Overview

Investment Strategy

The goal of the Davis International Equity strategy is to provide a unique, actively managed solution for investors seeking to access highly durable, well-managed businesses that exist outside of the U.S. in both developed and developing markets.
 
Our Portfolio represents our highest conviction ideas in companies with long-term competitive advantages as well as strong and resilient earnings power. Based on our rigorous fundamental research, we seek to purchase companies at value prices and hold them for the long term.
 
Given our high conviction, benchmark agnostic approach, we believe the research-intensive Davis International Equity strategy merits consideration by institutional investors seeking truly active strategies.
 
Drawing upon over 50 years of experience in the business, our approach can make Davis International Equity a potential foundation for diversified equity portfolios. Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. was founded in 1969. Davis International Equity was incepted on 1/1/05.

Portfolio Manager

Danton G. Goei
28 Years Industry Experience
26 Years at Davis Advisors
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Performance Update

Performance as of 9/30/24

Average Annual Returns

Portfolio 3Q24 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incep
International Equity (Gross) 21.15% 44.25% 9.08% 8.32% 6.29% 7.04%
International Equity (Net) 21.08% 43.93% 8.82% 8.03% 5.96% 6.53%
MSCI ACWI ex US 8.06% 25.35% 4.13% 7.58% 5.21% 5.45%

The performance presented represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends. Investment return and principal value will vary so that an investor may lose money. Current performance may be higher or lower. The investment strategies described herein are those of Davis Advisors. These materials are being provided for illustrative and informational purposes only. The information contained herein is obtained from multiple sources that are believed to be reliable. However, such information has not been verified, and may be different from the information included in documents and materials created by the sponsor firm in whose investment program a client participates. Some sponsor firms may require that these materials are preceded or accompanied by investment profiles or other documents or materials prepared by such sponsor firms, which will be provided upon a client’s request. For additional information, documents and/or materials, please speak to your Financial Advisor. For additional information, documents and/or materials, please speak to your Financial Advisor. Davis Advisors fee schedules are described in Part 2 of its Form ADV.

Portfolio Characteristics as of 9/30/24

Portfolio Composition

Item International Equity Portfolio MSCI ACWI ex US®
P/E (Forward) Forward Price/Earnings (Forward P/E) Ratio is a stock’s price at the date indicated divided by the company’s forecasted earnings for the following 12 months based on estimates provided by the Advisor’s data provider. These values for both the Portfolio and the Index are the weighted average of the stocks in the Portfolio or Index. The Forward P/E of the MSCI ACWI ex US is 14.3x. 7.8x 14.3x
5 Year Earnings Growth 17.6% 12.4%
P/B Ratio Price/Book (P/B) Ratio is the weighted average of the P/B ratios of the stocks in a portfolio. The P/B ratio of a stock is calculated by dividing the current price of the stock by the company’s per share book value. Stocks with negative book values are excluded for this calculation. 2.8 3.2
Beta 1.2% 1.0%
Number of Holdings 27 2094
Weighted Average Market Cap ($bn) Weighted Average Market Capitalization is the portfolio-weighted mean capitalizations of all equity securities. 67.4 107.7
Median Market Cap ($bn) Median Market Capitalization is the midpoint of market capitalization of the stocks in a portfolio. 40.1 10.2

Portfolio Holdings The information provided in this material should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any particular security. There is no assurance that any of the securities will remain in an account at the time this material is received or that securities sold have not been repurchased. It should not be assumed that any of the securities were or will prove to be profitable, or that the investment recommendations or decisions we make in the future will be profitable or will equal the investment performance of the securities discussed herein.

