International Small-Mid Fund Investor Update—Q1 2024
Rezo Kanovich, portfolio manager of Artisan International Small-Mid Fund, discusses portfolio performance and positioning and where the team is finding the most attractive long-term opportunities.
Find out what’s driving secular and cyclical trends in construction, aerospace and freight shipping. Which companies are gaining the most and why? Portfolio Manager Andrew Euretig breaks it down.
Chris Smith, portfolio manager of the Antero Peak Group, provides an overview of the current market environment and key themes the team believes are poised to accelerate in the coming quarters.
Artisan Global Unconstrained Fund: Celebrating Two Years
The EMsights Capital Group recently celebrated the two-year anniversary of the Artisan Global Unconstrained Fund, a flexible portfolio designed to adapt to a wide range of market and economic conditions.
The Artisan Partners Growth Team is pleased to announce the publication of its annual Stewardship Report. The report highlights enhanced stewardship workflows and shares recent engagement and proxy voting case studies. View the report to learn more about the team’s stewardship efforts.
The Strategic and Tactical Case for Global Smaller Caps
The Artisan Partners Growth Team believes many compelling long-term investment opportunities can be found among global smaller companies, and the current market environment may offer an attractive entry point.
Peak Insights: An Exclusive Conversation with Chris Smith and DraftKings
Antero Peak Group Portfolio Manager Chris Smith recently joined DraftKings’ CEO and Co-founder Jason Robins to discuss the growth of Online Sports Betting and iGaming and how DraftKings’ “secret sauce” has helped separate it from its competition.
Research Analyst Rosa Vazquez discusses how the investment team finds good businesses trading at discounted prices and reviews a recent investment example from the aerospace industry.
After a period of prolonged underperformance, listen to Portfolio Manager Jay Warner explain why he is optimistic about the future prospects of the small-cap asset class.
Artisan International Fund: Navigating International Markets in 2024
Artisan Partners Global Equity Team Portfolio Manager Mark Yockey reviews the Artisan International Fund with moderator and Chief Operating Officer Brett Meyer. Together, they discuss the portfolio's latest themes and key holdings for 2024.
Portfolio Manager Anand Vasagiri explains the depth of due diligence required for investing in non-US small caps and how an experienced practitioner can leverage idiosyncrasies to generate alpha.
The Antero Peak Group outlines why the emergence of AI presents growth opportunities for High Bandwidth Memory and an upcoming paradigm shift in the DRAM market.
Michael Cirami, portfolio manager of the EMsights Capital Group, provides an overview of the current market environment, discusses portfolio positioning and expands on where the team sees opportunities in the coming periods.
Lead Portfolio Manager David Samra spoke recently at the Value Investor New York Conference about the extraordinary opportunity UBS was able to capitalize on when it acquired Credit Suisse in 2023.
What is a Value Root Canal and how is one conducted to optimal effect? At the December 2023 Value Invest New York Conference, Artisan International Explorer portfolio managers Beini Zhou and Anand Vasagiri demonstrated how painless and precise the process can be with the right tools and practitioners.
International Small-Mid Fund Investor Update—Q4 2023
Rezo Kanovich, portfolio manager of Artisan International Small-Mid Fund, discusses portfolio performance and positioning and where the team is finding the most attractive long-term opportunities.
For much of the last decade, small-cap stocks have underperformed their large-cap counterparts. Learn why our portfolio managers are optimistic about the forward outlook of the asset class from here.
Artisan Partners Developing World Team Portfolio Manager Lewis Kaufman discusses his team’s investment philosophy, portfolio positioning and the current market environment.
Chris Smith, portfolio manager of the Antero Peak Group, provides an overview of the current market environment and key themes the team believes are poised to accelerate in the coming quarters.
Global Unconstrained: A Macro Aware, “Go-Anywhere” Solution
Learn how the Artisan Global Unconstrained Fund is designed to help diversify traditional asset allocations and navigate various markets environments while balancing performance and controlling risks.
