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Artisan Global Discovery 2024 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2024 Letter Analysis

Artisan Global Discovery Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+8.48%

Annualized+11.72%

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Artisan Global Discovery outperformed in Q1 2024 through strong security selection, led by Shockwave Medical, Spotify, and Saia. The fund initiated positions in Celsius, Babcock International, and Vertiv while maintaining disciplined exposure to AI beneficiaries."

Executive Summary

Artisan Global Discovery Fund returned 8.48% in Q1 2024, outperforming the MSCI AC World Index through broad-based security selection across healthcare, consumer staples, industrials, and consumer discretionary sectors. Top contributors included Shockwave Medical, which benefited from strong revenue growth and fading insurance authorization concerns; Spotify, which reported robust user growth and margin expansion; and Saia, which is capitalizing on competitor Yellow's bankruptcy while entering a new growth phase. The fund initiated positions in Celsius, Babcock International, and Vertiv to capture emerging profit cycles in energy drinks, defense, and data center infrastructure respectively. Key detractors included Atlassian, Silergy, and MarketAxess due to disappointing earnings or execution challenges. The manager maintains exposure to AI beneficiaries across the technology stack while following valuation discipline. Looking ahead, the team expects continued market uncertainty but remains focused on finding high-quality franchises with secular growth drivers, noting that healthcare holdings have begun contributing positively after underperforming in 2023.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

The fund demonstrates moderate-high conviction through concentrated positions in named holdings with detailed thesis explanations. The manager provides specific position sizing language (Garden, Crop, Harvest framework) and discusses individual companies extensively. However, the diversified nature across multiple sectors and the emphasis on valuation discipline prevents this from reaching the highest conviction levels.

Growth Outlook

38%

BearishBullish

Neutral (38%)

The manager expresses caution about the market environment, noting that valuations have expanded and robust economic activity makes rate cuts suspect. While acknowledging positive AI trends, they emphasize that prudence is justified given current conditions and potential volatility from the presidential election.

Risk Appetite

15%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (15%)

The fund is selectively adding new positions (Celsius, Babcock, Vertiv) while trimming others based on valuation discipline. The manager is following valuation guidelines to manage AI exposure risk, indicating a measured approach to risk-taking rather than aggressive deployment.

Capital Deployment

25%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (25%)

The fund initiated three new Garden positions (Celsius, Babcock International, Vertiv) while exiting three positions (BJ's Wholesale Club, Moncler, S&P Global) and trimming others. This represents selective deployment activity but appears to be more rotation than net new capital deployment, as no cash level changes are mentioned.

Forward Guidance

10%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (10%)

The manager plans to continue following their process and focusing on finding high-quality franchises, but expects continued uncertainty. They are not signaling aggressive deployment plans and emphasize the need for prudence given current market conditions.

Language Signal

45%

BearishBullish

Balanced (45%)

Language includes cautionary terms like 'prudence is justified,' 'valuations have expanded,' 'uncertainty,' and 'suspect' regarding rate cuts. While there are positive mentions of opportunities and franchise quality, the overall tone leans slightly toward risk awareness.

Perceived Risk

65%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (65%)

The manager identifies several specific risks including expanded valuations, uncertainty about rate cut timing, presidential election volatility, and potential expectation adjustments in AI stocks. These risks are discussed with meaningful detail and context, indicating moderate-high risk perception of the current environment.

Opportunity Density

60%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (60%)

The manager found opportunities to initiate three new positions and discusses a 'rich set of new Garden investments' found in 2023 that are now contributing positively. However, they also emphasize selectivity and valuation discipline, suggesting opportunities exist but require careful selection rather than being abundant across the market.

Time Horizon

70%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (70%)

The fund focuses on companies with 'secular growth drivers that extend beyond short-term market cycles' and discusses multi-year profit cycles for holdings like Vertiv. The Garden/Crop/Harvest framework implies a patient approach to position building over time, though some catalyst dependency is evident in specific holdings.