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Quarter	Letter Date	Fund Name	QTD	YTD	Tickers	Keywords/Themes	Theme Commentary	Pitches	Letter
2024 Q3	Sep 30, 2024	Fenimore Value Strategy	9.2%	-	AME, APH, BN, BRK-A, BRO, CDW, IEX, KMX, MCHP, MKL, PGR, ROS, SYK, VMC	AI, Buybacks, earnings, mid cap, Quality, rates, value	The Federal Reserve cut the benchmark federal funds rate by half a percentage point in September, its first cut in more than four years. Lower rates are expected to help fuel purchases of expensive items like homes and automobiles, lead to more commercial construction, and improve consumer confidence.		View
2023 Q3	Sep 30, 2023	Fenimore Small Cap Strategy	-4.0%	-	AVY, BIP, BOC, CDW, CIGI, CSV, CTAS, ENTG, ESI, EXPO, IEX, MCHP, MKC, NOMD, PAG, PAYX, ROP, SPSC, THG, TT, TWNK	dividends, Quality, rates, semiconductors, small caps, value	Rising interest rates weighed on the market throughout the quarter, with the Fed raising rates by 0.25% in July and signaling potential additional increases. The Fed's higher for longer stance pressured stocks and created headwinds for companies with significant debt.		View
2023 Q3	Sep 30, 2023	Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy	-2.6%	-	AVY, BIP, BOC, CDW, CIGI, CTAS, ENTG, ESI, EXPO, IEX, MCHP, MKC, NOMD, PAG, PAYX, ROP, SPSC, THG, TT, TWNK	dividends, mid cap, Quality, rates, semiconductors, value	Rising interest rates weighed on the market in Q3, with the Fed signaling another rate increase possible before year-end. The Fed's target rate ended between 5.25% and 5.5%, the highest since 2001. Higher rates are filtering through the economy with 30-year mortgage rates well over 7%.		View
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	Jul 27, 2025	Weitz Partners III Opportunity Fund	2.5%	1.9%	AMZN, AVGO, BRK-A, CHTR, GCI, GOOGL, GPN, IEX, KMX, LBRDA, LH, META, MSFT, NVDA, PRM, ROP, TMO, TXN	AI, Hyperscalers, Long/Short, Quality, technology, value	Early days of AI infrastructure buildout with chip makers like Nvidia and Broadcom as biggest winners so far. Hyperscalers including Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft hold the purse strings on unprecedented AI infrastructure investment, giving them advantage to modulate spending based on returns while being funded by healthy cash flows from core businesses.	KMX	View
2025 Q2	Jul 22, 2025	Brandes Small Cap Value Fund	12.1%	4.9%	AOUT, ARLO, AVDL, ELAN, EPC, GIL.TO, GLOB, HBI, HURC, HXL, IEX, KMT, MOG.A, ORION, PAHC, PBH, PINC, PKE, SON, UNF	healthcare, industrials, positioning, small caps, underperformance, value	The fund focuses on small-cap value investing, seeking companies trading below intrinsic value estimates. The manager emphasizes the fund's lower valuations compared to the Russell 2000 Index while offering exposure to companies with strong balance sheets and compelling growth prospects.	GLOB PBH	View
2025 Q2	Jul 18, 2025	Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund	12.5%	10.5%	A, AI.PA, APH, HUBB, IEX, KYGA.L, LIN, MSFT, NVDA, RNR, SU.PA, TMO, VIE.PA, WAT, WM, ZTS	AI, Environmental, growth, healthcare, infrastructure, sustainability, technology	AI-related tailwinds drove strong performance in Information Technology holdings, particularly Cloud Computing and Semiconductor companies. The portfolio benefits from AI infrastructure growth, with companies like Microsoft Azure and Nvidia showing strong results. However, the launch of open-source AI platform DeepSeek has created some investor concerns around market leadership concentration.	IEX ZTS WAT APH NVDA MSFT WAT	View
