Best of the Best: Riding the Waves of Disruption - Anshu Sharma | Loftus Peak

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We’re continuing Best of the Best, our series profiling some of Australia’s top investors and the processes behind their performance. Today we’re joined by Anshu Sharma, portfolio manager and co-founder of Loftus Peak, to unpack how a pure-play disruption investor thinks about Nvidia, AI, semiconductors, GLP-1 drugs and more. In this episode: * How Loftus Peak finds long-term structural trends (and filters out short-term hype) * Which trends are still early in their disruption lifecycle * The process edge: building a 3–5 year view, strict valuation discipline and knowing when to walk away 00:00 Intro 01:56 Sponsor Message 02:47 Anshu’s Core Investment Philosophy 04:13 Long-Term Trends vs Short Term Fads 08:15 Short-Term Fads Example 09:07 New Trend Emerging: Life Sciences 09:57 Market Misplacing Example 11:42 Nvidia & AI Discussion 15:13 Loftus Peak’s Investment Edge 16:47 Full Investment Process 18:30 Building the Stock Universe 20:10 Portfolio Construction Approach 21:57 Semiconductor Thesis 24:17 When the Market Catches Up 25:22 Finding New Semi Opportunities 27:50 Assessing China Exposure 30:01 China Export-Led Investing 31:38 Recent Addition: CATL Batteries 34:35 Recent Exits & Valuations 35:23 Sponsor Message from Viola Private Wealth 36:09 Outlook for 2026 37:59 Rates, Inflation & Positioning 39:25 GLP-1 Drugs: Lilly vs Novo 41:01 Lessons From GLP-1 Divergence 42:40 Biggest Theme for Next Decade 44:57 Investing Advice for Young Investors 45:31 Rapid Fire Insights 47:01 Wrap Up & Thanks ——— Looking for some of our favourite research tools? • Download our free 4-step stock checklist (https://x40s1z0ymjt.typeform.com/4-StepChecklist) • Find company information on TIKR (https://www.tikr.com/?ref=equitymates) • Screen the market with GuruFocus (https://www.gurufocus.com/pricing?pmc=KRTPWMVXHJNQ425B&affid=f3dc7b49528d8c16479a604fa777b185) • Research reports from Good Research (https://goodresearch.com.au/ref/equitymates/) • Track your portfolio with Sharesight (https://www.sharesight.com/au/equitymates/) ——— Want to get involved? - Join our daily mailing list to stay up to date on all things in business and markets: https://equitymates.beehiiv.com/subscribe?ref=FKJsJ4smw9 - If you prefer to listen to the daily headlines you now can: (https://open.spotify.com/show/0LpEJNu2RPyPS7vwuAztip) | (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/headlines-by-equity-mates/id1793486918) - Have a question? Record a voice note (https://www.speakpipe.com/EquityMates) or send us a message on our website (https://equitymates.com/get-in-touch/) - Join the conversation in the Facebook Discussion Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/equitymates - Looking for professional financial advice? https://equitymates.com/advice/ - Check out our 2 bestselling books: https://equitymates.com/books/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/equitymates/ - X: https://twitter.com/EquityMates - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@equitymates - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equity-mates/ ——— Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.