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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | YCG Investment | - | - | AON, CME, CNI, CP, GOOGL, MMC, OR.PA, PGR, RMS.PA, RSG, UL, WM | Bear Markets, insurance, long-term, Luxury, Pricing Power, Railroads, Waste management | Manager increased conviction in Hermes over L'Oreal, believing luxury brands with the most desirable status symbols through heritage, storytelling, and controlled supply have the most favorable long-term economics. Hermes handbags routinely sell above retail prices, with exclusive $100,000-$200,000 bags selling at auction for double their retail price. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Torre Financial | 0.6% | 32.9% | 0700.HK, ACN, ADBE, ASML, CDNS, COST, GE, GOOGL, INTU, IT, LIN, MA, MSCI, MSFT, OR.PA, PG, RELX.L | aerospace, Compounding, concentrated, Consumer Staples, long-term, Quality, software, technology | The fund focuses on high-quality companies with superior economics, strong market positions, pricing power, high margins and asset-light business models. These characteristics result in high returns on capital and the ability to compound earnings over the long term. | 0GEG LN CDNS |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 11, 2025 | Aoris International Fund | 8.2% | - | ACN, APH, ATCO-A.ST, CPRT, DPLM.L, HLMA.L, JKHY, MSFT, OR.PA | Beauty, Concentration, growth, Industrial, international, Quality, software, technology | Microsoft's AI computing revenue rose rapidly with demand exceeding capacity. Copilot AI product experiencing very rapid growth, generating 3.7x returns on investment according to IDC. AI tools being applied to enhance productivity across software coding, customer enquiries, and sales preparation. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 8, 2025 | Fundsmith Equity Fund | - | -1.9% | BF-B, COLOB.CO, EL.PA, GOOGL, IDXX, INTU, MC.PA, META, MSFT, NVO, OR.PA, PEP, PM, WAT, ZTS | Currency, global, healthcare, large cap, Quality, technology | Novo Nordisk's leadership in weight loss drugs continues to face challenges with US legal and regulatory systems. The company's inability to effectively navigate regulatory hurdles has resulted in significant underperformance, accounting for almost all the fund's underperformance during the period. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 8, 2024 | Fundsmith Equity Fund | -2.0% | 7.1% | AAPL, AMZN, BF-B, GOOGL, IDXX, META, MSFT, NKE, NOVO-B.CO, NVDA, OR.PA, SYK, TXN, WAT | Concentration, long-term, Quality, semiconductors, technology | The fund began accumulating Texas Instruments during the period. The manager notes concentration in semiconductor names like Nvidia driving market returns, though they avoid Nvidia due to unpredictable outlook concerns. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 31, 2025 | PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund | - | - | 1211.HK, 1810.HK, AAPL, CEG, CRWD, GALDA.SW, LLY, MELI, META, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, NVO, OR.PA, ORLY, PWR, RMS.PA, SPOT, TOST, VRTX | AI, consumer, global, growth, technology | The team transitioned technology exposure from AI infrastructure focus to companies benefiting from GenAI, including software, cloud services, and Edge AI applications in smartphones, autonomous driving, and electric vehicles. Strong demand for generative AI-related products and services drove returns, with companies like NVIDIA benefiting from surging demand for AI chips and new infrastructure partnerships. | 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 | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Thornburg International Equity Fund | 10.8% | 21.8% | 0027.HK, 005930.KS, 3690.HK, 6758.T, 8306.T, ALC, AZN, BABA, BNP.PA, CP, CSU.TO, FCX, NVO, OR.PA, SU.PA, TTE | China, Europe, international, Japan, rates, semiconductors, Trade Policy, value | Trade tensions remain a significant theme with continuing negotiations between the U.S. and major trade partners including China. Contentious trade talks and tit-for-tat tariff and procurement walls persist between China and the European Union. Global economic growth is projected to slow to 2.9% in 2025 from 3.3% in 2024, driven by U.S. trade tariffs and policy uncertainty. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Magellan Global Fund | - | - | AAPL, AMZN, ASML, GOOGL, MC.PA, META, MSFT, OR.PA | Big tech, China, Decoupling, Europe, regulation, technology, US | The decoupling of the West and China represents a powerful trend involving economic, financial, and technological separation. The risk is that decoupling occurs faster than companies can adjust their supply chains, with risks tilted towards faster-than-expected decoupling. | AAPL |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Andvari Associates | 8.2% | - | ACN, APH, ATCO-A.ST, CPRT, DPLM.L, HLMA.L, JKHY, MSFT, OR.PA | AI, Beauty, Cloud, growth, Industrial, international, Quality, technology | Microsoft's AI computing revenue rose rapidly with demand exceeding capacity. Copilot AI product experiencing very rapid growth, generating 3.7x returns on investment according to IDC. AI tools being applied to enhance productivity across software coding, customer enquiries, and sales preparation. | JKHY OR.PA ACN CPRT HLMA.L DPLM.L MSFT APH |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 9, 2024 | Polen Capital – Global SMID Company Growth | 3.5% | 9.5% | AAPL, ABNB, ACN, ADBE, ADP, AMZN, GLOB, META, MSFT, NESN.SW, NVDA, OR.PA, PAYC, SAP, SGE.L, TSLA, WDAY | AI, Cloud, global, growth, Quality, technology | SAP's transition to the cloud continues at pace with strong cloud revenue growth and expanding cloud gross margins. Management is guiding cloud sales growth through 2025 in the mid-20% range. Amazon's AWS saw a long-awaited re-acceleration in revenue growth during the period. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 5, 2025 | 13D Activist Fund | -10.2% | -10.2% | AAPL, AVGO, BLCO, CL, CMG, CNI, DKS, FTRE, HR, JNJ, KVUE, MIDD, MSFT, OR.PA, PG, QRVO, SN, SWKS, WEN, YETI | activism, consumer, M&A, semiconductors, small cap, value, volatility | The fund focuses exclusively on activist investing situations, holding positions for the full activist cycle until catalysts are no longer compelling. Activist investors are keeping their heads down and focusing on portfolios despite market volatility, with 2025 already outpacing 2024 with 45 new campaigns versus 36 last year. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 30, 2025 | Bell Global Equities Fund | -8.6% | -8.6% | 4684.T, AAPL, ADP, AMZN, ASML, AUTO.L, AVGO, BJ, BNZL.L, DECK, EW, FI, GOOGL, ICLR, IT, META, MSFT, NVDA, NVO, OR.PA, PEP, RMV.L | Cloud, Global Equities, Quality, tariffs, technology, Trade Policy | President Trump's Liberation Day announcement introduced sweeping universal tariffs across all trading partners, triggering immediate flight to safety and market volatility. The announcement was later paused on April 9 to allow time for negotiations, leading to recovery in risk asset prices. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 27, 2025 | Aoris International Fund | -0.8% | -0.8% | ACN, APH, CPRT, EXPN.L, FAST, GGG, GWW, MSCI, MSFT, OR.PA, RELX.L, V | AI, concentrated, international, Quality, Resilience, Trade Policy, value | Aoris focuses on high-quality, wealth-creating businesses with demanding quality criteria applied to a maximum of 15 companies. They emphasize resilient businesses that provide essential products and services to other businesses, helping customers improve efficiency and reduce costs. | GWW EXPN.L CPRT MSFT ACN REL.L V |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 18, 2026 | Baillie Gifford – US Equity Growth | -6.0% | - | 6920.T, ADYEN.AS, AI.PA, ASML, LONN SW, MBLY, OR.PA, SIK.SW, SPOT, TSM | AI, growth, international, long-term, Quality, semiconductors, technology | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 15, 2025 | Polen Capital – Global SMID Company Growth | -5.5% | -5.5% | ABNB, ABT, ACN, ADYEN.AS, AMZN, AON, CSGP, GLOB, GOOGL, MELI, NOW, NVDA, NVO, OR.PA, ORCL, PAYC, SAP, SGE.L, SHOP, WTW, ZTS | AI, global, growth, healthcare, Quality, tariffs, technology, volatility | Trump tariffs announced in February created market volatility and uncertainty, with semiconductors down 19% and Magnificent 7 down 15%. Managers expect limited direct impact on their portfolio given focus on branded software and services businesses with pricing power, though acknowledge potential 2nd order effects from reduced consumer spending. | MELI ADYEN WTW NVO AMZN GLOB AON ABT |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Fundsmith Equity Fund | -2.0% | 7.1% | ADP, AMS.PA, BF-B, GOOGL, IDXX, MC.PA, META, MKC, MSFT, NKE, NVO, OR.PA, PM, SYK, V | consumer, global, healthcare, Quality, technology | The fund focuses on high quality businesses that can sustain high returns on operating capital employed with advantages that are difficult to replicate. These businesses do not require significant leverage to generate returns and have a high degree of certainty of growth from reinvestment of cash flows at high rates. The fund seeks businesses that are resilient to change, particularly technological innovation. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Harding Loevner International Equity | 9.5% | 11.5% | 005930.KS, 0700.HK, ADYEN.AS, ALV.DE, ASML, BBVA, BHP, BNTX, D05.SI, HDB, IFX.DE, MELI, NESN.SW, OR.PA, ROG.SW, SAP, SHEL, SONY, SU.PA, TSM | AI, diversification, growth, international, Japan, Quality, semiconductors, technology | The fund has significant portfolio-level exposure to AI growth through a diverse set of fundamentally strong companies. AI beneficiaries fall into two categories: companies providing AI-enhanced goods and services, and companies developing underlying AI technology including semiconductor manufacturers and infrastructure providers. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Harding Loevner Global Equity | 5.2% | 15.6% | 0700.HK, 1398.HK, 2607.HK, 4519.T, 6758.T, AAPL, ABBV, ACN, ADBE, ALC, AMAT, AME, AMZN, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, AVGO, B3SA3.SA, BBCA.JK, BHP, BKNG, CME, COST, CRM, CSCO, CSGP, DE, DHR, GLOB, GMAB, GOOGL, HDB, HON, ISRG, KER.PA, LLY, MELI, META, MSFT, NFLX, NKE, NOC, NOW, NVDA, OR.PA, PINS, RGEN, RIO, ROG.SW, ROK, SAP, SGSN.SW, SLB, SNPS, SU.PA, SY1.DE, TMO, TSLA, TSM, TW, UNH, VRTX | AI, global, growth, Quality, software, technology | The fund sold NVIDIA due to valuation concerns despite believing in AI's transformational impact. They are investing in more reasonably priced software companies positioned to benefit from AI, including Salesforce, Globant, and SAP. The managers see strong prospects for many holdings as AI applications proliferate but emphasize the importance of durable competitive advantages. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | YCG Investment | - | - | CME, CRH, MLM, MSFT, OR.PA, VMC | Aggregates, AI, Construction, Cyclical, infrastructure, NIMBY, real estate | Initiated positions in CRH, Vulcan Materials, and Martin Marietta Materials - the three largest American aggregates companies. These businesses benefit from physical network effects, NIMBY dynamics that prevent new supply, and uneconomic non-local transportation costs that create local monopolies. Long-term demand growth expected from pent-up demand in residential, commercial, and infrastructure construction. | MLM VMC CRH |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Rothschild & Co LongRun Equity Fund | - | - | 0700.HK, ACN, ADBE, ASML, CDNS, COST, GE, GOOGL, INTU, IT, LIN, MA, MSCI, MSFT, OR.PA, PG, RELX.L | Compounding, Consumer Staples, Defensive, long-term, Quality, technology | The fund focuses on high-quality companies with superior economics, strong market positions, pricing power, high margins and asset-light business models. These characteristics result in high returns on capital and the ability to compound earnings over the long term. | MSCI GE CDS |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 8, 2026 | SGA – International Growth | 1.0% | 9.6% | 1299.HK, 6098.T, 