International Equities Portfolio
For those seeking international direct equities exposure
About The Portfolio
A high conviction direct international equities portfolio that targets well known global brands, along with some smaller, high growth opportunities.
Prices in $US unless otherwise stated in the stock name
| Portfolio | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1y | 3y pa | 5y pa | ITD pa* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES | 1.03% | 7.02% | 22.2% | 23.00% | 27.19% | 19.52% | 22.06% |
| MSCI WORLD AUD | -2.82% | -3.09% | 2.49% | 5.94% | 20.11% | 14.94% | 13.43% |
| VALUE ADD | +3.85% | +10.11% | +19.71% | +17.06% | +7.08% | +4.58% | +8.63% |
| CODE | NAME | WEIGHT (%) | RISK | TERM | BUY DATE | BUY PRICE ($) | LAST PRICE ($) | DIVIDENDS ($) | GAIN / LOSS (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASH US | Ashland | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 05/02/2026 | 63.16 | 60.03 | -4.96 | |
| B US | Barrick | 3 | Moderate | Medium | 18/03/2021 | 20.59 | 46.77 | 0.77 | 130.89 |
| BABA US | Alibaba | 6 | Moderate | Medium | 27/11/2019 | 194.97 | 133.27 | 1.96 | -30.64 |
| BTU US | Peabody Energy | 4 | High | Medium | 18/05/2023 | 20.90 | 35.69 | 0.67 | 73.97 |
| BX US | Blackstone | 6 | Moderate | Medium | 07/10/2022 | 102.62 | 114.14 | 8.11 | 19.13 |
| CB US | Chubb | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 05/02/2026 | 331.79 | 334.14 | 0.71 | |
| CCJ US | Cameco Corp | 4 | High | Medium | 06/06/2024 | 50.78 | 120.24 | 0.33 | 137.44 |
| CMG US | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 24/03/2022 | 35.96 | 36.71 | 2.09 | |
| FCX US | Freeport McMoRan | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 20/07/2022 | 32.17 | 65.93 | 0.75 | 107.27 |
| FSLR US | First Solar | 4 | High | Medium | 18/05/2023 | 187.45 | 197.27 | 5.24 | |
| JD US | JD.com | 4 | High | Medium | 11/02/2025 | 40.99 | 25.40 | -38.03 | |
| MSFT US | Microsoft Corp | 6 | Moderate | Medium | 25/02/2020 | 213.34 | 406.49 | 9.87 | 95.16 |
| NVO US | Novo Nordisk | 4 | High | Medium | 11/12/2025 | 49.96 | 38.27 | -23.40 | |
| PSHZF US | Pershing Square Capital | 5 | Moderate | Long | 18/05/2023 | 36.95 | 59.70 | 1.35 | 65.22 |
| SPOT US | Spotify Technology | 3 | High | Medium | 11/12/2025 | 606.80 | 542.08 | -10.67 | |
| TTD US | The Trade Desk | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 24/04/2020 | 42.31 | 32.26 | -23.75 | |
| UBS US | UBS Group | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 22/08/2023 | 25.44 | 39.47 | 0.68 | 57.82 |
| YETI US | YETI | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 28/02/2023 | 38.89 | 42.42 | 9.08 |
| Company code | STOCK NAME | ACTIVITY | RISK | TIME HORIZON | EXIT DATE | ENTRY PRICE ($) | CLOSE PRICE ($) | DIVIDENDS ($) | GAIN / LOSS (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOGL US | Alphabet Inc | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 06/02/2026 | 153.8 | 323.32 | 0.82 | 110.75 |
| ZG US | Zillow | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 06/02/2026 | 46.65 | 54.48 | 16.78 | |
| GS US | Goldman Sachs | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 21/01/2026 | 525.43 | 946.38 | 11 | 82.2 |
| FCX US | Freeport McMoran | Trimmed 2% | Moderate | Medium | 21/01/2026 | 32.17 | 59.1 | 1.12 | 87.19 |
| B US | Barrick Mining | Trimmed 2% | Moderate | Medium | 21/01/2026 | 20.59 | 50.35 | 1.28 | 150.72 |
| ALB US | Albemarle | Sold 4% position | High | Medium | 21/01/2026 | 115.75 | 161.4 | 2.02 | 41.18 |
