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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q3 | Sep 30, 2025 | WS Amati Global Innovation Fund | - | - | AVY, CGNX, CHG.L, DRS, DXCM, GLBE, GLOB, HUBB, LITE, PI, PRCT, QGEN, RGEN, SHOP, TLX.AX | AI, Biotechnology, defense, global, growth, innovation, Robotics, technology | Staggering levels of capital investment into generative AI infrastructure continued throughout Q3 2025, propelling AI chips and equipment suppliers to ever higher valuations. The concentration of performance from this magnificent cohort rose beyond historic peak levels. The scale of the ultimate prize is still believed to be justification enough despite elusive returns. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | 5.6% | - | AJG, APH, AVY, BR, CDW, CTAS, ENTG, HEI, HLI, MCHP, MLM, PAYX, POOL, ROS, STE, SYK, TT, VRSK, WSO | AI, dividends, mid cap, Quality, Rate Cuts, semiconductors, value | 26 out of 27 names in the portfolio increased their dividend in the past 12 months with an average year-over-year increase of 10.4%. The top three dividend growers were Amphenol Corp. at 57%, Cintas Corp. at 16%, and Verisk Analytics at 15%. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Fenimore Small Cap Strategy | -4.0% | - | AVY, BIP, BOC, CDW, CIGI, CSV, CTAS, ENTG, ESI, EXPO, IEX, MCHP, MKC, NOMD, PAG, PAYX, ROP, SPSC, THG, TT, TWNK | dividends, Quality, rates, semiconductors, small caps, value | Rising interest rates weighed on the market throughout the quarter, with the Fed raising rates by 0.25% in July and signaling potential additional increases. The Fed's higher for longer stance pressured stocks and created headwinds for companies with significant debt. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | -2.6% | - | AVY, BIP, BOC, CDW, CIGI, CTAS, ENTG, ESI, EXPO, IEX, MCHP, MKC, NOMD, PAG, PAYX, ROP, SPSC, THG, TT, TWNK | dividends, mid cap, Quality, rates, semiconductors, value | Rising interest rates weighed on the market in Q3, with the Fed signaling another rate increase possible before year-end. The Fed's target rate ended between 5.25% and 5.5%, the highest since 2001. Higher rates are filtering through the economy with 30-year mortgage rates well over 7%. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Fenimore Value Strategy | -2.8% | - | AVY, BKNG, BRK-A, BRN, CDW, DG, EOG, EXLS, FIS, GGG, IEX, ITW, MKL, PGR, ROST, STRY, TROW, VMC, WAT, ZBRA | Balance Sheets, fundamentals, interest rates, mid cap, Quality, value | Fenimore emphasizes high-quality companies with strong fundamentals, attractive pricing, ethical management, straightforward business models, strong balance sheets, clear competitive advantages, ample free cash flow, and growing profits. These companies held up better during the third quarter market decline. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | 5.7% | - | ADI, AME, APH, AVY, BN, BRO, BWIN, CDW, CHE, CTAS, DFH, ENTG, EXLS, FND, FTDR, GEHC, HEI, HGTY, HLI, KEYS, MCHP, MKC, NOMD, PGR, PNFP, ROST, SITE, TRRSF, TT, VRSK, WAT, WSO, ZBRA | AI, Quality, rates, small cap, tariffs, value | Fenimore emphasizes high-quality companies with strong financials, durable business models, and proven management as the right approach for long-term investors. These quality profiles enable companies to endure downturns, compound returns, and manage risk more effectively compared to low-quality businesses with low profitability, unstable earnings, and high debt levels. | GEHC ENTG |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | The Davenport Value & Income Fund | 3.8% | 3.8% | AVY, BAM, BMY, BRK.B, BUD, CMCSA, CVX, ELV, FDX, HP, HSY, JNJ, LHX, NEE, NSC, ORCL, PM, SNY, STZ, UPS | Buybacks, Consumer Staples, Defensive, dividends, healthcare, value | Sixteen of DVIPX's holdings raised their dividends during the quarter, led by double-digit percentage increases at Walmart, Brookfield Corp, and others. The average DVIPX constituent has raised its dividend 8% year-over-year, which exceeds the S&P 500's 6%. The Fund is both higher yielding and possesses higher dividend growth than the benchmarks. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | FMI Large Cap Equity | -4.0% | 11.0% | ALLE, ARMK, AVY, BKNG, BRK-B, CARR, FERG, GOOGL, KMX, MAS, OMC, SCHW | Franchises, large cap, Quality, ROIC, valuation, value | The fund maintains a strong orientation to low absolute and relative valuation as key to executing their investment strategy. They purchase durable business franchises selling at a discount to intrinsic value. The portfolio trades at attractive valuations with P/E ratios below market levels. | OMC ALLE |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Aristotle Atlantic Core Equity Strategy | 4.0% | 13.8% | AMP, AVMD, AVY, CHG, CI, CRWD, DAR, EXPE, GE, MCHP, NEE, SNOW, SPR, ZTS | aerospace, AI, cybersecurity, earnings, growth, industrials, large cap, technology | Broadcom demonstrated continuing strength in AI networking and custom accelerator semiconductor business with long-term guidance indicating $60-90 billion market opportunity from current three customers. The company exceeded investor expectations for AI semiconductor content and is ahead on VMware integration timeline. | CRWD GE |
