| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jul 25, 2023 | Ironvine Capital Partners | - | 14.4% | ADBE, AMZN, CTLT, DHR, DLTR, GOOGL, HEI, MA, MCO, ODFL, SPGI, TMO, UNH, V | aerospace, AI, healthcare, Logistics, M&A, Quality, retail, software | New investment in UnitedHealth Group as the largest managed care organization transitioning from health insurer to vertically integrated service provider. Optum drives over half of company-wide profit with decade-plus lead in comprehensive healthcare delivery. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 3.4% | 12.9% | CHDN, CNMD, COCO, CTLT, CWAN, DECK, EXAS, ICLR, INSP, IRTC, KNSL, LGIH, MKTX, PODD, POOL, RGEN, RVNC, SEDG, SWAV, TECH | consumer discretionary, financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, small caps, technology | Healthcare sector showed mixed performance with surgical volumes returning to normal seasonal patterns, benefiting medical technology holdings like Shockwave and Inspire. However, constrained biotech spending hurt companies like Catalent, which faced operational issues and CFO termination. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | May 3, 2024 | Laughing Water Capital | 2.5% | 11.1% | CDMO, CTLT, HALO, LFCR, NN, NVDA, PAR, TACT, THRY | Biotechnology, Capacity, CDMO, long-term, Manufacturing, small caps, value | Large portion of portfolio invested in Contract Drug Manufacturing Organizations focused on biologics. Both Lifecore and Avid positioned to benefit from industry consolidation as Catalent is acquired by Novo Holdings and Chinese CDMOs face regulatory restrictions. Companies have available capacity during industry shortage and should benefit from tremendous operating leverage as capacity fills. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Mairs & Power – Small Cap Fund | 0.0% | 9.0% | AMZN, AZEK, CASY, CLFD, CTLT, CVRX, DOC, KNF, LFUS, MEDP, META, MGPI, MSFT, NVDA, NVT, PIPR, PLXS, TNC, WK | AI, financials, productivity, small caps, technology, value | Small cap stocks continue to trade at a significant discount to their larger cap peers, with small caps trading at a 32% discount to the broader market as measured by the S&P 500, and at a 14% discount to small cap stock's average as measured by the S&P 600. This is despite the average of analysts' earnings growth estimates for small cap companies outpacing large cap companies for the next several years. The fund sees great opportunities to invest in small companies with above-average growth prospects that are trading at favorable valuations. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Mairs & Power – Small Cap Fund | - | 7.3% | ALTR, AZEK, CASY, CLFD, CTLT, CVRX, CWAN, DOC, FUL, JBT, KNF, LFUS, LTH, MCS, MGPI, PIPR, PLXS, THRM, TNC, WTFC | financials, industrials, infrastructure, Manufacturing, small caps, value | Small cap stocks trade at a 29% discount to the S&P 500 despite earnings growth estimates outpacing large caps. The fund sees great opportunities in small companies with above-average growth prospects trading at favorable valuations. Management notes potential for small caps to narrow the gap with large caps given less regulation and increased small business confidence. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | The Gabelli ABC Fund | 1.5% | 7.9% | ALE, AXNX, CNHI, CTLT, FOX, JNPR, KKR, LEN, NAPA, NFG, SCWX, SJI, SRDX, TGNA, TXNM | arbitrage, Capital markets, Event Driven, M&A, Mergers | M&A activity totaled $3.2 trillion globally in 2024, a 10% increase from 2023. Technology, energy and power, and financials were the most active sectors. Private equity-backed transactions contributed 22% to total deal volumes. The new Trump administration is expected to spur a resurgence of deal activity with less strict antitrust enforcement. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 31, 2024 | VH Standard Asset Management | - | -0.8% | CPRI, CTLT, EDR, ESGR, FYBR, GBNY, HCP, HES, JNPR, K, MGRC, MNTX, RCM, SMAR, SRCL, SRDX, VBFC | Deal Analysis, diversification, insurance, M&A, Merger Arbitrage, risk management | The fund is positioned across multiple merger arbitrage transactions in the healthcare sector, including deals like CTLT and other healthcare-related M&A activity. The manager discusses the strong success rate of insurance company transactions and analyzes deal-level risk across various sectors including healthcare. | ESGR |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 27, 2025 | VH Standard Asset Management | - | -3.9% | ALTM, ALTR, AXNX, CDMO, CTLT, ESGR, GBNY, HCP, HES, INST, IPG, JNPR, JWN, MRNS, PDCO, PTVE, RCM, SMAR, SRCL, SRDX | Antitrust, Deal Flow, M&A, Merger Arbitrage, Regulatory, Trump | The fund experienced significant losses from the CPRI transaction failure in October, with the judge ruling against the merger based on novel antitrust theories about affordable luxury handbags. Despite this setback, the manager notes 33 deals completed between October and year-end with only 4 failures, indicating continued M&A activity in the sector. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Mairs & Power – Small Cap Fund | 0.0% | 9.0% | AZEK, CASY, CFR, CLFD, CTLT, CVRX, DOC, ENTG, JBT, KNF, LTH, MCS, MGPI, PIPR, QCRH, THRM, TNC, TTC, WK, WTFC | banks, Fed, growth, rates, small caps, Valuations | Small cap stocks currently trade at a 29% discount to the broader market and 6% discount to their long-term average, despite analysts expecting small cap earnings growth to outpace large caps. The fund sees great opportunities in small companies with above-average growth prospects at favorable valuations. Lower interest rates should disproportionately benefit smaller companies over time. | View | |
| 2022 Q3 | Sep 30, 2022 | Aristotle Core Equity Fund | 2.9% | 21.3% | BALL, CMCSA, CTLT, DAR, HAL | - | View | ||
| 2022 Q3 | Sep 11, 2022 | Artisan Global Discovery | 7.6% | 13.1% | AZTA, BBVA, BURL, CAE, CTLT, GNRC, ON, SMGKF, TEAM, VEEV, VMI | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q2 | Jul 28, 2023 | Aristotle Core Equity Fund | 2.9% | 21.3% | ADPT, AVGO, CTLT, DIS, EL, GH, NFLX, SNPS | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q2 | Jul 17, 2023 | Laughing Water Capital | 2.5% | 11.1% | APG, CDMO, CTLT, DGX, ENZ, HGV, LFCR, LH, NVR, TACT, THRY, VTY.L | Biotech, Buybacks, Homebuilders, small caps, software, value | Manager believes small cap stocks have been left behind by a market focused on mega-cap tech and AI exposure, creating an attractive opportunity set. The fund does not own any mega-cap tech stocks and has benefited from focusing on individual small businesses with idiosyncratic problems that management teams can solve over 3-5 years. | View | |
| 2022 Q4 | Jan 31, 2023 | Aristotle Core Equity Fund | 2.9% | 21.3% | AME, AR, AVGO, CTLT, GTLS | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 23, 2025 | Aristotle Small/Mid Cap Equity | -0.5% | 13.5% | ACHC, AXTA, AZPN, CMCO, COLD, CTLT, DOC, GTLS, HXL, INFN, NSIT, SUM | growth, healthcare, industrials, materials, SMID Cap, technology, value | Chart Industries benefited from surging demand for cryogenic equipment used in the clean energy sector, with record high orders and substantial sales increases. The company's equipment serves the industrial gas, energy, and biomedical industries with particular strength in clean energy applications. | NSIT HXL DOC CMCO AXTA COLD |
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| 2022 Q4 | Jan 20, 2023 | Artisan Global Discovery | 7.6% | 13.1% | 0ABI LN, 0I4Q LN, CNHI, CTLT, GMAB, GXI GR, IR, LSCC, MPWR, PUMA, RYTM, SAIA, SIVB, TEAM, ZS | - | View |
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