Highlights:
- The portfolio outperformed as concerns over rising COVID infections, slowing US and Chinese growth and stubborn inflationary pressures led the market to weaken modestly.
- Emerging Markets, weighed down by Chinese and Brazilian stocks, underperformed creating a headwind for the portfolio, although India was a strong performer.
- Stock selection benefited relative performance with selection in the Industrials and Health Care sectors contributing most; residual sector allocations detracted from performance.
- New positions were initiated in Brazilian brokerage XP, global medical device maker Medtronic and Chinese dairy product producer Mengniu Dairy; positions in Alibaba and Tencent were liquidated along with New Oriental Education.
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