- The Fund (Investor Class) underperformed the benchmark, the MSCI World Index, for the quarter and since inception.
- At the sector level, the largest contributors to performance were health care and consumer staples, while consumer discretionary and information technology were the largest detractors.
- Geographically, the top three regional allocations are 61.2% in the U.S., 26.0% in Europe ex U.K. and 10.0% in the U.K. For the quarter, the U.S., France and the U.K. were the largest contributors to performance. China, the Netherlands and Germany were the largest detractors from performance. Emerging markets accounted for 2.7% of the portfolio.
- Investor enthusiasm for AI remained a defining market theme in the second quarter. Rather than attempting to predict winners and losers, we continue to evaluate companies based on their competitive advantages, long-term cash-flow potential, and valuation relative to intrinsic value.
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The MSCI World Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries. With 1,509 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. DM countries include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the US. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index. On occasion, Harris may determine, based on its analysis of a particular multi-national issuer, that a country classification different from MSCI best reflects the issuer’s country of investment risk. In these instances, reports with country weights and performance attribution will differ from reports using MSCI classifications. Harris uses its own country classifications in its reporting processes, and these classifications are reflected in the included materials.
Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved. Value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform growth stocks during given periods. Because the Fund is non-diversified, the performance of each holding will have a greater impact on the Fund’s total return, and may make the Fund’s returns more volatile than a more diversified fund.
Foreign securities present risks that in some ways may be greater than U.S. investments. Those risks include: currency fluctuation; different regulation, accounting standards, trading practices and levels of available information; generally higher transaction costs; and political risks. Value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform growth stocks during given periods. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.
