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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q3 | Sep 30, 2025 | WS Amati Global Innovation Fund | - | - | AVY, CGNX, CHG.L, DRS, DXCM, GLBE, GLOB, HUBB, LITE, PI, PRCT, QGEN, RGEN, SHOP, TLX.AX | AI, Biotechnology, defense, global, growth, innovation, Robotics, technology | Staggering levels of capital investment into generative AI infrastructure continued throughout Q3 2025, propelling AI chips and equipment suppliers to ever higher valuations. The concentration of performance from this magnificent cohort rose beyond historic peak levels. The scale of the ultimate prize is still believed to be justification enough despite elusive returns. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Aug 1, 2023 | NZS Capital – Growth | - | - | AMZN, ASML, BALL, CDNS, CGNX, CSTM, DHR, FI, GOOGL, ISRG, LIN, LRCX, MSFT, OKTA, PGR, PYPL, RGEN, SUI, TXN, WDAY | AI, Cloud, Digital Economy, growth, innovation, semiconductors, technology | The manager views AI as creating vast opportunity for change with a wide range of outcomes, similar to the early days of the internet. AI has widened the range of outcomes for all companies and increased disruption risk. The manager believes some AI-themed stocks and large platform companies have become marginally less attractive due to this uncertainty. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 18, 2025 | Mairs & Power - Growth Fund | - | 1.9% | AAPL, AMZN, CGNX, FAST, FI, GOOGL, HRL, JPM, META, MSFT, NVDA, NVT, PANW, TECH, TSLA, TSM, UNH, WK | AI, Automation, cybersecurity, financials, growth, healthcare, large cap, technology | AI continues to dominate market performance with 40 AI-related stocks in the S&P 500 accounting for 75% of market returns since ChatGPT's 2022 launch. The infrastructure buildout is extraordinary with projected capital spending on AI data centers reaching $6.7 trillion by 2030. Machine vision technology has progressed more in the past six months than in the prior two decades thanks to AI, enabling systems to adapt and operate reliably in real-world conditions. | PANW CGNX |
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| 2026 Q1 | May 1, 2026 | Baron Small Cap Fund | -8.0% | -8.0% | CGNX, GWRE, IT, PLNT, RBC, VRT | AI, Data centers, energy, Geopolitical, growth, small caps, software, technology | GWRE IT PLNT RBC CGNX VRT |
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| 2025 Q1 | May 1, 2025 | Mairs & Power – Small Cap Fund | -11.0% | -11.0% | ALTR, AZEK, BKH, CASY, CGNX, HUBG, JHX, LFUS, LTH, NWE, PLXS, SIEGY, THRM, WK | Automation, small caps, tariffs, Trade Policy, Utilities, valuation | Tariff uncertainty in March caused equity declines while prospects of prolonged trade war with China raise concerns about reigniting inflation and slowing economic growth. Tariffs are viewed as a tax that businesses will likely pass to consumers, creating upward pressure on prices and potential stagflation. | CGNX |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 29, 2026 | Mairs & Power – Small Cap Fund | 3.8% | 3.8% | AMBA, APG, CGNX, ENTG, HUBG, HWKN, PLXS, RDNT, SFM, WK | Automation, earnings, energy, inflation, Middle East, semiconductors, small cap, Valuations | SFM HWKN APG AMBA CGNX PLXS ENTG |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 29, 2026 | Alger Small Cap Focus Fund | -7.6% | -7.6% | AGYS, CGNX, NBIS, RBC, RGEN, WGS | AI, Automation, Data centers, defense, energy, healthcare, small cap, technology | AGYS GDYN RGEN CGNX NBIS RBC |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 5, 2026 | Baron Small Cap Fund | -1.6% | -0.7% | CGNX, CWA, FROG, GWRE, HLI, ICLR, IT, JBT, KNSL, KTOS, MTD, NEPT, NOVT, ODD, PLNT, RBC, RRR, SITE, TDG, VRT | AI, Data centers, defense, growth, Quality, small caps, technology | AI infrastructure buildout drove strong performance in holdings like Vertiv and Legence. JFrog benefited as customers leveraged generative AI to improve developer productivity, driving increased binary creation and platform usage. The manager expects corporations to show continued productivity gains as AI is adopted to reduce costs and open new revenue opportunities. Data center activity was a key driver for several holdings. Vertiv Holdings benefited from robust data center infrastructure demand with 29% organic revenue growth. Legence Corp, an engineering and maintenance services company, was a strong contributor due to robust data center activity. Aerospace and defense players were among the best performers in 2025, including Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Karman Holdings, and RBC Bearings. The manager notes heightened aerospace and defense spending and improving margins in this sector. The manager expects small-cap companies to grow faster than large caps going forward, which is not typical of recent years. Better growth ahead for small caps could lead to market broadening and leadership change. Small caps have historically grown more slowly than large caps, contributing to extended underperformance. