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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 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 4.5% | -6.6% | ADMA, ALAB, ALHC, BJ, BMI, BOOT, BRBR, BWXT, CASY, CAVA, CHDN, COCO, CWAN, DKNG, DSGX, ELF, EQH, EXLS, FDS, FND, FOUR, FSS, GLOB, HLI, HQY, INSM, INSP, KAI, KNSL, LII, MANH, MKTX, MNDY, MTSI, NBIX, ONTO, PODD, PSTG, SPSC, SRPT, SSD, TARS, TECH, TREX, ULS, VERX, WAY, WSC, WSO, XPEL | AI, Biotech, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small cap, technology, underperformance | The benchmark's rally was led by companies with AI-exposure that drove rapid multiple expansion. The portfolio underperformed due to underexposure to more speculative AI areas including small cap semiconductors and AI-hardware. Defensive positions with minimal AI-exposure were the largest detractors to relative performance. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 29, 2025 | ClearBridge Investments Small Cap Growth Strategy | - | - | BBIO, BOOT, BPMC, BWX, CASH, DUOL, ICLR, INSM, MIRM, PD, ROAD, RYTM, SNY, SPT, TARS, UMBF, UTI, VYGR, WING, WIX | AI, Biotechnology, growth, nuclear, small caps, Space, technology, Trade Policy | Generative AI represents a generational potential to reshape numerous aspects of business and daily life, with a rapidly evolving technological paradigm of winners and losers. Duolingo is leveraging AI to offer enhanced language learning to consumers. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 27, 2025 | Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund | - | - | BOOT, BRBR, CLBT, DY, ESAB, EXR, LNTH, MMSI, MNDY, PI, PJT, POWL, PRM, RBA, RMBS, SHAK, WWD, ZWS | AI, Data centers, defense, growth, healthcare, Natural Gas, small cap, technology | The AI investment theme remains intact with continued user adoption acceleration and corporate implementations bearing fruit. The team is actively seeking AI adopter companies that trade at reasonable multiples and are positioned for earnings growth fueled by AI-driven margin expansion. They maintain exposure to companies benefiting from hyperscaler capital expenditure increases for AI data centers. | POWL RMBS ZWS PRM PI MMSI BRBR CLBT VNOM ARIS BOOT AVAV ATI WWD SHAK |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 17, 2025 | SouthernSun Small Cap | 9.7% | - | AEIS, BOOT, DAR, DY, EPAC, EXTR, LPX, MSA, MUSA, OXM, SAM | Agriculture, Capital discipline, Housing, Operational Discipline, small caps, tariffs, technology, value | Tariffs have re-emerged as a significant cost driver, prompting companies to explore reshoring, leaner inventories, and domestic sourcing. Companies are developing mitigation plans including meaningful supply chain moves away from China. The impact varies significantly by company, with some facing material negative impacts while others may benefit from domestic sourcing advantages. | MSA SAM OXM DY BOOT MSA SAM DY BOOT |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 17, 2025 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | 10.3% | - | APG, BOOT, DAR, DY, LPX, MOD, MSA, MUSA, SAM, TREX, WSO | Agriculture, Building Products, Resilience, Safety, SMID Cap, tariffs, technology, value | Companies demonstrated operational discipline through cost consciousness, margin stewardship, and capital discipline. Management teams acknowledged macroeconomic uncertainties while maintaining steady execution and preparing deliberately for challenges. | MSA SAM WSO BOOT APG MSA SAM WSO BOOT APG |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 15, 2025 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Small Cap Growth Strategy | 11.0% | - | ADUS, BJ, BOOT, EE, GTLS, INSM, INSP, IRTC, KRYS, MGY, OLLI, PAY, PJT, STVN, VCEL, VCTR, VRNA, WH, WHD, WRBY | AI, Biotechnology, consumer, defense, growth, semiconductors, small cap, tariffs | The U.S.'s proposed tariff regime led to significant economic fallout with global markets whipsawing in the ensuing tariff tantrum. Many companies across most areas either scrapped or significantly reduced forward guidance as they wait to see how near-term results fare in this environment. Companies with better balance sheets increased their inventories during tariff pauses, which should provide them with opportunities for greater market share later in 2025. | CWAN KTOS KRYS |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 17, 2024 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | 8.8% | 13.9% | AWI, BDC, BOOT, BR, DAR, DY, MGPI, SAM, THO, USPH | Concentration, long-term, Quality, small cap, SMID Cap, value | Fiber construction demand remains bright with private equity investment and public funding through ARPA, RDOF, and BEAD programs. The $40 billion BEAD program