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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | -8.9% | 2.8% | BJ, CHDN, CHPX, CNMD, CWAN, FIVE, FND, FOUR, INSP, KNSL, LFUS, LGIH, MTDR, MTZ, PODD, RBC, SAM, SWAV, TTC, WSC | consumer, growth, healthcare, industrials, inflation, rates, small caps, technology | GLP-1 drugs emerged as a solution for obesity and reducing long-term cardiovascular risks, leading to sharp negative reactions across the medical equipment industry. The market views it as a zero-sum game with inevitable shrinkage of addressable markets for diabetes and sleep apnea devices. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Aug 21, 2025 | AMG GW&K Small Cap Core Fund | 4.5% | -3.1% | CHX, CRDO, DAVA, FN, GPOR, HLI, INSM, INTA, IONQ, MCOM, RBC, SEI, SLGN, SPXC, STAG, STRL, TXRH, VIAV | AI, energy, growth, industrials, Natural Gas, small cap, technology, value | The fund discusses AI buildout as a secular theme driving market performance, with investors pushing all-in on AI-related investments. The manager believes the AI investment case is most likely to have durability and generate positive, estimable earnings for companies addressing hyperscaler needs. The fund added two new holdings with AI exposure in the energy sector. | SEI |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 31, 2025 | Artisan Global Discovery | 10.8% | 6.8% | ARIS, BAB LN, GDDY, GXI, III LN, IOT, IRTC, MIPS SS, RBC, SAIA, SPOT, SRT GR, TTD, WING | discovery, Global Growth, inflection points, underfollowed, valuation | The letter emphasizes uncovering underfollowed global companies with emerging competitive advantages and accelerating fundamentals. Management focuses on identifying inflection points where earnings power is not yet reflected in valuations. The outlook favors patient capital deployed into mispriced global opportunities. | III LN WING RBC GXI GR SAIA ARIS SPOT IRTC BAB LN |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | 3.5% | 4.5% | AAON, AGYS, BFAM, CWAN, CWST, DGII, DSGX, ESE, EXPO, FSS, FSV, JBTM, MLAB, MMSI, NEOG, NOVT, RBC, ROAD, SLP, STVN | growth, industrials, infrastructure, Quality, small cap, tariffs, technology | Federal infrastructure investment is driving robust demand in road maintenance and construction markets. Construction Partners has been a leader in seven of the past nine quarters due to this infrastructure spending. The company reported solid fiscal 2Q results with organic revenue increases and record backlog figures. | MTD NET FICO AAON POOL ROP WSO WCN CPRT VEEV IDXX GWRE HEI.A BSY |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Conestoga Small Cap Composite | 4.8% | -7.1% | AAON, AGYS, BFAM, CWAN, CWST, DGII, DSGX, ESE, EXPO, FSS, FSV, JBTM, MLAB, MMSI, NEOG, NOVT, RBC, ROAD, SLP, STVN | growth, healthcare, industrials, infrastructure, Quality, small cap, tariffs, technology | Federal infrastructure investment is driving robust demand in road maintenance and infrastructure markets. Construction Partners has been a leader in seven of the past nine quarters due to this infrastructure spending. The company reported solid fiscal 2Q results with organic revenue increases and record backlog figures. | SLP KIDS SSTI ERII HLMN MEG ROAD WLDN PL |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | 5.0% | -1.0% | AAON, AGYS, BFAM, CWAN, CWST, DGII, DSGX, ESE, EXPO, FSS, FSV, JBTM, MLAB, MMSI, NEOG, NOVT, RBC, ROAD, SLP, STVN | growth, industrials, infrastructure, Quality, small cap, tariffs, technology | Federal infrastructure investment is driving robust demand in road maintenance and construction markets. Construction Partners has been a leader in seven of the past nine quarters due to this infrastructure spending. The company reported solid fiscal 2Q results with organic revenue increases and record backlog figures. | RBC GWRE AXON ROAD |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Conestoga Micro Cap Composite | 15.7% | 6.1% | AAON, AGYS, BFAM, CWAN, CWST, DGII, DSGX, ESE, EXPO, FSS, FSV, JBTM, MLAB, MMSI, NEOG, NOVT, RBC, ROAD, SLP, STVN | growth, healthcare, industrials, infrastructure, Quality, small cap, tariffs, technology | Federal infrastructure investment driving robust demand in road maintenance and construction markets. Construction Partners has been a leader in seven of the past nine quarters due to