2024 Q2	Jun 30, 2024	Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy	-2.6%	-	ADI, APH, BIPC, BROS, CBZ, CTAS, DFH, ENTG, ESAB, EXPO, HEI.A, HLI, IEX, MCHP, MLM, OLLI, OSW, POOL, SITE, VRSK	AI, dividends, industrials, mid cap, technology, value	Artificial intelligence investment has been a driving force behind the S&P 500's rise this year. Several holdings are involved in the AI data center ecosystem and meet rigorous investment criteria. AI is expected to help businesses run operations more efficiently, bolstering performance and potentially driving stocks upward.	ESAB OSW HLI	View
2024 Q2	Jun 30, 2024	Fenimore Value Strategy	-4.7%	-	ADI, APH, BIPC, BROS, CBZ, CTAS, DFH, ENTG, ESAB, EXPO, HEI.A, HLI, IEX, MCHP, MLM, OLLI, OSW, POOL, SITE, VRSK	AI, dividends, industrials, Manufacturing, mid cap, technology, value	AI investment has been a driving force behind the S&P 500's rise this year. Several holdings are involved in the AI data center ecosystem and meet rigorous investment criteria. AI is expected to help businesses run operations more efficiently, bolstering performance and potentially driving stocks upward.		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	View
2023 Q2	Jun 30, 2023	Fenimore Value Strategy	4.4%	-	APH, BRO, CDW, DG, IEX, KMX, VMC	dividends, financials, 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 track records. The firm believes 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.		View
2026 Q1	Apr 29, 2026	Weitz Partners III Opportunity Fund	-8.1%	-8.1%	ACN, CRM, DHR, IEX, LBRDK, MSFT, POOL, ROP, SIRI, TMO, TXN, V, VMC	AI, energy, Geopolitical, Long/Short, software, technology, value			View
2026 Q1	Apr 29, 2026	Weitz Large Cap Equity Fund	-12.1%	-12.1%	ADI, ASML, CRM, CSGP, DHR, HEI, IEX, IR, MSFT, NVDA, ODFL, TMO, TSM	AI, Concentration, Industrial, large cap, Life Sciences, semiconductors, technology, value			View
2025 Q1	Apr 25, 2025	SouthernSun Small Cap	-11.5%	-11.5%	AEIS, AGCO, AWI, BOOT, DANH, EPAC, EXTR, IEX, LOB, MOD, NGVT, OXM, PII, SAM, TKR, USPH	Manufacturing, Quality, Resilience, small caps, tariffs, value	Manager believes small- to mid-cap U.S. companies with strong fundamentals are poised to shine as the market transitions from speculative excess to substance-focused investing. The portfolio focuses on 20-30 fundamentally sound companies with financial backbone and market strongholds.	MOD EXTR LOB BOOT TKR EPAC	View
2025 Q1	Apr 25, 2025	SouthernSun SMID Cap	-8.8%	-8.8%	AEIS, AGCO, AWI, BDC, BOOT, BR, DHR, GNRC, IEX, MOD, PII, SAM, TKR, USPH, WSO	fundamentals, Quality, Resilience, small caps, SMID Cap, tariffs, Trade Policy, value	The manager believes small- to mid-cap U.S. companies with strong fundamentals are poised to shine as the market transitions from speculative excess to substance-focused investing. They see this as a shift from a sugar high to a carnivore diet - stripped of fluff and rooted in what's healthy and enduring.	MOD PII USPH BOOT WSO BR	View
2024 Q1	Apr 15, 2024	Ensemble Capital	0.0%	8.0%	AAPL, AMZN, BR, CMG, FAF, FAST, GOOGL, HEI, IEX, MASI, META, MSFT, NFLX, NKE, NOW, NTDOY, NVDA, NVR, RACE, TDG	growth, industrials, large cap, Luxury, Quality, technology, value	Ferrari demonstrates exceptional pricing power with average selling prices approaching €400,000, up €100,000 over five years. The company successfully expanded its appeal through new form factors like the Purosangue SUV while maintaining exclusivity. Management has built one of the strongest luxury brands with a robust business model that plays to these strengths.	IEX RACE	View
2025 Q1	Mar 31, 2025	Fenimore Small Cap Strategy	-5.3%	-5.3%	AJG, APH, BWIN, CDW, CTAS, DFH, ENTG, HEI, HGTY, IEX, MCHP, MKC, POOL, ROST, RSG, SITE, SPSC, STE, TT, VRSK	insurance, Quality, small cap, tariffs, Trade Policy, value	The new administration's tariff announcements sparked market volatility and fears of higher inflation and potential recession. Companies are scrambling to adjust to the rapidly changing trade landscape, though many have diversified supplier bases since the first term and COVID.	BWIN	View
