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Fund Returns
QTD+42.2%
YTD+27.57%
Annualized+0.0772%
Positioning StanceCONSTRUCTIVE
Market CapLarge Cap
Digest Analysis
Quick Take
"The fund highlights that while US equity returns are unsustainably concentrated in a few AI platform mega-caps, international equities offer a safer, cheaper, and more diversified way to capture the physical AI infrastructure buildout."
Executive Summary
In its Year End 2025 Report, Harding Loevner outlines the stark divergence in valuation and concentration between US and international equities, noting that the US market has become highly sensitive to narrow AI platform expectations. Conversely, international markets are heavily tilted toward the physical enablers of AI (foundries, power/thermal management, equipment) at significantly cheaper starting valuations. During the quarter, the fund capitalized on equity market dislocations by boosting its Emerging Markets weight to an all-time high of roughly 30%—establishing positions in Naver and European defense contractor BAE Systems—while exiting long-standing positions in Linde, BHP, and SAP to raise the portfolio's overall growth profile.
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Signal Matrix
80%
Market Conviction
High-conviction positioning: The fund highlights that while US equity returns are unsustainably concentrated in a few AI platform mega-caps, international equities offer a safer, cheaper, and more diversified ...
85%
Growth Outlook
Market outlook remains above average conviction: The fund highlights that while US equity returns are unsustainably concentrated in a few AI platform mega-caps, international equities offer a safer, cheaper, and more diversified ...
80%
Risk Appetite
Risk appetite posture is above average conviction: The fund highlights that while US equity returns are unsustainably concentrated in a few AI platform mega-caps, international equities offer a safer, cheaper, and more diversified ...
80%
Capital Deployment
Manager actively deployed capital into high-conviction opportunities. The fund highlights that while US equity returns are unsustainably concentrated in a few AI platform mega-caps, international equities offer a safer, cheaper, and more diversified ...
80%
Forward Guidance
Forward guidance signal: The fund highlights that while US equity returns are unsustainably concentrated in a few AI platform mega-caps, international equities offer a safer, cheaper, and more diversified ...
85%
Language Signal
Tone analysis indicates above average conviction language: The fund highlights that while US equity returns are unsustainably concentrated in a few AI platform mega-caps, international equities offer a safer, cheaper, and more diversified ...
50%
Perceived Risk
Perceived risk level is evaluated as moderate conviction. The fund highlights that while US equity returns are unsustainably concentrated in a few AI platform mega-caps, international equities offer a safer, cheaper, and more diversified ...
70%
Opportunity Density
Opportunity density index indicates above average conviction actionable entry points. The fund highlights that while US equity returns are unsustainably concentrated in a few AI platform mega-caps, international equities offer a safer, cheaper, and more diversified ...
80%
Time Horizon
Investment time horizon reflects a high conviction orientation. The fund highlights that while US equity returns are unsustainably concentrated in a few AI platform mega-caps, international equities offer a safer, cheaper, and more diversified ...