The Fund Added GE Aerospace (GE) Amid Market Skepticism

Artisan Partners, an investment management firm, disclosed its second-quarter 2026 investment insights for the Artisan Global Opportunities Strategy in its latest investor commentary. Amid market skepticism towards GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE), the fund decided to invest in the company, recognizing its potential amid persistent inflation, higher bond yields, and geopolitical uncertainty.

Despite underperforming the benchmark, the fund's strong stock selection in technology and energy helped offset its underweight exposure to information technology and overweight position in healthcare. Artisan Global Opportunities Strategy highlighted GE Aerospace's status as the world's largest manufacturer of commercial aircraft engines, noting that it initiated a position in the company following a geopolitical pullback.

The firm believes GE Aerospace is positioned for a long-duration profit cycle, backed by its engine backlog, an anticipated increase in new aircraft deliveries, and normalization of deferred shop visits.