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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 27, 2025 | Fawkes Capital Management | 7.6% | - | AEHR, ARGO, BE, GNRC, GOOGL, MAXR, NVDA, NVTS, NVX.AX, PKE, PSIX, SYR.AX, TDY, TGEN, WWR | AI, China, commodities, defense, energy, Germany, infrastructure | Fund is positioned across Western AI beneficiaries including NVIDIA's next-generation Rubin architecture and energy infrastructure requirements for data centers. Believes Google's TPU technology represents the only real challenger to NVIDIA's GPUs and sees significant undervaluation in Alphabet. Also investing in Chinese AI development through Malaysian data center infrastructure as China works around US export controls. | AVIO.MI PKE CMEC.SS GOOGL MAXR PKE NVDA VH2 GR |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 15, 2025 | Upslope Capital Management | 8.9% | 3.4% | 8697.T, CHG.L, CME, DPLM.L, DSFIR.AS, EVR, FCN, HOLN.SW, HSY, MKTX, QQ.L, SAND.ST, SMIN.L, SPX.L, TDY | defense, Europe, Exchanges, Hedging, Industrial, Long/Short, value, volatility | The fund holds defense contractors including Chemring and Teledyne Technologies, with Chemring being a top contributor during the quarter. The manager notes accelerating sector tailwinds and describes the cyclical boom in defense markets. | EVR FCN SMIN.L EVR FCN SMIN LN |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 15, 2025 | Madison Mid Cap Fund | 5.3% | 0.9% | ACGL, ANET, APH, BRO, CDW, CHTR, CPRT, CSL, FND, IT, LBRDA, LH, MCHP, MEDP, MKSI, PCAR, ROST, TDY, WAT, WRB | AI, mid cap, Quality, semiconductors, technology, value | Technology stocks continued strong performance driven by AI-related data center spending. Amphenol and Arista Networks are capitalizing on the surge in AI-related data center spending with outstanding revenue growth. The Information Technology sector is benefiting from widespread exuberance around AI. | View | |
| 2026 Q1 | May 12, 2026 | Optimist Fund | -27.3% | -27.3% | AFRM, AHT.L, CVNA, DASH, DSCV.L, DSV.CO, FA, KVYO, MEDP, MNDY, TDUP, TDY, TOST, UBER, W, ZS | AI, dislocation, E-Commerce, growth, opportunity, technology | TOST CVNA W TDUP |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 18, 2026 | Madison Mid Cap Fund | -4.3% | -4.3% | BRO, BSY, FWONA, IT, MC, MEDP, MKSI, PCAR, ROST, TDY, THO, TTAN, TYL | AI, mid cap, Quality, semiconductors, software, value | BSY TYL |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Madison Mid Cap Fund | -1.9% | 10.3% | ACGL, ANET, APH, BAM, BRO, CDW, CPRT, CSL, DLTR, FND, IT, LAD, LBRDK, LH, PCAR, ROST, TDY, THO, WAT, WRB | Autos, Cyclical, fundamentals, insurance, mid cap, Quality, technology, value | The fund holds positions in auto-related companies including Lithia Motors, which reported quarterly results suggesting some COVID-induced elevated profitability levels may be more sustainable than previously thought. The fund also sold CarMax during the quarter, believing it will be harder for the company to continue gaining market share due to changing industry dynamics. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Diamond Hill Mid Cap | -2.4% | 10.6% | ALK, ARW, ASH, CIEN, CUBE, FCX, FWONA, ICON, INFA, JLL, LPLA, NVR, OZK, RRR, SOLV, TDY, TFX, WBS, WCC | Data centers, healthcare, Intrinsic Value, mid cap, Trade Policy, value | Trade policy uncertainty has fueled a rise in the US dollar and is roiling local politics globally. Fears and speculation around which countries will be primary tariff targets sparked market shifts in Q4. Trade uncertainty is affecting emerging markets currencies and prompting fiscal reckonings in countries like Brazil. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Diamond Hill Small-Mid Cap Strategy | -0.8% | 8.3% | ALGT, ARW, ASH, BOKF, CIEN, CUBE, FTRE, GTES, HII, ICLR, INFA, JLL, NVR, REXR, RRR, SOLV, TDY, TFX, WBS, WCC | financials, healthcare, industrials, real estate, small cap, technology, value | WESCO is benefiting from strong demand in its data center business, representing a key growth driver for the industrial distributor. The company's scale advantage positions it well to capture share in this expanding market. