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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 2, 2025 | Meridian Contrarian Fund | 16.4% | - | AXS, BEPC, BWXT, CCJ, DLTR, FCNCA, HNST, MIR, NVTS, PACK, PRGO, QDEL, SG | Automation, contrarian, nuclear, semiconductors, small cap, turnaround, value | Nuclear power is experiencing a structural turnaround with growing interest from governments, utilities, and major technology firms. The fund holds positions in Cameco Corp and BWX Technologies, both benefiting from the nuclear renaissance driven by uranium supply deficits and new reactor construction including small modular reactors. | QDEL PACK SG NVTS BWXT CCJ QDEL PACK SG NVTS BWXT CCO CN |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | American Century Small Cap Value Fund | -0.4% | - | ACLS, ASH, AXS, BBWI, BCO, CHX, COLD, EEFT, ENOV, EVTC, GMS, GPK, HD, ONB, SLB, SSB, TKR, UMBF, VC, WBS | banks, consumer discretionary, financials, industrials, Rate Cuts, small cap, value | The portfolio seeks to invest in small-cap companies where the valuation does not reflect the quality and normal earnings power of the company. Many holdings are trading meaningfully below historical valuations, particularly in financials where the market has overstated fears for an extended negative lending cycle. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Meridian Contrarian Fund | 6.9% | 0.0% | AXS, BEPC, CACI, CCJ, CRC, FCNCA, NVTS, PRGO, QDEL, SG, SGH, THC, VICI | contrarian, earnings, healthcare, semiconductors, small caps, technology, turnaround, value | Fund holds positions in semiconductor companies including Navitas Semiconductor Corp., which designs and produces highly efficient power semiconductors and leads in Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology. The company overcame significant technological hurdles to create competitive advantages in power efficiency and charging speeds over traditional silicon. | THC SG SGH NVTS BEPC QDEL |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Meridian Contrarian Fund | -7.6% | -7.6% | AXS, BEPC, CCJ, CCK, EVRG, FCNCA, HNST, KRNT, NGD, PRGO, PSIX, RDUS, VICI | contrarian, reshoring, small caps, tariffs, turnaround, value | The fund remains focused on identifying businesses that may benefit from long-term structural shifts such as the re-shoring of U.S. manufacturing—a theme they have been investing in for several years and one that gained traction post-pandemic. They note that reshoring and supply chain realignment takes years, so it is not surprising that so far, the beneficiaries have not escaped indiscriminate market volatility. | NGD AXS RDUS CCJ KRNT HNST |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | American Century Small Cap Value Fund | -6.3% | -6.3% | ACLS, AXS, BCO, BECN, BLBD, CHX, CRGY, EMBCF, ENOV, EVTC, FLWO, FNB, GPK, MGY, ONB, SSB, TITN, TKR, TPG, WBS | Banking, energy, industrials, materials, small caps, value | The portfolio seeks to invest in small-cap companies where the valuation does not reflect the quality and normal earnings power of the company. Many holdings are trading meaningfully below historical multiples despite strong fundamentals. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Feb 10, 2025 | Meridian Contrarian Fund | 1.7% | 9.6% | AXS, BEPC, BWXT, CCO, CSTM, FCNCA, HNST, LEGN, LPLA, MIR, PL, PRGO, THC | aerospace, contrarian, healthcare, nuclear, small cap, turnaround, value | The fund employs a contrarian investment process seeking out-of-favor companies with depressed valuations and visible catalysts for sustainable improvement. They screen for companies with multiple quarters of year-over-year earnings decline and identify those poised for earnings rebounds through turnaround plans, new management, or business improvements. | THC CSTM LEGN PL MIR HNST |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | Meridian Contrarian Fund | 6.7% | - | AXS, BEPC, CACI, DLTR, EVRG, FCNCA, HNST, KRNT, LASR, MIR, NVST, PENG, PL, PRGO, TCBI | contrarian, defense, Electrification, small caps, technology, turnaround, value | AI infrastructure demand drove strong performance in technology names and data centers. Several portfolio companies benefited from AI datacenter demand, particularly in high-performance computing and memory businesses. | LASR PL KRNT PRGO HNST LASR PL KRNT PRGO HNST |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 19, 2025 | American Century Small Cap Value Fund | 4.7% | - | ACLS, ASH, AXS, BBWI, BCO, CHX, COLD, EEFT, ENOV, EVTC, GMS, GPK, HD, ONB, SLB, SSB, TKR, UMBF, VC, WBS | banks, consumer, financials, industrials, semiconductors, small cap, value | The portfolio seeks to invest in small-cap companies where the valuation does not reflect the quality and normal earnings power of the company. Many holdings are trading meaningfully below historical valuations, particularly in financials where the market has overstated fears for an extended negative lending cycle. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Oct 15, 2023 | Madison Small Cap Fund | 6.3% | 17.2% | AWI, AXS, BBCP, CC, CSL, EHC, ENTG, FROG, GOGO, HAYW, MGNI, MODN, NEWR, OLLI, OLN, OSW, PRMW, PTC, RADI, SUM, WSC | interest rates, Quality, Recession, Russell 2000, small caps, value | Fund focuses exclusively on small cap investments with historically low valuations relative to large caps providing significant opportunity. Managers believe small caps continue to lag large caps but see this as creating attractive entry points. | HAYW FROG OLLI MDLZ MGNI GOGO |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 14, 2025 | Madison Small Cap Fund | -1.6% | -6.6% | AXS, BOX, CIEN, CMN, CRL, CSL, EHC, ENTG, EXP, FORM, GMS, HAYW, HQY, HXL, KN, SAIA, SHAK, SMG, SMPL, WSC | aerospace, AI, Construction, Quality, small caps, underperformance, value | AI continues to be the dominant theme driving much of the Russell 2000's performance, particularly in technology stocks. The manager expresses skepticism about AI disruption fears in software, noting that 60% of AI answers are incorrect and 95% of enterprise AI projects are failing. They view fears about AI replacing critical software applications as vastly overblown. | CRL EXP HXL |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 23, 2026 | American Century Small Cap Value Fund | -1.1% | -3.3% | AMKR, ARCB, ARW, AVT, AXS, BBWI, BC, BIRK, COLB, EEFT, ENOV, EVTC, GPK, HZO, MARA, OKLO, ONB, PATK, SSB, TKR, UMBF | banks, consumer discretionary, healthcare, industrials, semiconductors, small cap, value | The fund maintains significant overweight exposure to banks, remaining constructive on the industry due to continued positive inflection in net interest income and belief that fears of an extended negative credit cycle were overstated. Many holdings still trade meaningfully below historical multiples. Overweight positioning tilted toward higher-quality, unique businesses targeting high-end consumers including global consumer brands like Brunswick and Birkenstock. Specialty retail exposure includes marine dealers and Bath & Body Works. The sector remains attractive with overweight positioning in higher-quality industrials including machinery, distribution, and commercial services. Many holdings demonstrated strong pricing power during inflationary environment and returned cash to shareholders via dividends, buybacks and debt reduction. Information technology contributed through stock selection, with strong results from Amkor Technology benefiting from AI packaging solutions and domestic chip manufacturing trends. The company is one of two in the US capable of providing large-scale advanced packaging solutions. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | Meridian Contrarian Fund | 2.2% | 0.0% | AMD, AMSC, ATZ.TO, AXS, CACI, CCK, DLTR, FCNCA, HNST, LASR, MIR, NVST, PENG, TCBI | AI, contrarian, defense, energy, semiconductors, small cap, turnaround, value | The fund continues to see long runways supporting artificial intelligence as a core theme. AI-related earnings drove early-period performance in the quarter. AMD made progress establishing its GPU servers as a viable alternative to Nvidia's offerings in the AI space. AMD emerged from underperformance with competitive technology positioning against Intel and Nvidia. The company's GPU servers are establishing viability as alternatives to Nvidia in AI applications. Technology leadership is generating market share gains and improved profits. Defense represents one of the portfolio's core themes with long runways for growth. The fund holds positions in defense-related companies including those serving naval programs and defense electronics applications. Electric grid upgrades represent a significant growth driver for portfolio companies. American Superconductor is positioned to benefit from demand for electric grid infrastructure improvements and expanding power transmission needs. The portfolio benefits from electrification and power themes as core investment areas. Companies are positioned to capitalize on rising power demand, wind power expansion, and infrastructure investment in the energy transition. | AMD ATZ CN DLTR HNST AMSC PENG |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Meridian Contrarian Fund | 6.9% | 0.0% | AXS, BEPC, BOWL, BWXT, CACI, CARS, CCJ, EVRG, FCNCA, NVTS, PRGO, PRT, THC, VICI | contrarian, defense, healthcare, small caps, technology, turnaround, value | The fund holds Navitas Semiconductor, a leader in Gallium Nitride technology for power semiconductors. Despite cyclical headwinds in mobile, EV, and solar markets causing revenue guidance to come in lower than expected, the manager increased the position based on confidence in long-term secular outlook for energy-efficient semiconductors and Navitas' technological leadership. | THC CACI KRNT CARS BOWL NVTS |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Meridian Contrarian Fund | 6.9% | 0.0% | AMSC, AXS, BEPC, CACI, CCJ, CRC, CRNC, EYE, FCNCA, PRGO, SGH, THC, VICI | contrarian, healthcare, Renewable Energy, small cap, turnaround, value | Fund employs a contrarian value strategy seeking out-of-favor companies with depressed valuations and visible catalysts for sustainable improvement. The process screens for companies with multiple quarters of earnings declines and identifies those poised for earnings rebounds through turnaround plans or management changes. | BEPC AMSC THC PRGO CRNC EYE |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Madison Small Cap Fund | -9.0% | -9.0% | AXS, BOX, CFLT, CMCO, CSL, EHC, HQY, OPCH, POWI, PRMB, RVLV, SHAK, SMG, SMPL, WK | Construction, consumer, financials, healthcare, small cap, tariffs, technology | Industrial economic activity remains depressed and the back half recovery expected in residential and non-residential construction now seems in jeopardy due to stubbornly high interest rates. The managers believe companies with depressed construction exposure are attractively valued but acknowledge these stocks may take longer to inflect upwards than previously anticipated. They continue to see opportunities in construction-related industries due to this unique cycle where many companies have strong balance sheets and higher than normal margin profiles. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Meridian Contrarian Fund | Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | Financials | Insurance | Bull | NYSE | Catastrophe Risk, cyber insurance, Management Turnaround, Operational Restructuring, Reinsurance, risk management, specialty insurance, underwriting discipline | View Pitch |
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