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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 | Jul 18, 2025 | Mairs & Power – Small Cap Fund | - | -8.3% | AIR, AZEK, CASY, CLFD, HUBG, INSP, JHX, KNF, MEDP, MGPI, NVT, PATK, TREX, WK | AI, healthcare, infrastructure, materials, small caps, technology, valuation | AI-related stocks in the S&P 500 have accounted for around 75 percent of the market's return since ChatGPT's 2022 launch. Roughly 40 percent of capital expenditures are linked to AI. Investment in infrastructure required to power, cool, and connect a more data-intensive economy continues, with the AI and data-center buildout fueling a multi-year capital-expenditure cycle. | JHX TREX PATK |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 17, 2025 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | 10.3% | - | APG, BOOT, DAR, DY, LPX, MOD, MSA, MUSA, SAM, TREX, WSO | Agriculture, Building Products, Resilience, Safety, SMID Cap, tariffs, technology, value | Companies demonstrated operational discipline through cost consciousness, margin stewardship, and capital discipline. Management teams acknowledged macroeconomic uncertainties while maintaining steady execution and preparing deliberately for challenges. | MSA SAM WSO BOOT APG MSA SAM WSO BOOT APG |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 9, 2024 | Polen Capital – U.S. SMID Company Growth | 8.8% | -1.3% | BMBL, CNM, CWA, DAVA, ETSY, EXLS, GLOB, GNRC, HLI, MKTX, PGNY, RVLV, SITM, TECH, TREX, WING, YETI | consumer, growth, Quality, Restaurants, SMID Cap, technology, Water Infrastructure | Polen emphasizes investing in high-quality businesses with robust free cash flow, persistent growth, and high returns on capital. They consistently aim to own companies that are undervalued relative to their long-term compounding potential and favor businesses with robust balance sheets and the ability to reinvest in any environment. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | May 7, 2024 | The London Company Small-Mid Cap | 2.0% | 4.8% | AWI, CABO, CHDN, DAVA, DECK, LANC, TREX, TTC | Balance Sheets, cash flow, Quality, rates, SMID Cap, value | The portfolio's Quality orientation continued to stand out down the market cap spectrum where earnings weakness was more pervasive. Strong balance sheets of companies—many with net cash—remained a significant advantage in this high rate environment. The manager sees greater opportunity for quality operators with durable cash flow generation, strong balance sheets and attractive shareholder yields in the years ahead. | TTC CABO CHDN DAVA LANC AWI DECK |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 13, 2024 | The London Company SMID Cap | 9.2% | 9.2% | AWI, CABO, CHDN, DAVA, DECK, LANC, TREX, TTC | AI, Balance Sheets, Quality, rates, SMID Cap, technology, value | The portfolio's Quality orientation continued to stand out down the market cap spectrum where earnings weakness was more pervasive. Company fundamentals continued to drive price, and the strong balance sheets of companies—many with net cash—remained a significant advantage in this high rate environment. | TTC CABO CHDN DAVA LANC AWI DECK |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 23, 2025 | Polen Capital – U.S. Small Company Growth | -10.8% | -10.8% | AAON, AIT, BROS, ELF, EXLS, FOXF, GLOB, GSHD, MEDP, MODG, NSIT, PCTY, PGNY, RMBS, RVLV, TECH, TREX, WRBY, YETI | consumer discretionary, growth, Portfolio Management, Quality, small caps, tariffs, volatility | The first quarter was marked by heightened volatility due to concerns about the Trump administration's emerging trade policies and global tariff imposition. The managers stress-tested their businesses across various tariff policy scenarios and made portfolio adjustments, particularly exiting Consumer Discretionary positions vulnerable to tariff uncertainty. | TECH RVLV ELF GLOB GSHD EXLS BROS |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 23, 2024 | ClearBridge Investments Small Cap Growth Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | CNMD, DOOR, DUOL, ELF, FWRD, IART, INSM, INTA, IRDM, MEDP, MSTR, OC, OMCL, RDNT, SMCI, TMO, TREX, VKTX, WING, XPO | AI, Biotechnology, growth, healthcare, small cap, technology | AI infrastructure build-out has had a narrow set of beneficiaries, with enthusiasm for AI fueling atypical concentration and performance distortion in the benchmark. RadNet has invested heavily in newer AI applications that can provide an additional revenue stream while improving early identification of cancers. | ELF DUOL INTA INSM MEDP RDNT CNMD VKTX |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 22, 2025 | Polen Capital – U.S. SMID Company Growth | -12.7% | -12.7% | ALGN, BAH, CRL, ELF, ENTG, ETSY, FIX, GLOB, GSHD, MANH, NSIT, PAYC, PGNY, RMBS, ROAD, RVLV, SAIA, TREX, WING, YETI | Construction, consumer discretionary, growth, Quality, SMID Cap, software, tariffs, volatility | Market volatility driven by Trump administration's tariff policies and trade uncertainty. Managers stress-testing portfolios across various tariff scenarios and exiting positions vulnerable to tariff impacts like Yeti and Align Technology due to China/Mexico manufacturing exposure. | MANH WING FIX ROAD SAIA |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Artisan Partners Small Cap Fund | 9.0% | 14.0% | ARGX, ASND, BL, CCCS, ELF, ETSY, FIVE, FND, FRPT, HALO, IPGP, LSCC, MPWR, MYRG, PCOR, SAIA, SHLS, SMAR, TREX, VMI, WING | AI, Biotechnology, Energy Transition, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small cap, software | Healthcare biotechnology holdings faced R&D setbacks despite solid commercial progress. Argenx's Vyvgart failed two additional indications in Q4, Halozyme experienced underperformance related to Argenx setbacks, and Ascendis faced FDA manufacturing questions for TransCon PTH. The team maintains conviction in de-risked biotech assets with proven drugs and diversified pipelines. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Baron Growth Fund | 11.1% | 7.4% | ACGL, ALTR, ANSYS, ARE, BFAM, BYD, CG, CHH, CNS, CSGP, CWAN, DEI, DNUT, ESNT, FDS, FIGS, GLPI, GWRE, HLI, IDXX, IRDM, IT, KNSL, LFUS, MC, MORN, MSCI, MSTR, MTD, MTN, NEOG, PENN, PRI, RRR, SMCI, TECH, TREX, VAC, WST | financials, growth, insurance, Long Term, real estate, small caps | Specialty insurers Kinsale Capital and Arch Capital both contributed significantly to performance with strong financial results. Market conditions remain favorable with rising premium rates and more business shifting to the excess and surplus lines market where Kinsale operates. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 9.6% | 14.5% | ASGN, BFAM, BRP, CHI, DKNG, ENDV, GWRE, HQY, IBP, ICLR, IT, KNSL, RPAY, RRR, SITE, TDG, TREX, TTD, VRT, WEX | Concentration, growth, industrials, Long Term, Outperformance, small cap, technology | Vertiv Holdings Co, the leading provider of cooling solutions to data centers, continued strong performance with 70% of revenue from data center end market. The company benefits from rising demand for data center capacity and increasing adoption of generative AI, as GenAI-related servers have higher energy density requiring more sophisticated cooling solutions. | EXPO INTC |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | 12.9% | 12.1% | AXON, BFAM, CWST, DSGX, EXPO, FIVN, FSV, MRCY, NEOG, NOVT, PYCR, QTWO, RGEN, ROAD, ROL, SPSC, TFX, TREX, WK, WSO | growth, industrials, infrastructure, mid cap, small cap, software, technology, Waste management | The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is creating significant demand for construction, repair, and maintenance of America's surface infrastructure. Construction Partners has benefited with 13 consecutive quarters of backlog growth as strong demand offsets seasonal weakness. | View | |
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 13, 2026 | The London Company SMID Cap | -3.6% | -3.6% | ACIW, AWI, AXTA, CCC, CHDN, COO, ENTG, ESI, MUSA, QLYS, TREX, WAT | cybersecurity, energy, Geopolitical, Quality, semiconductors, SMID Cap, value | ACIW CCC COO AWI CHDN QLYS ESI MUSA ENTG |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 10, 2026 | Alpha Wealth Funds – The Insiders Fund | -7.1% | -7.1% | ABT, ADPT, AMAT, BA, BSM, CME, DXCM, ET, GOOG, INTC, KKR, LSCC, MSCI, NVDA, PODD, POOL, ROK, TPC, TREX, TTD | AI, Automation, defense, energy, Geopolitical, healthcare, Onshoring, semiconductors | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Baron Growth Fund | -4.3% | -4.3% | ACGL, ALTR, ANSYS, ARE, BFAM, CG, CHH, CNS, CSGP, CWAN, DEI, DNUT, FDS, FIGS, GLPI, GWRE, HLI, IDXX, IRDM, IT, KNSL, MC, MORN, MSCI, MTD, MTN, NEOG, PRI, RRR, TECH, TREX | growth, insurance, Quality, real estate, small caps, software | The fund holds multiple specialty insurers including Kinsale Capital Group and Arch Capital Group. Kinsale continues gaining market share in the excess and surplus market with industry-leading margins and robust returns on equity. The E&S insurance market conditions remain favorable with continued double-digit growth due to share gains from the standard market. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Mar 31, 2024 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 1.9% | 1.9% | BOOT, BROS, BSY, BWXT, CELH, CHDN, CNMD, CWAN, DAVA, DECK, DT, EXAS, FIVE, FOUR, GLBE, GLOB, GXO, HALO, ICLR, INSP, KAI, KNSL, KNX, LFUS, LGIH, LSCC, LW, MNDY, MSTR, MTDR, ONTO, PCOR, PEN, PODD, QDEL, RGEN, SAM, SITM, SMCI, SMPL, SWAV, TARS, TECH, TREX, VITA, WNS, WSO, XPEL | AI, growth, healthcare, Performance, semiconductors, small cap, technology | AI spending expectations drove significant outperformance in technology stocks, particularly benefiting companies like Super Micro Computer which investors view as the next Nvidia. The fund has limited direct AI exposure through Lattice Semiconductor and has not reached comfort levels on sustainable AI impact for many benchmark holdings. AI headwinds affected both technology and industrial sectors as datacenter and semiconductor manufacturing equipment companies saw outsized gains. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Feb 25, 2026 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | -3.9% | 4.5% | APG, BOOT, CXT, DAR, DY, EXTR, FND, GNRC, LOB, MUSA, OSK, TKR, TREX, WSO | AI, energy, infrastructure, Late-cycle, SMID Cap, valuation, value | Artificial intelligence occupies a central role in shaping market expectations and has become a macroeconomic assumption embedded in capital expenditure plans and valuation models. The manager draws parallels between today's AI environment and the 2014-15 oil collapse, noting that AI infrastructure is profoundly energy-intensive and faces physical constraints including rising electricity prices and grid capacity challenges. Energy plays a critical role in AI infrastructure economics, with data centers becoming major electricity consumers. Rising power costs compress margins while grid constraints and regulatory scrutiny influence deployment timelines. The manager emphasizes that unlike software-driven growth, AI compute cannot be scaled independently of physical energy reality. Many AI-exposed companies trade at multiples assuming near-flawless execution, creating valuation risk despite current profitability. The manager notes that when confidence is high, markets forgive delays and cost overruns, but when confidence wanes, these factors can catalyze abrupt repricing. Late-cycle environments show conviction persisting even as marginal buyers grow cautious. | TREX TKR DY EXTR LOB OSK GNRC CXT APG DAR |
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| 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 | Baron Growth Fund | 6.0% | 4.8% | ACGL, ALTR, ANSYS, ARE, BFAM, CG, CHH, CNS, CSGP, CWAN, DEI, DNUT, FDS, FIGS, GLPI, GWRE, HLI, IDXX, IRDM, IT, KNSL, MC, MORN, MSCI, MTD, MTN, NEOG, PRI, RRR, TECH, TREX | Compounding, growth, Long Term, Quality, small cap, underperformance | Fund focuses exclusively on high-quality durable growth assets with sustainable competitive advantages, sticky customer bases, and differentiated products. Manager emphasizes these businesses were out of favor during 2024 as investors preferred lower-quality, more volatile investments. The strategy prioritizes long-term compounding over short-term trends. | MTN CSGP IDXX |
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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 | Artisan Global Discovery | 7.6% | 13.1% | AMD, ARQX, BC.MI, EFX, EXAS, GXI.DE, HUBB, HUBS, MRO.L, ON, QNTA, TREX, VEEV, WST | AI, Biotechnology, Energy Transition, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small cap, technology | AMD's stock strength driven by growing excitement around AI exposure and MI300 GPU chip launch to compete against NVIDIA. Manager believes this could be a $20 billion opportunity for AMD that would nearly double its revenue. Software companies are rapidly exploring generative AI tools, with early opportunities for vendors to expand solutions via integrated AI. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Artisan Partners Small Cap Fund | 9.0% | 14.0% | ARGX, ASND, CCCS, DUOL, ETSY, EXAS, FIVE, FND, HALO, IRTC, LSCC, MPWR, PCOR, RGEN, SAIA, SMAR, SWAV, TREX, VMI, WING | Biotechnology, Energy Transition, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small cap, software, technology | Healthcare biotechnology holdings faced R&D setbacks despite solid commercial progress. Argenx's Vyvgart trials for two additional indications failed, Halozyme experienced underperformance related to Argenx setbacks, and Ascendis faced FDA manufacturing questions for TransCon PTH approval. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 7.8% | 10.9% | BJ, BOOT, BSY, BWXT, COCO, CWAN, DAVA, DECK, DSGX, DT, EXLS, FIVE, FND, FOUR, GLOB, GNRC, GTLS, HALO, IEX, INSP, KAI, KNSL, LGIH, LSCC, LW, MTZ, NEO, NSA, PCTY, PODD, POOL, PTC, PWSC, RBC, RVNC, SAM, SWAV, TREX, TTC, TYL, WNS, WSO | financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, rates, small cap, technology | Lower-than-expected inflation report in late October led markets to declare an end to Fed tightening and begin discounting multiple rate cuts in 2024. Interest-rate-sensitive stocks rallied sharply late in the quarter, benefiting housing-related and financial stocks. The changed outlook on rates drove significant market movements throughout the quarter. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Dec 7, 2023 | 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 | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 30, 2024 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 6.9% | 2.7% | AAON, ACLS, ALAB, APPF, BMI, BOOT, BROS, BSY, BURL, BWXT, CACI, CASY, CWA, CYBR, EXLS, FANG, FDS, FIVE, FND, FOUR, IEX, INSP, IRTC, JKHY, KAI, KNSL, LFUS, LGIH, LSCC, LW, MANH, MEDP, MNDY, NBIX, ONTO, PCOR, PODD, POOL, PRCT, RXST, SITM, SMPL, TARS, TREX, TYL, ULS, VNOM, WSC | financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, semiconductors, small caps, software, technology | The fund initiated a position in Astera Labs, a fast-growing and profitable developer of semiconductor products known as retimers that are key enablers of AI workloads and help prevent GPU bottlenecks. The manager believes this business adds further profitable AI-exposure to the portfolio. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 28, 2025 | Canopy Investors | -4.1% | - | AZO, BVI.PA, EDEN.PA, HEI, MCO.PA, MEDP, ROL, SBAC, STE, SXS.L, TREX, TW | AI, Biotechnology, Construction, Defensive, global, Quality, semiconductors, small caps | Small biotechs are the engine of innovation in the pharma industry and are expected to grow at high-single-digit rates over the medium term. Biotech funding levels and Pfizer's agreement with the Trump Administration on drug pricing have been cautiously positive developments. | TREX MEDP TREX US MEDP US TREX US MEDP US |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | Mairs & Power – Small Cap Fund | - | 2.1% | AIR, AZEK, CASY, CLFD, HUBG, INSP, JHX, KNF, MEDP, MGPI, NVT, PATK, TREX, WK | AI, earnings, GLP1, infrastructure, small caps, technology, value | AI-related stocks in the S&P 500 have accounted for around 75% of market returns since ChatGPT's 2022 launch. Investment in infrastructure to power, cool, and connect a data-intensive economy shows durable momentum. The AI and data-center buildout is fueling a multi-year capital expenditure cycle extending beyond semiconductors to power generation, transmission, distribution, nuclear capacity, and thermal management. | PATK |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 23, 2024 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | 12.9% | 12.1% | ALTR, AXON, BFAM, CGNX, CWST, DSGX, EXPO, FIVN, FSV, GWRE, MSA, POOL, QTWO, ROAD, ROL, SITE, TREX, TYL, WSO, WST | growth, industrials, infrastructure, software, technology | The infrastructure spending in the United States has benefited companies like Construction Partners in two ways: the level of demand and funding available, and supply tightness in hot mixed asphalt plants leading to better pricing and expanding margins. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 23, 2024 | Conestoga Small Cap Composite | 10.1% | 7.8% | AAON, ALTR, CSWI, CWST, DSGX, EXPO, FOXF, FSV, GWRE, NOVT, NRC, OFLX, PRO, QTWO, ROAD, SLP, SPSC, SSD, TREX, VCEL | growth, HVAC, industrials, infrastructure, small cap, software, technology | U.S. infrastructure spending has benefited companies like Construction Partners in two ways: the level of demand and funding available, and supply tightness in hot mixed asphalt plants creating better pricing and expanding margins. Infrastructure spending programs continue to drive growth across multiple portfolio holdings. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 27, 2026 | The Osterweis Opportunity Fund | 3.3% | 0.3% | AX, BIRK, CAVA, CECO, CWST, FSV, GH, GWRE, LSCC, LTH, MOD, MTSI, NOVT, SITM, TREX, TTAN, WAY | AI, Biotech, Fintech, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small cap, technology | AI was identified as one of the big investment themes driving 2025 returns, with the AI boom propelling many indices to all-time highs. SiTime Corp benefited from 115% growth in its data center segment reflecting surging demand from AI applications. The manager published a piece discussing AI as one of their top five secular trends for the near-to-medium term. The portfolio had strong performance from semiconductor investments including MACOM and SiTime. MACOM delivered strong Q4 results with 30% revenue growth, serving telecommunications, data center, defense, and industrial markets. SiTime revolutionized timing devices with MEMS-based silicon solutions and saw 45% growth driven by AI applications in data centers. Chime was highlighted as a leading online bank and top