Artisan Focus Fund (APDTX)
| Fund Assets | 1.22B |
| Expense Ratio | 1.15% |
| Min. Investment | $250,000 |
| Turnover | 401.50% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 2.78 |
| Dividend Yield | 10.84% |
| Dividend Growth | n/a |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Previous Close | 25.64 |
| YTD Return | 18.56% |
| 1-Year Return | 28.02% |
| 5-Year Return | 93.52% |
| 52-Week Low | 19.17 |
| 52-Week High | 26.18 |
| Beta (5Y) | n/a |
| Holdings | 90 |
| Inception Date | Jul 31, 2018 |
About APDTX
Artisan Focus Fund Advisor Shares is an open-end mutual fund emphasizing long-term capital appreciation through a concentrated, actively managed equity portfolio. The fund employs a focused strategy, typically holding 20–40 stocks across 5–8 investment themes, with an aim to maximize alpha while managing downside risk. Its investment process combines systematic company analysis, multi-year trend identification, and proactive risk management to select securities with differentiated earnings prospects and return profiles. The fund predominantly invests in large-cap growth companies, notably in sectors such as technology, industrials, and energy, and can allocate up to 50% of assets to non-U.S. equities, including depositary receipts. Artisan Focus Fund Advisor Shares is positioned within the large growth category and seeks to outperform its S&P 500 benchmark by leveraging deep fundamental research, disciplined portfolio construction, and a repeatable decision-making framework. Its concentrated approach results in significant portfolio exposure to its highest conviction ideas, as reflected by a high percentage of assets in the top ten holdings.
Performance
APDTX had a total return of 28.02% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 14.92%.
Top 10 Holdings
58.44% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 10.62% |
| General Electric Company | GE | 9.39% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 6.25% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings plc | RR | 5.84% |
| Siemens Energy AG | ENR | 4.94% |
| The Williams Companies, Inc. | WMB | 4.88% |
| Mastercard Incorporated | MA | 4.83% |
| Netflix, Inc. | NFLX | 4.83% |
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 3.54% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | TSM | 3.32% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2024 | $2.78485 | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | $0.07579 | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | $3.4402 | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Nov 24, 2020 | $0.6564 | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Nov 21, 2019 | $0.6164 | Nov 21, 2019 |
| Nov 20, 2018 | $0.4504 | Nov 20, 2018 |