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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Fenimore Value Strategy | -2.8% | - | AVY, BKNG, BRK-A, BRN, CDW, DG, EOG, EXLS, FIS, GGG, IEX, ITW, MKL, PGR, ROST, STRY, TROW, VMC, WAT, ZBRA | Balance Sheets, fundamentals, interest rates, mid cap, Quality, value | Fenimore emphasizes high-quality companies with strong fundamentals, attractive pricing, ethical management, straightforward business models, strong balance sheets, clear competitive advantages, ample free cash flow, and growing profits. These companies held up better during the third quarter market decline. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Aug 4, 2025 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 4.5% | -6.6% | ADMA, ALAB, ALHC, BJ, BMI, BOOT, BRBR, BWXT, CASY, CAVA, CHDN, COCO, CWAN, DKNG, DSGX, ELF, EQH, EXLS, FDS, FND, FOUR, FSS, GLOB, HLI, HQY, INSM, INSP, KAI, KNSL, LII, MANH, MKTX, MNDY, MTSI, NBIX, ONTO, PODD, PSTG, SPSC, SRPT, SSD, TARS, TECH, TREX, ULS, VERX, WAY, WSC, WSO, XPEL | AI, Biotech, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small cap, technology, underperformance | The benchmark's rally was led by companies with AI-exposure that drove rapid multiple expansion. The portfolio underperformed due to underexposure to more speculative AI areas including small cap semiconductors and AI-hardware. Defensive positions with minimal AI-exposure were the largest detractors to relative performance. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | 5.7% | - | ADI, AME, APH, AVY, BN, BRO, BWIN, CDW, CHE, CTAS, DFH, ENTG, EXLS, FND, FTDR, GEHC, HEI, HGTY, HLI, KEYS, MCHP, MKC, NOMD, PGR, PNFP, ROST, SITE, TRRSF, TT, VRSK, WAT, WSO, ZBRA | AI, Quality, rates, small cap, tariffs, value | Fenimore emphasizes high-quality companies with strong financials, durable business models, and proven management as the right approach for long-term investors. These quality profiles enable companies to endure downturns, compound returns, and manage risk more effectively compared to low-quality businesses with low profitability, unstable earnings, and high debt levels. | GEHC ENTG |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Fenimore Small Cap Strategy | 2.6% | - | APH, BWIN, CDW, CHE, CTAS, DFH, ENTG, EXLS, FND, FTDR, GEHC, HEI, HGTY, MCHP, MKC, NOMD, ROST, SITE, TRRSF, TT | AI, dividends, mid cap, Quality, small cap, tariffs, value | Fenimore emphasizes high-quality companies with strong financials, durable business models, and proven management as the right approach for long-term investors. They believe quality profiles enable companies to endure downturns, compound returns, and manage risk more effectively compared to low-quality, speculative businesses that outperformed in Q2. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Fenimore Value Strategy | 5.8% | - | APH, BWIN, CDW, CHE, CTAS, DFH, ENTG, EXLS, FND, FTDR, GEHC, HEI, HGTY, MCHP, MKC, NOMD, ROST, SITE, TRRSF, TT | AI, dividends, insurance, Quality, small cap, tariffs, value | Fenimore emphasizes high-quality companies with strong financials, durable business models, and proven management as the right approach for long-term investors. They believe quality profiles enable companies to endure downturns, compound returns, and manage risk more effectively compared to low-quality, speculative businesses that outperformed in Q2. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Fenimore Small Cap Strategy | -5.8% | - | BIPC, BROS, CBZ, CHE, CHH, CIGI, DFH, ESAB, ESI, EXLS, EXPO, FND, HGTY, OLLI, OSW, PNFP, SITE, TSG | dividends, industrials, Quality, small caps, value | The fund focuses exclusively on small-cap investments, with the Russell 2000 Index serving as its benchmark. Small-cap stocks struggled in Q2 2024, with the Russell 2000 declining 3.28% as investors anticipated rate cuts and earnings for smaller companies waned. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Fenimore Small Cap Strategy | 6.1% | - | BOC, CASS, CBZ, CHH, CIGI, CSV, DFH, EXLS, HST, LSTR, NOMD, PAG, PNFP, SITE, SPSC, SSB, TRRSF | AI, Quality, Recession, small caps, technology, value | Fenimore emphasizes their focus on high-quality equities with strong financials, stable earnings growth, competitive advantages, solid management, and consistent returns. They believe this approach will preserve and create the most value over longer time periods despite short-term underperformance. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | 4.7% | - | BOC, CASS, CBZ, CIGI, CSV, DFH, ENTG, EXLS, G, IEX, NOMD, PNFP, SITE, SPSC, SSB, STE, THG, VMC, VRSK, WSO | AI, dividends, industrials, mid cap, Quality, technology, value | Fenimore emphasizes investing in quality stocks with strong financials, stable earnings growth, competitive advantages, solid management, and consistent returns. They believe quality names are the most effective way to protect and grow wealth over the long term, even if they don't beat benchmarks every quarter. | ACGL|APH|COO|CSGP|DKNG|GWRE|IDXX|IOT|IT|LPLA|MSCI|MTD|PCOR|ROP|TECH|VRSK |
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| 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 | |
| 2024 Q1 | May 9, 2024 | Polen Capital – U.S. Small Company Growth | 7.4% | -0.9% | AMN, APPF, BMBL, CNM, CWAN, ENDV, EXLS, GLOB, GNRC, HLI, PGNY, SITM, WING | growth, momentum, Quality, small caps, technology, value | Polen emphasizes their focus on high-quality growth companies with robust free cash flow, persistent growth, and high returns on capital. They use their Flywheel framework to assess quality that supports sustainable growth, comprised of unique positioning, repeatable sales process, robust business model, effective management, and value-creating reinvestment. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 23, 2025 | Polen Capital – U.S. Small Company Growth | -10.8% | -10.8% | AAON, AIT, BROS, ELF, EXLS, FOXF, GLOB, GSHD, MEDP, MODG, NSIT, PCTY, PGNY, RMBS, RVLV, TECH, TREX, WRBY, YETI | consumer discretionary, growth, Portfolio Management, Quality, small caps, tariffs, volatility | The first quarter was marked by heightened volatility due to concerns about the Trump administration's emerging trade policies and global tariff imposition. The managers stress-tested their businesses across various tariff policy scenarios and made portfolio adjustments, particularly exiting Consumer Discretionary positions vulnerable to tariff uncertainty. | TECH RVLV ELF GLOB GSHD EXLS BROS |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 14, 2026 | Fenimore Small Cap Strategy | -10.0% | -10.0% | BIP, BROS, BWIN, CBIZ, CIGI.TO, CWST, DFH, DSGX.TO, ESI, EXLS, LSTR, OSW, SPSC | AI, energy, Quality, small caps, software, value | View | ||
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Fenimore Small Cap Strategy | -1.1% | 12.5% | APH, BIPC, BR, BROS, CBIZ, CDW, CIGI, CTAS, DFH, EXLS, EXPO, FND, MCHP, MLM, PAYX, SITE, SSB, STE, TRRSF, VRSK | Homebuilders, Outsourcing, Quality, small cap, technology, value | Fenimore focuses on finding quality companies with strong leadership that can push through changes and continue driving profits higher over the medium and long term. They seek robust businesses that make their own luck through hiring producers, creating new products, and taking market share from fragile competitors. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | -5.2% | 7.6% | APH, BIPC, BR, BROS, CBIZ, CDW, CIGI, CTAS, DFH, ENTG, EXLS, EXPO, FND, MCHP, MLM, PAYX, SITE, SSB, TRRSF, VRSK | dividends, mid cap, Quality, technology, value | 26 out of 27 names in the fund increased their dividend in the past 12 months with an average year-over-year increase of 9.7%. The top three dividend growers were Amphenol Corp at 50%, Cintas Corp at 16%, and Verisk Analytics at 15%. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Fenimore Value Strategy | 0.0% | 15.6% | ADI, APH, BKNG, BN, BRK-A, CDW, EXLS, GGG, IEX, KMX, MCHP, MKL, PGR, PNFP, ROST, SSB, SYK, VMC | concentrated, long-term, mid cap, Quality, value | Fenimore focuses on finding quality companies with strong leadership that can push through economic cycles and policy changes. They seek robust businesses that drive profits higher over the medium and long term through actions like hiring producers, creating new products, and taking market share from fragile competitors. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Fenimore Small Cap Strategy | 12.8% | 20.1% | BIPC, BOC, BROS, CBZ, CHE, CHH, CIGI, CSV, DFH, EXLS, EXPO, HGTY, LSTR, NOMD, PNFP, SITE, SSB, TRRSF | consumer, financials, Quality, small cap, value | Fenimore maintains exclusive focus on high-quality businesses with strong balance sheets, ample cash for reinvestment or dividends, competitive advantages, and capable management. The fund's underperformance versus benchmark was attributed to being underweight in lower-quality firms that rallied on positive inflation news. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 7.8% | 10.9% | BJ, BOOT, BSY, BWXT, COCO, CWAN, DAVA, DECK, DSGX, DT, EXLS, FIVE, FND, FOUR, GLOB, GNRC, GTLS, HALO, IEX, INSP, KAI, KNSL, LGIH, LSCC, LW, MTZ, NEO, NSA, PCTY, PODD, POOL, PTC, PWSC, RBC, RVNC, SAM, SWAV, TREX, TTC, TYL, WNS, WSO | financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, rates, small cap, technology | Lower-than-expected inflation report in late October led markets to declare an end to Fed tightening and begin discounting multiple rate cuts in 2024. Interest-rate-sensitive stocks rallied sharply late in the quarter, benefiting housing-related and financial stocks. The changed outlook on rates drove significant market movements throughout the quarter. | 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 | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 18, 2024 | Polen Capital – Global SMID Company Growth | 7.4% | -2.4% | 8112.HK, ALIT, BLD, CWAN, ELF, EXLS, FEVR.L, FIVE, GSHD, KNSL, MPWR, PGNY, REVG, TECH, TME, TTEK | global, growth, portfolio, Quality, SMID Cap | Polen focuses on high-quality companies with solid fundamentals, competitive advantages, and strong business models. The managers emphasize their disciplined approach to selecting companies that meet high hurdles for growth and returns. They maintain conviction in their quality growth-oriented portfolio despite recent volatility. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 13, 2026 | Fenimore Small Cap Strategy | -4.1% | -11.6% | APH, BIPC, BROS, BWIN, CASS, CHH, CIGI, DFH, EXLS, EXPO, FND, FSV, FTDR, JKHY, LSTR, NOVT, OSW, PNFP, ROST, SPSC, TRRSF | AI, Quality, small cap, Speculation, underperformance, value | The update highlights selective small-cap growth investing focused on companies with niche leadership, strong balance sheets, and long runway opportunities. Volatility is viewed as a source of opportunity to add to high-quality businesses at reasonable valuations. Small-cap growth is positioned for recovery as earnings growth reaccelerates. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 23, 2025 | Polen Capital – Global SMID Company Growth | 7.4% | -2.4% | 8112.T, ALIT, BLD, CWAN, ELF, EXLS, FEVR.L, FIVE, GSHD, KNSL, MPWR, PGNY, REVG, TECH, TME, TTEK | global, growth, Quality, SMID Cap, underperformance, volatility | Initiated position in elf Beauty, a cosmetics company with reputation for quality and innovation at considerably lower prices than other mass cosmetics brands. The company has robust growth potential with low brand awareness, expanding shelf space, growing product portfolio, and early international expansion opportunities. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Polen Capital - U.S. Small Company Growth | EXL Service Holdings | Information Technology | IT Consulting & Other Services | Bull | NASDAQ | analytics, Business process outsourcing, capital allocation, Digital transformation, Free Cash Flow Growth, Insurance Specialization, Management Upgrade | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Polen Capital - U.S. Small Company Growth | ExlService Holdings Inc. | Information Technology | IT Services | Bull | NASDAQ | AI, BPO, Digital transformation, Insurance, IT services, Large Language Model, Nvidia partnership, Spending Recovery, valuation recovery | 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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