Investment Strategies
Harding Loevner offers five related equity investment strategies. Each strategy is managed according to the same fundamental investment philosophy, utilizing our centralized research platform and a consistent investment process.
Global Equity
This strategy seeks long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of companies based both within and outside the United States. The strategy's investment universe includes both developed and emerging markets.
International Equity
This strategy seeks long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of companies based outside the United States. The investment universe includes both developed and emerging markets.
International Small Companies
This strategy seeks long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of small companies based outside the United States. Companies held in the portfolio must have market capitalizations below US $3 billion. The investment universe includes both developed and emerging markets.
Emerging Markets
This strategy seeks long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of companies based in emerging markets.
Frontier Emerging Markets
This strategy seeks long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of companies based in frontier and smaller emerging markets. Due to the greater country-specific risk associated with these markets, the investment process includes a "top-down" country analysis component alongside our established bottom-up research process.