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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Fenimore Small Cap Strategy | 12.7% | - | APH, ASGTF, BROS, CBZ, CHH, CIGI, CTAS, DFH, ENTG, ESAB, FSV, FTDR, LSTR, MCHP, PNFP, POOL, SITE, SSB, TT, VRSK | AI, interest rates, Quality, real estate, small caps, value | Increasing enthusiasm surrounding AI and considerable capital investments in its infrastructure have helped propel positive stock market returns this year. While no one knows exactly what the future of this technology holds, it's likely to help businesses improve efficiency by allowing them to organize and analyze data faster than ever before. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | 5.6% | - | AJG, APH, AVY, BR, CDW, CTAS, ENTG, HEI, HLI, MCHP, MLM, PAYX, POOL, ROS, STE, SYK, TT, VRSK, WSO | AI, dividends, mid cap, Quality, Rate Cuts, semiconductors, value | 26 out of 27 names in the portfolio increased their dividend in the past 12 months with an average year-over-year increase of 10.4%. The top three dividend growers were Amphenol Corp. at 57%, Cintas Corp. at 16%, and Verisk Analytics at 15%. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Bianco Research | - | - | BABA, BTI, CHTR, CRDA.L, DGE.L, FAST, HILS.L, MCO, MSFT, ORCL, PM, POOL, REL.L, SCHW, SGE.L, SPX.L, TMO, TXN, WSO | Diversified, global, long-term, Private Capital, Public Companies, value creation | Oracle, Microsoft, and Alibaba Group were strong performers driven by their cloud businesses and AI-related services. Oracle's share price rose sharply following a series of AI-related announcements which led to a significant re-rating of the shares. The manager took advantage of this performance to realize gains from Oracle. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 30, 2025 | Easterly – Global Real Estate Fund | 9.1% | 11.4% | DPLM.L, HARV.HE, LOTB.BR, POOL | Compounding, Europe, growth, Quality, Roiic | The manager emphasizes sustainable quality compounding with focus on companies achieving high returns on incremental invested capital (>20/25%). They stress the importance of measuring free cash flow performance, proper capital allocation management, and understanding the ROIIC framework for value creation. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 17, 2025 | MASECO Private Wealth | - | - | DPLM.L, HARV.HE, LOTB.BR, POOL | Compounding, Europe, growth, Quality, Roiic | The manager emphasizes sustainable quality compounding with focus on companies achieving high returns on incremental invested capital (>20/25%). They stress the importance of measuring free cash flow performance, proper capital allocation, and management understanding of ROIIC frameworks for long-term value creation. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 12, 2024 | Parnassus Mid Cap Growth Fund | 8.6% | 13.3% | ADYEY, ALGN, ALNY, BILL, BMRN, CPRT, CSGP, EFX, GWRE, KLAC, LULU, MPWR, MSCI, POOL, SQ, TER, TT, WDAY, WDC, WST | AI, growth, Housing, Life Sciences, mid cap, semiconductors, software, technology | The fund maintains an overweight position in semiconductors, which was the most significant contributor this quarter. Holdings include Teradyne, KLA Corporation, and Monolithic Power Systems, all benefiting from AI-driven demand. The fund re-initiated a position in Western Digital to participate in AI via an undervalued memory semiconductor stock. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 11, 2025 | The Compounding Tortoise | 5.6% | 10.1% | DPLM.L, HARV.HE, LOTB.BR, POOL | Compounding, growth, Quality, Roiic, value | The manager emphasizes sustainable quality compounding through companies with high returns on incremental invested capital (>20/25%). They focus on businesses that demonstrate consistent organic growth, rational capital allocation, and strong free cash flow performance rather than financial engineering. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 10, 2024 | QV Investors | - | - | AAPL, AMZN, AVGO, BRK-A, GOOGL, LLY, META, MSFT, NVDA, POOL, SBUX | AI, consumer, credit, Economic Cycle, Market Concentration, rates, Risk Appetite, Valuations | AI-driven bull market continues with Nvidia driving significant market returns. Seven AI-related stocks drove the entire S&P 500 return in Q2. Current AI enthusiasm parallels historical tech bubble patterns with extreme concentration and high expectations. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Parnassus Mid Cap Growth Fund | 13.3% | - | ALC, ALNY, BLDR, CSGP, DDOG, EFX, GWRE, HLT, HOOD, JBHT, KLAC, MELI, NET, ODFL, POOL, RCL, RGEN, SARO, SN, WDC | AI, Cyclical, growth, Logistics, mid cap, semiconductors, software | The fund maintains thematic focus on artificial intelligence exposure through software and semiconductor companies. Portfolio includes companies like Guidewire, Autodesk and Cadence that are well positioned with large datasets and existing customer relationships to train AI technology for specific use cases. | 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 |
