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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 1, 2024 | Optimist Fund | 27.8% | 49.2% | ACVA, CRCT, CVNA, DASH, HFG GR, SMAR, UBER, W, XPOF | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | 2.4% | 6.6% | BJ, CMG, DASH, EFX, EXAS, GDDY, LULU, NVR, ON, POOL, RGEN, SPOT, SWAV, TEAM, VRT, WCC, XYL | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q1 | Apr 15, 2023 | Contrarius Global Equity Fund | 7.3% | 7.3% | DASH, DHER GR, GRAB, TKWY NA, UBER | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Sands Capital Technology Innovators Fund | -10.4% | -10.4% | APP, ASML, CVNA, DASH, IOT, KVYO, MELI, NOW, NVDA, OKTA, RBLX, SE, TSM, V | - | View | ||
| 2022 Q4 | Mar 28, 2023 | Adestella Investment Management | 11.4% | -14.7% | DASH, DKNG, FC, OTLY, SNOW | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q4 | Feb 24, 2026 | Hayden Capital | -12.9% | 22.3% | 1519.HK, 7974.T, ABNB, APP, BKNG, CPNG, DASH, EDU, EXPE, GTLB, MELI, NFLX, NOW, RBLX, SE, SPOT, TEAM, TTWO, U, UBER | AI, competition, E-Commerce, gaming, international, software, technology, valuation | The AI cycle is shifting from building core infrastructure to attacking real-world applications, creating uncertainty about which legacy firms will benefit versus face disruption. Software companies are experiencing a valuation reset as investors question the fundamental value of code when AI can commoditize engineering work. The manager sees opportunities in incumbent companies that can successfully leverage AI to amplify their business models. Ecommerce platforms like Sea Ltd are protected by physical logistics infrastructure and network effects that AI cannot easily replicate. The manager argues that TikTok Shop's growth is decelerating based on alternative data, and that Shopee's margin compression is discretionary investment to strengthen competitive positioning. The core value remains in the network and distribution capabilities. Gaming platforms benefit from network effects where millions of players create instant matchmaking and attract user-generated content creators. As games become easier to make with AI, profit pools will shift toward distribution and monetization platforms rather than game creation itself. The bottleneck remains in attracting users and monetizing games, not creating them. | SE EDU |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 12, 2026 | Optimist Fund | -8.5% | 32.2% | AFRM, CVNA, DASH, DICEY.L, FVRR, HFG, LTHM, META, MNDY, NFLX, PTON, ROOT, TDUP, UBER, W | Compounding, E-Commerce, growth, long-term, technology, value | The fund holds significant positions in e-commerce companies including Wayfair, Carvana, ThredUp, and DoorDash. These businesses are showing strong fundamental performance with revenue growth acceleration and improving profitability metrics. The manager views current valuations as materially underappreciating future earnings potential. The fund focuses on identifying businesses where deep research can uncover gaps between market expectations and long-term reality. The strategy targets companies with potential for mid-teens or better compound returns over decades, emphasizing businesses with accelerating sales and earnings growth. The manager emphasizes finding businesses trading at significant discounts to intrinsic value, where market expectations are materially below long-term reality. Current valuations are viewed as underappreciating the earnings and cash flow core holdings will generate over the next five years. | MNDY TDUP CVNA W MNDY TDUP CVNA 3769 JP|4194 CN|4733 JP|APG|CROX|FIX|FLUT|GLEN LN|JD/ LN|MTX GR|PSI CN|TKO|WISE LN|ZETA MNDY TDUP CVNA W DSCV LN LUCE LN SWIM MNDY TDUP CVNA W |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Parnassus Growth Equity Fund | 4.9% | 26.9% | AKAM, AMAT, AMD, AVGO, AZN, BSX, CRM, DASH, DDOG, EFX, EXAS, FERG, INTU, MC FP, MELI, MSFT, NTRA, NVDA, PCOR, TEAM, TMO, TSM, UNH, VRTX | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 7, 2025 | Montaka Global Investments | - | - | DASH, FND, MC FP, MDB, SPOT, TCEHY | FreeCashFlow, global, moats, Quality, Resilience | Montaka focuses on high-quality global franchises with durable competitive advantages and strong free cash flow. The fund stresses patience through drawdowns as long-term fundamentals outweigh short-term sentiment shifts. Quality remains investable as capital concentrates in resilient business models. