Wasatch International Small Cap Growth Strategy

Strategy Overview

Highlights

Seeks the highest-quality small-cap growth companies outside the U.S.
Truly active, collaborative, bottom-up, fundamental process
Systematic coverage of the developed and emerging markets small-cap universe
Broad sector and country approach

Investment Approach

We use a bottom-up approach that seeks to identify companies with outstanding long-term growth potential. We look for companies with:

Strong financials
A sustainable competitive advantage
Industry-best management teams
Earnings growth greater than the relevant sector or industry

Primarily invests in companies outside the U.S. with market caps of less than $5 billion at the time of purchase

Approximately 70-100 positions

Portfolio Managers

Ken Applegate Lead Portfolio Manager

6 years on strategy

8 years at wasatch

Linda Lasater Portfolio Manager

8 years on strategy

16 years at wasatch

Derrick Tzau Associate Portfolio Manager

2 years on strategy

4 years at wasatch

Performance

Average Annual Total Returns AS OF 09/30/22 AS OF 09/30/22

Quarter-End Month-end

1 Month

3 Month

ytd

1 yr

3 yr

5 yr

10 yr

Since
Inception

International Small Cap Growth Composite (Gross)

-13.04%

-9.41%

-40.79%

-41.34%

-1.85%

-0.23%

5.64%

9.62%

International Small Cap Growth Composite (Net)

-13.09%

-9.61%

-41.22%

-41.90%

-2.76%

-1.18%

4.58%

8.32%

MSCI AC World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Index

-11.04%

-8.37%

-29.37%

-28.93%

0.38%

-0.56%

4.44%

7.47%

MSCI World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Index

-11.41%

-9.46%

-31.07%

-30.80%

-1.27%

-1.24%

4.78%

7.03%

Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Since inception performance is calculated from 04/30/2002.

Calendar Year Returns (%) NET OF FEES (AS OF 12/31/21)

International Small Cap Growth Composite

MSCI AC World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Index

Performance is preliminary and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Wasatch Global Investors is an independent registered investment advisor. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Wasatch claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). GIPS® is a registered trademark of CFA Institute. CFA Institute does not endorse or promote this organization, nor does it warrant the accuracy or quality of content contained herein. To receive a complete list of composite descriptions of Wasatch composites and/or a GIPS Composite Report, e-mail inforequest@wasatchglobal.com. The U.S. Dollar is the currency used to express performance.

The International Small Cap Growth Composite contains fully discretionary equity accounts following the International Small Cap Growth style. The composite primarily invests in foreign small cap growth companies with the goal of long-term growth of capital. For comparison purposes the composite is measured against the MSCI AC World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Net TR and MSCI World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Net TR indices.

The MSCI AC World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Net TR Index is an unmanaged index representing developed and emerging markets, excluding securities of U.S. issuers.

The MSCI World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Net TR Index is an unmanaged index representing 22 developed markets, excluding the United States.

MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used to create indices or financial products.

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Portfolio

Characteristics AS OF 06/30/22

Portfolio

Index

Number of Holdings

69

4417

Average Market Cap
($ Weighted)

$3.82B

$2.19B

Median Market Cap

$2.97B

$980M

EPS Growth (%, est. 5 yr)

19

13

P/E (Forward)

22

11

Portfolio Turnover (%)

23.82

N/A

Active Share (%)

97

N/A

Performance Statistics AS OF 09/30/22

5 yr

Alpha

0.56

Beta

0.94

R-Squared

0.79

Standard Deviation

20.16

Upside Capture

94.83

Downside Capture

97.77

Top 10 Holdings AS OF 06/30/22

Company

% of Net Assets

JMDC Inc. (Japan)

3.8%

Abcam PLC (United Kingdom)

3.4%

BayCurrent Consulting Inc. (Japan)

2.9%

Descartes Systems Group Inc/The (Canada)

2.7%

RS Group PLC (United Kingdom)

2.5%

Reply SpA (Italy)

