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Sustainable Emerging Markets Portfolio Manager Maria Negrete-Gruson, CFA, and EMsights Capital Group Portfolio Manager Michael Cirami, CFA, share their differentiated investment approaches and where they see opportunities within the EM equity and fixed income asset classes amid today’s market uncertainty.

This presentation represents the views and opinions of Sustainable Emerging Markets Team Portfolio Manager Maria Negrete-Gruson and EMsights Capital Group Portfolio Manager Michael Cirami as of 10 May 2023, which are based on current market conditions and are subject to change without notice. While the information contained herein is believed to be reliable, there is no guarantee to the accuracy or completeness of any statement in the discussion. This material is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any investment service, product or individual security. Any forecasts contained herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not to be relied upon as advice or interpreted as a recommendation.

Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk. The value of portfolio securities selected by the investment team may rise or fall in response to company, market, economic, political, regulatory or other news, at times greater than the market or benchmark index. International investments involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging and less developed markets, including frontier markets, and include new and rapidly changing political and economic structures, which may cause instability; underdeveloped securities markets; and higher likelihood of high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluations. A portfolio’s environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) considerations may limit the investment opportunities available and, as a result, the portfolio may forgo certain investment opportunities and underperform portfolios that do not consider ESG factors. Fixed income securities carry interest rate risk and credit risk for both the issuer and counterparty and investors may lose principal value. In general, when interest rates rise, fixed income values fall. High yield securities (junk bonds) are speculative, experience greater price volatility and have a higher degree of credit and liquidity risk than bonds with a higher credit rating. 

For the purpose of determining the portfolio’s holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Strategy. The holdings mentioned above comprised the following percentages of a representative account within the Sustainable Emerging Markets Composite’s total net assets as of as 30 Jun 2023: MercadoLibre Inc 2.7%, Itau Unibanco Holdings SA 2.3%. For the purpose of determining the portfolio's holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the portfolio. Holdings information is not intended to represent or predict portfolio investment performance or as a recommendation of any individual security. Securities referenced may not be representative of all portfolio holdings and holdings are subject to change without notice.

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