GEMs Super 15-portfolio change:Removing Banco do Brasil and holding cash in USD
Removing Banco do Brasil (BBAS3 BZ, Hold, TP: BRL19.00, CMP: BRL16.47)and holding cash in USD: We remove Banco do Brasil from the portfolio followingthe downgrade in rating for the stock to Hold (from Buy) by our covering analyst. Wewill temporarily hold cash (equivalent to 6.67% of the portfolio assets) in USD until asuitable replacement is found.
Super 15 rules: Adjustments to the portfolio will be triggered by changes to analysts’stock ratings or strategists’ themes. Changes may be made if better ideas becomeavailable, eg through the publication of new research or through share pricemovements.
Methodology: The GEMs Super 15 is an equally-weighted portfolio of 15 stocks withthe principal objective of reflecting the convictions of both our strategists and ouranalysts.
Performance: As of 31 May 2016, the portfolio has outperformed our custom MSCIEM benchmark by 30.6% since launch on 4 February 2013 (our benchmark iscomprised of equally-weighting the index returns of the MSCI EM EMEA, MSCI EMASIA and MSCI EM Latin America indices).