this infrastructure spending tailwind. | TWST |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 21, 2025 | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | 0.5% | - | ENSG, FN, GWRE, HLP, HQY, INSP, KAI, MORN, NSA, OZK, RBC, RKLB, ROP, SG, SKY, WDAY | Beta, Defensive, Long/Short, Quality, risk-on, small cap, tariffs | The fund focuses on high-quality companies with proven earnings growth track records, strong free cash-flow generation, and trusted management teams. This quality focus was a headwind during the quarter as lower-quality stocks outperformed in the risk-on environment, but the manager believes this creates better expected returns for quality investing over the next three-to-five years. | SG RKLB HQY GWRE FN INSP NSA SKY HQY GWRE INSP NSA SKY |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | 14.4% | 5.9% | ARGX, ASND, BKR, BWXT, DASH, DUOL, DXCM, HOOD, INSM, IOT, IRTC, LSCC, RBC, RBLX, SHOP, SNOW, SPOT, TEAM, TW, TYL | AI, Biotech, Cloud, growth, mid cap, Streaming, tariffs, technology | Portfolio positioned to benefit from AI adoption with holdings like Snowflake, Tyler Technologies, and Guidewire that help businesses and government implement AI tools. Infrastructure leaders like Pure Storage, Synopsys, and Monolithic Power help make data centers powering AI tools faster and more power-efficient. | View | |
| 2026 Q1 | May 13, 2026 | AMG GW&K Small Cap Core Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | AEIS, ALGM, ARQT, AVNT, FWRG, HLI, IDA, MTSI, RBC, SF, STRL, UTZ, VCYT, VIAV | energy, healthcare, industrials, small caps, technology, value | View | ||
| 2026 Q1 | May 1, 2026 | Baron Small Cap Fund | -8.0% | -8.0% | CGNX, GWRE, IT, PLNT, RBC, VRT | AI, Data centers, energy, Geopolitical, growth, small caps, software, technology | GWRE IT PLNT RBC CGNX VRT |
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| 2025 Q1 | May 1, 2025 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | -5.7% | -5.7% | AAON, ALTR, AZTA, CWST, DSGX, ESE, GGG, HEI.A, JKHY, MMM, MMSI, NEOG, PAYX, PYCR, RBC, ROAD, SPSC, TRNS, VERX, WSO | industrials, Outperformance, Quality, SMID Cap, tariffs, technology | The portfolio benefited from high-quality factor leadership as profitable companies with strong ROIC and EBITDA margins declined less than high beta, non-earning counterparts during the market selloff. Conestoga's emphasis on higher-quality, conservative growth companies was a key contributor to outperformance. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | May 1, 2025 | Conestoga Micro Cap Composite | -8.2% | -8.2% | AAON, ALTR, AZTA, CWST, DSGX, ESE, GGG, HEI.A, JKHY, MMM, MMSI, NEOG, PAYX, PYCR, RBC, ROAD, SPSC, TRNS, VERX, WSO | Micro Cap, Outperformance, Quality, small caps, tariffs, uncertainty | Small capitalization stocks declined nearly 11% in the first quarter and were down roughly 20% from their post-election highs. The firm expects their investment approach to outperform in periods of heightened uncertainty, which proved true for most strategies in Q1. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | May 1, 2025 | Conestoga Small Cap Composite | -11.4% | -11.4% | AAON, ALTR, AZTA, BCPC, CWST, DSGX, ESE, EXPO, FSV, MMM, MMSI, NEOG, PAYX, PYCR, RBC, ROAD, SPSC, SSD, TRNS, VERX | growth, industrials, Outperformance, Quality, small caps, tariffs, technology | Small capitalization stocks declined nearly 11% in the first quarter and were down roughly 20% from their post-election highs in November 2024. The firm expects their investment approach to outperform in periods of heightened uncertainty, which proved true as their strategies outperformed benchmarks during the quarter's volatility. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 5, 2025 | ClearBridge Investments Small Cap Growth Strategy | - | - | ARCH, BJ, CNMD, CWAN, ELF, FOUR, GERN, GKOS, GLBE, HE, HIMS, INTA, ITCI, KVYO, PYCR, RBC, RKLB, TNC, VRNS, WIX | AI, Biotech, growth, small cap, stock selection, Trade Policy, volatility | The DeepSeek model architecture caused investors to question potential returns on investment and monetization of generative AI initiatives, leading to air coming out of the sector-crossing narrative and investment tailwind around generative AI. The combination of concerns around AI reporting precipitated a meaningful pullback in stocks. | GERN HIMS