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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 11, 2025 | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | 15.2% | 18.6% | 0700.HK, 1211.HK, 300750.SZ, 3690.HK, 3988.HK, 9988.HK, BABA, BAJFINANCE.NS, BAP, BHARTIARTL.NS, JIOFINANCE.NS, JMFINANCIL.NS, KOTAKBANK.NS, MAXHEALTH.NS, NUVAMA.NS, PONY, RELIANCE.NS, TRENT.NS, TSM, XP | AI, China, defense, emerging markets, India, Korea, semiconductors, Shipbuilding | Korean defense companies are benefiting from geopolitical tailwinds and increased collaboration with the U.S. Navy. Companies like Hanwha Systems and Korea Aerospace Industries are positioned to benefit from shifting geopolitical priorities and EU/Asia/U.S. defense spending. | View | |
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 25, 2026 | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | 0.4% | 0.4% | 005930 KS, 2359.HK, 700 HK, BAJFINANCE.NS, BHARTIARTL.NS, TSM | AI, China, defense, emerging markets, energy, Geopolitical, India, Korea, semiconductors, Taiwan | View | ||
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | 9.0% | 16.2% | 0027.HK, 005930.KS, 006400.KS, 0700.HK, 105560.KS, 2313.HK, 2319.HK, 300760.SZ, BABA, BHARTIARTL.NS, HDFCBANK.NS, INDIGO.NS, NU, PDD, RELIANCE.NS, RENT3.SA, SUZB3.SA, TME, TSM, XP, ZLAB | China, Digitization, emerging markets, Fed policy, Fintech, India, Rate Cuts, semiconductors | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited contributed significantly due to investor expectations for continued strong cyclical recovery in semiconductors and significant incremental demand for AI chips. The company's technological leadership, pricing power, and exposure to secular growth markets including high-performance computing, automotive, 5G, and IoT will allow sustained strong double-digit earnings growth. Many EM companies including Taiwan Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics, and SK hynix are increasingly recognized as key beneficiaries of the AI phenomenon. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | 3.0% | 3.0% | 009540.KS, 0268.HK, 0700.HK, 1211.HK, 300750.SZ, 3690.HK, 8069.TW, BABA, BAJFINANCE.NS, BEKE, BHARTIARTL.NS, CHOLAFIN.NS, CUMMINSIND.NS, GFI, INDIGO.NS, JMFINANCIL.NS, KAYNES.NS, KOTAKBANK.NS, MELI, SWIGGY.NS, TRENT.NS, TSM, XPEV, YMM | China, Digitization, Dollar, Electric Vehicles, emerging markets, India, tariffs, Trade Policy | Added positions in Chinese EV manufacturers BYD and XPeng. BYD leads with 35% domestic market share and vertical integration including battery production. XPeng distinguished by advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous driving technology. Both positioned to benefit from China's EV adoption exceeding 50% penetration. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | American Century Emerging Markets Fund | 0.7% | 0.7% | 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 0939.HK, 1211.HK, 1810.HK, 352820.KS, BABA, BHARTIARTL.NS, ERJ, ICICIBANK.NS, NTES, OTP.BD, SE, TCOM, TSM, ZOMATO.NS | Asia, China, Electric Vehicles, emerging markets, gaming, semiconductors, technology, Trade Policy | Chinese EV makers like BYD are stepping up efforts to upgrade platforms and technology, aiming to raise competitive barriers and gain market share. BYD has ambitious plans for the global market and is well prepared in both export capacity and overseas localization. The EV market is undergoing evolution with companies like Xiaomi benefiting from premiumization strategies. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | -7.4% | 7.6% | 005380.KS, 009540.KS, 0700.HK, 300750.SZ, BABA, BAJFINANCE.NS, BHARTIARTL.NS, HDFCBANK.NS, INPST.L, JD, MELI, RENT3.SA, SBIN.NS, TRENT.NS, TSM, YMM | China, E-Commerce, emerging markets, India, Korea, semiconductors, Shipbuilding | Fund maintains significant exposure to semiconductor leaders like TSMC, benefiting from cyclical recovery and AI chip demand. Taiwan and Korea constituents are strategically positioned for accelerating growth in AI, advanced computing, and leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing. | 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 20, 2025 | Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund | 5.0% | 21.5% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1211.HK, 1299.HK, 1810.HK, 2020.HK, 300750.SZ, APOLLOHOSP.NS, ASML, BAJFINANCE.NS, BHARTIARTL.NS, COSMAX.KS, CPNG, HDFCBANK.NS, MELI, NU, SE, TSM | AI, China, E-Commerce, emerging markets, Fintech, growth, India, semiconductors | Artificial intelligence is expanding growth runways and reinforcing competitive advantages across business lines. AI is improving user experience in gaming through more responsive in-game bots and accelerating design workflows. In advertising, AI enables more targeted placements, higher click-through rates, and more closed-loop transactions. The portfolio includes businesses positioned to benefit from AI infrastructure buildout and implementation. | 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 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 | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | 9.0% | 16.2% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 009540.KS, 043370.KS, 0700.HK, 207940.KS, 300750.SZ, 3690.HK, 8069.TW, BABA, BHARTIARTL.NS, INPST, JMFINANCIL.NS, NUVAMA.NS, PDD, RELIANCE.NS, SBILIFE.NS, TRENT.NS, TSM, WMMVY | Biotechnology, China, E-Commerce, emerging markets, Energy Transition, Fed Easing, India, semiconductors | The fund holds major positions in Chinese e-commerce leaders Alibaba and Meituan, as well as Indian food delivery platform Swiggy. These companies benefit from growing online commerce penetration, improving profitability, and strong competitive positioning in their respective markets. | 131390.KS 207940.KS 300750.SZ 8069.TW 3690.HK TRENT.NS SWIGGY.NS 9988.HK |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 27, 2024 | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | 9.0% | 16.2% | 005930.KS, 009540.KS, 0700.HK, 4966.TW, BABA, BDO.PS, BHARTIARTL.NS, BKRKY, CUMMINSIND.NS, INDUSTOWER.NS, PDD, POWERGRID.NS, RELIANCE.NS, RENT3.SA, SRF.NS, SUZ.SA, TRENT.NS, TSM, WEGE3.SA, XP | AI, China, emerging markets, Fed policy, India, semiconductors, Valuations | AI enthusiasm has broadened from GPU/data center arms race to edge AI applications on servers, PCs, and handsets, driving demand for hardware replacement cycles. Many EM companies benefit from this transition, including semiconductor and hardware ecosystem players. The fund sees potential for market leadership changes as AI moves from training to inference phases. | 4966.TW WEGE3.SA SRF.NS CUMMINSIND.NS POWERGRID.NS 009540.KS 0700.HK TSM |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 27, 2024 | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | 9.0% | 16.2% | 000858.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1876.HK, B3SA3.SA, BABA, BAJFINANCE.NS, BHARTIARTL.NS, BIDU, HDFCBANK.NS, NU, PDD, RENT3.SA, RI.PA, SUZB3.SA, TRENT.NS, TSM, XP, YUMC | China, E-Commerce, emerging markets, Fed policy, Fintech, India, Rate Cuts, semiconductors | The fund added PDD Holdings, China's second largest e-commerce platform with 20% market share. PDD's competitive moat lies in its team purchase model facilitating bulk buying through direct partnerships with manufacturers. The company's international platform Temu has become one of the fastest growing apps globally, leveraging China's excess manufacturing capacity. | KAYNES.NS PDD TRENT.NS 005930.KS AIR FP|ICLR|LIN|MRVL|NOW|TSM |
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