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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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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| 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 Q3 | Sep 30, 2022 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 9.6% | 14.5% | AVNT, AXNX, AZPN, CAKE, CLVT, GDYN, HLLY, ICLR, IT, KNSL, MRCY, RPAY, TTD | - | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 | Seeking Alpha | Seeking Alpha | The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated | Consumer Discretionary | Restaurants | Neutral | NASDAQ Stock Market | Cheesecake Factory, Cost control, Dividend Increase, EPS growth, new restaurant openings, operating margins, restaurant industry, share repurchase, shareholder value, Stable Growth | 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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