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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | FAM Value Fund (No separate Fenimore Value Strategy hedge fund exists) | 9.2% | - | AME, APH, BN, BRO, MCHP | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q2 | Aug 18, 2025 | Baron Durable Advantage Fund | 15.6% | 7.4% | APH, AVGO, GOOG, META, NVDA, TMO, TXRH, UNH | Competitive Advantage, Intrinsic Value, long-term, Pricing Power, Quality | The letter centers on owning high-quality, competitively advantaged businesses with durable growth characteristics. Management stresses focusing on what will not change over time, such as customer demand and pricing power, while ignoring short-term market noise. Volatility is viewed as a temporary disconnect between price and intrinsic value. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Aug 11, 2025 | Aoris International Fund | 8.2% | - | ACN, ACO GR, APH, CPRT, DPLM LN, HLMA LN, JKHY, MSFT, OR FP | cash flows, global, moats, Quality, valuation | The commentary emphasizes global high-quality companies with strong competitive positions, predictable cash flows, and conservative balance sheets. Management remains cautious on valuations while favoring businesses capable of sustaining returns through economic uncertainty. Long-term quality compounding remains the core investment thesis. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 29, 2025 | Baron Asset Fund | 7.8% | 4.6% | ACGL, APH, COO, CSGP, DKNG, GWRE, IDXX, IOT, IT, LPLA, MSCI, MTD, PCOR, ROP, TECH, VRSK | balanced investing, Compounding, diversification, Quality, risk management | The commentary focuses on diversified equity exposure across growth and value styles to reduce volatility while compounding capital. Management emphasizes investing alongside capable operators in businesses with durable demand. Diversification across industries and business models is positioned as a long-term risk management tool. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 21, 2025 | Renaissance Investment Management – Large Cap Growth | - | - | AAPL, APH, AVGO, DT, FI, FIX, JBL, TMO | CashFlow, growth, innovation, largecap, moat | Large-cap growth remains attractive through companies with durable competitive advantages and visible cash-flow growth. Market volatility has created entry points in high-quality franchises with long runways. The strategy prioritizes sustainable growth over short-term macro forecasting. | DT TMO FI AAPL FIX AVGO |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 18, 2025 | Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund | 12.5% | 10.5% | APH, IEX, MSFT, NVDA, WAT, ZTS | Energy Efficiency, grid investment, Pricing Power, secular growth, sustainability | The letter emphasizes long-term structural growth in environmental markets driven by energy efficiency, grid modernization, and resource optimization. Management argues that short-term political and tariff noise has not impaired secular demand for sustainability-linked solutions. The portfolio favors high-quality businesses with pricing power and resilient earnings profiles. | WAT |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 10, 2024 | Aristotle Atlantic Core Equity Strategy | 3.1% | 21.7% | ABT, ACN, APH, BSX, DAR, GOOG, MCHP, NSC, NVDA, TFX | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 10, 2024 | Aristotle Core Equity Fund | 2.9% | 21.3% | ABT, ACN, APH, BSX, DAR, GOOG, MCHP, NSC, NVDA, TFX | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | FAM Value Fund (No separate Fenimore Value Strategy hedge fund exists) | 5.8% | - | APH, BN, BRO, MKC | fundamentals, long-term, Quality, Valuation discipline, value | The commentary emphasizes valuation discipline combined with business quality as markets reward low-quality speculation. Management argues that durable franchises with strong management teams remain best positioned for long-term wealth creation. Short-term underperformance is viewed as cyclical. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | -2.6% | - | APH, ENTG, HEI, HLI, MCHP | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | FAM Value Fund (No separate Fenimore Value Strategy hedge fund exists) | -4.7% | - | ADI, APH, CDW, FBIN, IEX, KEYS | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | FAM Value Fund (No separate Fenimore Value Strategy hedge fund exists) | 4.4% | - | APH, BRO, CDW | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 22, 2025 | Ironvine Capital Partners, LLC | - | 0.1% | APH | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q4 | Feb 4, 2026 | Baron Asset Fund | 7.9% | 8.2% | ACGL, APH, AXON, BAH, BIRK, CSGP, DAY, FICO, GWRE, IDXX, IEX, IT, MTD, RPGN, SPOT, TTD, VEEV, VRSK, WELL | AI, Biotechnology, growth, healthcare, mid cap, software, Space, technology | The fund benefits from AI-related investments including SpaceX's Starlink expansion and xAI's rapid development of Grok AI model with massive GPU