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Dec 7, 2023 | Madison Mid Cap Fund | 7.2% | 12.4% | ABG, ACGL, ANET, APH, BAM, BRO, CDW, CFR, CHTR, CPRT, CSL, EXPD, FND, FWONA, FWONK, GBCI, GCI, GGG, IT, KNSL, LAD, LBRDA, LH, MC, MCHP, MEDP, MKSI, PCAR, ROST, TDY, TECH, THO, TREX, WAT, WRB | AI, mid cap, Quality, semiconductors, technology, value | AI-related data center spending is driving strong performance in technology holdings like Amphenol and Arista Networks. The fund is participating in this surge while also noting strength in other business areas beyond AI for these companies. | 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 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 15, 2025 | Upslope Capital Management | 8.8% | 12.5% | 8697.T, BIO, CHG.L, CME, DPLM.L, EVR, FCN, GOOGL, HOLN.SW, HSY, IMXI, INTC, KDEF, MKTX, SAND.ST, SMIN.L, SRT.DE, STE, TDY, WST | AI, defense, healthcare, Long/Short, Quality, risk management, valuation | Elevated and rising geopolitical tensions globally and in Asia-Pacific should drive sustained defense investment for years. Korean defense industry maintains significant relative cost advantages versus US and European peers while being cheaper, faster and compatible with NATO standards. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 14, 2025 | Madison Mid Cap Fund | 1.9% | 2.8% | ACGL, ANET, APH, BRO, CDW, CHTR, CPRT, CSL, FND, IT, LBRDA, LH, MCHP, MEDP, MKSI, PCAR, ROST, TDY, WAT, WRB | AI, mid cap, Quality, semiconductors, technology, value | Information Technology sector benefiting from widespread exuberance around AI, with portfolio companies Amphenol and Arista Networks capitalizing on surge in AI-related data center spending. Technology stocks continued very strong performance driven by AI momentum. | ANET APH MEDP |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 14, 2024 | Upslope Capital Management | 14.8% | 18.1% | 7011.T, 8697.T, ATR, BARN.SW, CHG.L, CME, CMPO, DPLM.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, HSY, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, TDY, WPK.TO | defense, Europe, Exchanges, Long/Short, Midcap, value, volatility | CME Group represents an attractive business that has been relatively out of favor versus peers due to exaggerated worries about new competition and the end of the interest rate hiking cycle. The financial exchange sector is comprised of durable, monopoly-like businesses with a history of predictable mean-reversion. CME is positioned to benefit from continued interest rate volatility and ever-expanding U.S. government debt issuance. | 7011.T CMPO CME |
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| 2022 Q4 | Jan 31, 2023 | REQ Global Compounders | - | -22.5% | HEI, TDY | Capital Allocation, CashFlow, Compounding, Decentralization, M&A | Capital allocation: The letter highlights that the fund focuses on companies capable of redeploying cash at high returns, especially through serial small acquisitions. These firms maintain disciplined investment frameworks and sustain value creation across cycles. Decentralization: Portfolio companies operate with autonomous business units, enabling entrepreneurial cultures that reduce bureaucracy and increase responsiveness. This structure enhances long-term resilience by distributing decision-making closer to operations. Compounding: The strategy hinges on long-duration reinvestment runways, supported by large global SME deal pipelines. Consistent bolt-on acquisition activity and recurring cash flows drive multi-decade compounding. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 30, 2026 | Aristotle Value Equity Fund | 1.0% | 9.7% | AMGN, CBSH, COF, LEN, MRK, MSFT, PH, SONY, STZ, TDY, UBER, USB, WFC | AI, earnings, large cap, rates, Trade Policy, US, value | Artificial intelligence continued to be a major theme with more than 300 S&P 500 companies mentioning AI on earnings calls. This enthusiasm helped propel mega-cap tech stocks higher and drive market gains. However, scrutiny increased around AI-related revenue circularity, massive capital spending scale, and durability of longer-term returns on investment. Trade relations between the U.S. and China remained a key market focus. Tensions flared with tariff escalations and export controls, with China expanding export controls on rare earth minerals and the U.S. threatening 100% tariffs in retaliation. President Trump and President Xi ultimately reached a one-year trade truce at the APEC summit. The Federal Reserve implemented two 0.25% interest rate cuts during the quarter, lowering the federal funds target range to 3.50%-3.75%. Fed Chair Powell emphasized a data-dependent approach, acknowledging risks to both sides of the Fed's dual mandate and maintaining a cautious stance going into 2026. Value stocks handily outperformed growth stocks with the Russell 1000 Value Index outperforming its Growth counterpart by 2.69% in the quarter. However, for the full year, the Russell 1000 Growth Index outperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index by 2.65%, reflecting continued growth leadership despite quarterly value outperformance. | CBSH COF PH UBER SONY |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 26, 2026 | ClearBridge Mid Cap Growth Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | APG, ARE, ARGX, BSY, CHDN, CHWY, CMPO, CPAY, CWST, DKNG, DOCS, DT, EXPE, LNW, PFGC, PTC, RBLX, RESI, TDY, TYL, XPO | AI, dispersion, fundamentals, gaming, mid cap, real estate, stock selection, technology | AI-driven disruption concerns weighed on software businesses as investor sentiment weakened amid heightened sensitivity to earnings expectations. The market showed unusually concentrated focus on AI and its immediate beneficiaries throughout 2025, with limited investor attention for performance not tied to artificial intelligence. Gaming holdings provided positive contributions with Light & Wonder rebounding following technical selling pressure and Churchill Downs advancing as operating trends normalized. The gaming sector showed resilience despite broader market headwinds affecting other areas of the portfolio. Online travel platforms contributed positively with Expedia benefiting from improved execution in its consumer business and continued strength in its business-to-business segment. The travel sector demonstrated solid fundamentals amid the challenging market environment. Real estate was a significant source of pressure, particularly Alexandria Real Estate Equities which declined due to slowdown in biopharma research spending and excess laboratory capacity weighing on leasing demand and rental growth expectations. The position was exited due to ongoing uncertainty and dividend cut. | CPAY CWST ARE CHDN EXPE LNWO |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 20, 2026 | Madison Mid Cap Fund | -1.2% | 1.8% | ACGL, ANET, AOS, APH, BRO, CDW, EXPD, FND, LBRDA, MCHP, MKSI, MSA, PCAR, ROST, TDY, TECH, TREX, TTAN, WAT, WRB | AI, financials, industrials, mid cap, Quality, technology, value | The fund focuses on high-quality, highly profitable, durable businesses with shareholder-oriented management teams selling below intrinsic value assessments. This quality-focused approach has historically provided strong long-term performance despite being temporarily out of favor in speculative market environments. Several portfolio companies are benefiting from AI-related applications and data center spending. MKS's Electronics and Packaging business shows accelerating growth partly due to AI applications, while Amphenol's IT/Datacom business produces spectacular organic growth driven by AI-related data center spending. | MCHP MSA AOS TTAN BIO ROST |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 13, 2026 | Upslope Capital Management | 2.0% | 14.8% | 6954.T, 8697.T, BAH, BIO, CCK, CME, DPLM.L, FCN, GOOGL, HOLN.SW, HSIC, HSY, INTC, MKTX, SAND.ST, SMIN.L, STE, TDY | AI, Automation, defense, healthcare, industrials, Japan, Long/Short, mid cap | Manager exited European defense stocks for the first time since early 2022, citing full valuations and expectations that the Ukraine conflict may wind down. However, maintains exposure through Booz Allen Hamilton and Korea Defense ETF, noting long-term secular tailwinds from rising