| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q1 | May 2, 2024 | Madison Small Cap Fund | 6.3% | 17.2% | CCOI, CHRD, CNM, CSL, EHC, ENTG, ERF.TO, FORM, HCP, MODN, MWA, OSW, PRMW, PTC, SUM, WSC | energy, industrials, Quality, small cap, technology, value | Mueller Water Products manufactures products and services used in the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water in North America. America's water infrastructure is massive and in very serious need for upgrade and modernization. Significant federal funds have been allocated to do just this and the fund believes MWA is well positioned to capitalize. | HCP MWA CHRD CCOI CNM |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 18, 2026 | Madison Small Cap Fund | 0.1% | 0.1% | CHRD, CRL, CVLT, DRS, ENTG, FORM, GMED, GTLB, ICUI, MEDP, MTDR, PCOR, POWI, SITE, VIAV, WK | AI, defense, energy, healthcare, semiconductors, small caps, software | SITE PCOR MTDR ICUI |
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| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Small Cap Growth Strategy | 6.2% | 0.0% | ASND, ATGE, ATRC, AZEK, BJ, ESAB, FLYW, FORM, FROG, HLNE, ICFI, PRA, RAPT, SWAV, VC, WING, WK, WNS, ZWS | Automation, cybersecurity, financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, small cap, technology | Cybersecurity remains a top priority for companies, propelled by recent well-publicized cyberattacks at MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, and Clorox. New SEC disclosure rules on cyber risks took effect in December 2023. Channel checks indicate that IT budgets will continue growing, with cybersecurity becoming an increasing percentage. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 14, 2025 | Madison Small Cap Fund | -1.6% | -6.6% | AXS, BOX, CIEN, CMN, CRL, CSL, EHC, ENTG, EXP, FORM, GMS, HAYW, HQY, HXL, KN, SAIA, SHAK, SMG, SMPL, WSC | aerospace, AI, Construction, Quality, small caps, underperformance, value | AI continues to be the dominant theme driving much of the Russell 2000's performance, particularly in technology stocks. The manager expresses skepticism about AI disruption fears in software, noting that 60% of AI answers are incorrect and 95% of enterprise AI projects are failing. They view fears about AI replacing critical software applications as vastly overblown. | CRL EXP HXL |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 20, 2026 | Madison Small Cap Fund | -0.4% | -6.9% | AAON, AMPL, CCOI, CFLT, CIEN, EHC, ENTG, FORM, GTLB, MIR, POWI, PRMB, RVLV, SMG, VCEL, VFC, VIAV, WAL, ZION | AI, Consumer Staples, Quality, Risk Appetite, small caps, software, Speculation, underperformance | The AI capital spending boom drove strong performance in select technology stocks like Ciena and Confluent. However, the manager questions how long the AI capital spending cycle will last and whether investors will begin asking for returns on this investment. The fund avoided most speculative AI-related opportunities due to quality parameters. Software stocks faced significant pressure as investors feared AI-powered solutions would displace traditional applications. The manager fundamentally rejects this thesis, believing enterprises won't migrate mission-critical data to language models generating errors at 60% rates. They used the selloff to add GitLab and Amplitude at attractive valuations. Consumer Staples was the epicenter of underperformance as investors showed no appetite for defensive businesses in a pro-cyclical, speculative bull market. The sector now trades at historically steep discounts despite facing perceived challenges including input cost inflation, GLP-1 impacts, and tariff supply chain effects. The market demonstrated insatiable appetite for risk, with the best performing stocks being the most speculative companies with no profits or revenue but thematic AI linkage. This extended to biotechs, meme stocks, crypto, and mining stocks, while defensive businesses were deeply out of favor. Small caps continued underperforming large caps despite a strong year for the Russell 2000. The fund significantly underperformed due to the speculative nature of the rally favoring companies without profits or revenue. Quality businesses with durable moats can now be found at attractive prices again. | AAON GTLB VIAV AMPL VCEL MIR CIEN CCOI WAL |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Small Cap Growth Strategy | 6.2% | 0.0% | ADUS, BJ, BOOT, CERT, CWAN, EME, EWCZ, FORM, FROG, INSM, LOAR, MODG, MTDR, MYRG, OS, PCVX, SVV, WH, WHD, WMT | Biotechnology, consumer, energy, growth, healthcare, industrials, small cap, technology | AI remains a dominant trend with many companies seeing greater risks of underspending and being left behind rivals. Companies are setting their IT budgets for 2025 with AI considerations. The technology continues to drive corporate spending decisions across sectors. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 17, 2024 | Madison Small Cap Fund | 6.3% | 17.2% | CCOI, CNM, CR, CSL, CVLT, EHC, FORM, HCP, INSP, LZ, MODN, OPCH, OSW, PRMW, SUM, WSC | AI, industrials, semiconductors, small caps, takeovers, technology, value | The AI data center buildout is driving significant demand for specialized memory chips called High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), with test intensity 25% higher than traditional memory. Form Factor has dominant market share at leading HBM maker SK Hynix and benefits from this trend. However, the AI frenzy is creating overheated valuations in anything related to the Nvidia-charged AI data center buildout. | OPCH INSP LZ FORM |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Madison Small Cap Fund | FormFactor Inc | Information Technology | Semiconductor Equipment | Bull | NASDAQ | AI infrastructure, HBM, High-Bandwidth Memory, market share, Moat, NVIDIA, semiconductor equipment, SK Hynix, Test Equipment | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Tudor Jones | Tudor Investment Corp | $53.4B | $2.8M | 0.01% | 50,741 | +50,741 | +100.00% | 0.0390% |
| Steven A. Cohen | Point72 Asset Management | $86.8B | $24.0M | 0.03% | 430,087 | +314,971 | +273.61% | 0.3304% |
| Ray Dalio | Bridgewater Associates | $27.4B | $1.4M | 0.01% | 25,979 | +25,979 | +100.00% | 0.0200% |
| Israel Englander | Millennium Management LLC | $233.2B | $4.6M | 0.00% | 82,369 | -30,809 | -27.22% | 0.0633% |
| Aaron Weitman | CastleKnight Management LP | $4.5B | $1.6M | 0.03% | 27,800 | +27,800 | +100.00% | 0.0214% |
| David Siegel & John Overdeck | Two Sigma Investments | $67.5B | $6.3M | 0.01% | 113,753 | -244,384 | -68.24% | 0.0874% |
| Cliff Asness | AQR Capital Management | $190.6B | $11.4M | 0.01% | 204,768 | +36,808 | +21.91% | 0.1573% |