Investment Process

The investment team seeks to invest in companies within its preferred themes with sustainable growth characteristics at attractive valuations that do not reflect their long-term potential.

Themes

  • Identify long-term secular growth trends
  • Invest in companies poised to be beneficiaries of those trends

Sustainable Growth

  • Sustainable competitive advantage
  • Superior business model
  • High-quality management team

Valuation

  • Assess valuation relative to growth potential and to history and peers
  • Invest in companies whose sustainable growth prospects are not fully reflected in underlying stock prices

In-depth Investment Process

 

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Investment
Results (%)

As of 30 September 2024 QTD YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Advisor Class: APDIX 5.88 14.70 26.07 2.86 6.04 5.13 8.35
MSCI EAFE Index 7.26 12.99 24.77 5.48 8.20 5.71 5.23
MSCI All Country World ex USA Index 8.06 14.21 25.35 4.14 7.59 5.22 5.44
As of 30 September 2024 QTD YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Advisor Class: APDIX 5.88 14.70 26.07 2.86 6.04 5.13 8.35
MSCI EAFE Index 7.26 12.99 24.77 5.48 8.20 5.71 5.23
MSCI All Country World ex USA Index 8.06 14.21 25.35 4.14 7.59 5.22 5.44

Calendar Year Returns (%)

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Advisor Class: APDIX 29.36 7.72 9.16 -19.47 14.44
MSCI EAFE Index 22.01 7.82 11.26 -14.45 18.24
MSCI All Country World ex USA Index 21.51 10.65 7.82 -16.00 15.62
Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Index inception 31 Dec 1995. MSCI ACWI ex USA Index performance represents linked performance data for the MSCI ACWI ex USA (Gross) Index from 31 Dec 1995 to 31 Dec 2000 and the MSCI ACWI ex USA (Net) Index from 1 Jan 2001 forward. Class inception: Investor (28 December 1995); Advisor (1 April 2015). For the period prior to inception, Advisor Class performance is the Investor Class’s return for that period (“Linked Performance”). Linked Performance has not been restated to reflect expenses of the Advisor Class and the share class’s returns during that period would be different if such expenses were reflected. 

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. 

Expense Ratio

Semi-Annual Report 31 March 2024 1.05%
Prospectus 30 September 2023 1.05%

Expense Ratio Disclosure

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

Top 10 Holdings
(% of total portfolio as of 30 September 2024)
UBS Group AG (Switzerland) 5.6
Air Liquide SA (France) 4.7
Linde PLC (United States) 4.4
Amazon.com Inc (United States) 4.2
Argenx SE (Belgium) 4.0
UCB SA (Belgium) 4.0
Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany) 3.7
Melrose Industries PLC (United Kingdom) 3.5
BAE Systems PLC (United Kingdom) 3.4
Novo Nordisk A/S (Denmark) 3.3
Total 40.9%
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Portfolio Statistics
(as of 30 September 2024)
Median Market Cap (Billions) $40.0
Weighted Avg. Market Cap (Billions) $176.3
Weighted Harmonic Avg. P/E (FY1) 16.9X
Weighted Harmonic Avg. P/E (FY2) 15.4X
Weighted Avg. LT EPS Growth Rate (3-5 Yr) 19.7%
Weighted Avg. Operating Margin 16.0%
Active Share 85.8%
Annual Turnover 77.0%
Number of Securities 60
Number of Countries 17
Cash (% of total portfolio) 5.6%

Region Allocation
(% of portfolio securities as of 30 September 2024)

Top 10 Countries
(% of portfolio securities as of 30 September 2024)
United Kingdom 17.0
France 12.1
Switzerland 10.8
Germany 10.2
United States 9.1
Belgium 8.5
Denmark 7.0
Japan 6.5
Canada 4.2
Italy 4.0

Sector Diversification
(% of portfolio securities as of 30 September 2024)

The investment team leverages high degrees of experience and knowledge within a disciplined investment process. Learn more about the Team.
  • Mark L. Yockey, CFA
  • Portfolio Manager
  • 44Years Investment
    Experience
  • Charles-Henri Hamker
  • Associate Portfolio Manager
  • 34Years Investment
    Experience
  • Andrew J. Euretig
  • Associate Portfolio Manager
  • 20Years Investment
    Experience
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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. 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. 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. Growth securities may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money. 

Performance Source: Artisan Partners/MSCI. Data & Statistics Sources: Artisan Partners/MSCI/GICS. Sector exposure percentages reflect sector designations as currently classified by GICS. Annual turnover is reported as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. 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. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 

Median is the data's midpoint value. Market Cap (USD) is the aggregate value of all of a company's outstanding equity securities. Weighted Average is the average of values weighted to the data set's composition. Weighted Harmonic Average is a calculation of weighted average commonly used for rates or ratios. 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. LT EPS Growth Rate is the average of the 3-5 year forecasted EPS growth rate of a company. Operating Margin is a measure of a corporation’s profitability. It is calculated as the last twelve months operating income before depreciation for the ending quarter and subtracts out the last twelve months depreciation from the ending quarter divided by the last twelve months sales for the ending quarter, weighted by the size of the company’s position within the portfolio. 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. Annual Turnover is a measure of the trading activity in an investment portfolio—how often securities are bought and sold by a portfolio. 

MSCI EAFE Index measures the performance of developed markets, excluding the US and Canada. MSCI All Country World ex-USA Index measures the performance of developed and emerging markets, excluding the US. The index(es) are unmanaged; include net reinvested dividends; do not reflect fees or expenses; and are not available for direct investment. 

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The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) is the exclusive intellectual property of MSCI Inc. (MSCI) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC (S&P). Neither MSCI, S&P, their affiliates, nor any of their third party providers (“GICS Parties”) makes any representations or warranties, express or implied, with respect to GICS or the results to be obtained by the use thereof, and expressly disclaim all warranties, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The GICS Parties shall not have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of such damages.