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Quarterly Top Relative Contributors and Detractors
Quarterly Review
Source: FactSet
Non-U.S. Concentrated Growth
Attribution Analysis
Source: FactSet
At a Glance
Inception: April 1, 2009
Benchmark: MSCI ACWI ex-U.S.
AUM: $848.24 million
Portfolio Management Team
Start DateName Industry FirmRajesh Gandhi, CFA 1993 2002
Jim Zhao, CFA 1999 2009
Portfolio team subject to change at any time and without notice.
Composite Performance
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Non-U.S. Concentrated GrowthGross of Fees
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MSCI ACWI ex-U.S.
8.15
12.51
1.87
22.53
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Source: FactSet Returns calculated in U.S. Dollars. The value of investments can fluctuate. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Data reflects past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Periods greater than one year have been annualized.
December 31, 2020
Contributor (%)
Infineon Technologies AG 0.46
Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd 0.45
HDFC Bank Ltd 0.45
Neste Oyj 0.43
ANTA Sports Products Ltd 0.41
Detractor (%)
Cellnex Telecom SA -0.47
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd -0.38
AstraZeneca PLC -0.37
ASOS PLC -0.35
DSV PANALPINA A/S -0.28
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Non-U.S. Concentrated Growth
There are no guarantees that objectives or targets will be achieved. Risk management does not imply low risk.
Goal
Risk Guidelines
Seeks to outperform the MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. by 3% to 4% annualized over a market cycle.
Maximum position size: 5% active weight
Regional exposure: +/- 25% of benchmark weight
Sector exposure: +/- 25% of benchmark weight
Emerging markets exposure: < 50%
Expected tracking error: 6% to 8% versus benchmark
Investment Process
Investment Universe• Market capitalization > $3B• Sufficient trading liquidity
1Idea Generation Identify companies exhibiting accelerating growth and improving fundamentals• Fundamental information flow • Quantitative screens
2Fundamental Analysis
• Confirm acceleration is genuine and sustainable
3Portfolio Construction • Focus portfolio on best ideas• Monitor risk controls and guidelines
Portfolio 35 50 Companies
We believe that accelerating, sustainable growth in revenues and earnings, driven by an inflection in business fundamentals, results in stock price outperformance.
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markets are inefficient at identifying such points.
• Our process is designed to uncover stocks that outperform as earnings growth accelerates, market expectations rise and multiples expand.
Investing With a Well-Defined Bottom-Up Growth Philosophy
Growth Over Time
15%7%10% 22%
Growth Over Time
21%23%20% 20%
We believe the direction of earnings growth is a more powerful predictor of stock price performance than the absolute level of growth.
Top 10 Overweights
HoldingPortfolio
Weight (%)BenchmarkWeight (%)
Overweight (%)
Infineon Technologies AG 3.19 0.20 2.99
Schneider Electric SE 3.13 0.31 2.82
Adyen NV 2.87 0.17 2.70
Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd 2.84 0.20 2.64
Capgemini SE 2.70 0.10 2.60
Neste Oyj 2.70 0.12 2.58
Knorr-Bremse AG 2.49 0.04 2.45
Valeo SA 2.44 0.04 2.40
Hexagon AB 2.50 0.10 2.40
Safran SA 2.56 0.18 2.38
Source: FactSet
The holdings listed should not be considered recommendations to purchase or sell a particular security. Equity holdings are grouped to include common shares, depository receipts, rights and warrants issued by the same company. Portfolio holdings subject to change without notice.
Portfolio Characteristics
Characteristics Portfolio Benchmark
Weighted Average Market Capitalization $78.7 B $74.1 B
Median Market Capitalization $28.7 B $4.0 B
P/E Ratio, Forecasted 1-Year 33.9 x 19.0 x
Earnings Growth, Trailing 1-Year -2.5% -3.7%
EPS Growth, Forecasted 1-Year 30.1% 25.8%
Return on Equity 12.6% 9.8%
% in Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.3% 0.0%
Turnover, 1-Year 99% 3%
Number of Holdings 46 2361
Source: FactSetForecasts are not a reliable indicator of future performance.
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Top 10 Holdings
Holding Country IndustryAssets
(%)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Taiwan Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 4.10
Infineon Technologies AG Germany Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 3.19
Schneider Electric SE France Electrical Equipment 3.13
Adyen NV Netherlands Software 2.87
Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd Japan Electronic Equip Instruments & Component 2.84
Neste Oyj Finland Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.70
Capgemini SE France IT Services 2.70
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd Japan Professional Services 2.58
Safran SA France Aerospace & Defense 2.56
Hexagon AB Sweden Electronic Equip Instruments & Component 2.50
Total 29.17%
Source: FactSet
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Sector Allocation
Quarterly Sector Performance
Source: FactSetWhen shown, "Diversified" includes portfolio holdings that cannot be attributed to a specific GICS sector.