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| 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 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 3.4% | 12.9% | CHDN, CNMD, COCO, CTLT, CWAN, DECK, EXAS, ICLR, INSP, IRTC, KNSL, LGIH, MKTX, PODD, POOL, RGEN, RVNC, SEDG, SWAV, TECH | consumer discretionary, financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, small caps, technology | Healthcare sector showed mixed performance with surgical volumes returning to normal seasonal patterns, benefiting medical technology holdings like Shockwave and Inspire. However, constrained biotech spending hurt companies like Catalent, which faced operational issues and CFO termination. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Jun 2, 2025 | Baumann Capital | - | - | AHT.L, AZE.BR, BNR.DE, DPLM.L, FIX, GET.PA, GOOGL, IMCD.AS, POOL, RWH.L, UNVR, URI, WSO | AI, Distribution, durability, Europe, Specialty Chemicals | Manager discusses AI's transformative impact on investment research and business models. While AI tools like ChatGPT-4o enhance research efficiency, they create challenges for traditional software companies and make survival forecasting more difficult. The manager emphasizes that AI cannot replace primary research and human judgment in investment decisions. | AZE.BR |
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| 2025 Q1 | May 14, 2025 | Sigil Core Fund | -35.1% | -35.1% | DPLM.L, HARV.HE, LOTB.BR, POOL | Compounding, growth, Quality, Roiic, value | The manager emphasizes sustainable quality compounding through companies with high returns on incremental invested capital (>20/25%). They focus on businesses that can compound capital at double-digit rates through strong ROIIC rather than financial engineering. The letter discusses what can break quality investment theses, including poor capital allocation and management teams not understanding the ROIIC framework. | HOOD |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 1, 2024 | Optimist Fund | 27.8% | 49.2% | ACVA, AHT, BFIT, CIGI, CRCT, CVNA, DASH, FIGS, HFG, MNDY, OPEN, POOL, PTON, REVL, SMAR, UBER, W, XPOF | Concentration, E-Commerce, Fitness, growth, Market Leadership, technology, turnaround | The fund believes market leaders like Carvana, Wayfair, and DoorDash have won their respective online markets after competitors died or shrank dramatically during 2022. The manager sees this as similar to Amazon's dominance after the early 2000s tech bubble collapse. | ACVA UBER XPOF DASH CVNA |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 8, 2025 | Stonehearth Capital Management | - | - | DPLM.L, HARV.HE, LOTB.BR, POOL | Compounding, growth, Quality, Roiic, value | The manager emphasizes sustainable quality compounding with focus on companies achieving high returns on incremental invested capital (>20/25%). They stress the importance of measuring free cash flow performance, proper capital allocation management, and understanding the ROIIC framework for value creation. | 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 | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 23, 2025 | Oak Ridge investment | - | - | BABA, BTI, CHTR, CRDA.L, DGE.L, FAST, HILS.L, MCO, MSFT, ORCL, PM, POOL, REL.L, SCHW, SGE.L, SPX.L, TMO, TXN, WSO | diversification, Funds, Long Term, NAV, Private Capital, Public Companies | Oracle, Microsoft and Alibaba Group were strongest performers driven by their cloud businesses and AI-related services. Oracle's share price rose sharply following a series of AI-related announcements which led to significant re-rating of the shares. The company took opportunity to realise gains from Oracle position given strong AI-driven performance. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Wedgewood Partners | 5.8% | 22.4% | AAPL, AMZN, BKNG, CDW, CPRT, EW, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NVDA, POOL, PYPL, SPGI, TPG, TSCO, TSLA, TSM, UNH, V | AI, growth, large cap, payments, technology, Travel, value | Artificial intelligence continues to drive significant performance with portfolio holdings including Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing benefiting from the secular AI tailwind. Meta Platforms and Taiwan Semiconductor were 2024 performance leaders on this front. | PYPL |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | 2.4% | 6.6% | BJ, CMG, DASH, EFX, EXAS, GDDY, LULU, NVR, ON, POOL, RGEN, SPOT, SWAV, TEAM, VRT, WCC, XYL | - | View | ||