Value Income: Designed to Generate Sustainable and Premium Income
Watch Portfolio Manager Tom Reynolds discuss Artisan Value Income Fund's dynamic portfolio construction that was designed to deliver consistent income and participation in the upside potential of equities.
The Semiconductor Opportunity: Artificial Intelligence
Data centers now account for 15-20% of total semiconductor demand. Listen to Associate Portfolio Manager, Aashish Rao, explain why he believes the artificial intelligence revolution will drive continued growth.
Listen to Associate Portfolio Manager, Aashish Rao, explain why he believes the electric vehicle market will increasingly rely on silicon carbide semiconductors to drive faster charging and increased range.
Portfolio Manager Rezo Kanovich identifies important tailwinds driving structural growth in health care and presenting long-term opportunities to compound returns.
Celebrating Three Years at the Firm: Beini Zhou and Anand Vasagiri
Beini Zhou and Anand Vasagiri reflect on their three years at Artisan Partners with David Samra. Learn why a proven investment philosophy and repeatable discipline have been paramount to their process managing the Artisan International Explorer Fund.
Listen to Founding Portfolio Manager Lewis Kaufman and the Artisan Partners Developing World Team discuss where they are identifying the best domestic demand opportunities in EM.
Artisan Global Discovery Fund: The Intersection of Quality and Growth
Listen as Jason White, portfolio manager of the Artisan Global Discovery Fund, describes the reason why the team launched this fund and why they believe it may be a compelling option for investors.
Mike McKinnon, portfolio manager of the Artisan Global Value Fund and Artisan Select Equity Fund, discusses portfolio positioning and the current market environment.
After a period of normalization following the COVID demand spike, the Growth team explains why it believes it is time to invest in e-commerce companies again.
Despite offering a potential risk-return “sweet spot” within US equities, mid caps are often overlooked. We discuss why this may be and review the case for a dedicated strategic allocation to the asset class.
Carl Katerndahl, client portfolio manager for the Artisan Partners Credit Team, discusses credit market fundamentals, portfolio positioning and where the team sees opportunities in the coming periods.
International Small-Mid Fund Investor Update—Q3 2023
Rezo Kanovich, portfolio manager of Artisan International Small-Mid Fund, discusses portfolio performance and positioning and where the team is finding the most attractive long-term opportunities.
Artisan Partners Developing World Team Portfolio Manager Lewis Kaufman discusses his team’s investment philosophy, portfolio positioning and the current market environment.
Chris Smith, portfolio manager of the Antero Peak Group, provides an overview of the current market environment and key themes the team believes are poised to accelerate in the coming quarters.
Artisan Partners U.S. Value Team: An ESG Framework
As fiduciaries, the U.S. Value team believes assessing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors is integral to a risk-aware investment framework.
Growth Team 5 in 5: Consumer Opportunities in the Current Environment
Artisan Partners Growth Team Associate Portfolio Manager Cindy Mu discusses where the team is finding consumer-focused investment opportunities in the current market environment in the team’s series, 5 Questions in 5 Minutes.
International Small-Mid Fund Investor Update—Q2 2023
Rezo Kanovich, portfolio manager of Artisan International Small-Mid Fund, discusses portfolio performance and positioning and where the team is finding the most attractive long-term opportunities.
Bryan Krug, portfolio manager for the Artisan Partners Credit Team, and Seth Yeager, co-portfolio manager of the Artisan Floating Rate Fund, discuss credit market fundamentals, portfolio positioning and where the team sees opportunities in the coming periods.
Chris Smith, portfolio manager of the Antero Peak Group, provides an overview of the current market environment and key themes the team believes are poised to accelerate in the coming quarters.
Artisan Partners Developing World Team Portfolio Manager Lewis Kaufman discusses his team’s investment philosophy, portfolio positioning and the current market environment.
From Epidemic to Opportunity: Investing in Obesity Treatments
The momentum behind GLP-1 obesity treatments is in the spotlight, especially as their proven efficacy begins to rival more invasive procedures. The Growth team outlines its strategic approach to capitalizing on this secular growth opportunity.