2025 Q1	Mar 31, 2025	Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy	1.5%	1.5%	A, AJG, APH, BR, CDW, CTAS, ENTG, HEI, IEX, MCHP, MKC, PAYX, POOL, ROST, RSG, STE, SYK, TT, VRSK	dividends, insurance, mid cap, Quality, Trade Policy, value	The first quarter was marked by significant volatility driven by the new administration's tariff announcements, which sparked fears of higher inflation and potential recession. The economic impact of tariffs will take time to manifest as businesses scramble to adjust to a rapidly changing landscape.		View
2025 Q1	Mar 31, 2025	Fenimore Value Strategy	-1.1%	-1.1%	AJG, APH, AZO, BN, BR, BRK.B, BRO, CDW, FAST, HEI, IEX, KEYS, MKL, PAYX, PGR, ROST, RSG, SYK, TT, ZBRA	financials, insurance, mid cap, Quality, tariffs, Trade Policy, value	The first quarter was marked by significant volatility driven by the new administration's tariff announcements, which sparked fears of higher inflation and potential recession. The economic impact of tariffs will take time to manifest as businesses scramble to adjust to a rapidly changing landscape. Fenimore's portfolio companies have diversified their supplier bases and are more prepared for tariff impacts than in previous years.		View
2025 Q1	Mar 31, 2025	Weitz Large Cap Equity Fund	-3.8%	-3.8%	AON, BRK-A, CHTR, CRM, CSGP, DHR, FIS, GOOGL, GPN, IDXX, IEX, IT, LH, META, MSFT, ORCL, SPGI, TECH, V, VEEV	AI, financials, large cap, Life Sciences, technology, value	Investors questioned returns on gargantuan capital spending needed to drive the AI revolution after early enthusiasm. Microsoft is well positioned as an AI infrastructure player with attractive long-term upside potential.	TECH IDXX MSFT	View
2025 Q1	Mar 31, 2025	Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund	0.8%	0.8%	ACN, BRK-A, CMCSA, DHR, GOOGL, HEI, IDXX, IEX, LBRDA, LICT, LKQ, META, PRM, TECH, V	aerospace, AI, healthcare, Multi Cap, technology, Trade Policy, value	The AI Trade was dealt a setback in late January after Chinese firm DeepSeek announced its advanced AI model had been developed at a fraction of the cost of U.S. competitors. This led to greater investor scrutiny of U.S. firms' spending plans. Alphabet's Google unit is on the front lines of the Traditional Search vs. GenAI battle.		View
2025 Q1	Mar 31, 2025	Weitz Partners III Opportunity Fund	-0.6%	-0.6%	ACN, ADBE, AMZN, AON, BRK-A, DHR, GOOGL, GPN, IEX, KMX, LBRDA, LH, META, MSFT, PRM, ROP, TECH, TMO, V	AI, Concentration, large cap, Long/Short, technology, Trade Policy, value	The AI Trade faced a significant setback in late January when Chinese firm DeepSeek announced its latest AI model was developed at a fraction of the cost of U.S. competitors. This caused investors to take much harder looks at AI spending plans at U.S. technology firms and shifted market sentiment overnight.		View
2024 Q1	Mar 31, 2024	Fenimore Small Cap Strategy	6.1%	6.1%	APD, BIP, BOC, CBZ, CIGI, CTAS, DFH, EXPO, FTDR, HEI, IEX, JKHY, MCHP, MLM, NOMD, PAYX, SYK, TROW, TT, VRSK	consumer, financials, Quality, small cap, value	The FAM Small Cap Fund rose 6.06% in the first quarter, outperforming the Russell 2000 Index by 88 basis points. The fund continues to focus on small and midsize businesses that meet strict investment criteria, with outperformance attributed to strength in financial and consumer holdings.		View
