Investment Process

The investment team seeks to invest in high-quality, undervalued businesses that offer the potential for superior risk/reward outcomes.

Undervaluation

  • Determine the intrinsic value of the business
  • Invest at a significant discount to intrinsic value

Business Quality

  • Strong free cash flow
  • High/improving returns on capital
  • Strong competitive positions

Financial Strength

  • Strong balance sheets reduce potential for capital risk
  • Provides management ability to build value

Shareholder-Oriented Management

  • History of building shareholder value

In-depth Investment Process

 

Other Funds Managed

Investment
Results (%)

As of 29 February 2024 QTD YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Advisor Class: APDGX 3.30 3.30 22.69 8.27 9.21 7.41 7.92
MSCI All Country World Index 4.90 4.90 23.15 6.79 10.51 8.37 5.88
MSCI All Country World Value Index 2.43 2.43 12.73 6.91 6.77 5.69 3.93
As of 31 December 2023 QTD YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Advisor Class: APDGX 12.34 26.73 26.73 8.31 10.94 7.14 7.78
MSCI All Country World Index 11.03 22.20 22.20 5.75 11.72 7.93 5.63
MSCI All Country World Value Index 9.17 11.81 11.81 7.33 8.24 5.46 3.82

Calendar Year Returns (%)

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Advisor Class: APDGX 23.99 6.65 15.63 -13.29 26.73
MSCI All Country World Index 26.60 16.25 18.54 -18.36 22.20
MSCI All Country World Value Index 20.58 -0.33 19.62 -7.55 11.81
Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Class inception: Investor (10 December 2007); 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

Annual Report 30 September 2023 1.11%
Prospectus 30 September 2023 1.17%

Expense Ratio Disclosure

See prospectus for further details. Annual Report Figures: Excludes Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses as described in the prospectus. 

Top 10 Holdings
(% of total portfolio as of 29 February 2024)
Meta Platforms Inc (United States) 4.6
Heidelberg Materials AG (Germany) 4.6
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Korea) 4.4
Elevance Health Inc (United States) 4.3
Danone SA (France) 4.3
Novartis AG (Switzerland) 4.2
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp (United States) 4.1
Berkshire Hathaway Inc (United States) 4.0
Alphabet Inc (United States) 4.0
American Express Co (United States) 3.9
Total 42.5%
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Portfolio Statistics
(as of 29 February 2024)
Median Market Cap (Billions) $87.4
Weighted Avg. Market Cap (Billions) $264.6
Weighted Harmonic Avg. P/E (FY1) 14.4X
Weighted Harmonic Avg. P/E (FY2) 13.0X
Weighted Avg. Net Debt/Capital 7.3%
Median Price/Book Value 2.6X
Weighted Avg. ROA 7.1%
Active Share 91.9%
Annual Turnover 13.8%
Number of Securities 34
Number of Countries 10
Cash (% of total portfolio) 7.9%
Region Allocation
(% of portfolio securities as of 29 February 2024)
Region Allocation chart
Americas 46.5
Europe 45.5
Emerging Markets 7.0
Pacific Basin 1.0
Total 100.0%
Top 10 Countries
(% of portfolio securities as of 29 February 2024)
United States 46.5
United Kingdom 15.2
Switzerland 10.1
France 7.8
Germany 6.1
Netherlands 5.1
Korea 4.8
China 2.2
Belgium 1.2
Japan 1.0
Sector Diversification
(% of portfolio securities as of 29 February 2024)
Communication Services 10.3
Consumer Discretionary 12.4
Consumer Staples 10.2
Energy 5.0
Financials 31.1
Health Care 13.7
Industrials 5.5
Information Technology 6.8
Materials 4.9
Real Estate
Utilities
Other
Total 100.0%
The investment team leverages high degrees of experience and knowledge within a disciplined investment process. Learn more about the Team.
  • Daniel J. O'Keefe
  • Lead Portfolio Manager
  • Managing Director
  • 31Years Investment
    Experience
  • Michael J. McKinnon, CFA
  • Portfolio Manager
  • Managing Director
  • 21Years Investment
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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. Value 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. Net Debt/Capital reflects a company’s financial leverage as measured by its net debt (total debt minus cash & cash equivalents) divided by total capital. The aggregate calculation excludes companies classified by GICS as banks, consumer finance and capital markets to focus on nonfinancial liabilities. Price-to-Book Ratio (P/B Ratio) is a valuation measure used to compare a stock's market value to its book value. Return on Assets (ROA) is a profitability ratio that measures the amount of net income returned as a percentage of total assets. 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. Free Cash Flow is a measure of financial performance calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. Return on Capital (ROC) is a measure of how effectively a company uses the money (borrowed or owned) invested in its operations. 

MSCI All Country World Index measures the performance of developed and emerging markets. MSCI ACWI Value Index measures the performance of companies across developed and emerging markets that exhibit value style characteristics according to MSCI. 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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