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International Equity Research

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Offered since 2015, the International Equity Research strategy invests broadly in high-quality, growing companies across the size range outside the US that are recommended by our analysts. Its benchmark is the MSCI All Country World ex-US Index.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Moon Surana, CFA  
Andrew West, CFA  

 

 

     

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COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE (%)

as of December 31, 2019

 
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Quarter 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR Since
Inception
International Equity Research (Gross)
Inception: 12/31/2015 		8.95 24.06 12.52 N/A N/A 11.64
International Equity Research (net)
Inception: 12/31/2015 		8.76 23.20 11.70 N/A N/A 10.83
MSCI All Country World ex-US Index 8.99 22.13 10.40 N/A N/A 9.02

Returns are annualized for periods greater than one year.

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PORTFOLIO

as of December 31, 2019

 
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Company Sector Country %
Roche Health Care Switzerland 1.2
HomeServe Industrials United Kingdom 1.1
Rio Tinto Materials United Kingdom 1.1
ASML Info Technology Netherlands 1.1
Bumrungrad Hospital Health Care Thailand 1.1
Allianz Financials Germany 1.1
Kuehne + Nagel Industrials Switzerland 1.0
Qatar National Bank Financials Qatar 1.0
Unicharm Cons Staples Japan 1.0
Shionogi Health Care Japan 1.0
Rubis Utilities France 1.0
Kao Cons Staples Japan 1.0
EssilorLuxottica Cons Discretionary France 1.0
Shimano Cons Discretionary Japan 1.0
Banco Santander Financials Spain 1.0
ABC-Mart Cons Discretionary Japan 1.0
Amadeus Info Technology Spain 1.0
AIA Group Financials Hong Kong 1.0
Compass Group Cons Discretionary United Kingdom 1.0
NITORI Cons Discretionary Japan 1.0
Canadian National Railway Industrials Canada 1.0
Air Liquide Materials France 1.0
Bankinter Financials Spain 0.9
Alimentation Couche-Tard Cons Staples Canada 0.9
BHP Materials Australia 0.9

25 Largest Holdings: 25.4%

as of December 31, 2019

 
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Sector Portfolio MSCI All Country World ex-US Index
Comm Services 5.5 6.7
Cons Discretionary 13.8 11.8
Cons Staples 13.8 9.4
Energy 3.6 6.5
Financials 17.0 21.4
Health Care 9.2 8.9
Industrials 15.7 12.0
Info Technology 9.4 9.3
Materials 7.1 7.4
Real Estate 1.7 3.2
Utilities 1.4 3.4
Cash 1.8 —

as of December 31, 2019

 
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Region Portfolio MSCI All Country World ex-US Index
Canada 2.5 6.7
Emerging Markets 31.2 27.5
Europe EMU 16.1 21.1
Europe ex-EMU 23.4 20.4
Frontier Markets 0.5 —
Japan 18.4 16.1
Middle East 0.0 0.4
Pacific ex-Japan 6.1 7.8
Cash 1.8 —

"Frontier Markets" includes countries with less-developed markets outside the Index.

  

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Composite performance shown is preliminary. The International Equity Research Composite contains fully discretionary, fee-paying investing in non-US equity and equity-equivalent securities and cash reserves, and is measured against the MSCI All Country World ex-US Total Return Index (Gross) for comparison purposes. Harding Loevner LP is an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Harding Loevner is affiliated with Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG), an investment holding company with stakes in a diverse group of boutique investment firms. Harding Loevner claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). Harding Loevner has been independently verified for the period November 1, 1989 through December 31, 2019. Verification assesses whether (1) the firm has complied with all composite construction requirements of the GIPS standards on a firm-wide basis and (2) the firm’s policy and procedures are designed to calculate and present performance in compliance with GIPS standards. The International Equity Research Composite has not received a performance examination. Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The US dollar is the currency used to express performance. Complete information on the construction and historical record of the International Equity Research Composite is available here. The firm maintains a complete list and description of composites, which is available upon request.

Largest holdings and sector and geographic weights are shown as supplemental information only and complement the fully compliant International Equity Research Composite GIPS presentation. The portfolio is actively managed therefore holdings shown may not be current. They should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security. It should not be assumed that investment in the securities identified has been or will be profitable. To request a complete list of holdings since inception, please contact Harding Loevner.

MSCI Inc. and S&P do not make any express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any GICS data contained herein.

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