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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 21, 2025 | Aristotle/Saul Global Equity Fund | 9.1% | 10.4% | ALC, AMGN, CCO.TO, COF, D05.SI, FCFS, LEN, MCHP, MLM, MSFT, PYPL, SONY, UBER | financials, Global Equity, healthcare, nuclear, payments, semiconductors, technology, Trade Policy | President Trump introduced a universal 10% import tariff and reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries as part of Liberation Day. A 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs was enacted, and the U.S. and U.K. finalized the Economic Prosperity Deal expanding American access to British markets. | UBER COF ALC AMGN MCHP CCO.TO UBER COF PYPL ALC SW AMGN MCHP CCO CN |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Aristotle International Equity Fund | 10.7% | 14.6% | 4578.T, 6758.T, 7532.T, ACN, ALC, CCO.TO, EBS.VI, MC.PA, SAF.PA | aerospace, Asia, Europe, international, Luxury, nuclear, Quality, Trade Policy | Trade policy remained a focal point with President Trump introducing a universal 10% import tariff and reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries. A 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs was enacted for almost all countries, and the U.S. and U.K. finalized the Economic Prosperity Deal. Major economies experienced downward revisions to 2025 GDP growth projections due to trade policy uncertainty. | SAF.PA CCO.TO MC.PA ALC SAF FP MC FP ALC SW |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Aristotle Value Equity Fund | 4.8% | 5.4% | ALC, AMGN, AWK, COF, CTRA, CTVA, MCHP, MRK, MSFT, PH, UBER, XYL | Biotechnology, Cloud, healthcare, semiconductors, technology, Trade Policy, value | President Trump introduced a universal 10% import tariff and reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries as part of Liberation Day. A 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs was enacted for almost all countries to encourage negotiations. The U.S. and U.K. finalized the Economic Prosperity Deal, expanding American access to British markets and lowering tariffs on U.K. autos. | UBER ALC AMGN MCHP MSFT UBER US ALC SW AMGN US MCHP US MSFT US |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Madison Investors Fund | 3.1% | 2.3% | A, ABNB, ACGL, ACN, ADI, ALC, AMZN, BN, CDW, CHTR, CPRT, DE, DHR, ELV, FERG, FI, GOOGL, IT, KEYS, LBRDA, LOW, MMC, MSCI, NKE, PCAR, PGR, PH, SBUX, SCHW, TJX, TXN, V | consumer, financials, industrials, large cap, Quality, technology, value | The fund focuses on high-quality, durable businesses across a wide range of industries selling for reasonable or cheap prices. This philosophy emphasizes proven businesses over short-term promises and momentum. The managers believe this approach has worked for decades and will continue to deliver solid long-term performance. | MSCI CDW ABNB ACGL FI ADI FERG |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 16, 2025 | Harding Loevner International Equity | 9.2% | 14.8% | 002352.SZ, 005930.KS, 0669.HK, 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 2057.HK, 2308.TW, 2318.HK, 2330.TW, 300760.SZ, 4507.T, 4519.T, 4684.T, 6146.T, 6301.T, 6383.T, 6690.HK, 6758.T, 6861.T, 6869.T, 8113.T, ADYEN.AS, AI.PA, ALC, ALFA.ST, ALV.DE, ASML, ASSA-B.ST, ATCO-A.ST, ATD.TO, BAP, BBVA, BHP, CNR, COLOB.CO, D05.SI, DSY.PA, EPI-A.ST, FMX, GFNORTEO.MX, GMAB, HDB, HLN.L, LIN, MELI, MFC, NESN.SW, NTES, NVS, NZYM-B.CO, OR.PA, RIO, ROG.SW, RYA.L, SAF.PA, SAP, SEB-A.ST, SHEL, SOON.SW, SU.PA, SY1.DE, TLKM | aerospace, AI, defense, Europe, Health Care, international | Health care equities have underperformed despite strong fundamentals due to political and regulatory uncertainty in the US and beyond. Policy risks include drug pricing reforms, Medicaid funding cuts, and reduced NIH funding. However, the sector's structural advantages remain intact with continued innovation like GLP-1 therapies. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 16, 2025 | Harding Loevner Global Equity | 10.2% | 7.9% | 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 300760.SZ, 4519.T, 6146.T, 6758.T, 6861.T, ABBV, ACN, ADBE, ALC, ALFA.ST, AMAT, AME, AMZN, APH, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, ATD.TO, ATKR, AVGO, BBCA.JK, BKNG, CME, CPG.L, CRM, CSGP, D05.SI, DE, DHR, DPLM.L, EPIA.ST, GLOB, GMAB, GOOGL, HDFCBANK.NS, HEI, HLN.L, HON, JNJ, META, MSFT, NFLX, NOC, NOW, NVDA, PGR, ROG.SW, SAP, SGS.SW, SHEL, SLB, SNPS, SU.PA, SY1.DE, TMO, TSM, TTD, TW, V, VRTX, WALMEX.MX | AI, Cloud, Data centers, global, growth, semiconductors, technology | AI models released in 2024 have demonstrated marked improvement in performance against new benchmarks, including major strides in reasoning to solve complex problems. Many companies can now point to real products and applications as well as measurable effects on their businesses. Competition among big tech companies appears to be intensifying as more companies join the race to develop cutting-edge AI systems. | ADBE BKNG ADBE |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 10, 2024 | Aristotle Value Equity Fund | 6.3% | 12.3% | ADBE, ALC, AMGN, AMP, AWK, CCI, CTVA, DHR, ECL, LEN, LOW, MCHP, MLM, MSFT, OSK, PH, QCOM, VEEV, XYL | Homebuilders, infrastructure, large cap, semiconductors, technology, value, water | Microsoft continues to execute on AI catalysts across its businesses, particularly within cloud-based applications like Azure. The company detailed partnerships with NVIDIA and AMD to develop first-party silicon chips including its AI accelerator (Azure Maia) and CPU (Azure Cobalt). Qualcomm benefits as AI applications extend from the cloud to on-device. | AWK |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Thornburg International Equity Fund | 10.8% | 21.8% | 0027.HK, 005930.KS, 3690.HK, 6758.T, 8306.T, ALC, AZN, BABA, BNP.PA, CP, CSU.TO, FCX, NVO, OR.PA, SU.PA, TTE | China, Europe, international, Japan, rates, semiconductors, Trade Policy, value | Trade tensions remain a significant theme with continuing negotiations between the U.S. and major trade partners including China. Contentious trade talks and tit-for-tat tariff and procurement walls persist between China and the European Union. Global economic growth is projected to slow to 2.9% in 2025 from 3.3% in 2024, driven by U.S. trade tariffs and policy uncertainty. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Parnassus Mid Cap Growth Fund | 13.3% | - | ALC, ALNY, BLDR, CSGP, DDOG, EFX, GWRE, HLT, HOOD, JBHT, KLAC, MELI, NET, ODFL, POOL, RCL, RGEN, SARO, SN, WDC | AI, Cyclical, growth, Logistics, mid cap, semiconductors, software | The fund maintains thematic focus on artificial intelligence exposure through software and semiconductor companies. Portfolio includes companies like Guidewire, Autodesk and Cadence that are well positioned with large datasets and existing customer relationships to train AI technology for specific use cases. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | May 2, 2024 | Madison Investors Fund | 7.8% | 17.0% | A, ACGL, ACN, ADI, ALC, AMZN, BDX, BRK.B, CHTR, CPRT, DLTR, FI, GOOGL, LBRDK, LOW, PCAR, PGR, PH, TJX, V | financials, growth, industrials, large cap, Quality, technology, value | Two insurers, Arch Capital and Progressive, were large contributors during the quarter. Both are benefiting from attractive market conditions which has boosted underwriting profits. Investment income should continue to rise as they roll over fixed income portfolios at more favorable coupon rates. | PH FISV PGR ACGL PCAR |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 8, 2025 | ClearBridge Investments Large Cap Growth Strategy | - | - | AAPL, ALC, AMZN, GOOGL, ICE, INTU, META, MMC, MNST, MSFT, NVDA, RTX, SBUX, SHW, SNPS, SPGI, TSLA, UBER, V | AI, growth, large cap, Magnificent Seven, semiconductors, tariffs, technology | The emergence of DeepSeek, a Chinese large language model with capabilities similar to the best LLMs but built with inferior chips and at lower cost, caused investors to question whether massive capex devoted to Gen AI would continue. Nvidia fell sharply despite delivering record financial results amid strong rollout for its newest Blackwell GPU system. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 5, 2025 | Cedar Grove Capital Management | 0.4% | 0.4% | ALC, HIMS, LNSR, TLT | healthcare, Multi-Strategy, Short Selling, small caps, special situations, Trade Policy | Trump administration's tariff implementation has created unprecedented market uncertainty and negative economic impacts. Manager notes tariffs were expected to be negotiation tactics but have become permanent policy, causing market drawdowns and forcing strategy adjustments. | LNSR HIMS |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Harding Loevner Global Equity | 5.2% | 15.6% | 0700.HK, 1398.HK, 2607.HK, 4519.T, 6758.T, AAPL, ABBV, ACN, ADBE, ALC, AMAT, AME, AMZN, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, AVGO, B3SA3.SA, BBCA.JK, BHP, BKNG, CME, COST, CRM, CSCO, CSGP, DE, DHR, GLOB, GMAB, GOOGL, HDB, HON, ISRG, KER.PA, LLY, MELI, META, MSFT, NFLX, NKE, NOC, NOW, NVDA, OR.PA, PINS, RGEN, RIO, ROG.SW, ROK, SAP, SGSN.SW, SLB, SNPS, SU.PA, SY1.DE, TMO, TSLA, TSM, TW, UNH, VRTX | AI, global, growth, Quality, software, technology | The fund sold NVIDIA due to valuation concerns despite believing in AI's transformational impact. They are investing in more reasonably priced software companies positioned to benefit from AI, including Salesforce, Globant, and SAP. The managers see strong prospects for many holdings as AI applications proliferate but emphasize the importance of durable competitive advantages. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Feb 8, 2026 | SGA – Global Growth | -0.3% | 3.1% | 1299.HK, 9983.T, ADYEN.AS, ALC, AMZN, AON, ARM, AVGO, BABA, CMG, CP, CRM, DHR, EXPN.L, GOOGL, HDB, INFY, INTU, IT, MELI, META, MSFT, NFLX, NOW, NVDA, SAP, SE, SNPS, SPGI, STE, TSM, UMG.AS, UNH, V, WM | AI, cyclicals, global, growth, Quality, valuation | AI capital expenditure growth is expected to moderate due to structural constraints including power availability, skilled labor shortages, and capital availability limits. Hyperscalers are approaching 90% of operating cash flows for CapEx spending, creating natural constraints on future growth rates. Quality factors including sales stability and high gross margins continued to underperform in 2025 as markets favored cyclical and momentum-driven assets. The portfolio's quality growth companies are trading at historically attractive relative valuations. Market leadership was dominated by momentum and cyclical assets while quality growth strategies faced headwinds. Extreme concentration and momentum effects created significant winners and losers independent of company fundamentals. | INFY NOW ARM MELI MSFT SE NFLX AVGO 9983 JP TSM GOOG |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 8, 2026 | SGA – International Growth | 1.0% | 9.6% | 1299.HK, 6098.T, 9983.T, ADYEN.AS, ALC, AON, ARM, BABA, CP, DSY.PA, EXPN.L, FEMSAUBD.MX, GALD, GRAB, HDFCBANK.NS, HEIA.AS, HLN.L, INFY, LIN, MELI, OR.PA, SAP, SE, SGE.L, SHOP, SRT3.DE, STE, TEAM, TSM, UL, UMG.AS, WALMEX.MX, WCN, YUMC | AI, Cyclical, E-Commerce, growth, international, Quality, Southeast Asia, valuation | SGA continues to believe the most attractive long-term AI opportunities reside with businesses building long-term value through proprietary data and integrated workflows. The portfolio is positioned to capture AI value through companies providing essential intellectual property and manufacturing capability for the AI ecosystem, including TSMC, Arm Holdings, SAP, and Dassault Systemes. The portfolio focuses on high-conviction quality growth businesses anticipated to achieve consistent mid-teens earnings growth with reduced variability. Despite market headwinds favoring cyclical assets, SGA maintains conviction in quality companies with predictable revenue and cash flow generation that should become more sought after if market volatility increases. New positions were established in Sea Limited and Grab Holdings, both Southeast Asian consumer internet companies with integrated ecosystems. Sea operates Shopee e-commerce platform with integrated payments and logistics, while Grab provides super-app services for