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 12, 2025 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Mid Cap Growth Strategy | 5.3% | - | APP, ARGX, AXON, BJ, BRO, CTAS, DASH, HOOD, HUBS, IBKR, IDXX, INSM, INSP, IT, LSCC, MPWR, NCLH, ORLY, ROST | AI, Automation, Fintech, healthcare, industrials | TimesSquare notes AI investment remains dominant but overextended, signaling a potential capital-cycle risk. The team emphasizes industrial automation, healthcare innovation, and financial technology as more durable mid-cap growth drivers. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 22, 2026 | Sands Capital Select Growth Fund | -5.4% | 15.5% | AMZN, APP, AVGO, CVNA, DASH, GOOGL, ICE, META, MSFT, NFLX, NU, NVDA, RARE, RBLX, SE, SHOP.TO, SPOT, SQ, TSM, V | AI, defense, energy, growth, infrastructure, Robotics, Space, technology | AI continues to reshape business models and drive market leadership, with infrastructure spending extending into 2027. The firm maintains meaningful exposure to AI enablers while monitoring bubble risks and debt-financed expansion. Demand for compute outpaces supply with scaling laws remaining intact. Defense technology entering structural growth phase driven by geopolitical risks and convergence of military and commercial innovation. Focus on autonomous systems, space sensing, and secure communications with companies playing mission-critical roles from modest revenue bases. Advances in AI compute power pushing robotics forward with near-term opportunities in logistics and warehouse environments. Amazon's fulfillment network demonstrates how systems can share data and work safely with people as hardware costs fall and software improves. Energy transition blending with new power demand from data centers and AI, straining grids and forcing aggressive infrastructure investment. Multiyear investment cycle expected across entire power value chain with opportunities in companies combining scale, speed, and technology. Cyberattacks becoming more frequent and sophisticated as attack surfaces grow with cloud migration and AI tool proliferation. Security now a core operating requirement and foundation for trust, with portfolio companies evolving to broader cloud-delivered platforms. Space becoming part of everyday life with satellites supporting internet, defense, and climate monitoring. Launch costs fallen 95% from Space Shuttle levels, making supply cheaper and expanding viable missions. Industry showing early signs of manufacturing scale and profitability. | PWR CRS DXCM VG AJG ORCL TEAM NOW MSFT SPOT NFLX SE RBLX AVGO AMZN TSM CVNA GOOGL |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 22, 2026 | Sands Capital Technology Innovators Fund | 6.2% | 14.7% | AMZN, APP, ASML, AVGO, AXON, CPNG, CVNA, DASH, DDOG, DUOL, GOOGL, IOT, MELI, META, MSFT, NFLX, NOW, NU, NVDA, PANW, PLTR, RBLX, SE, SHOP.TO, SPOT, SQ, TEAM, TSM, V | AI, defense, global, growth, innovation, Robotics, semiconductors, technology | AI continues to transform industries and drive market leadership, with infrastructure buildout continuing despite concerns about bubble-like excesses. The firm maintains meaningful exposure to AI enablers including semiconductors and digital advertising while staying disciplined on valuation and business quality. Semiconductor demand continues to outpace supply with visibility for AI-related spending extending into 2027. The portfolio maintains selective exposure focused on leading-edge logic chips and custom AI chip design services, with companies like TSMC and Broadcom positioned as key beneficiaries. Defense technology is entering a structural growth phase driven by rising geopolitical risk and convergence of military and commercial innovation. Focus areas include autonomous systems, space sensing, secure communications, and software that connects these pieces. Advances in AI compute power are pushing robotics forward with near-term opportunities in logistics and warehouse environments. The focus is on companies that make robots reliable, safe, and economically compelling rather than just headline-grabbing. Energy transition is blending with new power demand from data centers and AI infrastructure, creating a multiyear investment cycle across the entire power