Investor Summary
Fund Strategy
FUND PERFORMANCE AS OF 31st March 2026
| ANNUALIZED SINCE INCEPTION | QUARTERLY | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 11.99% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| ANNUALIZED SINCE INCEPTION | QUARTERLY | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 11.99% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
The AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund returned 3.20% in Q1 2026, outperforming the Russell 2000 Growth Index's -2.81% return. The fund's core thesis centers on U.S. industrial recovery driven by manufacturing reshoring, new trade deals, and low inventory levels supporting goods-based economic expansion. Strong performance came from technology holdings benefiting from AI capital spending, including Ultra Clean Holdings and Entegris, which provide critical semiconductor equipment and materials. The fund initiated new positions in Kirby Corporation for inland waterway transport, Liberty Energy for data center power solutions, and AI-built insurance company Lemonade. Transportation data supports the recovery thesis, with railroad loads hitting seven-year highs and truckload volumes at three-year peaks. While Middle East conflict created headwinds through higher oil prices affecting Alaska Air Group, expanded U.S. energy production capacity should mitigate broader economic impacts. Management remains focused on companies with strong fundamentals despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, maintaining conviction in the industrial recovery narrative.
The fund targets small-cap growth companies positioned to benefit from U.S. industrial recovery driven by manufacturing reshoring, trade policy changes, and AI-related capital spending.
Management continues to believe in a broad recovery in the U.S. goods-based economy driven by reshoring and low inventory levels. Despite Middle East conflict challenges, most economic indicators point to ongoing expansion in the U.S. industrial economy. They remain focused on identifying businesses with strong fundamentals amid geopolitical uncertainty.
| Date | Letter | Tickers | Keywords | Pitches | Quick Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13 2026 | 2026 Q1 | ALK, ENTG, GENI, KEX, LBRT, LMND, UCTT | AI, growth, healthcare, Industrial, Onshoring, small caps, technology, Transportation | - | Small-cap growth fund outperformed with 3.20% Q1 return versus benchmark's -2.81%. Core thesis targets U.S. industrial recovery through reshoring and AI spending. Strong technology performance from semiconductor suppliers Ultra Clean and Entegris. Added positions in transportation, energy services, and AI insurance. Transportation data confirms recovery with railroad and trucking volumes hitting multi-year highs. |
| Dec 31 2025 | 2025 Q3 | ACAD.ST, ALLFG.L, AOF.DE, BFSA.MC, CELL.MI, DFS.L, DOM.L, EXRO, HEAD.L, INCH.L, MIDW.L, MON.MI, NOEJ.DE, OIE.L, PSG.MC, RHIM.L, RITN.SW, SESA.MI, STAB.DE, TGS.OL, TTK.DE | discount, Europe, Patience, Quality, small caps, value | - | EQUAM Global Value declined 3.9% in Q3 due to zero bank exposure and European small-cap focus, but maintains slight outperformance since inception. Fund sees 112% upside potential across 45 holdings trading at attractive multiples. New Domino's Pizza investment exemplifies opportunistic approach to quality businesses at discounted prices. |
| Aug 21 2025 | 2025 Q2 | AMTM, ATI, DAR, EXP, FTAI, GVA, INDI, LTH, MAT, ODD, PGY, SAIA, SANM, SIMO, STRL | AI, growth, infrastructure, Logistics, semiconductors, small cap, technology |
PGY ATI SIMO INDI LTH STRL ODD SAIA PGY ATI SIMO INDI STRL ODD SAIA LTH |
Small-cap growth fund outperformed in Q2 2025 driven by semiconductor recovery, AI fintech profitability, and infrastructure onshoring plays. Portfolio positioned for technology cycle upturn and U.S. infrastructure spending acceleration. Key risks include elevated rates and fiscal deficits, but tax incentives and trade certainty should drive corporate activity and earnings growth. |
| Mar 31 2025 | 2025 Q1 | AMTM, BECN, BILL, CACI, CG, CZR, DLB, DOCN, EPRT, FTAI, INDI, LTH, MAT, MDB, PGY, TXG, UCTT, UTHR | AI, Cloud, defense, healthcare, semiconductors, small caps, technology, Trade Policy | - | Small cap growth fund underperformed in Q1 due to semiconductor weakness and trade policy uncertainty, but used market volatility to initiate attractive new positions in AI healthcare diagnostics, defense services, and cloud infrastructure. Despite near-term tariff concerns, the manager sees long-term opportunities from onshoring trends and maintains confidence in portfolio companies' growth prospects. |
| QUARTER | THEMES | TAGS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 |
AIThe fund benefits from AI-driven semiconductor demand through holdings like Ultra Clean Holdings and Entegris, which provide critical systems and materials for AI capital spending. New position Lemonade is described as a property and casualty insurance company built from the ground up on AI. |
Semiconductors Technology Insurance |
OnshoringManagement believes new trade deals, manufacturing reshoring and low inventory levels will support a broad recovery in the U.S. goods-based economy and drive corporate earnings growth. This view continues to underpin their investment thesis. |
Manufacturing Trade Industrial | |
