Investor Summary
Fund Strategy
FUND PERFORMANCE AS OF 30th June 2026
| ANNUALIZED SINCE INCEPTION | QUARTERLY | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 7.11% | 8.29% | - |
| ANNUALIZED SINCE INCEPTION | QUARTERLY | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 7.11% | 8.29% | - |
The Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund returned 8.29% in Q2 2026, trailing the Russell 2500 Index's 20.26% gain as market leadership remained concentrated in AI-related companies, particularly unprofitable businesses and those with uncertain growth durability. This created a structural headwind for the fund's quality-focused long/short strategy. The fund's long positions generated positive returns but lagged the benchmark, while short positions in low-quality stocks that rallied produced losses. Top long contributors included JFrog, which benefited from AI-driven demand for software supply chain tools, and Everus Construction Group, which provides electrical infrastructure services for data centers. The manager views current AI demands as driving 10-20 years of grid upgrade requirements. Detractors included Ensign Group, pressured by a short-seller report, and Procore Technologies, caught in software sector AI disruption concerns. The manager maintains conviction in portfolio quality metrics and earnings growth, has added to overlooked steady-growth companies at attractive valuations, and increased short exposure given heightened market speculation. The portfolio is positioned for a potential shift back to fundamentals-driven markets.
The fund maintains a disciplined long/short approach focused on high-quality, long-duration growth companies while avoiding lower-quality, speculative businesses despite significant underperformance in Q2 2026 when market leadership favored unprofitable and momentum-driven AI beneficiaries.
The manager cannot predict when the current period of elevated market enthusiasm will end but believes the portfolio is well positioned if the market environment shifts and attention returns to company fundamentals. The manager maintains conviction in the quality and earnings growth of portfolio holdings despite recent underperformance.
| Date | Letter | Tickers | Keywords | Pitches | Quick Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22 2026 | 2026 Q2 | BE, ECG, ENSG, FROG, PCOR, REAX | AI, Data centers, healthcare, Long/Short, Quality, small caps, software |
ENSG PCOR FROG ECG BE REAX |
Wasatch Long/Short Alpha returned 8.29% in Q2 2026, significantly trailing the Russell 2500's 20.26% as speculative AI beneficiaries dominated. The quality-focused long/short strategy faced headwinds from lower-quality outperformance. The manager maintains discipline, adding to overlooked quality companies at attractive valuations and increasing shorts amid market euphoria. Portfolio positioned for fundamentals-driven environment with durable AI infrastructure holdings like Everus Construction and JFrog. |
| Apr 30 2026 | 2026 Q1 | ASAN, CWST, ENSG, LITE, PCOR, RBC | AI, defense, Long/Short, mid cap, Quality, small cap, software |
RBC ENSG ASAN PCOR CWST LITE |
Wasatch Long/Short Alpha outperformed in Q1 2026 as speculative stocks sold off, benefiting short positions after a challenging 2025. The fund maintains its quality bias, increasing net long exposure to 85% while reducing shorts to 42%. Manager expects continued shift toward quality companies, with attractive valuations positioning the long portfolio well for outperformance. |
| Oct 24 2025 | 2025 Q3 | ENSG, FN, FOUR, FRPT, HQY, INSP, KAI, MEDP, MORN, MPWR, OPEN, OZK, RBC, ROP, SG, WDAY | AI, Biotech, healthcare, Long/Short, Quality, risk-on, small cap, Speculation | - | The fund declined 7.25% in Q3 as extreme speculation favored low-quality stocks over high-quality businesses, creating structural headwinds for the long/short strategy. The manager compares current conditions to bubble-like environments and increased gross exposure, positioning for when fundamentals matter again and the speculative rally in unprofitable companies ends. |
| Jul 21 2025 | 2025 Q2 | ENSG, FN, GWRE, HLP, HQY, INSP, KAI, MORN, NSA, OZK, RBC, RKLB, ROP, SG, SKY, WDAY | Beta, Defensive, Long/Short, Quality, risk-on, small cap, tariffs |
SKY NSA INSP GWRE HQY SKY NSA INSP FN GWRE HQY RKLB SG |
Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund underperformed in Q2 2025's risk-on environment that favored low-quality stocks over the fund's high-quality focus. Despite headwinds from tariff uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, the manager remains constructive on quality investing as valuation gaps narrow. The fund has adopted a more defensive posture with reduced beta targeting. |
| Mar 31 2025 | 2025 Q1 | AGYS, BROS, FRPT, ITCI, RBC | AI, growth, Quality, small cap, Trade Policy, volatility |
GLNT AGYS FRPT ITCI BROS RBC |
Wasatch Small Cap Growth underperformed in Q1 2025 as tariff concerns weighed on markets. Despite headwinds from Globant, Agilysys, and Freshpet, the strategy benefited from Intra-Cellular's acquisition by J&J and strong performance from Dutch Bros and RBC Bearings. Managers remain focused on high-quality companies with strong management teams that can navigate macroeconomic uncertainty. |
| Dec 31 2024 | 2024 Q4 | ACHC, ENSG, FND, GWRE, HLNE, HQY, ICFI, IONQ, KAI, MORN, NSA, PCTY, RBC, ROP | Beta, Defensive, Long/Short, Mid Caps, risk management, small caps |
PCTY HQY ICFI FND ACHC IONQ |
Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund's defensive strategy faced headwinds in Q4's risk-on environment, declining 8.28% as shorted speculative stocks rallied. Despite quarterly underperformance, the fund achieved its risk-adjusted goals with 7.24% annual returns and 0.60 beta. Manager increased defensive positioning to 0.45 beta target, citing elevated valuations and macro uncertainty. |
| QUARTER | THEMES | TAGS |
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| 2026 Q2 |
AIAI-related companies performed strongly in Q2, with market leadership concentrated in AI build-out beneficiaries. The manager holds AI-related positions but focuses on companies with durable competitive advantages beyond the current AI spending cycle, avoiding unprofitable companies and those with uncertain growth durability. The manager believes AI will drive long-term demand for electrical grid upgrades over the next 10-20 years. |
Data Centers Grid Upgrade Software Infrastructure Spending |
SoftwareMany software stocks sold off in 2026 due to concerns about AI disruption. The manager has limited software exposure and has taken short positions in companies at risk of disruption. For long positions, the manager believes the market has underestimated competitive moats that insulate businesses from AI disruption or ways companies might benefit from AI rather than be disrupted by it. |
AI SaaS Enterprise Software Dev Tools | |
QualityThe manager maintains a disciplined focus on high-quality companies despite underperformance. The fund aims to long high-quality companies and short low-quality companies. In Q2, lower-quality companies outperformed significantly, creating a structural headwind. The manager refuses to chase lower-quality companies trading at extreme multiples and maintains conviction in the quality metrics of portfolio holdings. |
Value Growth Risk Appetite | |
Data CentersData center-related demand remains strong, particularly for electrical and mechanical contracting services. The manager highlights that current AI demands have strained the electrical grid in a way that will require upgrades for the next 10-20 years, regardless of near-term AI capital expenditure trends. This represents a durable growth opportunity beyond the current AI spending cycle. |
AI Grid Upgrade Energy Transition Infrastructure Spending | |
| 2026 Q1 |
AIAI continued to support infrastructure companies but sparked periodic selloffs in software stocks perceived as vulnerable to disruption. The manager believes investors have been undiscerning in repricing AI uncertainty, with companies possessing competitive advantages being unfairly sold off alongside more vulnerable businesses. |
Software Infrastructure Disruption Automation Platforms |
QualityThe fund maintains a structural bias toward high-quality companies for long positions while targeting lower-quality companies for shorts. In 2025, this bias worked against performance as lower-quality companies significantly outperformed, but the dynamic began shifting in early 2026. |
Business Models Fundamentals Durability Competitive Advantages | |
DefenseCompanies tied to aerospace and defense industries had strong performance in Q1 as investors anticipated higher demand in a more geopolitically volatile environment. RBC Bearings, a defense-related holding, was one of the largest contributors to performance. |
Aerospace Geopolitical Volatility Demand | |
| 2025 Q3 |
QualityThe fund focuses on long positions in high-quality companies while shorting low-quality businesses. The manager emphasizes that high-quality stocks have historically outperformed over the long term despite recent underperformance. The fund screens companies based on financial characteristics like return on assets and operating profit margins. |
Quality Fundamentals Screening Long-term Outperformance |
Risk AppetiteThe quarter was characterized as an extreme risk-on environment where speculative, low-quality companies outperformed. The manager compares current market speculation to the internet bubble and post-Covid environment of 2020-2021. Capital has flowed to companies with highly speculative business models. |
Risk-on Speculation Bubble Low-quality Euphoric | |
AIArtificial intelligence is mentioned as one of the popular investment themes driving speculation in low-quality stocks. Fabrinet benefits from AI-related demand for data center products, though the manager doesn't hold it as a thematic AI play. AI is part of the speculative environment affecting market dynamics. |
Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Speculation Thematic Popular | |
| 2025 Q2 |
QualityThe fund focuses on high-quality companies with proven earnings growth track records, strong free cash-flow generation, and trusted management teams. This quality focus was a headwind during the quarter as lower-quality stocks outperformed in the risk-on environment, but the manager believes this creates better expected returns for quality investing over the next three-to-five years. |
Quality Earnings Cash Flow Management Valuation |
AIArtificial intelligence benefited portfolio holdings like Fabrinet, which makes optical components used in data centers. AI has been a popular investment theme that likely played a larger role in fueling stock rises for companies with AI exposure. |
AI Data Centers Technology Components | |
CloudCloud-based software solutions continued to gain traction, with Guidewire Software benefiting as insurance companies increasingly replace legacy on-premises software with centralized cloud-based offerings. The company's cloud technology suite is gaining momentum among insurers. |
