| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 5, 2025 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 10.3% | 0.3% | ASGN, BWIN, CAKE, CWA, DKNG, DXCM, ENS, FROG, GDYN, GWRE, HH, HLLY, ICLR, IDXX, INSM, IT, KNSL, KTOS, LLYVA, NCNO, NEOG, ODD, PLNT, RRR, SEMI, SIZE, TDG, UTZ, VRT | AI, defense, growth, small caps, technology, value | AI remains the dominant and most compelling market theme. Vertiv Holdings, the fund's largest position, is a direct play on AI infrastructure buildout for data centers. The market became increasingly confident in the durability and longevity of AI growth during the quarter. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Aristotle Small/Mid Cap Equity | 4.6% | - | ACIW, AENE, ALIT, ASGN, BHLB, CHE, CIEN, CMCO, DLB, DY, FTAI, HOOD, IPAR, ITRI, JBGS, MMSI, MTSI, PRGO, SMG, VRRM | growth, industrials, positioning, SMID Cap, technology, value, volatility | MACOM Technology Solutions benefited from exposure to growing demand from Data Center and 5G end market applications. The company surpassed analyst expectations and raised forward guidance, with meaningful exposure to these growing markets along with domestic manufacturing footprint expected to drive additional shareholder value. | VRRM SMG PRGO IPAR FTAI DLB ALIT CHE ACIW MTSI DY CHE |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Aristotle Small Cap Equity Fund | 7.3% | 9.4% | ACHC, AER, ASC, ASGN, ATNI, AZEK, CPLP, DY, HURN, ITRI, MATW, MCRB, MMSI, MODV, MTSI, PWSC, QDEL, SP | Construction, healthcare, industrials, small caps, technology, value | Manager remains optimistic about long-term potential for small cap segment despite strong recent performance. Valuations of small versus large cap equities remain near multi-decade lows with 16.0x P/E for Russell 2000 versus 21.8x for Russell 1000. Small caps are better positioned to benefit from reshoring of U.S. manufacturing, CHIPS Act, and infrastructure projects. | PWSC QDEL MODV ITRI AZEK |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 9.6% | 14.5% | ASGN, BFAM, BRP, CHI, DKNG, ENDV, GWRE, HQY, IBP, ICLR, IT, KNSL, RPAY, RRR, SITE, TDG, TREX, TTD, VRT, WEX | Concentration, growth, industrials, Long Term, Outperformance, small cap, technology | Vertiv Holdings Co, the leading provider of cooling solutions to data centers, continued strong performance with 70% of revenue from data center end market. The company benefits from rising demand for data center capacity and increasing adoption of generative AI, as GenAI-related servers have higher energy density requiring more sophisticated cooling solutions. | EXPO INTC |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Aristotle Small Cap Equity Fund | -7.6% | -7.6% | ADC, AER, AGI, ASGN, B, CDMO, CHE, CHH, CMCO, DBI, FFIC, HURN, MMSI, MODV, MTSI, ONB, SUM, VECO, VVV, WWE | gold, healthcare, industrials, REITs, semiconductors, small cap, technology, value | Fund focuses on small-cap segment with compelling valuations relative to large caps, trading near multi-decade lows on a relative basis. Potential tailwinds include deregulation, lower corporate tax rates, increased M&A activity, and continued reshoring of U.S. manufacturing. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Baron Small Cap Fund | -9.1% | -9.1% | ASGN, BFAM, CAKE, FA, GDYN, GTLS, GWRE, IBTA, INDI, IT, KNSL, KTOS, NEOG, RDNT, RPAY, RRR, TDG, TTD, VRT, WCN | AI, growth, insurance, small caps, tariffs, technology, Trade Policy | The introduction of Chinese AI app DeepSeek disrupted expectations for AI infrastructure rollout, causing significant declines in AI-benefiting tech stocks. This raised investor concerns about reduced need for data center capital expenditures and slower growth for companies like Vertiv. Despite the disruption, the manager believes the complex roadmap for new chip introductions will still drive demand for advanced cooling solutions. | PAR RADNQ |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Aristotle Small/Mid Cap Equity | -6.2% | -6.2% | ACIW, ADC, AER, AGI, ASGN, BDC, CHE, CIEN, CII, DBI, DY, HURN, ITRI, MMSI, MTSI, NDAQ, ONB, RRC, VVV, WWW | Consulting, gold, healthcare, Regional Banks, semiconductors, small caps, technology, value | The fund maintains exposure to semiconductor companies like MACOM Technology Solutions despite sector weakness during the quarter. The manager believes in meaningful exposure to growing demand from data center and 5G end-market applications, with recent acquisitions expected to drive additional shareholder value. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Baron Small Cap Fund | -1.1% | 13.3% | ALTR, ASGN, AZPN, BFAM, BLD, CAKE, DRVN, FOXF, FROG, GDYN, GTLS, GWRE, HLI, HQY, IBP, ICLR, INTA, IT, JBT, KNSL, NEOG, NPO, PLNT, RRR, TDG, VRT | AI, Data centers, growth, industrials, long-term, small caps, technology | AI-related data center buildout is driving extraordinary demand for Vertiv's power and cooling solutions. The company raised organic sales guidance to 12-14% CAGR for the next five years, benefiting from enormous capital investment in data centers to enable AI applications. JFrog is also positioned to benefit as generative AI adoption accelerates, driving the need to manage new binary types and increasing overall application complexity. | View | |
| 2022 Q4 | Dec 31, 2022 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 9.6% | 14.5% | ASGN, DXCM, EWCZ, GDYN, GTLS, INSP, IT, NEOG, PLNT, TTD, VRT | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 9.6% | 14.5% | ASGN, AZPN, BFAM, BWIN, CHRT, CWT, DXCM, FA, FND, GWRE, IBP, ICLR, INSP, INTA, IT, JANUS, KNSL, RRR, SIMO, SITE, TDG, VRT | AI, Data centers, financials, growth, industrials, Rate Cuts, small cap, technology | Vertiv Holdings leads data center equipment with significant share in power and cooling applications. The stock rebounded as investors gained confidence in massive AI data center buildout globally. Strong relationship with chip manufacturers and involvement in technology roadmap for increasing energy density solutions were catalysts. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 9.6% | 14.5% | ASGN, AZPN, CGNX, CLVT, DXCM, FND, FOXF, GTLS, GWRE, ICON, INDI, INSP, IT, KNSL, LBRDA, PLNT, RRR, SITE, VRT, WASH | Automation, consumer discretionary, Data centers, healthcare, industrials, small cap, Specialty Insurance, technology | Vertiv Holdings, the fund's largest position, benefits from AI-driven growth in data center infrastructure. The company provides critical thermal management solutions for increasingly energy-dense data centers required for artificial intelligence applications. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 27, 2024 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 9.6% | 14.5% | ASGN, BWIN, CHRT, DAY, DKNG, ENDV, EWCZ, EXPO, FND, GDOT, GWRE, IBP, INSP, KNSL, LOAR, PLNT, SITE, SPT, TREX, VRT | Cloud, consumer discretionary, Data centers, healthcare, industrials, Rotation, small cap, technology | Vertiv Holdings Co, a leading provider of critical digital infrastructure for data centers, is positioned to benefit from AI-driven growth in data center spend. The company reported very strong results with orders up 60%, highlighting strong demand for its products in data center cooling and power management. | View | |
| 2022 Q2 | Jun 30, 2022 | Baron Discovery Fund | 13.5% | 9.3% | ALKT, ASGN, CDAY, CWAN, DAVA, DH, ESTA, GTLB, GWRE, MEG, PGNY, REXR, SAIL | - | View | ||
| 2022 Q2 | Jun 30, 2022 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 9.6% | 14.5% | ASGN, CGNX, COLD, DRVN, GDYN, GTLS, IT, SHLS, SPT | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 27, 2024 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 9.6% | 14.5% | ALTR, ASGN, CLVT, DPHC, DXCM, ENDV, ETWO, EWC, FND, FOXF, GTLS, GWRE, IBP, ICLR, IDXX, IT, KNSL, KTOS, NCNO, NEOG, ODD, PLNT, RRR, SBA, SHLS, SITE, SKIN, TDG, TREX, TTD, VRT | AI, consumer discretionary, Data centers, growth, industrials, rates, small caps, technology | Vertiv Holdings benefits from robust demand for data center cooling solutions, particularly as AI-related servers require more sophisticated cooling. The company held its first Analyst Day introducing long-term growth targets and margin expansion plans. | View |
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