EnergyThe fund initiated a position in Liberty Energy Inc., which leverages oilfield service expertise to offer modular power solutions for data centers. Rising oil prices from Middle East conflict created headwinds for Alaska Air Group but the manager notes U.S. energy production capacity has expanded dramatically since the last major oil price spike. |
Oil Services Energy Infrastructure Data Centers | |
TransportationStrong transportation data supports the industrial recovery thesis, with U.S. railroads moving more loads in Q1 2026 than any first quarter since 2019 and truckload volumes hitting three-year highs. The fund holds Alaska Air Group and initiated a position in Kirby Corporation for inland waterway transport. |
Logistics Airlines Shipping | |
| 2025 Q3 |
ValueFund invests in companies trading at significant discounts to intrinsic value with upside potential of 112%. Portfolio comprises 45 companies trading at attractive multiples with high-quality businesses and low debt levels. Manager emphasizes patience and long-term investment in sound businesses at excellent prices. |
Discount Intrinsic Value Multiples Quality Patience |
Small CapsFund focuses on European small and medium-sized companies, a market sector that has been abandoned by investors. This positioning contributed to underperformance but creates investment opportunities. Manager concentrates idea generation efforts in the European Small & Mid Cap arena. |
European SMID Abandoned Underperformance Opportunities | |
| 2025 Q2 |
Semiconductor CycleSeveral semiconductor positions are experiencing recovery after multi-year inventory drawdown from Covid supply chain issues. Silicon Motion is positioned to gain market share with next-generation PCIe Gen 5 technology and new data center design wins with NVIDIA. indie Semiconductor is capitalizing on automotive driver assistance launches starting in second half 2025. |
PCIe Gen 5 NAND flash controllers automotive semiconductors inventory recovery data center |
AIPagaya Technologies operates as an AI-driven fintech platform using AI models to help institutional lending partners identify creditworthy borrowers. The company's AI technology serves as the core differentiator in connecting banks with institutional investors for retail credit decisions. |
fintech credit scoring lending platform institutional investors | |
Infrastructure SpendingSterling Infrastructure engages in large-scale site preparation and construction for infrastructure projects including roads, bridges, airports, data centers, and warehouses. The company is expected to benefit from market share gains and cyclical growth as infrastructure develops to support U.S. onshoring initiatives. |
construction onshoring data centers site preparation infrastructure projects | |
LogisticsSaia is a less-than-truckload company that recently completed expansion of its terminal footprint across the U.S. With its network now in place, the company has opportunity to expand margins and grow revenue through pricing improvement and network optimization as economic recovery drives volume surge. |
less-than-truckload terminal network pricing optimization freight | |
| 2025 Q1 |
SemiconductorsTechnology was the largest detracting industry with underperformance from indie Semiconductor and Ultra Clean Holdings. indie faced weakness in China and tariff uncertainty affecting auto build rates globally, while Ultra Clean experienced product qualification delays at a Chinese customer and weakening semiconductor equipment demand in China. |
Semiconductor Cycle Semi Equipment Semiconductors China Tariffs |
AITempus AI was the best performing stock, gaining 43% on robust growth and end of IPO lockup. The company combines next generation diagnostics with AI capabilities to deliver personalized therapies and has built a substantial economic moat through its multimodal database from over 2,000 healthcare institutions. |
AI Healthcare Software Diagnostics Data & Analytics | |
DefenseNew positions were initiated in CACI International and Amentum Holdings, both providing essential services to the Department of Defense. Despite concerns about the Department of Government Efficiency potentially cutting spending, the mission-critical nature of their projects and increased defense spending should enable earnings growth. |
Defense Defense Services Government IT Defense Spending | |
Trade PolicyMarket volatility increased due to the administration's changing trade policies, particularly tariffs. The prospect of tariffs created uncertainty affecting various market segments, with many companies whose stocks were hurt potentially benefiting from other administration initiatives like onshoring and capital investment. |
Trade Policy Tariffs Onshoring Industrial Policy | |
CloudDigitalOcean was added as a new position, providing cloud computing infrastructure to developers and small businesses. The new CEO has increased investment in service offerings to grow share of wallet and reduce churn, with AI use cases expected to drive increasing earnings. |
