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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund | 11.6% | -5.2% | AORT, PI, PLMR, SMTC, SPSC, VERX | AI, growth, healthcare, industrials, semiconductors, small cap, technology | AI is at an inflection point, potentially enabling significant increases in productivity. Continued enthusiasm for artificial intelligence drove Information Technology sector outperformance. Burgeoning demand for AI infrastructure is driving U.S. business spending acceleration. | VERX PLMR SPSC AORT PI SMTC NEO RXO NEOG ACAD UPST STRL |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 18, 2026 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | -5.9% | -5.9% | AJG, ALAB, ARES, CCCS, COHR, DASH, EW, MDB, PRS, RBLX, SITM, SMTC, TW, WAT, WING | aerospace, AI, Biotechnology, Data centers, defense, energy, growth, mid cap | View | ||
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund | -1.6% | 7.8% | MEG, NEOG, NTRA, SMTC, TNDM, UPST | AI, Genomics, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small caps, technology | AI is at an inflection point, potentially enabling significant increases in productivity. Upstart leverages AI-powered lending platform with machine learning algorithms to evaluate non-traditional risk factors for more accurate credit assessments. Corporate AI spending faced increased scrutiny in October but remains a secular theme creating attractive investment opportunities. | TNDM MEG NEOG SMTC NTRA UPST |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 21, 2025 | Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund | - | - | AORT, PI, PLMR, SMTC, SPSC, VERX | AI, growth, healthcare, industrials, semiconductors, small cap, technology | AI is at an inflection point, potentially enabling significant increases in productivity. Continued enthusiasm for artificial intelligence drove Information Technology sector outperformance. Burgeoning demand for AI infrastructure is accelerating U.S. business spending. | VERX PLMR SPSC AORT PI VERX PLMR SPSC AORT PI |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Columbia Seligman Global Technology Fund | 1.0% | 0.0% | 6723.T, AAPL, AMAT, AMT, AVGO, BE, CCI, EBAY, GDDY, GOOGL, LRCX, META, MSFT, NVDA, ORCL, SMTC | AI, Cloud, cybersecurity, global, semiconductors, software, technology | AI continues to be the strongest theme in tech with infrastructure buildouts continuing and companies hastening to deploy new AI capabilities. Capital spend from public cloud service providers continues to grow, though investors began questioning when AI spending could translate into profits. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund | -19.5% | -19.5% | AGYS, PGNY, PLMR, SMTC, UPST, VSEC | AI, financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, small cap, technology | The emergence of advanced AI models from China demonstrated capabilities comparable to leading U.S. models but at significantly lower development costs, prompting investors to reassess substantial capital expenditures of U.S. large-cap technology companies and resulting in a sell-off in AI-related stocks. The fund continues to observe AI as being at an inflection point, potentially enabling significant increases in productivity. | AGYS UPST SMTC PGNY PLMR VSE |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 13, 2025 | Heartland Value Plus Fund | -1.8% | -0.3% | FBK, SMTC | financials, Quality, Regional Banks, self-help, small caps, technology, value | The fund focuses on small-cap stocks that have posted two consecutive strong years, with potential for a third positive year based on historical patterns. The manager believes higher-quality small stocks will eventually participate in the market rally as smaller companies benefit from easing monetary policy and fiscal stimulus. | SMTC FBK |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | Substack | Voss Capital | Semtech Corporation | Semiconductors | Analog and Mixed Signal | Bull | Nasdaq Stock Market | Analog Semiconductors, cellular modules, geopolitical tensions, market share, national security, North American market, Quectel, regulatory changes, Semtech, Sierra Wireless | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund | Semtech Corporation | Information Technology | Semiconductors | Neutral | NASDAQ | Analog, data centers, GPU Connectivity, IoT, Low Power, mixed-signal, semiconductors, Signal integrity | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund | Semtech Corporation | Information Technology | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Bull | NASDAQ | connectivity solutions, consumer electronics, data centers, Industrial, semiconductors, Signal integrity, Wireless sensing | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Heartland Value Plus Fund | Semtech Corporation | Information Technology | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Bull | NASDAQ | AI, Asset Divestiture, data centers, deleveraging, EBITDA Discount, IoT, Management Change, semiconductors, Signal integrity, turnaround | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund | Semtech Corporation | Information Technology | Semiconductors | Bull | NASDAQ | Analog Semiconductors, data centers, energy efficiency, IoT, Low-power solutions, mixed-signal, Signal integrity, Wireless sensing | View Pitch |
| Manager Name | Fund Name | Fund AUM | Invested Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares Owned | Shares Bought / Sold During Quarter | % Bought / Sold During Quarter | % of Shares Outstanding Owned |
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