China Growth Strategy

Expertise in High Quality Growth Investing

Our China Growth strategy seeks to achieve long-term growth by building a concentrated portfolio of competitively advantaged businesses in China with potential for sustainable, above-average earnings growth.

Polen Capital

Manager

August 2021

Inception of Strategy

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Investment Philosopy

The Polen Capital China Growth strategy aims to achieve long-term growth by building a concentrated portfolio of competitively advantaged businesses in China, with potential for sustainable, above-average earnings growth.

At Polen Capital, long-term thinking is at the heart of everything they do. Combined with an independent mindset, the Emerging Markets team build concentrated high-quality portfolios for the long term through implementing a disciplined, bottom-up investment approach. Polen's philosophy is grounded in the belief that high-quality companies, those with strong financials, resilient earnings profiles, and forward-looking leadership, are best positioned to deliver sustainable, attractive earnings growth over time. This repeatable, high-conviction process is designed not only to compound wealth but to preserve capital and navigate market volatility with confidence and clarity.

Polen's China team within the Emerging Markets team, focus on exceptionally competitive companies with durable business models, robust balance sheets, proven management teams, and clear alignment of interest between majority and minority shareholders. As a consequence, these companies also tend to have defensive earnings streams, and visionary management teams. Through rigorous, in-depth analysis and a true ownership mindset, Polen aim to invest in businesses that they believe can thrive across market cycles.

The Team

June Lui, CFA

Polen Capital
Portfolio Manager & Analyst

Yingying Dong, CFA

Polen Capital
Portfolio Manager & Analyst

Kevin Chee, CFA

Polen Capital
Portfolio Manager & Analyst

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The MSCI Golden Dragon Index captures the equity market performance of large and mid-cap China securities (H shares, B shares, Red- Chips and P-Chips) as well as securities classified in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Currently, the MSCI Golden Dragon Index also includes A stock connect large and mid-cap shares. The index includes both price changes and dividend payments. Declared after-tax net dividends are used in the dividend payment calculation. The index is maintained by Morgan Stanley Capital International. It is impossible to invest directly in an index. The performance of an index does not reflect any transaction costs, management fees, or taxes.

ESG refers to Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria. The Greater China Growth strategy integrates material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into research analysis as part of a comprehensive evaluation of a company’s long-term financial sustainability. There is a risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied, including but not limited to the integration of ESG factors into the research analysis, will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax developments may affect the investment techniques available. There is no guarantee that the investment objective will be achieved.