Innovation and drug platforms are driving resilience in biopharma. Research Analyst Navdeep ("Nav") Singh of the Artisan Global Equity Team shares his latest insights on the industry and how the team’s newest holdings are changing the world.
Citywire Interview: Top European Stocks in Portfolio
Undervaluation is making European stocks look increasingly attractive relative to their US peers. But Dan has been an investor of quality European names long before the market recognized the appeal, sometimes through the bleakest times in a company’s history.
Citywire Interview: Best Investment Decision in 2022
Lead portfolio manager Dan O'Keefe shares a nerve-breaking-turned-rewarding investment decision made in 2022, plus one of his favorite books and his advice for young investment professionals, in an interview with Citywire’s John Coumarianos.
Morningstar Investment Conference 2023 Featuring Dan O’Keefe
What is the case for investing outside the US? Is investing in emerging markets worth the risk? Lead portfolio manager Dan O'Keefe explored these and other important topics facing investors today, in a thought-provoking panel discussion during the Morningstar Investment Conference 2023.
Michael Cirami, portfolio manager of the EMsights Capital Group, provides an overview of the current market environment, discusses portfolio positioning and expands on where the team sees opportunities in the coming periods.
Growth Team 5 in 5: The Evolving Semiconductor Industry
Artisan Partners Growth Team Associate Portfolio Manager Aashish Rao and Analyst Bolu Ajayi discuss current factors impacting the semiconductor industry in the team’s series, 5 Questions in 5 Minutes.
Bryan Krug, portfolio manager for the Artisan Partners Credit Team, and Seth Yeager, co-portfolio manager of the Artisan Floating Rate Fund, discuss credit market fundamentals, portfolio positioning and where the team sees opportunities in the coming periods.
Chris Smith, portfolio manager of the Antero Peak Group, provides an overview of the current market environment and key themes the team believes are poised to accelerate in the coming quarters.
Artisan Partners Developing World Team Portfolio Manager Lewis Kaufman discusses his team’s investment philosophy, portfolio positioning and the current market environment.
The Artisan Partners Growth Team explores the impacts of consolidation, reduced cyclicality and content growth in the semiconductor industry and shares where the team is uncovering opportunities.
2022 marked the fourth year of the Artisan Partners Growth Team’s ESG journey. This year’s report includes a reflection on the state of the ESG industry, the progress made over the fourth year of the team's ESG journey, select stewardship engagements, proxy voting and policy updates, and updated sustainability metrics for our portfolios.
Portfolio Manager Charles Henri-Hamker reveals how luxury goods makers can continue to increase premium prices and gross margins while growing sales volumes.
Portfolio Manager Charles Henri-Hamker reveals how luxury goods makers can continue to increase premium prices and gross margins while growing sales volumes.
Growth Team 5 in 5: Thoughtful Insights on Health Care Innovation
Artisan Partners Growth Team Portfolio Manager Matt Kamm and Associate Portfolio Manager Martin Jochmann discuss timely topics within the health care industry in the team’s new series, 5 Questions in 5 Minutes.
In a recent exclusive conversation, all five of the Growth team’s portfolio managers discussed the market environment, their highest conviction secular growth trends, top ideas and how they are sticking to their time-tested investment process to navigate this challenging market environment.
Michael Cirami and Sarah Orvin, portfolio managers of the EMsights Capital Group, provide an overview of the current market environment, discuss portfolio positioning and expand on where the team sees opportunities in the coming periods.
Bryan Krug and Seth Yeager, co-portfolio managers of the Artisan High Income Fund and Artisan Floating Rate Fund, discuss credit market fundamentals, portfolio positioning and where the team sees opportunities in the coming periods.
Artisan Partners Developing World Team Portfolio Manager Lewis Kaufman discusses his team’s investment philosophy, portfolio positioning and the current market environment.
Chris Smith, portfolio manager of the Antero Peak Group, provides an overview of the current market environment and key themes the team believes are poised to accelerate in the coming quarters.
Insurance Broker Delivers the Perfect Policy for Growth
Senior Research Analyst Claudia Corra describes the resilient qualities of the insurance brokerage industry, how it is able to grow margins and cash flow even in inflationary times, and how one company stands out from the crowd.