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 10, 2026 | Alpha Wealth Funds – The Insiders Fund | -7.1% | -7.1% | ABT, ADPT, AMAT, BA, BSM, CME, DXCM, ET, GOOG, INTC, KKR, LSCC, MSCI, NVDA, PODD, POOL, ROK, TPC, TREX, TTD | AI, Automation, defense, energy, Geopolitical, healthcare, Onshoring, semiconductors | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 1, 2025 | Guinness China | -0.1% | -0.1% | BABA, BTI, CHTR, CRDA.L, DGE.L, FAST, HILS.L, MCO, MSFT, ORCL, PM, POOL, REL.L, SCHW, SGE.L, SPX.L, TMO, TXN, WSO | diversification, Funds, Long Term, NAV, Private Capital, Public Companies | Oracle, Microsoft, and Alibaba Group were strong performers driven by their cloud businesses and AI-related services. Oracle's share price rose sharply following AI-related announcements which led to significant re-rating of the shares. The company took opportunity to realize gains from Oracle given the strong AI-driven performance. | 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 |
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| 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 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | -10.6% | -10.6% | BJ, BOOT, BRBR, BROS, DKNG, EXL, GKOS, ITCI, JNJ, KAI, MASI, PEN, PLNT, PODD, POOL, PRCT, RGEN, TECH, ULS, WSO | AI, consumer, growth, healthcare, industrials, small cap, technology, volatility | AI-related spending faced questions regarding untethered pace as DeepSeek emerged as a potentially cheaper alternative platform from China. Microsoft's datacenter appetite showed signs of moderation, slowing positive market sentiment. Portfolio holdings with AI data center spending exposure experienced volatility. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Evolve Private Wealth | - | - | BABA, BTI, CHTR, CRDA.L, DGE.L, FAST, HILS.L, MCO, MSFT, ORCL, PM, POOL, REL.L, SCHW, SGE.L, SPX.L, TMO, TXN, WSO | Diversified, Funds, Investment Trust, long-term, Private Capital, Public Companies | Oracle, Microsoft, and Alibaba Group were strong performers driven by their cloud businesses and AI-related services. Oracle's share price rose sharply following a series of AI-related announcements which led to a significant re-rating of the shares. The company took the opportunity to realize gains from Oracle given the strong AI-driven performance. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Mar 31, 2024 | PM Capital Enhanced Yield Fund | 1.5% | 1.5% | DPLM.L, HARV.HE, LOTB.BR, POOL | Compounding, Europe, growth, Quality, Roiic | The manager emphasizes sustainable quality compounding with focus on companies achieving high returns on incremental invested capital (>20/25%). They stress the importance of measuring free cash flow performance, proper capital allocation management, and understanding the ROIIC framework for value creation. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Parnassus Mid Cap Growth Fund | -2.5% | 10.6% | A, CSGP, DDOG, EFX, FTNT, GWRE, IDXX, JBHT, KLAC, MELI, MTD, ODFL, PCOR, PGR, POOL, ROK, SHW, SQ, TEAM, TT | Automation, Freight, growth, industrials, mid cap, Quality, semiconductors, technology | The fund maintains a key thematic overweight in semiconductors, identifying innovative, competitively advantaged, market-share gainers that can deliver strong performance over the coming years. Holdings include KLA Corporation, a semiconductor process control solutions provider affected by the industry's cyclical downturn and geopolitical risks including U.S.-China export restrictions. | 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 | |