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | 8.4% | 9.4% | ALGN, ANSS, CGNX, CPRT, CSGP, EXPO, FIVN, FTNT, HEI.A, IDXX, IT, JKHY, MTD, MTN, ROL, ROP, VEEV, VRSK, WCN, WST | growth, healthcare, industrials, mid cap, Quality, technology | Conestoga focuses on higher-quality companies with durable competitive advantages, balance sheet strength, and capable management teams. The portfolio faced stylistic headwinds as low-quality, unprofitable businesses outperformed during the quarter, particularly after the October 27th market bottom. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 5, 2025 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 0.5% | 0.7% | BWIN, CGNX, DAY, GTLS, GWRE, HLI, HLLY, IBP, ICLR, INTA, IT, ITGR, KNSL, KTOS, NVCN, PLNT, PTECH, RDNT, RRR, SITE, VRT | AI, Data centers, defense, growth, industrials, Quality, small cap, technology | The market was powered by continued excitement around AI, with significant investment in AI infrastructure driving GDP growth. However, market concerns about AI competition negatively impacted some software holdings, though the manager sees no evidence that AI is negatively impacting Gartner's value proposition. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 31, 2024 | Liberty Park Capital Management | 7.1% | 2.5% | AUR, BLN.TO, CGNX, CLAR, CLW, ENS, ENVX, ETD, GTLS, HQI, INTT, ITI, KRNT, LMB, MEG, NVEE, SWIM, THRY, XMTR, YOU | Election, Long/Short, Manufacturing, Rate Cuts, small caps, technology | Small cap equities were prime beneficiaries of the risk-on sentiment shift following Fed rate cuts and Trump assassination attempt. The fund focuses on small cap investments with Russell 2000 benchmark and weighted average market cap of $1.4 billion for Select Opportunities portfolio. | XMTR |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | Mairs & Power - Growth Fund | 8.0% | 10.1% | AAPL, AMZN, CGNX, FAST, FI, GOOGL, HRL, JPM, META, MSFT, NVDA, NVT, PANW, TECH, TSLA, TSM, UNH, WK | AI, Automation, cybersecurity, Data centers, growth, healthcare, large cap, technology | AI continues to dominate market performance with 40 AI-related stocks in the S&P 500 accounting for 75% of market returns since ChatGPT's 2022 launch. The fund remains excited about AI's potential to reshape industries and enhance productivity, having integrated AI tools into their own investment process. However, many AI-related stocks now appear generously valued, leading to selective position trimming where enthusiasm has outpaced fundamentals. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 23, 2024 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | 12.9% | 12.1% | ALTR, AXON, BFAM, CGNX, CWST, DSGX, EXPO, FIVN, FSV, GWRE, MSA, POOL, QTWO, ROAD, ROL, SITE, TREX, TYL, WSO, WST | growth, industrials, infrastructure, software, technology | The infrastructure spending in the United States has benefited companies like Construction Partners in two ways: the level of demand and funding available, and supply tightness in hot mixed asphalt plants leading to better pricing and expanding margins. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 21, 2025 | Artisan Partners Small Cap Fund | 8.7% | 4.8% | 4350 JP, ALAB, ASND, CGNX, CWAN, IBP, INSM, LOAR, LSCC, MDGL, MOD, MTSI, SN, WAY, WING | AI, Biotech, Health Care, industrials, small caps | The fund posted strong absolute but weaker relative returns as speculative small-cap stocks led markets. Managers emphasized profit-cycle investing, focusing on companies with durable growth such as Modine, Lattice Semiconductor, and Insmed. Key themes include AI-related infrastructure, biotech innovation, and cyclical recovery in housing and industrials. | OLLI CGNX MTSI TWST INSM MOD LSCC OLLI CGNX MTSI TWST INSM MOD LSCC |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 2, 2024 | LRT Capital Management | 0.0% | 15.8% | ABG, ALGN, AMT, APO, BALL, CAAP, CGNX, CHE, CIGI, COP, DINO, EXPO, FIX, MCK, NOC, PAGS, RLI, SAIA, SSD, TSM | Alpha Generation, Long/Short, quantitative, risk management, Systematic | View | ||