geopolitical risks and defense spending. AI is described as everywhere, particularly on buyside analyst desktops, contributing to faster market pace and gambling-like behavior. Manager sees AI moving into the physical world as a catalyst for industrial automation companies like Fanuc, which is positioned to benefit from AI's expansion beyond digital applications. Fanuc holds ~50% market share in CNCs and is a leading factory robotics player, positioned to benefit from AI moving into the physical world and rising trade barriers boosting global reshoring. The company serves general industrial, automotive, electronics, and aerospace end markets with global diversification. Portfolio includes Japan Exchange Group benefiting from ongoing Japanese equity market structure reforms and corporate governance improvements. Fanuc represents exposure to leading Japanese industrials with fortress balance sheets and global market leadership in automation. | HSIC 6954 JP CCK BAH |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 17, 2024 | Madison Mid Cap Fund | 7.2% | 12.4% | ACGL, ANET, APH, BF.B, BRO, CDW, CPRT, CSL, DLTR, FND, FWONA, IT, KMX, LH, MC, MKSI, PCAR, ROST, TDY, THO, WAT | insurance, mid cap, Quality, technology, value | Amphenol and Arista Networks each have exposure to growing AI infrastructure spending, which is benefitting both their businesses and investor sentiment on their stock prices. | TDY |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 15, 2024 | Upslope Capital Management | 14.8% | 18.1% | 8697.T, ATR, BALL, BARN.SW, CACI, CHG.L, DPLM.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, HSY, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, TDY, WPK.TO | defensives, Europe, Long/Short, mid cap, Quality, value | The fund holds multiple defense contractors including Kongsberg Gruppen, Teledyne, and Chemring Group. These companies are positioned to benefit from accelerating sector tailwinds and rising defense spending globally. Teledyne is specifically noted as being positively exposed to rising defense spending trends. | WPK.TO DSFIR.AS TDY |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 14, 2025 | Upslope Capital Management | -5.1% | -5.1% | 8697.T, ATR, CHG.L, CME, CRL, DPLM.L, HOLN.SW, HSY, MKTX, QQ.L, SAND.ST, SPX.L, TDY, VFC | defense, Europe, Long/Short, mid cap, Onshoring, Trade Policy, volatility | The fund maintains significant exposure to defense contractors including Teledyne, Chemring, and QinetiQ, positioned to benefit from accelerated defense spending driven by the war in Ukraine and changing geopolitical landscape. These companies are well-positioned for long-term growth in defense budgets. | View | |
| 2023 Q1 | Apr 14, 2023 | Madison Mid Cap Fund | 7.2% | 12.4% | ACGL, ANET, APH, BRO, CDW, CHTR, CPRT, CSL, FND, IT, LBRDA, LH, MEDP, MKSI, PCAR, ROST, TDY, TREX, WAT, WRB | AI, mid cap, Quality, semiconductors, technology, value | Technology stocks continued strong performance driven by AI-related data center spending. Amphenol and Arista Networks capitalized on the surge in AI-related data center spending, though managers note strength in other business areas as well. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Madison Mid Cap Fund | -4.2% | -4.2% | ACGL, ANET, AWI, BF.B, BRO, CSL, DLTR, EXPD, IT, KNSL, LBRDA, MCHP, MKSI, PCAR, ROST, TDY, THO, TREX, WAT, WRB | industrials, insurance, mid cap, semiconductors, technology, value | Three insurance companies topped the contributor list during the quarter. Industry fundamentals remain sound with defensive demand profiles and limited tariff exposure. Brown & Brown benefits from strong organic growth and margin expansion, while Arch Capital and W.R. Berkley showed solid premium growth and better-than-expected reserve development. | TREX KNSL |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Heartland Mid Cap Value Fund | 0.7% | 0.7% | MIDD, PRGO, TDY | healthcare, industrials, mid cap, technology, value, volatility | The fund employs a two-bucket value approach, holding both quality value companies trading at bargains and deeply discounted deep value businesses. Market volatility is