Misaki Pulleiro
United Arab Emirates
๐Ÿ“ˆ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ข๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ (๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ) ๐Ÿ“ˆ ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™–๐™ง ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‚๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ค๐˜ผ๐™˜๐™ช๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ค'๐™จ ๐Ÿช™๐Ÿ’Ž ๐™๐™‡๐™๐™๐˜ผ ๐™ƒ๐™„๐™‚๐™ƒ ๐˜ฟ๐™„๐™‘๐™„๐˜ฟ๐™€๐™‰๐˜ฟ ๐™‹๐™Š๐™๐™๐™๐™Š๐™‡๐™„๐™Š ๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿช™ Below are five holdings and/or thematic exposures that saw meaningful activity this past week, relevant to our ongoing portfolio strategy: ๐Ÿญ. ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ ($AVGO (Broadcom Inc)) ๐˜˜๐Ÿฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ; ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ-๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ - Broadcom reported Q3 revenue of $14.6B, exceeding estimates, with AI-related semiconductor sales up over 40% YoY, now representing more than 35% of total chip revenue. - Management raised FY25 revenue guidance to $58B, citing strong hyperscaler demand and solid VMware integration progress. ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Strong AI tailwinds continue to support structural earnings growth; remains a core tech holding with positive momentum. ๐Ÿฎ. ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ ($BATS.L (British American Tobacco)) ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ-๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜™๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ - BAT confirmed it will fully exit Russia and Belarus by end-2025, transferring operations to a local consortium, aligning with earlier exit commitments. - The divestment, valued near $1.5B, removes a politically sensitive region from its footprint while modestly trimming volume exposure. ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: De-risking move that simplifies geographic exposure; limited earnings hit, modestly positive for ESG positioning. ๐Ÿฏ. ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ ($TM (Toyota Motor Corporation-ADR)) ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜Œ๐˜ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ; ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿข๐Ÿค๐Ÿจ - Toyota unveiled a next-generation EV platform to underpin its upcoming models, with plans to double EV output to over 600,000 units annually by 2026. - Management emphasised battery efficiency improvements and cost reductions to enhance competitiveness against Chinese and U.S. peers. ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Strategic acceleration in EVs could narrow its gap with pure-play rivals; watch margin execution and delivery timelines. ๐Ÿฐ. ๐—•๐—›๐—ฃ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ($BHP.L (BHP Group Ltd )) ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด; ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ - Temporary weather issues in Western Australia impacted August shipments, though BHP kept FY25 production guidance unchanged, citing flexibility in supply chains. - Analysts view the disruption as transitory, with potential catch-up volumes later in the quarter. ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Minor near-term headwind but guidance stability reinforces operational resilience; maintain core commodity exposure. ๐Ÿฑ. ๐—”๐—ซ๐—” ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ($CS.PA (AXA Group)) ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ; ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ - Industry data shows global reinsurance pricing rose 7% YoY into September renewals, supporting AXAโ€™s profitability in its reinsurance segment. - Additionally, reports suggest AXA may explore the sale of select non-core European operations to sharpen its strategic focus. ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Positive for underwriting margins and strategic optionality; modest valuation tailwind if disposals proceed. ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ! ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™จ๐™–๐™ ๐™ž
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