- 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.
- Small cap stocks struggled during the first quarter as international markets grappled with increases in inflation, global supply chain disruptions and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- In Asia and emerging markets, our process continues to highlight more stocks as undervalued and we initiated a number of new investments in those regions.
- The Strategy’s large overweight in the energysector was the key driverof performance, with four of the quarter’stop ten contributors being energyrelated.
For further details see:
ClearBridge Investments International Small Cap Strategy Q1 2022 Commentary