Meta Platforms (META) Slid on Investors’ Concerns on Increased Spending on AI Infrastructure and Workers

Harding Loevner, an asset management company, released its “Global Equity Strategy” fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. For most of the past 15 years, US equities not only outperformed but created a perception of inevitability around their outperformance. This phenomenon, termed "US exceptionalism," highlighted exceptional earnings growth, valuations, and a concentration of returns, particularly around AI investments. With market leadership concentrated, the US index is vulnerable to limited outcomes. In contrast, the portfolio consists of...