Portfolio Manager Tom Reynolds discusses how cross-asset experience and the unique culture at Artisan Partners led to the creation of the Artisan Value Income Strategy.
Value Income Series: Our Criteria for Position Sizing
Portfolio Manager Daniel Kane explains how the team sizes positions within the Artisan Value Income Strategy using its three margin of safety criteria and by assessing a company’s capital structure and free cash flow generation.
Growth stocks are going through a re-shuffle. High-multiple asset-light tech stocks with far-off earnings are out. Reasonably priced growth stocks with unique assets, structural advantages and consistent near-term cash flows are in. Co-Portfolio Manager Andrew Euretig discusses how increased capital investments in infrastructure and the environment have played a powerful supporting role for some of the companies the team invests in.
Michael Cirami and Sarah Orvin, portfolio managers of the EMsights Capital Group, provide an overview of the current market environment, discuss portfolio positioning and expand on where the team sees opportunities in the coming periods.
Chris Smith, portfolio manager of the Antero Peak Group, provides an overview of the current market environment and key themes the team believes are poised to accelerate in the coming quarters.
Artisan Developing World Fund Portfolio Manager Lewis Kaufman discusses his team’s investment philosophy, portfolio positioning and the current market environment.
Bryan Krug and Seth Yeager, co-portfolio managers of the Artisan High Income Fund and Artisan Floating Rate Fund, discuss credit market fundamentals, portfolio positioning and where the team sees opportunities in the coming periods.
Given the market volatility over the past two years, many investors may want to take a closer look at their equity holdings. Learn how the Artisan Partners Global Equity Team finds growth in today’s environment.
Michael Cirami and Sarah Orvin, portfolio managers of the EMsights Capital Group, provide an overview of the current market environment, discuss portfolio positioning and expand on where the team sees opportunities in the coming periods.
Artisan Developing World Fund Portfolio Manager Lewis Kaufman discusses his team’s investment philosophy, portfolio positioning and the current market environment.
Bryan Krug and Seth Yeager, co-portfolio managers of the Artisan High Income Fund and Artisan Floating Rate Fund, discuss their outlook for leveraged finance markets and how price dispersion is creating attractive opportunities for credit selection.
Chris Smith, portfolio manager of the Antero Peak Group, provides an overview of the current market environment and key themes the team believes are poised to accelerate in the coming quarters.
Peak Insights: An Exclusive Conversation with Chris Smith and Canadian Pacific Railway
Antero Peak Group Portfolio Manager Chris Smith recently joined Canadian Pacific’s EVP and CFO Nadeem Velani to discuss the shift towards domestic supply chains and how the railroads are positioned to dramatically expand their reach.
In a recent exclusive conversation, key members of the Growth team discussed their highest conviction secular growth trends, top ideas and how they are sticking to their time-tested investment process to navigate this challenging market environment.
Inflationary pressure is being felt around the world. What are some of the driving forces and the implications for equity investors? Portfolio Manager Dan O’Keefe shares his perspective on the current investment landscape, ESG considerations, and where he is finding opportunities at the Artisan Partners Investment Forum 2022 in New York City.
Sustainable Investing Through an Emerging Markets Lens
Portfolio Manager Maria Negrete-Gruson, CFA and Analyst Meagan Nace, CFA discuss their bottom-up approach to sustainable investing in emerging markets.
2021 marked the third year of the Artisan Partners Growth Team's ESG journey. Knowledge development and engagement were two key initiatives, and the team discusses them in this second annual report.
Gurpreet Pal, Sustainable Emerging Markets Team Analyst, discusses the team’s differentiated approach to valuations—particularly as it relates to areas the market generally views as overvalued.
Artisan Partners International Small-Mid portfolio manager Rezo Kanovich discusses the software industry’s rapidly shifting dynamics and shares the team’s nuanced approached to identifying high-quality companies in the space.
Peak Insights: An Exclusive Conversation with Chris Smith and Analog Devices
Antero Peak Group Portfolio Manager Chris Smith recently joined Analog Devices’ President and CEO Vincent Roche to discuss the tectonic shifts happening in the new era of computing and how semiconductor companies are poised to benefit from the increased demand.