ARCH RKLB GKOS |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 30, 2026 | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | 4.2% | 4.2% | ASAN, CWST, ENSG, LITE, PCOR, RBC | AI, defense, Long/Short, mid cap, Quality, small cap, software | LITE CWST PCOR ASAN ENSG RBC |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 29, 2026 | Alger Small Cap Focus Fund | -7.6% | -7.6% | AGYS, CGNX, NBIS, RBC, RGEN, WGS | AI, Automation, Data centers, defense, energy, healthcare, small cap, technology | AGYS GDYN RGEN CGNX NBIS RBC |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 29, 2026 | Artisan Global Discovery | -5.5% | -5.5% | ASMI, ASND, COHR, COMP, HTHT, INSM, MDB, MOD, MSI, PRS, RBC, RBLX, SE, SPOT, TWST, WING | AI, Biotechnology, Data centers, defense, energy, global, mid cap, small cap | View | ||
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 25, 2026 | Wasatch Global Select Strategy | - | - | HLNE, HMSO.L, RBC | AI, Data centers, defense, disruption, Geopolitical, global, technology | HLMA.L RBC 4966.TW 2371.T 3064.T HLNE |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 21, 2026 | Conestoga Small Cap Composite | -5.0% | -5.0% | AORT, AZTA, BL, CWST, DGII, ESE, HLIO, HLMN, LMAT, NPO, RBC, RGEN, SPSC, STVN, UTI | defense, energy, growth, Quality, small cap, software, Valuations | View | ||
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 21, 2026 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | -10.2% | -10.2% | BCPC, CACI, CWST, PCTY, QTWO, RBC, RGEN, ROAD, SPSC, STVN, TYL, ULS, WSO | aerospace, energy, industrials, Quality, small cap, software, technology | View | ||
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 20, 2026 | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Small Cap Growth Strategy | -6.7% | -6.7% | BJ, CGON, CWST, EE, GRDN, HLNE, LGND, LSCC, MIRM, MTDR, MTSI, ONTO, RBC, RGEN, RRX, SOLV, STVN, VCTR, VVV, WING | Biotechnology, energy, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small caps, technology | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | AMG GW&K Small Cap Core Fund | -7.3% | -7.3% | ADC, ARQT, BWIN, CBZ, CHX, COCO, FLYW, FNA, GBCI, GMED, HALO, HLI, HMN, ICFI, INSM, INTA, ITCI, LOPE, MGY, MTSI, NWE, PAR, PATK, PPBI, PRIM, RBC, SKY, SPXC, STAG, STRL, SWTX, TNDM, UMBF, UTZ | AI, Biotechnology, energy, financials, Quality, small caps, Trade Policy | The fund discusses navigating uncertainty from tariff announcements and trade policy changes by the current U.S. Administration. The manager analyzes potential impacts on manufacturing, consumers, and trading partners, while monitoring for signs of policy moderation or negotiation. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Mar 1, 2026 | iMGP Small Company Fund | 1.3% | 0.0% | AAP, AMKR, APPF, MANH, NVDA, PRM, RBC, UAMY | AI, Biotech, defense, growth, healthcare, Quality, small caps, technology | AI remained a significant driver throughout 2025, with AI-related stocks recovering after initial volatility from Chinese competitor DeepSeek and becoming the dominant theme again in late 2025. The market saw broadening beyond AI with materials performing well, but AI continues to be a desired area driving investment decisions. Biotech companies rallied over 25% in the fourth quarter, driven by a series of high-profile biotech acquisitions by large pharma buyers. The managers generally avoid biotech stocks due to their highly binary nature, though they participate through investments in companies that sell products and services to biotech customers. Defense spending themes emerged through specific investments like Antimony Corporation, which won a $245 million five-year sole source contract to rebuild the U.S. antimony supply for military use, taking advantage of export restrictions from China. RBC Bearings' Aerospace and Defense business was particularly strong. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Feb 5, 2026 | Baron Small Cap Fund | -1.6% | -0.7% | CGNX, CWA, FROG, GWRE, HLI, ICLR, IT, JBT, KNSL, KTOS, MTD, NEPT, NOVT, ODD, PLNT, RBC, RRR, SITE, TDG, VRT | AI, Data centers, defense, growth, Quality, small caps, technology | AI infrastructure buildout drove strong performance in holdings like Vertiv and Legence. JFrog benefited as customers leveraged generative AI to improve developer productivity, driving increased binary creation and platform usage. The manager expects corporations to show continued productivity gains as AI is adopted to reduce costs and open new revenue opportunities. Data center activity was a key driver for several holdings. Vertiv Holdings benefited from robust data center infrastructure demand with 29% organic revenue growth. Legence Corp, an engineering and maintenance services company, was a strong contributor due to robust data center activity. Aerospace and defense players were among the best performers in 2025, including Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Karman Holdings, and RBC Bearings. The manager notes heightened aerospace and defense spending and improving margins in this sector. The manager expects small-cap companies to grow faster than large caps going forward, which is not typical of recent years. Better growth ahead for small caps could lead to market broadening and leadership change. Small caps have historically grown more slowly than large caps, contributing to extended underperformance. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Feb 17, 2026 | AMG GW&K Small Cap Core Fund | 3.5% | 7.2% | AEIS, AGIO, CIFR, CSWI, CVLT, DAVA, DSGX, FLYW, GMED, HUT, INTA, ITT, MTSI, PAR, QBTS, RARE, RBC, SATS, SF, SKY, SLG, SPXC, STRL, SUPN, THR, VIAV, WULF | healthcare, industrials, materials, Quality, small caps, technology, Trade Policy, value | The Russell 2000 Index delivered 12.8% returns for 2025 despite significant volatility, with a 23% drop by April followed by a 40% recovery. The small cap environment was characterized by narrow performance driven by low-quality, speculative stocks, with the top 25 contributors delivering over 50% of benchmark returns. The investment environment overwhelmingly favored lower quality stocks, with non-earners gaining 19.6%, negative equity stocks up 37.2%, and highest beta names advancing 26.1%. The fund's deliberate focus on higher-quality stocks with earnings support was a general headwind throughout the year. Artificial intelligence investment was a key area of market focus during 2025, though the fund questioned when investors would see returns from billions of dollars spent on AI infrastructure. The fund avoided speculative AI plays in favor of companies with more established fundamentals. Uncertain trade policy and the friction it added to the system was the biggest distraction during 2025. Companies now mostly have a sense of the rules of global trade and are adjusting, which could provide more stability going forward. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Feb 10, 2026 | Wasatch Global Select Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | FOUR, RBC, TREX | fundamentals, global, Japan, Quality, small caps, technology, underperformance, Valuations | The strategy focuses on high-quality businesses with high levels of ROA and ROE, and a track record of durable earnings growth. Despite underperformance in 2025, the managers remain committed to avoiding speculative companies and maintaining their quality discipline. Portfolio fundamentals remain solid with consistent earnings growth. AI emerged as a popular investment theme that drove performance in speculative small cap companies during 2025. The strategy avoided many AI-related stocks due to quality concerns. However, some holdings like ASPEED Technology benefited from increased demand for server-management chips driven by AI workloads. | RBC WEGE3 BZ FOUR TREX 6532 JP |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | -8.3% | 7.2% | ACHC, ENSG, FND, GWRE, HLNE, HQY, ICFI, IONQ, KAI, MORN, NSA, PCTY, RBC, ROP | Beta, Defensive, Long/Short, Mid Caps, risk management, small caps | The Fund has shorted stocks of special purpose acquisition companies because their business models are speculative and their paths to steady compounded earnings growth remain unclear. These stocks experienced sharp gains during the risk-on environment of the quarter. | IONQ ACHC FND ICFI HQY PCTY |
