| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 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 |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 11, 2025 | Heartland Value Plus Fund | 1.9% | -6.5% | BRC, MTRN, PBH, PHIN | Auto Parts, Buybacks, Capital Allocation, dividends, materials, Rate Cuts, small caps, value | For the first time since 2021, small-cap earnings have been growing year-over-year, signaling improved demand dynamics. The Russell 2000 Index gained 12.39% in the quarter, outperforming the S&P 500. Small companies are likely beneficiaries of lower financing costs and growing risk appetite from the Fed's rate-cutting cycle. | PBH MTRN PHIN BRC NVST SIMO GTES |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Brandes Small Cap Value Fund | -6.5% | -6.5% | AOBC, ARLO, BZU, CFP, ELAN, ERJ, EWG, FSTR, GHM, HBI, HXL, IMKTA, KMT, MOG.A, ORION, PBH, PKE, PZZA, SR | consumer discretionary, healthcare, industrials, small caps, value | The fund focuses on small-cap value investing, seeking companies trading at undemanding valuations below intrinsic value estimates. The manager emphasizes the fund exhibits lower valuations than the Russell 2000 Index while offering exposure to companies with strong balance sheets and compelling growth prospects. | PZZA |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 9, 2025 | Heartland Value Plus Fund | 8.5% | 1.4% | BRC, MTRN, PBH, PHIN | Auto Parts, Buybacks, Capital Allocation, dividends, earnings, Rate Cuts, small caps, value | For the first time since 2021, small-cap earnings have been growing year-over-year, signaling improved demand dynamics. The Russell 2000 Index gained 12.39% in the quarter, outperforming the S&P 500. Small companies are likely beneficiaries of lower financing costs and growing risk appetite from the Fed's rate-cutting cycle. | PBH MTRN PHIN BRC |
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| 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 |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 15, 2025 | Ariel Appreciation Fund | 9.5% | - | FI, GS, KMX, KN, MAT, PBH, PSKY, REZI, SPHR | consumer, Entertainment, financials, mid cap, small caps, technology, value | The fund focuses on undervalued businesses with long-term growth potential. Multiple holdings are described as undervalued including Sphere Entertainment, Resideo Technologies, and Mattel. The manager emphasizes compelling value in small-cap equities and select cyclicals trading at historically attractive levels. | PBH FISV MAT KMX KN SPHR REZI |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 15, 2025 | Ariel Focus Fund | 20.8% | - | AJG, BIO, CLB, FI, Gold, MOS, PBH, REZI, SLB, ZIMV | Buybacks, energy, financials, healthcare, materials, small caps, technology, value | The fund continues to focus on undervalued businesses with compelling value opportunities. Small-cap equities and select cyclicals are trading at historically attractive levels, with small caps trading at one of the steepest discounts to large caps since the dot-com era. | FISV AJG SLB PBH |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 15, 2025 | Ariel Fund | 12.4% | - | MANU, MAT, PBH, PSKY, REZI, SPHR | consumer, Entertainment, healthcare, Media, small caps, technology, value | The fund sees compelling value in small-cap equities trading at historically attractive levels. Consensus earnings projections suggest the Russell 2000 Index may outpace the Russell 1000 Index over the next two years, with small caps currently trading at one of the steepest discounts to large caps since the dot-com era. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 15, 2025 | Ariel Small Cap Value Strategy | 12.7% | - | BCO, KMT, MAT, MSGE, PBH, REZI, SPHR, ZBRA | consumer, Entertainment, industrials, rates, small caps, technology, value | Small caps outperformed as capital rotated into undervalued segments of the market. Small caps are currently trading at one of the steepest discounts to large caps since the dot-com era. Consensus earnings projections suggest the Russell 2000 Index may outpace the Russell 1000 Index over the next two years. | KMT US SPHR US BCO US REZI US |
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| 2023 Q3 | Mar 10, 2023 | Ariel Fund | 12.1% | 0.0% | ATGE, GNRC, IPG, LESL, MAT, PBH, SPHR | consumer, Education, Entertainment, healthcare, small caps, value | Sphere Entertainment's Las Vegas venue opened on track with costs in-line, delivering profitable results and planning 365-day operations including concerts, sporting events, and The Sphere Experience. The venue presents long-term opportunities through advertising, sponsorship, and VIP hospitality licensing. | PBH GNRC IPG LESL AMAT ATGE SPHR |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Ariel Fund | Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. | Consumer Staples | Personal Products | Bull | NYSE | Consumer healthcare, COVID Recovery, debt reduction, margin expansion, multiple expansion, OTC Pharmaceuticals, product innovation | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Brandes Small Cap Value Fund | Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc | Health Care | Pharmaceuticals | Bull | NYSE | Brand Builder, Consumer healthcare, defensive, M&A, market leadership, OTC Pharmaceuticals, share repurchases, Value | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Heartland Value Plus Fund | Prestige Consumer Healthcare | Consumer Staples | Personal Products | Bull | NYSE | acquisition, Clear Eyes, Consumer brands, Dramamine, Eye Care, Inventory Restocking, multiple expansion, OTC Healthcare, supply chain, vertical integration | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Bryan Barrett | Prestige Consumer Healthcare | Health Care | Pharmaceuticals | Bull | NYSE | Acquisitions, brands, cashflow, consumer, healthcare, OTC, pharmaceuticals | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Bradford Evans | Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. | Health Care | Pharmaceuticals | Bull | NYSE | Earnings-recovery, Integration, Inventory, Margins, OTC, supply chain, valuation | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | John W. Rogers | Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. | Health Care | Pharmaceuticals | Bull | NYSE | Acquisitions, healthcare, innovation, OTC, pharmaceuticals | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Charles K. Bobrinskoy | Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. | Health Care | Pharmaceuticals | Bull | NYSE | acquisition, buybacks, cash flow, Consumer-health, growth, pharmaceuticals, valuation | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Bryan Barrett | Prestige Consumer Healthcare | Health Care | Pharmaceuticals | Bull | NYSE | Acquisitions, brands, cashflow, consumer, healthcare, OTC, pharmaceuticals | View Pitch |
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