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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 27, 2025 | abrdn Emerging Markets Fund | 10.6% | 11.6% | 000333.SZ, 000660.KS, 000830.KS, 009540.KS, 0669.HK, 0700.HK, 1120.SR, 1211.HK, 2308.TW, 2327.TW, 2330.TW, 300750.SZ, 3690.HK, 4958.TW, ADIB.AD, BABA, ETE.WA, GLOB, HUVR.NS, IHCL.NS, JD, PDD, POWERGRID.NS, TCOM, TCS.NS, ZAB.WA | AI, China, Electric Vehicles, emerging markets, India, semiconductors, Taiwan, Trade Policy | Chinese companies like Alibaba and Tencent faced margin pressure from rising AI-related capex. The fund maintains exposure to various sections of the AI supply chain, from semiconductor manufacturing and design to data center-oriented names. Hyperscalers' capex plans are expected to continue translating into orders for AI infrastructure companies. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 20, 2025 | BNY Mellon Global Emerging Markets Fund | 13.8% | 11.6% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 1308.HK, 2308.TW, 300750.SZ, BABA, MELI, SHP.JO, TCS.NS, TSM | AI, China, emerging markets, growth, semiconductors, technology, value | Continued excitement and progress in artificial intelligence in both the US and China spurred on semiconductor-hardware and vertically integrated players across the region. Taiwan's Delta Electronics share price surged against optimism over demand for AI. Indian IT services business Tata Consultancy Services faced pressure from the effects of AI with announced job cuts. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 16, 2025 | Harding Loevner International Equity | 9.2% | 14.8% | 002352.SZ, 005930.KS, 0669.HK, 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 2057.HK, 2308.TW, 2318.HK, 2330.TW, 300760.SZ, 4507.T, 4519.T, 4684.T, 6146.T, 6301.T, 6383.T, 6690.HK, 6758.T, 6861.T, 6869.T, 8113.T, ADYEN.AS, AI.PA, ALC, ALFA.ST, ALV.DE, ASML, ASSA-B.ST, ATCO-A.ST, ATD.TO, BAP, BBVA, BHP, CNR, COLOB.CO, D05.SI, DSY.PA, EPI-A.ST, FMX, GFNORTEO.MX, GMAB, HDB, HLN.L, LIN, MELI, MFC, NESN.SW, NTES, NVS, NZYM-B.CO, OR.PA, RIO, ROG.SW, RYA.L, SAF.PA, SAP, SEB-A.ST, SHEL, SOON.SW, SU.PA, SY1.DE, TLKM | aerospace, AI, defense, Europe, Health Care, international | Health care equities have underperformed despite strong fundamentals due to political and regulatory uncertainty in the US and beyond. Policy risks include drug pricing reforms, Medicaid funding cuts, and reduced NIH funding. However, the sector's structural advantages remain intact with continued innovation like GLP-1 therapies. | View | |
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 21, 2026 | abrdn Emerging Markets Fund | 2.5% | 2.5% | 000660 KS, 005930 KS, 0700.HK, 2308.TW, 2311.TW, 300750.SZ, 4958.TW, GMEXICOB.MX, HDFCBANK.NS, INDHOTEL.NS, ITSA4.SA, KAP.L, MAHINDRA.NS | AI, China, emerging markets, energy, Geopolitical, semiconductors, technology | View | ||
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 13, 2026 | Harding Loevner International Equity | 1.1% | 1.1% | 005930 KS, 035420 KS, 2308.TW, 2371.T, 300750.SZ, 6146.T, 6758.T, ADYEN.AS, ASML, BA.L, HDFCBANK.NS, SE, SHEL, TSM | AI, diversification, energy, Geopolitical, international, Quality, semiconductors, technology | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | abrdn Emerging Markets Fund | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0700.HK, 1211.HK, 1810.HK, 2015.HK, 2222.SR, 2308.TW, 2317.TW, 2318.HK, 2327.TW, 2454.TW, 300274.SZ, 3968.HK, 4904.TW, ADIB.AD, ALDAR.AD, BABA, BAC, GLOB, INDHOTEL.NS, JBCHEPHARM.NS, POWERGRID.NS, TSM | AI, China, emerging markets, India, semiconductors, tariffs, technology | DeepSeek's AI model announcement triggered a sharp rally in Chinese tech stocks, particularly benefiting cloud providers like Alibaba and Tencent. However, concerns emerged that more efficient AI models might reduce demand and capex in the tech value chain, pressuring semiconductor and tech hardware stocks. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Harding Loevner Emerging Markets Equity | - | 2.4% | 000333.SZ, 005930.KS, 035420.KS, 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 1398.HK, 2308.TW, 2317.TW, 2330.TW, 2357.TW, 2454.TW, 300760.SZ, 9888.HK, 9988.HK, BABA, BBAS3.SA, BBDC4.SA, BBRI.JK, CATL, CLS.JO, COWAY, DIS.JO, EMAAR.DU, EPAM, GLOB, HDFCBANK.NS, HDFCLIFE.NS, ICICIBANK.NS, ITUB, JD, KSPI.KZ, MARUTI.NS, MELI, RDNI3.SA, SAFX.JO, SBER.ME, SBK.JO, TCOM, TCS.NS, TS, WEGE3.SA | AI, China, emerging markets, semiconductors, Stimulus, tariffs, Trade Policy | AI developments have boosted growth outlook for several EM companies. TSMC expects AI-related revenue to grow at 50% cumulative rate over next five years with 80% market share in leading-edge semiconductors. Delta Electronics commands 50% market share in sophisticated power supplies for high-end servers. IT services companies have started working on business-transformation projects helping clients adopt AI. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | BNY Mellon Global Emerging Markets Fund | -6.9% | 4.1% | 000333.SZ, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1810.HK, 2020.HK, 2308.TW, 2454.TW, 8113.T, BABA, BMRI.JK, CHROMA.TW, DMART.NS, GLOB, HDB, ICICIBANK.NS, MAHM.NS, MELI, MMYT, RADL3.SA, TCOM, TSM | AI, China, emerging markets, semiconductors, Taiwan, Travel | Renewed excitement around artificial intelligence drove performance in technology-heavy markets like Taiwan. Taiwanese holdings including MediaTek, Chroma ATE, and Delta Electronics benefited from AI-related demand and expectations. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 13, 2025 | BNY Mellon Global Emerging Markets Fund | 9.9% | 19.7% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 1308.HK, 2308.TW, 300750.SZ, BABA, MELI, SHP.JO, TCS.NS, TSM | AI, China, emerging markets, growth, semiconductors, value | Continued excitement and progress in artificial intelligence in both the US and China spurred on semiconductor-hardware and vertically integrated players across the region. Taiwan's Delta Electronics share price surged against optimism over demand for AI. Indian IT services business Tata Consultancy Services faced pressure from the effects of AI with announced job cuts. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 31, 2025 | Shelton Emerging Markets Fund | 13.2% | - | 1211.HK, 2308.TW, 3606.HK, BVT.JO | AI, Asia, China, commodities, emerging markets, growth, technology | The AI boom continued to reshape emerging markets, particularly across Asia. Rapid investment in data-center infrastructure and semiconductor capacity fueled demand for power systems, cooling solutions, and component suppliers, with Taiwanese and Korean technology firms leading the advance. AI-driven industrial investment is accelerating globally. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 28, 2025 | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | 10.9% | 31.5% | 002050.SZ, 0268.HK, 0700.HK, 1024.HK, 2308.TW, 300750.SZ, 601100.SS, 601865.SS, BABA, BEL.NS, BHARTIARTL.NS, GDS, INPST.L, MAXHEALTH.NS, PONY, SQM, SWIGGY.NS, TRENT.NS, TSM, XPEV | AI, China, Data centers, Electric Vehicles, emerging markets, India, semiconductors, technology | China is emerging as a major rival to the U.S. AI ecosystem, with Chinese companies leading in open-source large language models and achieving performance comparable to top U.S. models at lower computing costs. China possesses structural advantages including the world's largest digital population for training data, half the world's AI researchers, massive power capacity additions, and cost-effective infrastructure development. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 28, 2025 | abrdn Emerging Markets Fund | 14.0% | 27.2% | 000333.SZ, 1810.HK, 2308.TW, 2330.TW, 267270.KS, 300750.SZ, 3690.HK, 3711.TW, 4904.TW, BABA, GFNORTEO.MX, GMEXICOB.MX, GODREJPROP.NS, HDFCBANK.NS, INDHOTEL.NS, INFY.NS, NTPC.NS, POWERGRID.NS, SBILIFE.NS, SLM.JO, TCS.NS | AI, China, emerging markets, Energy Transition, India, semiconductors, technology, Trade Policy | Chinese tech holdings, particularly AI-related names, rallied as investors anticipated benefits from wider AI trends supported by Beijing's localization drive. AI delivery has become critical to the US economy with the theme broadening across both sides of the Pacific. The fund maintains exposure to various sections of the AI supply chain from semiconductor manufacturing to data center-oriented names. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 21, 2025 | Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund | 4.5% | 15.5% | 2308.TW, A, AI.PA, APTV, CARR, DSM.AS, KRZ.L, LIN, MSFT, SU.PA, TEL, TSM, UNP, VIE.PA, WM | Energy Efficiency, Environmental, Esg, global, industrials, materials, sustainability, technology | AI fervour catalysed returns for Efficient IT and Cloud Computing holdings during the quarter. Delta Electronics outperformed after reporting positive quarterly earnings driven by robust AI-related cooling and power component demand, resulting in significant margin expansion. AI-related opportunities remain attractive secular growth opportunities for portfolio holdings. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 14, 2025 | Harding Loevner International Equity | 6.6% | 22.4% | 005930.KS, 2308.TW, 2413.T, 4519.T, 4684.T, 6301.T, 7741.T, 9984.T, AIA, ALC.SW, ALV.DE, ASML, BBVA, BHP.AX, CATL, D05.SI, NESN.SW, NICE, SE, TSM | AI, China, financials, growth, international, Quality, semiconductors, valuation | The fund maintains a persistent tilt toward higher-quality companies as a hedge against economic downturns. However, high-quality stocks have dramatically underperformed, with the top third returning 17% versus 37% for the bottom third year-to-date. This quality bias explains essentially all relative performance shortfall this year. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 14, 2025 | Harding Loevner Global Equity | 2.5% | 10.6% | 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 2308.TW, 300760.SZ, 4519.T, 6146.T, 6758.T, 6861.T, ABBV, ACN, ADBE, ALC, ALFA.ST, AME, AMZN, APH, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, ATD.TO, ATKR, AVGO, BKNG, CME, CPG.L, CSGP, D05.SI, DE, DHR, DPLM.L, ELV, EPI-A.ST, GLOB, GMAB, GOOGL, HDB, HEI, HLN.L, HON, JNJ, META, MSFT, NFLX, NOC, NOW, NVDA, PGR, ROG.SW, SAP, SGSN.SW, SHEL, SLB, SNPS, SU.PA, TMO, TSM, TTD, TW, V, VRTX, WMMVY | AI, diversification, global, healthcare, momentum, technology, valuation | AI represents a real secular change reshaping industries but creates broad uncertainty in markets. The impact could be incremental or profoundly disruptive, making historical fundamentals less reliable. Markets reward companies perceived as central to AI buildout while penalizing those that don't fit the narrative. | TCEHY US GOOGL US TMO US ELV US VRTX US ACN US |
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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 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 | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | abrdn Emerging Markets Fund | -3.0% | -1.4% | 005930.KS, 009540.KS, 0700.HK, 1880.HK, 2020.HK, 2308.TW, 2454.TW, 300274.SZ, 300750.SZ, 4958.TW, 600519.SS, ASM.AS, BBNI.JK, BBRI.JK, FEMSA.MX, GFNORTEO.MX, ITSA4.SA, RADL3.SA, TSM, ULTRACEMCO.NS | AI, China, emerging markets, India, Latin America, semiconductors, Taiwan, technology | Artificial intelligence drove a tech rally in Taiwan and benefited semiconductor positions. AI demand accelerated requirements for high bandwidth memory chips and supported hyperscaler demand for networking equipment. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | BNY Mellon Global Emerging Markets Fund | 0.5% | 1.8% | 000333.SZ, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 2308.TW, 300124.SZ, 300274.SZ, 603605.SS, ADVT, BBRI.JK, BMRI.JK, CLS.JO, GLOB, HDB, MAHM.NS, MARICO.NS, MELI, NAUKRI.NS, RADL3.SA, TSM, WMMVY, XPBR, ZOMATO.NS | AI, Banking, China, emerging markets, financials, India, technology | Equity investors regained appetite for risk during the quarter, with enthusiasm narrowly focused on companies perceived as best positioned to gain from the rollout and adoption of artificial intelligence. Technology-related stocks, spurred by the strength of Nvidia, helped lift markets to all-time highs. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Harding Loevner Emerging Markets Equity | 12.2% | 11.6% | 005930.KS, 1211.HK, 1398.HK, 2308.TW, 2330.TW, 2331.HK, 2454.HK, 300207.SZ, 601012.SS, BABA, BBDC4.SA, EMAAR.DU, EPAM, HDFCBANK.NS, ITUB4.SA, JD, MARUTI.NS, TCS.NS, WEG, XP | Brazil, China, Electrification, emerging markets, Energy Transition, financials, semiconductors | The manager views electrification as a transformative multi-decade opportunity, with emerging markets driving over 80% of electricity demand growth by 2030. They highlight three portfolio companies adapting their technical expertise to this new environment: WEG (electric motors), Delta Electronics (power supplies for EVs), and StarPower (semiconductor components for solar and EVs). | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | abrdn International Small Cap Fund | Elite Material Corporation | Information Technology | Electronic Components | Bull | Taiwan Stock Exchange | CCL, electronics, growth, High-end, operating leverage, premium pricing, semiconductors, Taiwan | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | American Century Emerging Markets Fund | Delta Electronics | Information Technology | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | Bull | Taiwan Stock Exchange | AI infrastructure, data centers, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Electronic Components, energy efficiency, Power management, Taiwan | View Pitch |
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