| 2023 Q2 | Dec 7, 2023 | Qualivian Investment Partners | 2.4% | 15.3% | CPRT, DHR, HSY, LMT, META, MSFT, POOL, UHAL | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 25, 2025 | Caledonia Investment | - | 7.3% | BABA, BTI, CHTR, CRDA.L, DGE.L, FAST, HILS.L, MCO, MSFT, ORCL, PM, POOL, REL.L, SCHW, SGE.L, SPX.L, TMO, TXN, WSO | AI, diversification, global, Private Capital, Public Companies, technology | Strong performance from Oracle, Microsoft and Alibaba Group driven by their cloud businesses and AI-related services. Oracle's share price rose sharply following AI-related announcements which led to significant re-rating of shares. AI developments are creating opportunities across technology holdings. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 9, 2025 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | -0.7% | - | APH, BROS, BWIN, CBZ, CHE, CIGI, CTAS, CWST, ENTG, EXPO, FSV, FTDR, GEHC, JKHY, LSTR, MCHP, POOL, ROST, SPSC, VRSK | AI, dividends, Quality, rates, small caps, value | AI euphoria fueled strong market performance in Q3, with mega-cap AI leaders driving gains. Portfolio companies are using AI to improve operations, reduce costs, and better serve customers. Several holdings are participating directly in AI adoption, particularly in data center infrastructure buildout. | FSV CN VRSK US ROST US APH US |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 9, 2025 | Fenimore Small Cap Strategy | -5.1% | - | APH, BROS, BWIN, CBZ, CHE, CIGI, CTAS, CWST, ENTG, EXPO, FSV, FTDR, GEHC, JKHY, LSTR, NOMD, POOL, ROST, SPSC, VRSK | AI, dividends, Quality, rates, small caps, value | AI euphoria fueled strong market performance in Q3, with mega-cap AI leaders driving gains. Portfolio companies are using AI to improve operations, reduce costs, and better serve customers. Several holdings are participating directly in AI adoption, particularly in data center infrastructure buildout. | CWST US |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 9, 2025 | Fenimore Value Strategy | 1.4% | - | APH, BROS, BWIN, CBZ, CHE, CIGI, CTAS, CWST, ENTG, EXPO, FSV, FTDR, GEHC, JKHY, LSTR, NOMD, POOL, ROST, SPSC, VRSK | AI, dividends, Quality, small caps, US, value | AI euphoria fueled strong market performance in Q3, with mega-cap AI leaders driving much of the gains. Many portfolio companies are using AI to improve operations, reduce costs, and better serve customers. Several holdings are participating directly in AI adoption, particularly in data center infrastructure buildout. | LSTR US A US ROST US APH US |
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| 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 | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 23, 2024 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | 12.9% | 12.1% | ALTR, AXON, BFAM, CGNX, CWST, DSGX, EXPO, FIVN, FSV, GWRE, MSA, POOL, QTWO, ROAD, ROL, SITE, TREX, TYL, WSO, WST | growth, industrials, infrastructure, software, technology | The infrastructure spending in the United States has benefited companies like Construction Partners in two ways: the level of demand and funding available, and supply tightness in hot mixed asphalt plants leading to better pricing and expanding margins. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 23, 2024 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | 8.4% | 9.4% | ANSS, CPRT, CSGP, FIVN, FTNT, GWRE, HEI.A, IDXX, IT, PCOR, POOL, RGEN, ROL, ROP, TFX, TYL, VEEV, VRSK, WCN, WST | growth, healthcare, industrials, mid cap, software, technology | Fortinet led portfolio returns as the cybersecurity leader reported significant beats on billings and accelerating bookings growth, indicating the firewall product cycle may have turned positive. The company is managing inventory well and operating margins surprised to the upside. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 18, 2024 | Polen Capital – U.S. SMID Company Growth | 8.8% | -1.3% | AIT, ALIT, BAH, BLD, CWAN, DOCS, ELF, FIVE, GSHD, HLNE, MKTX, MPWR, PGNY, POOL, REVL, RGEN, RH, SITM, TTEK, TYL | Concentration, earnings, growth, Quality, SMID Cap, value, volatility | elf Beauty represents a discount beauty company focused on cosmetics and skincare with impressive track record for growth, margins, and returns on capital. The company is uniquely positioned due to its reputation for quality, innovation, and prices well below other mass cosmetics brands, with significant room for growth in brand awareness, shelf space expansion, and international markets. | BAH AIT BLD ELF PGNY HLNE RVLV GSHD |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 5, 2024 | Sparrow Wealth Management | - | - | BABA, BTI, CHTR, CRDA.L, DGE.L, FAST, HILS.L, MCO, MSFT, ORCL, PM, POOL, REL.L, SCHW, SGE.L, SPX.L, TMO, TXN, WSO | Diversified, Funds, Investment Trust, Long Term, Private Capital, Public Companies | Oracle, Microsoft, and Alibaba Group were strong performers driven by their cloud businesses and AI-related services. Oracle's share price rose sharply following AI-related announcements which led to significant re-rating of the shares. The company's AI focus contributed to strong returns across the Capital portfolio. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Mid Cap Growth Strategy | -4.7% | 9.4% | ALL, AME, ARGX, AXON, CASY, COR, CRS, CSL, DASH, EME, HOOD, INSM, ORLY, PINS, POOL, RGEN, ROST, TPG, TTWO, VEEV | AI, consumer, financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, mid cap, technology | Take-Two Interactive delivered solid fiscal second-quarter results with 20% year-over-year growth in recurring consumer spending. The delay of Grand Theft Auto 6 launch from May to November 2026 caused shares to fall sharply, presenting an opportunity to add to the position on weakness. JFrog saw significant pipeline growth in its security add-on following the NPM supply chain attack, driving a 32% rally. The manager anticipates significant acceleration in AI adoption as 2026 unfolds, with Bentley Systems positioned to benefit from increased application usage driven by AI adoption in civil engineering. argenx showed strong progress in its Vyvgart franchise with multiple catalysts over the next 12 months. Insmed advanced 21% with positive reception for Brensocatib launch. Repligen delivered double-digit growth across business and geographies with healthy consumable demand and outperforming equipment sales. Demand for security increased following the recent NPM supply chain attack. JFrog's security add-on which secures open-source packages before organizations onboard them has seen significant pipeline growth, highlighting the critical need for software supply chain security. Carpenter Technology serves as a key supplier to aerospace and defense markets, with strong fiscal first quarter results and higher forward guidance lifting the stock 28%. Defense was highlighted as showing solid sales for Amphenol's electrical connectors business. Bentley Systems is positioned to benefit from global investment in mining and electric grids, and large regional infrastructure projects. The implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill is projected to catalyze corporate capital spending according to the manager's outlook. | AMAT AXON PINS TTWO |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 19, 2025 | Sharp Capital | - | - | BABA, BTI, CHTR, CRDA.L, DGE.L, FAST, HILS.L, MCO, MSFT, ORCL, PM, POOL, REL.L, SCHW, SGE.L, SPX.L, TMO, TXN, WSO | Diversified, global, Long Term, Private Capital, Public Companies, value | Oracle, Microsoft, and Alibaba Group were strong performers driven by their cloud businesses and AI-related services. Oracle's share price rose sharply following AI-related announcements which led to significant re-rating of the shares. The company's AI focus contributed to strong returns across the Capital portfolio. | 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 14, 2026 | Wedgewood Partners | -1.8% | 4.3% | AAPL, AMZN, BKNG, CB, CDW, CPRT, EW, GOOGL, META, MSI, ODFL, ORLY, POOL, PYPL, SPGI, TSCO, TSM, UNH, URI, V | AI, growth, large cap, Portfolio Management, Quality, technology, valuation | AI continues to drive significant revenue growth across portfolio companies. Google Cloud processes 1.3 quadrillion AI tokens per month, more than double from just a few quarters ago. Meta has been using AI tools for over a decade to manage their massive network, with their Andromeda machine learning system automatically retrieving and ranking tens of millions of potential ads based on user preferences. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing continues to execute flawlessly on leading-edge node progression and capacity build-out, enabling the AI era by manufacturing nearly every compute accelerator including GPUs. The company's advanced nodes allow accelerator designers greater flexibility to increase performance while limiting power requirements in an increasingly power-constrained compute infrastructure industry. Google Cloud segment revenue and backlog growth accelerated, driven by AI workloads. Amazon's AWS has fostered some of the largest businesses in the world over the past 20 years, with revenue growth accelerating to over 20% as the company deployed almost 4 gigawatts of capacity for AI-workloads over the past 12 months. The manager expresses significant concern about excessive market valuations, noting that more than 30% of US market capitalization now trades above 10x