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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 4, 2025 | Alpha Wealth Funds – The Insiders Fund | - | 5.5% | AMAT, AMD, AMZN, APPF, BRKR, ET, GOOG, GRAL, INBX, LULU, MRVI, ROK, SBGI, ZBRA | AI, Automation, energy, healthcare, insider buying, technology, value | The fund views AI as a transformative force driving investment opportunities, particularly in semiconductors and cloud computing. Google's AI capabilities and AMD's GPU processors are positioned to benefit from the generative AI revolution. The manager sees AI disruption fears around search as overblown, creating value opportunities. | SBGI ZBRA AMD AMZN LULU APPF GRAL ROK ET GOOG |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 6, 2025 | Seeking Winners | 8.2% | - | APPF, BRO, CMG.TO, CPRT, CSU.TO, HEI, IT, TOI.TO | AI, cash flow, conviction, Portfolio Management, Position Sizing, Recurring Revenue, software | The fund emphasizes vertical market software companies as core holdings, believing they create enduring competitive advantages through embedded business processes. The emergence of Vertical AI represents an even grander market opportunity than legacy Vertical SaaS, with LLM-native companies achieving strong growth and margins while complementing rather than competing with existing solutions. | CMG.TO APPF |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jul 18, 2023 | Zeno | - | - | APPF | Market Power, Property Management, Reinvestment, SaaS, Vertical Software | AppFolio operates as a vertical market software provider serving the property management industry with an operating system that handles rent collection, maintenance requests, tenant screening, and accounting for property managers. The company serves approximately 20,000 property managers managing 8 million units out of a total addressable market of 79 million units in the US. The business benefits from high switching costs as it serves as a mission-critical operating system used daily by entire property management staffs. | APPF |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Parnassus Growth Equity Fund | 19.0% | - | AAPL, ABNB, AMZN, APPF, AVGO, BRO, GE, GOOGL, INSM, INTU, LLY, MSFT, NET, NVDA, SN, TMO, TSM, V, VRTX | AI, growth, healthcare, large cap, semiconductors, technology, Trade Policy | AI investments continue to drive growth with increased energy demand from AI technologies benefiting utilities and power infrastructure companies. The fund maintains exposure to AI beneficiaries including hyperscalers, semiconductors and software companies building the computing foundation of the future. | INSM |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 9, 2024 | Polen Capital – U.S. Small Company Growth | 7.4% | -0.9% | AMN, APPF, BMBL, CNM, CWAN, ENDV, EXLS, GLOB, GNRC, HLI, PGNY, SITM, WING | growth, momentum, Quality, small caps, technology, value | Polen emphasizes their focus on high-quality growth companies with robust free cash flow, persistent growth, and high returns on capital. They use their Flywheel framework to assess quality that supports sustainable growth, comprised of unique positioning, repeatable sales process, robust business model, effective management, and value-creating reinvestment. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 6, 2025 | Seeking Winners | -0.5% | -0.5% | APPF, BRO, CMG.TO, CPRT, CSU.TO, HEI, IT, LMN.V, TOI.V | Acquisitions, aerospace, cash flow, insurance, Quality, software | The portfolio is heavily concentrated in software companies, particularly those that acquire and develop smaller software businesses. The Constellation family operates as a highly efficient reinvestment engine leveraging VMS acquisitions with a decentralized M&A framework. Computer Modelling Group is positioned to benefit from the oil and gas industry's shift towards software solutions and is expanding into carbon capture and storage software markets. | View | |