2024 Q1	Mar 31, 2024	Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy	10.3%	10.3%	APD, BIP, BOC, CBZ, CIGI, CTAS, DFH, EXPO, FTDR, HEI, IEX, JKHY, MCHP, MLM, NOMD, PAYX, SYK, TROW, TT, VRSK	dividends, healthcare, industrials, mid cap, Quality, technology, value	The fund's holdings increased their cash dividends by 8.6% on average over the past 12 months. Top dividend growers included Microchip Technology at 25.7%, Cintas Corporation at 17.4%, and Verisk Analytics at 14.7%.		View
2024 Q1	Mar 31, 2024	Fenimore Value Strategy	10.9%	10.9%	AJG, APH, BR, BRO, BRO.TO, CDW, DG, ENTG, IEX, KEYS, MCHP, MKL, PGR, PNFP, ROST, RSG, SYK, TROW, TT, VMC	financials, insurance, mid cap, semiconductors, technology, value	Brown & Brown continues to benefit from an extended favorable rate environment in the property and casualty insurance markets that it serves as a broker. Progressive Corporation is benefiting from previous rate actions taken to cover the cost of litigation and automobile repairs, which have improved their loss ratio and underwriting profitability significantly.		View
2025 Q4	Feb 4, 2026	Baron Asset Fund	7.9%	8.2%	ACGL, APH, AXON, BAH, BIRK, CSGP, DAY, FICO, GWRE, IDXX, IEX, IT, MTD, RPGN, SPOT, TTD, VEEV, VRSK, WELL	AI, Biotechnology, growth, healthcare, mid cap, software, Space, technology	The fund benefits from AI-related investments including SpaceX's Starlink expansion and xAI's rapid development of Grok AI model with massive GPU deployments. Amphenol maintains significant market share in interconnect solutions within NVIDIA's AI server racks with content expected to increase as speeds and system complexity rise. SpaceX represents the fund's largest position at 12.5% of net assets, generating significant value through rapid expansion of Starlink broadband service and establishing itself as a leading launch provider with reusable technology. The company is making tremendous progress on Starship, the largest most powerful rocket ever flown. Guidewire's cloud migration is largely complete with annual recurring revenue benefiting from new customer wins and migrations to InsuranceSuite Cloud product. The landmark 10-year agreement with Liberty Mutual should help drive adoption among other Tier 1 P&C carriers. Repligen operates in fast-growing end markets including monoclonal antibodies and cell and gene therapies, with strong track record of scientific innovation. The company has opportunity to embed differentiated systems into new drug manufacturing processes as biosimilars come to market.		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	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
2025 Q3	Oct 28, 2025	Weitz Partners III Opportunity Fund	0.0%	1.9%	AMZN, AVGO, BRK-A, CHTR, GCIA, GOOGL, GPN, IEX, KMX, LBRDA, LH, META, MSFT, NVDA, PRM, ROP, TMO, TXN	AI, Buybacks, Long/Short, Quality, technology, value	The fund acknowledges AI as a dominant theme with early returns accruing to chip makers like Nvidia and Broadcom. They remain on the sidelines of pure-play AI investments due to uncertain long-term growth forecasts, preferring exposure through hyperscalers like Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft who can invest in AI while maintaining durable core businesses.		View
2025 Q3	Oct 21, 2025	Brandes Small Cap Value Fund	11.2%	16.6%	AOUT, ARLO, AVDL, ELAN, EPC, GIL.TO, GLOB, HBI, HURC, HXL, IEX, KMT, MOG.A, ORION, PAHC, PBH, PINC, PKE, SON, UNF	healthcare, industrials, positioning, small caps, technology, underperformance, value	The fund focuses on small-cap value investing, seeking companies trading below intrinsic value estimates. The manager emphasizes the fund's lower valuations compared to the Russell 2000 Index while offering exposure to companies with strong balance sheets and compelling growth prospects.	PBH GLOB PBH GLOB	View
