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The Polar Capital Artificial Intelligence Fund focuses on achieving long-term capital appreciation by investing in global leaders and beneficiaries of the structural shift toward artificial intelligence. During Q1 2025, performance was challenged by severe macroeconomic headwinds, particularly new US tariff announcements and policy uncertainty, causing the USD Class I Acc to decline by 10.64%. In response, the managers trimmed consumer exposure due to softening economic data while remaining constructive on the medium-term outlook for accelerated compute and data center expansion. Despite near-term volatility and selective caution regarding AI enablers and infrastructure, the fund continues to back major holdings like Nvidia, which continues to see robust order volumes for its next-generation Blackwell GPUs. The portfolio is positioned to capture massive long-term productivity gains and commercialization benefits from AI adoption, expecting substantial differentiation in returns across corporate adopters over a multi-year horizon as the initial market volatility subsides.
Long-term capital appreciation is best achieved by investing in a diversified global portfolio of leading companies driving and benefiting from the structural expansion of artificial intelligence.
The managers expect near-term market volatility to persist as US trade policies and tariff implementation details are finalized. However, over the medium term, they remain highly convinced that artificial intelligence will act as a powerful growth tailwind for the global economy, driving clear earnings differentiation among corporate adopters.
As of Apr 8, 2025
Portfolio Manager and primary investment lead for Polar Capital Artificial Intelligence Fund.
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Moderate Conviction Bullish
Market Conviction
Stated at 0.60, representing a moderate level. The fund is diversified across 62 positions, with its top 10 representing 31.3% of the portfolio, and active share at 80.85%, showing lower concentration than highly focused single-thesis funds.
Growth Outlook
Stated at 0.40 because the manager notes extreme economic policy uncertainty comparable to 2008 and early Covid, along with potential downward revisions to earnings driven by the newly implemented US trade tariffs.
Risk Appetite
Stated at 0.50 because the portfolio maintains 3.7% cash, has trimmed consumer exposure, and remains cautious on AI infrastructure/enablers while holding long-term conviction in AI beneficiaries.
Capital Deployment
Stated at 0.50 as cash remains stable at 3.7% with balanced, selective deployment—initiating Crowdstrike and MercadoLibre while simultaneously exiting AppLovin, Amphenol, and Prysmian.
Forward Guidance
Stated at 0.45 because the manager expects short-term volatility as trade policy plays out, explicitly stating they are awaiting clarity on US export controls and AI diffusion rules before taking major actions.
Language Signal
Stated at 0.45 as the letter exhibits a balance between negative/cautionary terminology surrounding tariffs, volatility, and headwinds, and optimistic/growth language concerning AI monetization and productivity gains.
Perceived Risk
Stated at 0.75 due to substantial discussion around macro-level risks, specifically detailing the Liberation Day executive order, effective tariff rates, and potential headwinds to global supply chains and US GDP growth.
Opportunity Density
Stated at 0.55 because while macro headwinds make overall equity markets challenging, the manager sees highly selective, compelling opportunities among AI beneficiaries across various sectors.
Time Horizon
Stated at 0.75 reflecting a multi-year investment horizon. The managers look through short-term trade policy disruptions toward structural compounding over the medium term (projecting out to 2028).
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