sales, reminiscent of the tech bubble. The crowded AI trade and historically rich valuations are described as haunting prudent investing, with even most non-Magnificent Seven stocks failing to offer bargains. The manager has trafficked in quality stocks for more than 33 years, an approach that has served clients well since 1992 but did not work in 2025. The portfolio's fundamentals, prospective earnings growth rates, profitability measures, and balance sheet strength are notably superior to the S&P 500 Index and on par with the Russell 1000 Growth Index. | PYPL TSCO URI MSI META EW ODFL AAPL TSM GOOG CB AMZN |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | THB Asset Management | 10.3% | 10.1% | ALNT, BSIG, BWMN, CEG, CLMB, HONE, HWKN, HZO, IMMR, LUMN, LUNA, MSFT, MYRG, PLUS, POOL, RBBN, TRNS, UFPT, VZ, XPRO | Data centers, Energy Transition, Federal Reserve, interest rates, Micro Cap, productivity, small caps, Utilities | Green energy transition initiatives are taking place just as demand for electricity is increasing from EVs and data centers. Utilities are raising rates to fund grid upgrades for offshore wind and neighborhood electrification investments. Solutions to the challenges facing the electrical grid and power generation needs are being developed in real time, which provides investment opportunities within small and mid-size investment universes. | RBBN |
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| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | 8.4% | 9.4% | BALL, CGNX, CPRT, CSGP, FDS, FTNT, GGG, GNRC, GWRE, HEI.A, IDXX, POOL, RGEN, ROL, ROP, VEEV, VRSK, WCN, WST | growth, healthcare, interest rates, mid cap, Quality, technology | Conestoga emphasizes higher-quality companies with positive earnings, higher margins, higher returns on equity, and lower debt levels. This quality focus is positioned to outperform in an environment facing higher interest rates and potential recession. | OMCL CSWI |
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| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | 12.9% | 12.1% | CSWI, CWAN, CWST, DSGX, EXPO, FICO, FSV, GGG, GWRE, MMSI, NOVT, OMCL, POOL, RGEN, ROAD, ROL, SPSC, WSO | growth, healthcare, infrastructure, Quality, small cap, technology | Conestoga emphasizes higher-quality companies with positive earnings, higher margins, higher returns on equity, and lower debt levels. This quality focus positioned their strategies for outperformance in an environment facing higher interest rates and potential recession. | NSTG AD8 AU|ARB AU|BAP AU|CAT AU|DHG AU|PME AU|PNI AU|RDX AU|TNE AU OMCL CSWI |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 23, 2024 | Polen Capital – U.S. SMID Company Growth | 8.8% | -1.3% | AAON, CCCS, DOXI, DT, EXL, FIVE, FND, KINS, MPWR, PAYC, PGNY, POOL, REVG, RGEN, RH, SITM, TREX, TTEK, TYL | AI, growth, healthcare, Quality, SMID Cap, technology, volatility | AI beneficiaries saw considerable hype and crowding, with companies like Monolithic Power Systems benefiting from growth in enterprise data segments driven by cloud-based CPU server applications including AI. However, exceptions exist with some AI-related stocks losing ground relative to first quarter results. | PGNY PAYC FIVE TTEK RGEN CCCS KGIC AAON |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 22, 2024 | Andvari Associates | 0.0% | 20.3% | AJG, MO, MTD, ORLY, PM, POOL, UNH, ZTS | Capital Allocation, Concentration, Essential Services, Quality, Resilience, value | Andvari focuses on companies that provide essential services and products that customers will buy regardless of economic conditions. These businesses demonstrate revenue stability even during challenging periods, with examples like Gallagher showing minimal revenue declines during recessions and O'Reilly selling essential auto parts. The portfolio emphasizes businesses with predictable cash flows and non-discretionary purchase patterns. | View | |