is expected to begin deployments in 2025, providing multi-year tailwinds. With only 43% of US homes passed with fiber, there is a long runway for penetration. | SAM MGPI BOOT DY |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 17, 2024 | SouthernSun Small Cap | 10.6% | 13.5% | AWI, BDC, BOOT, DAR, DY, LOB, MBUU, MGPI, SAM, USPH | long-term, retail, small cap, SMID Cap, Spirits, Telecommunications, value | Fiber construction demand remains bright with private equity investment and public funding through ARPA, RDOF, and BEAD programs. The $40 billion BEAD program is expected to begin deployments in 2025, providing multi-year tailwinds. Only 43% of US homes are passed with fiber, indicating a long runway for penetration. | MGPI MBUU BOOT DY |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 29, 2026 | Bell Global Equities Fund | -11.1% | -11.1% | 4307.T, BOOT, DB1.DE, MELI, NKE, ODFL, TEL | AI, energy, geopolitics, Global Equities, Quality, technology, volatility | MELI 4307.T TEL BOOT DB1.DE |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 29, 2026 | Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund | -8.6% | -8.6% | 3064.T, 4307.T, 5803.T, 7741.T, BJ, BOOT, DB1.DE, EVT.DE, EXPN.L, GTT.PA, KEYS, ODFL, SFM, TER, TTI | AI, energy, Geopolitical, global, Quality, small caps, volatility | 4307.T TEL BOOT DB1.DE |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 25, 2025 | SouthernSun Small Cap | -11.5% | -11.5% | AEIS, AGCO, AWI, BOOT, DANH, EPAC, EXTR, IEX, LOB, MOD, NGVT, OXM, PII, SAM, TKR, USPH | Manufacturing, Quality, Resilience, small caps, tariffs, value | Manager believes small- to mid-cap U.S. companies with strong fundamentals are poised to shine as the market transitions from speculative excess to substance-focused investing. The portfolio focuses on 20-30 fundamentally sound companies with financial backbone and market strongholds. | MOD EXTR LOB BOOT TKR EPAC |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 25, 2025 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | -8.8% | -8.8% | AEIS, AGCO, AWI, BDC, BOOT, BR, DHR, GNRC, IEX, MOD, PII, SAM, TKR, USPH, WSO | fundamentals, Quality, Resilience, small caps, SMID Cap, tariffs, Trade Policy, value | The manager believes small- to mid-cap U.S. companies with strong fundamentals are poised to shine as the market transitions from speculative excess to substance-focused investing. They see this as a shift from a sugar high to a carnivore diet - stripped of fluff and rooted in what's healthy and enduring. | MOD PII USPH BOOT WSO BR |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Small Cap Growth Strategy | 6.2% | 0.0% | ASND, BJ, BOOT, EME, ESAB, FLYW, FROG, KRYS, MTDR, ONTO, PRA, RAPT, SMAR, SWAV, VCTR, VERX, WING, WNS | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Small Cap Growth Strategy | -9.6% | -9.6% | ADUS, BFAM, BJ, BOOT, CBLL, CHEF, DAWN, ERJ, FRPT, HLNE, INFN, INSM, ITCI, MGY, MVBF, PAY, SLNO, VRNA, VVV, WHD | AI, Biotechnology, defense, growth, semiconductors, small cap, tariffs, Trade Policy | Global trade outlook and tariff concerns are creating significant market turbulence. Companies are girding for greater turbulence before waters calm, with specific impacts on Boot Barn from tariff concerns and Cactus Inc. building Vietnam capacity to address tariff risks. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | -10.6% | -10.6% | BJ, BOOT, BRBR, BROS, DKNG, EXL, GKOS, ITCI, JNJ, KAI, MASI, PEN, PLNT, PODD, POOL, PRCT, RGEN, TECH, ULS, WSO | AI, consumer, growth, healthcare, industrials, small cap, technology, volatility | AI-related spending faced questions regarding untethered pace as DeepSeek emerged as a potentially cheaper alternative platform from China. Microsoft's datacenter appetite showed signs of moderation, slowing positive market sentiment. Portfolio holdings with AI data center spending exposure experienced volatility. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Mar 31, 2024 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 1.9% | 1.9% | BOOT, BROS, BSY, BWXT, CELH, CHDN, CNMD, CWAN, DAVA, DECK, DT, EXAS, FIVE, FOUR, GLBE, GLOB, GXO, HALO, ICLR, INSP, KAI, KNSL, KNX, LFUS, LGIH, LSCC, LW, MNDY, MSTR, MTDR, ONTO, PCOR, PEN, PODD, QDEL, RGEN, SAM, SITM, SMCI, SMPL, SWAV, TARS, TECH, TREX, VITA, WNS, WSO, XPEL | AI, growth, healthcare, Performance, semiconductors, small cap, technology | AI spending expectations drove significant outperformance in technology stocks, particularly benefiting companies like Super Micro Computer which investors view as the next Nvidia. The fund has limited direct AI exposure through Lattice Semiconductor and has not reached comfort levels on sustainable AI impact for many benchmark holdings. AI headwinds affected both technology and industrial sectors as datacenter and semiconductor manufacturing equipment companies saw outsized gains. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Feb 3, 2026 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 1.2% | -8.5% | ABT, AFRM, BOOT, BRBR, BROS, BURL, BWXT, CASY, CHDN, COCO, CRDO, CW, DKNG, DT, ELF, EME, EXAS, FOUR, GKOS, KTB, LII, MASI, MNDY, MTSI, PEN, PODD, RGEN, RKLB, TARS, TWLO, ULS, VERX, WAY, WSO | AI, defense, growth, healthcare, mid cap, semiconductors, small cap, technology | The extended federal government shutdown added volatility during what was otherwise a risk-on environment, with a mid-quarter shift in market behavior for AI-related equities as the exuberant narrative evolved to one more balanced in assessing the technology's enormous potential against staggering capital spending plans and high expectations. The team initiated a position in Credo Technology as a more diversified way to gain exposure to strong trends in AI-connectivity. MACOM Technology Solutions rose nearly +40% as the company experienced broad-based demand, similar to many semiconductor companies in 2025. The team exited Astera Labs following industry conference presentations that suggested emerging competitive risks and concerns over single customer concentration, while initiating a position in Credo Technology for AI-connectivity exposure. Healthcare was the strongest relative contributor in the quarter with holdings increasing nearly +16% compared to benchmark returns of roughly +12%. Exact Sciences was acquired for a significant premium by Abbott Laboratories resulting in an +86% return, while other strong performers included Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Glaukos following approval of a new product, Penumbra, and Repligen driven by strong earnings results. The team initiated a position in Curtiss-Wright, believing the company is entering a period where multiple near-term growth drivers are converging, including rising defense budgets, commercial aerospace production ramps, nuclear power plant life extensions and new builds, and submarine production. EMCOR Group was initiated as a new position, viewed as a critical contractor enabling multi-year investment cycles across data centers, semiconductor fabrication, electrification, and broader infrastructure modernization. Its decentralized, cash-generative model, recurring service base, and exposure to structural growth drivers create a profile viewed as more durable than a typical cyclical contractor framework. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Feb 25, 2026 | SouthernSun Small Cap | 2.6% | 5.4% | AEIS, BOOT, CSW, CXT, DAR, DORM, DY, EXTR, KAI, LPX, TKR, USPH | AI, energy, fundamentals, risk, small caps, valuation, value | Manager draws extensive parallels between today's AI-driven market environment and the 2014-15 oil collapse, warning that AI has become a macroeconomic assumption embedded in capital expenditure plans and valuation models. AI infrastructure faces energy constraints with data centers becoming massive electricity consumers, while rising power costs and grid limitations challenge assumptions of frictionless scalability. Markets may be conflating transformational potential with near-term certainty, creating valuation risk similar to past cycles. Energy plays a central role in the manager's analysis, both as a historical lesson from 2014-15 oil collapse and as a current constraint on AI infrastructure. Data centers have become massive electricity consumers with economics highly sensitive to power pricing and grid reliability. Rising electricity prices in data-center-heavy regions and utility challenges in expanding capacity create physical constraints that complicate AI scalability assumptions. The portfolio focuses on small-cap businesses that are performing well fundamentally with strong balance sheets, resilient cash flows, and improved competitive positions. The manager emphasizes owning businesses that can compound value over time rather than speculation, though acknowledges markets don't always reward fundamentals on a linear schedule. Portfolio positioning reflects discipline in finding mispriced companies relative to long-term intrinsic value. | TKR DY DORM KAI CSW DAR AEIS |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 25, 2026 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | -3.9% | 4.5% | APG, BOOT, CXT, DAR, DY, EXTR, FND, GNRC, LOB, MUSA, OSK, TKR, TREX, WSO | AI, energy, infrastructure, Late-cycle, SMID Cap, valuation, value | Artificial intelligence occupies a central role in shaping market expectations and has become a macroeconomic assumption embedded in capital expenditure plans and valuation models. The