Commentary

What goes up… keeps going up. But we aren’t buying it. | U.S. equity market commentary 2Q 2024

June 30, 2024

As growth stocks continue to dominate, we take a closer look at what might really be driving this dynamic. Trends come and go, and markets react – but at Oakmark, we focus on the long-term and stay true to our belief in value investing.

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The Oakmark Funds’ portfolios tend to be invested in a relatively small number of stocks. As a result, the appreciation or depreciation of any one security held by the Fund will have a greater impact on the Fund’s net asset value than it would if the Fund invested in a larger number of securities. Although that strategy has the potential to generate attractive returns over time, it also increases the Fund’s volatility.

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