| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 15, 2025 | Unconventional Value | - | 31.6% | PGY, PL, RELY, SPIR, THRY, UPST, XMTR | AI, Concentration, disruption, Founders, growth | The letter centers on applying AI-driven disruption to underappreciated business models in consumer credit, data, and software. Management focuses on founder-led companies with differentiated assets and long runways for monetization. Volatility and concentrated positioning are embraced as necessary for outsized long-term returns. | RELY XMTR THRYV PGY PL |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Conestoga Micro Cap Composite | 15.7% | 6.1% | ERII, HLMN, KIDS, MEG, OLO, PL, ROAD, SLP, SSTI, TWST, WLDN | earnings, growth, Micro Caps, profitability, volatility | The letter discusses high-quality growth investing in micro-cap companies during a period of extreme volatility and narrow market leadership. While speculative and unprofitable stocks led short-term rallies, Conestoga stresses that durable revenue growth and profitability drive long-term returns. The outlook favors disciplined growth as earnings cycles recover. | TWST |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 22, 2026 | Unconventional Value | 0.0% | 0.0% | AMZN, HIMS, PGY, PL, RELY, SPIR, THRY, UPST, WISE.L, WU, XMTR | AI, Fintech, growth, SaaS, Satellites, small cap, technology, value | AI is viewed as a technology enabler that will accelerate product development and create tailwinds for existing businesses rather than replace human judgment. The manager believes AI will never replace human judgment and sees it as enhancing rather than disrupting core investment strategies. Planet's satellite constellation and daily Earth imaging capability represents a unique infrastructure play. The manager believes Planet is building the default system of record for monitoring Earth, with the daily scan providing infinitely scalable data distribution at zero marginal cost. Remitly's digital remittance platform is taking market share from legacy players like Western Union. The business model relies on acquiring customers via digital channels and earning fees on repeat transactions, with scale benefits improving economics over time. Thryv represents a business model transition from legacy marketing services to SaaS, targeting small businesses moving up-market. The strategy focuses on converting legacy customers to the SaaS platform and expanding functionality for larger businesses with more complex needs. | RELY THRY PL |
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| 2024 Q4 | Feb 10, 2025 | Meridian Contrarian Fund | 1.7% | 9.6% | CSTM, HNST, LEGN, MIR, PL, THC | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Conestoga Micro Cap Composite | 9.9% | 13.5% | ERII, MEG, NABL, NVEE, ODFL, OLO, PCTY, PL, ROAD, TBRD CN, TFX, TKNO, TRNS, UTI | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Conestoga Micro Cap Composite | 7.6% | 3.3% | DGII, IRMD, MLAB, OLO, PHR, PL, PLOW, QTQO, ROAD, SMLR, SSTI | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | Meridian Contrarian Fund | 6.7% | - | HNST, KRNT, LASR, PENG, PL, PRGO | AI, defense, Electrification, small caps, turnaround | The fund focuses on undervalued companies with visible catalysts for recovery, highlighting themes in AI infrastructure, electrification, and defense technology. Managers see opportunities in overlooked small- and mid-cap firms benefiting from industrial automation and power transition. The contrarian strategy targets earnings rebounds from improving fundamentals despite macro uncertainty. | LASR PL KRNT PRGO HNST LASR PL KRNT PRGO HNST |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 13, 2025 | Conestoga Micro Cap Composite | 11.7% | 18.5% | BWMN, CLMB, MAMA, OLO, PHR, PL, PLMR, QTMO, SLP, TKNO, TWST, VCEL, WLDN | Construction, Energy Efficiency, industrials, Infrastructure Spending, Micro Caps | Micro-caps rallied sharply amid risk-on sentiment, driven by illiquid and unprofitable stocks. Conestogas industrial holdingsespecially engineering, defense, and environmental firmsoutperformed on infrastructure spending tailwinds, while healthcare and software detracted. The letter emphasizes durable growth from clean-energy consulting and engineering projects benefiting from federal investment. | BWMN US WLDN US |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | NCG