manager draws parallels between today's AI environment and the 2014-15 oil collapse, noting that AI infrastructure is profoundly energy-intensive and faces physical constraints including rising electricity prices and grid capacity challenges. Energy plays a critical role in AI infrastructure economics, with data centers becoming major electricity consumers. Rising power costs compress margins while grid constraints and regulatory scrutiny influence deployment timelines. The manager emphasizes that unlike software-driven growth, AI compute cannot be scaled independently of physical energy reality. Many AI-exposed companies trade at multiples assuming near-flawless execution, creating valuation risk despite current profitability. The manager notes that when confidence is high, markets forgive delays and cost overruns, but when confidence wanes, these factors can catalyze abrupt repricing. Late-cycle environments show conviction persisting even as marginal buyers grow cautious. | TREX TKR DY EXTR LOB OSK GNRC CXT APG DAR |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Wasatch Small Cap Growth Strategy | 1.7% | 15.2% | BOOT, BRBR, PACS, PCTY, ROAD, TMDX | consumer, financials, growth, healthcare, infrastructure, SaaS, small cap, technology | U.S. small-cap stocks gained after the November election on expectations of less regulation, tax cuts and stronger economic growth. The managers believe business conditions are generally favorable for smaller companies, though they note some pockets of consumer spending weakness. | TMDX ROAD PCTY BRBR |
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| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 7.8% | 10.9% | BJ, BOOT, BSY, BWXT, COCO, CWAN, DAVA, DECK, DSGX, DT, EXLS, FIVE, FND, FOUR, GLOB, GNRC, GTLS, HALO, IEX, INSP, KAI, KNSL, LGIH, LSCC, LW, MTZ, NEO, NSA, PCTY, PODD, POOL, PTC, PWSC, RBC, RVNC, SAM, SWAV, TREX, TTC, TYL, WNS, WSO | financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, rates, small cap, technology | Lower-than-expected inflation report in late October led markets to declare an end to Fed tightening and begin discounting multiple rate cuts in 2024. Interest-rate-sensitive stocks rallied sharply late in the quarter, benefiting housing-related and financial stocks. The changed outlook on rates drove significant market movements throughout the quarter. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 8, 2025 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | -3.2% | -9.6% | AAON, ADMA, AFRM, ALAB, BMI, BOOT, BRBR, BROS, BURL, BWXT, CASY, CAVA, CLWD, COCO, DKNG, ELF, EXAS, FDS, FOUR, FSS, HLI, INSM, INSP, IONQ, LII, MASI, MKTX, MTSI, NBIX, PEN, PODD, QBTS, RGTI, SOFI, TARS, TTAN, TWLO, TXRH, WAY, WING, WSO | AI, growth, healthcare, momentum, Quality, semiconductors, small cap, software | AI enthusiasm drove significant benchmark outperformance through semiconductor and infrastructure plays, with quantum computing stocks adding over 2% to benchmark weight despite extreme valuations. The market's insatiable desire for AI beneficiaries created meaningful factor headwinds for the portfolio. | 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 | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund | - | - | BOOT, BRBR, CLBT, DY, ESAB, EXP, LNTH, MMSI, MNDY, PI, PJT, POWL, PRM, RBA, RMBS, SHAK, WWD, ZWS | AI, cyclicals, Data centers, growth, healthcare, Natural Gas, small cap, technology | The AI investment theme remains intact with continued user adoption acceleration and corporate implementations bearing fruit. The team is actively seeking AI adopter companies that trade at reasonable multiples and are positioned for earnings growth fueled by AI-driven margin expansion. They maintain exposure to companies benefiting from hyperscaler capital expenditure increases for AI data centers. | ZWS PRM PI RMBS |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 23, 2026 | Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund | -1.8% | -5.9% | 3064.T, 6146.T, AMS.MC, AUTO.L, BJ, BOOT, CHKP, CNM, COR, CPG.L, DB1.DE, GWW, LPLA, MSCI, ODFL, PCTY, SCI, TSCO, TTC, TTI.HK, VEEV, WKL.AS | global, industrials, Quality, SMID Cap, technology, value | The fund follows a Quality at a Reasonable Price (QARP) approach, focusing on consistently high returning companies with durable growth characteristics. 