ride-hailing, food delivery, and digital payments across Southeast Asia. | TEAM ARM DSY FP SRT GR 9983 JP |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 5, 2026 | Stewart Investors | 0.0% | 0.0% | 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 2379.TW, 2454.TW, 6503.T, ALC, BABA, BAJAJHLDNG.NS, BAP, BOSCHLTD.NS, CARTRADE.NS, CTAS, KEI.NS, KOTAK.NS, M&M.NS, NU, PRX.AS, QUAL3.MX, SE, TARSONS.NS, TECHM.NS, TOTVS3.SA, TSM, TUBEINVEST.NS, WEG3.SA | AI, Asia, China, emerging markets, India, long-term, Quality, semiconductors | The team maintains a conservative approach to AI-driven market themes, avoiding flavour-of-the-month AI investments while selectively benefiting from AI demand through quality holdings like Samsung and TSMC. They emphasize disciplined AI capex spending and focus on companies with sustainable competitive advantages rather than chasing AI hype. The team is adding to Chinese holdings where they find leading businesses with strong competitive advantages and attractive growth at reasonable valuations, particularly Tencent. They view China as offering better opportunities despite some headwinds in specific sectors like property and chemicals. The team is reducing exposure to India, mainly in cyclical businesses where valuations are expensive and growth outlook has deteriorated. However, they remain excited about high-quality Indian companies positioned to benefit from structural tailwinds including urbanization, demographics, and digital infrastructure. Semiconductor holdings like Samsung and TSMC are key contributors, benefiting from AI-related demand for memory chips and leading-edge processors. The team focuses on companies with strong competitive positions and visibility into future earnings growth through 2026-2027. The investment philosophy centers on identifying quality companies with exceptional cultures, strong franchises, resilient financials, and sustainable competitive advantages. The team seeks companies that can deliver attractive returns over much longer periods than the market expects. The team is optimistic about emerging market opportunities, noting that the global economy is increasingly being led by emerging markets. They see attractive valuations compared to developed markets and expect this trend to accelerate as investors seek alternatives to US markets. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Madison Investors Fund | -0.4% | 16.4% | A, ACGL, ADI, ALC, AMZN, BRK.B, CPRT, DLTR, ELV, FERG, FI, GOOGL, KEYS, LOW, PCAR, PGR, PH, SCHW, TXN, V | consumer, healthcare, industrials, payments, Quality, technology, value | Two payment companies, Fiserv and Visa, were contributors in the quarter. Both are benefiting from resilient consumer spending and the digitization of cash transactions, despite participating in different areas of the payments value chain. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Harding Loevner Global Equity | - | 14.5% | 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 4519.T, 6758.T, 6861.T, 9962.T, AAPL, ABBV, ACN, ADBE, ADYEN.AS, ALC, ALFA.ST, AMAT, AMZN, ATCO-A.ST, ATKR, ATU.TO, AVGO, BBCA.JK, BKNG, CME, CRM, CSGP, D05.SI, DE, DHR, DPLM.L, EPI-A.ST, GLOB, GMAB, GOOGL, HDFCBANK.NS, HLN.L, HON, META, MSFT, NFLX, NOC, NOW, NVDA, RGEN, ROG.SW, ROK, SAP, SGSN.SW, SHEL, SLB, SNPS, SU.PA, SY1.DE, TMO, TSM, TW, UNH, VRTX, WMMVY | AI, Data centers, geopolitics, global, growth, semiconductors, technology, Trade Policy | Artificial intelligence continues to drive significant investment and growth across multiple sectors. The manager discusses the sustained momentum in AI development, with companies like OpenAI, xAI, Anthropic raising billions for infrastructure spending. New large language models have launched showing significant improvements, particularly in creating chains of thought to simulate human reasoning. The runway for model development remains long, suggesting sustainable demand for increasingly powerful hardware. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Dec 7, 2023 | Cove Street Capital Small Cap Value Fund | 3.7% | -6.0% | AAP, ALC, ANGI, AZO, DCO, DELL, GBLI, GLDD, IAC, LFCR, LTRPA, MGM, MPAA, ORLY, SCWX, SNEX, SSP, TRIP, VSAT | aerospace, Concentration, infrastructure, Media, small cap, technology, value | Manager views AI as a marketing term with unclear monetization prospects. Notes that market activity in 2023 has been driven by large tech stocks attaching themselves to the AI bandwagon, but emphasizes there is nothing remotely clear about making money in AI. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 4, 2025 | Aristotle International Equity Fund | 1.1% | 15.9% | 005930.KS, 3064.T, 7532.T, ACN, ALC, BAP, BN, CCJ, D05.SI, EBS.VI, HLN.L, MUV2.DE, NEM.DE, SAF.PA, SONY, WMMVY | AI, Banking, E-Commerce, international, semiconductors, technology, Trade Policy | Global trade developments dominated the quarter with the EU-US agreement eliminating tariffs on industrial goods and expanding agricultural access, while the US imposed 15% tariffs on EU imports. Mixed developments in Asia included potential renegotiation of Japan's trade agreement and deteriorating US-India relations with additional 25% tariffs on Indian imports over Russian oil purchases. | WMMVY 9830 JP BAP 005930 KS WMMVY 9830 JP BAP 005930 KS |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 9, 2025 | ClearBridge Investments International Growth ADR Strategy | - | - | 0700.HK, 1211.HK, 3064.T, 8035.T, ADYEN.AS, AEM, ALC, ARGX, ARM, BBVA, BVI.PA, CLS.TO, CPG.L, DOL.TO, DTE.DE, HDB, HSBA.L, KBC.BR, KOF, L.TO, LSEG.L, MELI, NVO, NVZMY, PRY.MI, REL.L, SAN, SAP, SFTBY, SIK.SW, SONY, SPOT, STMN.SW, TRI.TO, UCB.BR, VNA.DE | AI, banks, Biotechnology, China, Europe, growth, international, value | European biotechs Argenx and UCB delivered solid contributions with robust sales growth and positive clinical trial results. Argenx benefited from strong Vyvgart autoimmune treatment sales and renewed pipeline confidence. UCB rose on strong uptake of recently launched treatments Bimzelx and Rystiggo, plus positive Phase 3 seizure disorder trials. | CLS CN UCB BB |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 22, 2025 | Kovitz Core Equity | - | 8.2% | ADBE, ADI, ALC, AMD, AMZN, ANET, BDX, COO, FI, GOOGL, KMX, META, MSFT, ORCL, PM, PPG, RYAN, TMO, TSLA, WAT | AI, healthcare, infrastructure, momentum, private credit, Quality, technology | The letter extensively discusses AI infrastructure investment with $2.9 trillion projected spending on data centers over three years. Companies like OpenAI have made over $1 trillion in multi-year commitments despite limited current revenue. The AI theme dominates market performance with Information Technology comprising 35% of large cap market weight. | WAT RYAN COO ALC ORCL WAT RYAN COO ALC ORCL |
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| 2023 Q3 | Oct 15, 2023 | Madison Investors Fund | 7.8% | 17.0% | A, ACGL, ADBE, ADI, ALC, DLTR, FI, GOOGL, J, LBRDK, LOW, TEL, TJX, TXN | growth, healthcare, insurance, retail, semiconductors, technology, value | Alphabet is rapidly incorporating artificial intelligence technology into its suite of products and services, which will drive additional opportunities for growth rather than threaten its existing market position. Early signs are positive, with Alphabet maintaining its global search engine market share and announcing new products. | 0A53LN TXN |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 14, 2025 | Madison Investors Fund | -2.2% | -0.1% | A, ABNB, ACGL, ACN, ADI, ALC, AMZN, BN, CDW, CHTR, CPRT, DE, DHR, ELV, FERG, FI, GOOGL, IT, KEYS, LBRDA, LOW, MMC, MSCI, NKE, PCAR, PGR, PH, SBUX, SCHW, TJX, TXN, V | financials, industrials, large cap, Quality, technology, value | The fund focuses on high-quality, durable businesses across a wide range of industries, selling for reasonable or cheap prices. This approach has historically delivered solid long-term performance, though these attributes have been unpopular recently as the market has favored short-term over long-term and momentum over durability. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 14, 2025 | Aristotle Value Equity Fund | 3.8% | 8.7% | ADBE, AIG, ALC, AMP, ANSYS, CTVA, GD, MLM, MUFG, SNPS, SONY, WFC, XEL | Energy Transition, financials, materials, technology, Trade Policy, Utilities, value | The Trump Administration implemented various tariff measures including 25% on Indian imports due to Russian oil purchases and 40% on Brazil over data censorship concerns. However, trade tensions eased with EU and Japan agreements establishing 15% baseline tariffs and significant U.S. investment commitments. China relations stabilized with extended tariff suspension. | WFC US SNPS US |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 14, 2025 | Harding Loevner Global Equity | 2.5% | 10.6% | 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 2308.TW, 300760.SZ, 4519.T, 6146.T, 6758.T, 6861.T, ABBV, ACN, ADBE, ALC, ALFA.ST, AME, AMZN, APH, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, ATD.TO, ATKR, AVGO, BKNG, CME, CPG.L, CSGP, D05.SI, DE, DHR, DPLM.L, ELV, EPI-A.ST, GLOB, GMAB, GOOGL, HDB, HEI, HLN.L, HON, JNJ, META, MSFT, NFLX, NOC, NOW, NVDA, PGR, ROG.SW, SAP, SGSN.SW, SHEL, SLB, SNPS, SU.PA, TMO, TSM, TTD, TW, V, VRTX, WMMVY | AI, diversification, global, healthcare, momentum, technology, valuation | AI represents a real secular change reshaping industries but creates broad uncertainty in markets. The impact could be incremental or profoundly disruptive, making historical fundamentals less reliable. Markets reward companies perceived as central to AI buildout while penalizing those that don't fit the narrative. | TCEHY US GOOGL US TMO US ELV US VRTX US ACN US |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 10, 2025 | Thornburg International Equity Fund | 5.5% | 28.5% | 0027.HK, 005930.KS, 3690.HK, 6758.T, 8306.T, ALC, AZN, BABA, BNP.PA, CP, CSU.TO, FCX, NVO, OR.PA, SU.PA, TTE | Bottom-up, Diversified, fundamentals, international, value | Technology-related industries showed strength, particularly in Northeast Asia and the U.S., where chip stocks rallied on AI optimism. Samsung Electronics was a leading contributor to portfolio performance for the quarter. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Parnassus Mid Cap Growth Fund | -0.8% | 9.2% | ALC, APP, BILL, BLDR, DASH, GWW, HLT, HUBB, INSM, MORN, MPWR, ODFL, PWR, ROK, SN, SQ, TEAM, TER, WCN, WDAY | AI, growth, industrials, mid cap, portfolio, semiconductors, technology | The ongoing AI megatrend boosted demand for memory and storage while industry supply growth remained constrained. Holdings in Information Technology sector were dominant contributors through exposure to AI, primarily through semiconductor companies. The fund continues to see accelerating demand for AI models and cloud computing with no signs of slowdown. Semiconductor companies were primary beneficiaries of AI demand. Teradyne is starting to win new sockets and gain market share after investing in AI-semiconductor testers. KLA benefited from AI infrastructure build-out with strong earnings growth. The fund increased exposure to high-quality industrial businesses with potential for cyclical upturn. Added Quanta Services for AI data center build-out, Hubbell for electrical grid upgrades, Old Dominion for freight cycle recovery, and Waste Connections for secondary market focus. | MTD ROK KLA TER SNDK |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Madison Investors Fund | 7.8% | 17.0% | A, ACN, ADI, ALC, AMZN, BN, BRK.B, CPRT, DLTR, FERG, FI, GOOGL, KEYS, LOW, PCAR, PGR, PH, SCHW, TXN, V | consumer, financials, industrials, large cap, Quality, technology, value | Parker-Hannifin continues executing well despite slowing industrial economy, improving margins and integrating Meggitt acquisition. PACCAR facing weakening sales from declining freight rates and softening economic backdrop, though high-margin aftermarket parts division provides support through cyclical downturn. | KEYS |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 18, 2024 | ClearBridge Investments International Growth ADR Strategy | 5.7% | 0.0% | 1299.HK, 2348.HK, 4568.T, 7733.T, 8035.T, ABB, ACN, ALC, ATLKY, AZN, BBVA, BVI.PA, CP, LYG, MC.PA, MELI, NICE, NVO, RACE, SE, TSM, UCB.BR, UL | Asia, banks, Europe, growth, healthcare, international, technology | International IT stocks continued to diverge from their generative AI-driven U.S. counterparts, creating performance headwinds. TSMC benefited from renewed strength as the foundry of choice for Nvidia and other AI silicon developers. Accenture's AI projects are ramping up fast and will become increasingly meaningful as companies need to digitize operations and move to cloud. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 18, 2024 | Harding Loevner Global Equity | 5.2% | 15.6% | 0700.HK, 1299.HK, ABBV, ADYEN.AS, ALC, AMZN, BKNG, CME, COST, DHR, GOOGL, ISRG, KER.PA, META, NFLX, OR.PA, PINS, SLB, SONY, TW | AI, competition, global, growth, innovation, Quality, semiconductors, technology | The race for artificial-intelligence solutions is driving innovation across sectors, with companies like Adobe, OpenAI, and others competing to develop generative AI capabilities. The manager expects software and services businesses to become primary beneficiaries as large companies embrace generative AI. Competition in AI is intense, with new capabilities being unveiled regularly by tech startups and incumbents. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 17, 2024 | Madison Investors Fund | 7.8% | 17.0% | A, ACGL, ADI, ALC, AMZN, BDX, BRK.B, CPRT, DE, DLTR, FI, GOOGL, LOW, PCAR, PGR, PH, SBUX, TJX, TXN, V | consumer, industrials, insurance, large cap, Quality, semiconductors, technology, value | Semiconductor manufacturers Analog Devices and Texas Instruments continue to see declining sales and profits due to weak demand and inventory reduction by customers and distributors. However, the cycle appears to be bottoming, setting conditions for a profit rebound over the coming years as investors better appreciate the industry's secular demand characteristics. | DE SBUX |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | ClearBridge Investments International Growth ADR Strategy | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0005.HK, 0388.HK, 0700.HK, 4568.T, 7733.T, 8035.T, ACN, ALC, AMS.MC, ASML, CP.TO, DTE.DE, ITX.MC, KER.PA, LSEG.L, NICE, REL.L, TEP.PA, TRI.TO, XRO.AX | AI, growth, healthcare, international, Japan, semiconductors, technology, value | The team is excited about generative AI potential both from current portfolio positioning and innovative companies being researched. They believe AI will be adopted widely across sectors with productivity improvements. Portfolio holding Accenture positioned to guide companies with AI implementation. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | ClearBridge Investments Large Cap Growth Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | AAPL, ADBE, ALC, AMZN, EL, ETN, INTU, ISRG, LLY, META, MSFT, NFLX, NKE, NVDA, PYPL, SE, SYK, TMO, UBER | AI, growth, large cap, Medical Devices, semiconductors, stock selection, technology | Generative AI enthusiasm drove mega cap performance with Nvidia as a key beneficiary. The manager views AI as transforming from a perceived risk into an opportunity, with companies like Adobe moving quickly into generative AI and license protection. | INTU AAPL|MSFT|NFLX|NVDA|UNH |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Madison Investors Fund | -0.9% | -0.9% | A, ACGL, ACN, ADI, ALC, AMZN, BN, BRK-B, DHR, ELV, FERG, FI, GOOGL, LOW, NKE, PACR, PGR, TXN, USB, V | concentrated, insurance, large cap, payments, Quality, tariffs, value | Three insurance companies topped the contributor list during the quarter's negative market returns. Industry fundamentals remain sound with defensive demand profiles and limited tariff exposure. Progressive continues benefiting from robust premium growth and strong underwriting margins. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Harding Loevner Global Equity | -2.1% | -2.1% | 002230.SZ, 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 4519.T, 6758.T, 6861.T, ABBV, ACN, ADBE, ALC, ALFA.ST, AMAT, AME, AMZN, APH, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, ATD.TO, ATKR, AVGO, BBCA.JK, BKNG, CME, COMP.L, CRM, CSGP, D05.SI, DE, DHR, DPLM.L, EPI-A.ST, GLOB, GMAB, GOOGL, HDFCBANK.NS, HEI, HLN.L, HON, META, MSFT, NFLX, NOC, NOW, NVDA, ROG.SW, SAP, SGSN.SW, SHEL, SLB, SNPS, SU.PA, SY1.DE, TMO, TSM, TTD, TW, UNH, VRTX, WMMVY | AI, Geopolitical, global, Policy Uncertainty, Quality, semiconductors, technology, Trade Policy | The letter extensively discusses heightened US policy uncertainty, particularly around trade policy, with early salvos in the new trade war hitting China, then re-targeting Canada, Mexico, and US allies in Europe and Asia. The manager notes that tariffs and policies aimed at forcing US self-sufficiency create business uncertainty and undermine investment appetite. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 25, 2024 | Laughing Water Capital | 2.5% | 11.1% | ALC, APG, BVH, CDMO, DGX, ENZ, HGV, LFCR, LH, LMB, NN, RCL, THRY, VNDA, VTY.L, VZ | Buybacks, concentrated, long-term, small caps, value | Manager focuses on small and very small cap stocks despite recent underperformance. Notes that small caps have significantly underperformed large caps, with micro cap ETF returning only 8% in 2023. Believes this creates opportunity as small caps are only 4% expensive vs 20-year average while large caps are 88% expensive. | ANNX |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 14, 2024 | Madison Investors Fund | 7.8% | 17.0% | A, ACGL, ALC, BDX, BN, CHTR, DHR, DLTR, GOOGL, LBRDK, SCHW, TXN, USB, VEEV | financials, healthcare, large cap, Quality, technology, value | The fund added to Texas Instruments following share price weakness amid investor wariness of the analog semiconductor downcycle and negative margin impact from capital investment programs. Management expects end markets to grow above GDP rates long-term and capital investments to generate attractive returns. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 13, 2024 | Aristotle Value Equity Fund | 6.3% | 12.3% | ALC, CINF, COF, CTRA, CTVA, LEN, MSFT, MUFG, QCOM, STZ, TDY, USB | Agriculture, Banking, financials, Homebuilders, technology, value | Lennar demonstrated strong performance with dynamic pricing models and digital marketing platforms driving volume and cash flow generation. The company delivered 73,000 homes in 2023 with a 10% year-over-year increase, while advancing its land light strategy with 76% of land controlled through options. Management's ability to respond to changing housing dynamics positions the company well amid decade-long undersupply of homes in the U.S. | USB TDY |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Aristotle/Saul Global Equity Fund | Alcon Inc. | Health Care | Health Care Equipment & Supplies | Bull | NYSE | Aging demographics, Cataract Surgery, Contact lenses, Emerging markets, Eye Care, Medical devices, oligopoly, recurring revenue | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Aristotle International Equity Fund | Alcon Inc. | Health Care | Health Care Equipment & Supplies | Bull | NYSE | Aging Population, Emerging markets, Eye Care, innovation, Medical devices, oligopoly, recurring revenue, spinoff | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Aristotle Value Equity Fund | Alcon Inc. | Health Care Equipment & Services | Health Care Equipment | Bull | NYSE | Aging demographics, Cataract Surgery, Contact lenses, Eye Care, healthcare, Medical devices, oligopoly, premium products | View Pitch |
| Feb 21, 2026 | Fund Letters | Tucker Brown | Alcon Inc | Health Care | Health Care Equipment | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | eyecare, Governance, Incentives, ROIC, Sustainability | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Matt Hayner | Alcon Inc. | Health Care | Health Care Equipment | Bull | Swiss Exchange | Demographics, growth, innovation, lenses, Ophthalmology, Procedures, R&D | View Pitch |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letters | Matt Hayner | Alcon Inc. | Health Care | Health Care Equipment | Bull | Swiss Exchange | Demographics, growth, innovation, lenses, Ophthalmology, Procedures, R&D | View Pitch |
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