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| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | 12.9% | 12.1% | ALTR, CCCS, CWST, DSGX, EXPO, FICO, FSV, IT, JBT, MSA, MTN, PYCR, RBC, ROAD, ROL, SITE, SPSC, SSD, STVN, TREX, WSO, WST | growth, healthcare, industrials, Quality, small cap, technology | The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is creating significant demand for maintenance and capacity increase related road projects, which benefits companies like Construction Partners in the Southeast United States. This has led to strong backlog growth for 12 consecutive quarters. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Conestoga Small Cap Composite | 10.1% | 7.8% | AAON, ALTR, AQUA, BCPC, BL, CWST, DGII, DSGX, FOXF, HLIO, LMAT, MODN, PYCR, RBC, SITE, SSD, STVN, TREX, VCEL, XYL | Construction, growth, healthcare, industrials, Quality, small cap, technology | Conestoga remains positive on long-term expectations for relative performance of small caps over large caps, noting that relative valuations of small caps to large caps continues to sit near multi-decade lows. The market capitalization of the top five stocks in the S&P 500 Index is now three times the market capitalization of the entire Russell 2000 Index, representing unusual market breadth narrowness. | 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 | |
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 11, 2025 | AMG GW&K Small Cap Core Fund | 6.9% | 3.6% | ABCB, CRDO, HLI, INTA, LOPE, MEDP, MTSI, PRIM, RBC, RGTI, RMBS, SPXC, STRL, SUPN | AI, Biotech, earnings, healthcare, small cap, technology | The market saw impressive gains driven by artificial intelligence stocks, though the fund missed these speculative rallies due to its focus on consistent earnings. The team added two technology stocks to increase exposure to AI infrastructure during the quarter. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | -7.3% | - | ENSG, FN, FOUR, FRPT, HQY, INSP, KAI, MEDP, MORN, MPWR, OPEN, OZK, RBC, ROP, SG, WDAY | AI, Biotech, healthcare, Long/Short, Quality, risk-on, small cap, Speculation | The fund focuses on long positions in high-quality companies while shorting low-quality businesses. The manager emphasizes that high-quality stocks have historically outperformed over the long term despite recent underperformance. The fund screens companies based on financial characteristics like return on assets and operating profit margins. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | Artisan Global Discovery | 3.0% | 10.0% | ARGX, ASND, BAB.L, BFAM, CW, INSM, IRTC, LSEG.L, LYV, PRCT, PURE, PX, RBC, SE, TDY, TEAM, TYL, WAY, WING, WST | AI, Biotechnology, defense, global, growth, healthcare, small cap, technology | AI investment boom contributed over 1% to US GDP growth through first half of year, with tech investment growing at fastest pace since 2000. However, rapid AI advancements are creating uncertainty about which software companies can successfully integrate AI versus those facing business model disruption. | WAY WING PRCT LSEG LN ASND PSTG MOD WAY TDY WING PRCT LSEG LN ASND PSTG MOD |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 20, 2025 | Wasatch Small Cap Growth Strategy | -3.7% | - | AGYS, BRBR, ENSG, FN, FOUR, HQY, INSP, MEDP, NVMI, OLLI, PCTY, PNFP, RBC, SHAK | AI, growth, Quality, semiconductors, small caps, technology, underperformance | The fund focuses on high-quality, long-duration growth companies while markets have favored low-quality stocks with speculative business models. The quality gap between fund holdings and the index is near its widest level in at least a decade based on return on assets metrics. | 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 13, 2025 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | -3.2% | 1.1% | AAON, BCPC, CSWI, CWST, DSGX.TO, ESE, EXPO, FSV.TO, HLIO, HLMN, MIR, MRCY, NOVT, QTWO, RBC, ROAD, SLP, SPSC, STVN, VERX | defense, growth, Quality, small caps, software, value | Small cap stocks reached new all-time highs in Q3, with the Russell 2000 rising 12% and significantly outperforming the S&P 500. The rally has been characterized by historically narrow leadership, with the top 20 performing stocks representing 78% of the Russell 2000 Growth Index's gains year-to-date. This concentration is more extreme than during the COVID rally in 2020. | IDXX US WST US |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 13, 2025 | Conestoga Small Cap Composite | -1.4% | -8.4% | AAON, BCPC, CSWI, CWST, DSGX, ESE, EXPO, FSV, HLIO, HLMN, MIR, MRCY, NOVT, QTWO, RBC, ROAD, SLP, SPSC, STVN, VERX | Beta, defense, growth, profitability, Quality, small cap, software, technology | Small cap