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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 8, 2026 | SGA – Emerging Markets Growth | 0.6% | 22.8% | 035420.KS, 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 1398.HK, 9983.T, BABA, BJFN, CPALL.BK, CPI.JO, FEMSA, GRAB, HDFCBANK.NS, HTHT, INFY, MELI, MMYT, OR.PA, SE, SLM.JO, TCS.NS, TME, TOTS3.SA, TSM, UL, WALMEX.MX, XP, YUMC | AI, Cyclical, E-Commerce, emerging markets, Quality, semiconductors, valuation | The rapid acceleration in artificial intelligence has been a key catalyst behind the recent cyclical resurgence across emerging markets. Large-scale capital expenditure by global hyperscalers has driven sharp increases in demand for semiconductors and data-center infrastructure. However, SGA believes the current trend of AI CapEx growth is unsustainable and has largely run its course due to structural constraints in power availability, skilled labor, and capital availability. Several investments in e-commerce leaders across Asia and Latin America, including MercadoLibre, Sea Limited and Alibaba, faced a more competitive operating environment during the period. As long-term investors, SGA observes that competitive intensity in these markets tends to ebb and flow over shorter time horizons, with market leaders typically emerging from such periods with strengthened strategic positions given inherent network effects. The portfolio's underweight to South Korean semiconductor companies, including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, was a key driver of relative underperformance. These stocks continued to benefit from strong AI-related memory demand and elevated investor enthusiasm. Memory chips are largely a commoditized product with weak pricing power, extreme capital intensity and pronounced boom-bust cycles that lead to volatile earnings. SGA sees worrying signs of excess and weakening lending discipline from credit markets. The scale of capital required has led to greater reliance on private credit markets and off-balance-sheet structures. Transactions such as Meta's $27 billion joint venture with Blue Owl Capital highlight both the availability of capital and the risk of excess. The sustained focus on cyclicality and momentum has driven the quality factor to historically depressed relative levels. The valuation premium for high-quality stocks has compressed to levels typically observed only during periods of crisis. SGA remains committed to businesses with pricing power, recurring revenues, and strong balance sheets - attributes that may be underappreciated in today's momentum-driven market. | OR FP TME GRAB SE BABA 9983 JP INFY TSM |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 5, 2026 | Stewart Investors | 0.0% | 0.0% | 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 2379.TW, 2454.TW, 6503.T, ALC, BABA, BAJAJHLDNG.NS, BAP, BOSCHLTD.NS, CARTRADE.NS, CTAS, KEI.NS, KOTAK.NS, M&M.NS, NU, PRX.AS, QUAL3.MX, SE, TARSONS.NS, TECHM.NS, TOTVS3.SA, TSM, TUBEINVEST.NS, WEG3.SA | AI, Asia, China, emerging markets, India, long-term, Quality, semiconductors | The team maintains a conservative approach to AI-driven market themes, avoiding flavour-of-the-month AI investments while selectively benefiting from AI demand through quality holdings like Samsung and TSMC. They emphasize disciplined AI capex spending and focus on companies with sustainable competitive advantages rather than chasing AI hype. The team is adding to Chinese holdings where they find leading businesses with strong competitive advantages and attractive growth at reasonable valuations, particularly Tencent. They view China as offering better opportunities despite some headwinds in specific sectors like property and chemicals. The team is reducing exposure to India, mainly in cyclical businesses where valuations are expensive and growth outlook has deteriorated. However, they remain excited about high-quality Indian companies positioned to benefit from structural tailwinds including urbanization, demographics, and digital infrastructure. Semiconductor holdings like Samsung and TSMC are key contributors, benefiting from AI-related demand for memory chips and leading-edge processors. The team focuses on companies with strong competitive positions and visibility into future earnings growth through 2026-2027. The investment philosophy centers on identifying quality companies with exceptional cultures, strong franchises, resilient financials, and sustainable competitive advantages. The team seeks companies that can deliver attractive returns over much longer periods than the market expects. The team is optimistic about emerging market opportunities, noting that the global economy is increasingly being led by emerging markets. They see attractive valuations compared to developed markets and expect this trend to accelerate as investors seek alternatives to US markets. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Feb 2, 2026 | AGT Partners | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0700.HK, 0883.HK, 5MP.SI, AAPL, APO, D05.SI, KKR, OV8.SI, TSM | Alternative Assets, Asia, Banking, gaming, Offshore Wind, semiconductors, small caps, value | TSMC continues exceptional performance with 36% revenue growth driven by AI demand, improving margins, and strong execution across their Trinity of Strengths. Management guided for 30% revenue growth in 2026 and raised 5-year CAGR guidance to 25%. The fund also initiated a position in a leading South Korean memory chip manufacturer benefiting from tight supply conditions. Tencent demonstrated strong execution with improved monetization strategies after management changes in 2024. Domestic games revenue became a strong driver of overall growth, supported by the company's strong moat through WeChat's 1.4 billion users and major gaming titles like Honour of Kings and PUBG Mobile. Apollo and KKR underperformed despite strong underlying fundamentals, with AUM and fee-related earnings growing 15-24% due to industry headwinds around private equity fundraising and private credit concerns. The fund added to positions at attractive valuations, viewing the volatility as opportunity in businesses positioned for long-term growth. Marco Polo Marine transformed from a cyclical shipyard business to a specialized offshore wind vessel provider, securing multi-year service agreements and building sophisticated vessels for the growing Asian offshore wind market. The company partnered with European designers and global players like Vestas and Siemens Gamesa. DBS Bank was added as a new core holding, recognized for converting scale and technology into structural competitive advantages. The bank achieved 18% ROE through growing fee-based businesses like wealth management, reduced cyclicality, and strong capital allocation with progressive dividends and share repurchases. The fund profitably traded a Malaysian gold miner, capitalizing on gold prices rising faster than miners' all-in sustaining costs, creating attractive margin expansion opportunities and potential valuation re-rating if price strength persists. Profitable trades in two Indonesian crude palm oil producers were driven by Indonesia's biodiesel blending mandate increase from B30 to B40, tightening export availability while supply response remained constrained by aging plantation profiles and replanting limitations. Beyond direct AI investments, the fund seeks second-order beneficiaries including data center construction, electrical infrastructure, and semiconductor supply chain opportunities where demand is visible but valuations remain more palatable than pure AI names. | 5LY SI KKR APO TSM |
