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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, 2018

 
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Quarter 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR Since
Inception
International Equity Research (Gross)
Inception: 12/31/2015 		-12.15 -12.08 7.78 N/A N/A 7.78
International Equity Research (net)
Inception: 12/31/2015 		-12.32 -12.74 6.99 N/A N/A 6.99
MSCI All Country World ex-US Index -11.41 -13.78 4.97 N/A N/A 4.97

Returns are annualized for periods greater than one year.

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PORTFOLIO

as of December 31, 2018

 
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Company Sector Country %
Unicharm Cons Staples Japan 1.2
OCBC Financials Singapore 1.1
AIA Group Financials Hong Kong 1.1
Roche Health Care Switzerland 1.1
Alimentation Couche-Tard Cons Staples Canada 1.1
Allianz Financials Germany 1.1
Shimano Cons Discretionary Japan 1.1
Novartis Health Care Switzerland 1.1
EssilorLuxottica Cons Discretionary France 1.0
Royal Dutch Shell Energy United Kingdom 1.0
SAP Info Technology Germany 1.0
Unilever Cons Staples United Kingdom 1.0
DBS Group Financials Singapore 1.0
Kuehne + Nagel Industrials Switzerland 1.0
ABC-Mart Cons Discretionary Japan 1.0
Canadian National Railway Industrials Canada 1.0
Check Point Info Technology Israel 1.0
BMW Cons Discretionary Germany 0.9
SGS Industrials Switzerland 0.9
Air Liquide Materials France 0.9
Bankinter Financials Spain 0.9
ASSA ABLOY Industrials Sweden 0.9
HSBC Financials United Kingdom 0.9
Hakuhodo Comm Services Japan 0.9
St. James's Place Financials United Kingdom 0.9

25 Largest Holdings: 25.1%

as of December 31, 2018

 
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Sector Portfolio MSCI All Country World ex-US Index
Comm Services 5.2 7.6
Cons Discretionary 13.9 10.6
Cons Staples 13.9 9.8
Energy 4.3 7.3
Financials 20.5 22.2
Health Care 7.1 8.4
Industrials 15.8 11.7
Info Technology 8.9 8.0
Materials 5.3 7.7
Real Estate 1.9 3.3
Utilities 1.0 3.4
Cash 2.2 —

as of December 31, 2018

 
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Region Portfolio MSCI All Country World ex-US Index
Canada 2.6 6.5
Emerging Markets 32.7 26.0
Europe EMU 13.3 21.4
Europe ex-EMU 24.3 20.8
Frontier Markets 1.5 —
Japan 15.6 16.6
Middle East 1.0 0.3
Pacific ex-Japan 6.3 8.4
Cash 2.2 —
Other 0.5 —

"Frontier Markets" includes countries with less-developed markets outside the Index.
"Other" includes companies classified in countries 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, 2018. 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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