Portfolio manager comments — Q3 2025
The fund delivered positive performance during the quarter, with the largest contribution coming from the Chinese internet company Alibaba. The company benefited from continued optimistic investor sentiment around artificial intelligence, as well as from extensive planned AI investments. During the period, Alibaba launched its new language model, Qwen3-Max, further strengthening its position as a full-stack AI provider.
Tencent, another Chinese internet company, also performed well during the quarter. The company continues to invest in technological innovation, which positively contributed to the fund's returns.
The Taiwanese semiconductor company TSMC showed solid performance, driven by sustained strong demand for advanced chips for AI applications. During the quarter, the company revised its full-year revenue growth forecast upward from 25% to 30% in USD terms, signaling continued market strength.
India was the fund’s weakest market during the quarter. Earnings growth among companies slowed, and new US tariffs and export restrictions impacted sectors with high export exposure, such as IT and pharmaceuticals. Overall, high valuations and increased investor risk aversion amplified the downturn. This is reflected in the fund’s weakest contributors, all of which were Indian companies. The largest negative contributors to the fund’s return were the consulting firm TCS, followed by HDFC Bank.