SectorPortfolio
(%)Benchmark
(%)
Information Technology 30.04 12.70
Industrials 19.82 11.58
Consumer Discretionary 18.41 13.79
Utilities 2.27 3.33
Energy 2.74 4.31
Real Estate 0.00 2.62
Communication Services 4.34 7.06
Materials 4.59 8.08
Health Care 5.88 9.56
Financials 11.90 18.04
Consumer Staples 0.00 8.93
Portfolio Weight vs. Benchmark (%)
Sector
Contribution toPortfolio
Return (%)
Contribution to BenchmarkReturn (%)
Information Technology 5.88 2.77
Consumer Discretionary 2.84 2.28
Energy 0.86 0.93
Utilities 0.34 0.49
Real Estate 0.00 0.35
Industrials 1.57 1.93
Health Care 0.15 0.63
Communication Services 0.32 1.03
Consumer Staples 0.00 0.79
Materials 0.06 1.53
Financials 1.83 4.27
Contribution to Return vs. Benchmark (%)
Source: FactSet
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-6.14
-3.68
-3.49
-2.72
-2.62
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France 22.07 6.93
Spain 7.32 1.53
Germany 9.90 5.88
Sweden 4.61 2.10
Finland 2.74 0.66
Hong Kong 4.03 2.03
Ireland 1.52 0.44
Mexico 1.60 0.54
Netherlands 2.91 2.41
Denmark 1.93 1.58
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Russia 0.00 0.92
South Africa 0.00 1.08
United Kingdom 7.62 8.78
Italy 0.00 1.49
Switzerland 4.48 6.03
South Korea 0.00 4.19
China 7.95 12.18
Canada 1.93 6.31
Australia 0.00 4.41
Japan 11.22 15.84
Country Allocation: Top 10 Over/Underweights
Quarterly Top Relative Contributors and Detractors by Country
Source: FactSet
Contributor (%)
Germany 0.75
Finland 0.48
Switzerland 0.43
India 0.33
Taiwan 0.10
Detractor (%)
Spain -0.94
United Kingdom -0.78
South Korea -0.68
Denmark -0.57
France -0.39
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Source: FactSet
Portfolio Weight vs. Benchmark (%) CountryPortfolio
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31 December 2020 Non-U.S. Concentrated Growth December 31, 2020
Risk-Adjusted PerformanceThree-Year Risk-Adjusted Performance vs. eVestment ACWI ex-US Large Cap Equity vs. MSCI ACWI ex-U.S., Citigroup 3-Month T-Bill
Excess Returns Tracking Error Information Ratio Sharpe Ratio
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●American Century Investments Non-U.S. Concentrated Growth
Excess Returns Tracking Error InformationRatio Sharpe Ratio
Manager 11.43 6.02 1.90 0.82
Percentile Rank 3 25 3 2
Median 3.06 4.17 0.73 0.35
Source: eVestment Analytics Excess returns are gross of fees.Number of products in the universe was 128.
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Quarterly Commentary
Portfolio Review
Non-U.S. equities posted strong gains, outperforming U.S. Uncertainty around the U.S. elections, Brexit and a COVID-19 second wave increased volatility early in the period. Investor optimism shifted quickly on positive vaccine news. Non-U.S. outpaced U.S. stocks; U.K. equities led despite new lockdowns and Brexit concerns that only resolved near quarter-end. Europe and Japan also rallied but slightly underperformed.
Vaccine news supported cyclical rally. Global markets quickly priced in economic recovery after positive vaccine news from three separate drug companies. Market leadership shifted from defensive, stay-at-home stocks, which had led year to date, to more cyclically oriented names as the potential for normalized economic activity improved. Beneficiaries included banks, travel, energy, commodities and automobile stocks.
Limited financials exposure weighed on performance. Financials, including banks and insurance companies, rallied on tightening credit spreads and the outlook for higher interest rates. We remain underweight but are finding select opportunities positioned to benefit from shifting interest rate and inflation expectations.
Cell tower operator detracted. A strong year-to-date performer, Cellnex Telecom lagged as the market rotated away from higher-multiple, top-performing stocks to those with higher cyclical exposure.
Information technology holdings, avoidance of consumer staples contributed. Murata Manufacturing gained on increased content in 5G handsets. Infineon Technologies benefited from memory chip pricing and rising chip demand for automobiles. Avoiding consumer staples names, which underperformed amid a shift away from more defensive stocks, also helped.
We increased cyclical holdings amid improved outlook for growth. While we maintain exposure to names that benefited from pandemic-led changes in consumer behavior, we have found new opportunities in companies positioned to benefit from an expected increase in demand and economic recovery.
