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Our portfolio benefited from its exposure to Taiwanese stocks such as TSMC, Jentech Precision Industrial and Gold Circuit Electronics.
South Korean semiconductor manufacturer SK Hynix also saw its stock rise.
Our portfolio of Indian stocks also contributed positively to the fund, with Eureka Forbes and Max Estates.
However, we were somewhat disappointed by the decline in Kotak Mahindra and Kfin Technology.
India remains our main geographical weighting and an excellent local market for finding long-term growth stocks. Our trip to India reinforced our view of the country's promising outlook, and the recent correction offers attractive entry points.
In addition, the country is emerging as one of the main beneficiaries of trade tensions between the US and the rest of the world.
Finally, we are maintaining significant exposure to artificial intelligence stocks through our small- and mid-cap companies operating in the semiconductor value chain in Taiwan and Korea, which should perform well once markets refocus on fundamentals.
Nevertheless, in the short term, we remain cautious, particularly in Southeast Asia, due to the Trump administration's introduction of customs barriers.
Over the month, we reduced our positions in Prodia Widyahusada and Chicony Electronics.
Asia | 78.8 % |
Middle East | 6.7 % |
Latin America | 6.4 % |
Asia-Pacific | 2.8 % |
Eastern Europe | 1.8 % |
North America | 1.6 % |
Africa | 1.3 % |
Europe | 0.5 % |
We seek to select the most attractive companies in the universe of emerging small and mid-caps and underexploited frontier markets through a socially responsible investment approach.
Market environment
After a very turbulent April due to Donald Trump's tariffs, he held numerous talks with his trading partners, revised certain tariffs downward and/or postponed them, leading to a rebound in the markets.
In India, economic indicators pointed to growth, with the manufacturing PMI expanding at 57.6 and the services PMI at 58.8 for May.
In May, the Indonesian central bank cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.5%, affirming its confidence in its ability to keep inflation under control.