Investment Process

The investment team seeks high-quality businesses exposed to structural growth themes.

Investing with Tailwinds

  • Identify structural themes at the intersection of growth and change
  • Invest in companies poised to be long-term beneficiaries of those trends

High-Quality Businesses

  • Differentiated and defensible business model
  • Dynamic management team
  • High ROIC, healthy cash flow generation, strong balance sheet and ability to self-fund growth

A Contrarian Approach to Valuation

  • Market dislocations and mismatches between stock price and long-term business value create opportunity
  • Focus on a company’s through-cycle profitability

Manage Unique Risks of International Small- and Mid-Cap Equities

  • Understand the direct and indirect security risk and the probability of permanent capital impairment
  • Diversify portfolio across industries, geographies and themes
  • Position sizing based on magnitude of opportunity, assessment of risk, and level of conviction

In-depth Investment Process

 

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Investment Results (%)

As of 31 October 2024 QTD YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Advisor Class: APDJX -5.34 1.78 23.75 -5.44 5.24 5.48 9.83
MSCI All Country World ex USA SMID Index -5.34 5.94 23.10 -0.71 5.24 5.17 7.98
MSCI EAFE Small Cap Growth Index -6.34 3.37 23.91 -6.69 3.41 5.88 7.79
As of 30 September 2024 QTD YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Advisor Class: APDJX 7.52 7.52 19.85 -3.20 7.37 6.12 10.14
MSCI All Country World ex USA SMID Index 9.32 11.92 23.01 1.63 7.26 5.57 8.27
MSCI EAFE Small Cap Growth Index 10.25 10.36 23.23 -3.97 5.65 6.41 8.13

Calendar Year Returns (%)

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Advisor Class: APDJX 36.60 33.11 3.86 -23.67 11.18
MSCI All Country World ex USA SMID Index 22.36 12.01 10.16 -19.49 15.79
MSCI EAFE Small Cap Growth Index 27.67 22.50 8.36 -27.62 10.98
Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Class inception: Investor (21 December 2001); Advisor (4 December 2018).For the period prior to inception, Advisor Class performance is the Investor Class’s return for that period (“Linked Performance”). Linked Performance has not been restated to reflect expenses of the Advisor Class and the share class’s returns during that period would be different if such expenses were reflected. 

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

Semi-Annual Report 31 March 2024 1.14%
Prospectus 30 September 2023 1.15%

Expense Ratio Disclosure

See prospectus for further details. Semi-Annual Report Figure(s): Unaudited, annualized for the six-month period. 

Top 10 Holdings
(% of total portfolio as of 31 October 2024)
Nice Ltd (Israel) 3.3
ConvaTec Group PLC (United Kingdom) 2.6
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sweden) 2.3
JET2 PLC (United Kingdom) 2.3
Ambu A/S (Denmark) 2.1
Alcon AG (Switzerland) 2.0
Azbil Corp (Japan) 1.6
Glaukos Corp (United States) 1.5
Rotork PLC (United Kingdom) 1.5
WNS Holdings Ltd (India) 1.5
Total 20.7%
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Portfolio Statistics
(as of 31 October 2024)
Median Market Cap (Billions) $4.2
Weighted Avg. Market Cap (Billions) $7.2
Weighted Harmonic Avg. P/E (FY2) 16.7X
Weighted Avg. LT EPS Growth Rate (3-5 Yr) 18.7%
Median Return on Capital 6.4%
Weighted Avg. LT Debt/Capital 21.8%
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio 7.6X
Active Share 95.9%
Annual Turnover 26.5%
Number of Securities 139
Number of Countries 22
Cash (% of total portfolio) 2.7%

Region Allocation
(% of portfolio securities as of 31 October 2024)

Top 10 Countries
(% of portfolio securities as of 31 October 2024)
United Kingdom 19.2
Japan 17.9
United States 17.3
Israel 7.7
Denmark 6.0
Canada 5.1
Switzerland 4.6
Sweden 4.1
Germany 3.9
Finland 2.8

Sector Diversification
(% of portfolio securities as of 31 October 2024)

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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. International investments involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging and less developed markets, including frontier markets. 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. 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. 

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Performance Source: Artisan Partners/MSCI. Data & Statistics Sources: Artisan Partners/MSCI/GICS. 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. LT EPS Growth Rate is the average of the 3-5 year forecasted EPS growth rate of a company. Return on Capital (ROC) is a measure of how effectively a company uses the money (borrowed or owned) invested in its operations. LT Debt/Capital is the long-term debt to total capital relationship of each company within the portfolio. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio indicates a firm's ability to satisfy fixed financing expenses, such as interest and leases. 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. 

MSCI All Country World ex USA SMID Index measures the performance of small- and mid-cap companies in developed and emerging markets excluding the US. MSCI EAFE Small Cap Growth Index measures the performance of small-cap companies in developed markets, excluding the US and Canada, with higher forecasted and historical growth rates. The index(es) are unmanaged; include net reinvested dividends; do not reflect fees or expenses; and are not available for direct investment. 

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