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 17, 2026 | Parnassus Growth Equity Fund | -9.6% | -9.6% | AMAT, APPF, ARES, ASML, BSX, CRM, EW, GEV, LIN, MDLN, META, ORCL, SHOP, TEAM, TSM, VIK | AI, energy, growth, Iran, semiconductors, software, technology | VIK ORCL MDLN SHOP EW META |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 15, 2026 | Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund | - | - | AAOI, APPF, AROC, CRDO, GENI, IRTC, MOD, POWL, VITL | AI, Data centers, energy, growth, healthcare, Natural Gas, small cap, technology | APPF CRDO IRTC GENI VITL AROC POWL MOD AAOI |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 12, 2025 | Alpha Wealth Funds – The Insiders Fund | - | - | ADBE, APPF, COP, CYH, DVN, ET, GRAL, INBX, LLY, LULU, LUV, MPLX, MSCI, MSFT, ROK, SNBR, ZBRA | Automation, concentrated, energy, healthcare, insider buying, tariffs, technology | The fund is significantly impacted by Trump tariff policies, with the manager reducing exposure to manufacturing or sales in China. The tariff regime is described as expansive with few places to hide, forcing portfolio adjustments across multiple positions. | INBX ROK ZBRA APPF ADBE MSCI ET GRAL |
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| 2025 Q4 | Mar 1, 2026 | iMGP Small Company Fund | 1.3% | 0.0% | AAP, AMKR, APPF, MANH, NVDA, PRM, RBC, UAMY | AI, Biotech, defense, growth, healthcare, Quality, small caps, technology | AI remained a significant driver throughout 2025, with AI-related stocks recovering after initial volatility from Chinese competitor DeepSeek and becoming the dominant theme again in late 2025. The market saw broadening beyond AI with materials performing well, but AI continues to be a desired area driving investment decisions. Biotech companies rallied over 25% in the fourth quarter, driven by a series of high-profile biotech acquisitions by large pharma buyers. The managers generally avoid biotech stocks due to their highly binary nature, though they participate through investments in companies that sell products and services to biotech customers. Defense spending themes emerged through specific investments like Antimony Corporation, which won a $245 million five-year sole source contract to rebuild the U.S. antimony supply for military use, taking advantage of export restrictions from China. RBC Bearings' Aerospace and Defense business was particularly strong. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 30, 2024 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 6.9% | 2.7% | AAON, ACLS, ALAB, APPF, BMI, BOOT, BROS, BSY, BURL, BWXT, CACI, CASY, CWA, CYBR, EXLS, FANG, FDS, FIVE, FND, FOUR, IEX, INSP, IRTC, JKHY, KAI, KNSL, LFUS, LGIH, LSCC, LW, MANH, MEDP, MNDY, NBIX, ONTO, PCOR, PODD, POOL, PRCT, RXST, SITM, SMPL, TARS, TREX, TYL, ULS, VNOM, WSC | financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, semiconductors, small caps, software, technology | The fund initiated a position in Astera Labs, a fast-growing and profitable developer of semiconductor products known as retimers that are key enablers of AI workloads and help prevent GPU bottlenecks. The manager believes this business adds further profitable AI-exposure to the portfolio. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 3, 2024 | Seeking Winners | 5.5% | - | APPF, ATD, CMG.TO, CSU.TO, EVO.ST, LMN.TO, ODFL, TOI.TO | Capital Allocation, growth, Quality, small caps, software | The fund acquired two software companies - Computer Modelling Group (CMG) and AppFolio - representing a strategic shift toward high-quality software businesses. CMG operates in a near-monopoly position in reservoir simulation software with 71% recurring revenue, while AppFolio dominates property management software with strong unit economics and margin expansion potential. | APPF CMG.TO |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 23, 2024 | Polen Capital – U.S. Small Company Growth | 7.4% | -0.9% | AIT, ALIT, ALRM, APPF, BROS, DOCS, ELF, GSHD, HL, IBP, NSIT, NVEE, PCTY, PGNY, RGEN, RH, RMBS, ROAD, RVLV, SITM | growth, healthcare, Quality, small cap, technology, volatility | The fund focuses exclusively on U.S. small cap growth companies, noting that high-quality small cap companies have great latent potential for growth and are trading at significantly below-average valuations. The managers believe the highest quality small cap companies are more likely to take advantage of strong balance sheets and reinvestment to enhance their competitive position. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 20, 2025 | Alpha Wealth Funds – The Insiders Fund | - | 14.8% | AMAT, AMD, APPF, AXON, ET, GOOG, INTC, LLY, LRCX, MRVL, ROK | AI, energy, growth, healthcare, insider buying, semiconductors, technology, value | The fund attributes its biggest gains to heavy concentration in the AI technology investment boom. Several key positions were supported by insider buying in semiconductor companies like AMD, Applied Materials, and Marvell Technologies. The manager views AI as driving secular demand for chips, advanced packaging, and memory capex globally. | MRVL AMD INTC AMAT LLY APPF ROK AXON ET GOOG MRVL AMD INTC AMAT LLY APPF ROK AXON ET GOOG |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 19, 2025 | Harding Loevner Global Small Companies | 0.9% | 8.1% | 4587.T, 4975.T, 6383.T, 6869.T, 9962.T, 9988.HK, ALFA.ST, ALGN, ALLE, AMBU.CO, APPF, ATE.PA, BCHN.SW, BCPC, BESI.AS, BRN.DE, CKN.L, COO, CPA, CRDA.L, DIA.MI, DPLM.L, ELAN, ENS, EPAM, EVO.DE, EXPO, FELE, FN, FPE.DE, GLOB, HPG.HM, KXS.TO, LEHN.SW, NBIX, NEM.DE, PEN, PFV.DE, RAT.DE, RPY.MI, RUB.PA, SNR.L, SPSC, TECN.SW, TOM.OL, VAISALA.HE, WTS, ZEU.DE | AI, global, healthcare, momentum, Quality, small caps, value | The portfolio targets durable sources of return through quality, growth, and value, emphasizing steady, lower-beta businesses with strong fundamentals over higher-beta momentum plays. Quality companies in the benchmark underperformed lowest quality by more than 1,200 basis points during the quarter. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 14, 2025 | Parnassus Growth Equity Fund | 5.8% | - | AAPL, AMZN, APPF, ASML, AVGO, BRO, CMG, CRM, DE, GOOGL, INSM, INTU, LLY, MELI, MSFT, NVDA, PODD, SARO, TSLA, TSM, V | aerospace, AI, growth, healthcare, large cap, Quality, semiconductors, technology | The fund continues to selectively participate in AI secular trends through investing in AI beneficiaries including hyperscalers, semiconductors and software. The AI buildout continues to exceed expectations, led by U.S. companies that have invested the money and scaled the technology to drive this massive infrastructure transformation. However, there is risk that AI investments could become overheated before monetization gains momentum. | PODD US SARO US |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 30, 2026 | Alpha Wealth Funds – The Insiders Fund | -0.4% | 30.8% | AMAT, AMD, APPF, AXON, ET, GOOGL, INTC, LLY, LRCX, MRVL, NKE, NSC, NUE, ROK | AI, Automation, Industrial, Manufacturing, Onshoring, semiconductors, technology | Geopolitical events and government incentives like the U.S. CHIPS Act are driving monumental investment to localize advanced semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. and allied nations. This builds resilience and meets future demand from AI, 5G/6G, and advanced auto. The fund seeks direct beneficiaries of this capital expenditure cycle. Focus expands beyond Generative AI and LLMs to Physical AI—the integration of AI/ML into autonomous physical systems and advanced robotics. The next wave of productivity will come from intelligent machines executing complex real-world tasks. This includes foundational AI infrastructure, Edge AI hardware, and advanced Industrial/Service Robotics. The fund is positioned around the thesis that the U.S. Government will spend whatever amount necessary to assist the government-private industry partnership to reshore the semiconductor industry. Companies like Applied Materials dominate wafer fabrication equipment as AI, advanced packaging, and memory capex ramp globally. Broader echo of the semiconductor trend covering other critical industries like rare earth metals, batteries, and pharmaceuticals where focus is shifting from lowest-cost sourcing to supply chain resilience. The fund targets companies establishing highly automated, next-generation domestic production capabilities. | NSC INTC MRVL NUE ROK AMAT APPF ET GOOG |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 20, 2025 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 5.1% | 8.0% | ACLS, ALAB, APPF, CACI, CHX, CYBR, GKOS, LW, MASI, MEDP, MNDY, NBIX, ONTO, PEN, PODD, PSTG, RXST, SITM, TARS, VERX, VITA | AI, growth, healthcare, Outperformance, semiconductors, small caps, technology | The fund holds Astera Labs, a fast-growing semiconductor company with exposure to AI and data center infrastructure. The company's stock increased over 150% in the quarter following new product announcements and stronger than expected sales growth. Pure Storage was initiated as a new position, expected to benefit from hyperscaler AI spending with recent design wins. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 11, 2025 | Seeking Winners | - | 26.6% | APPF, BRK-B, CMG.TO, CRM, CSGP, CSU.TO, HEI, IT, LMN.TO, NVDA, TOI.TO, TWLO | Capital Allocation, cash flow, Concentration, Quality, Research, software, technology | The manager acknowledges AI will fundamentally revolutionize numerous industries but maintains a cautious perspective on current AI-focused investments. They note the overwhelming market momentum concentrated in select AI stocks like Nvidia and express skepticism about long-term terminal values of AI ecosystem companies despite significant stock price appreciation. | IT |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Artisan Partners Small Cap Fund | 9.0% | 14.0% | ADS, APPF, ARGX, CIGI, ELF, GWRE, HL, IBP, INTA, IRTC, LSCC, MKTX, MOD, ONON, ONTO, SN, SPT, SPXC, TYL, VCYT | AI, growth, healthcare, interest rates, Profit Cycle, small caps, technology | The team is focused on AI enablers that remain well positioned to benefit from reasonable industry investment levels because they are gaining market share based on superior technologies. They expect some volatility in AI-exposed stocks given relatively lofty expectations but are being disciplined on valuations. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Harding Loevner Global Small Companies | 7.8% | 4.1% | AAON, AAPL, ADTC, ALLE, AMBU.CO, APPF, ATKR, BWA, CGNX, CYBR, DISO.MI, DPLO, ELANCO, ENS, EXPO, FIVE, GLOB, GWRE, HP, IPGP, KXS.TO, LAZ, LOB, LPRO, NCRX, OLLI, PEN, RGA, ROLL, SPLS, WTS, XPEL | AI, Consumer Staples, global, healthcare, industrials, small caps, technology | Artificial intelligence may have profound effects on plenty of industries and companies, but what it won't change are the human needs and desires underpinning demand for food and health-related products. The technology may change the way food and health-care businesses operate, but the demand that fuels their growth is less likely to be affected. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 25, 2024 | Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund | 4.6% | 18.7% | AGYS, APPF, AXON, BRKR, CDNS, CEG, CELH, DECK, DXCM, HEI, MLM, MU, NTRA, ODFL, PINS, SPOT, TYL, VKTX, VRT | growth, healthcare, industrials, mid cap, technology | View | ||
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 24, 2024 | Polen Capital – U.S. Small Company Growth | 7.4% | -0.9% | AAON, AIT, ALIT, APPF, BL, CCCS, DAVA, DOXI, HELE, HLNE, IBP, OPCH, PGNY, RGEN, RH, ROAD, RVLV, SITM, SMCI, WING, WRBY, XPEL | growth, healthcare, Quality, rates, small caps, technology, volatility | The performance gap between small caps and large caps continued to widen during Q2, with small cap investors retreating to lower-volatility sectors. Small cap continues to be highly sensitive to shifting rate expectations, while leadership in large cap remains narrow and driven by momentum. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 6.9% | 2.7% | AAON, APPF, BAH, CACI, CNMD, DECK, FIVE, FND, FSS, GKOS, HEI, INSP, ITCI, JNJ, LGIH, LII, MANH, MEDP, NBIX, PODD, POOL, PRCT, RBC, RGEN, RXST, SPSC, SSD, TARS, TREX, TXRH, VERX, XPEL, ZBRA | AI, Defense Spending, growth, healthcare, small caps, software, technology | Artificial intelligence continues to drive outperformance in technology-related businesses. The portfolio benefits from AI tailwinds through utilities and telecommunications sectors. AAON's recent BASX Solutions acquisition provides exposure to datacenter infrastructure builds driven by AI needs. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 14, 2025 | Parnassus Growth Equity Fund | -8.6% | -8.6% | ADBE, ADYEY, APPF, ASML, AVGO, BRO, BSX, CRM, CSGP, DDOG, DE, EFX, EXAS, GEV, MSCI, PCOR, SN, SNPS, V, VRTX | AI, Defensive, financials, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, technology, volatility | The fund maintains optimism about long-term opportunities in AI beneficiaries, including infrastructure providers, hyperscalers and software companies building the computing foundation of the future. However, AI-related stocks faced pressure during the quarter as investors grew pessimistic about the current cycle for chip makers and companies with revenue closely tied to AI infrastructure spending. | ASML APPF SN BRO SNPS GEV |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 17, 2025 | Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund | - | - | APPF, AROC, BILL, ESAB, EVH, EXR, FRSH, KWR, LPLA, LSTR, MMSI, MSA, PCVX, PI, PJT, RBA, SUM, TMDX, ZETA | AI, Election, financials, growth, healthcare, M&A, small caps, technology | The letter discusses significant AI investment themes, noting that one major chip designer's data center revenues are expected to represent approximately 15% of total U.S. capital spending in 2025. The managers highlight the risk of excess capacity if generative AI applications fail to drive demand, requiring hyperscalers to generate $400 billion in revenue to justify current spending levels. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund | AppFolio | Software - Application | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | AI disruption, Application Software, Cloud-based software, market share gains, Multi-property, property management, Real Estate | View Pitch |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Zeno | AppFolio | Software & Services | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | ARPU growth, high switching costs, Long-term Ownership, Market Power, property management, real estate technology, recurring revenue, SaaS, vertical software | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Parnassus Growth Equity Fund | AppFolio Inc. | Information Technology | Software | Bull | NASDAQ | commercial real estate, high switching costs, market share gains, Pricing power, Property Management Software, SaaS, sticky revenue, Upmarket Expansion | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Alpha Wealth Funds - The Insiders Fund | AppFolio Inc | Information Technology | Software | Bull | NASDAQ | Cloud software, market leader, Multi-Tenant Residential, property management, real estate technology, recurring revenue, SaaS, Tariff Immune | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Seeking Winners | AppFolio Inc | Software & Services | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | AI integration, market consolidation, Property Management Software, real estate technology, recurring revenue, SaaS, value-added services, vertical software | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Seeking Winners | AppFolio, Inc. | Information Technology | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | Fintech, growth, market share, property management, Real Estate Software, recurring revenue, SaaS, US, value-added services | View Pitch |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Fund Letters | Harvey Warren Sax | AppFolio Inc. | Information Technology | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | Automation, Fintech, Payments, property management, SaaS | View Pitch |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Substack | Optrack.io | Appfolio | Software as a Service (SaaS) | Software as a Service (SaaS) | Bull | NASDAQ Stock Market | Alexander Wolf, Appfolio, board member purchase, growth runway, high margins, investment thesis, SaaS, software solutions, stock drawdown, VMS | View Pitch |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Fund Letters | Harvey Warren Sax | AppFolio, Inc. | Information Technology | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | growth, Margins, property management, recurring revenue, SaaS | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Harvey Warren Sax | AppFolio Inc. | Information Technology | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | AI, Fintech, growth, Payments, Real Estate, SaaS, Software | View Pitch |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letters | Harvey Warren Sax | AppFolio Inc. | Information Technology | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | AI, Fintech, growth, Payments, Real Estate, SaaS, Software | View Pitch |
| Manager Name | Fund Name | Fund AUM | Invested Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares Owned | Shares Bought / Sold During Quarter | % Bought / Sold During Quarter | % of Shares Outstanding Owned |
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