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 6, 2025 | LRT Capital Management | 0.0% | 15.8% | AAPL, ABG, BURL, CGNX, CHE, CIGI, COP, DECK, DINO, EXPO, FIX, GPN, IESC, PRI, RLI, TSLA, TSM, WH, WMT, WSM | AI, fundamentals, Long/Short, momentum, Overvaluation, Systematic, value | Manager criticizes momentum-driven markets where fundamentals have been ignored for three years. Value factor declined 17% in 2024 while momentum returned 57%. The fund maintains a fundamentals-based approach despite challenging environment for value investing. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 22, 2026 | WS Amati Global Innovation Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 2327.TW, 4544.T, CGNX, CHG.L, FN, LITE, LLY, PTC | AI, defense, global, innovation, Pharmaceuticals, Photonics, semiconductors, technology | AI continued to dominate investor debate with impressive deals between OpenAI and semiconductor vendors, though circular nature of agreements reminiscent of dot com excesses gave some pause. Overall sentiment around AI capex cycle remained buoyant despite some financially fragile players seeing share price drops. Memory semiconductors emerged as key AI beneficiaries with Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix contributing strongly to performance. Samsung fixed technical challenges with high bandwidth memory products to fully participate in AI growth. Eli Lilly strengthened its position as leader in obesity and diabetes medication category with injectable GLP1 products outperforming Novo Nordisk clinically and commercially. Newly approved oral GLP1 promises to unlock large incremental market opportunity. Defense stocks experienced broad sell-off due to concerns about UK defense funding and potential Russia/Ukraine war resolution. Despite near-term headwinds, long-term growth opportunities remain for defense technology companies like Chemring in energetics and electronic warfare. Clinical practice in Alzheimer's diagnostics is moving to blood tests as cheaper, less intrusive but equally precise option. H.U. Group has strong first mover advantage in blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease testing with multi-fold growth in past year. | 4544 JP FN LLY 000660 KS 005930 KS LITE PTC CHG LN CGNX |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Harding Loevner Global Small Companies | 7.8% | 4.1% | AAON, AAPL, ADTC, ALLE, AMBU.CO, APPF, ATKR, BWA, CGNX, CYBR, DISO.MI, DPLO, ELANCO, ENS, EXPO, FIVE, GLOB, GWRE, HP, IPGP, KXS.TO, LAZ, LOB, LPRO, NCRX, OLLI, PEN, RGA, ROLL, SPLS, WTS, XPEL | AI, Consumer Staples, global, healthcare, industrials, small caps, technology | Artificial intelligence may have profound effects on plenty of industries and companies, but what it won't change are the human needs and desires underpinning demand for food and health-related products. The technology may change the way food and health-care businesses operate, but the demand that fuels their growth is less likely to be affected. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund | 7.9% | 14.0% | A, AI.PA, AMAT, ASML, CARR, CGNX, LIN, MSFT, MTD, PNR, SU.PA, TXN, WAT, WM | Energy Efficiency, Environmental, global, industrials, semiconductors, sustainability, technology | Portfolio holdings providing energy efficiency solutions, such as heat pumps and HVAC technology, continue to benefit from resilient end-market demand and reshoring themes. Data continued to point towards a new recovery cycle in US residential HVAC, along with continuing secular trends in commercial HVAC. Energy efficiency remains a tailwind for portfolio holdings. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 9.6% | 14.5% | ASGN, AZPN, CGNX, CLVT, DXCM, FND, FOXF, GTLS, GWRE, ICON, INDI, INSP, IT, KNSL, LBRDA, PLNT, RRR, SITE, VRT, WASH | Automation, consumer discretionary, Data centers, healthcare, industrials, small cap, Specialty Insurance, technology | Vertiv Holdings, the fund's largest position, benefits from AI-driven growth in data center infrastructure. The company provides critical thermal management solutions for increasingly energy-dense data centers required for artificial intelligence applications. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | 8.4% | 9.4% | BALL, CGNX, CPRT, CSGP, FDS, FTNT, GGG, GNRC, GWRE, HEI.A, IDXX, POOL, RGEN, ROL, ROP, VEEV, VRSK, WCN, WST | growth, healthcare, interest rates, mid cap, Quality, technology | Conestoga emphasizes higher-quality companies with positive earnings, higher margins, higher returns on equity, and lower debt levels. This quality focus is positioned to outperform in an environment facing higher interest rates and potential recession. | OMCL CSWI |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 25, 2024 | Liberty Park Capital Management | 7.1% | 2.5% | BELFB, BLBD, BLN, CGNX, COHR, ENVX, ETD, HEES, INTT, ITI, KRNT, LMB, LWLG, NVEE, PRIM, RELL, SWIM, TGLS, THRY, WEAV | AI, Long/Short, small caps, technology, turnaround, value | The manager believes the current AI hype cycle is coming to an end as investors notice actual revenue from AI is minimal relative to enormous capital equipment investment. OpenAI forecasts only $3.4 billion in 2024 revenue while over $100 billion has been spent on data center capex in the past 12 months. The AI industry needs time to digest this massive investment. | KRNT |
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| 2022 Q2 | Jun 30, 2022 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 9.6% | 14.5% | ASGN, CGNX, COLD, DRVN, GDYN, GTLS, IT, SHLS, SPT | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 14, 2025 | Liberty Park Capital Management | 5.9% | 8.6% | AIOT, BLN.TO, CGNX, GTLS, HQI, INOD, INTT, IONQ, LMB, LWLG, MOD, NVEE, SOUN, SWIM, THRY, TITN, UPWK, WHR, XMTR, YOU | AI, energy, Long/Short, Manufacturing, small caps, Staffing, Trump | Manager is significantly long small-cap equities in general, viewing them as beneficiaries of Trump presidency and rate cuts. The fund focuses on small-cap names with average market cap of $2.5 billion for longs. Performance significantly outpaced Russell 2000 in Q4. | HQI |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| May 4, 2026 | Fund Letters | Baron Small Cap Fund | Cognex Corporation | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | Bull | NASDAQ | Best-in-class, growth, Industrial automation, Machine vision, manufacturing, operating leverage, turnaround | View Pitch |
| May 1, 2026 | Fund Letters | Alger Small Cap Focus Fund | Cognex Corporation | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | Bull | NASDAQ | Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Logistics, Machine vision, manufacturing, recurring revenue, semiconductors, turnaround | View Pitch |
| May 1, 2026 | Fund Letters | Mairs & Power - Small Cap Fund | Cognex Corp. | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | Bull | NASDAQ | Artificial Intelligence, Factory Automation, Industrial automation, Logistics Infrastructure, Machine vision | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Mairs & Power - Small Cap Fund | Cognex Corporation | Information Technology | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | Bull | NASDAQ | AI technology, automotive, Computer Vision, healthcare, Industrial automation, Logistics, manufacturing, Semiconductor, technology | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Mairs & Power - Growth Fund | Cognex Corporation | Information Technology | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | Bull | NASDAQ | AI, automotive, Factory Automation, Industrial technology, Logistics, Machine vision, manufacturing, Onshoring, semiconductors | View Pitch |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Fund Letters | Graeme Bencke | Cognex Corporation | Information Technology | Electronic Equipment & Instruments | Bull | NASDAQ | AI, Automation, Industrialcapex, Machinevision, robotics | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Craigh Cepukenas | Cognex Corp. | Information Technology | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | Bull | NASDAQ | AI enablement, Automation, Cost Reduction, Cycle recovery, Machine vision, Sme adoption | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Craigh Cepukenas | Cognex Corp. | Information Technology | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | Bull | NASDAQ | AI enablement, Automation, Cost Reduction, Cycle recovery, Machine vision, Sme adoption | 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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