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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 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 | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 16, 2025 | Harding Loevner Global Equity | 10.2% | 7.9% | 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 300760.SZ, 4519.T, 6146.T, 6758.T, 6861.T, ABBV, ACN, ADBE, ALC, ALFA.ST, AMAT, AME, AMZN, APH, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, ATD.TO, ATKR, AVGO, BBCA.JK, BKNG, CME, CPG.L, CRM, CSGP, D05.SI, DE, DHR, DPLM.L, EPIA.ST, GLOB, GMAB, GOOGL, HDFCBANK.NS, HEI, HLN.L, HON, JNJ, META, MSFT, NFLX, NOC, NOW, NVDA, PGR, ROG.SW, SAP, SGS.SW, SHEL, SLB, SNPS, SU.PA, SY1.DE, TMO, TSM, TTD, TW, V, VRTX, WALMEX.MX | AI, Cloud, Data centers, global, growth, semiconductors, technology | AI models released in 2024 have demonstrated marked improvement in performance against new benchmarks, including major strides in reasoning to solve complex problems. Many companies can now point to real products and applications as well as measurable effects on their businesses. Competition among big tech companies appears to be intensifying as more companies join the race to develop cutting-edge AI systems. | ADBE BKNG ADBE |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Bell Global Equities Fund | 5.3% | 1.1% | 6146.T, AAPL, AIR.PA, AMD, AMZN, ANET, AON, AVGO, BF-B, BJ, CSCO, GOOGL, LULU, META, MSFT, NESN.SW, NVDA, NVO, ORCL, TSM | AI, Cloud, global, growth, Quality, semiconductors, technology | Oracle's cloud-infrastructure revenue soared 50% year-on-year driven by AI demand, with management forecasting continued acceleration. DISCO Corp benefited from robust demand from advanced semiconductor foundries and stabilisation in EV-related power devices, with market responding favourably to capacity expansion plans linked to generative AI and next-generation communications. | NFLX AIR.PA BJ LULU 6146.T ORCL |
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| 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 | Thornburg International Equity Fund | 9.9% | 9.9% | 0027.HK, 6098.T, 6146.T, 6501.T, 8306.T, BNP.PA, CP, EOAN.DE, LIN, NN.AS, NVDA, ORA.PA, RHM.DE, ROG.SW, SAF.PA, SONY, TSM, TTE | active, international, Opportunities, positioning, tariffs, volatility | The manager views volatility as a powerful ally for long-term investors, creating windows of opportunity during market turbulence. They have been actively capitalizing on select opportunities during recent market swings, emphasizing that volatility is not inherently negative but rather creates periods when patience and discipline can lead to positive outcomes. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Harding Loevner International Equity | - | 1.8% | 005930.KS, 6146.T, AAPL, ABEV, ADYEN.AS, AMZN, ASML, ATD.TO, FMSQY, GMAB, GOOGL, LVMUY, MELI, META, MSFT, NESN.SW, NVDA, NVO, OR.PA, TSLA, TSM | AI, Consumer Staples, growth, Health Care, international, Quality, semiconductors, Trade Policy | AI continues to drive growth in semiconductor equipment and chip manufacturing. Companies like TSMC and Disco Corp are positioned to benefit from increasing demand for AI chips requiring more complex die processing and advanced semiconductor manufacturing. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 30, 2025 | Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund | - | - | 3064.T, 3769.T, 6146.T, ATD.TO, AUTO.L, BR, CHKP, CLH, COR, DB1.DE, DXCM, FBIN, JKHY, KEYS, MONC.MI, MSCI, PCTY, RMV.L, SCI, VEEV, WOLW.L | AI, Fintech, global, healthcare, payments, Quality, SMID Cap, technology | Several portfolio holdings faced pressure from perceived AI disruption risk throughout the year. The manager believes market fears are significantly overstated for many businesses and has added to positions as valuations became compelling. Where serious disruption concerns developed, positions were exited, such as Gartner due to structural threats to its business model from AI-driven competition. | AUTO LN 3769 JP JKHY |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 16, 2025 | Polen Capital – International Growth | -4.5% | 2.1% | 0700.HK, 6146.T, ASM, ASML, DSY.PA, ICLR, MNDY, SAGE.L, SAP, SHOP | growth, healthcare, international, Quality, semiconductors, software, technology | AI is driving demand for advanced semiconductors and equipment. ASML benefits from AI-driven semiconductor advances requiring their equipment for advanced logic and memory chips. ASM International's ALD technology is increasingly needed for building logic gates on leading edge chips as AI fuels ongoing advances in semiconductors. | ASM NA 6902 JP SAP GR MNDY US SAGE LN ICON IE ASML NA SHOP CN |