Micro Cap Growth Strategy | 6.4% | 11.9% | AAOI, AGX, AII.TO, ALKT, AMPX, AMSC, ATEC, AVPT, AXGN, BLND, INOD, INTA, PHAT, PL, PSNL, TATT, TCMD, UAMY, UTI | active management, Biotechnology, growth, Microcap, Quality, small caps, underperformance | The firm emphasizes investing in high-quality growth companies with proven business models and sustainable growth drivers. They note that quality factors worked against active managers in 2025, with low-quality stocks significantly outperforming. The S&P 600 Growth Index, which requires profitability and has market cap constraints, returned only 5.4% versus Russell 2000/Microcap Growth at 13% and 22% respectively. Biotech was a significant area of outperformance that the firm avoided, contributing approximately 8 points to the Russell Microcap Growth Index's 21.84% return. The firm maintains low or no exposure to biotech, viewing many business models as unproven despite strong recent performance. This sector constituted almost all of the relative underperformance from their microcap strategy. The firm sees improving conditions for small cap performance, with earnings growth turning positive in 2025 and expected to accelerate in 2026. Small caps historically benefit during Fed rate-cutting cycles and continue to trade at a relative discount to large caps. Combined with an improving fundamental backdrop, they believe there's opportunity for this discount to narrow. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | -5.8% | -4.7% | AAON, AZTA, BCPC, BLFS, BMI, BSY, BWMN, COCO, CPRT, CSGP, CSW, CWAN, CWST, CYX, DGII, DSGX, ELVA, ESE, FSV, GNRC, GWRE, HEI.A, IDXX, IIIV, IRMD, IT, JKHY, KRMN, LMAT, MAMA, MEG, MLAB, MMSI, NGEN, NOVT, ODD, OLO, PHR, PL, PLMR, POOL, QTWO, RBC, RGEN, ROAD, ROL, ROP, SPSC, SSTI, STVN, TKNO, TREX, TRNS, TYL, UTI, VCEL, VEEV, VERX, VRSK, WCN, WLDN, WSO, WST | AI, Biotech, defense, healthcare, industrials, mid cap, Quality, technology | The manager emphasizes their focus on high-quality stocks with steady earnings characteristics, noting that their portfolio's emphasis on high-quality, steady earners continued to face headwinds in a market focused on short-term macroeconomic shifts. They believe quality stocks will eventually reclaim leadership after periods of low-quality outperformance. Small Cap biotechnology and pharmaceuticals emerged as significant outperformers in Q4, representing 132% of the Russell 2000 Growth Index's total returns. The manager notes they are materially underweight this sector, which created headwinds for relative performance as biotech rallied 33% for the year. The market showed persistent preference for AI-related hardware and infrastructure stocks, with AI themes dominating Index returns. The manager notes that capital flowed into more speculative AI names within the benchmark, creating valuation compression for traditional quality holdings. Defense-related stocks were among the key drivers of benchmark performance, with investors concentrating capital in defense stocks. The manager notes their lack of exposure to defense contractors weighed on relative results as this sector outperformed significantly. | GNRC BSY CSGP VEEV POOL WST IDXX ROL RGEN JKHY |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | -2.7% | -4.7% | AAON, AZTA, BCPC, BLFS, BMI, BSY, BWMN, COCO, CPRT, CSGP, CSW, CWAN, CWST, CYX, DGII, DSGX, ELVA, ESE, FSV, GNRC, GWRE, HEI.A, IDXX, IIIV, IRMD, IT, JKHY, KRMN, LMAT, MAMA, MEG, MLAB, MMSI, NGEN, NOVT, ODD, OLO, PHR, PL, PLMR, POOL, QTWO, RBC, RGEN, ROAD, ROL, ROP, SPSC, SSTI, STVN, TKNO, TREX, TRNS, TYL, UTI, VCEL, VEEV, VERX, VRSK, WCN, WLDN, WSO, WST | Biotechnology, defense, growth, industrials, Quality, small caps, technology | Small Caps achieved nearly 9% earnings growth in 2025 and are projected to grow by an additional 32% in 2026, contrasting with 13% growth expected for Large Caps. Small Caps are trading at a nearly 25% discount to Large Caps, creating a compelling case for outperformance for the first time since 2020. The market experienced extreme leadership concentrated in low-quality, high-beta, unprofitable stocks during the April-October rally. However, profitable stocks began outperforming unprofitable counterparts by over 5% from mid-October through year-end, suggesting high-quality stocks may be reclaiming leadership. Small Cap Biotech/Pharmaceutical stocks represented 