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| 2025 Q4 | Dec 31, 2025 | Fortress – Fixed Income Fund | 0.6% | 5.5% | 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1288.HK, 1585.HK, 1878.T, 2318.HK, 392.HK, 3968.HK, 6920.T, 8035.T, 916.HK, ACN, AMAT, AXP, BABA, BBDO, BNZL.L, BRK.B, BTI, CHTR, FMC, GMEXICOB.MX, GRMN, HSY, ITUB, IX, JNJ, LOGI, MC.PA, MRK, NTES, NVO, ORLY, PDD, PHM, ROG.SW, SBS, SNA, TSM, UNH, VALE, VRTX, WKL | AI, Bonds, emerging markets, healthcare, international, technology, Trade Policy, value | Artificial intelligence remained the primary focus for investors in U.S. markets, driving strength in technology names while masking moderation in other economic areas. The AI investment boom continued to power corporate capital expenditures and supply growth, though consumer confidence readings suggest potential underlying softness that could emerge if AI investment moderates. The manager sees excellent value opportunities globally, particularly in international and emerging markets despite strong recent performance. U.S. healthcare and consumer staples have been left behind by the AI frenzy and trade at appealing valuations. Portfolio companies show attractive price/earnings ratios with meaningful long-term return potential. Recent tariff policies continued to negatively impact U.S. consumers and companies throughout the year. However, international companies have been finding new trade arrangements and growth opportunities, benefiting from shifts in global trade patterns as the new U.S. administration alters terms of international cooperation. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 6, 2026 | Tapasya Investment Fund | 0.0% | 23.5% | 0700.HK, ADBE, ADYEN.AS, BABA, BLDR, CMG, CVNA, FNMA, GLBE, GOOG, IBKR, LULU, PRX.AS, UMG.AS | AI, Concentration, global, Homebuilders, long-term, Quality, technology, value | The manager extensively discusses whether we are in an AI bubble, noting that AI appears to be the most significant digital disruptor of our lifetime. While acknowledging extremely stretched valuations in AI-associated hardware and semiconductors, the fund avoids these sectors due to inability to forecast cash flows confidently. The fund employs value-based investing principles, focusing on concentrated investments in high-quality businesses at fair valuations. The manager notes they often underperform during periods of extreme sectoral valuation surges but expects long-term success from this approach. The anticipated recovery in the homebuilder sector has stalled due to persistent affordability issues driven by high home prices, despite lower interest rates and strong wages. The fund maintains conviction in Builder FirstSource despite the housing market recession. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 31, 2026 | Montaka Global Investments | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0700.HK, ALB, AMZN, BX, CRM, FND, GOOGL, KKR, MA, MDB, META, MOGL.AX, MSFT, NOW, ORCL, REA.AX, SPGI, SPOT, U, V | AI, Cloud, geopolitics, Lithium, software, technology, value | AI is driving dramatic transformation and propelling stock prices higher. The manager sees AI as creating enormous capital investments in data centers and driving growth in LLM tokens north of 200% per annum. They believe AI will increase cloud computing TAM to $2 trillion per annum over the next 10 years. The manager sees high probability of an impending lithium supply shortage as prices have been too low to incentivize new production capacity. They added Albemarle as an asymmetric value investment, expecting a price squeeze driven by electric vehicle batteries and industrial-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems demand. Enterprise software leaders like ServiceNow and Salesforce have been sold off on AI disruption narratives. The manager believes these companies have scale advantages in R&D, customer distribution, and customer data that favor them in the AI transition, making them significantly undervalued after 2025 declines. Alternative asset managers like Blackstone and KKR declined in 2025 despite strong fundamentals. The manager sees cyclical upswing potential as M&A returns, asset realisations follow, and private wealth channel growth continues. They assess the future looks bright for these businesses. | KKR BX NOW FND ALB |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 30, 2026 | Antipodes Global Value Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | 005380.KS, 0700.HK, AMD, AMZN, ASAI3.SA, BABA, BEKE, BMRI.JK, CRM, GLOB, Gold, GOOGL, HON, IWG.L, JCI, META, MRK, SIE.DE | consumer, financials, global, healthcare, industrials, materials, technology, value | Portfolio increased exposure to structural investment trends in software while reducing hardware exposure. AMD benefited from landmark agreement with OpenAI for high-performance graphics chips. Meta's AI-driven ad impressions growing at double-digit rates, driving revenue growth. Barrick Mining rose sharply on fresh investor enthusiasm for gold with record bullion prices boosting revenue and margins. Portfolio trimmed gold exposure via Valterra Platinum following rapid price moves and positive sentiment around platinum group metals. Amazon's AWS business re-accelerated growth to 20% year-on-year, the fastest pace in several years, driven by strong demand. Infrastructure and retail businesses both winning market share while valuation hovers around 20-year low. Portfolio rotated to process and industrial automation where greater value is seen. Honeywell positioned as leader in aerospace and industrial automation, focusing on building and process automation after business simplification. Hyundai Motor navigating industry transition to electrification with focus on profitability and capital efficiency. Company prioritizing hybrids over pure battery electric vehicles, aligning with consumer preferences as EV demand has stalled. | BMRI IJ 005380 KS HON IWG LN CRM META AMZN AMD GOOG MRK B BMRI IJ 005380 KS HON CRM AMZN 2423 HK TCEHY STM ASAIY AMD GOOG MRK B |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 30, 2026 | Star Magnolia Capital Limited | - | - | 0700.HK, BRK-A, CVNA, KMX, SPY | Asia, Compounding, Europe, Geographic Diversification, long-term, manager selection, Relationships | The letter emphasizes the importance of long-term investing and staying invested despite volatility. The manager discusses how distance from markets and structural design matter more than temperament for successful long-term investing. Examples include Berkshire Hathaway shareholders who stayed invested for decades and achieved compounding returns. The firm focuses on building long-term relationships with investment managers rather than transactional approaches. They maintain relationships averaging 7.1 years with current managers and emphasize investing in people rather than just businesses. The letter details their process for both building and terminating manager relationships. The firm is increasing exposure to Asian markets as part of geographic diversification away from Americas where valuations are viewed as frothy. The team conducted extensive travel across China, Indonesia, and other Asian markets for research and relationship building. The firm is expanding European relationships and published research on European shareholder activism. They view Europe as an attractive alternative to expensive American markets and are building manager relationships in the region. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 29, 2026 | abrdn Emerging Markets Fund | 4.6% | 32.0% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 028260.KS, 0700.HK, 267270.KS, ADIB.AD, ALDAR.AD, ASX.TW, BABA, BBNI.JK, GMEXICOB.MX, KAP.L, MULT3.SA, RIO, TLKM.JK, TSM | AI, China, Copper, emerging markets, Memory, semiconductors, technology, Trade Policy | AI-driven tech rally continued in Taiwan, lifting local tech stocks at the epicenter of US AI infrastructure buildout. Memory chip producers benefited from confirmed chip shortages and price increases for DRAM and HBM chips. AI delivery has become a critical component of the US economy, with Beijing expected to build a rival AI ecosystem. Technology stocks rallied driven by semiconductors, specifically memory stocks, as confirmed chip shortages resulted in noticeable price increases for DRAM and HBM chips. This proved particularly beneficial for South Korean heavyweights and leading memory chip producers like SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics. China and Hong Kong were detractors as markets sold off amid softer growth and underwhelming government response. Despite deflation concerns, southbound flows have accelerated in 2025, suggesting greater risk appetite among Chinese investors that could drive a wealth effect supporting consumption. Trump's tariffs suggest goals of shifting manufacturing and raising revenue for tax cuts are prime. Market consensus sees a move towards breakdown in China-US trade, though pace and extent of decoupling remain uncertain. Trump has extended tariff pressure to India and Brazil, but agreements to reduce tariffs are expected. Copper miner Grupo Mexico rallied on rising copper demand driven by electrification and data center growth. The miner, with access to low-cost reserves, remains a long-term beneficiary. Copper and other minerals have gained from AI infrastructure development and energy transition. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 27, 2026 | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | -1.3% | 30.1% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1024.HK, 300750.SZ, BABA, BAJFINANCE.NS, BAP, BEL.NS, BHARTIARTL.NS, HDFCBANK.NS, NU, RELIANCE.NS, SQM, TSM, ZLAB | AI, Banking, China, emerging markets, geopolitics, India, semiconductors, technology | The fund maintains significant exposure to AI-related investments, particularly through semiconductor companies like TSMC and SK hynix that benefit from AI chip demand. The manager discusses the ongoing AI data center arms race with $550 billion expected to be spent in 2026, while noting some concerns about sustainability of competitive advantages and funding environment. Strong focus on semiconductor investments across Taiwan, Korea, and China, with holdings in TSMC, Samsung Electronics, and SK hynix. The manager believes in long-term growth driven by AI, 5G, automotive, and IoT applications, while noting recent volatility around China semiconductor trade policies. The fund maintains exposure to Chinese technology and e-commerce companies despite fourth quarter volatility. The manager expects improved US-China trade relations and technology flow resumption, believing global investors underestimate China's emerging AI and technology ecosystem capabilities. Large overweight position in India despite flat performance in 2025. The manager believes India is poised for an earnings upgrade cycle supported by infrastructure spending recovery, tax relief, and GST 2.0 implementation, positioning for catch-up with other EM markets. Added positions in South African banks (Absa Group, FirstRand) and Latin American digital banking (Nu Holdings) based on favorable banking cycles, improving loan growth, and digital disruption opportunities in underbanked markets. Investments in sustainability themes including Korean shipbuilding companies (HD Korea Shipbuilding, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries) and energy storage (Contemporary Amperex Technology) that benefit from global decarbonization trends. | NU FSR SJ ABG SJ BABA 005930 KS 000660 KS TSM |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 27, 2026 | Polen Capital – International Growth | -2.5% | -0.5% | 0700.HK, 7974.T, 8035.T, ASML, BABA, LONN.SW, MELI, MNDY, SAP, SHL.DE, SHOP, TEP.PA | AI, E-Commerce, gaming, growth, international, Quality, semiconductors, underperformance | AI adoption is transforming the global economy and creating investment opportunities. Advanced chips sit at the epicenter of everything AI related, with ASML's equipment essential to printing advanced logic and volatile memory chips. Markets are attempting to price in these technological shifts, though the transition remains volatile. Semiconductor capital equipment companies continue to benefit from investor optimism around AI. Tokyo Electron benefits from rising demand for more chip volume and more complex chips, driving investment into chip fabrication plants. The company is expected to grow revenues at high single-digit rate while increasing operating margins from 25% to 35% in the medium term. E-commerce platforms face mixed dynamics with growth opportunities offset by competitive pressures. MercadoLibre continues to benefit from low e-commerce penetration in Latin America and maintains 35%+ topline growth in its 26th year. However, Alibaba's profitability in core e-commerce has been pressured by heavy investments to compete in food and grocery delivery. Nintendo's Switch 2 launch marks the beginning of a significant upgrade cycle with potential for elevated growth in both hardware and software over the coming five years. The overall Switch installed base could reach 250 million customers, nearly doubling the customer base capable of downloading gaming titles. The company is expected to grow earnings at 30% annualized for the next few years. The investment approach focuses on businesses with durable competitive advantages, strong returns on capital, and resilient earnings. Quality companies are expected to ultimately outperform the broader market despite current market preference for cyclically sensitive businesses. This quality-focused strategy is especially important when investors embrace risk and cyclicality. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 23, 2026 | FCL Capital | 0.0% | 4.1% | 0700.HK, 1211.HK, 6367.T, AAPL, FCX, GLEN.L, HBM.TO, HDB, KGH.WA, KWEB, MSFT, NVDA, SCCO, TSLA | AI, Brazil, Copper, crypto, emerging markets, Energy Transition, technology, value | FCL has built a position in copper miners as an indirect play on AI, energy transition, and urbanization. The fund views copper as undervalued relative to its role in data centers, electric vehicles, and renewable energy infrastructure, while copper mining stocks trade at traditional commodity multiples despite exposure to revolutionary trends. The letter discusses AI's massive energy requirements for data centers, estimating 500-700 thousand tonnes of copper demand by 2028-2030. FCL sees AI as driving fundamental changes in commodity demand while noting that direct AI investments trade at expensive valuations compared to indirect plays through commodities. Renewable energy systems are highly copper-intensive, requiring much more copper per unit of capacity than fossil fuel generation. Wind turbines need 8 tonnes of copper per MW offshore and 2.5-3 tonnes onshore, while solar requires 2-5 tonnes per MW, driving substantial copper demand growth. FCL revisits their 2017 crypto thesis, highlighting tokenization of real-world assets and prediction markets as the next evolution. They see tokenization enabling 24/7 global trading of traditionally illiquid assets, while prediction markets like Polymarket demonstrate superior forecasting ability compared to traditional polling. Brazilian investors have developed a false belief in risk-free returns through CDI investments due to high interest rates. FCL argues this creates a paradox where avoiding risk actually increases long-term purchasing power risk, as CDI has delivered near-zero returns in USD terms over the past decade. The fund emphasizes valuation disparities between expensive US tech stocks and cheaper alternatives in emerging markets and commodities. They highlight that copper miners trade at traditional multiples despite exposure to AI and energy transition themes, presenting attractive risk-adjusted opportunities. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 23, 2026 | American Century Emerging Markets Fund | 5.8% | 35.3% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 0939.HK, 1810.HK, BABA, BHARTIARTL.NS, HDFCBANK.NS, NTES, RELIANCE.NS, SUNPHARMA.NS, TSM | AI, Asia, emerging markets, Energy Transition, semiconductors, technology, Trade Policy | Strong technology-related performance supported gains as semiconductor names and other technology-related stocks benefited from robust AI spending and demand. Rising AI workloads have boosted demand for rechargeable batteries, and the firm believes several EM firms possess manufacturing leadership in this sector. Taiwan and South Korea remain essential to global chipmaking. SK Hynix was a top contributor as demand for AI-related memory remained high amid the generative-AI boom and surging data center investment, with quarterly results overwhelmingly powered by surging demand for AI components, especially high bandwidth memory. Many EM offer lower-cost, more readily available power that supports rapid data center build-outs. Rising AI workloads have boosted demand for data center infrastructure, with companies like Zhongji Innolight benefiting from strong demand in cloud computing and 5G infrastructure. U.S. tariffs and trade policy have not been as challenging for EM as investors expected, in part because many markets have adapted well. Some have negotiated more manageable tariff structures with the U.S., while others have focused on non-U.S. relationships. The path of global trade and U.S. policy remains uncertain going forward. HD Hyundai Electric benefited from demand for power transformers, switchgear and smart grid solutions, with U.S. infrastructure investment plans around AI data centers and grid upgrades supporting the stock. The company has been well positioned for global trends around electrification and sustainability. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 22, 2026 | ABS Global Investment | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0700.HK, 1810.HK, BABA, GME, HIMS | AI, Biotech, Decoupling, Global Markets, Mining, Rate Cuts, small caps, tariffs | AI stocks were among top performers despite high valuations, with momentum overcoming valuation concerns. Chinese DeepSeek caused temporary rotation but recovery was strong due to hyperscaler commitment to increased CAPEX spending. AI boom touched all regions with astronomical gains in memory chips and private LLM companies. Small cap performance varied by region with US Russell 2000 gaining 2.2% in Q4. Speculative stocks reversed significantly after strong Q3. European small caps showed value outperformance driven by lower rates and weakening dollar. Biotech sector gained 29% in Q4 with Russell 2000 Biotech up 75% since June. 2025 marked significant shift from US dominance to non-US strength driven by cheap valuations and tariff impacts. Tariffs triggered rally in domestic-oriented themes like European defense which gained over 100%. Emerging markets shrugged off tariff concerns with many top performers seeing limited impact from substantial tariff increases. Precious metals surge dominated Canadian small caps leading to best year since 2009 with MSCI Canada Small Cap up 54%. Mining stocks contributed two-thirds of index return and represent 43% of index heading into 2026. Australian mining also saw double-digit rally offsetting broad declines elsewhere. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 22, 2026 | Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund | 0.1% | 21.6% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1211.HK, 122870.KS, 1299.HK, 1810.HK, 2269.HK, 2454.TW, 300750.SZ, 3690.HK, 4966.TW, 500570.BO, 532978.BO, APHS.NS, ASML, BABA, BBCA.JK, CPNG, DIDI, DNP.WA, FPT.VN, FTA, GLOB, GRAB, HDB, HDFCLIFE.NS, HTHT, ICT.PS, KSPI.L, MELI, NU, PHNX.NS, RADL3.SA, SE, TSM, WEGE3.SA, WMMVY | AI, China, E-Commerce, emerging markets, growth, Memory Chips, semiconductors, technology | AI is spreading across industries, reshaping business models and driving market leadership. The firm sees an ongoing AI boom rather than a full bubble, with meaningful exposure in semiconductors and digital advertising while maintaining valuation discipline. Memory chip cycle strengthening fueled by growing AI demand. SK hynix and Samsung are effectively sold out of memory inventory for 2026 with limited capacity in 2027. High-bandwidth memory remains essential for AI servers. Select ecommerce businesses underperformed despite strong fundamentals. Sea, MercadoLibre, and Coupang faced near-term headwinds from increased investment and competitive pressure, but maintain strong long-term positioning. Defense technology entering structural growth phase driven by rising geopolitical risk and convergence of military and commercial innovation. Focus on autonomous systems, space sensing, and secure communications. AI advances pushing robotics forward with near-term opportunities in logistics and warehouse environments. Focus on companies that make robots reliable and economically compelling rather than headline-grabbing names. Energy transition blending with new power demand from data centers and AI, straining grids and forcing aggressive investment in power infrastructure. Multiyear investment cycle expected across entire power value chain. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | Polen Capital – Global SMID Company Growth | -2.7% | 1.8% | 0700.HK, ADBE, AMZN, BSX, CSGP, GOOGL, ICLR, LLY, MELI, NVDA, OR.PA, ORCL, PAYC, SGE.L, SHL.DE, SHOP, SPOT, TSM, WDAY, WTW | AI, global, growth, Quality, software, technology | The market experienced AI bubble concerns in Q4 that prompted a short-lived 5% sell-off, though NVIDIA's strong earnings report in late November alleviated the worst fears. Despite waning market enthusiasm in the AI trade, the managers believe the datacenter capex cycle should continue with revenues and earnings for critical players growing rapidly as they struggle to keep up with increasing demand. The portfolio's emphasis on quality growth investing was challenged by the market's preference for high-beta growth stocks, contributing to underperformance. The managers remain focused on competitive advantages and long-term business fundamentals while constantly re-assessing growth trajectories of portfolio companies competing in evolving global markets. Spotify was added as a new position, with the managers viewing it as a scaled two-sided network enjoying secular growth as streaming and smartphone proliferation become global norms. They believe music is the most under-monetized form of digital entertainment, with Spotify serving over 600 million active users and potential for greater than 20% annual free cash flow growth. Tencent Holdings was initiated as a new position, representing one of China's largest technology companies with leading positions in gaming, social media and payments. Despite economic headwinds, Tencent has remained a consistent growth business, compounding earnings growth at more than 30% annualized over the past 3 years. | SPOT 0700 HK ORCL LLY |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | Platinum Asia Fund | 5.0% | 24.0% | 000338.SZ, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1024.HK, 1109.HK, 3968.HK, 601318.SS, ASII.JK, BABA, BILI, IGOA.NS, JD, JFC.PS, MWG.HM, PONY, TCOM, TSM, VEI, ZTO | AI, Asia, China, Electric Vehicles, financials, semiconductors, technology | Asian markets driven by unflagging enthusiasm for AI businesses, with tech-heavy South Korea and Taiwan leading. Core semiconductor holdings SK hynix, Samsung Electronics and TSMC were major contributors. AI trade reaching unexpected corners of old economy, with companies like Weichai Power benefiting as inadvertent AI beneficiaries through industrial power generation for datacenters. Chinese financial holdings bounced back as fears of forced property sector