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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| Q4 2025 | Feb 3, 2026 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 1.2% | -8.5% | ABT, AFRM, BOOT, BRBR, BROS, BURL, BWXT, CASY, CHDN, COCO, CRDO, CW, DKNG, DT, ELF, EME, EXAS, FOUR, GKOS, KTB, LII, MASI, MNDY, MTSI, PEN, PODD, RGEN, RKLB, TARS, TWLO, ULS, VERX, WAY, WSO | AI, defense, growth, healthcare, mid cap, semiconductors, small cap, technology | The extended federal government shutdown added volatility during what was otherwise a risk-on environment, with a mid-quarter shift in market behavior for AI-related equities as the exuberant narrative evolved to one more balanced in assessing the technology's enormous potential against staggering capital spending plans and high expectations. The team initiated a position in Credo Technology as a more diversified way to gain exposure to strong trends in AI-connectivity. MACOM Technology Solutions rose nearly +40% as the company experienced broad-based demand, similar to many semiconductor companies in 2025. The team exited Astera Labs following industry conference presentations that suggested emerging competitive risks and concerns over single customer concentration, while initiating a position in Credo Technology for AI-connectivity exposure. Healthcare was the strongest relative contributor in the quarter with holdings increasing nearly +16% compared to benchmark returns of roughly +12%. Exact Sciences was acquired for a significant premium by Abbott Laboratories resulting in an +86% return, while other strong performers included Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Glaukos following approval of a new product, Penumbra, and Repligen driven by strong earnings results. The team initiated a position in Curtiss-Wright, believing the company is entering a period where multiple near-term growth drivers are converging, including rising defense budgets, commercial aerospace production ramps, nuclear power plant life extensions and new builds, and submarine production. EMCOR Group was initiated as a new position, viewed as a critical contractor enabling multi-year investment cycles across data centers, semiconductor fabrication, electrification, and broader infrastructure modernization. Its decentralized, cash-generative model, recurring service base, and exposure to structural growth drivers create a profile viewed as more durable than a typical cyclical contractor framework. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 27, 2026 | Artisan Global Discovery | 1.7% | 12.1% | ARGX, ASND.CO, BAB.L, BKR, BLD, CCC, COH, DUOL, FROG, FWONA, INSM, IRTC, LABS, LYV, MOD, MPWR, MTSI, PEN, PSTG, RBC, SAIL, SE, SPOT, TTAN, TXRH, TYL, VRCY, WESCO, WST, WWD | AI, Biotechnology, defense, global, growth, healthcare, SMID Cap, technology | AI-related capital spending remains an area of active debate entering 2026, with investors weighing strong industry momentum against concerns about circular financing dynamics and datacenter construction delays. The team continues to find compelling opportunities among companies positioned to benefit from AI investment strength and gain share of customers' AI spending based on superior technology that improves datacenter performance and efficiency. Healthcare returned as a source of market strength, with the team maintaining relatively high exposure despite several years of industry headwinds. Strong conviction in profit cycle opportunities for biotech companies, with several franchises delivering strong results as product launches gained momentum and investor sentiment toward the sector improved. Aerospace and defense holdings appear well positioned for multiyear growth, with companies capitalizing on rising global defense spending. Commercial aerospace suppliers are positioned to benefit from significant content gains in new planes and growth in recurring aftermarket sales for many years. Several portfolio companies benefit directly from AI-related capital spending, with strong demand from datacenter customers as capacity is added to support high-density computing environments. Companies are seeing increased activity within datacenter-related electrical and communications businesses. | MTSI IRTC IOT NEM GR TTAN SAIL BLD TXRH BAB LN SPOT SE FROG INSM COHR |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 23, 2026 | Baron Health Care Fund | 13.1% | 10.3% | ABBV, ACLX, ARGX, ARQT, AZN, BSX, DHR, DSXY, EHC, ELAN, INSM, ISRG, LLY, MASI, MTD, PEN, RDNT, RGEN, SYK, TEVA, TMO, WELL | Biotechnology, GLP1, healthcare, Life Sciences, M&A, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals | Strong stock selection in biotechnology contributed the vast majority of relative gains, with main drivers being Cidara Therapeutics and