deployments. Amphenol maintains significant market share in interconnect solutions within NVIDIA's AI server racks with content expected to increase as speeds and system complexity rise. SpaceX represents the fund's largest position at 12.5% of net assets, generating significant value through rapid expansion of Starlink broadband service and establishing itself as a leading launch provider with reusable technology. The company is making tremendous progress on Starship, the largest most powerful rocket ever flown. Guidewire's cloud migration is largely complete with annual recurring revenue benefiting from new customer wins and migrations to InsuranceSuite Cloud product. The landmark 10-year agreement with Liberty Mutual should help drive adoption among other Tier 1 P&C carriers. Repligen operates in fast-growing end markets including monoclonal antibodies and cell and gene therapies, with strong track record of scientific innovation. The company has opportunity to embed differentiated systems into new drug manufacturing processes as biosimilars come to market. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Dec 31, 2025 | Guinness Global Innovators | 0.0% | 12.8% | 2020.HK, ABB, AMAT, APH, AVGO, CRM, DHR, GOOGL, ICE, LRCX, MDT, META, NFLX, NVDA, ORCL, SHL.DE, TMO | AI, global, inflation, innovation, monetary policy, Quality, semiconductors, technology | AI capex cycle continues to gather momentum with Hyperscaler spending expectations rising 78% for 2026 and 95% for 2027. However, concerns around an AI bubble are emerging as investments make up approximately 40% of US GDP growth in 2025, with circular deal flows among key players raising sustainability questions. Nvidia remains dominant in AI chips despite competition from Google's TPUs, which could capture up to 10% of Nvidia's data center revenue. The industry shows growing interest in workload-optimized hardware, with GPUs maintaining advantages in flexibility while ASICs offer cost efficiencies for specific tasks. Quality as a factor has underperformed year-to-date during risk-on periods but historically provides downside protection in bear markets. Quality stocks are trading below their 10-year average premium, presenting an opportunity to buy quality at relatively lower valuations. Policy rates across US, Europe and UK have moved decisively off 2023 peaks with cuts rarely seen outside recessions. Markets anticipate additional Fed rate reductions despite mixed signals, with sustained monetary easing expected to provide constructive backdrop for equities in 2026. Inflation outlook becoming increasingly divergent across regions, with US core inflation expected to remain at 2.6% in 2026 above Fed target, while Eurozone inflation expected to fall to 1.8%. US tariff expansion and fiscal policy continue to push inflation risks higher. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Dec 15, 2025 | Qualivian Investment Partners | 6.4% | - | APH, BN, BRO, CPRT, GOOG, MCO, ORLY, TJX | Behavioral Finance, Capital Allocation, Compounding, moats, Quality | The commentary reinforces quality compounders as the most reliable path to long-term outperformance, drawing parallels between stock markets and probability-weighted betting outcomes. High-probability businesses with strong moats, pricing power, and capital allocation discipline are favored over speculative long shots. Behavioral biases are cited as a persistent reason why quality stocks can remain mispriced. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 8, 2025 | Baron Asset Fund | -4.3% | 0.1% | APH, CHH, CSKD, IDXX, IT, LOAR, ONON, STUB, VRSK | AI, Earnings Quality, Mega Caps, Research, Valuations | The letter highlights that optimism around AI helped drive broader market gains, especially through mega-cap technology leaders. However, the funds high-quality bias lagged as lower-quality, high-volatility stocks surged, creating a challenging backdrop. AI-related concerns weighed on holdings like Gartner and FactSet, though the manager argues AI should ultimately be a tailwind for research-based businesses. | STUB |
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| 2025 Q3 | Nov 3, 2025 | Aoris International Fund | -2.6% | - | ACN, APH, CPRT, IHG LN, JKNY, REL LN, SAP GR | Accenture, AI, Quality, SAP, valuation | Aoris International Fund reiterates its disciplined quality focus, favoring durable, high-return companies like RELX, Accenture, and Amphenol amid market concentration in mega-cap tech and speculative bubbles. Management views AI as a long-term productivity enabler, not a threat, highlighting beneficiaries such as Accenture and SAP. The fund emphasizes valuation discipline and rapid exits when confidence erodes to preserve capital and sustain long-term compounding. | SAP REL ACN IHG SAP REL ACN |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 9, 2025 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | -0.7% | - | APH, ENTG, FTV, JKHY, POOL, ROST, VRSK | AI, Compounding, dividends, earnings, Quality | The strategy focuses on high-quality dividend growers benefiting from AI infrastructure spending, with Amphenol and GE Healthcare leading on growth and capital discipline. Despite short-term underperformance versus speculative stocks, dividend momentum remains robust with 25 of 26 holdings increasing payouts. The approach emphasizes compounding, earnings growth, and valuation discipline. | FSV CN VRSK US ROST US APH US |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 9, 2025 | FAM Value Fund (No separate Fenimore Value Strategy hedge fund exists) | 1.4% | - | A, APH, BRO, CDW, LSTR, ROST, WAT | AI, industrials, Logistics, retail, value | The fund highlights positions in Ross Stores and Amphenol, benefiting from AI data center buildouts and improving retail margins. New buys like Agilent and Landstar reflect a focus on resilient industrial and analytical businesses poised for cyclical normalization. Management stresses patience and capital-light models amid market rotation. | LSTR US A US ROST US APH US |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 7, 2025 | Mar Vista US Quality Select | 3.3% | - | AAPL, ADBE, APH, CRM, INTU, ORCL, SAP | Artificial Intelligence, diversification, Large Cap Growth, Market Concentration, valuation | The commentary reinforces a quality-first philosophy focused on businesses with resilient earnings and strong free cash flow generation. Short-term macro noise is considered less important than long-term business economics. Valuation discipline is applied within a quality framework. | SAP INTU APH ORCL AAPL |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | The Bristol Gate U.S. Equity Strategy | -0.6% | 4.6% | ACN, APH, AVGO, CARR, INTU, MMC, TMO | AI, cash flow, dividends, earnings, Quality | Bristol Gate lagged the S&P 500 as defensive dividend growers trailed AI-linked momentum stocks. Managers highlight Broadcom, GE Aerospace, and Thermo Fisher as key contributors, while Accenture and Intuit detracted. The team remains confident that dividend growth and cash flow quality will outperform over the long term as fundamentals reassert themselves. | UNH MMC APH INTU ACN CARR GE TMO AVGO CARR GE TMO AVGO |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 23, 2024 | Aoris International Fund | 3.1% | 0.0% | ACN, APH, CPG LN, CPRT, CTAS, DPLM, ENEL IM, EOAN GR, FAST, MSCI, MSFT | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 12, 2025 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. FOCUS Growth Equity Strategy | 3.8% | - | APH, BJ, CTAS, CWRD, EME, IT, MLM, ORLY, VRSK | AI, Automation, consumer, growth, industrials | AI investment remains a dominant but maturing theme, with rising skepticism about sustainability. The fund highlights strong performance in industrial automation and select consumer names benefiting from cyclical recovery. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 6, 2026 | Ghosh Capital | -13.3% | 12.6% | AEM, APH, AVGO, CWAN, GOOGL, HOOD, MSFT, MU, NVDA, RHM.DE, SII, WIX | Concentration, Leverage, Options, risk management, SaaS, technology, value | Manager learned hard lessons about position sizing and concentration risk after Kneat position at 30% of portfolio caused significant drawdown. Establishing strict rules around maximum position sizing regardless of conviction level. Used long-dated deep in-the-money options for leverage on Wix and Clearwater Analytics positions but found the inherent leverage made it difficult to hold positions through volatility. Planning to use options more sparingly going forward. Kneat remains largest holding despite poor Q2/Q3 results with net new ARR below expectations due to macro headwinds and deal delays. Company ended 2025 with highest number of new strategic customer wins in history, setting up for growth in 2026-2027. | WIX KSI CN |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 29, 2026 | Ironvine Capital Partners, LLC | 0.0% | 0.0% | ADI, AMAT, AMZN, AON, APH, ASML, BRK-A, HEI, MA, MCO, MSFT, SPGI, TSM, V | aerospace, AI, Capital markets, infrastructure, payments, Quality, semiconductors, technology | Amazon's e-commerce marketplace connects massive customer base with millions of third-party sellers, providing unmatched breadth and depth at competitive prices. Its increasingly dense fulfillment network enables faster delivery speeds at lower cost, with 10% reduction in average travel distance for packages and 10% fewer touches compared to 2024. Amazon Web Services powers much of the digital world with approximately 30% market share and structurally lower unit costs than competitors. AWS offers more than 200 fully featured services and has consistently reinvested scale advantages into developer tools and proprietary chips, making customer workloads 20-40% more cost-effective. Semiconductors are the most fundamental technology in modern economies, with consumption expected to approach $1 trillion annually by end of decade. The industry has consolidated into dominant players at each key step in the value chain, resulting in deep customer relationships and prolific free cash flow generation. AI demand is driving explosive growth in datacenter interconnect requirements where companies like Amphenol are winning outsized market share. Microsoft's strategic partnership with OpenAI has created valuable new customer sources, while continued AI investments are driving demand for advanced chips across the semiconductor supply chain. HEICO benefits from aerospace industry supply chain problems as manufacturers struggle to ramp production of new aircraft. Rising air travel demand served through greater utilization of existing fleet has created higher maintenance demand, parts shortages, and price inflation - a perfect environment for HEICO to gain market share. Global payment networks Visa and Mastercard are uniquely durable businesses deeply embedded in global commerce plumbing. The digitization of payments continues as a multi-decade growth tailwind, particularly in underpenetrated geographies in Asia and Latin America, with value-added services providing additional monetization opportunities. Moody's and S&P Global operate near monopolies in credit ratings assignment, with regulatory requirements making their ratings industry standard. Both companies are on pace to set new highs in revenue and profitability driven by credit market conditions fueling widespread growth in debt issuance across the economy. | BRK.B AON MSFT V MCO HEI AMZN |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 26, 2026 | NZS Capital – Growth | -1.4% | 17.9% | AJG, APH, ASML, CDNS, CMG, CSU.TO, DHR, DNP.WA, FI, FND, FROG, GOOGL, HRTX, ISRG, LIN, LRCX, MNDY, PGR, ROP, TSM, URI | AI, growth, positioning, semiconductors, software, technology, valuation | The market created a wall of worry that AI would displace existing software companies, but NZS believes software systems of record are well positioned to adapt through AI integration. Software platforms are aggressively introducing AI functionality either through internal development or APIs. The range of outcomes has widened but there is a compelling bull case where AI leads to reduced churn, new revenue streams, and accelerated operating margin expansion. Cloud software companies saw valuations decline in 2025 as the market feared AI displacement, but NZS sees opportunity in systems of record and vertical market software. These companies have attractive fundamentals including sticky revenue streams, high margins, and mission-critical positioning. The portfolio's software positioning remains focused on systems of record and vertical market software which have the best chance of adapting to AI. Semiconductor names like Lam Research, Taiwan Semiconductor, and ASML were among the top contributors for the full year. The portfolio added to IT names amid weakness in the first half of 2025 before reallocating outside of IT in the third quarter as AI euphoria returned and multiples recovered. | ISRG TSM LRCX FISV DHR GOOGL |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 23, 2026 | Aoris International Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | ACN, AMZN, APH, ATCO-A.ST, CPRT, FAST, GWW, HLMA.L, IHG.L, JKHY, MSCI, OR.PA, RELX.L, SAP.DE | AI, international, long-term, Quality, technology, value | AI drove exceptional growth for data center-focused holdings like Amphenol and Halma, while creating market perception challenges for service companies like Accenture and RELX. The manager believes AI will ultimately benefit rather than harm these service businesses, as enterprise AI adoption requires complex change management and enhances rather than replaces proprietary data solutions. The manager emphasizes owning durable, resilient, market-leading businesses with competitive advantages and capable management. The portfolio focuses on companies with consistent earnings growth records, strong market positions, and the ability to gain market share over time through superior execution. The manager describes an unusually wide valuation gap between intrinsic value and share prices, with portfolio holdings trading at an average 25% discount to fair value. This stretched elastic band effect creates attractive prospective returns as valuations normalize over time. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 22, 2026 | Jensen Investment | 0.0% | 5.6% | AAPL, ACN, AMZN, APH, AVGO, BRK.B, CPRT, GOOGL, JPM, KLAC, LLY, META, MMC, MSFT, MU, NVDA, STX, TSLA, WDC, WM | AI, growth, large cap, Market Concentration, Quality, semiconductors, technology | The AI investment cycle is maturing with prominent beneficiaries beginning to meet quality criteria as earnings become more sustainable and competitive advantages emerge. The portfolio now includes foundational AI enablers like Nvidia, Amazon, Meta, and KLA Corporation as highly profitable, cash-generative businesses with dominant positions in computing and semiconductor ecosystems. Jensen maintains focus on businesses with durable cash generation, resilience, and consistent returns on equity rather than abandoning discipline for momentum-driven rallies. The strategy emphasizes companies capable of compounding economic value over full cycles with strong competitive advantages and financial strength. Semiconductor equipment companies like KLA Corporation benefit from growing investor recognition of pricing power and mission-critical roles in advanced chip manufacturing. The sector saw broadening beyond consensus AI winners to reward memory and storage beneficiaries like Western Digital, Seagate, and Micron. The ten largest S&P 500 weightings comprised 38.29% of the Index and accounted for 55.40% of total returns, creating headwinds for strategies underweight these mega-cap leaders. This concentration in AI-related companies has been a defining feature since late 2022. | AVGO SYK WM CPRT MMC ACN LLY APH KLAC |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. FOCUS Growth Equity Strategy | -3.8% | 13.9% | APH, COR, CRS, CYBR, EME, HUBS, IBKR, LNG, ORLY, PANW, PFGC, TPG, VEEV, VRSK | defense, energy, financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, mid cap, technology | The portfolio initiated a position in Karman Holdings, a missile systems design and manufacturing specialist. The company is well-positioned as a vital picks-and-shovels provider in the defense and commercial space industries, supporting defense stockpile replenishment, commercial satellite constellation expansion, and major Department of Defense investments in hypersonic and air defense systems. The manager anticipates a significant acceleration in AI adoption as 2026 unfolds. This represents a key forward-looking catalyst that could drive investment opportunities across the technology sector. The manager is currently awaiting a Supreme Court decision on the Trump Administration's tariffs and expects potential pivots toward alternative trade enforcement frameworks. The implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill is projected to drive higher consumer tax refunds and catalyze corporate capital spending. The portfolio holds CyberArk Software, an access security solutions provider, which reported strong third quarter results. The stock is closely linked to Palo Alto Networks following its acquisition offer, demonstrating the consolidation dynamics in the cybersecurity sector. | HUBS APH KRMN VEEV IBKR |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund | 0.8% | 14.0% | AAPL, AMD, AMZN, APH, AVGO, CDNS, GOOG, GOOGL, ITX.MC, LLY, LPLA, META, MRK, MSFT, NFLX, NKE, NOW, NVDA, TSLA, TSM | AI, growth, healthcare, large cap, semiconductors, technology | AI infrastructure spending concerns weighed on some positions like Microsoft and Meta, while AI-driven demand supported Taiwan Semiconductor's advanced manufacturing nodes. The fund initiated a position in Amphenol to benefit from AI infrastructure connectivity needs. Eli Lilly recovered during the quarter amid renewed optimism about its GLP-1 obesity and diabetes franchise, supported by improved visibility on pricing. The company remains a key growth driver in the healthcare sector. | MRK APH |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 20, 2026 | Madison Mid Cap Fund | -1.2% | 1.8% | ACGL, ANET, AOS, APH, BRO, CDW, EXPD, FND, LBRDA, MCHP, MKSI, MSA, PCAR, ROST, TDY, TECH, TREX, TTAN, WAT, WRB | AI, financials, industrials, mid cap, Quality, technology, value | The fund focuses on high-quality, highly profitable, durable businesses with shareholder-oriented management teams selling below intrinsic value assessments. This quality-focused approach has historically provided strong long-term performance despite being temporarily out of favor in speculative market environments. Several portfolio companies are benefiting from AI-related applications and data center spending. MKS's Electronics and Packaging business shows accelerating growth partly due to AI applications, while Amphenol's IT/Datacom business produces spectacular organic growth driven by AI-related data center spending. | MCHP MSA AOS TTAN BIO ROST |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 20, 2026 | Harding Loevner Global Equity | 1.9% | 12.7% | 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 2308.TW, 300124.SZ, 300760.SZ, 4519.T, 6758.T, 6861.T, ABBV, ACN, ADBE, ALFA.ST, AME, AMZN, APH, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, ATD.TO, ATKR, AVGO, BKNG, CME, COMP.L, CSGP, D05.SI, DE, DHR, DPLM.L, EFX, ELV, EPI-A.ST, FN, GMAB, GOOGL, HDFCBANK.NS, HEI, HLN.L, HON, JNJ, META, MSFT, NFLX, NOC, NVDA, PGR, ROG.SW, SAP, SGSN.SW, SHEL, SLB, SU.PA, TMO, TSM, TTD, TW, V, VRTX, WMMVY | AI, global, international, semiconductors, technology, value | AI represents a capital-expenditure regime with two distinct camps: hyperscalers