2025 was challenging for this style as markets favored momentum and sentiment-driven narratives over fundamentals, but the team believes quality investing will reassert itself as markets become more earnings driven. The fund invests in global small and mid cap equities with 30-60 holdings, maintaining benchmark agnostic positioning. The portfolio targets companies with market capitalizations in the SMID cap range, seeking to outperform the MSCI World SMID Cap Index over rolling three-year periods. The fund emphasizes valuation discipline as part of its QARP approach, seeking quality companies at reasonable prices. Many high-quality businesses in the portfolio are trading at compelling valuations, with the portfolio's weighted upside potential sitting at the upper end of historical ranges based on conservative assumptions. | VEEV AUTO LN COR TSCO CNM TTC 3064 JP 6146 JP CPG LN LPLA GWW ODFL |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 23, 2026 | Bell Global Equities Fund | -1.5% | 0.0% | 3064.T, 6098.T, 8697.T, AAPL, ACN, AMZN, AUTO.L, AVGO, BOOT, GOOGL, GWW, JPM, LPLA, META, MSFT, NVDA, ODFL, SAP.DE, SNPS, TSCO, V | financials, Global Equities, industrials, QARP, Quality, technology | Bell maintains a Quality at a Reasonable Price (QARP) approach despite challenging performance in 2025. The team believes quality investing periods of underperformance often create compelling opportunities to lean in as fundamentals ultimately reassert themselves and valuations matter again. The portfolio benefits from sustained demand from AI-driven data centre investment, with technology companies like NVIDIA representing significant holdings. AI infrastructure continues to drive performance across multiple portfolio positions. | JKHY LPLA GWW TSCO ODFL |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Small Cap Growth Strategy | 3.5% | 5.9% | ABVX.PA, AXGN, BOOT, CBLL, CWST, FROG, LGCE, MTSI, NAMS, NSKE, OLLI, SLNO, STVN, TTEK, UEC, WRBY | Biotechnology, consumer, energy, growth, healthcare, industrials, small caps, technology | The fund holds multiple biotech positions including Abivax SA for ulcerative colitis treatment, NewAmsterdam Pharma for cholesterol inhibitors, and Axogen for peripheral nerve regeneration. Strong clinical trial results and FDA approvals are driving performance, with Abivax rising 58% on acquisition speculation. Focus on value-oriented retailers, franchise models, and premium brands including Boot Barn for western wear, Warby Parker for eyewear, and Ollie's Bargain Outlet for closeouts. Consumer behavior shifts toward lower-priced inventory are impacting performance, with mixed results across positions. Investment in cybersecurity companies like Netskope and JFrog, with JFrog being the portfolio's strongest performer rising 32% due to increased security demand following NPM supply chain attacks. Security add-on products are seeing significant pipeline growth. Position in Uranium Energy as the largest licensed uranium miner in the U.S., positioned to benefit from renewed focus on nuclear power as long-term energy solution and U.S. efforts to strengthen domestic nuclear fuel supply chains for national security. Holdings include Ceribell for portable EEG technology and Stevanato Group for pharmaceutical packaging. Ceribell surged 91% after FDA clearance for neonatal applications, while Stevanato faced conservative guidance despite beating expectations. | FROG AXGN UEC OLLI WRBY BOOT |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Small Cap Growth Strategy | 6.2% | 0.0% | ADUS, BJ, BOOT, CERT, CWAN, EME, EWCZ, FORM, FROG, INSM, LOAR, MODG, MTDR, MYRG, OS, PCVX, SVV, WH, WHD, WMT | Biotechnology, consumer, energy, growth, healthcare, industrials, small cap, technology | AI remains a dominant trend with many companies seeing greater risks of underspending and being left behind rivals. Companies are setting their IT budgets for 2025 with AI considerations. The technology continues to drive corporate spending decisions across sectors. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | 8.8% | 13.9% | APG, BOOT, GNRC, IDXX, LPX, NGVT, USPH | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | SouthernSun Small Cap | 10.6% | 13.5% | AGCO, BDC, BOOT, DORM, LOB, LPX, NGVT, SAM, SCL, USPH | Agriculture, AI, infrastructure, Onshoring, Resilience, small cap, technology, value | Global infrastructure market expected to grow at 7.2% CAGR from 2024-2030, driven by public and private sector investments in modernization and sustainability. Geopolitical shifts encouraging re-shoring, onshoring, and near-shoring require substantial infrastructure investment. Governments worldwide seek to bolster economic resilience through infrastructure spending. | NGVT USPH BOOT LPX |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 20, 2024 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | 8.8% | 13.9% | AGCO, BCO, BOOT, DAR, DY, MUSA, PII, TREX, USPH, VMI | fundamentals, long-term, Patience, Research, small cap, SMID Cap, value | Strong demand outlook for fiber construction in urban areas as carriers generate good returns on fiber investments. Public funding