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The largest detractor from performance this quarter was American Express, taking 1.4% off the fund, as it, along with fellow payment processors Visa and Mastercard, fell in value due to the perception that artificial intelligence would somehow replace them. More on this...
— Stephen Dodson and Raphael de Balmann
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Visa and Mastercard shares increased by 5% and 8% during the third quarter and 12% and 13%, respectively, year-to-date from our average acquisition prices. Both companies reported...
Mastercard ($MA) operates one of the world's primary global payment rails, processing card and electronic transactions between issuing banks, merchants, and acquiring institutions worldwide. The fund maintains...
Mastercard has spent 2026 under investor pressure based on their belief in a future that hasn’t arrived. Investors fear that...
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The manager argues that fears of AI disrupting payment card networks are overblown. Card networks possess...
The card networks function as essential digital infrastructure, processing high volumes of transactions with deep merchant and consumer trust. While AI-to-AI or...
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