9983.T, ADYEN.AS, ALC, AON, ARM, BABA, CP, DSY.PA, EXPN.L, FEMSAUBD.MX, GALD, GRAB, HDFCBANK.NS, HEIA.AS, HLN.L, INFY, LIN, MELI, OR.PA, SAP, SE, SGE.L, SHOP, SRT3.DE, STE, TEAM, TSM, UL, UMG.AS, WALMEX.MX, WCN, YUMC | AI, Cyclical, E-Commerce, growth, international, Quality, Southeast Asia, valuation | SGA continues to believe the most attractive long-term AI opportunities reside with businesses building long-term value through proprietary data and integrated workflows. The portfolio is positioned to capture AI value through companies providing essential intellectual property and manufacturing capability for the AI ecosystem, including TSMC, Arm Holdings, SAP, and Dassault Systemes. The portfolio focuses on high-conviction quality growth businesses anticipated to achieve consistent mid-teens earnings growth with reduced variability. Despite market headwinds favoring cyclical assets, SGA maintains conviction in quality companies with predictable revenue and cash flow generation that should become more sought after if market volatility increases. New positions were established in Sea Limited and Grab Holdings, both Southeast Asian consumer internet companies with integrated ecosystems. Sea operates Shopee e-commerce platform with integrated payments and logistics, while Grab provides super-app services for ride-hailing, food delivery, and digital payments across Southeast Asia. | TEAM ARM DSY FP SRT GR 9983 JP |
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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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| 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 | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Centerstone Investors Fund | - | - | NESN.SW, OR.PA | consumer, contrarian, Europe, Food, global, value | European markets trade at roughly half the valuation of US counterparts with double the dividend yield. Nestle trades at 16x earnings with 4% dividend yield, down 40% from peak. Manager emphasizes buying low rather than high for long-term returns. | NESN.SW |
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| 2023 Q4 | Dec 28, 2023 | Alpinum Investment Management | 0.0% | 0.0% | AI.PA, ASML, MC.PA, OR.PA, SAN.PA, SAP.DE, SIE.DE, SU.PA | China, credit, Europe, fixed income, inflation, rates, Recession, Valuations | Market sentiment pivoted favorably as perception of inflation underwent positive shift. Transient inflationary pressures are alleviating, contributing to market stability and normalizing inflation rates to historically typical levels. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 3, 2025 | Aoris International Fund | -2.6% | - | ACN, APH, CDW, CPRT, CTAS, EXPN.L, GWW, HLMA.L, IHG, JKHY, NKE, OR.PA, RELX, SAP, SPGI | AI, Cloud, international, portfolio, Quality, technology, valuation | AI presents significant opportunities for portfolio companies like RELX, Accenture, and SAP. RELX leverages proprietary data to create AI-powered tools for legal and professional markets, with rapid customer adoption driving revenue acceleration. Accenture helps clients implement AI solutions and generated $2.7 billion in generative AI revenue. SAP's AI tools are seeing strong customer interest as part of cloud transitions. | SAP REL ACN IHG SAP REL ACN |
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| 2023 Q3 | Nov 10, 2023 | Aoris International Fund | 3.1% | 0.0% | ACN, APH, CDW, COST, CPRT, CTAS, EXPN.L, FAST, GGG, HLMA.L, MC.PA, MSFT, OR.PA, RELX.L, TSCO | concentrated, global, Quality, value | View | ||
| 2023 Q3 | Oct 31, 2023 | Fundsmith Equity Fund | -2.0% | 7.1% | ADP, FTNT, IDXX, MC.PA, META, MKC, MSFT, MTD, NKE, NVO, OR.PA, PG, PM, SYK, V, WAT | global, growth, healthcare, long-term, Quality, technology | The fund focuses on high quality businesses that can sustain high returns on operating capital employed with advantages that are difficult to replicate. These businesses do not require significant leverage to generate returns and have a high degree of certainty of growth from reinvestment of cash flows at high rates of return. The portfolio consists of resilient businesses that can withstand technological innovation. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 10, 2025 | Thornburg International Equity Fund | 5.5% | 28.5% | 0027.HK, 005930.KS, 3690.HK, 6758.T, 8306.T, ALC, AZN, BABA, BNP.PA, CP, CSU.TO, FCX, NVO, OR.PA, SU.PA, TTE | Bottom-up, Diversified, fundamentals, international, value | Technology-related industries showed strength, particularly in Northeast Asia and the U.S., where chip stocks rallied on AI optimism. Samsung Electronics was a leading contributor to portfolio performance for the quarter. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 23, 2026 | Aoris International Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | ACN, AMZN, APH, ATCO-A.ST, CPRT, FAST, GWW, HLMA.L, IHG.L, JKHY, MSCI, OR.PA, RELX.L, SAP.DE | AI, international, long-term, Quality, technology, value | AI drove exceptional growth for data center-focused holdings like Amphenol and Halma, while creating market perception challenges for service companies like Accenture and RELX. The manager believes AI will ultimately benefit rather than harm these service businesses, as enterprise AI adoption requires complex change management and enhances rather than replaces proprietary data solutions. The manager emphasizes owning durable, resilient, market-leading businesses with competitive advantages and capable management. The portfolio focuses on companies with consistent earnings growth records, strong market positions, and the ability to gain market share over time through superior execution. The manager describes an unusually wide valuation gap between intrinsic value and share prices, with portfolio holdings trading at an average 25% discount to fair value. This stretched elastic band effect creates attractive prospective returns as valuations normalize over time. | 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 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 18, 2026 | Mayar Capital | 4.5% | 14.1% | 005930.KS, 7476.T, 7974.T, BFAM, BKNG, BNNTF, CAP.PA, CFR.SW, CRDA.L, GOOGL, JNJ, KVUE, NESN.SW, NKE, OR.PA, PYPL, SOLV, TW.L, UL, UPS, V, VWS.CO | defense, fundamentals, global, Quality, Speculation, value | The fund maintains its disciplined value investing approach, focusing on boring companies with durable competitive advantages trading at reasonable prices. The manager emphasizes that fundamentals eventually win out despite current market speculation. The manager identifies significant red flags in circular financing fueling the AI boom, comparing it to vendor financing of the late 90s. Companies like Oracle, OpenAI, Nvidia and CoreWeave participate in arrangements that effectively fund their own customers' purchases. Strategy Inc. (formerly MicroStrategy) serves as a cautionary tale of speculative excess. The stock fell 60% as its premium to Bitcoin holdings evaporated, forcing the company to sell equity to cover preferred dividends rather than buy more Bitcoin. | NKE TW LN BKNG |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Magellan Global Opportunities Fund No. 2 | 1.4% | 0.0% | AMT, AMZN, CMG, CRM, DG, ES, GOOGL, MA, MELI, META, MSFT, NESN.SW, NVO, OR.PA, SAP, TSM | AI, Cloud, consumer, Defensive, global, Quality, technology | AI continues to drive market leadership with companies like Alphabet demonstrating ability to leverage full stack approach. Microsoft's positioning affected by shifting views on AI leadership through OpenAI relationship. Meta doubling down on AI investments despite uncertain returns from non-core initiatives. AWS showing acceleration in Q3 growth as increased capex delivers returns. All incumbent cloud providers viewed as long-term winners despite short-term performance variations. Microsoft Azure growth moderating but still positioned well. Consumer environment remains challenging heading into 2026. Dollar General delivering operational improvements. Nestlé positioned to adapt with leading brands in attractive categories like coffee and pet care despite near-term margin pressures. | 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 