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Driehaus Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund 2026 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2026 Letter Analysis

Driehaus Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+1%

YTD+1%

Annualized+14.18%

Positioning StanceNEUTRAL

Market CapSmallCap

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Driehaus Small/Mid Cap Growth outperformed by 450bps in Q1 2026 despite Iran War volatility, benefiting from AI infrastructure, grid upgrade, and energy themes. Strategy positioned in tech hardware, industrials, and energy while avoiding disrupted sectors."

Executive Summary

Driehaus Small/Mid Cap Growth outperformed by 450bps in Q1 2026 despite Iran War volatility, benefiting from AI infrastructure, grid upgrade, and energy themes. Strategy positioned in tech hardware, industrials, and energy while avoiding disrupted sectors. Manager expects strong recovery if ceasefire holds and Strait of Hormuz reopens, with small caps offering compelling valuations and accelerating earnings.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

Strategy demonstrates moderate-high conviction through concentrated top holdings (2.1% positions), specific sector allocation decisions, and clear thematic positioning in AI, energy, and industrials. Named positions with sector rationale and active portfolio changes during volatile quarter indicate solid conviction, though diversified across 110 holdings.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

Manager expresses cautious optimism about market recovery contingent on geopolitical resolution, noting resilient economic growth and multiple positive drivers, but acknowledges significant near-term uncertainty from Iran War and other risks.

Risk Appetite

40%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (40%)

Strategy maintained relatively aggressive positioning with only 4.5% cash and actively increased exposure to beneficiary sectors like technology, industrials, and energy while reducing exposure to challenged areas, showing selective risk-taking.

Capital Deployment

20%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (20%)

Strategy shows modest net deployment with cash at 4.5% and active sector rotation, increasing exposure to technology, industrials, materials, and energy while reducing healthcare, consumer discretionary, and financials. This represents selective reallocation rather than major cash deployment.

Forward Guidance

30%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (30%)

Manager indicates willingness to deploy capital selectively based on themes and positioning changes made during quarter, with clear bias toward recovery scenarios if geopolitical tensions resolve favorably.

Language Signal

15%

BearishBullish

Bearish (15%)

Language balances opportunity identification with significant risk acknowledgment, using terms like 'appealing valuations' and 'compelling' alongside 'fog of war,' 'fragile ceasefire,' and multiple risk discussions.

Perceived Risk

75%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (75%)

Manager identifies multiple significant risks including Iran War impact, private credit stress, labor market concerns, and fragile ceasefire dynamics. Detailed discussion of geopolitical, economic, and systemic risks with specific examples and potential contagion scenarios.

Opportunity Density

65%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (65%)

Manager sees selective opportunities across multiple themes including AI infrastructure, grid upgrade, and energy, with specific sector positioning and named beneficiaries. Opportunity set characterized as thematic and selective rather than broad-based.

Time Horizon

60%

Short-TermLong-Term

Multi-Year (60%)

Strategy focuses on multi-year secular themes like AI infrastructure and energy transition while also positioning for near-term catalysts around geopolitical resolution. Mix of secular growth holdings and cyclical positioning suggests medium-term 1-3 year investment horizon.