2025 Q4	Jan 29, 2026	Weitz Large Cap Equity Fund	0.6%	-0.2%	ADI, CHTR, CSGP, DHR, EFX, GOOGL, IDXX, IEX, IT, KMX, META, ORCL, TMO	AI, Biotechnology, Concentration, healthcare, large cap, Process Enhancement, stock selection, value	The artificial intelligence infrastructure trade took a breather after a red-hot summer. Google's Gemini AI surpassed expectations with performance moving to the front of the pack according to respected industry benchmarks, helping Alphabet solidify its spot as an AI leader.		View
2025 Q4	Jan 29, 2026	Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund	-1.5%	3.2%	ACN, BRK-B, CDW, CHTR, CMCSA, CSGP, DHR, GOOGL, HEI, IDXX, IEX, IT, KMX, LBRDA, LH, LKQ, META, PRM, SIRI, TECH	healthcare, multi-cap, technology, Telecom, underperformance, value	Google's Gemini AI surpassed expectations with latest release, moving to front of pack among frontier models according to industry benchmarks. Investors questioning value of Gartner's research offerings in rapidly evolving GenAI landscape. Heightened competition continues weighing on broadband investments including Liberty Broadband and Charter Communications. Charter's capital investment cycle beginning to ease, expected to improve free cash flow and support share repurchases at depressed prices. CarMax faces challenging environment with constrained availability and affordability of late model used vehicles. Online competitor Carvana taking share while CarMax's omni-channel investments have yet to deliver improvements, leading to strategic changes and CEO departure.	CHTR KMX PRM	View
2025 Q4	Jan 29, 2026	Weitz Partners III Opportunity Fund	0.7%	3.2%	AMZN, AON, BRK-A, CHTR, DHR, EEFT, GOOGL, GPN, IEX, KMX, LBRDA, LH, MA, META, MSFT, ROP, SIRI, TECH, TMO, V	AI, Biotechnology, contrarian, healthcare, Long/Short, technology, value	The fund owned several companies deemed AI Winners including Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta Platforms, averaging roughly 16% of Fund assets in 2025. Google's latest Gemini AI release surpassed expectations with benchmarks showing performance moved to the front of the pack. The fund's deep value stocks averaging roughly 16% of portfolio assets had a disproportionately negative impact on returns in 2025. As value-oriented investors, the managers are comfortable taking contrarian positions but must be clear-eyed about how companies' prospects change. The portfolio's life sciences investments representing roughly 18% of average assets experienced a lost year in 2025. The industry began with pressure on research budgets and heightened scrutiny of healthcare apparatus, reorienting around a new normal before organic growth pickup spurred a rally.	BRK.B PRM CHTR KMX GOOGL	View
2025 Q4	Jan 13, 2026	Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy	-4.4%	1.9%	AJG, APH, AVY, BR, CDW, CTAS, HEI, HLI, IEX, JKHY, MCHP, MLM, PAYX, ROST, RSG, STE, SYK, TT, VRSK, WSO	AI, dividends, healthcare, mid cap, Quality, technology, value	Fenimore maintains focus on high-quality companies with strong balance sheets, consistent profitability, and prudent capital allocation. Quality as a factor remained out of favor despite many businesses showing strong long-term fundamental prospects. The firm believes solid business fundamentals should reassert themselves as the primary driver of stock prices in the long run. AI excitement and related infrastructure builds continued to drive the market, drawing capital away from nearly every other area. Investor enthusiasm was driven toward businesses with AI-related exposures. Amphenol benefited from data center buildouts supporting AI, with its IT Datacom segment growing 128% organically. Dividend-paying companies lagged non-dividend-paying companies by more than 50%. On average, portfolio holdings raised their dividends 9% over 2025, in line with their earnings growth. The top three dividend raisers were Amphenol (55%), Cintas (15%), and Verisk Analytics (15%). Valuations for portfolio companies are becoming more attractive while other indices become more overvalued. The fund sees compelling valuations within the portfolio, which management believes sets the fund up for solid future performance. Many quality franchises are trading at relative multi-year lows.	TT APH JKHY ROST	View