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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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Harding Loevner International Equity | 9.5% | 11.5% | 005930.KS, 1398.HK, 4507.T, 4519.T, 6758.T, 6869.T, 7974.T, ADYEN.AS, ALC.SW, ALV.DE, BNTX, COLOB.CO, HDB, HLN.L, MELI, NESN.SW, OR.PA, ROG.SW, SHEL.L, TSMC | China, Europe, financials, healthcare, international, Japan, momentum | The letter extensively discusses momentum investing as a factor that has challenged fundamental investors over the past 18 months. The manager explains their deliberate resistance to incorporating momentum into their investment process, citing concerns about trading costs, volatility, and lack of fundamental basis. They note that momentum concentrated in large market cap stocks has created FOMO-driven dynamics. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Fundsmith Equity Fund | -2.0% | 7.1% | ADP, AMS.PA, COLOB.CO, IDXX, MAR, MC.PA, META, MSFT, NVO, OR.PA, OTIS, PM, SYK, V | consumer, global, healthcare, large cap, Quality, technology | The fund focuses on high quality businesses that can sustain high returns on operating capital employed with advantages that are difficult to replicate. These businesses do not require significant leverage to generate returns and have a high degree of certainty of growth from reinvestment of cash flows at high rates of return. The fund seeks businesses that are resilient to change, particularly technological innovation. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Sep 1, 2024 | Fundsmith Equity Fund | -2.0% | 7.1% | AAPL, ADBE, AMZN, BF.B, DEO, EL, FTNT, GOOGL, IBM, IDXX, MAR, META, MKC, MSFT, MTD, NVDA, NVO, OR.PA, PG, TSLA | AI, global, large cap, Pharmaceuticals, Quality, technology, value | Smith discusses the rise of AI as a driving force behind the Magnificent Seven stocks, particularly Nvidia. He notes AI is not entirely new, citing IBM's Watson from 2011 and Google's DeepMind acquisition in 2014. He questions whether early winners can be identified, drawing parallels to past technology developments where early leaders often failed to maintain dominance. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 20, 2024 | Aoris International Fund | 3.1% | 0.0% | ACN, APH, CDW, CMPGY, CTAS, MC.PA, MSCI, MSFT, NVDA, OR.PA, V | Concentration, international, management, Quality, technology, value | NVIDIA dominated markets with share price rising 33% in the quarter and 255% year-to-date, driven by generative AI applications. The company became the third largest globally by market value, adding $4.3 trillion since early 2023. Market concentration has increased significantly due to AI-driven performance. | V MSCI |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 18, 2024 | Harding Loevner International Equity | 9.5% | 11.5% | 700.HK, ALV.DE, ASML, BAP, BBVA, BHP.AX, D05.SI, GFNORTEO.MX, HDFC.NS, ICICIBANK.NS, IFX.DE, LIN, NESN.SW, NVDA, NVO, OR.PA, RIO, SAP.DE, SHEL, TSM | AI, Banking, emerging markets, international, M&A, Political Risk, semiconductors, technology | AI beneficiaries like semiconductors and semiconductor equipment surged by double digits, with TSMC continuing to soar on sustained demand for AI-related chips for NVIDIA and others. Returns within IT were bifurcated as direct AI beneficiaries outperformed while software & services fell. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 18, 2024 | Harding Loevner Global Equity | 5.2% | 15.6% | 0700.HK, 1299.HK, ABBV, ADYEN.AS, ALC, AMZN, BKNG, CME, COST, DHR, GOOGL, ISRG, KER.PA, META, NFLX, OR.PA, PINS, SLB, SONY, TW | AI, competition, global, growth, innovation, Quality, semiconductors, technology | The race for artificial-intelligence solutions is driving innovation across sectors, with companies like Adobe, OpenAI, and others competing to develop generative AI capabilities. The manager expects software and services businesses to become primary beneficiaries as large companies embrace generative AI. Competition in AI is intense, with new capabilities being unveiled regularly by tech startups and incumbents. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jul 7, 2023 | Fundsmith Equity Fund | -2.0% | 7.1% | AAPL, ADBE, ADP, AMS.MC, AMZN, COLOB.CO, EL, GOOGL, IDXX, MC.PA, META, MKC, MSFT, MTD, NVO, OR.PA, PEP, PG, PM, SYK, WAT | consumer, fundamentals, global, healthcare, Quality, technology | L'Oréal continues to impress with execution particularly in China and online channels, contrasting sharply with Estée Lauder's struggles. Estée Lauder fell due to poor figures from inventory build-up and write-offs in anticipation of Chinese reopening, revealing severe supply chain weaknesses with no manufacturing capability in Asia. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Aoris International Fund | 3.1% | 0.0% | ACN, APH, CDW, COST, CPRT, CTAS, EXPN.L, FAST, GGG, HLMA.L, MC.PA, MSFT, OR.PA, RELX.L, TSCO | concentrated, global, Quality, value | View | ||
| 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 14, 2025 | Fundsmith Equity Fund | -5.7% | -5.7% | ADP, BF-B, IDXX, MAR, MC.PA, META, MSFT, NVO, OR.PA, OTIS, PM, SYK, UL, V, WAT | equities, global, growth, healthcare, long-term, Quality, technology | The fund maintains stringent investment criteria focusing on high quality businesses that can sustain high returns on operating capital employed. These businesses have advantages that are difficult to replicate and do not require significant leverage to generate returns. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Mayar Capital | 2.9% | 2.9% | 005930.KS, 7974.T, AHT.L, ALO.PA, BH, BLND.L, BNR.DE, CAP.PA, CFR.PA, EA, FOUR.L, GOOGL, HLCL.L, JNJ, JSG.L, KERY.PA, KVUE, LH, MA, NESN.SW, NKE, NVO, OR.PA, PYPL, SAP, SOLV, SOM.L, UL, UPS, V, VTY.L, VWS.CO | AI, Europe, global, Pharmaceuticals, Quality, risk management, technology, value | Capgemini reported 5% of Q4 bookings were generative AI-related, up from 2% earlier in the year. Management sees AI as transformative technology with potential to revolutionize every industry globally. The company is well-positioned to serve as industry's key technology partner in realizing AI benefits for businesses worldwide. | NKE NVO CAP.PA |
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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 | |
| 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | Aoris International Fund | 3.1% | 0.0% | ACN, COST, CTAS, EL, FAST, GGG, KER.PA, MC.PA, NKE, OR.PA, TSCO | concentrated, Conservative, growth, international, long-term, Quality, ROIC | Aoris focuses exclusively on high-quality businesses with strong competitive positions, high returns on invested capital, and conservative balance sheets. The fund owns only 15 companies maximum, applying unusually demanding quality criteria including strong profitability, low debt levels, and market leadership positions. | GGG MC.PA |
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| 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | Fundsmith Equity Fund | -2.0% | 7.1% | ADBE, ADP, BF-B, EL, IDXX, MC.PA, META, MKC, MSFT, NVO, OR.PA, PM, SYK, V, WAT | Concentration, consumer, global, healthcare, Quality, technology | The fund focuses on high quality businesses with stringent investment criteria including high return on operating capital, difficult-to-replicate advantages, and resilience to technological change. The portfolio consists of 27 holdings concentrated in businesses that can sustain high returns without significant leverage. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 31, 2024 | Harding Loevner International Equity | 9.5% | 11.5% | 005930.KS, 1810.HK, 4507.T, 4519.T, 6301.T, 6383.T, 8306.T, ADYEY, ALFVY, ATD, ATLKY, BAC, BBVA, BHP, D05.SI, DASTY, ENNEF, FMX, IFX.DE, KRYAY, LOGI, MFC, NZYMF, OR.PA, PNGAY, RIO, SAP, SBGSY, SYSMF, TSM | emerging markets, Europe, financials, growth, industrials, international, Quality, technology | The manager emphasizes their focus on high-quality companies that provide stability against market turbulence. They seek quality combined with high growth, noting that quality companies often generate higher risk-adjusted returns due to more predictable profitability and earnings growth. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 28, 2025 | Aoris International Fund | - | 22.9% | APH, CDW, CMPGY, COST, CTAS, DPLM.L, HLMA.L, MC.PA, MSCI, OR.PA, RELX.L, SHW, TSCO, V | global, Intrinsic Value, large cap, Long Term, Quality, value | Manager focuses on owning 15 high-quality, growing, wealth-creating businesses that are market leaders in established industries. Portfolio companies are selected for their strong competitive positions, consistent growth records, and ability to control their own destiny without being subject to government policy changes. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 26, 2024 | Aoris International Fund | 3.1% | 0.0% | ATCO-A.ST, COST, CPRT, FAST, GGG, MSFT, NKE, OR.PA, RELX.L, TSCO | concentrated, international, Long Term, Quality, Resilience, value | Aoris focuses on high-quality, wealth-creating businesses with strong competitive positions, consistent profitability, and resilient characteristics. The portfolio consists of 15 companies that demonstrate superior growth, profitability, and balance sheet strength compared to market averages. | REL.L FAST OR.PA COST AAPL|MSFT|NFLX|NVDA|UNH CPRT ATCO-A.ST |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 18, 2025 | Mayar Capital | -10.0% | -1.5% | 005930.KS, AHT.L, BNR.DE, CAP.PA, CFR.SW, EA, FIMK.L, GOOGL, JNJ, JSG.L, LH, NESN.SW, OR.PA, PYPL, SAP, SOLV, UL, UPS, V, VRS.L | Concentration, global, Quality, technology, Valuations, value | Manager emphasizes investing in high-quality businesses trading at significant discounts to intrinsic value. The fund focuses on boring companies with strong fundamentals and attractive long-term growth prospects at reasonable valuations, contrasting with overvalued technology stocks. | AHT.L MSTR NVDA CSCO |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 16, 2025 | Polen Capital – Global SMID Company Growth | 2.3% | 12.0% | ABNB, ADBE, AMZN, CSGP, CSL.AX, GOOGL, ICLR, MC.PA, NVO, OR.PA, ORCL, PAYC, SHOP.TO | AI, Cloud, E-Commerce, global, growth, Quality, software | AI applications are emerging across several software and cloud businesses in the portfolio, though still representing a modest percentage of revenues. The focus is shifting from infrastructure build-out to monetizing AI in the application layer, positioning the portfolio to benefit from this transition. | CSGP PAYC AMZN SHOP.TO |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 13, 2025 | Fundsmith Equity Fund | - | 8.9% | AAPL, ADP, AMZN, ATCO-A.ST, BF-B, DEO, GOOGL, IDXX, LLY, META, MKC, MSFT, NKE, NVDA, NVO, OR.PA, PM, SAP.DE, SYK, TXN | AI, Concentration, long-term, Quality, technology, volatility | The AI boom continued in 2024 with focused attention on fewer real beneficiaries like Nvidia. Tech companies are racing to build AI capacity through GPU chips and data centers, though whether this arms race produces adequate returns remains an open question. The AI enthusiasm contains hype similar to the Dotcom era, but key differences include current profitability of leading companies like Nvidia. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Aoris International Fund | L'Oréal S.A. | Consumer Staples | Personal Products | Bull | Euronext Paris | Acquisitions, Aesop, beauty products, Brand Building, Cosmetics, Distribution Channels, global scale, market share gains, product innovation | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Andvari Associates | L'Oréal S.A. | Consumer Staples | Personal Care Products | Bull | Euronext Paris | beauty products, brand portfolio, consumer staples, Cosmetics, diversification, Emerging markets, Global Market Leader, R&D investment | View Pitch |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Substack | Rijnberk Invest Insights | L'Oréal S.A. | Consumer Goods | Personal Products | Bull | Euronext Paris | beauty industry, Brand investment, cash flow, Competitive Advantage, Emerging markets, innovation, long-term growth, market share, Pricing power, resilience | View Pitch |
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