Harbor International’s investment process remains its best draw. Marathon Asset Management has subadvised this offering since August 2018 and may be finding its footing after a difficult period. This storied London-based shop has the pedigree to attract strong investors but had a hard time finding permanent fits from 2018 to 2021. New talent was—and remains—critical for the firm as it finalizes a transition away from its long-tenured founders. Bill Arah, the last active founder, continues to manage the largest sleeve of Japanese equities for this stratified fund, but his retirement isn’t too far away.
Process Pillar
The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable HAINX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.
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