support eased. Ping An Insurance and China Merchants Bank performed strongly after Shenzhen government indicated it wouldn't indefinitely bail out developers. This signals financial companies prioritizing their own balance sheets over socializing property sector losses, leading to re-rating of Chinese financials. Introduced position in Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony AI. Autonomous vehicles are scaling rapidly with improving unit economics - fleet grew from 250 to 1,159 vehicles in 2025. Technology robustness has stepped up, with vehicles now working 24/7 in chaotic Beijing and Shanghai traffic. Fully equipped vehicle costs now under $50,000 with further 40% cost reduction targeted. | PONY 3968 HK 2318 HK 005930 KS 000660 KS TSM |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 20, 2026 | Harding Loevner International Small Companies Equity | -1.9% | 15.1% | 0005.HK, 0700.HK, AAPL, BHP.AX, BP.L, GSK, HSBA.L, LLY, MARS, MC.PA, MKC, MSFT, NESN.SW, OR.PA, PAN, SANOFI, SAP.DE, SHOP.TO, VOW3.DE, WEED.TO | AI, Consumer Staples, gold, growth, international, momentum, Quality, small cap | The fund emphasizes quality-growth investing that demands relentless skepticism toward market narratives and constant scrutiny of company fundamentals. They focus on financially strong, well-managed companies equipped with durable competitive advantages, operating in industries poised for long-term growth. The letter discusses how price momentum is a well-documented phenomenon where securities whose prices have risen are more likely to keep rising in the short run. When momentum takes hold, fundamentals usually fade from view while narratives are used to justify price moves. AI enthusiasm has lifted hardware and semiconductor stocks while weighing on shares of software and services holdings. The fund discusses AI infrastructure buildout and questions about the durability of demand across the AI supply chain, while also addressing concerns about AI disrupting IT services businesses. Gold is trading at its highest inflation-adjusted level in five decades, but it is a volatile commodity. Gold-mining companies have not had a great history of profitability other than when prices are unusually high, yet surging gold prices sparked a rally in mining stocks. | EVT GR HERDEZ MM 4527 JP 002891 CH CWK LN DIA IM |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 20, 2026 | Harding Loevner International Equity | 4.2% | 27.6% | 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 1398.HK, 2330.TW, 6758.T, ALC.SW, ALFA.ST, ALV.DE, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, BBVA, D05.SI, MELI, NTES, NVO, NVS, ROG.SW, SE, SU.PA | AI, defense, emerging markets, international, semiconductors, technology, Valuations | AI represents a capital-expenditure regime with two distinct camps: demand-side hyperscalers investing in compute capacity, and supply-side physical enablers spanning chip foundries, memory makers, and infrastructure providers. The portfolio holds companies across this ecosystem including TSMC, Samsung Electronics, ASML, and power management providers like Delta Electronics and Schneider Electric. The semiconductor ecosystem is central to AI buildout, with the portfolio holding foundries like TSMC, memory producers like Samsung Electronics, and equipment suppliers including ASML, Disco Corp, and Lasertec. These companies represent the physical enablers of AI infrastructure despite potential cyclical risks if AI capex slows. EM exposure increased to roughly 30% of the portfolio, the largest weight ever, driven by compressed valuations and opportunities in companies like CATL, Delta Electronics, Naver, and Tencent. The manager sees attractive risk-reward profiles in EM companies where fundamentals remain robust despite underperformance. Added BAE Systems amid broader European defense sell-off, capitalizing on sustained higher defense budgets in Europe and modernization push in the US. BAE's intellectual property, government relationships, and program execution track record support resilient profitability even through periods of restrained spending. Portfolio includes e-commerce operators MercadoLibre and Sea Limited, as well as Naver which is South Korea's second-largest e-commerce business. These companies benefit from AI-based targeting and automated ad-generation tools that can expand revenue opportunities and improve monetization. | BA LN 035420 KS |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 20, 2026 | Harding Loevner Global Equity | 1.9% | 12.7% | 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 2308.TW, 300124.SZ, 300760.SZ, 4519.T, 6758.T, 6861.T, ABBV, ACN, ADBE, ALFA.ST, AME, AMZN, APH, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, ATD.TO, ATKR, AVGO, BKNG, CME, COMP.L, CSGP, D05.SI, DE, DHR, DPLM.L, EFX, ELV, EPI-A.ST, FN, GMAB, GOOGL, HDFCBANK.NS, HEI, HLN.L, HON, JNJ, META, MSFT, NFLX, NOC, NVDA, PGR, ROG.SW, SAP, SGSN.SW, SHEL, SLB, SU.PA, TMO, TSM, TTD, TW, V, VRTX, WMMVY | AI, global, international, semiconductors, technology, value | AI represents a capital-expenditure regime with two distinct camps: hyperscalers investing in computing capacity and physical enablers of the buildout. The US market is more dependent on AI continuing to surprise to the upside due to richer valuations and concentrated exposure. Global semiconductor ecosystem enables AI buildout, spanning chip foundries, memory-chip makers, and equipment manufacturers. International markets are more heavily tilted toward this manufacturing and infrastructure provider segment. International markets trade at roughly half the multiples of US stocks, offering more attractive valuations. Non-US markets start from cheaper valuations and possess more diverse growth opportunities unrelated to AI. | GOOG |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 20, 2026 | OAM Asian Recovery Fund | 0.0% | 9.5% | 0700.HK, 1919.HK, AAXJ, MDLZ, MMYT, NVDA | ASEAN, Asia, China, Consumer Finance, Quality, Travel, value | India's burgeoning travel sector exemplified by MakeMyTrip benefits from rising household incomes and expanding middle class. India opened more than 70 new airports last year and airlines have massive order books for new jets. The transformation of Mumbai's airport terminal from chaos to capacity constraints demonstrates the rapid growth in India's traveling class. Asian retail investors are shifting from traditional assets like gold and property toward equities through systematic investment plans. In India, retail investors are moving monthly savings to SIPs similar to US 401K plans. Chinese households are also shifting from property concentration toward equities as private pension products open new channels for capital market flows. Quality companies in emerging economies with high return on equity, low debt, and steady growth characteristics underperformed benchmark indices by 17 percentage points last year. The fund invests in steadily growing, high ROE, low debt or net cash companies serving ASEAN consumers that are trading at less than 11x earnings with over 30% return on capital employed. Asian equities are moderately valued while US equities are very expensive, similar to conditions in 2000. ASEAN markets are trading at valuation levels last seen during the Global Financial Crisis. The fund's quality holdings are trading at less than 11x earnings with 5% dividend yields despite generating 30% returns on capital. Chinese households are shifting from property concentration toward equities as real estate weakness changes attitudes. Private pension products are opening new channels for household wealth to flow into capital markets with annual inflows estimated to increase 10-fold to over RMB 1 trillion by 2030. The RMB appears significantly undervalued and poised for appreciation. ASEAN markets are completely off foreign