| 2022 Q2 | Jul 20, 2022 | Brasada Focused Equity Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | AZTA, CDRE, POOL | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 15, 2024 | Wedgewood Partners | 5.8% | 22.4% | AAPL, BKNG, CDW, GOOGL, META, MSI, ODFL, POOL, PYPL, TSM, V | AI, Cloud, Concentration, growth, large cap, semiconductors, technology | Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence at WWDC, rebranding AI as Apple Intelligence. The company has been developing AI capabilities for years through custom silicon and neural processing units. Apple's vertically integrated approach positions it well for AI applications, though the rollout will be modest initially. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | 2.4% | 6.6% | ANET, ARGX, CCCS, CELH, CMG, EXAS, FIVE, FWONK, INSM, LSCC, MPWR, MRVL, MTSI, ON, POOL, RBLX, SPOT, TYL, WST | AI, Biotech, Cyclical, growth, healthcare, mid cap, semiconductors, technology | AI has received tremendous attention and driven extraordinary gains among companies directly exposed to the trend, such as those producing GPUs, networking equipment and other data center infrastructure. Corporate decision-makers have been prioritizing spending toward AI-related projects versus enterprise software solutions. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | THB Asset Management | 10.3% | 10.1% | ALNT, AMZN, BSIG, BYON, CRNC, DAKT, HWKN, IMMR, LIMB, LMAT, LUNA, NVDA, NVEE, PLUS, POOL, RES, TRNS, UFPT, VCEL, VITL | AI, Elections, inflation, infrastructure, Microcap, small caps, technology, value | Artificial intelligence is receiving significant media attention with companies committing billions to building infrastructure for data storage and processing. The AI ecosystem includes undiscovered companies whose products and services are necessary for continued infrastructure build-out. THB holdings participating in AI infrastructure include Limbach Holdings, NV5 Global, ePlus, and Luna Innovations. | DAKT |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | 12.9% | 12.1% | CWST, DH, DSGX, EXPO, FICO, FSV, GWRE, HEI.A, POOL, RBC, RGEN, ROAD, ROL, SITE, SPXC, STVN, TREX, TYL, WSO | consumer discretionary, growth, healthcare, small caps, software, technology | Software industry holdings outperformed despite perceived shift in spending to AI-related hardware. Tyler Technologies reported strong results with recurring revenues now at 84% of revenue. Guidewire Software showed acceleration in subscription software growth to 35%. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | 8.4% | 9.4% | CPRT, CSGP, GWRE, HEI.A, IDXX, IT, LSPD, POOL, RGEN, ROL, ROP, TYL, VEEV, VRSK, WCN, WST | growth, healthcare, mid cap, software, technology | Manager discusses the prolonged underperformance of small cap stocks versus large caps, noting this feels like peak pessimism for small caps. They believe the current environment parallels past cycles like the Nifty Fifty and Dot Com eras, with small cap valuations near early 2000s lows. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 6.9% | 2.7% | AAON, APPF, BAH, CACI, CNMD, DECK, FIVE, FND, FSS, GKOS, HEI, INSP, ITCI, JNJ, LGIH, LII, MANH, MEDP, NBIX, PODD, POOL, PRCT, RBC, RGEN, RXST, SPSC, SSD, TARS, TREX, TXRH, VERX, XPEL, ZBRA | AI, Defense Spending, growth, healthcare, small caps, software, technology | Artificial intelligence continues to drive outperformance in technology-related businesses. The portfolio benefits from AI tailwinds through utilities and telecommunications sectors. AAON's recent BASX Solutions acquisition provides exposure to datacenter infrastructure builds driven by AI needs. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Bell Global Equities Fund | -3.5% | 5.8% | 3064.T, AAPL, ADBE, AMZN, CRDA.L, DEO, FI, GOOGL, MA, MSFT, NESN.SW, NESTE.HE, NKE, ORCL, POOL, QCOM, ROG.SW, ULTA, UNH, V | AI, global, Quality, software, technology, value | Strong demand for AI large language model training and inferencing drove Oracle's cloud infrastructure growth, with management guiding 50%+ OCI growth in FY25. Oracle signed IaaS contracts totaling US$12.5 billion with 43% YoY growth, including partnerships with Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI. The AI theme continues to propel technology-related names higher across semiconductors, software, and hardware segments. | 4768.T NKE ADBE ORCL |
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| 2023 Q1 | Apr 20, 2023 | Wedgewood Partners | 5.8% | 22.4% | AAPL, BKNG, FRC, GOOGL, META, PGR, POOL, SPGI, TPG, TSM, UNH | Banking, Credit Crisis, Federal Reserve, growth, large cap, technology | The banking crisis that began with Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures created a deposit run on First Republic Bank, despite its strong lending track record. The crisis highlighted the vulnerability of banks with high uninsured deposit ratios and the systemic risks in the banking sector. | FRC |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 14, 2025 | Wedgewood Partners | -6.3% | -6.3% | AAPL, CPRT, GOOGL, META, MSFT, ODFL, ORLY, POOL, PYPL, SPGI, TSCO, TSM, UNH, URI, V | China, growth, infrastructure, large cap, payments, tariffs, technology, volatility | The Trump administration's tariff policy has created significant market volatility, with reciprocal tariff rates initially announced at 10% across-the-board and 145% on Chinese exports. The administration issued a 90-day pause to negotiate lower rates, with critical technology exclusions for computers, smartphones and chip-making equipment representing nearly 25% of Chinese imports. | URI ORLY V |