Top 10 Holdings: Quarterly (as of 9/30/24)

Holding Ticker International Equity MSCI ACWI ex US®
Meituan 3690 HK 9.4% 0.4%
Danske Bank DANSKE DC 6.5% 0.1%
Ping An Insurance Group 2318 HK 6.2% 0.2%
Prosus PRX 5.3% 0.2%
AIA Group 1299 HK 5.2% 0.4%
Samsung Electronics 005930 KS 5.2% 0.8%
Naspers NPN SJ 5.1% 0.2%
Julius Baer Group BAER SE 4.9% < 0.1%
Teck Resources TECK 4.7% 0.1%
Trip.com Group TCOM 4.5%
Total 57.0% 2.3%

All Holdings: Quarterly (as of 9/30/24)

Holding Ticker International Equity MSCI ACWI ex US®
Meituan 3690 HK 9.4% 0.4%
Danske Bank A/S DANSKE DC 6.5% 0.1%
Ping An Insurance(Group 2318 HK 6.2% 0.2%
Prosus N.V. PRX 5.3% 0.2%
Aia Group Limited 1299 HK 5.2% 0.4%
Samsung Electronics Co 005930 KS 5.2% 0.8%
Naspers NPN SJ 5.1% 0.2%
Julius Baer Gruppe Ag BAER SE 4.9% < 0.1%
Teck Resources Ltd TECK 4.7% 0.1%
Trip Com Group Ltd TCOM 4.5%
Didi Global Inc DIDIY 4.3%
Entain Plc ENT LN 3.8% < 0.1%
Tourmaline Oil Corp TOU CN 3.6% 0.1%
Ke Hldgs Inc BEKE 3.6% 0.1%
Jd.Com Inc JD 3.0% 0.2%
Itochu Corp 8001 JP 3.0% 0.2%
Dbs Group Hldgs Ltd DBS SP 2.9% 0.2%
Fila Holdings Corporati 081660 KS 2.9%
Sea Ltd SE 2.5% 0.1%
Schneider Electric Se SU FP 2.1% 0.5%
Delivery Hero Se DHER GR 2.1% < 0.1%
Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd BABA 1.8% 0.8%
Bank Of Nt Butterfield& NTB 1.6%
Noah Hldgs Ltd NOAH 1.5%
Coupang Inc CPNG 1.4%
US($) N.A. 1.2%
Metro Bank Holdings Plc MTRO LN 1.0%
Tokyo Electron 8035 JP 0.7% 0.3%

Sector Allocation The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) is the exclusive intellectual property of MSCI Inc. (MSCI) and S&P Global (“S&P”). Neither MSCI, S&P, their affiliates, nor any of their third party providers (“GICS Parties”) makes any representations or warranties, express or implied, with respect to GICS or the results to be obtained by the use thereof, and expressly disclaim all warranties, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The GICS Parties shall not have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of such damages.

Sector International Equity MSCI ACWI ex US®
Consumer Discretionary 39.6% 11.3%
Financials 30.2% 22.5%
Industrials 9.6% 13.8%
Information Technology 6.0% 12.8%
Materials 4.8% 7.1%
Energy 3.6% 5.0%
Real Estate 3.6% 1.9%
Communication Services 2.6% 5.6%
Health Care 9.4%
Consumer Staples 7.4%
Utilities 3.2%

Regional Allocation

Region International Equity MSCI ACWI ex US®
Asia 54.6% 42.4%
Europe 20.7% 41.8%
Africa 14.7% 0.9%
North & Central America Ex US 10.0% 8.2%

Country Allocation - Top 10

Country International Equity MSCI ACWI ex US®
China 34.7% 8.2%
Korea, Republic of (South Korea) 9.6% 3.1%
Canada 8.4% 7.7%
Denmark 6.6% 2.1%
Singapore 5.5% 0.9%
Netherlands 5.4% 3.0%
Hong Kong 5.3% 1.3%
South Africa 5.1% 0.9%
Switzerland 5.0% 6.2%
United Kingdom 4.9% 9.3%
Top 10 Countries Total % of Portfolio 90.5% 42.7%

Developed vs Emerging Markets

Market International Equity MSCI ACWI ex US®
Emerging Markets 51.0% 28.5%
Developed Ex US 49.0% 71.5%

Factsheet

Fact Sheets

Document Description Date
Portfolio Fact Sheet Goals of the Portfolio, types of companies in the Portfolio, top holdings, Portfolio characteristics, and historical performance. September 2024
Performance Update Quarterly update of portfolio performance. September 2024