investors' radar screens and have been massively de-rated over the past four years. Most ASEAN markets now have a total market value less than America's largest company. Indonesia and Philippines are trading at valuation levels last seen during the Global Financial Crisis. | MMYT |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 19, 2026 | Artisan International Fund | 1.6% | 36.3% | 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 300750.SZ, AI.PA, DANSKE.CO, ELI.BR, NGG, SSE.L, TSCO.L, TSM, UBS | defense, Electrification, Europe, growth, international, semiconductors, Utilities, value | The portfolio benefited from defense holdings including South Korean companies Hanwha Aerospace and LIG Nex1. Defense companies continue to expand globally with European governments investing for security independence outside NATO agreements. The Middle East has emerged as an opportunity area for Korean defense companies. Utilities and grid modernization were areas of strength. National Grid and SSE contributed positively reflecting investor confidence in regulated asset bases and accelerating investment in grid modernization. Elia Group is supported by significant acceleration in capital investment across German and Belgian electricity grids. The portfolio has exposure to electrification trends through companies like LS Electric benefiting from global spending on grid modernization and power transmission infrastructure. CATL provides exposure to battery products for electric vehicles and energy storage systems aligned with long-duration electrification tailwinds. Samsung Electronics provided exposure to AI infrastructure growth as a direct beneficiary of high demand for AI-related chips including DRAM and HBM. Samsung's sixth-generation HBM4 semiconductor recorded the highest operating speed in technical tests, boosting sentiment toward semiconductor manufacturers. | MELI 300750 CH MNC TSCO LN 005930 KS SSE LN NG LN 010120 KS 079550 KS 012450 KS |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | ClearBridge Investments International Growth ADR Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0700.HK, 8035.T, AZN.L, CLS.TO, EL.PA, ENR1.DE, GALD.SW, HEI.DE, III.L, ITX.MC, LIN, NVO, NWG.L, RACE, ROG.SW, RYA.L, SE, SIE.DE, SONY, TT, UCG.MI | AI, Asia, banks, Europe, growth, international, Pharmaceuticals, value | The Strategy saw strength in holdings supporting the buildout of AI workloads during the quarter, led by Siemens Energy (electrical equipment for data centers), Tokyo Electron (semiconductor equipment), and Celestica (cloud platform technology solutions). Data centers remain supportive for earnings revisions in industrial holdings. Health care was a focus of activity with repurchases of EssilorLuxottica and Galderma Group and addition of Roche. Roche reported positive Phase III data for giredestrant and fenebrutinib with peak sales opportunities of $5 billion each. The sector has been improving after U.S. policy pressures moderated. Increased non-U.S. defense spending is here to stay as NATO evolves from U.S. leadership to more European participation. There has been rebuilding of inventories in the European Union and efforts to maintain steady defense infrastructure supply. Japan has also increased defense spending under its new prime minister. Despite investor avoidance since COVID, Chinese innovation is rapid and happens at lower prices. The next five years will see companies consolidate and dominate higher value chain positions across pharmaceuticals, battery materials, solar energy and technology. Lower valuations and higher profitability make exposure necessary. Banks can benefit from funding AI and energy transitions through new profitable loans. Heidelberg Materials could see upside from implementing decarbonization technologies in cement production. The transition creates lending opportunities and operational improvements for industrial companies. Value has worked internationally because inexpensive stocks are direct beneficiaries of enormous stimulus measures in Germany, Europe and Japan. The Strategy increased structural growth exposure through European and U.K. banks where there is a step change in earnings. Bank valuations remain inexpensive with excess capital. | HEI GR ROG SW NWG LN AZN LN |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | M&G Investment | 0.0% | 0.0% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 2308.TW, 2317.TW, BABA, BE, EXPN.L, GOOGL, LITE, LSEG.L, NVDA, REL.L, STX, TSM, WDC | AI, geopolitics, Polarisation, Quality, semiconductors, technology, value | AI remains a dominant theme with opportunities broadening beyond enablers to beneficiaries and providers. The team expects AI-related investment opportunities to encompass an increasing number of companies that stand to benefit from capital-fuelled AI advancements, while being selective about frothy valuations. Quality stocks suffered their worst relative decline in developed markets in more than two decades in 2025. The team is taking advantage of the market shunning quality stocks, finding opportunities in companies with high return on capital and good long-term defensive characteristics that have been unfairly de-rated. US Growth versus Value shows the widest valuation gap in decades, while Value has performed better in other regional markets, notably Europe and the UK. The team sees opportunities for Value catch-up as AI moves from builders to users across traditional sectors. Semiconductor cycle remains strong with companies like SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics delivering substantial earnings upgrades. However, there are risks that higher prices could lead to demand destruction as customers baulk at paying elevated prices for electronics. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Baillie Gifford – International Alpha | 1.2% | 19.6% | 000333.SZ, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 1698.HK, 2318.HK, 2454.TW, 3064.T, 3656.T, 3690.HK, 3994.T, 4612.T, 600519.SS, 6098.T, 6273.T, 6758.T, 6861.T, 7309.T, 7733.T, 7974.T, 8035.T, 8113.T, 8729.T, ADYEN.AS, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, B3SA3.SA, BN.PA, BNTX, CFR.SW, CPA, CPNG, CRH, CSU.TO, DB1.DE, DEMANT.CO, DIM.PA, DSV.CO, DSY.L, EDEN.PA, EXPN.L, FBK.MI, G24.DE, GMKN.ME, HDB, ICICIGI.NS, IMCD.AS, KGP.L, KNEBV.HE, KSPI.L, LMN.TO, LUN.TO, MC.PA, MELI, MIPS.ST, MNDY, NEX.PA, NVO, NVZMY, PDD, RAT.DE, RIO, ROG.SW, RYA.L, SALM.OL, SAP, SDZ.SW, SE, SEB-A.ST, SHOP.TO, SIMO, SJ.TO, SPOT, TFII, TOI.TO, TPRO.MI, TSM, U11.SI, UL | E-Commerce, growth, international, Quality, semiconductors, technology, value | Samsung Electronics passed qualification with Nvidia for HBM3E chips and is in advanced discussions for next-generation products. The memory division reported record third-quarter sales driven by AI demand. Tokyo Electron was added as a new position, benefiting from increasing semiconductor complexity across various end markets. MercadoLibre faced share price volatility reflecting a tug-of-war between accelerating revenue growth and concerns over short-term margin pressure from defending market share in Brazil. Despite disappointing performance, the manager sees substantial growth runway and disciplined long-term management. DSV shares rebounded after geopolitical pressure on global trade. Third-quarter results exceeded expectations with margin improvement and upgraded guidance on DB Schenker acquisition synergies. Management accelerated integration timeline with most savings expected within two years. Lundin Mining was added as a new position, described as a high-quality copper-focused miner with low-cost assets and strong production growth potential. The manager sees an improving demand-supply balance in copper with current valuation not accounting for company quality. | 2454 TT SALM NO 8035 JP LUN CN DSV 005930 KS TME |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Baillie Gifford -Emerging Markets | 5.7% | 40.7% | 000333.SZ, 000660.KS, 005380.