| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | 8.4% | 9.4% | ANSS, CPRT, FIVN, FTNT, LSPD, TECH, TFX, VEEV, WCN, WST | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | -4.6% | 4.4% | ANSS, BFAM, CPRT, EXPO, FTNT, HEI, IDXX, ROL, VRSK, WST | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Parnassus Mid Cap Growth Fund | -2.5% | 10.6% | A, ADYEY, ALGN, CSGP, DDOG, EFX, FTNT, GWRE, IDXX, KLAC, MELI, MTD, ODFL, PCOR, PGR, POOL, ROK, SHW, SQ, TEAM, TT, XYZ | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | 8.4% | 9.4% | ALGN, ANSS, CGNX, CPRT, FTNT, IDXX, IT, MTN, ROL, VEEV, WST | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 23, 2024 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | 8.4% | 9.4% | ANSS, CPRT, FIVN, FTNT, GWRE, HEI, PCOR, POOL, ROP, TYL, WST | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 13, 2025 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | -3.2% | 1.1% | AAON, FDS, FTNT, GNRC, IDXX, IT, JKHY, TYL, VRSK, WST, XYL | earnings, Growth Equities, Mid Caps, Quality, valuation | Mid-cap stocks underperformed large-caps amid concentration in mega-cap tech leadership. Conestogas focus on sustainable earnings growth and conservative valuations left it lagging during speculative phases but positioned for long-term compounding when fundamentals reassert. The firm maintains exposure to industrial and technology companies with steady cash flows. | IDXX US WST US |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 9, 2026 | Fundsmith Equity Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | AAPL, ADP, AMZN, BF-B, CHD, COLPF, EL.PA, FTNT, GOOGL, IDXX, INTU, META, MSFT, NVDA, NVO, PEP, PM, TSLA, WKL.AS, ZTS | AI, Concentration, Index Funds, Performance, Quality, technology, valuation | Major tech companies are in an arms race to build AI capacity through massive capital expenditure on GPU chips and data centers. Whether this spending produces adequate returns remains an open question, with companies like Apple potentially benefiting by avoiding the race and leveraging others' infrastructure. Index funds now hold over 50% of US equity fund assets, creating momentum-driven buying that distorts markets. This passive investing creates a multiplier effect where $1 of flows can move stock prices by 5.5x, benefiting large index constituents regardless of fundamentals. Weight loss drugs are having a lasting impact on consumer behavior, directly affecting companies in snacks and alcoholic beverages. The manager sold positions in Brown-Forman and PepsiCo due to reduced appetites from these medications. The fund maintains focus on companies with high returns on capital (31% ROCE), strong margins (62% gross, 28% operating), and consistent cash conversion (94%). These quality metrics remain superior to broader market indices despite recent underperformance. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 14, 2026 | Emerald Wealth Partners – Growth Equity Strategy | 3.0% | 16.0% | 0700.HK, 6857.T, 8035.T, AAPL, AMZN, ASML, AVGO, AZN.L, BABA, FTNT, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NOW, NVDA, ORCL, TMO, TSM | AI, China, Cloud, cybersecurity, growth, infrastructure, semiconductors, technology | AI continues to show rapid progress with Google's Gemini 3 representing a significant leap in capabilities. The manager believes we may be nearing a Barnes & Noble moment where widespread business adoption accelerates, similar to internet adoption after 1995. They maintain strategic positioning in AI infrastructure companies with strong moats. Semiconductor equipment holdings drove strong Q4 performance, benefiting from improving industry outlooks and attractive valuations. The manager reduced underweight in Nvidia while favoring Broadcom's ASIC strategy, expecting custom silicon to gain market share in AI data centers. Following extensive research including a field trip, the manager re-entered Chinese technology and e-commerce through Alibaba and Tencent. They believe the regulatory environment has shifted from crackdown to active support, creating opportunities to buy excellent businesses at compelling valuations despite ongoing geopolitical tensions. Cloud infrastructure remains critical to AI deployment with companies like Alibaba holding 30% of China's cloud market and integrating AI capabilities. The manager sees cloud as essential infrastructure for the AI ecosystem with substantial growth runway as penetration remains below Western markets. The manager added back to Fortinet following 40% underperformance, seeing the company positioned to benefit from secular tailwinds in cybersecurity and vendor consolidation. Strong customer switching costs and network effects support continuous market share gains despite recent volatility. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | 8.4% | 9.4% | BALL, CSGP, FDS, FTNT, GGG, GWRE, IDXX, RGEN, ROL, VEEV, VRSK | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q1 | May 23, 2023 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | 8.4% | 9.4% | ANSS, AVLR, BSY, CPRT, CSGP, EXPO, FTNT, IDXX, IT, JKHY, PCOR, TECH, WST, XM, XUL | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 14, 2025 | Parnassus Mid Cap Growth Fund | -10.0% | -10.0% | APP, ARES, BILL, BLDR, BR, CMG, CTAS, DDOC, FTNT, GWRE, HOOD, ICLR, KLAC, MELI, NTRA, ORLY, ROST, SNDK, TER, TTD, VRSK, WST, XYZ | - | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Jan 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Thomas Küpfer | Fortinet Inc. | Information Technology | Cybersecurity | Bull | NASDAQ | consolidation, cybersecurity, SMB, switching costs, valuation | View Pitch |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Triba Research | Fortinet | Information Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Bull | NASDAQ | — | View Pitch |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Eugenio Catone | Fortinet, Inc. | Information Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Bull | NASDAQ | — | View Pitch |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Moretus Research | Fortinet, Inc. | Information Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Bull | NASDAQ | — | View Pitch |
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