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| 2023 Q4 | Feb 16, 2024 | Polen Capital – Global SMID Company Growth | 7.4% | -2.4% | 3697.T, AZPN, BMBL, CCCS, DLO, ETSY, EVD.DE, FIVE, FOXF, GNRC, MEDP, MKTX, MPWR, PAYC, POOL, TECH, TME, WRBY, XPEL, YUMC | consumer, global, growth, Quality, SMID Cap, software, technology | Five Below recovered from Q3 weakness with 14% year-on-year revenue growth and raised guidance. The discount retailer continues to outperform peers and benefits from consumers looking to stretch their dollar further in a challenging macro backdrop. | CCCS PAYC XPEL EVD.DE 3697.T FIVE |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 18, 2024 | Polen Capital – U.S. SMID Company Growth | 8.8% | -1.3% | CNM, FIVE, FOXF, GNRC, GSHD, MEDP, MKTX, PAYC, POOL, TECH, TREX, TTD, WING | growth, healthcare, Quality, Resilience, SMID Cap, technology | The fund focuses on high-quality businesses with robust free cash flow, persistent growth, and high returns on capital. They seek companies with resilient financial models, strong balance sheets, and the ability to self-fund growth. The portfolio is purpose-built for financial resiliency, owning only what research suggests to be the highest quality companies in their asset class. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 15, 2025 | Wedgewood Partners | 5.5% | 29.1% | AAPL, BKNG, CDW, EW, GOOGL, META, MSFT, MSI, NVDA, ODFL, ORLY, POOL, SPGI, TPG, TSCO, TSM, UNH, V | AI, growth, interest rates, large cap, semiconductors, technology, Valuations | Wedgewood views AI as evolutionary rather than revolutionary, noting that companies like Alphabet and Meta have been using machine learning for over a decade. They emphasize that AI has been hiding in plain sight, with their portfolio companies already generating substantial returns from AI-related investments in R&D and capex. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 15, 2024 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | 2.4% | 6.6% | ARGX, ASND, CELH, CMG, DECK, DPZ, DXCM, EFX, EXAS, FIVE, HUBB, IRTC, JBL, LTTC, LULU, ON, POOL, PWR, RYAN, SAIA, SHOP, TREX, VEEV, WING, XYL | Biotech, Energy Transition, growth, healthcare, mid cap, semiconductors, software, technology | Healthcare was the weakest performer for the year, primarily due to biotech holdings. Argenx's Vyvgart launch in myasthenia gravis continued to shine, reaching sales north of $1 billion ahead of schedule, but trial failures in two additional indications marred an otherwise stellar year. Ascendis's Skytrofa tracked well in its second year, but FDA approval for TransCon PTH was delayed due to manufacturing questions. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Optimist Fund | Pool Corporation | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | NASDAQ | Cyclical Recovery, earnings growth, Free Cash Flow, Industry Trough, Market normalization, Pool Installation | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Optimist Fund | Latham Group Inc | Industrials | Building Products | Bull | NASDAQ | construction, Cyclical Recovery, Fiberglass Pools, Interest rates, manufacturing, market share, operating leverage | View Pitch |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Fund Letters | Bob Mitchell | Pool Corp. | Industrials | Trading Companies & Distributors | Bear | NASDAQ | cashflow, Discretionary, Distribution, housing cycle, Pricing pressure | View Pitch |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Fund Letters | Derek Johnston | Pool Corp. | Industrials | Trading Companies & Distributors | Bear | NASDAQ | cashflow, Discretionary, Distribution, Housingcycle, Margins | View Pitch |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Fund Letters | Derek Johnston | Pool Corporation | Industrials | Distributors | Bull | NASDAQ | cashflow, Distribution, Interest rates, Leisure, Maintenance | View Pitch |
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