| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 10, 2024 | Brasada Focused Equity Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | AMD, AMZN, CCCS, COST, CPRT, GWRE, IBM, INTC, META, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, PGR, TSLA | Concentration, insurance, Monopoly, software, technology, value | Manager discusses AI as the current investment fad, comparing it to previous technology bubbles. Notes that while ChatGPT demonstrated AI utility, markets tend to get ahead of themselves in bidding up potential winners. Emphasizes that early winners in technology revolutions are rarely the same winners a decade later. | CCCS |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 18, 2026 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | -5.9% | -5.9% | AJG, ALAB, ARES, CCCS, COHR, DASH, EW, MDB, PRS, RBLX, SITM, SMTC, TW, WAT, WING | aerospace, AI, Biotechnology, Data centers, defense, energy, growth, mid cap | View | ||
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Artisan Partners Small Cap Fund | 9.0% | 14.0% | ARGX, ASND, BL, CCCS, ELF, ETSY, FIVE, FND, FRPT, HALO, IPGP, LSCC, MPWR, MYRG, PCOR, SAIA, SHLS, SMAR, TREX, VMI, WING | AI, Biotechnology, Energy Transition, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small cap, software | Healthcare biotechnology holdings faced R&D setbacks despite solid commercial progress. Argenx's Vyvgart failed two additional indications in Q4, Halozyme experienced underperformance related to Argenx setbacks, and Ascendis faced FDA manufacturing questions for TransCon PTH. The team maintains conviction in de-risked biotech assets with proven drugs and diversified pipelines. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | 8.4% | 9.4% | AAPL, AXON, CCCS, CWST, DGII, EXPO, MRCY, MSTR, NEOG, NVDA, PLOW, PRO, PYCR, ROAD, SLP, SMCI, SPSC, TSLA, VCEL, WK | growth, healthcare, industrials, mid cap, Performance, technology | The market's advance remained heavily dependent on AI-related stocks, with NVIDIA continuing its meteoric rise and Super Micro Computer benefiting from the surge in artificial intelligence-related stocks. The AI theme contributed significantly to market performance across multiple cap segments. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Conestoga Small Cap Composite | 10.1% | 7.8% | AAPL, AXON, CCCS, CWST, DGII, EXPO, MRCY, MSTR, NEOG, NVDA, PLOW, PRO, PYCR, ROAD, SLP, SMCI, SPSC, TSLA, VCEL, WK | growth, healthcare, industrials, infrastructure, small cap, technology | The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is creating significant demand for construction, repair, and maintenance of America's surface infrastructure. Construction Partners has benefited with 13 consecutive quarters of backlog growth as strong demand offsets seasonal weakness. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 10, 2025 | Akre Focus Fund | 1.5% | 1.5% | ABNB, AMT, BN, CCCS, CSGP, CSU.TO, DHR, KKR, MA, MCO, ORLY, ROP, TOI.TO, V | Cash, Concentration, Discipline, Patience, Quality, valuation, value | The fund emphasizes valuation discipline as a core investment principle, requiring mid-to-high-teens annualized returns under base-case scenarios and positive returns under low-case scenarios. They use the metaphor of Gravity's Rainbow to describe considering the full arc of valuation cycles, not just the rising half. This discipline often requires waiting years for appropriate entry points and significant price drops before deploying capital. | View | |
| 2026 Q1 | Mar 31, 2026 | Akre Focus Fund | -19.4% | -19.4% | BN, CCCS, CPRT, CRM, CSGP, CSU.TO, FICO, KKR, LVMUY, MA, MCO, NOW, ORLY, ROP, TOI.TO, V | AI, Concentration, private credit, Quality, software, valuation | BN KKR CSU.TO |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Artisan Global Discovery | -3.7% | -3.7% | ARIS, ASND, BAB.L, CCCS, GWRE, ILMN, IRTC, MTSI, PRCT, PSTG, SAIA, SE, SPOT, TTI, TWST, TYL, USFD, VEEV, WAB, WST | AI, Biotechnology, defense, global, healthcare, SMID Cap, technology, Trade Policy | Defense spending is accelerating globally with increasing defense budgets benefiting companies like Babcock. The European Commission announced an €800 billion plan to boost defense spending, and Germany plans to relax debt brakes for defense investments. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | 12.9% | 12.1% | ALTR, CCCS, CWST, DSGX, EXPO, FICO, FSV, IT, JBT, MSA, MTN, PYCR, RBC, ROAD, ROL, SITE, SPSC, SSD, STVN, TREX, WSO, WST | growth, healthcare, industrials, Quality, small cap, technology | The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is creating significant demand for maintenance and capacity increase related road projects, which benefits companies like Construction Partners in the Southeast United States. This has led to strong backlog growth for 12 consecutive quarters. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Artisan Partners Small Cap Fund | 9.0% | 14.0% | ARGX, ASND, CCCS, DUOL, ETSY, EXAS, FIVE, FND, HALO, IRTC, LSCC, MPWR, PCOR, RGEN, SAIA, SMAR, SWAV, TREX, VMI, WING | Biotechnology, Energy Transition, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small cap, software, technology | Healthcare biotechnology holdings faced R&D setbacks despite solid commercial progress. Argenx's Vyvgart trials for two additional indications failed, Halozyme experienced underperformance related to Argenx setbacks, and Ascendis faced FDA manufacturing questions for TransCon PTH approval. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Oct 19, 2023 | Polen Capital – Global SMID Company Growth | 7.4% | -2.4% | 0696.HK, ALIT, CCCS, DOXY, FIVE, GSHD, MORN, PGNY, XPEL, YETI | Automotive, global, growth, healthcare, insurance, SMID Cap, technology | Goosehead Insurance delivered robust results with 31% revenue growth and 36% premium increases, continuing to execute its plan to clean up corporate organization and return to pre-COVID productivity metrics. The company benefits from strong broker upgrades and S&P Small Cap Index inclusion. | XPEL PGNY MORN 0696.HK AMDOCS FIVE ALIT CCCS YETI GSHD |
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| 2023 Q3 | Oct 19, 2023 | Polen Capital – U.S. Small Company Growth | 7.4% | -0.9% | ALIT, ALTR, CCCS, CWA, DCGO, DOCS, EEFT, EXL, FTCH, GSHD, LESL, OLO, XPEL, YETI | growth, insurance, Quality, small caps, software, technology | Small cap companies as an asset class are heavily discounted relative to history, presenting attractive opportunities regarding valuation and the prospect of persistent growth. High quality small cap companies have greater latent potential for growth relative to more mature businesses and can quickly reduce spending and increase profitability if needed. | EXLS XPEL CLWD ALIT AMDOCS EEFT YETI CCCS GSHD |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 14, 2024 | Akre Focus Fund | 11.8% | 18.6% | ABNB, AMT, BN, CCCS, CSGP, CSU.TO, KKR, KMX, MA, MCO, ORLY, ROP, V | Compounding, Focus, long-term, Patience, Quality, returns | The fund emphasizes long-term compounding over 15+ years, achieving 9.0x returns since inception despite various market disruptions. Manager believes compounding takes place over time periods long enough to include bad and scary things, which is a comforting thought for patient investors. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 11, 2025 | Akre Focus Fund | -0.5% | 18.0% | AMT, BN, CCCS, CSGP, CSU.TO, DHR, KKR, KMX, MA, MCO, ORLY, ROP, TOI.TO, V | Compounding, Concentration, large cap, Long Term, Quality, value | The manager emphasizes compounding as a distinct discipline requiring time, endurance, and proper expectations. They argue that financial innovation and abstraction through ETFs has shortened holding periods, undermining compounding potential. The fund focuses on identifying businesses capable of compounding capital at above-average rates for very long periods. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Artisan Partners Small Cap Fund | 9.0% | 14.0% | ARGX, ASND, BL, BSY, CAVA, CCCS, ETSY, EXAS, FIVE, GLBE, GWRE, HALO, IRTC, LSCC, MTSI, PCOR, PZZA, RGEN, SAIA, SMAR, SPXC, STVN, SWAV, TREX, WCC, WING, WMS | Biotechnology, growth, healthcare, Medical Devices, semiconductors, small cap, software, technology | Manager discusses the rapid growth of GLP-1 obesity drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, noting their impact on medical device stocks. While acknowledging public health benefits, believes the effects on cardiovascular disease incidence will take time and that opportunities for innovative franchises to gain share outweigh market expansion concerns. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund | 6.2% | 0.0% | ALIT, ALKT, CCCS, HCCI, HDSN, MATX, MIR, QDEL, RBA, TPB | growth, healthcare, industrials, small caps, technology | View | ||
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 24, 2024 | Polen Capital – U.S. Small Company Growth | 7.4% | -0.9% | AAON, AIT, ALIT, APPF, BL, CCCS, DAVA, DOXI, HELE, HLNE, IBP, OPCH, PGNY, RGEN, RH, ROAD, RVLV, SITM, SMCI, WING, WRBY, XPEL | growth, healthcare, Quality, rates, small caps, technology, volatility | The performance gap between small caps and large caps continued to widen during Q2, with small cap investors retreating to lower-volatility sectors. Small cap continues to be highly sensitive to shifting rate expectations, while leadership in large cap remains narrow and driven by momentum. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 23, 2024 | Polen Capital – U.S. SMID Company Growth | 8.8% | -1.3% | AAON, CCCS, DOXI, DT, EXL, FIVE, FND, KINS, MPWR, PAYC, PGNY, POOL, REVG, RGEN, RH, SITM, TREX, TTEK, TYL | AI, growth, healthcare, Quality, SMID Cap, technology, volatility | AI beneficiaries saw considerable hype and crowding, with companies like Monolithic Power Systems benefiting from growth in enterprise data segments driven by cloud-based CPU server applications including AI. However, exceptions exist with some AI-related stocks losing ground relative to first quarter results. | PGNY PAYC FIVE TTEK RGEN CCCS KGIC AAON |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | 2.4% | 6.6% | ANET, ARGX, CCCS, CELH, CMG, EXAS, FIVE, FWONK, INSM, LSCC, MPWR, MRVL, MTSI, ON, POOL, RBLX, SPOT, TYL, WST | AI, Biotech, Cyclical, growth, healthcare, mid cap, semiconductors, technology | AI has received tremendous attention and driven extraordinary gains among companies directly exposed to the trend, such as those producing GPUs, networking equipment and other data center infrastructure. Corporate decision-makers have been prioritizing spending toward AI-related projects versus enterprise software solutions. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | -7.4% | -7.4% | ANET, AZO, BBY, BFAM, BKR, CCCS, COHR, DASH, DDOG, DECK, GWRE, ILMN, MRVL, ONTO, PLTR, PSTG, SAIA, SNOW, SPOT, TYL, VEEV, VHI, WEST | AI, Cloud, energy, growth, healthcare, mid cap, tariffs, technology | The fund experienced significant challenges from AI-related holdings as China's DeepSeek AI model disrupted assumptions about data center spending durability. Companies leveraged to data center spending like Arista Networks, Pure Storage, Coherent and Onto Innovation declined, while Marvell was punished despite strong earnings due to high AI expectations. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Feb 20, 2024 | Polen Capital – U.S. Small Company Growth | 7.4% | -0.9% | BWMN, CCCS, CNM, FIVE, FOXF, GNRC, HLNE, LGIH, MEDP, MODG, QLYS, WING, XPEL | concentrated, growth, Quality, Resilience, small cap, value | Polen focuses on high-quality businesses with robust free cash flow, persistent growth, and high returns on capital. They seek companies that are undervalued relative to their long-term compounding potential and emphasize businesses with resilient financial models and strong balance sheets. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Feb 16, 2024 | Polen Capital – Global SMID Company Growth | 7.4% | -2.4% | 3697.T, AZPN, BMBL, CCCS, DLO, ETSY, EVD.DE, FIVE, FOXF, GNRC, MEDP, MKTX, MPWR, PAYC, POOL, TECH, TME, WRBY, XPEL, YUMC | consumer, global, growth, Quality, SMID Cap, software, technology | Five Below recovered from Q3 weakness with 14% year-on-year revenue growth and raised guidance. The discount retailer continues to outperform peers and benefits from consumers looking to stretch their dollar further in a challenging macro backdrop. | CCCS PAYC XPEL EVD.DE 3697.T FIVE |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Polen Capital - Global SMID Company Growth | CCC Intelligent Solutions | Information Technology | Application Software | Bull | NYSE | AI, Automotive Insurance, Claims Processing, Data Analytics, High Returns on Capital, SaaS, technology leadership | View Pitch |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Polen Capital - U.S. Small Company Growth | CCC Intelligent Solutions | Information Technology | Application Software | Bull | NYSE | Automotive Insurance, Claims Processing, Free Cash Flow, Insurance Technology, Mission-Critical, SaaS, Software | View Pitch |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Polen Capital - Global SMID Company Growth | CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc | Information Technology | Application Software | Neutral | NYSE | Acquisition Speculation, Automotive Insurance, Ecosystem Platform, Insurance Technology, Insurance-software, Parts Suppliers, Repair Shops | View Pitch |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | NCG Micro Cap Growth Strategy | Century Communities | Consumer Discretionary | Household Durables | Bull | NYSE | Demographics, Entry-level Housing, homebuilder, mortgage rates, return on equity, supply constraints | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Polen Capital - U.S. SMID Company Growth | CCC Intelligent Solutions | Information Technology | Application Software | Bull | NYSE | Auto Insurance, Claims Processing, cloud platform, High retention, marketplace, Near Monopoly, network effects, recurring revenue | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Brasada Focused Equity Strategy | CCC Intelligent Solutions | Software & Services | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | Adas, Automation, Automotive Insurance, Claims Processing, Data Analytics, Digitization, machine learning, Monopoly, network effects, SaaS, switching costs, Vehicle Electrification | View Pitch |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Value Investors Club | oldyeller | CCC Intelligent Solutions | Information Technology | Application Software | Bear | NASDAQ | Auto claims software, Insurance carriers, SaaS | View Pitch |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Eleceed Capital | CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. | Information Technology | Software - Application | Bull | NASDAQ | — | View Pitch |
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