Investment Process

The team’s investment approach is based on idea generation, a systematic framework for analyzing companies and proactive risk management. Utilizing this approach, the team seeks to construct a focused portfolio designed to maximize alpha while limiting downside risk over the long term.

Idea Generation

  • Identify inflections in multi-year trends caused by changes in supply/demand dynamics, societal behavior, market conditions, technology, laws/regulations and business models, among other variables—these can lead to powerful re-ratings of industries and companies
  • Find areas where the team’s views on industry fundamentals differ from consensus estimates—a key element in alpha generation

Systematic Analytical Framework

  • Apply a systematic framework for analyzing companies across sectors and themes, creating a repeatable and methodical decision-making process
  • Focus on multi-year earnings power differentiation, expected outcome scenario analysis, return on invested capital and discounted cash flow valuations using the team’s proprietary company models
  • Utilize internally developed visual outputs to consistently evaluate positions across the portfolio

Proactive Risk Management

  • Incorporate risk management into all stages of the investment process
  • Evaluate metrics including crowding, correlation, volatility, stress tests, liquidity, factor analysis and macro drivers, in order to inform portfolio construction and position sizing
  • Where appropriate, use various instruments, such as options, in an effort to magnify alpha and minimize downside

Investment Results (%)

As of 30 September 2024 QTD YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Investor Class: ARTTX 6.97 28.72 43.76 7.34 13.61 17.75
S&P 500® Index 5.89 22.08 36.35 11.91 15.98 14.64
As of 30 September 2024 QTD YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Investor Class: ARTTX 6.97 28.72 43.76 7.34 13.61 17.75
S&P 500® Index 5.89 22.08 36.35 11.91 15.98 14.64

Calendar Year Returns (%)

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Investor Class: ARTTX 32.29 29.70 23.45 -26.10 15.63
S&P 500® Index 31.49 18.40 28.71 -18.11 26.29
Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. 

Past performance does not guarantee and is not a reliable indicator of future results. Investment returns and principal values will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than that shown. Performance may reflect agreements to limit a Fund’s expenses, which would reduce performance if not in effect. The fund’s investments in initial public offerings (IPOs) made a material contribution to performance. IPO investments may contribute significantly to a small portfolio’s return, an effect that will generally decrease as assets grow. IPO investments may be unavailable in the future. 

Ratings

Morningstar Overall RatingTM
As of 30 September 2024
  
Morningstar Medalist RatingTM
As of 30 September 2024
Bronze

Analyst-Driven: 10%
Data Coverage: 96%

Morningstar Rating Disclosure

Star ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year Morningstar Ratings metrics. 1076 funds in the overall Large Growth category. View full Fund ratings.  

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Expense Ratio

Semi-Annual Report 31 March 2024 1.41%
Prospectus 31 May 2024 1.31%

Expense Ratio Disclosure

See prospectus for further details. Semi-Annual Report Figure(s): Unaudited, annualized for the six-month period. 

Top 5 Issuers
(% of net assets as of 30 September 2024)
General Electric Co (Aero Normalization) 8.6
Apple Inc (Digitization of User Experience & Commerce) 8.0
NVIDIA Corp (Transformation of the Enterprise) 7.9
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (Transformation of the Enterprise) 6.5
Constellation Energy Corp (De-Globalization) 5.8
Total 36.9%
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Portfolio Statistics
(as of 30 September 2024)
Number of Companies 25
Non-US Companies (% of net assets) 14.4%
Weighted Avg. Market Cap (Billions) $971.6
Weighted Avg. ROE 24.4%
Weighted Avg. LT EPS Growth Rate (3-5 Yr) 20.3%
Weighted Avg. P/E (FY2) 30.8X
Active Share 75.0%
Market Cap Distribution
(% of net assets as of 30 September 2024)

$ in billions
75.0+ 81.3
25.0–75.0 13.8
5.0–25.0
0.0–5.0
Not Applicable
TOTAL 95.2%
Portfolio Exposure by Theme
(% of net assets as of 30 September 2024)
Transformation of the Enterprise 22.2
Aero Normalization 15.0
De-Globalization 14.7
Digitization of User Experience & Commerce 14.5
Medical Innovations 10.6
Data Monetization 10.0
Network Infrastructure Modernization 8.2
Total 95.2%

Sector Diversification
(% of net assets as of 30 September 2024)

% of net assets represents the portfolio's exposures based on the economic value of investments and options are delta-adjusted. Categories “Other” and “N/A” may include ETFs, ETF/Index options and other securities which have not explicitly been classified. Cash and cash equivalents represented 1.4% of the total portfolio.
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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. 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. Non-diversified portfolios may invest larger portions of assets in securities of a smaller number of issuers and performance of a single issuer may have greater impact to the portfolio's returns. Use of derivatives may create investment leverage and increase the likelihood of volatility and risk of loss in excess of the amount invested. High portfolio turnover may adversely affect returns due to increased transaction costs and creation of additional tax consequences. Securities of small- and medium-sized companies tend to have a shorter history of operations, be more volatile and less liquid and may have underperformed securities of large companies during some periods. 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. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money. 

Performance Source: Artisan Partners/S&P®. Data & Statistics Sources: Artisan Partners/Bloomberg/GICS. Artisan Partners may exclude outlier data and certain securities which lack applicable attributes, such as private securities when calculating portfolio statistics. If information is unavailable for a particular security Artisan may use data from a related security to calculate portfolio statistics. For the purpose of determining the Fund's holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund. Cash weighting includes cash and cash equivalents. Idiosyncratic Positions are issuers held outside of a theme. Theme categorizations are at the sole discretion of the team. Themes and constituents are as of the date indicated and subject to change. Portfolio sector classifications are defined by the investment team and may differ substantially from the Global Industry Classification System (GICS) classifications. For the portfolio’s sector breakdown according to GICS methodology, refer to the Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings filed at www.sec.gov

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Market Cap (USD) is the aggregate value of all of a company's outstanding equity securities. Return on Equity (ROE) is a profitability ratio that measures the amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity. Weighted Average is the average of values weighted to the data set's composition. The Focus portfolio Weighted Avg. P/E is a Weighted Harmonic Average. Weighted Harmonic Average is a calculation of weighted average commonly used for rates or ratios. LT EPS Growth Rate is the average of the 3-5 year forecasted EPS growth rate of a company. Price-to-Earnings Ratio (P/E Ratio) measures how expensive a stock is. Earnings figures used for FY1 and FY2 are estimates for the current and next unreported fiscal years. Active Share is defined as the percentage of a portfolio that differs from its benchmark index. Active Share can range from 0% for an index fund that perfectly mirrors its benchmark to 100% for a portfolio with no overlap with an index. Active Share is not delta-adjusted and includes cash, cash equivalents, ETFs and ETF/Index options. 

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