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| 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 23, 2026 | Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund | -1.8% | -5.9% | 3064.T, 6146.T, AMS.MC, AUTO.L, BJ, BOOT, CHKP, CNM, COR, CPG.L, DB1.DE, GWW, LPLA, MSCI, ODFL, PCTY, SCI, TSCO, TTC, TTI.HK, VEEV, WKL.AS | global, industrials, Quality, SMID Cap, technology, value | The fund follows a Quality at a Reasonable Price (QARP) approach, focusing on consistently high returning companies with durable growth characteristics. 2025 was challenging for this style as markets favored momentum and sentiment-driven narratives over fundamentals, but the team believes quality investing will reassert itself as markets become more earnings driven. The fund invests in global small and mid cap equities with 30-60 holdings, maintaining benchmark agnostic positioning. The portfolio targets companies with market capitalizations in the SMID cap range, seeking to outperform the MSCI World SMID Cap Index over rolling three-year periods. The fund emphasizes valuation discipline as part of its QARP approach, seeking quality companies at reasonable prices. Many high-quality businesses in the portfolio are trading at compelling valuations, with the portfolio's weighted upside potential sitting at the upper end of historical ranges based on conservative assumptions. | VEEV AUTO LN COR TSCO CNM TTC 3064 JP 6146 JP CPG LN LPLA GWW ODFL |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Baillie Gifford – US Equity Growth | -2.4% | 17.2% | 1299.HK, 6146.T, 6857.T, 6861.T, ADYEN.AS, ARGX, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, DSV.CO, GALP.SW, MELI, NU, OR.PA, RACE, RMS.PA, SE, SHOP, SPOT, TSM, WTC.AX | AI, E-Commerce, growth, international, semiconductors, technology | Artificial intelligence demand is driving structural growth in semiconductor testing equipment and memory chips. Advantest benefits from sustained AI data center investment with improved visibility, while SK Hynix leads in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) technology critical for AI infrastructure bottlenecks. The fund maintains significant exposure to semiconductor leaders across the value chain. TSMC and ASML delivered strong performance, while new position SK Hynix represents technological leadership in memory chips with two-year order book visibility driven by structural AI demand. Sea Limited showed strong growth with group revenues rising 40% year-on-year, led by Garena gaming and Shopee marketplace expansion. Management continues investing in logistics and fulfillment infrastructure despite near-term profitability pressures in Latin American operations. Spotify demonstrated continued operating progress with 11% user growth to 713 million and 12% subscriber growth to 281 million. Operating margins expanded to mid-teens with record quarterly free cash flow, supported by pricing optimization and advertising efficiency improvements. | GALD SW DSV DC RACE SE SPOT |
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| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Vanguard International Value Fund | -5.4% | 6.3% | 005490.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1398.HK, 1821.HK, 2331.HK, 2688.HK, 6146.T, AIR.PA, ASML, BABA, BBDC4.SA, BP, CFR.SW, HOLN.SW, HSBA.L, MC.PA, MLCO, NOVOB.CO, PBR, ROG.SW, RYA.L, SHEL, TSM, ZEEL.NS | Developed Markets, Diversified, emerging markets, international, value | The fund employs fundamental, value-oriented investment process seeking undervalued stocks from non-U.S. markets. Investment advisors use fundamental research to construct portfolios of undervalued stocks in developed and emerging markets. ARGA's investment philosophy is based on the belief that investors overreact to short-term developments, leading to opportunities to generate gains from investing in good businesses at great prices. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jul 19, 2023 | Polen Capital – International Growth | 3.3% | 3.9% | 0700.HK, 6146.T, ASM, ASML, DSY.PA, ICLR, MNDY, SAGE.L, SAP, SHOP | AI, growth, healthcare, international, Quality, semiconductors, software, technology | AI is driving advances in semiconductors and benefiting companies like ASML whose equipment is essential for printing advanced logic and memory chips. AI should benefit Tencent's various business units including public cloud, large language model, gaming, and business productivity software. | 000700.HK ASM 6146.T AIR FP|ICLR|LIN|MRVL|NOW|TSM ASML SHOP.TO |
