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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 | Bailard Technology Strategy | -1.7% | 26.4% | AAPL, AMZN, CRWD, FISV, GOOGL, KLAC, LRCX, META, MSFT, MU, NFLX, NVDA, PANW, PSTG, SHOP.TO, SMAR, SPOT, TSM, UBER, WMT | AI, cybersecurity, growth, large cap, semiconductors, software, technology | The strategy anticipates a shift in IT budgets towards AI-enabled platforms and applications after infrastructure spending peaks. Enterprises are achieving significant productivity gains through AI solutions, with examples like Walmart improving 850 million catalog pieces and Palo Alto Networks reducing support headcount by 50%. The focus is moving from infrastructure hardware to application software as AI adoption becomes more widespread. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Spree Capital Advisers | - | - | PSTG | AI, Cloud infrastructure, Data Storage, Enterprise Software, semiconductors, technology | The launch of OpenAI's GPT has triggered an AI arms race requiring massive data infrastructure upgrades. Enterprise data architectures designed for cold storage must transition to warm, accessible storage for AI training and inference. This creates an inflection point where data management becomes a high-value technology driver rather than a cost center. | PSTG |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 4, 2025 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 4.5% | -6.6% | ADMA, ALAB, ALHC, BJ, BMI, BOOT, BRBR, BWXT, CASY, CAVA, CHDN, COCO, CWAN, DKNG, DSGX, ELF, EQH, EXLS, FDS, FND, FOUR, FSS, GLOB, HLI, HQY, INSM, INSP, KAI, KNSL, LII, MANH, MKTX, MNDY, MTSI, NBIX, ONTO, PODD, PSTG, SPSC, SRPT, SSD, TARS, TECH, TREX, ULS, VERX, WAY, WSC, WSO, XPEL | AI, Biotech, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small cap, technology, underperformance | The benchmark's rally was led by companies with AI-exposure that drove rapid multiple expansion. The portfolio underperformed due to underexposure to more speculative AI areas including small cap semiconductors and AI-hardware. Defensive positions with minimal AI-exposure were the largest detractors to relative performance. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Aug 4, 2025 | ClearBridge Mid Cap Growth Strategy | - | - | APP, AXON, COR, CVNA, FIX, FOUR, HLT, HWM, LNW, MELI, NET, NU, PLTR, PSTG, RBLX, RCL, RUBK, TW, VST, WING | AI, consumer discretionary, growth, mid cap, Rate Cuts, tariffs, technology | Continued demand for AI drove market performance with heightened attention to security and data center buildouts. The AI ecosystem remains short power with companies like Vistra positioned to deliver at meaningful premiums. The team is actively determining relative winners of the AI investment cycle. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Aug 27, 2025 | ClearBridge Investments Mid Cap Growth Strategy | - | - | APP, AXON, COR, CVNA, FIX, FOUR, HLT, HWM, LNW, MELI, NET, NU, PLTR, PSTG, RBLX, RBRK, RCL, TW, VST, WING | AI, consumer discretionary, financials, growth, industrials, mid cap, technology | Continued demand for AI drove market performance with heightened attention to security and data center buildouts. The AI ecosystem remains short power with companies like Vistra positioned to deliver at meaningful premiums. The team is actively determining relative winners of the AI investment cycle. | CVNA VST MELI TW AXON PLTR |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 29, 2025 | Fidelity Freedom 2045 Fund | 10.4% | 9.9% | AEM, CRH, CSU.TO, FNV, Gold, NVDA, PSTG, TSM | asset allocation, Bonds, diversification, equities, retirement, Target-Date | Semiconductor companies were significant contributors to performance, with overweight positions in Nvidia and Astera Labs adding relative value. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing was highlighted as a major contributor within international growth holdings. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 27, 2025 | Fidelity Freedom 2055 Fund | - | - | AEM, CRH, CSU.TO, FNV, Gold, NVDA, PSTG, TSM | asset allocation, emerging markets, equities, global, retirement, Target-Date | Target-date funds are long-term strategies designed to help keep participants on track toward their retirement goals through different market environments. Strategic asset allocation decisions are focused on providing age-appropriate asset allocation throughout participants' changing time horizons. The fund follows a glide path that becomes increasingly conservative as the target date approaches. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Bailard Technology Strategy | 9.8% | 28.5% | AAPL, AMD, AMZN, FISV, KLAC, LRCX, META, MSFT, MU, NFLX, NTAP, NVDA, PANW, PSTG, SHOP, SNOW, SPOT, SPT, TSM, UBER | AI, growth, large cap, semiconductors, software, technology | Spending on AI infrastructure coupled with recovery in cyclical markets underscored improving fundamentals for semiconductors. Demand for high performance chips is spurring order activity for new wafer fabrication equipment, setting up a recovery in the tooling segment and strong upcycle in 2025. Apple unveiled a credible suite of AI-enabled apps and stoked expectations for a sizable iPhone upgrade cycle. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 22, 2024 | Rodrigo Benedetti | 0.0% | 0.0% | AM.PA, APP, CHG.L, CLS, HO.PA, KNF, MRVI, ONT.L, OXB.L, PFE, PSTG, SMR.AX, TEP.PA, TMDX | Biotech, defense, Europe, growth, small caps, value | European defense companies trade at reasonable multiples with potential tailwinds from awakening EU defense budgets. Dassault Aviation produces the Rafale fighter, the only Fifth Generation aircraft not made by Lockheed Martin or Russians, with growing order book and no competing aircraft expected soon. | AM.PA |
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| 2024 Q2 | Apr 22, 2024 | Rodrigo Benedetti | - | - | AMC, ASML, AX, CIEN, CLS, COHR, CRH, FCNCA, GME, MBIN, MRX, PFBC, PSTG, QQQ, SPY, TBBK, V | Europe, financials, Long/Short, semiconductors, small caps, value | Manager sees value in financials including traditional banks like MBIN, FCNCA, PFBC and TBBK. There is fear about commercial real estate and credit quality, but the manager believes the Treasury curve cannot get more inverted, which should lead to margin stabilization and improvement for banks. Focus on banks that have suffered from equity raises or bear reports. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Artisan Global Discovery | -3.7% | -3.7% | ARIS, ASND, BAB.L, CCCS, GWRE, ILMN, IRTC, MTSI, PRCT, PSTG, SAIA, SE, SPOT, TTI, TWST, TYL, USFD, VEEV, WAB, WST | AI, Biotechnology, defense, global, healthcare, SMID Cap, technology, Trade Policy | Defense spending is accelerating globally with increasing defense budgets benefiting companies like Babcock. The European Commission announced an €800 billion plan to boost defense spending, and Germany plans to relax debt brakes for defense investments. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Bailard Technology Strategy | -9.4% | -9.4% | AAPL, AMZN, DDOG, FI, HUBS, INTU, KLAC, META, MSFT, NSIT, NVDA, PANW, PSTG, SPOT, TSM, TTD, UBER, V | AI, cybersecurity, semiconductors, software, tariffs, technology | The Strategy is positioned for the expected shift to AI agents and copilots, with software exposure tilted towards applications. The ecosystem surrounding AI software applications including security, agent monitoring, workflows, and infrastructure presents numerous investment opportunities over the next several years. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | 5.1% | 12.0% | APP, EXAS, FTV, GDDY, GTLB, HOOD, HUBB, IR, LYV, MPWR, MRVL, ON, ONTO, PLTR, PSTG, SHOP, SPOT, TEAM, USFD, XYL | AI, Biotechnology, Cloud, growth, healthcare, mid cap, semiconductors, technology | AI adoption is driving growth across portfolio holdings including custom AI chips from Marvell, networking solutions from Arista Networks, and cloud software companies integrating AI functionality into their platforms. Data centers require vast amounts of electricity to power AI infrastructure, creating energy demand challenges. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Bailard Technology Strategy | 3.1% | 30.2% | AAPL, ADBE, AMZN, AVGO, CRWD, DDOG, FI, HUBS, KLAC, META, MRVL, MSFT, MU, NFLX, NSIT, NVDA, PANW, PSTG, SHOP, SMWB, SNOW, SPOT, TEAM, TSLA, TSM, TTD, UBER, VRNS | AI, cybersecurity, Data centers, Electric Vehicles, Fintech, semiconductors, software, technology | AI is increasingly becoming integrated into daily lives for search, planning, and productivity. Investment in data centers and GPU clusters for LLM training is anticipated to remain strong in 2025. Agentic AI is expected to gain traction in 2025 when industry-specific AI agents bring large language model capabilities directly to local users. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Artisan Global Discovery | 2.7% | 16.1% | ARGX, ASND, FWONA, GALDF, GXI.DE, HUBS, INSM, LYV, MPWR, MTSI, NZYM-B.CO, ON, ONTO, PSTG, SE, SGE.L, SPOT, SRT3.DE, TEAM, VCYT, WST | AI, Biotechnology, global, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, technology | Data centers are energy-intensive and with AI expansion, energy consumption is projected to grow exponentially. The team owns multiple technology category leaders positioned to help enable AI advances, including MACOM for networking chips, PureStorage for data storage, and Onto Innovation for inspection systems. Cloud software franchises are making steady progress introducing AI functionality into their leading solution suites. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Bailard Technology Strategy | 20.0% | 68.2% | AAPL, ADBE, AMZN, BRZE, CDNS, GOOGL, INSG, KLAC, LRCX, META, MSFT, MU, NVDA, PSTG, QCOM, TXN, UBER, VRNS, ZI | AI, growth, semiconductors, software, technology | Generative AI emerged as a transformational technology with ChatGPT demonstrating broad potential through Large Language Models. This ignited a technology arms race with spending on AI-related high-performance compute squeezing out traditional enterprise hardware spending. The deployment and uptake of AI-enabled applications should be compelling in 2024 with tangible solutions emerging across cybersecurity, IT services, and other industries. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 4, 2025 | Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Core Fund | 2.4% | 0.1% | AIT, ATGE, BJ, CLH, COHR, CWST, ITT, LPLA, PNFP, PSTG, SMPL, STKL, SXT, TLN, VRT, WAL | AI, Defensive, industrials, Quality, rates, small caps, technology, valuation | Semiconductor and software companies were supported by increased spending on data centers and power infrastructure tied to AI adoption during the quarter. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | Fidelity Freedom 2055 Fund | 7.0% | 19.2% | AEM, CRH, CSU.TO, FNV, Gold, NVDA, PSTG, TSM | asset allocation, Bonds, diversification, equities, global, retirement, Target-Date | Semiconductor companies were significant contributors to performance, with overweight positions in Nvidia and Astera Labs adding relative value. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing was highlighted as a key contributor within the materials sector. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 21, 2025 | Fidelity Freedom 2045 Fund | 7.0% | 19.4% | AEM, CRH, CSU.TO, FNV, Gold, NVDA, PSTG, TSM | asset allocation, Bonds, diversification, equities, retirement, Target-Date | Semiconductor companies were significant contributors to performance, with overweight positions in Nvidia and Astera Labs adding relative value. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing was highlighted as a key contributor within the materials sector positioning. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 21, 2025 | Bailard Technology Strategy | 9.4% | 21.9% | AAPL, AMZN, APP, CDNS, CYBR, FI, GOOGL, HUBS, INTU, KLAC, LRCX, META, MSFT, NSIT, NVDA, PSTG, SHOP, SPOT, TSM | AI, Data centers, energy, growth, infrastructure, semiconductors, software, technology | AI-driven demand continues to anchor sector fundamentals with surging investment in compute capacity and infrastructure. The focus has shifted to operational scalability, energy efficiency, and maturing economics of AI deployment. Computing efficiency now hinges on tokens per watt rather than simply low-cost silicon, making energy the binding constraint in modern AI data centers. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 19, 2025 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | 8.8% | 15.3% | ANET, ARGX, ASND, BKR, DASH, DXCM, INSM, IRTC, LPLA, LSCC, LYV, PSTG, RBC, RDDT, SHOP, SNOW, SPOT, TDY, TEAM, TYL, VCYT, WING, WST, WWD | AI, Biotechnology, Cloud, defense, growth, healthcare, mid cap, semiconductors | Healthcare sector holdings, particularly biotech, led outperformance with strong company-specific results. Argenx's VYVGART therapy showed strong growth with new subcutaneous formulation launch. Insmed received FDA approval for Brinsupri, the first once-daily oral treatment for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis addressing over one million diagnosed patients. | SPOT WING LSCC INSM ARGX |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 16, 2025 | Brown Advisors Mid-Cap Growth strategy | 2.0% | 9.4% | CAH, COR, CPNG, CVNA, DKNG, FIG, FIX, HLT, LNG, MCK, MDB, MPWR, NET, NTSK, PSN, PSTG, VRT, VST, WST, ZS | AI, Biotech, gaming, growth, healthcare, Mid-cap, semiconductors, technology | Approximately 14% of the portfolio consists of companies with meaningful exposure to AI or data center capex. Seven of the top fifteen midcap index contributors sport businesses that hinge on Artificial Intelligence and data center CapEx. Strong fundamental performance coupled with burgeoning valuations in AI-exposed stocks pushed several portfolio positions towards three-year price targets. | CVNA NTSK PSN |
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| 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 26, 2026 | Brown Advisors Mid-Cap Growth strategy | -4.7% | 12.5% | AS, AXON, CPNG, CSGP, CVNA, EFX, EXPE, FICO, HWM, INSM, IOT, MDLN, NTRA, PLTR, PSN, PSTG, RKLB, ULTA, VEEV, ZS | AI, energy, growth, healthcare, industrials, mid cap, semiconductors, technology | Several portfolio companies are generating meaningful revenue from GenAI-enabled products, with Axon leading through DraftOne and related offerings that drove over $500 million in bookings. The strategy sees AI as a key driver for companies delivering solutions that save time and reduce labor intensity. AI-driven demand for data center construction is benefiting holdings like Comfort Systems, which exceeded expectations with revenue growth over 20% driven by MEP contracting demand. Rising power demand from data center customers is also supporting Vistra through direct sourcing agreements. The strategy maintains exposure to semiconductor companies like Monolithic Power Systems, which benefited from easing concerns around NVIDIA market share and expanding exposure to other AI compute architectures including AMD, TPU, and Trainium to reduce customer concentration. The strategy repurchased Zscaler following a selloff, viewing it as an attractive entry for the leader in the growing SASE security software market that is executing a multi-product cross-sell strategy driving ARPU and margin growth. The strategy is modestly overweight Energy with positions in Cheniere Energy for LNG exposure and Oceaneering International. Vistra benefited from rising power demand in Texas and growing investor appreciation for nuclear assets, signing large power purchase agreements with hyperscalers. The strategy is overweight Healthcare with broad exposure across services, devices and biotechnology. Cardinal Health delivered strong results driven by improved specialty mix and margin recovery, while Medline offers exposure to both medical technology demand and provider volumes through its vertically integrated platform. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 20, 2025 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 5.1% | 8.0% | ACLS, ALAB, APPF, CACI, CHX, CYBR, GKOS, LW, MASI, MEDP, MNDY, NBIX, ONTO, PEN, PODD, PSTG, RXST, SITM, TARS, VERX, VITA | AI, growth, healthcare, Outperformance, semiconductors, small caps, technology | The fund holds Astera Labs, a fast-growing semiconductor company with exposure to AI and data center infrastructure. The company's stock increased over 150% in the quarter following new product announcements and stronger than expected sales growth. Pure Storage was initiated as a new position, expected to benefit from hyperscaler AI spending with recent design wins. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Fidelity Freedom 2045 Fund | 5.9% | 16.8% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 3231.TW, 6723.T, ALSN, INTC, LULU, MRNA, MU, NVDA, PSTG, TSLA, VST | asset allocation, diversification, equities, global, inflation, Target-Date | The fund emphasizes strategic asset allocation decisions that continue to emphasize diversification to help target-date investors navigate different risks throughout their lifetimes. The investment process is focused on selecting strategic asset classes that provide compelling long-term returns, independent sources of return and risk, and favorable implementation attributes. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | BlackRock Science And Technology Term Trust | 0.0% | 0.0% | 000660.KS, CRDO, NVDA, PSTG, SNPS | Call Writing, growth, Options, semiconductors, SMID Cap, software, technology | The fund maintains significant exposure to semiconductors at 35.9% of portfolio assets, well above benchmark weighting of 23.1%. Top holdings include NVIDIA at 10.3%, PsiQuantum at 4.5%, SK Hynix at 3.0%, SambaNova at 2.3%, and Credo Technology at 2.2%. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | -7.4% | -7.4% | ANET, AZO, BBY, BFAM, BKR, CCCS, COHR, DASH, DDOG, DECK, GWRE, ILMN, MRVL, ONTO, PLTR, PSTG, SAIA, SNOW, SPOT, TYL, VEEV, VHI, WEST | AI, Cloud, energy, growth, healthcare, mid cap, tariffs, technology | The fund experienced significant challenges from AI-related holdings as China's DeepSeek AI model disrupted assumptions about data center spending durability. Companies leveraged to data center spending like Arista Networks, Pure Storage, Coherent and Onto Innovation declined, while Marvell was punished despite strong earnings due to high AI expectations. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 23, 2025 | Polen Capital – U.S. SMID Company Growth | 2.7% | 1.4% | ALRM, AZPN, BAH, BLD, BROS, BSY, CWAN, EEFT, ENTG, FND, FOXF, GSHD, HLI, HLNE, NSIT, PAYC, PSTG, RMBS, RVLV, TREX, TYL, WRBY, WSC | AI, growth, Quality, semiconductors, SMID Cap, software, technology, value | The market was dominated by crowded AI trades in 2024, with high-beta AI-adjacent growth companies outperforming. While Polen did not own these lower-quality AI stocks, they believe their portfolio is well-positioned to benefit from GenAI-driven transformation in a more sustainable, long-term manner. | BROS WSC PSTG NSIT BSY ENTG RMBS GSHD WRBY RVLV |
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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 | Spree Capital Advisers | Pure Storage | Information Technology | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | Bull | NASDAQ | Artificial Intelligence, cloud infrastructure, Data Management, data storage, Enterprise software, Flash Memory, recurring revenue, SaaS, subscription revenue, technology hardware | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Polen Capital - U.S. SMID Company Growth | Pure Storage | Information Technology | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | Bull | NYSE | All-Flash, data storage, DirectFlash, energy efficiency, enterprise, GenAI, High-performance, hyperscalers | View Pitch |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Seeking Alpha | Seeking Alpha | Pure Storage, Inc. | Technology | Data Storage | Neutral | New York Stock Exchange | AI tailwinds, cash flow, data storage, earnings growth, hyperscaler, Margins, profitability, Pure Storage, subscription model, valuation | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Jason L. White | Pure Storage Inc. | Information Technology | Computer Hardware | Bull | NYSE | All-flash storage, ARR, Cost efficiency, hyperscalers, market share, Subscriptions | View Pitch |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letters | Jason L. White | Pure Storage Inc. | Information Technology | Computer Hardware | Bull | NYSE | All-flash storage, ARR, Cost efficiency, hyperscalers, market share, Subscriptions | View Pitch |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Short Thesis | Kerrisdale Capital | Pure Storage Inc | Information Technology | Computer Hardware | Bear | — | View Pitch |
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