| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 7, 2025 | NCG Small Cap Growth Strategy | 12.7% | -1.9% | AAON, AGYS, ALHC, AVPT, CDNA, CELH, CRS, CWK, ELF, GDYN, GWRE, HXL, INOD, MTSI, RXST, SAIA, SPRY, STRL, TMDX, TTAN | growth, healthcare, infrastructure, rates, small cap, technology, Trade Policy | Small cap growth stocks participated in the recent market rally, but further opportunity exists. The rolling 10-year annualized return by small vs large stands at -7.3% and is the worst ever going back to 1926, and the valuation of the small cap sector relative to large caps is in the 5th percentile historically. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Aug 7, 2025 | NCG SMID Cap Growth Strategy | 13.5% | -2.5% | ALHC, CDNA, CELH, CRS, ELF, GDYN, SAIA, SPRY, STRL, TMDX, TTAN, VRT | growth, healthcare, infrastructure, rates, small caps, technology, Trade Policy | Strong forces driving increased infrastructure spending in the US have been gaining momentum for the past couple years and remain intact. The new administration is working to accelerate this trend and NCG is finding companies which are direct beneficiaries. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Baron Discovery Fund | 13.5% | 9.3% | AEIS, ALGM, AXNX, AXON, CDNA, CYBR, DKNG, ENDV, ESTA, FND, GTLB, INTA, KNSL, MASI, MRCY, NARI, NVTS, RH, S, SITE | cybersecurity, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small cap, technology, Valuations | Fund focuses on small-cap growth stocks which remain in a three-plus year bear market while large-cap stocks reach all-time highs. Small-cap growth stocks have attractive valuations both on an absolute basis and relative to large-cap stocks, and typically show significant appreciation coming out of deep market downturns. | INTA MASI CYBR DKNG KNSL |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Alger Small Cap Focus Fund | 1.8% | 7.8% | ALAB, CDNA, MOD, NTRA, WING, XMTR | AI, Genomics, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small caps, technology | AI is at an inflection point, potentially enabling significant increases in productivity. Astera Labs specializes in connectivity solutions for AI and machine learning systems, with products that optimize data flow in AI accelerators and high-performance computing environments. | CDNA WING NTRA ALAB XMTR |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Baron Discovery Fund | 6.1% | 16.0% | AXON, CDNA, CWAN, CYBR, DAY, DKNG, EXAS, FND, GTLS, GWRE, IRT, KTOS, LLYVA, MAC, MEG, PAR, RDDT, S, TTAN, VRNS | contrarian, growth, REITs, small caps, software, technology, value | Axon highlighted the 2025 launch of an AI bundle oriented around its innovative Draft One product which automates the process of report writing for public safety officers. This represents a significant expansion opportunity as Axon continues to find new areas of growth and pulls ahead of competition. | BC.MI IRT TTAN MAC PAR CHT |
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| 2022 Q4 | Dec 31, 2022 | Baron Discovery Fund | 13.5% | 9.3% | ALGM, AXON, CDNA, DH, FORG, GTLS, MEG, QLYS, RVNC, SMAR | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 28, 2025 | Baron Discovery Fund | 2.8% | 10.6% | AAON, AEIS, BIRK, BMI, CDNA, CYBR, DKNG, DT, EXAS, GTLS, INSP, KTOS, LLYVA, MEG, MRCY, PAR, PRMB, SPRY, WING, WYNN | cybersecurity, defense, earnings, growth, Quality, small cap, technology, water | The Fund benefits from a generational increase in defense spending amid heightened global conflicts. Defense companies like Kratos, Mercury Systems, and Karman Holdings are winning new contracts across multiple divisions and benefiting from the current administration's openness to smaller, agile defense contractors. The defense spending cycle appears to be in a generational upswing. | KTOS WING INSP PAR BIRK KTOS WING INSP BIRK |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | NCG Micro Cap Growth Strategy | 4.6% | 5.2% | ADMA, ADPT, AEHR, AMPX, AMSC, AORT, APLD, ATRO, BRCF, CCB, CDNA, EVLV, FEIM, KEST, LEU, LMB, OPRX, PAR, PGY, PI, PKE, PL, PRCH, WULF, XMTR, ZETA | AI, defense, growth, Micro Cap, nuclear, Onshoring, small cap | AI infrastructure buildout is spurring significant investment and capital expenditures, driving new growth opportunities for innovative companies across technology, industrials, and energy sectors. The infrastructure needed to support AI development is creating substantial near-term investment opportunities. | ATRO |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | NCG Small Cap Growth Strategy | 5.9% | 3.9% | AAON, ADMA, AEHR, APLD, AVAV, BE, CDNA, FROG, KVYO, LEU, MIRM, MP, PAR, PGY, PI, PL, PRCH, STRL, TOL, VCEL, XMTR | AI, defense, growth, infrastructure, nuclear, small cap, Speculation, valuation | Artificial intelligence presents great promise for enhancing business models and improving productivity long-term. In the near-term, the infrastructure needed to support the AI buildout is spurring significant increases in investment and capital expenditures, driving new growth opportunities for innovative companies across technology, industrials, and energy sectors. | BE XMTR |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | NCG SMID Cap Growth Strategy | 7.1% | 4.3% | AAON, ADMA, AEHR, APLD, AVAV, BE, CDNA, FROG, KVYO, LEU, MIRM, MP, PAR, PGY, PI, PL, PRCH, SPRY, STRL, TOL, XMTR | AI, earnings, growth, industrials, infrastructure, Rate Cuts, small caps, technology | Artificial intelligence presents great promise for enhancing business models and improving productivity long-term. In the near-term, the infrastructure needed to support the AI buildout is spurring significant investment and capital expenditures, driving new growth opportunities for innovative companies across technology, industrials, and energy sectors. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund | 0.9% | 0.0% | ALKT, AMPL, AXGN, CCSI, CDNA, CERT, GPCR, KEX, RELY, TPB, VCYT, VNOM, ZNAS | Biotechnology, growth, healthcare, Quality, small caps, technology, value | Healthcare was the portfolio's largest allocation and top-performing sector for the quarter. The manager continues to view the sector as undervalued relative to long-term fundamentals, noting it has lagged the broader market over the last four years. Multiple biotech holdings contributed positively, including Structure Therapeutics with promising obesity therapy trials, Axogen with peripheral nerve regeneration technology, and Zenas BioPharma with autoimmune disease treatments in Phase 3 trials. The fund emphasizes investing in high-quality businesses with recurring revenue, sustainable competitive advantages, strong balance sheets, and clear visibility into sustainable earnings growth. This quality bias created a modest headwind during the quarter as lower-quality stocks outperformed. | ZBIO AXGN GPCR RELY CERT CCSI EXAS TNDM GMED RELY DOCS CERT |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 15, 2025 | ARK Invest | - | - | ACHR, AMD, ARKB, AVAV, BFLY, CDNA, COIN, DM, MELI, NTLA, NU, PLTR, QSI, RKLB, SMWB, SOFI, SPNS, TER, TXG, XMTR | AI, crypto, Deflation, Genomics, innovation, Recession, Robotics, technology | ARK expects AI to play an outsized role in pulling the economy out of rolling recession by driving productivity growth and creating new products and services. The firm believes the most important AI investment opportunities are associated with disruptive innovation, suggesting winners and losers will be surprising. ARK advocates for diversified exposure to the AI revolution, particularly software applications underrepresented in broad-based benchmarks. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Baron Discovery Fund | 13.5% | 9.3% | AEIS, AXON, BASE, CDNA, CWAN, CYBR, DKNG, EXAS, GTLS, GWRE, INDI, KTOS, LLYVA, MEG, NARI, PTECH, SIZE, TEM, TWFG, VCYT | growth, healthcare, rates, Rotation, small caps, technology, valuation | The fund believes the bear market in small-cap growth stocks that started in February 2021 is finally ending. Small-cap growth is trading at its largest discount relative to large cap in 25 years, with investors under-allocated to the asset class. The combination of lower interest rates, stronger economic growth, attractive valuations, and easier earnings comparisons creates a backdrop conducive for stronger small company fundamentals and valuation multiples. | NARI TWFG TEM AXON CDNA |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Alger Small Cap Focus Fund | 6.4% | 5.9% | ATEC, CDNA, MOD, PRO, QTWO, WFRD | AI, Biotechnology, Cloud, growth, healthcare, small cap, technology | AI is at an inflection point, potentially enabling significant increases in productivity. The fund observes heightened scrutiny around AI spend, with market participants questioning whether significant AI-related capital expenditures would yield sufficient returns. Utilities sector stocks are being viewed as a play on AI given the high electricity consumption needed to power data centers running AI programs. | WFRD ATEC PRO MOD QTWO CDNA |
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| 2022 Q3 | Sep 30, 2022 | Baron Discovery Fund | 13.5% | 9.3% | AXON, CDNA, CWAN, DH, PING, RVNC, SFOR LN, SILK, SMAR, TXRH, WOOF | - | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Alger Small Cap Focus Fund | CareDx, Inc. | Health Care | Life Sciences Tools & Services | Bull | NASDAQ | Go-to-market, High-value Diagnostics, Organ Rejection, Post-transplant Surveillance, Revenue Cycle Management, Specialty Laboratory, Transplant Diagnostics | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Baron Discovery Fund | CareDx, Inc. | Health Care | Life Sciences Tools & Services | Bull | NASDAQ | CMS, diagnostics, Equity, healthcare, Medical Testing, Regulatory, Reimbursement, Transplant | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Alger Small Cap Focus Fund | CareDx, Inc. | Health Care | Life Sciences Tools & Services | Bull | NASDAQ | CMS Coverage, diagnostics, Healthcare Technology, laboratory services, Precision-medicine, Reimbursement, Transplant | 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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