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Letters With This Ticker

Quarter	Letter Date	Fund Name	QTD	YTD	Tickers	Keywords/Themes	Theme Commentary	Pitches	Letter
2025 Q2	Jul 18, 2025	Optimist Fund	39.2%	32.4%	CVNA, DASH, FA, FVRR, HFG, MNDY, RVLV, TDUP, UBER, W	Compounding, E-Commerce, growth, Long/Short, mid cap, value	The fund holds multiple e-commerce companies including ThredUp, Carvana, Wayfair, and Revolve. ThredUp is undergoing a significant inflection point with strong Q1 results and raised guidance. Wayfair appears to be finally seeing revenue growth inflect after more than two years of waiting, with strong demand trends cited at recent investor conferences.	RVLV W CVNA TDUP W CVNA TDUP	View
2026 Q1	May 12, 2026	Optimist Fund	-27.3%	-27.3%	AFRM, AHT.L, CVNA, DASH, DSCV.L, DSV.CO, FA, KVYO, MEDP, MNDY, TDUP, TDY, TOST, UBER, W, ZS	AI, dislocation, E-Commerce, growth, opportunity, technology		TOST CVNA W TDUP	View
2026 Q1	Apr 28, 2026	Diamond Hill Small Cap Fund	3.4%	3.4%	DCO, FA, KN, LYTS, MGY, ODC, PAL, PRGS, RRR, UTZ	AI, defense, energy, Geopolitical, healthcare, infrastructure, oil, small caps		KN LYTS UTZ PAL RRR ODC DCO	View
2025 Q1	Apr 22, 2025	Optimist Fund	-4.9%	-4.9%	CVNA, DASH, FA, FVRR, HFG.DE, LIDR, MNDY, RVLV, TDUP, UBER, W	consumer, E-Commerce, growth, long-term, profitability, Recovery, technology	Multiple e-commerce companies featured prominently including ThredUp (secondhand fashion marketplace), Revolve (fashion e-commerce), and Wayfair (home goods e-commerce). Manager views short-term pressure on consumer discretionary as noise and remains focused on long-term fundamentals.	FA W REVL HFG UBER CVNA TDUP	View
2025 Q1	Mar 31, 2025	Baron Small Cap Fund	-9.1%	-9.1%	ASGN, BFAM, CAKE, FA, GDYN, GTLS, GWRE, IBTA, INDI, IT, KNSL, KTOS, NEOG, RDNT, RPAY, RRR, TDG, TTD, VRT, WCN	AI, growth, insurance, small caps, tariffs, technology, Trade Policy	The introduction of Chinese AI app DeepSeek disrupted expectations for AI infrastructure rollout, causing significant declines in AI-benefiting tech stocks. This raised investor concerns about reduced need for data center capital expenditures and slower growth for companies like Vertiv. Despite the disruption, the manager believes the complex roadmap for new chip introductions will still drive demand for advanced cooling solutions.	PAR RADNQ	View
2023 Q4	Feb 8, 2024	The Olstein Strategic Opportunities Fund	-	-	AAPL, AMZN, CFG, CWK, FA, FITB, GHM, GNRC, GOOGL, HRL, INTC, KTB, LKQ, LUV, META, MSFT, NVDA, RTX, SHYF, TPG, TSLA, USB, VNT, VSH, WRK, ZBH	financials, free cash flow, industrials, Magnificent Seven, undervalued, value	Manager believes market leaders are about to change from high-growth Magnificent Seven stocks to undervalued companies selling at large discounts to intrinsic value. Focus on companies with strong fundamentals trading below normalized free cash flow calculations.	HRTX	View
2024 Q3	Oct 16, 2024	Optimist Fund	27.8%	49.2%	ACVA, CIGI, CVNA, DASH, FA, HFG.DE, LIDR, MNDY, REVL, UBER, W	Cyclical, E-Commerce, growth, mid cap, value	The fund holds multiple e-commerce positions including Carvana (online used car sales), Revolve (fashion e-commerce), and Wayfair (home goods). Carvana continues strong performance with 30%+ unit growth and superior margins. Revolve showed accelerating revenue growth and expanding margins.	POOL FA HFG.DE CVNA	View
2024 Q3	Sep 30, 2024	Baron Small Cap Fund	9.6%	14.5%	ASGN, AZPN, BFAM, BWIN, CHRT, CWT, DXCM, FA, FND, GWRE, IBP, ICLR, INSP, INTA, IT, JANUS, KNSL, RRR, SIMO, SITE, TDG, VRT	AI, Data centers, financials, growth, industrials, Rate Cuts, small cap, technology	Vertiv Holdings leads data center equipment with significant share in power and cooling applications. The stock rebounded as investors gained confidence in massive AI data center buildout globally. Strong relationship with chip manufacturers and involvement in technology roadmap for increasing energy density solutions were catalysts.		View
2024 Q3	Sep 30, 2024	Diamond Hill Small Cap Fund	8.5%	12.2%	ALIT, ASH, ASTH, CIVI, DEI, ENOV, FA, FTAI, IGIC, JLL, LOB, NSP, PAL, PESI, RMNI, USLM	financials, healthcare, industrials, rates, small caps, value	The fund focuses exclusively on small-cap investments, typically companies with market capitalization below $3 billion or within the Russell 2000 Index range. Small-cap stocks outperformed in Q3, with the Russell 2000 Index gaining 9% and value stocks outperforming growth. The manager continues finding compelling new ideas in the small-cap space despite the ongoing bull market.		View
2023 Q1	Mar 31, 2023	Diamond Hill Small-Mid Cap Strategy	8.4%	9.2%	AAP, ADM, AIG, ALGT, ALK, ALL, ARW, ASH, BHF, BKU, BOKF, BR, BRBR, BRO, BSX, BWA, CALM, CHKP, CIEN, CIVI, COOP, CTRA, CTSH, CUBE, DEI, ENOV, ERII, ESAB, ESGR, FA, FCX, FIBK, FIS, FWONA, GTES, HBI, HIG, ITGR, JLL, KEX, KMX, L, LANC, LOB, MTN, NVR, NXPI, OZK, PH, POST, PRG, RHP, RNR, RRR, RRX, RYN, SANM, SF, SRCL, SSNC, ST, UDR, UGI, VFC, WBS, WCC, WNS, WTW, WWW, WY	financials, industrials, mid cap, small cap, value			View

Pitches With This Ticker

Date	Pitch Type	Author	Company	Industry	Sub Industry	Bull / Bear	Stock Exchange	Keywords	Action
Apr 13, 2026	Fund Letters	Optimist Fund	First Advantage Corporation	Industrials	Human Resource & Employment Services	Bull	NASDAQ	Background Checks, Cost synergies, Cyclical Recovery, deleveraging, employment services, EPS growth, M&A Integration, market leader	View Pitch
Apr 13, 2026	Fund Letters	Optimist Fund	First Advantage Corporation	Industrials	Human Resource & Employment Services	Bull	NASDAQ	acquisition, Background Checks, earnings growth, Human Resources, market consolidation, Screening Services	View Pitch

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Filing Date: September 30, 2025

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