investing in computing capacity and physical enablers of the buildout. The US market is more dependent on AI continuing to surprise to the upside due to richer valuations and concentrated exposure. Global semiconductor ecosystem enables AI buildout, spanning chip foundries, memory-chip makers, and equipment manufacturers. International markets are more heavily tilted toward this manufacturing and infrastructure provider segment. International markets trade at roughly half the multiples of US stocks, offering more attractive valuations. Non-US markets start from cheaper valuations and possess more diverse growth opportunities unrelated to AI. | GOOG |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund | -3.4% | 15.0% | APH, BIIB, CVNA, FIX, FTI, NET, NTRA, RGEN | growth, healthcare, industrials, mid cap, technology | The letter emphasizes mid-cap growth investing driven by fundamental research and accelerating earnings momentum as market participation broadens beyond mega caps. AI-related capex, digitization, and productivity gains are cited as key secular tailwinds supporting revenue growth across industrials, healthcare, and technology. Growth is positioned to benefit as earnings durability, not valuation expansion, increasingly drives returns. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 13, 2026 | Mawer International Equity Fund | -1.8% | 18.4% | 000660.KS, 0700.HK, AJG, APH, ATR, BA.L, BNS.TO, COR, CSU.TO, DHR, FTT.TO, GOOGL, MFC.TO, MMC, MSFT, PNG.V, RY.TO, TD.TO, TOI.TO, WAT | AI, defense, equities, global, gold, Quality, semiconductors, Valuations | AI remained the dominant market narrative, yet the year's shift from a focus on computing power to concerns about data centre profitability and power supply raised bubble concerns. The combination of industrial-scale spending, still-unproven economics, and higher valuations increases the risk that expectations get ahead of reality. Amphenol benefited from robust demand for AI-related interconnect products, which now account for over a third of its revenue. Gold remained well supported against the backdrop of easier global policy and unresolved geopolitical and trade risks. The firm narrowed their long-standing underweight to gold stocks in a measured way as geopolitical uncertainty, de-dollarization, fiscal indiscipline, central bank gold purchases, and falling interest rates created a more supportive backdrop. They focused on gold-related companies with differentiated, relatively lower-risk business models. Defense contractors such as the UK's BAE, Italy's Leonardo, and France's Thales experienced pullbacks in the fourth quarter on the possibility of a diplomatic breakthrough in the Russia-Ukraine war. However, geopolitical events early in the year helped defense company shares more-than-offset the declines seen in the fourth quarter. Kraken Robotics also benefited from increased government defence spending. High-bandwidth memory leader SK Hynix nearly doubled in the quarter thanks to explosive demand for its products. Other AI-linked semiconductor companies were rewarded for continued fundamental strength, such as TSMC and Kokusai Electric. European equities were supported by semiconductor stocks among other factors. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 13, 2026 | Mar Vista US Quality Select | 0.2% | 12.8% | AAPL, AMZN, APH, AVGO, CRM, DHR, EFX, GOOG, JNJ, LIN, META, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, ORCL, ROP, SAP, TSM, V | AI, Cloud, growth, large cap, Quality, semiconductors, Streaming, technology | The structural shift driven by Artificial Intelligence is transitioning from proof-of-concept to demonstrable return on investment. Early monetization is visible in advertising, cloud computing, and semiconductors. Companies deploying AI infrastructure are seeing tangible improvements in ROIC through more efficient ad targeting and premium AI cloud services. Cloud computing continues to be a key beneficiary of AI infrastructure deployment. Google Cloud emerged as a standout performer with 34% revenue growth and $155 billion backlog. Microsoft's Azure platform remains capacity-constrained with accelerating growth and increasing adoption of Copilot offerings. Taiwan Semiconductor represents the dominant manufacturer for leading fabless chip designers including NVIDIA, Apple, and Broadcom. The global arms race to develop artificial general intelligence will support multiple years of robust growth for foundries with leading-edge capabilities. Netflix has built a durable economic moat around its globally-scaled streaming business. With more than 300 million members, Netflix enjoys the lowest content cost per subscriber in the industry, enabling it to profitably outspend rivals and accelerate its competitive flywheel. | View | |