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 2318.HK, 2454.TW, 2939.TW, 300750.SZ, AXSB.NS, B3SA3.SA, BABA, FM.TO, IMP.JO, KMB.NS, MELI, NPN.JO, RELIANCE.NS, SE, SQM, TSM | AI, China, commodities, emerging markets, growth, semiconductors, South Korea, technology | China's high-level economic policy framework places significant emphasis on artificial intelligence, computing infrastructure, semiconductors, and smart manufacturing. The continued evolution of the AI investment cycle drove positive momentum, with notable strength in Korea. Memory semiconductor companies like Samsung and SK Hynix benefited from soaring demand for high-performance AI memory. Strong operational performance at Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix contributed to fund returns. Samsung is projected to regain the number one position in the global DRAM market, driven by soaring demand for high-performance AI memory and sharp rise in conventional DRAM prices. SK Hynix reported 62% year-over-year growth in profits and all capacity is fully booked for 2026. China offers the clearest example of how policy direction, innovation capacity and sheer scale can combine to reshape global industries. The 15th Five-Year Plan emphasizes AI, computing infrastructure, semiconductors, and smart manufacturing. Despite tariffs and trade tensions, the combination of high-quality businesses and compelling valuations remains hard to ignore. The commodities sector has been in focus with combination of US easing cycle and political will for a weaker dollar being very positive for gold and broader precious metals complex. Lithium saw easing upstream cost pressures and robust downstream battery-storage demand supporting sharp price recovery. Copper market shows structurally tight supply with planned supply expected to meet only 70% of projected 2035 demand. Latin American e-commerce and fintech platform MercadoLibre detracted from performance for the second quarter in a row, though the manager maintains a differentiated view based on long-term investment horizons. The company recorded its 27th straight quarter of 30% or higher revenue growth. Korean e-commerce leader Coupang faced challenges from a major data breach despite continuing strong growth. South Korea was one of the world's best-performing markets this year, buoyed by regulatory and governance reforms raising hopes for improved shareholder returns through the 'Value Up' program. Memory semiconductor space showed strong operational performance with significant upgrades to earnings forecasts, making valuations still attractive in global context despite rapid share price appreciation. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Baillie Gifford -International Concentrated Growth | -6.7% | 16.7% | 0700.HK, 1211.HK, 1810.HK, 2413.T, 3690.HK, ADYEN.AS, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, BABA, BNTX, CPNG, DHER.DE, KER.PA, KINV-B.ST, MELI, MRNA, NU, NVDA, NVO, OCDO.L, OR.PA, PDD, RACE, RMS.PA, SAP, SE, SHOP, SPOT, TSLA, TSM, WISE.L | AI, concentrated, E-Commerce, growth, international, semiconductors, technology | Artificial intelligence continues to drive rapid operational progress across portfolio companies, with TSMC benefiting from AI-led demand and advanced nodes accounting for 74% of wafer revenue. ASML sees increasing lithography intensity driven by artificial intelligence. The managers view compute and generative AI as accelerating across industries as a key structural change driving economies over the next decade. E-commerce continues to reshape retail through greater convenience and lower costs, with portfolio companies like MercadoLibre, Shopify, and Sea Limited representing dominant positions in their respective markets. Despite near-term margin pressures from investments in logistics and fulfillment, the managers remain confident in the long-term digitization trend and competitive positioning of these platforms. The semiconductor sector shows strong momentum with TSMC reporting over 40% year-on-year revenue growth and ASML seeing substantial EUV demand with expectations for 15% sales growth in 2025. The managers emphasize the irreplaceable technology leadership and competitive moats of these companies as compute intensity rises globally. Digital media consumption continues progressing with Spotify demonstrating strong operating leverage, reaching 713 million users and 281 million subscribers while expanding operating margins to mid-teens levels. The platform's ecosystem depth and innovation strengthen its competitive position as media digitization advances. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 14, 2026 | Longriver Investment Partners | 5.8% | 17.8% | 0700.HK, 3639.HK, 9435.T, ALAB.L, AMD, AMZN, CSU.TO, FUTU, GAW.L, META, NVDA, PDD, RELY, STRP, TCOM, TSM, WISE.L | Asia, Concentration, gaming, global, long-term, payments, semiconductors, value | Wise represents the most asymmetric investment in the portfolio, taking market share from legacy correspondent banking through cheaper, faster, and more transparent infrastructure. The company is evolving from a remittance app into a global financial services platform with three reinforcing routes to market: Consumer, Business and Platform. TSMC was highlighted as both a top contributor in 2025 and the largest positive contribution since inception at ~16ppt of gross returns. The company exemplifies the fund's approach of finding businesses that can reinvest well over the long term. Games Workshop was identified as a largest contributor in 2025 and also contributed meaningfully in 2024, demonstrating that patience pays when a business is delivering consistent results over multiple years. | WISE LN |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 14, 2026 | Hardman Johnston International Equity | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0700.HK, 7011.T, AMZN, AZN, DTE.DE, GE, LDO.MI, MELI, NEX.PA, NVO, PRX.AS, PRY.MI, RHM.DE, SDZ, SIE.DE, STAN.L, TMUS, VZ, WEIR.L | AI, Asia, defense, Europe, financials, healthcare, international, Mining | The portfolio maintains exposure to defense companies like Rheinmetall AG despite short-term volatility from Ukraine-Russia peace deal speculation. Management sees structural shift toward increased defense spending across NATO and Asia Pacific nations after years of underinvestment. Visible growth stretches years into the future with strong orders, high backlogs, and political will to invest in national security. The manager acknowledges AI's long-term potential to drive productivity gains while remaining cautious about concentration risk. Companies involved in AI development remain attractively valued relative to growth trajectories, though excitement has stretched beyond IT sector into energy and utilities. The challenge is avoiding portfolios that appear diversified but are overly concentrated around AI themes. Sandoz Group benefits from strong biosimilar growth with streamlined U.S. regulatory guidance moving closer to EU model. This regulatory shift reduces development costs, enabling reinvestment into pipeline expansion and acceleration of future programs. The company plans to launch generic semaglutide in Canada in 2026 as a test case for larger global opportunities. The global mining cycle remains supportive with capex momentum improving after years of troughing, underpinned by elevated commodity prices. Weir Group was initiated as a new position, benefiting from high aftermarket exposure and secular demand drivers in copper and gold. The company is well positioned whether capex flows to greenfield or brownfield projects. Standard Chartered's Wealth Management platform has taken share from competitors and benefits from expanding assets under