stocks reached new all-time highs in Q3, with the Russell 2000 Index rising 12% and significantly outperforming the S&P 500. The rally has been characterized by historically narrow leadership, with the top 20 performing stocks representing 78% of the Russell 2000 Growth Index's overall gains year-to-date. This extreme concentration exceeds even the COVID rally period when the top 20 stocks made up just 39% of returns. | ROAD US HLIO US MRCY US |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 13, 2025 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | -1.1% | -2.1% | AAON, BCPC, CSWI, CWST, DSGX.TO, ESE, EXPO, FSV, HLIO, HLMN, MIR, MRCY, NOVT, QTWO, RBC, ROAD, SLP, SPSC, STVN, VERX | defense, growth, industrials, Quality, small caps, software, technology | Small cap stocks reached new all-time highs in Q3, with the Russell 2000 rising 12% and significantly outperforming the S&P 500. The rally has been characterized by historically narrow leadership, with the top 20 performing stocks representing 78% of the Russell 2000 Growth Index's gains year-to-date. This extreme concentration exceeds even the COVID rally period when the top 20 stocks made up just 39% of returns. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 13, 2025 | Conestoga Micro Cap Composite | 11.7% | 18.5% | AAON, BCPC, CSWI, CWST, DSGX.TO, ESE, EXPO, FSV.TO, HLIO, HLMN, MIR, MRCY, NOVT, QTWO, RBC, ROAD, SLP, SPSC, STVN, VERX | Beta, defense, industrials, profitability, Quality, small caps, software, technology | Small cap stocks reached new all-time highs in Q3, with the Russell 2000 rising 12% and significantly outperforming the S&P 500. The rally has been characterized by historically narrow leadership, with the top 20 stocks representing 78% of the Russell 2000 Growth Index's gains year-to-date. This concentration is more extreme than during the COVID rally in 2020. | BWMN US WLDN US |
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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 22, 2026 | Wasatch Small Cap Growth Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | FN, FOUR, FROG, RBC, TREX, VITL | AI, Biotechnology, growth, healthcare, Quality, small cap, technology, value | The strategy focuses on high-quality businesses with high ROAs and ROEs, and track records of durable earnings growth. Portfolio fundamentals remain solid with ROA and ROE well ahead of benchmark metrics. The managers avoid speculative companies and prefer proven earnings track records. The strategy's lack of exposure to biotechnology stocks was the primary driver of underperformance, as biotech soared nearly 27% in Q4. Managers avoid nascent biotech companies due to binary outcomes based on clinical trials, preferring healthcare companies with proven track records. Artificial intelligence was mentioned as one of the popular investment themes driving speculative small cap companies that the strategy avoided. AI workloads are driving demand for data center upgrades and faster communication standards. | RBC FN FROG TREX VITL FOUR |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 19, 2026 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | -0.4% | 14.8% | ALAB, APG, ARGX, ASND, BKR, COHR, CVNA, DASH, INSM, LHX, MACOM, MDB, RBC, RBLX, SHOP, SPOT, TTAN, VEEV, WAT, WST | AI, Biotechnology, defense, growth, healthcare, industrials, mid cap, technology | AI-related capital spending remains an area of active debate entering 2026. 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. The positioning is grounded in conviction in profit cycle opportunities for biotech companies with compelling product launches. Aerospace and defense holdings appear well positioned for multiyear growth. The team believes companies are well positioned to benefit from growing investment in next-generation missile defense and national security programs requiring advanced capabilities. Holdings exposed to datacenter and AI infrastructure spending contributed to returns. Companies benefit from continued cloud growth and rising AI demand driving rapid datacenter expansion with strong long-term growth opportunities. | IRTC FERG SNOW WAT TTAN CVNA ALAB LHX SPOT VEEV MDB RBLX INSM COHR |
