Janus Henderson Investors, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for the “Global Sustainable Equity Fund”. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Global equities experienced a robust quarter, with the Fund returning 16.17%, outperforming the Index’s 13.16% gain and the Peer Group’s 12.98% return. An overweight in information technology, particularly AI infrastructure, and underweight positions in energy, materials, and consumer staples were the key drivers. AI significantly contributed to returns, especially among chipmakers. Information technology was the top performer in the quarter with over 30% returns, alongside strong performances from financials and industrials. The portfolio focuses on high-quality companies with competitive advantages and exposure to long-term trends, positioning it to manage evolving investment opportunities and risks. For insights into their key selections for 2026, please review the Strategy’s top five holdings.
In its Q2 2026 investor letter, Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity Fund highlighted Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU). Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) is a leading semiconductor company that manufactures memory and storage products, delivering solutions for a wide range of applications. On July 15, 2026, Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) closed at $904.28 per share. The one-month return of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) was -22.62%, and its shares gained 674.70% over the past 52 weeks. Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) has a market capitalization of $1.02 trillion.
Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity Fund stated the following regarding Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) in its Q2 2026 investor update:
“The largest positive contributors included Seagate, Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) and TSMC. We added Micron to the portfolio towards the end of 2025. This quarter, Micron’s shares returned more than 240% after results reinforced the growing strategic importance of memory to the AI infrastructure buildout. Its earnings benefited from stronger pricing, improving demand and a more constructive outlook, as demand for memory continues to outpace industry supply additions. Growth is being driven by high-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators, agentic workloads and data caching. Micron’s latest energy-efficient memory products also allow AI workloads to run with higher performance and lower power consumption, while long-term customer agreements may improve earnings visibility and reduce cyclicality.”