2.3%

Voltronic Power Technology Corp. (Taiwan)

2.3%

Ain Holdings Inc. (Japan)

2.3%

CAE Inc. (Canada)

2.3%

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. (India)

2.2%

69 Number of holdings

97% Active share

Sector Allocation AS OF 06/30/22

Sector

Portfolio

Index

Information Technology

27.2 %

11.1 %

Industrials

22.6 %

19.6 %

Health Care

15.0 %

7.0 %

Financials

12.2 %

10.9 %

Consumer Staples

6.6 %

6.3 %

Communication Services

6.1 %

3.9 %

Consumer Discretionary

4.2 %

11.4 %

Cash & Cash Equivalents*

2.9 %

N/A

Materials

2.2 %

11.4 %

Real Estate

1.0 %

10.7 %

Energy

0.0 %

3.9 %

Utilities

0.0 %

3.7 %

Country Allocation AS OF 09/30/22

Portfolio (%)

Developed

77.3%

United Kingdom

21.1%

Japan

20.8%

Canada

12.3%

Australia

5.3%

Italy

4.1%

Germany

3.7%

Israel

2.3%

Other

7.8%

Emerging & Frontier

20.7%

India

7.1%

Taiwan

4.9%

Mexico

3.4%

South Korea

2.5%

Brazil

2.0%

South Africa

0.8%

77.3% Developed

20.7% Em and Frontier

Country weights are calculated as a percentage of total portfolio including cash & cash equivalents.

Commentary & Literature

Commentary

Fact Sheet

News & Updates

Wasatch Announces Reopening of Core Growth, International Growth, and Small Cap Growth Funds

March 27, 2020

Wasatch Global Investors announced today that it would reopen the Wasatch Core…

Japan: Land of Generational Change

September 24, 2019

In the post-World War II period from 1960 through 1990, Japan enjoyed…

Important Disclosures

Portfolio Characteristics, Allocations and Top Ten Holdings are derived from a representative account.

Est. 5-year EPS Growth %: Estimated percentage increase in earnings per share (EPS) per year of the fund's holdings over the next 5 years. Returns are not guaranteed and may be higher or lower. Source: Wasatch and FactSet. P/E Ratio (forward and trailing): Sum of stock prices of the fund's holdings divided by the aggregate earnings per share of those holdings for the next 12 months (forward), or past 12 months (trailing), calculated as a weighted harmonic average. P/E to Growth Rate: Forward 12-month P/E ratio divided by the estimated 5-year EPS growth rate. Portfolios with a number less than 1.0 would be considered undervalued, around 1.0 would be considered fair valued and significantly greater than 1.0 would be considered overvalued. Weighted Average Market Cap: Average market capitalization of companies held by the fund, weighted by their percentage of fund net assets. Portfolio Turnover: A measure of trading activity in a fund's portfolio over the past 12 months expressed as a percentage of the fund's average total assets. Alpha measures a fund's risk/reward potential. A positive alpha means the fund outperformed the index. A negative alpha means the fund underperformed the index. Beta measures a fund's risk in relation to the market. A beta of 0.8 means the fund's total return is likely to move up or down 80% of the market change; 1.25 means total return is likely to move up or down 25% more than the market. R-Squared measures (from 0 to 1.0) how closely a fund's movements are correlated with movements of its benchmark. An R-squared of 1.0 would mean that the fund's movements are completely correlated with the movements of its benchmark. Active Share measures the difference between portfolio holdings and the benchmark. It is the sum of the absolute values of the different weightings of each holding in the fund versus each holding in the benchmark, divided by 2. Standard Deviation measures the degree to which a fund's performance has varied from its average performance over a particular time period. The greater the standard deviation, the greater a fund's volatility (risk). Upside Capture explains how well a fund performs in time periods where the benchmark's returns are greater than zero. Downside Capture explains how well a fund performs in time periods where the benchmark's returns are less than zero.

Portfolio holdings are subject to risks and may change at any time.

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