Punching Above Their Weight Class: High Value-Added Bottlenecks
High value-added bottlenecks are a cornerstone of the Artisan International Small-Mid Fund. Portfolio Manager Rezo Kanovich shares how high value-added bottlenecks’ resilient business models and sustainable pricing power lead to long-term investment opportunities.
ESGandMe: In Our DNA—Investing With an Innate Consideration for ESG
In the absence of industry consensus, investors continue their search for effective methods of ESG evaluation. Portfolio manager Rezo Kanovich shares the team’s idiosyncratic approach to ESG that has long been integral to the team’s research and decision-making processes.
Peak Insights: Building Blocks of a Modern Network
Antero Peak Group Analyst Noel Culhane discusses major shifts occurring in the computing industry over the next five-plus years and what he believes to be the building blocks of a 21st-century network.
Peak Insights: An Exclusive Conversation with Chris Smith and Agilent Technologies
Antero Peak Group Portfolio Manager Chris Smith recently joined Agilent Technologies CFO Bob McMahon to discuss how increased investment in research and development is advancing bleeding edge life science tools and technologies.
The Artisan Partners Growth Team explores its overall philosophy and process for incorporating ESG factors into its bottom-up fundamental approach to investing, as well as some highlights around its efforts in 2020 in this inaugural sustainability report.
Artisan Partners CEO Eric Colson and Artisan Partners Global Equity Team portfolio manager Mark Yockey discuss staying focused on what matters in the pursuit of exceptional companies.
Artisan Partners Global Equity Team portfolio manager Mark Yockey recently sat down with Eric Colson, Artisan Partners CEO, to discuss emerging growth opportunities in the areas of health care, energy efficiency and emissions reduction.
Artisan Partners Global Equity Team portfolio manager Mark Yockey discusses having a valuation discipline as a growth investor with Artisan Partners CEO Eric Colson.
Artisan Partners Global Equity Team portfolio manager Mark Yockey discusses having a risk-aware approach to biotech investing with Artisan Partners CEO Eric Colson.
Artisan Partners Global Equity Team portfolio manager Mark Yockey recently sat down with Eric Colson, Artisan Partners CEO, to discuss the current global opportunity set.
Artisan Partners Global Equity Team portfolio manager Mark Yockey discusses his team’s conviction-weighted position sizing with Artisan Partners CEO Eric Colson.
Innovations in Energy Efficiency and Data Center Operations
Artisan Partners Global Equity Team analyst Nik Legetic discusses the team’s environmental theme including its building efficiency and data centers sub-themes.
Peak Insights: An Exclusive Conversation with Chris Smith and Fidelity National Information Services (FIS)
Antero Peak Group portfolio manager Chris Smith recently joined FIS Chairman, President and CEO Gary Norcross to discuss the evolving role of technology in the payments and banking industries.
Intelligent Integration: Sustainable Investing in Emerging Markets
The Artisan Sustainable Emerging Markets Team shares how its differentiated approach to ESG helps it identify companies committed to both profits and progress while taking emerging market realities into consideration.
Lewis Kaufman, Artisan Partners Developing World founding portfolio manager, explains how he aims to identify companies best able to transcend the constraints facing emerging markets.
Lewis Kaufman, Artisan Partners Developing World founding portfolio manager, explains why he is value-driven—rather than valuation-driven—in his investment decisions.
Lewis Kaufman, Artisan Partners Developing World founding portfolio manager, differentiates between multinational companies and what he describes as passport companies.
Looking Forward From the Five Year Mark—A Developing World Conversation with Lewis Kaufman and Eric Colson
Artisan Partners Developing World Team portfolio manager Lewis Kaufman and CEO Eric Colson recently sat down for an exclusive conversation surrounding the team’s differentiated approach to investing in the developing world and how it has impacted investment outcomes over its first five years.
