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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Inv Overview

GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Inv (GQRPX) is an actively managed International Equity Global Large-Stock Growth fund. GQG Partners Inc launched the fund in 2019.

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. Under normal circumstances, it invests in at least five countries, which may include the United States, and invests at least 40% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies or, if conditions are not favorable, invests at least 30% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies. The fund is non-diversified.

About GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Inv (GQRPX)

There are 4 members of the management team with an average tenure of 4.42 years: Brian Kersmanc (2022), Sudarshan Murthy (2022), Siddharth Jain (2024), Rajiv Jain (2019). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: MSCI ACWI NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Inv has 59 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 39.7% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a nondiversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Inv is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Inv has 36.6% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 63.0%. There is 36.6% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Inv has 0.4% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $99 million in total assets, which is below the $996 million average for the Global Large-Stock Growth category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

GQRPX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Inv expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Global Large-Stock Growth category. GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Inv has an expense ratio of 0.90%, which is 19% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a B. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Inv has a portfolio turnover rate of 80%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 46% for the Global Large-Stock Growth category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Inv returned -2.1%, which earned it a grade of F, as the Global Large-Stock Growth category had an average return of 0.8%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Inv has a trailing yield of 1.87%, which is above the 0.27% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Inv Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 5.2%, 3.6 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of D. The fund has returned 3.9% over the past year (grade of F), 12.3% over the past three years (grade of D) and 8.8% per year over the past five years (grade of B).

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