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| 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 Small Cap Composite | -1.9% | -10.1% | AAON, AZTA, BMI, CWAN, DGII, DSGX, FSV, KRMN, LMAT, NGEN, NOVT, RBC, RGEN, ROAD, SPSC, STVN, TREX, TRNS, VCEL, VERX | Biotechnology, credit, Performance, Quality, small caps, tariffs, volatility | Small Caps achieved new all-time highs in 2025 despite extreme volatility, with the Russell 2000 Growth Index surging 50% from April to October after initial tariff concerns. The manager expects Small Caps to outperform Large Caps given 32% projected earnings growth versus 13% for Large Caps and a 25% valuation discount. The market was dominated by low-quality, high-beta, unprofitable stocks during the April-October rally, creating headwinds for the manager's high-quality approach. However, profitable stocks began outperforming unprofitable ones by 5% from mid-October through year-end, suggesting quality leadership may be returning. Small Cap biotech and pharmaceutical stocks dominated fourth quarter performance, representing 132% of the Russell 2000 Growth Index's total returns despite comprising only 11% year-to-date through Q3. The manager's minimal exposure to this sector was a significant performance headwind. Trump administration's comprehensive tariff strategy announcement in February caused Small Caps to plummet over 20% in weeks. However, potential policy modifications in April sparked a dramatic turnaround, with the Russell 2000 Growth Index surging nearly 50% over six months. Concerns about credit quality in private credit and regional banking emerged in Q4, highlighted by First Brands bankruptcy and Tricolor fraud allegations. JPMorgan CEO's cockroach comment underscored systemic concerns, triggering a 10% correction in the Russell 2000 Growth Index. | MLAB KRMN BMI FSV RGEN RBC CWAN |
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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 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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| 2022 Q3 | Sep 30, 2022 | Alger Small Cap Focus Fund | 6.4% | 5.9% | HSKA, MRCY, NTRA, QDEL, RBC, SWAV | - | View | ||
| 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 | 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 | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Conestoga Small Cap Composite | 10.1% | 7.8% | AAPL, AXON, BL, DSGX, FICO, FOXF, FSS, LMAT, MLAB, MRCY, MSFT, NOVT, PYCR, RBC, ROAD, SITE, SPSC, SSD, TREX, WSO | growth, industrials, Performance, small cap, technology | Investor enthusiasm for Artificial Intelligence drove performance of seven large technology stocks that were responsible for nearly all of the S&P 500's return in the first six months of 2023. The portfolio suffered from lack of exposure to the computer hardware industry which was up almost 75% over three months. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | 12.9% | 12.1% | AAPL, AXON, BFAM, CWAN, CWST, DSGX, EXPO, FICO, GGG, GWRE, MRCY, MSFT, PYCR, RBC, RGEN, ROL, SITE, SPSC, TREX, WSO | consumer discretionary, growth, industrials, SMID Cap, technology, Utilities | SPS Commerce benefits from secular growth in the digitization of ecommerce and maintains a steady, durable business model that has remained resilient in a slower macroeconomic environment. The company highlights that historically they have only seen about a 1% drag on revenue growth from macro slowdowns. | View | |
| 2023 Q1 | May 23, 2023 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | 12.9% | 12.1% | ALTR, AXON, CWAN, CWST, DSGX, EVI, EXPO, FICO, FSV, JKHY, LSPD, NOVT, PLOW, RBC, RGEN, ROL, SPSC, TECH, WSO, WST | Banking, growth, healthcare, Quality, small cap, software, technology | The strategy benefited from a market rotation into quality-growth companies with higher multiples, particularly within software, which had underperformed cheaper stocks throughout much of 2022 because of the sharp rise in interest rates. Companies with stronger balance sheets, positive cash flows, and more sustainable growth rates may be preferred given banking sector pressures. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Wasatch Small Cap Growth Strategy | - | - | AGYS, BROS, FRPT, GLOB, ITCI, JNJ, RBC | AI, growth, management, Quality, small cap, Trade Policy, volatility | Tariffs and potential trade war have weighed on markets and raised concerns about global economic growth. The uncertainty surrounding tariffs and their macroeconomic impact underscores the importance of investing in high-quality businesses with good management teams. | RBC BROS FRPT AGYS GLNT |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | - | - | AGYS, BROS, FRPT, ITCI, RBC | AI, growth, Quality, small cap, Trade Policy, volatility | Businesses are in the early innings of implementing AI into their processes and Globant will be a key beneficiary of this trend over the long term. Global IT spending has been sluggish but AI implementation represents a significant opportunity. | RBC BROS ITCI FRPT AGYS GLNT |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| May 4, 2026 | Fund Letters | Baron Small Cap Fund | RBC Bearings Incorporated | Tools & Accessories | Machinery | Bull | NASDAQ | Aerospace, Bearings, Boeing, Cyclical Recovery, Defense, Industrial, Marine Programs, Top-tier Supplier | View Pitch |
| May 4, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | RBC Bearings, Inc. | Tools & Accessories | Industrial Machinery | Bull | NASDAQ | Aerospace, Defense, geopolitical, growth, industrial machinery, manufacturing, Precision Bearings | View Pitch |
| May 1, 2026 | Fund Letters | Alger Small Cap Focus Fund | RBC Bearings Incorporated | Tools & Accessories | Industrial Machinery | Bull | NASDAQ | Aerospace, Bearings, competitive moat, Cyclical Recovery, Defense, Free Cash Flow, industrial machinery, manufacturing | View Pitch |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Global Select Strategy | RBC Bearings, Inc. | Tools & Accessories | Machinery | Bull | NASDAQ | Aerospace, Bull, Defense, engineering, geopolitical, industrial manufacturing, Precision Bearings | View Pitch |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Fund Letters | Baillie Gifford - US Equity Growth | RBC Bearings | Tools & Accessories | Industrial Machinery | Bull | NASDAQ | Acquisitions, Aerospace, Bearings, Defense, High returns, Industrial, Mission-Critical, Niche markets, Reshoring | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Small Cap Growth Strategy | RBC Bearings, Inc. | Industrials | Industrial Machinery | Bull | NYSE | acquisition integration, Aerospace, Commercial Aviation, Defense, Engineered Components, Industrial, Precision Bearings | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund | RBC Bearings Incorporated | Industrials | Industrial Machinery | Bull | NASDAQ | acquisition integration, Aerospace, Commercial Aviation, Defense, Industrial Components, Precision Bearings | View Pitch |
| Feb 21, 2026 | Fund Letters | Mick Rasmussen | RBC Bearings Incorporated | Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Acquisitions, Aerospace, Defense, engineering, Margins | View Pitch |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Fund Letters | JB Taylor | RBC Bearings Incorporated | Industrials | Industrial Machinery | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Acquisitions, Aerospace, Defense, engineering, growth | View Pitch |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Fund Letters | Bob Mitchell | RBC Bearings, Inc. | Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Aerospace, Defense, Freecashflow, Margins, operating leverage | View Pitch |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Fund Letters | Bob Mitchell | RBC Bearings, Inc. | Industrials | Industrial Machinery | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Aerospace, Defense, Free Cash Flow, operating leverage, Precision Manufacturing | View Pitch |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Fund Letters | Bob Mitchell | RBC Bearings, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Industrial Machinery | Bull | NYSE | Aerospace, Bearings, Industrial, Margins, Quality | View Pitch |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Fund Letters | Jason L. White | RBC Bearings Incorporated | Consumer Discretionary | Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components | Bull | NASDAQ | Aerospace, Bearings, Industrials, Moats, Pricing, recovery, Supplychain | View Pitch |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Fund Letters | Amy Zhang | RBC Bearings Incorporated | Consumer Discretionary | Industrial Machinery | Bull | NYSE | Aerospace, aftermarket, Bearings, Defense, engineering, Industrial, Oem | View Pitch |
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