity set positions the Fund well for long-term returns.
| Date | Letter | Tickers | Keywords | Pitches | Quick Takes |
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| Aug 10 2026 | 2026 Q2 | 000660 KS, 6951.T, AMD, BE, CRDO, DDOG, HWM, LRCX, MPWR, NBIS, NFLX, NU, PLTR, STRL, TSM | aerospace, AI, Data centers, earnings growth, industrials, infrastructure, semiconductors, technology | - | The Fund delivered 26.9% returns in Q2 2026 by capitalizing on accelerating AI infrastructure buildout and earnings beats across technology and industrials. Hyperscaler capex guidance surged from $100 billion to $700 billion, driving semiconductor equipment, memory, and power infrastructure holdings. The team increased industrials exposure to all-time highs while refining technology positioning beyond advanced semiconductors to memory, networking, and AI-enabled industrial applications. |
| Mar 31 2026 | 2026 Q1 | ASML, AVGO, COST, GEV, GOOGL, HOOD, LRCX, MSFT, PLTR, SHOP.TO, TSM | aerospace, AI, energy, global, growth, semiconductors, technology | - | Jennison used Q1 2026's -11.7% drawdown to rotate from software into AI infrastructure, semiconductors, and power demand themes. The fund now focuses on areas with physical capacity constraints rather than end-market uncertainty, adding ASML, Broadcom, Palantir, and industrial names like Siemens Energy. Management sees compelling valuations after the rotation away from growth. |
| Jan 30 2026 | 2025 Q4 | AAPL, AMD, AMZN, APP, CRWD, GEV, GOOGL, ITX.MC, MSFT, NET, NFLX, NTDOY, NVDA, ORCL, RMS.PA, SE, SHOP, TSM | AI, consumer, Data centers, global, growth, semiconductors, technology | GEV | Jennison's Global Opportunities Fund underperformed in Q4 due to Technology sector weakness, particularly Oracle and AppLovin, though Alphabet benefited from GenAI momentum. The team added AMD and Cloudflare while maintaining conviction in the massive AI paradigm shift. Despite volatile performance, compressed valuations and focus on quality businesses with strong fundamentals position the fund favorably for growth opportunities ahead. |
| Nov 5 2025 | 2025 Q3 | 1810.HK, AAPL, APPL, FICO, GALDF, GOOGL, HOOD, IOT, LLY, MELI, META, MSFT, NFLX, NOW, NTDOY, NVDA, ORCL, SHOP, SPOT, TSM, VRTX | AI, Cloud, E-Commerce, gaming, global, growth, large cap, technology | - | PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund focuses on high-quality companies benefiting from AI momentum. Strong Technology performance led by AppLovin, NVIDIA, and Shopify, with strategic additions of Oracle and Nintendo. Despite Q3 underperformance versus benchmark, the fund remains positioned for above-average growth by capitalizing on GenAI opportunities and maintaining focus on companies with durable competitive advantages. |
| Jul 31 2025 | 2025 Q2 | 1211.HK, 1810.HK, AAPL, CEG, CRWD, GALDA.SW, LLY, MELI, META, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, NVO, OR.PA, ORLY, PWR, RMS.PA, SPOT, TOST, VRTX | AI, consumer, global, growth, technology | - | PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund returned 17.2% in Q2 2025, driven by AI-related technology rebounds and streaming strength. The team increased tech exposure meaningfully, transitioning from AI infrastructure to GenAI deployment companies. Strong performance from Netflix, NVIDIA, and CrowdStrike offset Consumer Discretionary weakness from China and tariff concerns. |
| Mar 31 2025 | 2025 Q1 | 1211.HK, 1810.HK, AAPL, AMZN, APP, IOT, ISRG, MELI, META, MSFT, NFLX, NOW, NVDA, RDDT, SE, SHOP, SPOT, VRTX | AI, consumer discretionary, E-Commerce, global, growth, healthcare, Luxury, technology | - | PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund suffered an -11.1% decline in Q1 2025, underperforming by nearly 10% due to AI datacenter spending concerns and trade tariff escalation. The team reduced technology exposure while adding healthcare positions, maintaining conviction in global consumer brands, transformational technology, and healthcare innovation as long-term outperformers despite current volatility. |
| Sep 30 2024 | 2024 Q3 | AAPL, AMAT, AMZN, ASML, CDNS, CRWD, DIS, FICO, HUBSF, KYCCF, LLY, MELI, META, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, NVO, PANW, RACE, RMS.PA | AI, consumer, global, growth, healthcare, technology | - | PGIM Jennison's global growth strategy delivered mixed Q3 results, with AI beneficiaries like Apple offsetting headwinds in semiconductors and healthcare. The fund added consumer discretionary exposure while pruning technology holdings after CrowdStrike's outage. Managers remain optimistic on above-average growth companies as economic activity moderates, focusing on fundamentals over geopolitical noise. |