| Q4 2025 | Jan 13, 2026 | Mar Vista US Quality Select | 1.8% | 18.2% | AAPL, AMT, AMZN, APH, AVGO, BRK-B, EFX, GOOG, META, MSFT, MTD, NFLX, NVDA, ORCL, ROP, TSM, VLTO | AI, Cloud, growth, large cap, Quality, semiconductors, Streaming, technology | The structural shift driven by Artificial Intelligence is transitioning from proof-of-concept to demonstrable return on investment. Early monetization is visible in advertising, cloud computing, and semiconductors where companies are seeing tangible improvements in ROIC. The transition from infrastructure build-out to enterprise and consumer monetization will accelerate into 2026. Cloud computing continues to show strong growth with Google Cloud reaching 34% revenue growth and a $155 billion backlog. Microsoft's Azure platform remains capacity-constrained with accelerating growth. Premium AI cloud services are driving high utilization and multi-year contracts. Taiwan Semiconductor represents the dominant manufacturer for leading fabless chip designers including NVIDIA, Apple, and Broadcom. The global arms race to develop artificial general intelligence will support multiple years of robust growth for foundries with leading-edge capabilities. Semiconductor manufacturing barriers to entry continue rising due to escalating costs. Netflix has built a durable economic moat around its globally-scaled streaming business with over 300 million members. The company enjoys the lowest content cost per subscriber in the industry, enabling it to profitably outspend rivals. The acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery represents a shift from streaming platform to global media powerhouse. | ROP EFX NFLX TSM MSFT META ORCL AAPL MTD GOOG ROP EFX NFLX TSM LIN MSFT ORCL DHR JNJ GOOG |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 13, 2026 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | -4.4% | 1.9% | AJG, APH, AVY, BR, CDW, CTAS, HEI, HLI, IEX, JKHY, MCHP, MLM, PAYX, ROST, RSG, STE, SYK, TT, VRSK, WSO | AI, dividends, healthcare, mid cap, Quality, technology, value | Fenimore maintains focus on high-quality companies with strong balance sheets, consistent profitability, and prudent capital allocation. Quality as a factor remained out of favor despite many businesses showing strong long-term fundamental prospects. The firm believes solid business fundamentals should reassert themselves as the primary driver of stock prices in the long run. AI excitement and related infrastructure builds continued to drive the market, drawing capital away from nearly every other area. Investor enthusiasm was driven toward businesses with AI-related exposures. Amphenol benefited from data center buildouts supporting AI, with its IT Datacom segment growing 128% organically. Dividend-paying companies lagged non-dividend-paying companies by more than 50%. On average, portfolio holdings raised their dividends 9% over 2025, in line with their earnings growth. The top three dividend raisers were Amphenol (55%), Cintas (15%), and Verisk Analytics (15%). Valuations for portfolio companies are becoming more attractive while other indices become more overvalued. The fund sees compelling valuations within the portfolio, which management believes sets the fund up for solid future performance. Many quality franchises are trading at relative multi-year lows. | TT APH JKHY ROST |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 13, 2026 | Fenimore Small Cap Strategy | -4.1% | -11.6% | APH, BIPC, BROS, BWIN, CASS, CHH, CIGI, DFH, EXLS, EXPO, FND, FSV, FTDR, JKHY, LSTR, NOVT, OSW, PNFP, ROST, SPSC, TRRSF | AI, Quality, small cap, Speculation, underperformance, value | The update highlights selective small-cap growth investing focused on companies with niche leadership, strong balance sheets, and long runway opportunities. Volatility is viewed as a source of opportunity to add to high-quality businesses at reasonable valuations. Small-cap growth is positioned for recovery as earnings growth reaccelerates. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 13, 2026 | FAM Value Fund (No separate Fenimore Value Strategy hedge fund exists) | -1.2% | 4.9% | ADI, AJG, APH, AZO, BAM, BR, BRK-B, BRO, FAST, HEI, IEX, KEYS, MKL, MLM, PGR, ROST, SYK, TT, VMC, ZBRA | AI, fundamentals, mid cap, Quality, Speculation, value | Fenimore maintains focus on high-quality companies with strong balance sheets, consistent profitability, and prudent capital allocation despite continued underperformance versus speculative names. The firm believes solid business fundamentals should reassert themselves as the primary driver of stock prices in the long run, similar to the tech bubble period. AI-related infrastructure investments continue driving market enthusiasm, with companies like Amphenol benefiting from data center buildouts. However, the firm views AI excitement as creating speculation that draws capital away from other areas, leading to extended valuations for AI-related stocks. | FAST AZO BRO APH MKL |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 12, 2026 | REQ Global Compounders | 0.0% | 