Cloud Software Enterprise Migration | |
| 2025 Q1 |
AIBusinesses are in the early innings of implementing AI into their processes and Globant will be a key beneficiary of this trend over the long term. Global IT spending has been sluggish but AI implementation represents a significant opportunity. |
Artificial Intelligence IT Consulting Digital Transformation Enterprise Software Technology Services |
Trade PolicyTariffs and potential trade war have weighed on markets and raised concerns about global economic growth. The uncertainty surrounding tariffs and their macroeconomic impact underscores the importance of investing in high-quality businesses with good management teams. |
Tariffs Trade War Global Trade Economic Policy Market Volatility | |
| 2024 Q4 |
SPACsThe Fund has shorted stocks of special purpose acquisition companies because their business models are speculative and their paths to steady compounded earnings growth remain unclear. These stocks experienced sharp gains during the risk-on environment of the quarter. |
SPACs Speculation Risk-on |
Quantum ComputingThe Fund holds short positions in quantum computing companies like IonQ, believing enthusiasm surrounding these companies is out of touch with fundamentals. Google's unveiling of a new quantum chip heightened investor enthusiasm for the field during the quarter. |
Quantum Computing Speculation |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Ticker | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Jul 22, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | ENSG | Ensign Group, Inc. | Medical Care Facilities | Health Care Facilities | Bull | NASDAQ | Compliance, defensive, Health Care Facilities, Long-term holding, Quality of Care, Senior Living, Short-Seller Attack, Skilled Nursing | Login |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | PCOR | Procore Technologies, Inc. | Software - Application | Application Software | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | AI Beneficiary, competitive moat, Construction Software, contrarian, network effects, proprietary data, SaaS, Software | Login |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | FROG | JFrog Ltd. | Software - Application | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | AI Beneficiary, cloud revenue growth, contrarian, Devops, earnings beat, Guidance Raise, SaaS, Software Supply Chain | Login |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | ECG | Everus Construction Group, Inc. | Engineering & Construction | Construction & Engineering | Bull | NASDAQ | AI infrastructure, data center, Durable Growth, Electrical Contracting, Grid Upgrades, High quality, Power Transmission, Utility Infrastructure | Login |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | BE | Bloom Energy Corp., Class A | Electrical Equipment & Parts | Electrical Components & Equipment | Bear | New York Stock Exchange | AI infrastructure, Data-Center Power, Fuel cells, Low-quality, Market Exuberance, overvalued, Short Position, Speculative | Login |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | REAX | Real Brokerage, Inc. | Real Estate Services | Real Estate Services | Bear | NASDAQ | AI disruption risk, Canada, cloud platform, Real Estate Brokerage, Short Position, Technology-enabled Services, US | Login |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | RBC | RBC Bearings, Inc. | Tools & Accessories | Industrial Machinery | Bull | NASDAQ | Aerospace, Defense, geopolitical, growth, industrial machinery, manufacturing, Precision Bearings | Login |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | ENSG | Ensign Group, Inc. | Medical Care Facilities | Health Care Facilities | Bull | NASDAQ | healthcare, Medicare, Occupancy, Real Estate, Revenue Growth, Senior Living, Skilled Nursing | Login |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | ASAN | Asana, Inc. | Software - Application | Application Software | Bear | New York Stock Exchange | AI disruption, cloud, Competitive Threat, Project Management, Short Position, Software, Work management | Login |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | PCOR | ProCore Technologies, Inc. | Software - Application | Application Software | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | AI Resilient, competitive moat, Construction Software, Contractor Network, network effects, Project Management, proprietary data | Login |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | CWST | Casella Waste Systems, Inc. | Waste Management | Environmental & Facilities Services | Bull | NASDAQ | Acquisitions, Integration, Recycling, Regional, Resource Management, Solid Waste, waste management | Login |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | LITE | Lumentum Holdings, Inc. | Communication Equipment | Communications Equipment | Bear | NASDAQ | AI infrastructure, Communications Equipment, Hedge Position, optical networking, Photonics, risk management, Short Position | Login |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | Mick Rasmussen | SKY | Champion Homes, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Homebuilding | Neutral | New York Stock Exchange | affordability, Housing, Interestrates, Margins, Modularhousing | Login |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | Mick Rasmussen | NSA | National Storage Affiliates Trust | Real Estate | Self-Storage REIT | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Acquisitions, consolidation, Interestrates, REIT, Selfstorage | Login |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | Mick Rasmussen | INSP | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Health Care | Medical Devices | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Adoption, innovation, Medicaldevices, Procedures, Sleepapnea | Login |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | Mick Rasmussen | GWRE | Guidewire Software, Inc. | Information Technology | Application Software | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Cloudmigration, Insurancesoftware, Modernization, SaaS, Switchingcosts | Login |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | Mick Rasmussen | HQY | HealthEquity, Inc. | Financials | Asset Management & Custody | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Custody, cybersecurity, Healthcarefinance, Hsas, Operatingleverage | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | SKY | Champion Homes, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Homebuilding | Bull | NYSE | Consumer Discretionary, homebuilder, Housing, Interest Rate Sensitive, margin compression, Modular Homes, Revenue Growth | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | NSA | National Storage Affiliates Trust | Real Estate | Specialized REITs | Bull | NYSE | Acquisitions, consolidation, Interest Rate Sensitive, Management Quality, Real Estate, REIT, Self-storage | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | INSP | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Health Care | Health Care Equipment & Supplies | Bull | NYSE | healthcare, Inventory Cycle, Medical devices, Minimally Invasive, Neurostimulation, product launch, sleep apnea | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | FN | Fabrinet | Information Technology | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | Bull | NYSE | AI Theme, Artificial Intelligence, data centers, infrastructure, manufacturing, Optical-Components, technology | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | GWRE | Guidewire Software, Inc. | Information Technology | Software | Bull | NYSE | cloud migration, Digital transformation, Enterprise software, Insurance Technology, Legacy Replacement, Property & Casualty, SaaS | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | HQY | HealthEquity, Inc. | Financials | Consumer Finance | Bull | NASDAQ | consumer finance, Custodial Services, cybersecurity, financial services, Health Savings Accounts, Healthcare Benefits, market leader | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | RKLB | Rocket Lab USA, Inc. | Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Bear | NASDAQ | Aerospace, Competitive Disadvantage, Growth Uncertainty, Rocket Manufacturing, Short Position, Space Exploration, Spacecraft | Login |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | SG | Sweetgreen, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Restaurants | Bear | NYSE | Consumer Discretionary, consumer spending, Economic Sensitivity, Fast casual, Hedge Position, Restaurants, Short Position | Login |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | GLNT | Globant SA | Information Technology | IT Consulting & Other Services | Bull | NYSE | AI implementation, Digital transformation, Global, growth, It consulting, Technology Services | Login |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | AGYS | Agilysys, Inc. | Information Technology | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | Business Mix Shift, Hospitality Software, Point of Sale, recurring revenue, SaaS, Software Growth | Login |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | FRPT | Freshpet, Inc. | Consumer Staples | Packaged Foods & Meats | Bull | NASDAQ | consumer staples, Fresh Food, margin expansion, Pet Food, Refrigerated Products, Scaling Operations | Login |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | ITCI | Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. | Health Care | Biotechnology | Bull | NASDAQ | acquisition target, biotechnology, Caplyta, CNS disorders, drug development, Pharmaceutical | Login |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | BROS | Dutch Bros Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Restaurants | Bull | NYSE | Beverage Retail, Consumer Discretionary, Drive-Through Coffee, Growth Concept, Restaurant Chain, store expansion | Login |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | RBC | RBC Bearings Incorporated | Industrials | Industrial Machinery | Bull | NASDAQ | acquisition integration, Aerospace, Commercial Aviation, Defense, Industrial Components, Precision Bearings | Login |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | Software & Services | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | growth, HR Management, Payroll Software, recurring revenue, SaaS, Software, technology | Login |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | HQY | HealthEquity, Inc. | Financial Services | Specialized Finance | Bull | NASDAQ | Employee Benefits, financial services, growth, Health Savings Accounts, HSA, Interest Rate Sensitive, market leader | Login |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | ICFI | ICF International, Inc. | Commercial & Professional Services | Research & Consulting Services | Bull | NASDAQ | contrarian, Government Consulting, Government Contractor, Outsourcing, Policy Consulting, professional services, Technology Consulting | Login |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | FND | Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Home Improvement Retail | Bull | NYSE | Category Killer, Direct Sourcing, Flooring, home improvement, retail expansion, Self-funded growth, Specialty retail | Login |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | ACHC | Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. | Health Care | Health Care Facilities | Bear | NASDAQ | Bear, Behavioral health, Business Model Deterioration, Government Investigation, Healthcare Facilities, Regulatory risk, Short Position | Login |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | IONQ | IonQ, Inc. | Technology | Technology Hardware & Equipment | Bear | NYSE | Bear, Fundamental Disconnect, overvalued, Quantum Computing, Short Position, Speculative, technology | Login |