Key Contributors
Infineon Technologies. The semiconductor firm reported another strong quarter supported by the automotive segment and strong margin improvement. Major growth drivers include increased content with the advent of advanced driver-assistance systems, momentum in data center demand as well as opportunity for cyclical recovery in automobiles.
Murata Manufacturing. The firm manufactures passive components used in multiple end markets. The stock rose on positive earnings revisions following an investor update that described a growing market opportunity supported by increased content in 5G handsets, high-capacity automotive applications, industrial solutions and the Internet of Things.
HDFC Bank. Stock of the India-based bank rallied on better-than-expected earnings results driven by improved loan growth. In addition, the stock got a boost from a broad rally in bank stocks as yield curves steepened during the quarter.
Key Detractors
Cellnex Telecom. The stock declined after being a top performer year to date. Nothing changed fundamentally, but the stock, which is perceived as a long-term durable growth stock, suffered amid the shift in market leadership to reopening beneficiaries. We think Cellnex remains well positioned as the leading independent tower company in Europe.
Samsung Electronics. detracted from relative performance. The firm has benefited from the tightening of the memory chip market, but this cyclical business lacks the long-term sustainable growth drivers to be a good fit for the portfolio.
AstraZeneca. The recently announced acquisition of U.S.-based Alexion Pharmaceuticals diluted the appeal of the oncology product of higher-
conviction stocks.
Notable Trades
Safran. We bought Safran, anticipating this aftermarket service provider to the aerospace industry will gain from a significant recovery in airline engine overhaul and repair activities as airline travel picks up with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Our conviction in the earnings recovery story is much higher now than it was three months ago.
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Element Fleet Management. A new buy, Element provides fleet maintenance and leasing services. We expect fleet utilization to rise sharply as the economy reopens, which should accelerate service and maintenance income. After two years of restructuring and strengthening the balance sheet, management is pivoting its strategy to accelerate sales growth.
DSV Panalpina. The valuation of the stock expanded significantly over the last several months as the company was viewed as a -term growth story, but the risk/reward became less compelling in our view,
and we sold the stock to use the proceeds elsewhere.
CSL. Although we still like the long-term growth story for this blood plasma company, significant multiple expansion has made the risk/reward less compelling. We exited our position in order to invest the proceeds in names we think have greater upside potential.
Top Holdings
The portfolio continues to invest in companies where we believe business fundamentals are improving and where we have high conviction are highlighted
below.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The company continues to benefit from strengthening global semiconductor demand supported by 5G, gaming, cloud computing, automotive content, smartphones, customer share gains and its leading-edge technology. The firm recently raised its 2021 capital expenditure guidance to meet growing demand.
Infineon Technologies. Highly geared to the automotive industry, this semiconductor company is benefiting from increased content per vehicle as automobile producers add safety features and shift production to electric and hybrid vehicles. The company is also seeing increased order rates related to the 5G rollout and high-performance computing.
Schneider Electric. The firm has benefited from demand for electrical grid improvements and greater efficiency of electrical systems, including those that monitor and regulate electricity flow and consumption. We think Schneider could benefit from increased investment to upgrade the grid and systems to accommodate electric vehicles and hybrids.
Adyen. We believe Adyen, the leading payment processor in Europe, will continue to benefit from the accelerated shift from cash to cardpayments and the growth of e-commerce. The company continues to gain market share due to its best-in-class technology platform, which provides multiple ancillary data services.
Murata Manufacturing. The firm makes passive components used in multiple end markets, including 5G handsets, electronic devices and automobiles. We believe Murata is poised to see 30% to 40% content growth in 5G handsets and has growing market opportunity in high-capacity automotive applications, industrial solutions and the Internet of Things.
Neste. As demand for renewable fuel grows worldwide, supported by increased regulation, Neste has become the global leader of h acquisitions.
Capgemini. The IT services company is poised to benefit from a cyclical recovery in demand for business consulting activities as business activity rebounds, while it is also capitalizing on secular trends with more digital transformation projects.
Recruit Holdings. In our view, this leading provider of human resources technology solutions should continue to benefit from the shift to digital and online solutions. It owns and operates major online job search websites, including Indeed.com and Glassdoor.com.
Hexagon. A provider of products and solutions for digitalization and productivity in end markets such as construction, manufacturing and energy, Hexagon has seen sharp improvement in order trends and has beaten The Street expectations. The firm also taps into greenenergy trends with high-pressure cylinder tanks used in hydrogen-powered cars.
Knorr-Bremse. We expect earnings to accelerate as the truck market recovers after years of low investment. We think the brake systems manufacturer may take share as increased safety requirements drive product penetration. Demand for safety features, such as electronic stability control and disk brake conversion, has created a strong rail backlog.
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