| HCA US | HCA Healthcare | Sold 3% position | Moderate | Medium | 19/11/2025 | 310.9 | 478 | 1.44 | 54.21 |
| IREN US | Iren Ltd | Sold 2.5% position | High | Medium | 16/09/2025 | 11.98 | 37.46 | 0 | 212.69 |
| CCJ US | Cameco Corp | Trimmed 1% | High | Medium | 02/07/2025 | 50.78 | 71.46 | 0.11 | 40.94 |
| FSLR US | First Solar | Trimmed 2% | High | Medium | 11/02/2025 | 187.45 | 162.55 | -13.3 | |
| AAPL US | Apple | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 14/01/2025 | 48.49 | 232.11 | 3.48 | 385.9 |
| WFC US | Wells Fargo & Co | Sold 6% position | Moderate | Medium | 06/12/2024 | 51.26 | 73.99 | 3.24 | 50.1 |
| HCA US | HCA Healthcare | Sold 3% position | Moderate | Medium | 12/09/2024 | 225.77 | 385.42 | 0.65 | 71 |
| SNOW US | Snowflake | Sold 5% position | High | Medium | 12/09/2024 | 150.73 | 112.6 | -25.3 | |
| DE US | Deere & Co | Sold 6% position | Moderate | Long | 21/05/2024 | 367 | 390.93 | 11.93 | 9.77 |
| TTD US | The Trade Desk (USD) | Trimmed 1% | High | Medium | 31/01/2024 | 42.31 | 67.91 | 60.51 | |
| BX US | Blackstone Group | Trimmed 1% | High | Medium | 31/01/2024 | 89.48 | 125.95 | 3.42 | 44.58 |
| BC US | Brunswick Corp | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 31/01/2024 | 96.96 | 82.26 | 4.06 | -10.97 |
| GOLD US | Barrick Gold | Trimmed 2% | Moderate | Medium | 31/01/2024 | 20.59 | 15.76 | 0.56 | -20.74 |
| CCJ US | Cameco Corp | Sold 3% position | High | Medium | 16/01/2024 | 36.2 | 50.13 | 0.09 | 38.73 |
| DIS US | Walt Disney | Sold 5% position | High | Medium | 17/07/2023 | 96.81 | 88.42 | -8.67 | |
| AAPL | Apple | Trimmed 1% | Moderate | Medium | 22/06/2023 | 48.49 | 183.74 | 2.98 | 285.1 |
| MSFT US | Microsoft | Trimmed 1% | Moderate | Medium | 22/06/2023 | 172.07 | 334.12 | 4.61 | 96.86 |
| HCA US | HCA Healthcare | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 22/06/2023 | 168.54 | 286.49 | 1.2 | 70.7 |
| HCA US | HCA Healthcare | Trimmed 1% | Moderate | Medium | 18/05/2023 | 168.54 | 278.28 | 0.6 | 65.47 |
| CMG US | Chipotle Mesican | Trimmed 2% | High | Medium | 18/05/2023 | 1548.47 | 2060.8 | 33.09 | |
| PYPL US | PayPal | Sold 6% position | High | Medium | 18/05/2023 | 290.84 | 61.46 | -78.87 | |
| XOM US | Exxon Mobil Corp | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 28/02/2023 | 87.58 | 111.24 | 2.7 | 30.1 |
| GOOGL US | Alphabet Inc | Sold 6% position | High | Medium | 28/02/2023 | 131.36 | 89.33 | -32 | |
| TSCO LN | Tesco Pls (BP) | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 07/10/2022 | 277.1 | 199.3 | 7.7 | -25.29 |
| TTD US | The Trade Desk (USD) | Trimmed 2% | High | Medium | 17/08/2022 | 35.77 | 72.1 | 101.57 | |
| JD US | JD.com | Sold 5% position | High | Medium | 15/08/2022 | 76.87 | 56.36 | 1.24 | -25.07 |
| MSFT US | Microsoft (USD) | Trimmed 3% | Moderate | Medium | 28/07/2022 | 172.07 | 274.32 | 3.25 | 61.31 |
| 700 HK | Tencent (HKD) | Sold 6% position | High | Medium | 20/07/2022 | 386.51 | 342 | 2.8 | -10.79 |
| AMZN US | Amazon | Sold 6% position | Moderate | Medium | 11/05/2022 | 3333.2 | 2162.07 | -35.14 | |
| FCX US | Freeport-McMoRan | Sold 5% position | Moderate | High | 24/03/2022 | 38.5 | 50.14 | 0.07 | 29.69 |
| XOM US | Exxon Mobil | Sold 5% position | High | Medium | 2/03/2022 | 55.4 | 80.6 | 45.49 | |
| WFC US | Wells Fargo & Co | Trimmed 3% | Moderate | Medium | 23/02/2022 | 51.26 | 55.85 | 1.29 | 11.47 |
| BHP LN | BHP Group PLC (GBp) | Sold 6% position | Moderate | Medium | 28/01/2022 | 1650 | 2381 | 170.43 | 54.63 |
| SHOP US | Shopify Inc | Sold 6% position | High | Medium | 25/11/2021 | 1324.28 | 1650 | 24.6 | |