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| 2023 Q1 | Apr 19, 2023 | Polen Capital – International Growth | 3.3% | 3.9% | 0700.HK, 6146.T, ASM, ASML, DSY.PA, ICLR, MNDY, SAGE.L, SAP, SHOP | AI, China, growth, healthcare, international, semiconductors, software, technology | AI is driving advances in semiconductors and benefiting companies like ASML whose equipment is essential for printing advanced logic and memory chips. AI should benefit Tencent's various business units including public cloud, large language models, gaming, and productivity software. | 000700.HK ASM 6146.T SAP MNDY SGE.L AIR FP|ICLR|LIN|MRVL|NOW|TSM ASML SHOP.TO |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 18, 2025 | Baillie Gifford – US Equity Growth | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1211.HK, 6146.T, 6273.T, ASML, GALDF, GMAB, OR.PA, PDD, SPOT, WTC.AX, WXB | China, Geopolitical, growth, international, long-term, technology, volatility | The strategy focuses on long-term ownership of exceptional growth companies, seeking at least 50 holdings across two types: companies that can grow rapidly and disrupt industries, and those that can compound growth at exceptional rates over long periods. The team remains excited about the international growth opportunity set despite market volatility. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 18, 2025 | Baillie Gifford – International Alpha | -1.4% | -1.4% | 6146.T, AZO, CRM, ENPH, NU, NVDA, NVO, PAYC, TTD | AI, disruptors, geopolitics, global, growth, infrastructure, Pharmaceuticals, technology | The team views AI as increasingly transformative and head-spinning, seeking to broaden exposure across the value chain. They established positions in companies like Disco for chip manufacturing equipment and Salesforce for AI-powered customer service tools, believing AI will create enormous cost savings and revenue opportunities. | PAYC CRM 6146.T AZO ENPH NU |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Harding Loevner International Equity | 5.1% | 5.1% | 005930.KS, 1299.HK, 6146.T, 6367.T, AI.PA, ALV.DE, ASML, BBVA, D05.SI, HDFCBANK.NS, LIN, MELI, MFC.TO, NESN.SW, OR.PA, ROG.SW, SHEL, SNE, SU.PA, TSM | AI, international, Policy Uncertainty, semiconductors, tariffs, Trade Policy | The Trump administration has implemented heightened US policy uncertainty with tariffs expanding beyond China to include Canada, Mexico, and European allies. This creates business uncertainty and undermines investment confidence as companies become less willing to commit capital when rules become increasingly arbitrary. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Polen Capital - International Growth | Disco Corporation | Information Technology | Semiconductor Equipment | Bull | Tokyo Stock Exchange | AI, Back-end Manufacturing, Capital equipment, Chip Packaging, Japan, semiconductors, Wafer Processing | View Pitch |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Fund Letters | Polen Capital - International Growth | Disco Corporation | Information Technology | Semiconductor Equipment | Bull | Tokyo Stock Exchange | AI, Back-end Manufacturing, Chip Packaging, Japanese Technology, Semi-cap, semiconductor equipment, Silicon Wafer Processing | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Baillie Gifford -Global Alpha | Disco Corporation | Information Technology | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Bull | Tokyo Stock Exchange | AI infrastructure, Chip Manufacturing, Japan, Precision Manufacturing, semiconductor equipment, Wafer Processing | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Bell Global Equities Fund | DISCO Corporation | Information Technology | Semiconductor Equipment | Bull | Tokyo Stock Exchange | AI infrastructure, capacity expansion, EV Power Devices, Foundries, Japan, Precision Manufacturing, semiconductor equipment | View Pitch |
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