Polar Capital Technology - Update from QuotedData
14th August 2025
AI of the tiger
Polar Capital Technology's (PCT's) underweight positions in Apple and Alphabet have paid off handsomely in recent months - with the share price of both stalling on fears of their vulnerability in the artificial intelligence (AI) race. This points to the increasingly evident merits of an active approach to investing in AI. History suggests that not only will incumbents fall by the wayside and new entrants emerge as AI innovation explodes, but the sector will experience bouts of volatility, with inevitable bumps along the road. What seems certain is the all-encompassing potential of AI to change the world. In this context, backing a manager with the requisite skillset and experience seems of paramount importance.
In our view, PCT is the premier manager for the job, with one of the largest teams dedicated to the sector in Europe and the conviction of its investment philosophy. As the appeal of PCT's active approach is recognised (having comprehensively outperformed its Dow Jones Global Technology benchmark over the past 12 months), this should manifest in a tighter share price discount to net asset value (NAV)
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