The Oakmark Funds are advised by Harris Associates L.P. an autonomous subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers, L.P.

Learn more about the principles and philosophy behind our funds at HarrisAssoc.com.

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Alex Fitch, CFA

Partner and Portfolio Manager

Alex Fitch has been a manager for the Oakmark Select Fund and the Oakmark Equity and Income Fund since 2022. He is also the director of U.S. research and an investment analyst at Harris Associates as well as a vice president of the Oamark Funds.

He started at Harris Associates in 2011 as a research associate. Prior to that, he was an analyst at UBS.

Mr. Fitch earned a B.A. in economics and mathematics from DePauw University (2010).

Funds under management

Commentary

Oakmark Select Fund: Second Calendar Quarter 2024

June 30, 2024

While the outperformance of growth stocks weighed on our relative returns in the second quarter, it has also created opportunities to purchase shares in a diversified set of undervalued securities.

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund: Second Calendar Quarter 2024

June 30, 2024

Amid the unusually wide spread between high P/E and low P/E stocks that exists today, we are finding attractive investment opportunities across a diverse group of industries.

Oakmark Select Fund: First Calendar Quarter 2024

March 31, 2024

Amid the outperformance of growth stocks to start the year, we are finding attractive opportunities that meet our value investment criteria, which led to us initiating a new holding during the quarter.

News + Insights

Alex Fitch on CNBC

News

Alex Fitch on CNBC’s “Money Movers” (04.10.24)

April 10, 2024

Portfolio Manager Alex Fitch discusses new portfolio additions to highlight opportunities in today’s market during a CNBC “Money Movers” interview.

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News

Alex Fitch on the importance of mid-cycle earnings on “The JRo Show”

March 20, 2024

Portfolio Manager Alex Fitch shares the importance of mid-cycle earnings when valuing a business during an interview on “The JRo Show.”

Oakmark Equity and Income Institutional Class Ticker

News

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund wins 2024 LSEG Lipper Fund Award

March 14, 2024

The Oakmark Equity and Income Fund is honored to receive a 2024 LSEG Lipper Fund Award for best mixed-asset target allocation moderate fund over...

We do value investing differently

At Oakmark, we don’t have an opinion about how equities will perform this year, if a recession will start or if the political parties will produce pro-growth candidates during the next election cycle. As long-term investors, we don’t think it matters.