vadishzainer/iStock via Getty Images Executive Summary For the quarter, the Fund outperformed its public benchmark, the MSCI ACWI, by 1.53% and outperformed its Morningstar peer group average by 0.52%. Over the trailing one year, the Fund underperformed the MSCI ACWI by -.07%, but outperformed its Morningstar peer group average by 2.21%. Performance factors For the quarter, the Fund outperformed i...
vadishzainer/iStock via Getty Images Executive Summary For the quarter, the Fund outperformed its public benchmark, the MSCI ACWI, by 1.53% and outperformed its Morningstar peer group average by 0.52%. Over the trailing one year, the Fund underperformed the MSCI ACWI by -.07%, but outperformed its Morningstar peer group average by 2.21%. Performance factors For the quarter, the Fund outperformed its public benchmark, the MSCI ACWI, by 1.53% and outperformed its Morningstar peer group average by 0.52%. An overweight to equities detracted from performance with weak equity markets overall. Within the Fund, the overweight to large cap growth (large tech/Magnificent 7 names in particular) also detracted with Mag-7 underperforming the broader market by more than 8%, and the underweight to international detracted with international leading domestic by about 5%. The underweight to mid-caps detracted from performance with mid-caps outperforming large caps by about 6%. Offsetting weaker strategic and tactical positioning was strong manager performance from Large Cap Value and International, both of which are large weights in the Fund and strongly outperformed their respective benchmarks. However, somewhat offsetting that positive manager contribution was negative contribution from the Large Cap Growth manager. Over the trailing one year, the Fund underperformed its public benchmark, the MSCI ACWI, by -.07%, but outperformed its Morningstar peer group average by approximately 2.21%. The overweight to equity added to performance with both domestic and international markets significantly outperforming. Overweight large caps, especially large cap tech and underweight to mid-caps added to performance with Mag-7 outperforming the broader market by more than 12%. On the manager-level, performance was additive, with very strong results from Large Cap Value, followed by International. Underperforming managers included Large Cap Growth. Trading in January was active, including two trad...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi complained she was not getting enough sleep, a veteran politician who met her on Thursday said. The remark came as Takaichi’s premiership recently reached the six-month mark. After winning her ruling party’s leadership election in October, putting her on course to become Japan’s first female prime minister, she vowed to “work, work, work, work and work”, a ph...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi complained she was not getting enough sleep, a veteran politician who met her on Thursday said. The remark came as Takaichi’s premiership recently reached the six-month mark. After winning her ruling party’s leadership election in October, putting her on course to become Japan’s first female prime minister, she vowed to “work, work, work, work and work”, a phrase that became a catchphrase in 2025. “I want to get a little more sleep,” the 65-year-old prime...
The Iran war has done in two months what years of climate policy could not: make green hydrogen look economically viable. Soaring oil and gas prices since February’s outbreak of hostilities have narrowed the cost gap between the zero-emission fuel and its fossil rivals, paving the way for wider uptake across Asia. The eight-week US-Israeli war on Iran, Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and ...
The Iran war has done in two months what years of climate policy could not: make green hydrogen look economically viable. Soaring oil and gas prices since February’s outbreak of hostilities have narrowed the cost gap between the zero-emission fuel and its fossil rivals, paving the way for wider uptake across Asia. The eight-week US-Israeli war on Iran, Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas (LNG) complex have sent Asian fuel...