2025 Q4	Jan 13, 2026	Fenimore Value Strategy	-1.2%	4.9%	ADI, AJG, APH, AZO, BAM, BR, BRK-B, BRO, FAST, HEI, IEX, KEYS, MKL, MLM, PGR, ROST, SYK, TT, VMC, ZBRA	AI, fundamentals, mid cap, Quality, Speculation, value	Fenimore maintains focus on high-quality companies with strong balance sheets, consistent profitability, and prudent capital allocation despite continued underperformance versus speculative names. The firm believes solid business fundamentals should reassert themselves as the primary driver of stock prices in the long run, similar to the tech bubble period. AI-related infrastructure investments continue driving market enthusiasm, with companies like Amphenol benefiting from data center buildouts. However, the firm views AI excitement as creating speculation that draws capital away from other areas, leading to extended valuations for AI-related stocks.	FAST AZO BRO APH MKL	View
2024 Q3	Sep 30, 2024	Weitz Partners III Opportunity Fund	9.1%	14.1%	AMZN, AON, BRK-A, FIS, GOOGL, GPN, IEX, KMX, LBRDA, LBTYA, LH, LYV, META, MSFT, NVDA, PRM, SIRI, SPY, TMO	Broadband, Long/Short, Quality, Rate Cuts, technology, value	The fund focuses on owning high quality businesses trading at discounts to intrinsic value. Liberty Broadband traded at a significant discount to its Charter stake value, and SiriusXM Holdings appears undervalued with investors overly pessimistic about future cash flows at current prices.		View
2024 Q3	Sep 30, 2024	Weitz Large Cap Equity Fund	7.8%	13.3%	ADBE, AMZN, AON, BRK-B, CHTR, CSU.TO, EFX, GOOGL, GPN, IEX, MCHP, META, ODFL, ORCL, ROP, SPGI, VEEV	concentrated, large cap, Quality, technology, value	The fund employs a Quality-at-a-Discount approach, seeking concentrated positions in undervalued companies. The portfolio trades at a price-to-value in the very low 90s, offering adequate return potential over a multi-year period. The manager emphasizes valuation-sensitive investing with discipline.		View
2024 Q2	Jul 28, 2024	Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund	10.4%	16.3%	ACIW, AON, BRK-B, CHTR, CSGP, GOOG, GWRE, HEI, IEX, LBRDA, LKQ, LLYVA, LSXMK, LYV, META, ODFL, PRM, SIRI, TXN, VRSN	Logistics, multi-cap, Quality, technology, value	The letter discusses an AI-driven feeding frenzy of tech stocks, with Meta Platforms and Alphabet garnering favor given their position at the vanguard of artificial intelligence development. However, their traditional ad-supported businesses continue to demonstrate strength and drive healthy business value growth.	ODFL	View
2024 Q2	Jul 28, 2024	Weitz Partners III Opportunity Fund	9.1%	14.1%	AAPL, AMZN, AON, BRK-B, CCRD, CSGP, FIS, GOOG, GPN, IEX, KMX, LBRDA, LLYVA, LSXMK, LYV, MA, META, MSFT, NVDA, ODFL, PRM, SIRI, TXN	Long/Short, Mega Cap, Multi Cap, technology, value	AI initiatives have captivated investors' interest as companies like Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta are at the forefront of developing and deploying artificial intelligence in consumer and business applications. While AI development drives investor enthusiasm, these companies' traditional businesses continue to outperform and generate significant cash flow.		View