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| 2023 Q3 | Nov 10, 2023 | Distillate Capital Fundamental Stability & Value | 0.0% | 16.0% | 005930.KS, 036570.KS, 6857.T, AAP, AMGN, AMP, AN, AON, AVGO, AVY, BABA, BLDR, CF, CSX, CVS, DHR, ETSY, GOOGL, IPG, ITX.MC, JBL, LKQ, MC.PA, MPC, OC, OMC, PCAR, PRIO3.SA, PYPL, ROG.SW, SMCI, TEP.PA, VSCO | free cash flow, large cap, Leverage, Quality, selectivity, small cap, value | Manager emphasizes selective value investing by avoiding expensive mega-cap stocks and focusing on quality companies with attractive free cash flow yields. The strategy achieves a 7.3% FCF yield versus 4.9% for the S&P 500, comparable to post-financial crisis levels. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Nov 10, 2023 | Distillate Capital International | 0.0% | 10.9% | 036570.KS, 6857.T, 9988.HK, AAP, AAPL, AMGN, AMP, AMZN, AN, AON, AVGO, AVY, BLDR, CF, CSX, CVS, DHR, ETSY, GOOGL, IPG, ITX.MC, JBL, LKQ, MC.PA, META, MPC, MSFT, NVDA, OC, OMC, PCAR, PRIO3.SA, PYPL, ROG.SW, SMCI, TEP.PA, TSLA, VSCO | free cash flow, international, Quality, risk management, selectivity, value | Manager emphasizes selective value investing by avoiding expensive mega-cap stocks and focusing on quality companies with attractive free cash flow yields. The strategy achieves a 7.3% free cash yield compared to 4.9% for the S&P 500. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Nov 10, 2023 | Distillate Capital Large Cap Value | 0.0% | 19.7% | 036570.KS, 6857.T, 9988.HK, AAP, AAPL, AMGN, AMP, AMZN, AN, AON, AVGO, AVY, BLDR, CF, CSX, CVS, DHR, ETSY, GOOGL, IPG, ITX.MC, JBL, LKQ, MC.PA, META, MPC, MSFT, NVDA, OC, OMC, PCAR, PRIO3.SA, PYPL, ROG.SW, SMCI, TEP.PA, TSLA, VSCO | Credit Stress, free cash flow, large cap, Mega Caps, risk management, selectivity, value | Manager emphasizes selective value investing by avoiding expensive mega-cap stocks and focusing on quality companies with attractive free cash flow yields. The strategy achieves a 7.3% FCF yield versus 4.9% for the S&P 500, comparable to post-financial crisis levels. | View | |
| 2022 Q3 | Oct 25, 2022 | FMI All Cap Equity | -1.8% | 11.2% | AVY, BLK, CMCSA, FERG | - | View | ||
| 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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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | FMI All Cap Equity | -1.8% | 11.2% | ARMK, AVY, BJ, BKNG, BRK.B, CSL, DG, FERG, G, HLI, MAS, SCHW | Diversified, long-term, Quality, ROIC, valuation, value | Aramark operates in the $500 billion food and facilities services market with procurement advantages and defensible moat through quality, breadth, and digital capabilities. The company has a long runway to take market share from smaller operators and self-operators, with margin improvement potential from new business profitability ramp and operating leverage. | DG ARMK |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | FMI Large Cap Equity | -4.0% | 10.5% | ARMK, AVY, BKNG, BRK-B, CARR, CSL, DG, FERG, MAS, SCHW, UL | Foodservice, large cap, Quality, Trade Down, value | Aramark represents a large player in the food and facilities services industry with procurement advantages and defensible moat through quality, breadth, and digital capabilities. The company has margin improvement potential driven by profitability ramp of new business, lagged pricing benefits, supply chain efficiencies, and operating leverage. | DG ARMK |
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| 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | FMI All Cap Equity | -1.8% | 11.2% | ARW, AVY, CSL, CVNA, FERG, FMS, G, KMX, PHG, SAP, SCHW, SNN.L | inflation, positioning, rates, Sentiment, value | Portfolio trades at 13.7x projected 2023 earnings, representing a 43% discount to Russell 3000. Manager emphasizes attractive valuations on both absolute and relative basis as a key source of optimism. | FERG AVY |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 30, 2025 | Aristotle Core Equity Fund | 3.9% | 26.0% | AAPL, AMZN, AVGO, AVY, CI, COST, CRWD, DAR, GE, GOOGL, GTLS, JPM, MCHP, META, MSFT, NEE, NOW, NVDA, SPR, ZTS | aerospace, AI, cybersecurity, growth, large cap, technology | Broadcom demonstrated continuing strength in its artificial intelligence networking and custom accelerator semiconductor business. The company provided long-term guidance for the service addressable market opportunity for its AI-related business, indicating a market opportunity of $60 billion to $90 billion. CrowdStrike benefits from increasing threats from state-sanctioned cybercriminals using high-performance computing and AI, necessitating higher spending on advanced cybersecurity products. | CRWD GE |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | Fund Letters | FMI All Cap Equity | Avery Dennison Corp. | Materials | Paper & Forest Products | Bull | NYSE | Cyclical Resilient, Emerging markets, global leader, high-ROIC, manufacturing, materials, Packaging, Pressure-sensitive labels, RFID | View Pitch |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Dividend Yield Theorist | Avery Dennison Corporation | Materials | Packaging & Containers | Neutral | NYSE | — | View Pitch |
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