Abivax. Biotechnology funding surged 94% year-over-year in December, making it the strongest month in the last three years. The Fund maintains 33.2% allocation to biotechnology companies. Eli Lilly's Mounjaro and Zepbound GLP-1/GIP therapies are viewed as transformational for diabetic and non-diabetic obese patients. The manager expects this drug class to become the standard of care for both diabetes and obesity, ultimately representing a $150 billion-plus market opportunity. M&A activity has been accelerating, with notable deals including Cidara Therapeutics acquired by Merck for $9.2 billion and Penumbra acquired by Boston Scientific for $14.5 billion. Large pharmaceutical companies will lose patent protection on products generating $400 billion of sales over the next eight years. The Fund maintains 14.2% allocation to life sciences tools & services. End markets are improving with strong biotechnology funding, stable biopharmaceutical R&D investment, and reduced risk of industry disruption following drug pricing agreements with the Trump Administration. | RGEN ELAN WELL ARQT TMO EHC DOCS ARQQ TEVA ARGX LLY |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | Artisan Partners Small Cap Fund | 3.4% | 8.6% | BRKR, CLBT, COCO, FLEX, GH, GWRE, HXL, INSM, IRTC, ITGR, LASR, LSCC, MOD, MTSI, PCOR, PEN, PSN, SN, STVN, VSEC | AI, Biotechnology, defense, growth, healthcare, profit cycles, small cap, technology | AI-related capital spending remains an area of active debate entering 2026. Investors continue to weigh strong industry momentum against concerns about circular financing dynamics and data center construction delays. The team finds compelling opportunities among companies positioned to benefit from AI investment strength and gain share of customers' AI spending based on superior technology. Aerospace and defense holdings appear well positioned for multiyear growth. The team believes commercial aerospace suppliers are positioned to benefit for many years from significant content gains in new aircraft and growth in recurring aftermarket sales. Defense-related investments include companies with strong franchises in non-kinetic laser weapons and critical technologies. Healthcare returned as a source of market strength during the quarter. The team maintains relatively high exposure to the sector despite several years of industry headwinds, grounded in conviction in profit cycle opportunities for biotechnology companies. Many biotechnology franchises are early in what the team believes are some of the most compelling product launch cycles of their careers. The team continues to find compelling opportunities among semiconductor companies positioned to benefit from AI investment strength and gain share of customers' AI spending based on superior technology that improves data center performance and efficiency. These investments are managed with valuation discipline consistent with the team's process. | GWRE PSN STVN COCO INSM MTSI |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | ClearBridge Investments Small Cap Growth Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | BE, BETA, BHVN, DUOL, DYN, ELF, GKOS, IBP, INSM, LRN, NVS, PEN, PTGX, QLYS, RBC, SGRY, SSD, TREX, VRNS, WIX | active management, AI, Biotechnology, Capital markets, earnings, growth, small cap, Valuations | The manager expects 2026 could mark a period where productivity and monetization benefits of AI become more visible across industries. Several holdings are actively leveraging AI to improve efficiency, offer new products, or provide solutions to secure and manage critical data that AI utilizes. Biotech sector rebounded strongly behind positive clinical and commercial outcomes, healthy M&A activity, performance mean reversion and lower interest rates. The Russell 2000 Growth Biotech Index returned 28.1% in Q4, with the manager adding modestly to relative performance despite benchmark biotech constituents being up over 40% for the year. Capital markets appear to be accelerating with IPO activity improving after a multiyear lull and M&A volumes rebounding. This environment is historically favorable to the strategy, with recent transactions highlighting sophisticated buyers deploying capital at depressed valuations. Small cap earnings growth is forecasted to handily exceed large caps in 2026, with the third quarter marking the first time in over a decade that small caps exceeded large caps in earnings growth. The manager believes the asset class is poised for stronger performance with relative valuations still at attractive levels. | SIMP PTGX |
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| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | ALB, BKR, CLA LN, CRWD, DXCM, HAL, PEN, PLNT, SNPS | - | View |
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