ICON - ClearBridge International Growth ACWI Ex-US Strategy Portfolio Manager Commentary Q1 2021

• ClearBridge is a leading global asset manager committed to active management. Research-based stock selection guides our investment approach, with our strategies reflecting the highest-conviction ideas of our portfolio managers.
• A rotation out of growth stocks into value on improving hopes for a global recovery and a sharp rise in bond yields weighed on the Strategy’s emerging growth names, leading to underperformance.
• We reoriented the portfolio for a more cyclical market in the fourth quarter and saw good performance in these areas from structural growth companies.
• The long-term dynamics for international growth companies remain compelling due to their generally more attractive valuations, the less efficient nature of non-U.S. markets and their key role in enabling digitalization across regions and industries.

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