In a recent interview with MarketWatch, Brian Beitner of Chautauqua Capital Management discussed three companies he believes have business models that give them the advantages they need to thrive during a long period of trade tensions or even a recession.

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AMS had a 3.87%, Julius Baer a 4.83%, HDFC Bank a 4.69%, Core Labs a 3.34%, Schlumberger a 1.89%, Pirelli a 3.02%, Ctrip a 1.76%, Alibaba a 4.00%, Taiwan Semiconductor a 1.86%, Novo Nordisk a 4.85%, and Sinopharm a 3.43% weighting in the International Fund as of 6/30/2019.

AMS had a 2.59%, Atlassian a 3.54%, Universal Display a 2.80%, Regeneron a 2.98%, Sinopharm a 2.74%, Novo Nordisk a 4.18%, Core Labs a 2.13%, Pirelli a 2.10%, Charles Schwab a 0.90%, SVB Financial a 0.91%, Illumina a 2.24%, DBS Group a 3.76%, HDFC Bank a 4.63%, and Julius Baer a 2.56% weighting in the Global Fund as of 6/30/2019.

The holdings identified below do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold, or recommended for the funds; and past performance does not guarantee future results. To obtain information about the calculation methodology and a list showing every holding’s contribution, please contact Baird. 

Top 5 Average Weighted International Fund Holdings* for Q2 2019

 

Bottom 5 Average Weighted International Fund Holdings* for Q2 2019

Security

Avg. Weight

Contribution

 

Security

Avg. Weight

Contribution

Wirecard

6.02

1.7

 

Constellation Software

0.05

0.03

Temenos

5.86

1.22

 

CI Financial

0.16

0.03

Genmab

4.87

0.35

 

Toronto-Dominion Bank

0.52

0.15

Naspers

4.85

0.32

 

Tata Consultancy

0.56

0.1

Keyence Corp.

4.79

-0.05

 

Amorepacific

1.15

-0.16

             
             

Top 5 Average Weighted Global Fund Holdings* for Q2 2019

 

Bottom 5 Average Weighted Global Fund Holdings* for Q2 2019

Security

Avg. Weight

Contribution

 

Security

Avg. Weight

Contribution

Wirecard

4.86

1.47

 

Constellation Software

0.06

0.03

Temenos

4.76

0.98

 

Amorepacific

0.31

-0.04

Genmab

4.28

0.28

 

Toronto-Dominion Bank

0.32

0.09

Mastercard

4.05

0.48

 

Red Hat, Inc.

0.65

0.02

NVIDIA Corp.

3.99

-0.33

 

Allergan

0.72

0.11