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Over the month of July the fund had a positive absolute return and outperformed its benchmark.
All our sub-themes contributed positively to the overall performance. Industrial Tech & Digital Infrastructure was the largest contributor to performance driven by continued performance in stocks like Broadcom and Nvidia.
In the Tech Materials bucket, TSMC continued to be a large performance contributor over the month. The firm reported a 61% year on year surge in Q2 profit, reaching a record high and beating market expectations.
In the Cloud & Software space, Alphabet was among our best performers driven by a 14% year on year revenue surge, with Google cloud revenues up 32%.
North America | 67.3 % |
Asia | 26.2 % |
Europe | 6.6 % |
Now that technology is accelerating at a faster pace, we aim to capitalise on the significant impact it is having on global equity markets.
Market environment
• US second-quarter earnings season began strongly, with results exceeding expectations and boosting market confidence, pushing US equities higher.
• Technology stocks outperformed again in July, with the “Magnificent Seven” delivering strong earnings and revenue growth versus broader market
• European equities underperformed in July, as European tech firms warned of long-term growth risks from US trade policy and consumer sectors struggled with weak demand from China.
• Emerging market equities outperformed thanks to strong performance from Greater China, Korea, and Taiwan—driven by improved Chinese economic sentiment, AI investment momentum, and higher metal prices.