AGT Aug 2024 - Japan (1/2)

AVI’s Newsletter Podcast

Tune in to the August 2024 newsletter commentary by investment manager Joe Bauernfreund.

AVI Global Trust (AGT)’s NAV declined -2.1% in August.

Entain (+39bps), Reckitt (+23ps) and Dai Nippon Printing (+18bps) were the most significant contributors. We endured weakness in Japan. In total our Japanese small-cap holdings detracted -113bps and we focus on this below. FEMSA suffered the newsletter curse and shaved off -42bps, whilst Symphony cost us -29bps.

View the Aug 2024 Factsheet here

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Asset Value Investors (“AVI”) have been investing in Japan for three decades. AVI focuses on undervalued companies with resilient and growing earnings that investors overlook due to non-fundamental factors.

AVI Global Trust p.l.c is referred to as ‘AGT’ throughout the channel. AGT's investment managers, Asset Value Investors are referred to as ‘AVI’

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