through ARPA, RDOF, and BEAD programs provides additional significant demand, with the $40 billion BEAD program being the largest federal broadband program ever in the U.S. Deployment expected to start in 2025. | USPH DAR DY BOOT |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 20, 2024 | SouthernSun Small Cap | 10.6% | 13.5% | AGCO, BCO, BOOT, DAR, DY, EPAC, MGPI, MUSA, PII, USPH | Agriculture, Broadband, Energy Transition, HVAC, semiconductors, small caps, Turnarounds, value | Strong demand outlook for fiber construction in urban areas as carriers generate good returns on fiber investments. Public funding through ARPA, RDOF, and BEAD programs provides additional significant demand, with the $40 billion BEAD program being the largest federal broadband program ever in the U.S. Deployment expected to start in 2025. | USPH DAR DY BOOT |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Small Cap Growth Strategy | 6.2% | 0.0% | ADUS, ATRC, AZEK, BJ, BOOT, CERT, ESAB, EWCZ, HLNE, IAC, MDIA, MRUS, MVBF, RRX, SILK, SVV, TMCI, VCTR, WRBY, WSC | consumer, financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, small cap, technology | The narrative for Technology and related services continues with its GenAI headlines. Enterprises remain in the early stages of determining what their GenAI uses might be, and how to implement them. Data center capital expenditures remain strong, boosting semiconductors and related companies. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | abrdn U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund | -7.5% | -3.2% | ATKR, ATMU, BOOT, CORT, EAT, FIVN, FROG, HEES, ONTO, PRFT | AI, Fed, Quality, rates, small caps, technology, value | Small caps trade at a significant discount to large caps and are positioned to benefit from market broadening beyond the Magnificent Seven. Corporate balance sheets flush with cash often trigger M&A activity benefiting smaller companies. Higher quality small caps have structural advantages in elevated rate environments. | FROG ATMU CORT |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Wasatch Small Cap Growth Strategy | - | - | ADUS, BOOT, FIVE, NVMI, RPD, SITE, SPT, TMDX | AI, growth, healthcare, retail, semiconductors, small caps, technology | AI beneficiaries continued to power ahead during Q2 2024, with the strategy's best contributor being Nova Ltd., which benefited from increased inspection requirements for complex AI chips. The team has conducted extensive research on AI's potential impact across industries and owns companies that participate in AI development or benefit from related business improvements. | SPT SITE FIVE TMDX BOOT NVMI |
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| 2023 Q1 | Apr 30, 2023 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | 8.8% | 13.9% | AGCO, BCO, BOOT, CLH, CR, DAR, LPX, MUSA, TKR, TREX, WRK, WSO | Building Products, HVAC, Industrial, M&A, packaging, SMID Cap, value | Manager initiated position in Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, a leading producer of oriented strand board and siding. The company has transformed from commodity OSB focus to value-add building solutions with superior growth profile and barriers to entry in siding business. | LPX WRK ALDAR.AD BCO WSO |
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| 2023 Q4 | Feb 20, 2024 | SouthernSun Small Cap | 10.6% | 13.5% | AWI, BDC, BOOT, DY, LOB, LPX, MGPI, PII, SAM, SCL | Banking, Elections, infrastructure, Onshoring, small cap, Telecommunications, value | Companies continued to adapt to security of supply, labor, and technology adoption issues through on-shoring, re-shoring, and near-shoring strategies. With escalation of armed regional conflicts impacting shipping and supply chains, companies are expected to aggressively evaluate and adjust their strategies to ensure competitive advantages. | SAM BBDC4.SA ABDY.L ARGX BB|DAVA|DDOG|GLOB|ILMN|LOAR|MELI|NET|NU|NVDA|TSM |
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| 2023 Q4 | Feb 15, 2024 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | 8.8% | 13.9% | AWI, BCO, BDC, BOOT, BR, DY, FND, LPX, MGPI, PII, SAM | Construction, consumer, industrials, Onshoring, SMID Cap, Telecommunications, value | Companies continue to adapt to security of supply, labor, and technology adoption issues through on-shoring, re-shoring, and near-shoring strategies. With escalation of armed regional conflicts impacting shipping and supply chains, companies are aggressively evaluating and adjusting their strategies to ensure competitive advantages. | ADI|BDX|FI|FND|HAS|META|MSFT|MSI|ORCL|TMO SAM BBDC4.SA AER|AWI|MUSA|NEU|SAIA|WTM ABDY.L |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| May 1, 2026 | Fund Letters | Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | Apparel Retail | Specialty Retail | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Apparel, Consumer Discretionary, growth strategy, same-store sales growth, Specialty retail, store rollout, Valuation De-rating, Western Wear | View Pitch |