| TICKER | COMMENTARY |
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| ENSG | The largest detractor among our long positions was Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG), an operator of skilled nursing and senior living facilities. Shares came under pressure after a short-seller report questioned the company's quality-of-care metrics, staffing practices and certain related-party business arrangements. Ensign Group is a long-time holding in the portfolio, and we know the company's management team well. We spoke with the team after the report and continue to believe that Ensign is one of the most compliance-conscious firms in the health care space, and we view it as one of our best ideas in the sector. |
| PCOR | Another detractor was Procore Technologies, Inc. (PCOR), a software company that manages construction projects. Many software stocks have sold off in 2026, due to concerns about how AI might disrupt software business models. The portfolio does not have large exposure to software companies, and we've offset the exposure we do have by taking short positions in a few software companies we believe may be at risk of disruption. But for the long positions we have taken in software companies, we believe the market has underestimated the competitive moats that insulate the business from AI disruption, or the ways in which the companies might actually benefit, from AI, not be disrupted by it. Procore serves as an example. Procore's advantage lies not in its software code, but in its extensive network of contractors and the proprietary data generated across thousands of projects. That network effect and dataset are significantly more difficult to replicate than the underlying software functionality, and we believe they position the company well in an AI-driven environment. AI could create more and better insights from that proprietary data. |
| FROG | The top contributor to Fund performance was JFrog Ltd. (FROG). The company provides a software-supply-chain platform, delivering tools like package repositories, continuous-delivery pipelines and security scanning that help companies manage, build and secure their software delivery lifecycle. Prior to the second quarter, the company was caught in the broader selloff of software stocks, due to AI disruption concerns. Our feeling at the time was that there are moats around JFrog's business model that make it quite defensible. In fact, we believe JFrog will benefit from AI. As AI speeds up code generation, it also increases the number of dependencies, artifacts and releases moving through the development pipeline. We believe JFrog has a crucial role to play in governing these issues. This quarter, JFrog provided more evidence that its business remains strong, as the company reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped consensus estimates, and management raised earnings guidance for 2026. Management also noted that quarterly cloud revenue rose 50% year over year in the first quarter, driven by demand from customers leveraging AI coding agents. |
| ECG | Everus Construction Group, Inc. (ECG) was another large contributor. The company provides electrical and mechanical contracting services and power transmission and distribution construction services. Fundamentals for the business remain encouraging, and Everus continues to benefit from strong demand across its data center, high-tech, hospitality and utility markets. Everus serves as an example of the high-quality approach we are taking to finding companies that benefit from the AI build-out. Generally, we're seeking companies that are growing due to AI-related demand, but where the durability of that growth is clearer. Regarding Everus, we think current AI demands have already strained the electrical grid in a way that will require upgrades for the next 10 to 20 years, regardless of AI capital expenditures over the next year. Everus stands to benefit from those upgrades. |
| BE | Turning to short positions, detractors from Fund performance were those stocks that rose in price. One of the largest detractors was Bloom Energy Corp., Class A (BE). Bloom Energy sells natural, gas-powered fuel cells that help data centers generate power on-site before the centers can connect to the electrical grid. Bloom's stock price has increased significantly in recent months, and we believe it is representative of some of the AI-related exuberance in the small cap market. |
| REAX | Among shorts, contributors to Fund performance were those stocks that declined in price. One of our largest contributors was Real Brokerage, Inc. (REAX). The company operates a cloud-based real estate platform operating across the U.S. and Canada. Real Brokerage's stock was down due to concerns about how AI may disrupt its business model. |
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