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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 27, 2025 | Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund | 3.6% | 4.3% | ACIW, ACN, AVGO, CDW, CHTR, CSGP, GCI, GOOGL, IT, KMX, LBRDA, LKQ, MA, META, MLM, NVDA, PRM, V, VMC | AI, Multi Cap, Quality, technology, value | AI infrastructure buildout is in early days with chip makers like Nvidia and Broadcom being biggest winners so far. Hyperscalers including Alphabet and Meta hold the purse strings on unprecedented AI infrastructure investment, giving them advantage to modulate spending based on returns while being funded by healthy cash flows from core businesses. | CDW ACN META GOOGL HEI |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Aristotle Small Cap Equity Fund | 3.3% | - | ACIW, AEIS, ALIT, BHLB, CHE, CMCO, DY, FLS, GRDN, HURN, IPAR, ITRI, JBGS, LQDT, MMSI, MNRO, MTSI, SMG, TKO, VRRM | growth, healthcare, industrials, small caps, technology, Telecommunications, value | Valuations remain compelling relative to large caps, with the Russell 2000 Index trading near multi-decade lows on a relative basis. Potential tailwinds include deregulation, lower corporate tax rate, increased M&A activity, continued reshoring of U.S. manufacturing, and infrastructure-related spending. | VRRM SMG IPAR GRDN FLS ALIT ACIW CHE MTSI DY CHE |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Aristotle Small/Mid Cap Equity | 4.6% | - | ACIW, AENE, ALIT, ASGN, BHLB, CHE, CIEN, CMCO, DLB, DY, FTAI, HOOD, IPAR, ITRI, JBGS, MMSI, MTSI, PRGO, SMG, VRRM | growth, industrials, positioning, SMID Cap, technology, value, volatility | MACOM Technology Solutions benefited from exposure to growing demand from Data Center and 5G end market applications. The company surpassed analyst expectations and raised forward guidance, with meaningful exposure to these growing markets along with domestic manufacturing footprint expected to drive additional shareholder value. | VRRM SMG PRGO IPAR FTAI DLB ALIT CHE ACIW MTSI DY CHE |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 20, 2025 | The London Company Small Cap | 2.4% | -4.9% | ACIW, AWI, CABO, GTES, IPAR, MATX, NEU, SGI, WTM | Quality, small cap, tariffs, Trade Policy, value, volatility | The manager emphasizes their focus on high-Quality, low-Volatility orientation as a defensive strategy. They believe their reliance on high Quality factors has proven to be a strategy that can lose battles along the way but tends to win the war over time, positioning them well for an environment of elevated policy risks and fragile global growth. | IPAR MATX WTM ACIW GTES AWI NEU ACIW AWI NEU GTES |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | The London Company Small Cap | -7.1% | -7.1% | ACIW, ATKR, CNNE, DV, MC, NGVT, RVLV, THG, UNF | Defensive, Quality, Recession, small caps, tariffs, value | The portfolio maintains a defensive, lower volatility posture focused on Quality factors. Quality factors have historically posted their best relative returns during periods of decelerating growth and through recessions, typically lagging in early recovery but keeping pace during mid-cycle years. | NGVT UNF ATKR RVLV MC DV SGI THG ACIW |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 13, 2026 | The London Company SMID Cap | -3.6% | -3.6% | ACIW, AWI, AXTA, CCC, CHDN, COO, ENTG, ESI, MUSA, QLYS, TREX, WAT | cybersecurity, energy, Geopolitical, Quality, semiconductors, SMID Cap, value | ACIW CCC COO AWI CHDN QLYS ESI MUSA ENTG |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Aristotle Small/Mid Cap Equity | -6.2% | -6.2% | ACIW, ADC, AER, AGI, ASGN, BDC, CHE, CIEN, CII, DBI, DY, HURN, ITRI, MMSI, MTSI, NDAQ, ONB, RRC, VVV, WWW | Consulting, gold, healthcare, Regional Banks, semiconductors, small caps, technology, value | The fund maintains exposure to semiconductor companies like MACOM Technology Solutions despite sector weakness during the quarter. The manager believes in meaningful exposure to growing demand from data center and 5G end-market applications, with recent acquisitions expected to drive additional shareholder value. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 28, 2025 | Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund | 0.3% | 4.6% | ACIW, ACN, AVGO, CDW, CHTR, CSGP, GCI, GOOGL, IT, KMX, LBRDA, LKQ, MA, META, MLM, NVDA, PRM, V, VMC | AI, Multi Cap, Quality, technology, value | AI infrastructure buildout is in early days with chip makers like Nvidia and Broadcom seeing biggest gains so far. Hyperscalers including Alphabet and Meta hold the purse strings on unprecedented AI infrastructure investment, giving them advantage to modulate spending based on returns while being funded by healthy cash flows from core businesses. | CDW ACN CDW ACN |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 28, 2025 | The London Company SMID Cap | 0.8% | -6.6% | ACIW, AWI, BR, CWST, DECK, JKHY, NEU, REYN, SGI, WAT | AI, Fed, growth, Quality, small cap, SMID Cap, value, volatility | The portfolio maintains a Quality-at-a-Reasonable-Price discipline focused on companies with durable advantages, strong balance sheets, and steady free cash flow. Quality factors have been headwinds during the high beta rally but historically regain leadership when fundamentals reassert themselves. | DECK ACIW JKHY CWST WAT NEU SGI AWI DECK ACIW JKHY CWST WAT NEU SGI AWI |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 28, 2025 | The London Company Small-Mid Cap | 0.8% | -6.6% | ACIW, AWI, BR, CWST, DECK, JKHY, NEU, REYN, SGI, WAT | Fed Cuts, high beta, Quality, SMID Cap, value, volatility | The manager emphasizes their Quality-at-a-Reasonable-Price discipline, noting that quality factors were headwinds during the high beta rally but historically regain leadership when fundamentals reassert themselves. They remain confident in holdings with durable advantages, strong balance sheets, and steady free cash flow. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 2, 2024 | The London Company Small Cap | 7.0% | 8.9% | ACIW, CERT, INVX, PLUS, RVLV, VNT, WTM | Balance Sheet, Quality, rates, real estate, small caps, technology, value | The fund focuses on balance sheet strength and quality companies, which became a temporary headwind during Q3 as lower-quality, highly leveraged companies rallied most from rate relief. The manager emphasizes profitable, financially stable companies that generate free cash flow and high returns on capital. | CERT VNT WTM PLUS ACIW RVLV |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 7, 2025 | The London Company Small Cap | 2.3% | 11.4% | ACIW, AUB, AWI, EPRT, LSTR, MATX, MC, RVLV, TPX, WTM | concentrated, downside protection, Quality, small caps, value | The fund focuses on high-quality companies with sustainably high and improving returns on capital and strong balance sheets. Portfolio companies demonstrate superior financial metrics with 13.5% pre-tax ROC versus 6.2% for the Russell 2000 and lower leverage at 1.5x net debt/EBITDA versus 3.8x for the benchmark. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Aristotle Small Cap Equity Fund | 7.3% | 9.4% | ACHC, ACIW, AER, ASC, BDC, BWIN, CHCT, DY, FIBK, HURN, ITRI, LUMN, MDVL, MMSI, MRCY, MTSI, NVRI, PETQ, PTEN | financials, healthcare, rates, small caps, technology, value | The fund focuses exclusively on small-cap investments with valuations remaining attractive relative to large caps. Small caps trade at 16.7x P/E versus 25.8x for large caps, near multi-decade lows. The manager believes small caps are better positioned to benefit from reshoring, M&A activity, and infrastructure spending. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 28, 2024 | Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund | 10.4% | 16.3% | ACIW, AON, BRK-B, CHTR, CSGP, GOOG, GWRE, HEI, IEX, LBRDA, LKQ, LLYVA, LSXMK, LYV, META, ODFL, PRM, SIRI, TXN, VRSN | Logistics, multi-cap, Quality, technology, value | The letter discusses an AI-driven feeding frenzy of tech stocks, with Meta Platforms and Alphabet garnering favor given their position at the vanguard of artificial intelligence development. However, their traditional ad-supported businesses continue to demonstrate strength and drive healthy business value growth. | ODFL |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 22, 2024 | The London Company Small Cap | 7.0% | 8.9% | ACIW, AUB, CERT, CNNE, DOOR, DV, ENOV, EPRT, GTES, HAE, MATX, MBUU, MRTN, MUSA, NEU, PLUS, TPX | downside protection, free cash flow, Quality, Russell 2000, small caps, value | The portfolio focuses on small-cap equities with emphasis on quality, low volatility, and downside protection. The Russell 2000 Small Cap Index declined 3.3% during the quarter while the portfolio fell 5.8%. The manager notes that small caps faced headwinds as investors favored large cap, growth and momentum factors. | DV GTES |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 27, 2024 | Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund | 10.4% | 16.3% | AAPL, ACIW, AMZN, AON, DHR, GOOG, GWRE, IT, LBRDA, META, MLM, MSFT, NVDA, SCHW, TSLA, VLTO, VMC | Building Materials, Multi Cap, Quality, small caps, technology, value | The fund employs a Quality at a Discount framework applicable to businesses of all sizes. They seek high-quality businesses trading at attractive discounts to business value, with the portfolio collectively trading at an estimated price-to-value ratio in the mid 80s. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 29, 2026 | Fund Letters | The London Company SMID Cap | ACI Worldwide, Inc. | Software - Infrastructure | Systems Software | Bull | NASDAQ | banking, Cross-Border, infrastructure, Modernization, Payments, Real-time Payments, recurring revenue, Systems Software | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Aristotle Small/Mid Cap Equity | ACI Worldwide | Information Technology | Software | Bull | NASDAQ | balance sheet, Electronic Payments, financial technology, margin expansion, market position, Payments Software, software solutions | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | The London Company Small Cap | ACI Worldwide, Inc. | Information Technology | Systems Software | Bull | NASDAQ | Contracted Backlog, financial technology, insider buying, organic growth, payment processing, recurring revenue, Software | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Aristotle Small Cap Equity Fund | ACI Worldwide | Information Technology | Software | Bull | NASDAQ | balance sheet, digital payments, financial technology, margin expansion, niche market, Payments Software, software solutions | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | The London Company Small Cap | ACI Worldwide, Inc. | Information Technology | Systems Software | Bull | NASDAQ | cash generation, defensive, financial services, Payment Software, recurring revenue, technology | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | The London Company Small Cap | ACI Worldwide, Inc. | Information Technology | Systems Software | Bull | NASDAQ | cash generation, deleveraging, financial technology, organic growth, payment processing, Share Buybacks, Software | View Pitch |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letters | Brian Campbell | ACI Worldwide, Inc. | Information Technology | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | backlog, insider buying, Payments, recurring revenue, Software | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Brian Campbell | ACI Worldwide Inc. | Information Technology | Financial Software & Data Systems | Bull | NASDAQ | Fintech, intrinsic value, Margins, Payments, recurring revenue, Software | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Brian Campbell | ACI Worldwide Inc. | Information Technology | Financial Software & Data Systems | Bull | NASDAQ | Fintech, intrinsic value, Margins, Payments, recurring revenue, Software | View Pitch |
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