| May 1, 2026 | Fund Letters | Bell Global Equities Fund | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | Apparel Retail | Specialty Retail | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Apparel, growth, same-store sales growth, SMID-Cap, Specialty retail, store rollout, US, Western Wear | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun Small Cap | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | NYSE | Consumer Discretionary, Proprietary Brands, same-store sales, Specialty retail, store expansion, supply chain, Tariff mitigation, Western Apparel | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun Small Cap | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | NYSE | clean balance sheet, Margin Improvement, Pricing power, Specialty retail, store expansion, tariff impact, Western Wear | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun SMID Cap | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | NYSE | clean balance sheet, margin expansion, Pricing power, Specialty retail, store expansion, tariff impact, Western Lifestyle | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun SMID Cap | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | NYSE | conservative leverage, Footwear, organic growth, same-store sales, Specialty retail, store expansion, Western Wear | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun Small Cap | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | NYSE | conservative leverage, growth, Internally Generated Cash Flow, same-store sales, Specialty retail, store expansion, Western Wear | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun SMID Cap | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | NYSE | e-commerce, margin expansion, niche market, Omnichannel, Proprietary Brands, Specialty retail, store expansion, Western Apparel | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun Small Cap | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | NYSE | e-commerce, growth, margin expansion, Proprietary Brands, Specialty retail, store expansion, Western Apparel | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun SMID Cap | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | NYSE | Consumer Discretionary, Proprietary Brands, Retail Growth, same-store sales, Specialty retail, store expansion, supply chain, Western Wear | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Small Cap Growth Strategy | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | NYSE | debt-free, E-commerce resistant, same-store sales, Self-Funding, Specialty retail, Western Apparel | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun Small Cap | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | NYSE | debt-free, Geographic Growth, Omnichannel, same-store sales, Specialty retail, store expansion, Western Wear, Work Apparel | View Pitch |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Fund Letters | Grant R. Babyak | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Margins, retail, Storegrowth, valuation, Westernwear | View Pitch |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letters | Michael Cook | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Apparel Retail | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Apparel, Balance_Sheet, Margins, retail, Storegrowth | View Pitch |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letters | Michael Cook | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Stores | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Balancesheet, consumer, expansion, Margins, retail, Samestoresales, specialty | View Pitch |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Fund Letters | Eric Mintz | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Stores | Bull | NYSE | Apparel, Brand, retail, Store growth, tariffs | View Pitch |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Short Thesis | Spruce Point | Boot Barn Holdings Inc | Consumer Discretionary | Apparel Retail | Bear | NYSE | Apparel, Cyclical, expansion, Margins, retail | View Pitch |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | TimesSquare Capital Management | Boot Barn Holdings Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Apparel Retail | Bull | NYSE | — | View Pitch |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Hawkinvest | Boot Barn | Consumer Discretionary | Apparel Retail | Bear | NYSE | — | View Pitch |
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