Cloud Cloud Infrastructure AI Enterprise Software |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Ticker | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | James A.Colgan | STRL | Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. | Industrials | Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks | Bull | NASDAQ | backlog, construction, datacenters, infrastructure, Margins, Onshoring | Login |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | James A.Colgan | ODD | Oddity Tech Ltd. | Consumer Staples | Personal Products | Bull | NASDAQ | AI, Beauty, brands, consumer, ecommerce, growth | Login |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | James A.Colgan | SAIA | Saia, Inc. | Industrials | Trucking | Bull | NASDAQ | Freight, Logistics, Margins, network, Transportation, Trucking | Login |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | James A.Colgan | PGY | Pagaya Technologies Ltd. | Information Technology | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | AI, consumer, Credit, Fintech, Lending, Platforms | Login |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | James A.Colgan | ATI | ATI Inc. | Materials | Steel | Bull | NYSE | Aerospace, Alloys, backlog, Margins, materials, Titanium | Login |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | James A.Colgan | SIMO | Silicon Motion Technology Corp. ADR | Information Technology | Semiconductors | Bull | NASDAQ | Controllers, datacenter, Pcs, semiconductors, Ssd, Storage | Login |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | James A.Colgan | INDI | indie Semiconductor, Inc. | Information Technology | Semiconductors | Bull | NASDAQ | Adas, automotive, cashflow, growth, Safety, semiconductors | Login |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | James A.Colgan | LTH | Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Leisure Facilities | Bull | NYSE | consumer, Fitness, growth, Leisure, realestate, services | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth | SIMO | Silicon Motion Technology Corporation | Information Technology | Semiconductors | Bull | NASDAQ | Bluefield DPU, data center, Heat Sink, market share, NAND Flash Controllers, NVIDIA, PCIe Gen 5, Six-nanometer | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth | INDI | indie Semiconductor Inc | Information Technology | Semiconductors | Bull | NASDAQ | Adas, Automotive Semiconductors, cash flow positive, design wins, driver assistance, Inventory Correction, mixed-signal, Safety Features | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth | LTH | Life Time Group Holdings Inc | Consumer Discretionary | Leisure Facilities | Bull | NYSE | Consumer Engagement, customer retention, discretionary spending, Premium Positioning, Revenue Per Center, Unit growth, Upscale Fitness Centers, Waiting Lists | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth | ATI | ATI Inc | Materials | Steel | Bull | NYSE | Aerospace, Airbus, Aircraft Build Rates, margin expansion, market share gains, Narrowbody, Specialty-Metals, Widebody | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth | STRL | Sterling Infrastructure Inc | Industrials | Construction & Engineering | Bull | NASDAQ | construction, data centers, infrastructure, Margin Improvement, market share gains, Site Preparation, Transportation, U.S. Onshoring | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth | ODD | ODDITY Tech Ltd | Consumer Staples | Personal Care Products | Bull | NASDAQ | Algorithms, beauty products, brand portfolio, Customer Acquisition, customer retention, e-commerce, Proprietary technology, social media | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth | SAIA | Saia Inc | Industrials | Trucking | Bull | NASDAQ | Less-than-truckload, Ltl, margin expansion, Network Optimization, operating leverage, Pricing Improvement, Terminal Network, Volume Recovery | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth | PGY | Pagaya Technologies Ltd | Financials | Financial Technology (Fintech) | Bull | NASDAQ | AI Models, Artificial Intelligence, auto loans, Credit Platform, Fintech, GAAP profitability, Personal Loans, Two-sided Platform | Login |
| TICKER | COMMENTARY |
|---|---|
| UCTT | Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.: semiconductor company in technology sector that provides critical systems for the semiconductor equipment sector. The stock outperformed due to increasing outlook in semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) capital spending. |
| ENTG | Entegris, Inc.: a global supplier of advanced materials science, contamination control, and specialized handling solutions in the technology sector. Entegris' growth is tied heavily to an increased overall market demand for AI related materials. |
| ALK | Alaska Air Group, Inc.: a major American airline in the consumer discretionary sector. The stock underperformed due to a sharp rise in diesel fuel prices triggered by the Middle East conflict. |
| GENI | Genius Sports Limited: a B2B sports data, technology, and broadcasting company in the consumer discretionary sector. Investors reacted negatively to a sizable acquisition that management expects will accelerate its media business and expand its data assets substantially. We are maintaining our position and will reassess after the acquisition closes later this quarter. |
| KEX | Kirby Corporation owns and operates barges that transport chemicals and petrochemicals along U.S. inland waterways and the coastline. |
| LBRT | Liberty Energy Inc. is leveraging its oilfield service expertise to offer modular, turnkey behind-the-meter power solutions for data centers. |
| LMND | Lemonade is a property and casualty insurance company built from the ground up on AI. |
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