0.0% | ADDTECH-B.ST, APH, BERG-B.ST, BRO, CSU.TO, DPLM.L, GREEN.ST, HEI, HLMA.L, IMCD.AS, INDU-A.ST, JDG.L, LAGR-B.ST, LIFCO-B.ST, LMN.TO, MOMENT.ST, NCAB.ST, NIBE-B.ST, ROKO.ST, ROP, TOI.TO | Acquisitions, AI, Capital Allocation, compounders, Decentralized, long-term, Quality, software | AI narrative has negatively impacted vertical-market software companies, representing 20% of Global fund exposure. Management believes AI poses opportunities rather than uniform threats to VMS, particularly for mission-critical systems with high switching costs. They view trusted incumbents as better positioned to deploy AI effectively than new entrants. Portfolio companies completed 145 acquisitions in 2025, with 70% outside Nordic countries. Companies maintain disciplined approach to M&A with average acquired sales of EUR 12m. Acquisition-driven compounders demonstrate resilience through dual growth engines of organic growth and acquisitions. AI infrastructure build-out has been a clear tailwind for companies exposed to data center expansion. Halma and Diploma benefited from demand for compute, power, cooling, and electrical systems. Amphenol saw robust demand as data-center architectures evolve to support higher power densities. Tariff and trade-related uncertainty under Trump administration affected portfolio companies including IMCD and Judges Scientific. IMCD experienced macroeconomic pressure from tariffs, while policy uncertainty created headwinds for university funding affecting Judges Scientific. | CSU CN BRO JDG LN |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. FOCUS Growth Equity Strategy | 3.7% | 0.0% | APH, BJ, CHE, CTAS, ORLY, RNR, TER, VEEV, VRSK | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Baron Growth Fund | 11.1% | 7.4% | ACN, APH, CPG LN, CPRT, CTAS, DPLM, ENEL IM, EOAN GR, FAST, MSCI, MSFT | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. FOCUS Growth Equity Strategy | 3.7% | 0.0% | APH, CHE, COR, CRWD, LEGN, PANW, TER, VEEV, VRSK | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 28, 2025 | Aoris International Fund | - | 22.9% | APH, CDW, CPG LN, DPLM LN, HLMA LN, MC FP, MSCI, OR FP, RELX, SHW, TSCO, V | - | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Feb 26, 2026 | Fund Letters | Alan Breed | Amphenol Corporation | Information Technology | Electronic Components | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Acquisitions, Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Connectors, data centers, Defense, semiconductors | View Pitch |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Fund Letters | Stephen Arnold | Amphenol Corporation | Information Technology | Electronic Components | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Acquisitions, AI, Connectors, data centers, earnings growth | View Pitch |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Fund Letters | Allen T. Bond | Amphenol Corporation | Information Technology | Electronic Components | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | AI, Connectors, datacenter, Interconnect, Sensors, valuation | View Pitch |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Fund Letters | Kathleen A. McCarragher | Amphenol Corporation | Information Technology | Electronic Components | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | AI, Connectivity, datacenters, infrastructure, semiconductors | View Pitch |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Fund Letters | Sonu Chawla | Amphenol Corporation | Information Technology | Electronic Components | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Aerospace, Capacity, Connectors, Datacom, Defense | View Pitch |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Fund Letters | John Fox | Amphenol Corporation | Information Technology | Electronic Components | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Acquisitions, AI, cashflow, Connectors, datacenters | View Pitch |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Fund Letters | John Fox | Amphenol Corporation | Information Technology | Electronic Components | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Acquisitions, AI, datacenters, Interconnect, semiconductors | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Achilleas Taxildaris | Amphenol Corporation | Information Technology | Electronic Components | Bull | NYSE | Connectivity, data centers, Dividend Growth, innovation, Margins, Sensors, technology | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Silas Myers | Amphenol Corporation | Information Technology | Electronic Components | Bull | NASDAQ | AI, Connectivity, diversification, electronics, growth, Margins, ROIC | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Rich Eisinger | Amphenol Corporation | Information Technology | Electronic Components | Bull | NASDAQ | AI, Connectivity, data centers, diversification, electronics, Margins | View Pitch |
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