- Investor Update—Q4 2023
- Artisan Partners Developing World Team Portfolio Manager Lewis Kaufman discusses his team’s investment philosophy, portfolio positioning and the current market environment.
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The investment team seeks to build, preserve and enhance a stream of compounded business value. It defines this emphasis as follows:
Build
Pair low penetration domestic demand with scalable and enduring businesses that are able to drive value creation and disproportionate outcomes.
Preserve
Preserve value creation and establish a forward-looking construct for managing risk.
Enhance
Leverage value pathways to enhance long-term value creation.
As of 31 March 2024 | QTD | YTD | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | Inception |
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Composite — Gross | 11.40 | 11.40 | 18.74 | -6.79 | 11.05 | — | 10.68 |
Composite — Net | 11.12 | 11.12 | 17.51 | -7.77 | 9.90 | — | 9.53 |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index | 2.37 | 2.37 | 8.15 | -5.05 | 2.22 | — | 3.24 |
As of 31 March 2024 | QTD | YTD | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | Inception |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Composite — Gross | 11.40 | 11.40 | 18.74 | -6.79 | 11.05 | — | 10.68 |
Composite — Net | 11.12 | 11.12 | 17.51 | -7.77 | 9.90 | — | 9.53 |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index | 2.37 | 2.37 | 8.15 | -5.05 | 2.22 | — | 3.24 |
Trailing 12 Months Ended 31 March | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Composite — Gross | 7.26 | 94.54 | -24.25 | -9.97 | 18.74 |
Composite — Net | 6.15 | 92.61 | -25.06 | -10.92 | 17.51 |
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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Composite — Gross | 43.40 | 83.46 | -8.71 | -40.56 | 30.96 |
Composite — Net | 41.94 | 81.64 | -9.68 | -41.21 | 29.62 |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index | 18.42 | 18.31 | -2.54 | -20.09 | 9.83 |
As of 31 March 2024 | Average Up Month | Average Down Month |
Composite — Net | 458bps | -376bps |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index | 392bps | -407bps |
Difference | +66bps | +31bps |
Based on monthly net-of-fees composite returns beginning July 1, 2015. Net-of-fees composite returns were calculated using the highest model investment advisory fees applicable to portfolios within the composite. Upside/Downside Capture represents average monthly returns during months when the index was positive and negative, respectively.
Top 10 Holdings (% of total portfolio as of 31 March 2024) |
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MercadoLibre Inc (Argentina) | 6.0 |
MakeMyTrip Ltd (India) | 5.5 |
NVIDIA Corp (United States) | 5.5 |
Sea Ltd (Singapore) | 5.4 |
Visa Inc (United States) | 4.6 |
Adyen NV (Netherlands) | 4.6 |
Airbnb Inc (United States) | 4.5 |
NU Holdings Ltd (Brazil) | 4.4 |
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (United States) | 4.3 |
HDFC Bank Ltd (India) | 3.4 |
Total | 48.3% |
Portfolio Statistics (as of 31 March 2024) |
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Median Market Cap (Billions) | $76.3 |
Weighted Avg. Market Cap (Billions) | $260.5 |
Number of Securities | 31 |
Number of Countries | 8 |
Cash (% of total portfolio) | 3.0% |
Region Allocation (% of portfolio securities as of 31 March 2024) |
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Developed Markets | 50.1 |
Asia | 39.2 |
Latin America | 10.7 |
Total | 100.0% |
Top 10 Countries (% of portfolio securities as of 31 March 2024) |
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United States | 38.0 |
China | 17.9 |
India | 12.9 |
Singapore | 8.4 |
Netherlands | 7.7 |
Argentina | 6.2 |
Brazil | 4.5 |
France | 4.3 |