value chain. Opportunities emerging in companies that combine scale, speed, and technology to address grid complexity. Cyberattacks have become more frequent, costly, and sophisticated as more activity moves to the cloud and AI tools spread. Security is now a core operating requirement and foundation for trust with customers, regulators, and partners. Space is becoming part of everyday life with satellites supporting internet, defense, navigation, and climate monitoring. Costs are falling, tools are easier to use, and demand is rising, creating growing businesses with steady long-term revenue potential. | PLTR AVGO GOOGL MSFT NFLX NU SHOP KVYO CVNA TSM |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Mid Cap Growth Strategy | -4.7% | 9.4% | ALL, AME, ARGX, AXON, CASY, COR, CRS, CSL, DASH, EME, HOOD, INSM, ORLY, PINS, POOL, RGEN, ROST, TPG, TTWO, VEEV | AI, consumer, financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, mid cap, technology | Take-Two Interactive delivered solid fiscal second-quarter results with 20% year-over-year growth in recurring consumer spending. The delay of Grand Theft Auto 6 launch from May to November 2026 caused shares to fall sharply, presenting an opportunity to add to the position on weakness. JFrog saw significant pipeline growth in its security add-on following the NPM supply chain attack, driving a 32% rally. The manager anticipates significant acceleration in AI adoption as 2026 unfolds, with Bentley Systems positioned to benefit from increased application usage driven by AI adoption in civil engineering. argenx showed strong progress in its Vyvgart franchise with multiple catalysts over the next 12 months. Insmed advanced 21% with positive reception for Brensocatib launch. Repligen delivered double-digit growth across business and geographies with healthy consumable demand and outperforming equipment sales. Demand for security increased following the recent NPM supply chain attack. JFrog's security add-on which secures open-source packages before organizations onboard them has seen significant pipeline growth, highlighting the critical need for software supply chain security. Carpenter Technology serves as a key supplier to aerospace and defense markets, with strong fiscal first quarter results and higher forward guidance lifting the stock 28%. Defense was highlighted as showing solid sales for Amphenol's electrical connectors business. Bentley Systems is positioned to benefit from global investment in mining and electric grids, and large regional infrastructure projects. The implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill is projected to catalyze corporate capital spending according to the manager's outlook. | AMAT AXON PINS TTWO |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 19, 2026 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | -0.4% | 14.8% | ALAB, APG, ARGX, ASND, BKR, COHR, CVNA, DASH, INSM, LHX, MACOM, MDB, RBC, RBLX, SHOP, SPOT, TTAN, VEEV, WAT, WST | AI, Biotechnology, defense, growth, healthcare, industrials, mid cap, technology | AI-related capital spending remains an area of active debate entering 2026. The team continues to find compelling opportunities among companies positioned to benefit from AI investment strength and gain share of customers' AI spending based on superior technology that improves datacenter performance and efficiency. Healthcare returned as a source of market strength with the team maintaining relatively high exposure despite several years of industry headwinds. The positioning is grounded in conviction in profit cycle opportunities for biotech companies with compelling product launches. Aerospace and defense holdings appear well positioned for multiyear growth. The team believes companies are well positioned to benefit from growing investment in next-generation missile defense and national security programs requiring advanced capabilities. Holdings exposed to datacenter and AI infrastructure spending contributed to returns. Companies benefit from continued cloud growth and rising AI demand driving rapid datacenter expansion with strong long-term growth opportunities. | IRTC FERG SNOW WAT TTAN CVNA ALAB LHX SPOT VEEV MDB RBLX INSM COHR |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Parnassus Mid Cap Growth Fund | -0.8% | 