| Jul 31 2024 | 2024 Q2 | AAPL, AMD, AMZN, ATCO-A.ST, AVGO, DIS, ETN, FIS, HD, LILLY, MC.PA, MDB, META, MONC.MI, MSFT, NVDA, NVO, PANW, RACE, RMS.PA | AI, global, growth, healthcare, Luxury, technology | - | PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund outperformed with 6.4% returns in Q2 2024, driven by AI momentum in technology holdings like NVIDIA and Apple, plus strong GLP-1 drug performance from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. Luxury names faced headwinds. The fund made selective changes, adding Fair Isaac and industrial names while trimming technology positions. Management remains optimistic despite macro challenges. |
| QUARTER | THEMES | TAGS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 |
AIAI represents one of the most significant investment opportunities of the coming decade, with value creation expanding across a diverse group of beneficiaries. The team increased exposure to companies participating in memory, networking, semiconductor equipment, power management, infrastructure, and other critical technologies supporting the continued buildout of AI. Hyperscalers collectively lifted 2026 capex guidance from approximately $100 billion to more than $700 billion. |
Data Centers Cloud Semiconductors Infrastructure Spending |
Semiconductor CycleThe semi equipment cycle moved into a mid-stage AI-driven upswing, with companies structurally leveraged to memory and advanced packaging. AI chip demand continued to stretch fab capacity, with record earnings and raised guidance. The team added exposure to memory (DRAM/NAND), networking, and semiconductor equipment companies where investors are underwriting multi-year revenue CAGRs tied to AI and cloud. |
Memory Foundries Semi Equipment GPUs | |
Data CentersStrong demand for distributed power solutions as data center buildout accelerates, with explosive top-line growth and large, long-dated contracts with hyperscalers. The team sees compelling opportunities in power infrastructure and AI-enabled industrial applications supporting data center expansion. |
Cloud Infrastructure Power Equipment Energy Storage | |
AerospaceDemand for commercial aerospace remained exceptionally strong, with a decade-plus demand runway. The team added Howmet Aerospace, leveraged to record OEM backlogs and rising industrial gas turbine investment, supported in part by AI-driven data center power needs. |
Defense Components Aviation Services Industrial Machinery | |
Electrical EquipmentDemand for power generation, electrical equipment, specialty materials remained exceptionally strong. The team increased Industrials exposure to an all-time high for the strategy, with focus on power infrastructure and electrical equipment benefiting from favorable long-term demand trends. |
Power Equipment Grid Upgrade Industrial Machinery | |
Infrastructure SpendingThe team added Sterling Infrastructure, a U.S. specialty infrastructure services platform focusing on higher-value, negotiated projects in site development for manufacturing, logistics, and large-scale data/AI infrastructure. The company should benefit from secular trends in AI infrastructure, U.S. industrial policy, and public works. |
Construction Industrial Policy Logistics | |
EntertainmentThe team shifted from streaming/gaming IP to live experiences, adding Liberty Media and Live Nation as direct plays on global live entertainment and venue economics. Demand has been resilient and live events are increasingly seen as scarce, premium experiences. Netflix and Nintendo were sold due to more mature penetration and intensifying competition. |
Event Ticketing Media Streaming | |
EarningsFundamentals improved faster than investors expected, with analysts consistently underestimating earnings power, leading to meaningful estimate revisions and a broad re-rating of many holdings. Revenue growth, earnings growth, and earnings revisions continue to exceed expectations across many of the highest conviction holdings. Recent share price appreciation has been driven primarily by improving fundamentals rather than valuation expansion. |
Quality Growth Momentum | |
| 2026 Q1 |
