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James Abela and Maroun Younes, Co-Portfolio Managers for the Fidelity Global Future Leaders Fund reveal what drives their passion for investing, why global mid and small caps are an exciting place to be, and the benefits of the co-portfolio manager structure.
James and Maroun talk about how they uncover investment opportunities through the Fund's tried and tested approach
EDITED TRANSCRIPT
Q1 saw a strong January but a weaker February and March, and net the market was down about 0.3%. It was a weaker February and March as the inflation and economic concerns started to build.
During that concern period, the sectors that were really strong in ‘23 and ’24, now started to weaken in the beginning of 2025 which is really technology, financials, consumer and industrials, which were all very strong during the last two years, really started to soften down as the multiples started to fade as the expectations started to shift from very positive to maybe a bit more concerned.
On the other side of those sectors that were strong into 2023 and 2024 that weaken in 2025, the defensives are what did really well.
Defensives such as gold, real estate, consumer staples, all did quite well, as well as low beta and value stocks. So that's the real mix of the market now. It was a very strong quality momentum market in 2023/2024 with those four sectors. But 2025, and now the market has broadened out and valuations have become more moderate in aggregate.
The Fund underperformed during the quarter due to a number of factors. U.S. housing was a big one. But also, quality multiples that were detracting and coming off did impact the fund negatively during the quarter. The top contributors were Moncler. That's a luxury outerwear jacket business that just did really well because luxury as a market is doing quite well in these uncertain times.
The next one was Brown & Brown, which is a beautiful compounder in the insurance broking business and that one is just very stable and is having a very solid environment right now.
The last one was Scout 24, which is an online marketplace in Europe. Scout was part of the multiple expansions in the European market.
The detractors were Ares which is linked into private markets and private capital. Also, that's the strength of the financial market coming off during the quarter.
Also, FPT, which is a high-quality business, IT services, came off in terms of multiple, and also James Hardie, which announced a significant M&A deal, which was taken negatively by the market.
I think the outlook moving forward is going to be one of continued volatility. We're still seeing a lot of uncertainty. A lot of policies are being changed literally on a day-to-day basis. So that's creating a lot of uncertainty, not only for consumers, but also for businesses who need to have a lot of certainty to be able to do things like forward planning for investments and the like. Usually, to get quite bullish in times of stress you would need to see a big change in policy. Most often its monetary policy. The U.S. Federal Reserve hasn't really indicated as yet that it is likely to cut rates any time soon. Which would normally be that bullish signal we would look for.
So, I think in the time being we should prepare for continued volatility, and therefore hunker down, remain cautious, but also stay invested in high quality businesses that can weather any periods of uncertainty.
Join Co-Portfolio Managers James Abela and Maroun Younes as they reflect on the main contributors and detractors to performance and how they are positioning the portfolio moving forward given recent market observations and thematics.
See for yourself how the fund has performed since inception. The chart below represents the value now of $10,000 invested in the Fidelity Global Future Leaders Fund in September 2020 compared with $10,000 invested in the MSCI World Mid Cap Index NR.
Chart as at: 31 March 2025
Total net returns represent past performance only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Returns of the Fund can be volatile and in some periods may be negative. The return of capital is not guaranteed. Benchmark: MSCI World Mid Cap Index NR: NR at the end of the benchmark name indicates the return is calculated including reinvesting net dividends. The dividend is reinvested after deduction of withholding tax, applying the withholding tax rate to non-resident individuals who do not benefit from double taxation treaties.
Net returns as at 31 March 2025
Timeframe | 1 yr % |
3 yr % pa |
5 yr % pa |
Since inception (28/09/20) % pa |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | 7.51 | 10.81 | - | 12.20 |
Benchmark | 8.27 | 10.10 | - | 11.45 |
Active return | -0.76 | 0.71 | - | 0.75 |
Total net returns represent past performance only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Returns of the Fund can be volatile and in some periods may be negative. The return of capital is not guaranteed. Benchmark: MSCI World Mid Cap Index NR: NR at the end of the benchmark name indicates the return is calculated including reinvesting net dividends. The dividend is reinvested after deduction of withholding tax, applying the withholding tax rate to non-resident individuals who do not benefit from double taxation treaties.
Net as at 31 March 2025
1 yr % |
3 yr % pa |
5 yr % pa |
Since inception (28/09/20) % pa |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Total return | 7.51 | 10.81 | - | 12.20 |
Growth | 7.51 | 10.57 | - | 11.74 |
Income | - | 0.24 | - | 0.46 |
Growth return is the unit price movement on exit to exit basis. Income is expressed as Total Return less growth component.
Total net returns represent past performance only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Returns of the Fund can be volatile and in some periods may be negative. The return of capital is not guaranteed. Benchmark: MSCI World Mid Cap Index NR: NR at the end of the benchmark name indicates the return is calculated including reinvesting net dividends. The dividend is reinvested after deduction of withholding tax, applying the withholding tax rate to non-resident individuals who do not benefit from double taxation treaties.
Distribution | Distribution (CPU) | Reinvestment price |
---|---|---|
30-Jun-24 | 0.0000 | N/A |
As at 31 March 2025
As at 31 March 2025
As at 31 March 2025
% total net assets | |
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BROWN & BROWN INC | 4.3% |
SCOUT24 SE | 3.4% |
CBRE GROUP INC | 3.2% |
NVR INC | 3.1% |
MONCLER SPA | 3.0% |
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INC | 2.8% |
AUTO TRADER GROUP PLC | 2.7% |
GAMES WORKSHOP GROUP PLC | 2.6% |
SIEMENS ENERGY AG | 2.4% |
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO | 2.3% |
As at 31 March 2025
Fund % | Benchmark % | Relative % | |
---|---|---|---|
BROWN & BROWN INC | 4.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
SCOUT24 SE | 3.4 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
MONCLER SPA | 3.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
NVR INC | 3.1 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
CBRE GROUP INC | 3.2 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
As at 31 March 2025
Fund % | Benchmark % | Relative % | |
---|---|---|---|
RHEINMETALL | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
FASTENAL CO | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
BAKER HUGHES CO | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
Organisation | Rating / Recommendation |
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Zenith | Recommended4 |
Lonsec |
Recommended5 |
Morningstar | Neutral6 |
Genium | Recommended7 |