| ZM US | Zoom | Sold 4% position | High | Medium | 06/10/2021 | 369.75 | 251.3 | -32.04 | |
| 005930 KS | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (KRW) | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 27/08/2021 | 46250 | 74500 | 3702 | 69.09 |
| 2318 HK | Ping An Insurance Group Co of | Sold 7% position | Moderate | Medium | 06/08/2021 | 91.28 | 68.05 | 3.15 | -22 |
| VALE US | Vale SA | Sold 6% position | High | Medium | 22/07/2021 | 10.26 | 22.46 | 118.91 |
Opinions for stocks held in the International Equities Portfolio
Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCXUS) $US68.71
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX US) is one of the world’s largest publicly listed copper producers, operating major long-life mining assets across the Americas and Indonesia, with earnings heavily leveraged to global copper prices - not surprisingly its walked a similar path to the ASX's Sandfire Resources (SFR) over the last 12-months. Read moreBlackstone (BX US) $US116.41
Blackstone has been caught up in the latest sell-off across alternative managers as markets zero in on private credit’s exposure to software, and the growing concern that AI could compress SaaS moats, pressure cashflows and ultimately lift default risk. This isn’t about a single credit event - it’s about a broader repricing of risk. If software valuations and confidence fall, lenders tighten, refinancing windows narrow, and mark-to-market pain starts to surface across private credit vehicles. Read moreNOVO Nordisk ADR (NVO US) $US39.63
Novo Nordisk shares were smashed overnight, falling more than 16% to their lowest level since 2021, after its next-generation obesity drug CagriSema disappointed in head-to-head comparisons with Zepbound from Eli Lilly. Read moreSpotify (SPOT US) $US476.02
SPOT US shares ripped higher overnight (up as much as ~18% at the peak), its biggest intraday move since 2019, after a strong 4Q result and an upbeat 1Q outlook that directly addresses one of the market’s biggest concerns: margin sustainability. We own the stock, and this was a very good update. Read morePeabody Energy Corp (BTU US) $US34.24
Peabody (BTU) slipped 2.2% overnight in a weak session on Wall Street, supported by solid 4th quarter earnings, which contained no nasty surprises: Read moreBarrick (B US) $US43.97
B US shares were initially higher after it reported 4th quarter earnings ahead of estimates, though broader weakness in the gold space overshadowed the strong operational performance. Read moreAlphabet (GOOGL US) $US333.04
Alphabet shares were mildly lower overnight after flagging FY26 capex of $175–185bn, well above consensus (~$120bn). The spending shock overshadowed a clean earnings beat, with Search and Cloud both accelerating as AI demand lifts utilisation and pricing power. The debate is simple: near-term free-cash-flow pressure versus longer-term AI leadership. Read morePortfolio Amendments – International Equities Portfolio
We are making several changes to the International Equities Portfolio Read moreNovo Nordisk (NVO US) $US50.30
NVO US shares were hit hard overnight, with the ADRs down as much as 15%, after the company delivered weaker-than-expected 2026 sales guidance. While reported results broadly beat expectations, the outlook dominated focus, highlighting intensifying GLP-1 competition, price pressure in the US, and the loss of exclusivity for semaglutide in parts of international markets. Read moreActions for stocks held in the International Equities Portfolio
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