2024 Q2	Jul 28, 2024	Weitz Large Cap Equity Fund	7.8%	13.3%	ADBE, ADI, AMZN, AON, CHTR, CRM, CSGP, CSU.TO, EFX, GOOG, GPN, IEX, KMX, LBRDK, LSXMK, MA, META, ODFL, ORCL, VMC	AI, Capital Allocation, large cap, Quality, technology, value	AI fever continued to grip the equity market and dominate the narrative, driving small pockets of tech-related stocks to gains. The AI-driven feeding frenzy of tech stocks has created momentum that has swamped all other factors in the market.	ODFL CSU.TO IEX	View
2023 Q2	Jul 20, 2023	Weitz Partners III Opportunity Fund	9.1%	14.1%	AMZN, AON, BRK-B, CHTR, DHR, EEFT, GOOGL, GPN, IEX, KMX, LBRDK, MA, META, MSFT, PMS, ROP, SIRI, TECH, TMO, V	AI, contrarian, large cap, Long/Short, technology, underperformance, value	The fund owned several companies deemed AI Winners including Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta Platforms, which averaged roughly 16% of fund assets in 2025. Alphabet was the fund's top performer in both the quarter and year, with the latest Gemini AI release surpassing expectations and moving to the front of the pack on several benchmarks.	LBRDA BRK/A\|CSGP\|KMX	View
2023 Q1	Mar 31, 2023	Weitz Partners III Opportunity Fund	9.1%	14.1%	AMZN, AON, BRK-B, CHTR, DHR, EEFT, GOOGL, GPN, IEX, KMX, LBRDK, LH, MA, META, MSFT, ROP, SIRI, TECH, TMO, V	AI, healthcare, Long/Short, technology, Telecommunications, value	The fund owned several companies deemed AI Winners including Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta Platforms, averaging roughly 16% of fund assets in 2025. Alphabet was the top performer with the latest Gemini AI release surpassing expectations and moving to the front of the pack on several benchmarks.	LBRDA BRK/A\|CSGP\|KMX	View
2023 Q2	Feb 8, 2023	SouthernSun SMID Cap	8.8%	13.9%	AGCO, DY, IEX, MGPI, MUSA, NGVT, SAM, THO, TREX, UNVR, USPH, WRK	Chemicals, concentrated, healthcare, SMID Cap, Spirits, Telecommunications, value	Fiber penetration has significant runway with only 43% of US homes passed by high-speed fiber cable. Government funding through ARPA, RDOF, and BEAD programs is making previously uneconomical rural and low-income areas viable for fiber deployment. Industry capacity remains tight with strong demand from smaller customers.		View
2024 Q4	Jan 29, 2025	Weitz Large Cap Equity Fund	-0.6%	12.7%	ADBE, AMZN, CHTR, CRM, CSGP, DHR, EFX, GOOGL, GPN, IEX, MA, MCHP, META, ODFL, ORCL, ROP, SPGI, TMO, V	Concentration, large cap, Quality, technology, value	The fund employs a Quality-at-a-Discount approach to investing, emphasizing concentrated, valuation-sensitive investing. The portfolio trades at a price-to-value in the high 80s, which they believe offers adequate return potential over a multi-year period.		View

Pitches With This Ticker

Date	Pitch Type	Author	Company	Industry	Sub Industry	Bull / Bear	Stock Exchange	Keywords	Action
Apr 13, 2026	Fund Letters	Ensemble Capital	IDEX Corporation	Industrials	Industrial Machinery	Bull	NYSE	80/20 System, Decentralized, Fire Safety, Free Cash Flow, healthcare, Industrial, M&A, Mission-Critical, Niche markets, serial acquirer	View Pitch
Apr 13, 2026	Fund Letters	Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund	IDEX Corporation	Industrials	Industrial Machinery	Bear	NYSE	Cyclical, Health Sciences, industrial machinery, Industrial Production, organic growth, Water infrastructure	View Pitch
Apr 13, 2026	Fund Letters	Weitz Large Cap Equity Fund	IDEX Corp.	Industrials	Industrial Machinery	Bull	NYSE	Acquisitions, Analytical instruments, capital allocation, Cyclical Recovery, Fire Safety, life sciences, Multi-industrial, semiconductors, water treatment	View Pitch
Aug 13, 2025	Seeking Alpha	Matthew J. Smith	IDEX Corporation	Industrials	Specialty Industrial Machinery	Bull	NYSE	—	View Pitch

BSD Shareholders of IEX

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Filing Date: September 30, 2025

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