Uncovering Value in a Time of International Crisis
International Value team portfolio manager David Samra recently joined Evermore Global portfolio manager David Marcus and Columbia Business school’s Prof. Tano Santos for a virtual conversation about international value investing.
Value Investing With Legends Podcast featuring David Samra
International Value team portfolio manager David Samra has a passion for value investing. He recently sat down with Tano Santos, the David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance at the Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing at Columbia Business School, to discuss David’s career and the past, present and future of value investing.
The case for value is not just about finding high-quality companies at discounted prices; it’s also about avoiding the herding, trend-following and crowded trades that can raise risks and lower returns for investors.
After witnessing firsthand two massive market corrections, portfolio manager Tom Reynolds discusses his acute focus on risk management and downside protection.
Can Countries Improve Their Corporate Governance Practices?
Artisan Partners International Value Team Portfolio Manager David Samra discusses whether he believes countries can improve their corporate governance standards over time.
Enhancing Fundamental Research With Analytical Tools
In addition to rigorous bottom-up research, Antero Peak Group portfolio manager Chris Smith leverages a slew of analytical tools to eliminate subjectivity and manage risk.
ESG in Emerging Markets: A Differentiated Perspective
Sustainable Emerging Markets Portfolio Manager Maria Negrete-Gruson discusses her team’s differentiated perspective on identifying ESG opportunities in emerging economies.
As emerging market economies evolve, so do the most attractive long-term investments. The Artisan Partners Sustainable Emerging Markets Team discusses where investors should look for new opportunities.
Portfolio Manager Maria Negrete-Gruson explains how the sustainability of a company's earnings goes hand-in-hand with its environmental, social and corporate governance factors.
Country risk assessments must be as dynamic as the countries they measure. The Artisan Partners Sustainable Emerging Markets Team elaborates on how it factors country risk into its investment process.
In an age of readily available digital data, does travel still provide worthwhile investing insights? Artisan Sustainable Emerging Markets team shares its take on the role travel plays in its approach to finding sustainable growth opportunities in emerging markets.
How Globalization and Global Trade Impact Emerging Markets
Adaptation is imperative for emerging markets companies. Portfolio manager Maria Negrete-Gruson shares why she believes globalization inevitably leads to readjustment.
Corporate Governance Considerations in Emerging Markets
Why is corporate governance such a critical consideration in emerging markets investing? Artisan Sustainable Emerging Markets team shares its thoughts.
Are Negative Screens Valuable in Emerging Markets Investing?
Negative screens can be a valuable tool in identifying sustainable growth opportunities in emerging markets—but they offer some downside, too. The Sustainable Emerging Markets team elaborates on its view.
Antero Peak Group portfolio manager Chris Smith discusses the opportunities his team is finding thanks to the rising importance of the Internet of things (IoT).
Emerging markets tend to be more volatile—but can that make them more compelling as an asset class? The Sustainable Emerging Markets team shares its views.
Nicolas Rodriguez-Brizuela and Meagan Nace, analysts on the Artisan Partners Sustainable Emerging Markets Team, discuss the team's approach to evaluating country-specific risk factors across emerging markets.
Surging populism and nationalism are altering the global trade regime. And it’s likely to be a prolonged disruption. The firms willing and able to acknowledge and prepare for these changes are best positioned to thrive in this rapidly changing environment.
Bouts of volatility can strain financial markets, especially in emerging economies. But this volatility is a feature of EM investing, not a bug, and to EM investors it represents the best prospects for higher long-term growth.
The Outlook for Shifting Dynamics of Emerging Markets Firms
It’s a mistake to consider emerging markets investing as merely a leveraged bet on developed markets. As bottom-up stock pickers, the key is finding companies that can compete and grow even when the global economic winds are not at their back.
A Scientific Approach to Identifying Profit Cycles
Portfolio managers Jim Hamel, Matt Kamm, Craigh Cepukenas and Jason White discuss their approach to identifying compelling potential growth opportunities and how they aim to make that process as scientific and repeatable as possible.
Portfolio manager Mark Yockey reviews his team’s investment process and discusses some of the global secular themes that are driving the team’s fundamental stock picks. As of 13 Jun 2013.