creating more attractive entry points for patient value investors as many businesses are being priced for a meaningful economic slowdown. | PRGO MIDD TDY |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 20, 2025 | Optimist Fund | 11.6% | 66.5% | ACVA, BFIT.AS, CRCT, CVNA, DASH, DSV.CO, FIGS, HFG.DE, LATM, MNDY, REVL, TDUP, TDY, UBER, W, XPOF | consumer, E-Commerce, growth, Logistics, mid cap, profitability, technology | Multiple e-commerce holdings including Carvana (used car retail), DoorDash (food delivery), Revolve (fashion), and Wayfair (home goods) represent core portfolio positions. The manager sees significant growth potential as these companies gain market share and improve profitability despite challenging market conditions. | TDUP W POOL RVLV HFG.DE DASH CVNA |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 15, 2025 | Upslope Capital Management | -7.3% | 9.4% | 7011.T, 8697.T, ATR, AXON, BARN.SW, CHG.L, CME, CMPO, CRL, DPLM.L, DSFIR.AS, GRMN, HSY, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, QQ.L, TDY, VFC, WPK.TO | Cyclical, defense, Europe, healthcare, Long/Short, turnaround, value | Multiple defense holdings including QinetiQ, Chemring, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries positioned to benefit from accelerating UK, European, and Japanese defense spending. QinetiQ particularly well-positioned for AUKUS customers and evolving battlefield requirements. | QQ.L VFC CRL |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 13, 2024 | Aristotle Value Equity Fund | 6.3% | 12.3% | ALC, CINF, COF, CTRA, CTVA, LEN, MSFT, MUFG, QCOM, STZ, TDY, USB | Agriculture, Banking, financials, Homebuilders, technology, value | Lennar demonstrated strong performance with dynamic pricing models and digital marketing platforms driving volume and cash flow generation. The company delivered 73,000 homes in 2023 with a 10% year-over-year increase, while advancing its land light strategy with 76% of land controlled through options. Management's ability to respond to changing housing dynamics positions the company well amid decade-long undersupply of homes in the U.S. | USB TDY |
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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 | Aristotle Value Equity Fund | Teledyne Technologies | Technology Hardware & Equipment | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | Bull | NYSE | Acquisitions, Aerospace, autonomous driving, Defense, Digital Imaging, environmental monitoring, FLIR Systems, Free Cash Flow, Industrial technology, Sensors, Surveillance, Thermal Imaging, Value | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Heartland Mid Cap Value Fund | Teledyne Technologies, Inc. | Information Technology | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | Bull | NYSE | Aerospace, defense electronics, high barriers to entry, Instrumentation, Machine vision, Quality Value, secular growth, Sensing Technologies | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Upslope Capital Management | Teledyne Technologies Inc. | Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Bull | NYSE | Aerospace & Defense, Defense spending, FLIR Integration, Free Cash Flow, Imaging Sensors, Industrial automation, Reshoring, Specialty Electronics, turnaround | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Madison Mid Cap Fund | Teledyne Technologies | Technology | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | Bull | NYSE | Aerospace, Defense, Digital Imaging, energy, environmental monitoring, Instrumentation, manufacturing, oligopoly, Sensor, technology, telecommunications | View Pitch |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letters | Jason L. White | Teledyne Technologies Inc. | Information Technology | Aerospace & Defense / Electronic Instruments | Bull | NYSE | Automation, Defense, EPS growth, Free Cash Flow, Imaging, M&A, Sensors | View Pitch |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Michael Fitzsimmons | Teledyne Technologies | Information Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Neutral | NYSE | — | View Pitch |
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