| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 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 | |
| 2024 Q1 | May 9, 2024 | Polen Capital – U.S. SMID Company Growth | 8.8% | -1.3% | BMBL, CNM, CWA, DAVA, ETSY, EXLS, GLOB, GNRC, HLI, MKTX, PGNY, RVLV, SITM, TECH, TREX, WING, YETI | consumer, growth, Quality, Restaurants, SMID Cap, technology, Water Infrastructure | Polen emphasizes investing in high-quality businesses with robust free cash flow, persistent growth, and high returns on capital. They consistently aim to own companies that are undervalued relative to their long-term compounding potential and favor businesses with robust balance sheets and the ability to reinvest in any environment. | View | |
| 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 | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 30, 2024 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 6.9% | 2.7% | AAON, ACLS, ALAB, APPF, BMI, BOOT, BROS, BSY, BURL, BWXT, CACI, CASY, CWA, CYBR, EXLS, FANG, FDS, FIVE, FND, FOUR, IEX, INSP, IRTC, JKHY, KAI, KNSL, LFUS, LGIH, LSCC, LW, MANH, MEDP, MNDY, NBIX, ONTO, PCOR, PODD, POOL, PRCT, RXST, SITM, SMPL, TARS, TREX, TYL, ULS, VNOM, WSC | financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, semiconductors, small caps, software, technology | The fund initiated a position in Astera Labs, a fast-growing and profitable developer of semiconductor products known as retimers that are key enablers of AI workloads and help prevent GPU bottlenecks. The manager believes this business adds further profitable AI-exposure to the portfolio. | View | |
| 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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| 2023 Q3 | Oct 19, 2023 | Polen Capital – U.S. SMID Company Growth | 8.8% | -1.3% | CPRT, CWA, DOCS, FTCH, GLOB, GSHD, OLO, PAYC, YETI | growth, insurance, Quality, small caps, software, technology | Polen emphasizes building a portfolio for resilience amid macroeconomic uncertainty. They focus on businesses with robust free cash flow, persistent growth, and high returns on capital that can navigate rapidly shifting conditions through disciplined investment processes. | ASIC|CWAN|INSP|KRMN|KTOS|MAC|MEG|RH|WYNN PAYC AMDOCS FTCH YETI ARGX BB|DAVA|DDOG|GLOB|ILMN|LOAR|MELI|NET|NU|NVDA|TSM GSHD |
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