Driehaus International Discovery
First Quarter 2008
| Lead Portfolio Manager: |
Lynette D. Schroeder
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| Co-Portfolio Manager: |
Daniel Rea
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| Assets Under Management: |
$1,021 Million
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| Inception Date: |
1/1/99
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| Separately Managed Accounts Minimum Initial Investment: |
Contact Firm
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Investment Objective: Maximize capital appreciation by primarily investing in a portfolio of the equity securities of foreign companies.
Investment Strategy: The International Discovery Strategy invests in non-U.S. based companies. The portfolio is limited to 25% in any one industry sector at cost. Country allocation is limited to 20% of the portfolio or 1.5 times the MSCI EAFE Index at cost. The emerging markets exposure is limited to 30% of the portfolio at cost. The strategy typically maintains a portfolio consisting of 70 to 90 stocks and generally limits individual positions to less than 5% at cost.
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Regional Weightings (as of 3/31/08)
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Top Ten Holdings (as of 3/31/08)
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Western Europe
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44.0%
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Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.
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2.0%
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Pacific Rim
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22.4%
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CSL Ltd.
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2.0%
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North America
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13.5%
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Tecnicas Reunidas S.A.
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1.9%
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Eastern Europe
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7.4%
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Alstom S.A.
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1.8%
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South America
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3.1%
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Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. S.A.
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1.8%
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Africa
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2.5%
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Millicom International Cellular S.A.
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1.8%
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Middle East
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1.1%
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Syngenta AG
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1.8%
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Cash/Other
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6.2%
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Nintendo Co. Ltd.
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1.8%
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Yamana Gold Inc.
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1.7%
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SGL Carbon AG
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1.7%
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Country Weightings (as of 3/31/08)
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Sector Weightings (as of 3/31/08)
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United Kingdom
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9.1%
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Industrials
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23.3%
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Canada
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8.9%
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Materials
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13.8%
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Australia
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8.6%
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Energy
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10.3%
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Japan
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7.4%
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Information Technology
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10.1%
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Russia
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5.2%
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Health Care
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9.0%
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Switzerland
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4.9%
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Consumer Discretionary
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6.9%
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Germany
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4.8%
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Financials
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6.9%
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Finland
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3.8%
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Consumer Staples
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6.8%
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Greece
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3.5%
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Telecommunication Services
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5.2%
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Spain
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3.5%
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Utlilities
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1.0%
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Brazil
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3.2%
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Cash/Unassigned
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6.7%
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Mexico
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2.8%
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Netherlands
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2.6%
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France
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2.5%
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Austria
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1.8%
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Luxembourg
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1.8%
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Denmark
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1.7%
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| Norway |
1.7%
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| South Africa |
1.7%
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Singapore
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1.6%
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| Malaysia |
1.5%
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Indonesia
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1.4%
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Korea
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1.3%
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Belgium
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1.2%
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Czech Republic
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1.2%
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| Israel |
1.1%
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Italy
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1.1%
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| Sweden |
1.0%
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Egypt
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0.8%
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Portugal
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0.5%
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| Turkey |
0.5%
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Hong Kong
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0.3%
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| Ireland |
0.3%
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| Cash/Unassigned |
6.7%
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Average Annual Total Return (as of 3/31/08)
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______Annualized______ |
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1st
QTR
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YTD
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1 Year |
3 Year |
5 Year |
Since
Inception
(1/1/99) |
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Driehaus International Discovery
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-10.84%
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-10.84%
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9.41%
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24.38%
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29.86%
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24.42%
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MSCI AC World ex USA Growth Index
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-8.69%
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-8.69%
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6.16%
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17.23%
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22.28%
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5.85%
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Cumulative Total Return (1/1/99 to 3/31/08)
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| Driehaus International Discovery |
656%
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MSCI AC World ex USA Growth Index
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69%
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For the most current month-end summary sheet for the Driehaus International Discovery Strategy, please click here.
The Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Ex-USA Growth Index (MSCI AC World ex USA Growth Index ) is a subset of the Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Ex-USA Index (MSCI All Country World Ex-USA Index) and is composed only of the MSCI All Country World Ex-USA Index stocks which are categorized as growth stocks. The MSCI All Country World Ex-USA Index is a market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance in 47 global developed and emerging markets, excluding the U.S.
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