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Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund 2024 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q2 2024 Letter Analysis

Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+3.51%

YTD+10.36%

Annualized+12.9%

Positioning StanceConstructive

Market CapLarge Cap

GeographyGlobal

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund outperformed in Q2 with a concentrated portfolio of quality growth companies trading below intrinsic value."

Executive Summary

The Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund posted a 3.51% return in Q2 2024, outperforming the MSCI ACWI benchmark by 64 basis points. The fund employs a concentrated, long-term approach targeting high-quality businesses with sustainable competitive advantages trading at significant discounts to intrinsic value. Top contributors included Alphabet, which reported strong results across search, cloud, and AI initiatives with Google Cloud accelerating to 28% growth. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals advanced its gene therapy pipeline with positive trial results for vutrisiran in ATTR-CM. Tencent showed recovery in gaming while maintaining leadership in China's internet ecosystem. Detractors included Adyen, despite 46% volume growth, and Shopify, which reported strong fundamentals but provided mixed guidance. The portfolio maintains a 42% discount to intrinsic value with concentrated exposure to technology, healthcare, and consumer discretionary sectors. The manager added to Tesla and Shopify on weakness while trimming Meta due to position size limits, demonstrating disciplined capital allocation within the quality-growth-valuation framework.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

82%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (82%)

The fund demonstrates high conviction through concentrated positioning with top 10 holdings representing 49.5% of assets, detailed fundamental analysis of individual companies, and active position sizing decisions. The manager provides specific investment theses for each major holding and maintains a low 9.9% annual turnover rate since inception.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

The manager expresses constructive views on secular growth drivers across technology, healthcare, and e-commerce but does not provide explicit market-level commentary. The focus on individual company fundamentals and long-term structural trends suggests mild optimism about opportunities.

Risk Appetite

40%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (40%)

The fund maintains concentrated positions in growth companies and actively added to existing holdings during price weakness, indicating moderate risk appetite. The trimming of Meta due to position size limits shows disciplined risk management rather than defensive positioning.

Capital Deployment

25%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (25%)

The manager added to existing positions in Shopify and Tesla during price weakness while trimming Meta due to position size constraints. This represents selective deployment activity but no major cash level changes or broad-based position additions are mentioned.

Forward Guidance

30%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (30%)

The manager commits to continuing the long-term investment approach and notes the portfolio trades at a 42% discount to intrinsic value, suggesting selective deployment opportunities. The tone is patient and methodical rather than urgently bullish.

Language Signal

35%

BearishBullish

Bearish (35%)

Language emphasizes opportunities, attractive valuations, compelling reward-to-risk ratios, and strong competitive advantages. However, this is balanced with acknowledgment of near-term uncertainties and the need for patience, resulting in moderately positive directional language.

Perceived Risk

35%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (35%)

Risk discussion is limited to standard disclaimers about equity volatility, foreign market risks, and growth stock sensitivity. The manager acknowledges near-term uncertainty for Tencent regarding regulatory environment but does not express broader systemic concerns.

Opportunity Density

65%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (65%)

The manager identifies multiple attractive opportunities across technology, healthcare, and e-commerce sectors, noting that the portfolio trades at a 42% discount to intrinsic value. The selective addition to existing positions suggests good opportunities within current holdings rather than broad market abundance.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

The fund explicitly employs a long-term, private equity approach to public market investing with 9.9% annual turnover since inception. The manager discusses multi-year investment horizons for companies like Alnylam and emphasizes sustainable competitive advantages and long-term structural growth drivers.