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Global Equities: where to hunt as big tech stocks drop

Rates are rising and long-duration assets like big US tech stocks are underperforming. Where should global equities look? Pendal’s ASHLEY PITTARD has some answers

  • FAANG stocks continue to face headwinds
  • Opportunities in energy, financials, real estate
  • Look for pricing power, duopolies

RATES are rising and long-duration assets such as the big US tech stocks are underperforming.

The NYSE FANG+ index — which includes Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google — is down more than 30 per cent this year.

So where should global equities investors put their money?

“Look for duopolies, or even better, monopolies because they tend to have pricing power,” says Ashley Pittard, Pendal’s head of global equities.

“Find companies that can move prices with inflation. Keep away from the FAANG stocks.”

While the road into Covid was challenging for investors, the road out will present just as many challenges.

“The world is normalising — and when the world normalises, people don’t need as many streaming services,” Pittard says.

“People aren’t buying as much stuff online. They are going out again and eating a meal and having dinner.

“That’s why in the current earnings season in the US we’ve seen Amazon and Netflix disappoint but Coca-Cola’s numbers were fantastic.”

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“Covid brought forward demand for many of the tech companies’ products” Pittard says. “There are supply chain problems and higher input prices.

“And rising interest rates hurt long-duration assets because the discount rate applying to future cash flows increases.

“Foreign exchange weakness in regions, such as Japan, has also knocked them around.”

Where to look

What should investors be considering?

“You want to be in energy companies, financials, consumer beverage companies and also real-estate companies,” Pittard says. “And you can still be in some long-duration assets.”

Pittard says financial stocks should benefit from rising interest rates, with one caveat – keep a watch on bad loans.

“If the US Fed is able to raise interest rates — and not put the economy into recession — the banks will track sideways before accelerating as investors realise the bad loans they’re expecting aren’t as bad as they thought.”

Coke is it

Pittard is also a fan of beverage companies. “Coca-Cola, for example, is in a duopoly market and it’s got pricing power. In an inflationary environment, that’s what you want.”

There are still some long-duration assets that will suit many investors, he says.

“Think about airports – a utility and long duration. But if the rents they’re charging tenants, and the fees airlines are paying, are inflation adjusted then they are getting good returns.”

Pittard warns interest rate disparities across economies make foreign exchange factors even more relevant.

“In Japan, unlike the US, Europe or Australia, the central bank wants to keep interest rates in a very tight band. It means the Yen has been sold off.

“If you then have a look at real estate companies in Japan, they are increasing in value because it costs more to build those assets, to refurbish those assets, and rents will be going up.

“And the sector trades below book value, or construction cost value. The real estate sector in Japan is very compelling at the moment. “

As global economies emerge from Covid, opportunities abound, he says.

“Rather than say no to FAANG stocks, I’m saying yes to everything else. And that’s because everything else is growing.”


About Ashley Pittard and Pendal Concentrated Global Share Fund

Ashley Pittard leads Pendal’s Global Equities investment boutique. He is responsible for setting the strategy, processes and risk management for the boutique and its funds including Pendal Concentrated Global Share (COGS) Fund.

Ashley has more than 24 years of finance experience, including roles in petroleum economics, global energy investment analysis and 20 years as a global equities fund manager.

Pendal COGS Fund is an actively managed, concentrated portfolio of global shares diversified across a broad range of global sharemarkets.

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