AIAI infrastructure demand remains robust with Taiwan Semiconductor reporting strong margins and demand exceeding supply. The team expanded AI infrastructure exposure through new positions in CoreWeave and Nebius, providing access to rapidly expanding demand for AI compute where utilization remains high and supply constrained. However, new product launches from Anthropic heightened fears of software industry disruption. |
Infrastructure Compute Software Disruption Demand |
SemiconductorsThe team increased exposure to the AI infrastructure and semiconductor ecosystem, seeing the most attractive mix of strong demand visibility, tight supply, and sustained pricing power. Added ASML as the leader in EUV lithography and a critical bottleneck in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, and Lam Research positioned to benefit from memory-related capital expenditure driven by ongoing supply shortages. |
Equipment Memory Manufacturing Supply Pricing | |
Energy TransitionPower demand is an underappreciated constraint in the AI ecosystem and as data center buildout accelerates, power demand is increasing. The team added new positions in Siemens Energy, Bloom Energy, and increased weight in GE Vernova to express conviction in strong structural tailwinds from power demand. |
Power Infrastructure Demand Structural Tailwinds | |
AerospaceThe team sees structural tailwinds in aerospace and initiated positions in GE Aerospace and Carpenter Technology. Carpenter Technology should benefit from rising demand for high-performance materials in the aerospace sector. |
Commercial Materials Demand Structural Performance | |
| 2025 Q4 |
DividendsThe fund follows a Dogs of the Dow strategy, investing approximately 50% of assets in the 10 highest dividend-yielding Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks. The strategy systematically targets dividend yield as the primary selection criterion for equity investments. |
Dividend Yield DJIA Income Dogs of Dow |
| 2025 Q3 |
AIThe fund continues to benefit from AI momentum, with NVIDIA posting strong gains from surging global demand for AI chips and major spending announcements from cloud and tech giants. Oracle was added as a new position to benefit from its accelerating cloud service business targeted at AI workloads, with a recently announced deal with OpenAI expected to drive meaningful revenue growth. |
AI Cloud Data Centers Semiconductors Enterprise Software |
E-commerceShopify benefited from increased merchant adoption of its payment and AI-powered solutions, ongoing global expansion, and sustained demand for e-commerce value-added services. The company is partnering with ChatGPT to enable e-commerce on this fast-growing platform. MercadoLibre shares declined due to growing concerns over margin pressure from stepped-up investment spending to fuel growth initiatives. |
E-commerce Payments Marketplaces Digital Commerce | |
GamingAppLovin posted robust advertising revenues and strength in gaming, while AI momentum and its e-commerce initiative look increasingly attractive. Nintendo was added as a new position, with the successful launch of Switch 2 expected to lead to accelerating growth while its unique hardware-software synergy should amplify its intellectual property value. |
Gaming Advertising Entertainment Hardware | |
SemiconductorsTaiwan Semiconductor delivered impressive profitability and raised full-year revenue growth guidance, as AI demand remains very strong and Taiwan Semiconductor is the primary manufacturer of leading semiconductors used in data centers. The semiconductor sector continues to benefit from AI infrastructure buildout. |
Semiconductors Foundries AI Data Centers | |
| 2025 Q2 |
AIThe team transitioned technology exposure from AI infrastructure focus to companies benefiting from GenAI, including software, cloud services, and Edge AI applications in smartphones, autonomous driving, and electric vehicles. Strong demand for generative AI-related products and services drove returns, with companies like NVIDIA benefiting from surging demand for AI chips and new infrastructure partnerships. |
GenAI Infrastructure Software Cloud Edge |
StreamingNetflix continued to distance itself from competitors in owned and licensed content, driving subscription growth both domestically and underpenetrated international markets. The company reported strong quarterly results with margins reaching record levels even before high-margin advertising revenue ramps up, demonstrating business model strength. |
