Key features
Invests in companies with superior, self-sustaining business models at attractive valuations
Focuses on growth compounding businesses, high-quality cyclicals, and companies at an unrecognized inflection toward growth
Seeks above benchmark returns with a similar level of risk
Daily pricing
as of
11/28/2025
NAV 1-day net change
0.08
Total net assets
as of
10/31/2025
All share classes
$1.4 billion
Overview
| Fund identifiers |
| NASDAQ |
ICEIX |
| CUSIP |
465899706 |
Benchmark and peer group
Portfolio
Market cap (median) Source: FactSet
$41.1 billion
Market cap (weighted average) Source: FactSet
$145.3 billion
Portfolio turnover (last fiscal year)
84%
International equities & depositary receipts
93.4%
Cash, cash equivalents and other assets
0.3%
Top 10 holdings
as of 10/31/2025
Holdings are as of the date indicated and subject to change.
List may exclude cash and cash equivalents. Please see the Fund's complete list of holdings for more information.
Holdings based by issuer.
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LT
6.07
CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO LTD
2.61
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC
2.40
EASTROC BEVERAGE GROUP CO LTD
2.33
Total % Portfolio in Top 10 holdings - 29.86%
Sector allocation
as of 10/31/2025
List may exclude cash, cash equivalents, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are used for cash management purposes. Please see the Fund’s complete list of holdings for more information.
Information technology
16.6%
Consumer discretionary
15.0%
Communication services
7.8%
Top 10 countries
as of 10/31/2025
List may exclude cash, cash equivalents, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are used for cash management purposes.
Distribution history - annual distributions (Institutional Class)1,2
Distributions ($ per share)
1If a Fund makes a distribution from any source other than net income, it is required to
provide shareholders with a notice disclosing the source of such distribution (each a "Notice"). The
amounts and sources of distributions reported above and in each Notice are only estimates and are not
provided for tax reporting purposes. Each Fund will send each shareholder a Form 1099 DIV for the
calendar year that will provide definitive information on how to report the Fund's distributions for
federal income tax purposes. The information in the table above will not be updated to reflect any
subsequent recharacterization of dividends and distributions. Click here to see recent
Notices pertaining to the Fund (if any).
2Information on return of capital distributions (if any) is only provided from June 1, 2014 onward.
3Includes both short- and long-term capital gains.
Management
Aditya Kapoor, CFA
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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Start date on the Fund:
November 2021
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Years of industry experience:
18
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Aditya Kapoor
Senior Portfolio Manager
Adi is a Senior Portfolio Manager for the Global Equity Team at Nomura Asset Management International, where he is responsible for making day-to-day investment decisions for the team’s strategies. He joined Nomura Asset Management as part of Nomura’s acquisition of Macquarie Asset Management’s US and European public investments business in 2025.
Previously, Adi held the same role at Macquarie Asset Management and, before that, at Ivy Investments (which was acquired by Macquarie in 2021). He joined Ivy Investments in 2008 as an Equity Investment Analyst and was appointed Assistant Portfolio Manager in 2013 and Portfolio Manager in 2017.
He earned a Bachelor of Technology in production and industrial engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Delhi) and received a Master of Business Administration from The Johnson School at Cornell University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Charles John, CFA
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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Start date on the Fund:
November 2021
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Years of industry experience:
18
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Charles John
Senior Portfolio Manager
Charles is a Senior Portfolio Manager for the Global Equity Team at Nomura Asset Management International, where he is responsible for making day-to-day investment decisions for the team’s strategies. He joined Nomura Asset Management as part of Nomura’s acquisition of Macquarie Asset Management’s US and European public investments business in 2025.
Previously, Charles held the same role at Macquarie Asset Management since November 2021. Before that, he had been an Equity Investment Analyst at Ivy Investments (which was acquired by Macquarie in 2021) since 2017, and earlier was Co-Portfolio Manager of a global fund and Senior Investment Analyst with Scout Investments.
Charles is a volunteer at Freedom Service Dogs, an organization that transforms lives by partnering individuals in need with custom-trained assistance dogs. He is also a board member of Friends for Youth, an organization that provides mentoring services for the at-risk youth population.
Charles earned a Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical engineering from the Bangalore Institute of Technology (B.I.T.) India (Honors). He earned a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in finance from the University of Missouri–Kansas City. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Charles (Trey) Schorgl, CFA
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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Start date on the Fund:
July 2023
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Years of industry experience:
15
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Charles (Trey) Schorgl
Senior Portfolio Manager
Trey is a Senior Portfolio Manager for the Global Equity Team at Nomura Asset Management International, where he is responsible for making day-to-day investment decisions for the team’s strategies. He joined Nomura Asset Management as part of Nomura’s acquisition of Macquarie Asset Management’s US and European public investments business in 2025.
Previously, Trey held the same role at Macquarie Asset Management, assuming portfolio management responsibilities in July 2023. Before that, he was appointed Senior Equity Analyst in January 2022. He joined Ivy Investments (which was acquired by Macquarie in 2021) in 2014 as an Equity Analyst. His research responsibilities were concentrated in aerospace and defense, industrial conglomerates, and semiconductors and semiconductor capital equipment. Prior to Ivy Investments, he was an Equity Analyst with Balyasny Asset Management and an Equity Research Associate with Credit Suisse.
He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude, with a double major in finance and accounting from Texas Christian University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, and he is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Kansas City.
Fees
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell
shares of the Fund.
You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees
to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table below. You may
qualify for sales-charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the
future, at least $50,000 in Nomura Funds. More information about these and other
discounts is available from your financial intermediary, in the Fund’s Prospectus under the
section entitled “About your account,” and in the Fund’s statement of additional information
(SAI) under the section entitled “Purchasing Shares.”
| Shareholder fees |
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price |
none |
| Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower |
none |
| Annual fund operating expenses |
| Management fees |
0.84% |
| Distribution and service (12b-1) fees |
none |
| Other expenses |
0.21% |
| Total annual fund operating expenses |
1.05% |
| Fee waivers and expense reimbursements1 |
(0.28%) |
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements |
0.77% |
1Net expense ratio reflects a contractual waiver of certain fees and/or expense reimbursements from July 31, 2025 through July 30, 2026. Please see the fee table in the Fund's prospectus for more information.
Institutional Class shares are available only to certain investors.
Please see the prospectus and SAI for additional information.
Resources
Fact sheet and commentaries
Shareholder report – Annual
Shareholder report – Semi-annual