- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 875 East Wisconsin Ave Ste 800 Milwaukee WI United States of America 53202
- IPO Date
- Aug 21, 2017
- Business
- Artisan Global Discovery Fund - Investor Shares (APFDX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks maximum long-term capital growth by primarily investing in common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including depositary receipts; the fund employs a fundamental investment process to construct a diversified portfolio focused on global small- and mid-cap growth stocks across sectors such as technology, healthcare, industrials, consumer cyclical, and financial services. The fund targets companies with franchise characteristics exhibiting sustainable profit growth potential through a "Garden, Crop, Harvest" approach, building conviction-based positions in early-stage profit cycle firms (Garden), expanding in realizing cycles (Crop), and trimming at full valuations (Harvest); it maintains flexibility across market caps while emphasizing stock selection for outperformance in various market conditions. Managed by a team led by Jason White, CFA, alongside Craigh Cepukenas, CFA, Matthew Kamm, CFA, James Hamel, CFA, and Jay Warner, CFA, the fund allocates primarily to U.S. stocks (approximately 54%), non-U.S. stocks (40%), and cash equivalents, with geographic exposure spanning the United States, Europe (including the Eurozone and ex-Euro regions), the United Kingdom, and emerging Asia. Launched on August 21, 2017, APFDX operates as part of Artisan Partners Funds, Inc., with investment advisory services provided by Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, founded in 1994 and headquartered at 875 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In November 2025, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., the parent entity overseeing approximately $182.6 billion in assets under management, announced a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Grandview Property Partners, a real estate private equity firm managing $940 million in institutional assets focused on middle-market industrial, residential, and powered-land properties across the United States, marking a strategic expansion into private real estate alternatives. As of late 2025, the fund reports total net assets of around $227 million for the overall strategy, with Investor Shares at approximately $31 million and a net expense ratio of 1.41%.