Content Subscriptions Advertising International Margins | |
CloudMicrosoft enjoyed strong momentum in artificial intelligence and robust growth in its cloud computing business, reinforcing the company's leadership position in the sector. Cloud services represent a key beneficiary of the GenAI transition alongside software applications. |
Computing Leadership Growth Services Infrastructure | |
CybersecurityCrowdStrike led sector gains driven by robust demand for its cloud-native security platform and accelerating adoption of its Flex licensing model. Strong execution and clear evidence of sustained market share gains were well received by investors. |
Platform Licensing Market Share Security Cloud | |
E-commerceMercadoLibre helped offset Consumer Discretionary weakness as results exceeded expectations with strong growth across commerce and fintech, particularly in Argentina. The stock has been a leader for Jennison throughout the year, demonstrating resilience in Latin American markets. |
Commerce FinTech Argentina Growth Latin America | |
| 2025 Q1 |
AIAI accelerated computing segment underperformed, particularly semiconductor-related holdings led by Astera Labs. Concerns over potential excess capital spending on AI datacenters due to development of efficient reasoning models like DeepSeek led to major shift in investor sentiment away from companies correlated to AI computing infrastructure. AI Hypercalers were neutral to performance during the quarter. |
Data Centers Semiconductors Cloud Computing |
Electric VehiclesBYD was added back to the Fund as the team believes it is well-positioned to capture the largest NEV mass-market demand while building up premium brands. Not owning Tesla combined with strength of BYD contributed to relative performance. Xiaomi's automotive segment (EV) should continue to grow at an impressive rate. |
Autos Battery Supply Chain China | |
LuxuryLuxury being a net positive, driven by Hermes performance. Richemont was re-entered for its strong brand desirability (Cartier and Van Cleef), which are accelerating in growth. Consumer discretionary as a sector added value with luxury being a net positive contributor. |
Consumer Discretionary Europe Brands | |
E-commerceNice bounce-back in the e-commerce and fintech giant in Latin America, MercadoLibre. Sea Limited's e-commerce business Shopee is solidifying its market position across regions and gaining share. Shopify was added for its product breadth, ease of use and scale that should drive industry-leading growth. |
Consumer Discretionary FinTech Latin America Asia-Pacific | |
BiotechnologyHealth Care's weight increased significantly. Vertex Pharmaceuticals was initiated for the strength of its cystic fibrosis franchise and new non-opioid pain management offerings. UCB develops products for neurology and immunology diseases with strong launch of Bimzelx in psoriasis. Intuitive Surgical was added for durable growth potential as its robotic surgery portfolio expands. |
Pharmaceuticals Medical Devices Rare Diseases | |
| 2024 Q3 |
AIApple's pace of execution in the Artificial Intelligence field and optimism about what they may introduce are major factors supporting the company's share price gains. The fund continues to focus on companies positioned to benefit from AI developments. |
Artificial Intelligence Technology Innovation Growth Execution |
E-commerceMercadoLibre benefited from margin expansion and strong execution in Latin American e-commerce markets. Zomato operates in one of India's fastest growing food delivery markets with strong growth potential in an underpenetrated market. |
Digital Commerce Marketplaces Latin America India Growth | |
GLP1Novo Nordisk drove underperformance in Health Care despite prescriptions for Wegovy hitting new highs in the quarter. Supply issues and concerns around potential competition in the weight loss drug market weighed on shares. |
Weight Loss Pharmaceuticals Supply Chain Competition Healthcare | |
| 2024 Q2 |
AIThe fund benefits from artificial intelligence momentum across multiple holdings. NVIDIA continues to surpass expectations with strong results fueled by data center growth. Apple's share price increased significantly as the company's pace of execution in the AI field and optimism about what they may introduce are additional factors supporting the company's share price gains. |