9.2% | ALC, APP, BILL, BLDR, DASH, GWW, HLT, HUBB, INSM, MORN, MPWR, ODFL, PWR, ROK, SN, SQ, TEAM, TER, WCN, WDAY | AI, growth, industrials, mid cap, portfolio, semiconductors, technology | The ongoing AI megatrend boosted demand for memory and storage while industry supply growth remained constrained. Holdings in Information Technology sector were dominant contributors through exposure to AI, primarily through semiconductor companies. The fund continues to see accelerating demand for AI models and cloud computing with no signs of slowdown. Semiconductor companies were primary beneficiaries of AI demand. Teradyne is starting to win new sockets and gain market share after investing in AI-semiconductor testers. KLA benefited from AI infrastructure build-out with strong earnings growth. The fund increased exposure to high-quality industrial businesses with potential for cyclical upturn. Added Quanta Services for AI data center build-out, Hubbell for electrical grid upgrades, Old Dominion for freight cycle recovery, and Waste Connections for secondary market focus. | MTD ROK KLA TER SNDK |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Octahedron Capital | 0.0% | 0.0% | ABNB, AMZN, BKNG, CART, CHWY, CPNG, CVNA, DASH, ETSY, EXPE, GOOGL, GRAB, MELI, META, NVDA, PINS, RDDT, SNOW, UBER, W | AI, Cloud, Digital, E-Commerce, growth, infrastructure, semiconductors, technology | AI infrastructure demand remains robust with cloud providers aggressively adding capacity and seeing strong bookings. Enterprise AI adoption is accelerating with over 70% of Google Cloud customers using AI products. AI is enabling productivity gains and new business models across software companies. On-demand delivery continues accelerating growth with companies like Uber reaching $12B grocery run-rate and DoorDash seeing highest growth in 3+ years. Cross-selling and new product initiatives are driving engagement while autonomous delivery platforms are being deployed. Cloud providers are seeing demand significantly ahead of capacity with AWS reaccelerating to 20.2% growth and Azure growing 40%. Multi-billion dollar bookings and long-term contracts are driving unprecedented infrastructure investments. Memory entering historic cycle with step-function margin gains and tight supply through 2026. AI networking components fully booked through 2027 while foundry utilization improves with increased capex outlook. Payment volumes remain stable with consumer loan charge-offs steady. NuBank continues dominating LATAM with Mexico scaling and strong unit economics while maintaining growth focus over margin optimization. US travel rebounded strongly in Q3 with nights and seats booked up 9% year-over-year. Booking.com's Genius program accounts for mid-50% of room nights while Airbnb received 110,000 experience supplier applications. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Baillie Gifford – US Equity Growth | 2.7% | 28.0% | AFRM, ALNY, AMZN, APP, CSGP, DASH, DDOG, GH, GOOGL, IOT, META, NET, NFLX, NVDA, RBLX, SHOP, SNOW, TSLA, W, WDAY | AI, Biotechnology, concentrated, E-Commerce, growth, long-term, technology, US | The fund continues to view artificial intelligence as transformational, with the United States uniquely positioned to benefit across the full value chain from critical infrastructure to emerging applications. Market sentiment was unsettled by concerns about AI investment pace and quality, with fears of an emerging AI bubble as valuations appeared to run ahead of fundamentals. The fund maintains significant exposure to e-commerce platforms like Shopify and Amazon, viewing them as critical infrastructure for global commerce. Shopify delivered strong growth with revenues up 32% year-over-year, supported by enterprise demand and AI-enabled tools rollout. The fund added United Therapeutics as a new investment, focusing on profitable biotech companies with durable cash flows. Guardant Health was a notable contributor with strong fundamentals and guidance, evolving into a multi-product diagnostics platform with progress in oncology and screening. The fund initiated a position in Coinbase as a leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange and infrastructure provider. As crypto adoption expands beyond 0.5% of global transactions and institutional participation grows, Coinbase is well-positioned to capture future growth opportunities in the digital