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 30 November 2024 QTD YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Advisor Class: APDNX 3.61 21.55 28.56 10.33 12.82
S&P 500® Index 4.91 28.07 33.89 11.44 18.03
As of 30 September 2024 QTD YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Advisor Class: APDNX 6.19 17.31 32.47 8.28 12.44
S&P 500® Index 5.89 22.08 36.35 11.91 17.51

Calendar Year
Returns (%)

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Advisor Class: APDNX 15.50 -17.00 26.30
S&P 500® Index 28.71 -18.11 26.29
Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. 

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

  Gross Net
Annual Report 30 September 2024 3.83% 1.15%
Prospectus 30 September 2023 3.67% 1.16%

Expense Ratio Disclosure

Net expenses reflect a contractual expense limitation agreement in effect through 31 Jan 2025. See prospectus for further details. 

Top 10 Holdings
(% of total portfolio as of 30 November 2024)
The Charles Schwab Corp (Financials) 6.2
Heidelberg Materials AG (Materials) 5.7
Berkshire Hathaway Inc (Financials) 5.5
American Express Co (Financials) 5.3
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp (Financials) 5.3
Aramark (Consumer Discretionary) 5.3
Henry Schein Inc (Health Care) 5.1
Alphabet Inc (Communication Services) 4.8
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (Materials) 4.7
Meta Platforms Inc (Communication Services) 4.6
Total 52.5%
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Portfolio Statistics
(as of 30 November 2024)
Median Market Cap (Billions) $90.8
Weighted Avg. Market Cap (Billions) $317.7
Weighted Harmonic Avg. P/E (FY1) 16.7X
Weighted Harmonic Avg. P/E (FY2) 14.8X
Weighted Avg. Net Debt/Capital 11.4%
Median Price/Book Value 3.1X
Weighted Avg. ROA 7.4%
Active Share 89.9%
Annual Turnover 19.1%
Number of Securities 24
Cash (% of total portfolio) 7.9%
Non-US Companies (% of total portfolio) 16.2%

Sector Diversification
(% of portfolio securities as of 30 November 2024)

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
  • 32Years Investment
    Experience
  • Michael J. McKinnon, CFA
  • Portfolio Manager
  • Managing Director
  • 22Years Investment
    Experience
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. Non-diversified portfolios may invest larger portions of assets in securities of a smaller number of issuers and performance of a single issuer may have greater impact to the portfolio's returns. 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 or growth 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/S&P®. Data & Statistics Sources: Artisan Partners/FactSet/S&P. 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. 

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