Data Centers Semiconductors Technology Growth Innovation |
GLP1Strong performance driven by GLP-1 medications for diabetes and obesity. Eli Lilly's momentum remains strong driven by prescriptions for Mounjaro and the recent launch of Zepbound for obesity. Novo Nordisk continued to outperform as prescriptions for Wegovy hit new highs, with growth being driven by production optimization and reprioritization. |
Diabetes Obesity Pharmaceuticals Healthcare Innovation | |
LuxurySeveral of the largest laggards were in Consumer Discretionary luxury names. LVMH declined on some concerns of a weaker spending environment, though the manager believes momentum can improve driven by stable Chinese spending, a recovery in the U.S., and easing comparisons. Hermes shares were down without a specific catalyst but performance has been strong year to date. |
Consumer Discretionary China Spending Premium Brands |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Ticker | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | Fund Letters | Mark Baribeau | GEV | GE Vernova Inc. | Industrials | Electrical Equipment | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | backlog, data centers, Electrification, energy, Power generation | Login |
| TICKER | COMMENTARY |
|---|---|
| LRCX | Lam Research rallied as the market recognized that the semi equipment cycle had moved into a mid stage AI driven upswing, with Lam structurally leveraged to memory and advanced packaging. |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor's outperformance was anchored by record earnings and raised guidance as AI chip demand continued to stretch its fabs. |
| AMD | AMD's strength in Q2 2026 reflected accelerating demand for its data center AI central processing units (CPUs) and accelerators, plus an upbeat revenue outlook. |
| NBIS | Nebius, an AI focused cloud and infrastructure platform, benefited from explosive top line growth and large, long dated contracts with hyperscalers. |
| PLTR | Shares of Palantir lost value as concerns about intensifying competition from frontier model artificial intelligence companies and the durability of growth in its government business weighed on expectations for the company's future growth. |
| BE | Bloom Energy was a standout, rising more than 120% in the quarter as customer validation for its off-grid fuel cell technology continues to build and adoption accelerates. Results continue to reflect strong demand for distributed power solutions as data center buildout accelerates. |
| NFLX | Netflix was a notable detractor and was eliminated due to maturing growth. Shares of Netflix lost value following its unsuccessful Warner Bros. bid and the departure of co-founder Reed Hastings from the board, were compounded by questions surrounding potential future mergers and acquisitions deals. |
| NU | Nu Holdings sold off despite strong growth as investors focused on rising credit risk and margin pressure rather than headline revenue and profit. |
| CRDO | The team added Credo, which focuses on high performance, energy efficient silicon for next gen networking. |
| MPWR | The team added Monolithic Power, which focuses on high performance, energy efficient silicon for power electronics. |
| 000660.KS | SK hynix benefits from rising bit demand in dynamic random-access memory/not-AND (DRAM/NAND). |
| 6951.T | Kioxia benefits from rising bit demand in dynamic random-access memory/not-AND (DRAM/NAND). |
| DDOG | Datadog scales recurring software as a service (SaaS) revenue as observability adoption deepens across enterprises and cloud native apps. |
| STRL | Sterling Infrastructure, a U.S. specialty infrastructure services platform is focusing on higher-value, negotiated projects in site development for manufacturing, logistics, and large-scale data/AI infrastructure and should benefit from secular trends in AI infrastructure, U.S. industrial policy, and public works. |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace is a leading provider of advanced components to aerospace, defense, transportation and industrial gas turbines. Jennison sees a decade plus demand runway, and the company is leveraged to record original equipment manufacturer (OEM) backlogs and rising industrial gas turbine investment, supported in part by AI driven data center power needs. |
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