asset economy. Roblox was a notable detractor despite very strong underlying growth with bookings rising 70% year-over-year and revenue increasing 48%. The user-generated gaming platform faces near-term margin pressure from accelerated spending on AI, creator tools, and data center capacity. Netflix was a detractor with shares falling around 22% despite 17% year-over-year revenue growth. The streaming platform continues progress in advertising with upfront commitments more than doubling and partnerships like bringing select video podcasts from Spotify to Netflix supporting engagement. | TTD PINS INSP CHWY UTHR COIN GOOG LMND SHOP GH NFLX DUOL RBLX |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Baillie Gifford – International Alpha | -1.7% | 17.5% | ADYEY, AMZN, APP, CRH, DASH, ELV, ENSG, FTAI, GOOGL, MA, META, MLM, MSCI, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, RPRX, RYAAY, SCI, TSM | AI, global, growth, long-term, Quality, technology | AI spending and capabilities remain central to investment thesis across multiple holdings. Meta's elevated AI expenditure in 2026 creates execution risk but unlocks growth levers across its user base. Tencent's AI talent and research investments position it uniquely to leverage AI across gaming, advertising, and payments platforms. TSMC maintains dominant position capturing 70% of global foundry revenues with supply agreements across all key chip designers. Kokusai Electric benefits from recovery in memory markets and growing importance of batch ALD machines in AI memory chip manufacturing. Semiconductor cycle showing strength from Chinese and Korean manufacturers. Factory automation represents long-term structural growth opportunity. Keyence leads in sensors and machine-vision systems with 80% margins supported by direct sales model. Structural trends include rising automation, reshoring, and growing complexity in electric vehicle manufacturing providing long runway for growth. Sea's Shopee marketplace investing in service quality and faster shipping while expanding in Malaysia and Thailand to capture market share. Auto1 consolidating position as Europe's leading used car marketplace with 3% market share and growing direct-to-consumer Autohero brand providing margin expansion opportunity. | IOT QXO GAW AG1 GR AUTO LN TSM 6525 JP DG META SE |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Mid Cap Growth Strategy | 4.8% | 0.0% | ARGX, BJ, CRWD, DASH, FND, IAC, ICON, IOT, MCHP, ORLY, OS, PINS, PR, ROST, RRX, SMAR, TSCO, VEEV, VRSK | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 26, 2024 | Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | ALNY, CELH, CRWD, DASH, DXCM, FIVE, GEV, MPWR, TYL, ULTA | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 16, 2024 | Optimist Fund | 27.8% | 49.2% | CVNA, DASH, MNDY, SMAR, UBER, W | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Mid Cap Growth Strategy | 4.8% | 0.0% | ARGX, BJ, CHE, DASH, FIVE, GFL, GPN, HCP, IBKR, MPWR, NICE, RRX, STVN, TER, VRSK, WEX | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | -7.4% | -7.4% | ASC SJ, AZO, BBY, BFAM, BKR, CCCS, DASH, DDOG, DECK, MRVL, PLTR, SAIA, SNOW, SPOT, VKTX, WST | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 20, 2025 | Optimist Fund | 11.6% | 66.5% | CVNA, DASH, HFG GR, RVLV, SWIM, TDUP, W, XPOF | - | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Jan 24, 2026 | Fund Letters | Brian A. Christiansen | DoorDash, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | Bull | NASDAQ | advertising, delivery, Logistics, Margins, scale | View Pitch |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Fund Letters | Andrew Macken | DoorDash Inc | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Flywheels, growth, Marketplaces, Networkeffects, Operatingleverage | View Pitch |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Short Thesis | Culper Research | DoorDash Inc | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (GICS) | Bear | NYSE | food delivery, gig economy, regulatory risk, EBITDA pressure, labor compliance, DoorDash | View Pitch |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Michael Duke | DoorDash, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Internet Retail | Bull | NASDAQ | — | 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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