management. This business contributes to rising fee income that diversifies the bank away from traditional net interest income. Rising wealth in key Asian, Middle Eastern, and African markets with strong demographic growth supports the trajectory. | DTE GR NEX FP WEIR LN MELI 7011 JP RHM GR STAN LN AZN SDZ SW |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 14, 2026 | Emerald Wealth Partners – Growth Equity Strategy | 3.0% | 16.0% | 0700.HK, 6857.T, 8035.T, AAPL, AMZN, ASML, AVGO, AZN.L, BABA, FTNT, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NOW, NVDA, ORCL, TMO, TSM | AI, China, Cloud, cybersecurity, growth, infrastructure, semiconductors, technology | AI continues to show rapid progress with Google's Gemini 3 representing a significant leap in capabilities. The manager believes we may be nearing a Barnes & Noble moment where widespread business adoption accelerates, similar to internet adoption after 1995. They maintain strategic positioning in AI infrastructure companies with strong moats. Semiconductor equipment holdings drove strong Q4 performance, benefiting from improving industry outlooks and attractive valuations. The manager reduced underweight in Nvidia while favoring Broadcom's ASIC strategy, expecting custom silicon to gain market share in AI data centers. Following extensive research including a field trip, the manager re-entered Chinese technology and e-commerce through Alibaba and Tencent. They believe the regulatory environment has shifted from crackdown to active support, creating opportunities to buy excellent businesses at compelling valuations despite ongoing geopolitical tensions. Cloud infrastructure remains critical to AI deployment with companies like Alibaba holding 30% of China's cloud market and integrating AI capabilities. The manager sees cloud as essential infrastructure for the AI ecosystem with substantial growth runway as penetration remains below Western markets. The manager added back to Fortinet following 40% underperformance, seeing the company positioned to benefit from secular tailwinds in cybersecurity and vendor consolidation. Strong customer switching costs and network effects support continuous market share gains despite recent volatility. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 13, 2026 | Mawer International Equity Fund | -1.8% | 18.4% | 000660.KS, 0700.HK, AJG, APH, ATR, BA.L, BNS.TO, COR, CSU.TO, DHR, FTT.TO, GOOGL, MFC.TO, MMC, MSFT, PNG.V, RY.TO, TD.TO, TOI.TO, WAT | AI, defense, equities, global, gold, Quality, semiconductors, Valuations | AI remained the dominant market narrative, yet the year's shift from a focus on computing power to concerns about data centre profitability and power supply raised bubble concerns. The combination of industrial-scale spending, still-unproven economics, and higher valuations increases the risk that expectations get ahead of reality. Amphenol benefited from robust demand for AI-related interconnect products, which now account for over a third of its revenue. Gold remained well supported against the backdrop of easier global policy and unresolved geopolitical and trade risks. The firm narrowed their long-standing underweight to gold stocks in a measured way as geopolitical uncertainty, de-dollarization, fiscal indiscipline, central bank gold purchases, and falling interest rates created a more supportive backdrop. They focused on gold-related companies with differentiated, relatively lower-risk business models. Defense contractors such as the UK's BAE, Italy's Leonardo, and France's Thales experienced pullbacks in the fourth quarter on the possibility of a diplomatic breakthrough in the Russia-Ukraine war. However, geopolitical events early in the year helped defense company shares more-than-offset the declines seen in the fourth quarter. Kraken Robotics also benefited from increased government defence spending. High-bandwidth memory leader SK Hynix nearly doubled in the quarter thanks to explosive demand for its products. Other AI-linked semiconductor companies were rewarded for continued fundamental strength, such as TSMC and Kokusai Electric. European equities were supported by semiconductor stocks among other factors. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 12, 2026 | QV Investors Inc. | 0.0% | 0.0% | 005930.KS, 0700.HK, BABA, CAT, CNI, DG, FTT.TO, GOOGL, MU, NVDA, TPZ.TO, UNP | AI, commodities, Dollar, financials, gold, international, Market Concentration, value | AI narrative shifted from Magnificent 7 to hardware providers building data centers. Memory chip providers like Micron and Samsung surged 240% and 120% respectively. Industrial businesses like Caterpillar and Finning benefited from AI-related capital spending for power generation equipment. Gold prices rose 64% as global central banks bolstered reserves and investors sought store of value amid geopolitical concerns and US deficit levels. Precious metals had their best year since 1979, contributing significantly to Canadian market returns. European financials rose 65.7% in 2025 as positive interest rates re-ignited profitability. Canadian bank stocks rose 43.4% as falling rates caused yield curve steepening. Over five years, European financials returned 111.5% versus S&P 500's 82.3%. Manager emphasizes opportunities in defensive areas like healthcare and consumer staples trading at historically low multiples. European cyclicals and smaller cap companies globally trade at low earnings multiples with depressed margins, offering reasonable returns with conservative assumptions. Industrial metals moved to new highs following precious metals surge. Manager sees opportunity in companies that manufacture raw materials into value-added products and pass through cost increases. Commodities rising alongside capital expenditure and fiscal stimulus. | TPZ CN FTT CN DG 005930 KS |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 11, 2026 | Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund | 6.5% | 41.1% | 0027.HK, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 300750.SZ, BABA, BIRG.L, BNP.PA, C, CACI, COF, FCX, GOOGL, LLY, META, NN.AS, ORA.PA, RELIANCE.NS, SAP.DE, SCHW, SHEL, T, TSCO.L, TSM, TTE | Digital Economy, financials, global, growth, semiconductors, technology, Trade Policy, value | The fund holds significant positions in semiconductor companies including Samsung Electronics, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Contemporary Amperex Technology. These technology firms were leading contributors to portfolio performance during Q4 2025, with the manager highlighting their role in the digital economy transformation. Financial intermediaries represent 20.5% of the portfolio, with the manager believing they should benefit from interest rates determined primarily by free market forces. Key holdings include Citigroup, Bank of Ireland, BNP Paribas, NN Group, Capital One, and Charles Schwab, which were significant contributors to Q4 performance. The portfolio includes major e-commerce platforms Alibaba Group, Tencent Holdings, and Meta Platforms, though these were among the most significant detractors from Q4 performance. The manager maintains exposure to firms tied to the digital economy despite recent underperformance. Energy investments comprise 6.9% of the portfolio, including positions in Shell PLC and Total Energies SE. The manager notes periodic fluctuation of investor confidence in industrial commodity sector businesses, with Total Energies contributing positively to Q4 performance. The manager explicitly discusses evolving U.S. trade policies and their impact on global trade flows, noting that winners and losers among multi-national producers of tradeable goods will become obvious in time. The current outlook for many global businesses remains uncertain due to new trade policies. | View |
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