132% of the Russell 2000 Growth Index's total returns in the fourth quarter alone, after comprising just 11% through the third quarter. The bioprocessing market showed clear signs of recovery with companies delivering encouraging order growth. Defense technology companies specializing in highly engineered, mission-critical systems showed strong performance. Companies with exposure to space, missiles, hypersonic, and defense programs generated mid-teens organic revenue growth complemented by acquisitions. | GNRC KRMN AAON ROAD STVN TREX POOL FSV CWAN CSW JKHY RBC RGEN |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Conestoga Micro Cap Composite | -1.9% | 16.2% | BLFS, BWMN, COCO, CYX, DGII, ELVA, IIIV, IRMD, MAMA, MEG, PHR, PL, PLMR, QTWO, ROAD, TKNO, TRNS, UTI, VCEL, WLDN | Biotech, consumer, defense, energy, growth, Micro Cap, Quality, small cap | Small Cap biotech and pharmaceutical stocks emerged as significant outperformers in Q4, representing 132% of the Russell 2000 Growth Index's total returns despite comprising just 11% year-to-date through Q3. The portfolio had limited exposure to this sector rally, with mixed results from holdings like Alpha Teknova facing inventory normalization headwinds while IRadimed delivered record results. Defense-related stocks provided strong performance leadership throughout 2025, with Planet Labs benefiting significantly from expanding contracts in government and defense sectors. The company secured significant new contract wins and achieved profitability earlier than expected, delivering a 388% total return for the year. Energy efficiency and grid modernization themes drove strong performance, particularly through Willdan Group which capitalized on surging demand from AI-driven data center markets and large government contracts. Electrovaya also benefited from industrial electrification trends and differentiated battery technology for material handling applications. Consumer staples holdings delivered exceptional performance with strong brand momentum and execution. Mama's Creations achieved 69% annual returns through successful market share capture and new product placements at major retailers, while Vita Coco demonstrated category leadership with 44% annual returns and consistent cash generation. | ODD ELVA BWMN IIIV COCO MAMA IRMD PL |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Conestoga Micro Cap Composite | 7.6% | 3.3% | CYRX, DGII, HCAT, MEG, MLAB, NSTG, OLO, PL, ROAD, SSTI, USPH, VCEL | - | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Feb 26, 2026 | Fund Letters | Tim Gallagher | Planet Labs PBC | Industrials | Research & Consulting Services | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Data, Geospatial, Satellites, Scalability, valuation, Workflow | View Pitch |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Twitter / X | @guo_lin99725 | Planet Labs PBC | Software & Services | Internet Services & Infrastructure | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Dataplatforms, EarthObservation, Mapping, SatelliteImagery | View Pitch |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Fund Letters | David Neiderer | Planet Labs PBC | Industrials | Commercial Services & Supplies | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | backlog, defense contracts, Geospatial Data, operating leverage, Satellite Imagery | View Pitch |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letters | Tim Gallagher | Planet Labs PBC | Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | AI, Data Monetization, Earth Observation, Satellite Imagery, Unique Asset | View Pitch |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Fund Letters | Bob Mitchell | Planet Labs PBC | Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Bull | NYSE | cashflow, Defense, Demand, Geospatial, Satellites | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | James England | Planet Labs PBC | Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Bull | NYSE | Addressable market, Data, Defense, Earth imaging, operating leverage, valuation | View Pitch |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letters | James England | Planet Labs PBC | Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Bull | NYSE | Addressable market, Data, Defense, Earth imaging, operating leverage, valuation | View Pitch |
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