Aoris Investment Management, a specialist international equity manager, released its Q1 2026 investor letter for “Aoris International Fund”. A copy of the letter is available to download here. The fund invests in high-quality, wealth-generating businesses managed by prudent and capable teams, targeting an annual return of 8–12% after fees over a 5–7-year market cycle. During the March quarter, international equity markets, as represented by the MSCI AC World Accumulation Index ex Australia, decreased by 5.8% in AUD terms. In local currencies, the decline was 2.8%. The Portfolio’s Class A (Unhedged) returned -13.7% after fees, underperforming its benchmark by 7.8%, while the Class C (Hedged) dropped 10.1%, 7.3% less than its benchmark. These results marked significant negative returns overall and against the benchmark. Investor concerns grew in the quarter, especially regarding how AI could impact the software, data, and services sectors. Additionally, reviewing the Fund’s top five holdings could help identify its best picks for 2026.
In its first-quarter 2026 investor letter, Aoris Investment Management highlighted stocks like SAP SE (NYSE:SAP). Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) is a leading enterprise application and business solutions provider. On June 22, 2026, SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) closed at $149.51 per share. One-month return of SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) was -14.64%, and its shares lost 49.67% over the past 52 weeks. SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) has a market capitalization of $176.69 billion.
Aoris Investment Management stated the following regarding SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) in its Q1 2026 investor letter:
“The startling pace of advancement in AI tools over the last year is extremely impressive but has also unnerved many investors. The key concerns are what these tools will be capable of a few months, a year, or five years from now, and what that means for incumbent software, data and services businesses. Will AI displace white-collar workers, shrinking their client base? Will it make software free? Will data become a commodity?
Such reservations contributed to sharp share price declines over the quarter for five businesses in our portfolio – Microsoft and SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) (enterprise software), Experian and RELX (data), and Accenture (professional services). These declines collectively had a negative impact on performance of 9.4%. I should note that these businesses were also major contributors to the Fund’s underperformance last year due to the same underlying investor concerns.
Over the last few years, SAP has moved its enterprise software applications, critical to the functioning of thousands of large organisations, to the cloud. More than just a ‘lift and shift’ approach, though, SAP has undertaken to improve the quality and interoperability of these applications, which has included a complete rewriting of the code for its Ariba procurement software. As a result, SAP’s market share has been steadily rising…” (Click here to read the full text)
SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) is not on our list of 40 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds Heading Into 2026. According to our database, 33 hedge fund portfolios held SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) at the end of the first quarter, compared to 36 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the risk and potential of SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) and that has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.
In another article, we covered SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) and shared Eagle Capital Management’s insights on the company. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q1 2026 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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