contributor in the Financial sector. The company's cost-effective, mobile-first, cloud-native infrastructure allows it to serve underbanked populations with free banking services. Revenue continues to increase above 30% annually with profit margins above 65%, and the manager believes Chime can triple its revenue per customer over the next five years. Guardant Health, a provider of blood-based diagnostic tests for cancer, was a significant contributor with strong Q3 results. The core oncology business grew revenues 30% with acceleration driven by innovative product enhancements. The company continues to lead the charge in converting oncology testing from tissue to blood, representing a major shift in cancer diagnostics. Flying taxis were mentioned as one of the speculative investment themes that drove 2025 returns, though the manager deliberately avoided these speculative companies. Drones were also identified as one of the top five secular trends for the near-to-medium term in the manager's recent publication. Robotics was identified as one of the manager's top five secular trends for the near-to-medium term. This represents an area of focus for finding category leaders before they become widely discovered, though specific robotics investments were not detailed in this letter. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 26, 2026 | Baron Discovery Fund | 0.2% | 11.0% | ALKT, CWAN, CWST, DKNG, DT, ESTA, EXAS, FROG, GCI, GTLB, INDIE, LLYVA, LOAR, MRCY, PRMB, RGEN, S, SITM, TREX, VRNS, WAY | AI, defense, growth, healthcare, Quality, small caps, software | The fund discusses AI as a transformative force requiring careful alignment of goals with humanity's interests. They view AI advancement as creating massive capital investment opportunities, particularly in datacenter buildout, while acknowledging concerns about AI's impact on software competitive advantages. The fund maintains significant exposure to enterprise software companies, particularly cybersecurity and systems software. They believe complexity of enterprise integration protects established players from AI disruption, with companies like Dynatrace, Varonis, and SentinelOne offering defensive moats through proven resilience and security. The fund focuses on innovative healthcare companies including molecular diagnostics (Exact Sciences), medical devices (Establishment Labs), and healthcare IT (Waystar). They see opportunities in companies improving patient outcomes through technology and automation in healthcare processes. The fund holds defense companies benefiting from increased defense budgets, including allocations for unmanned vehicles and missile defense systems. They trimmed positions after meaningful valuation increases but maintain defense as a core holding area. | CWST GLIBA PRMB LLYVA VRNS INDI FROG CAS WAY CWAN ESTA EXAS |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 23, 2026 | Baron Real Estate Fund | -1.4% | 4.9% | AMH, AMT, BX, CSGP, DHI, FBIN, GDS, GMG.AX, H, HLT, IRM, JLL, PLD, RKT, SKY, TMHC, TREX, VNO, VTR, WELL | Commercial, Data centers, Housing, Industrial, real estate, REITs, Travel | Fund invests in leading commercial real estate services companies CBRE, JLL, and Cushman & Wakefield that benefit from outsourcing trends, institutionalization of commercial real estate, and market share opportunities in a fragmented industry. These companies are expected to generate 15%+ annual earnings growth as commercial real estate sales and leasing activity rebounds. Multi-year setup for data centers is as strong as ever with expanding demand from cloud computing, IT outsourcing, and AI workloads from Magnificent 7 companies. New supply is constrained due to elevated construction costs and power constraints while rents are rising. Fund owns Equinix, Digital Realty Trust, GDS Holdings, and Goodman as multi-year beneficiaries. Travel companies benefit from favorable shift in consumer preferences away from goods spending to prioritizing travel experiences. Fund owns best-in-class hotel companies Hilton and Hyatt which should continue benefiting from these secular trends including flexible work arrangements allowing more travel and cyclically depressed business activity creating opportunities. Despite near-term housing market challenges from affordability issues and buyer/seller strikes, there is structural underinvestment in housing relative to demographic needs. US builds same number of homes today as 1960 despite 160 million more people. Fund sees long-term bullish opportunity in companies like Toll Brothers and Champion Homes as housing market rebounds. Industrial real estate benefits from multi-year demand drivers including e-commerce growth, last mile infrastructure needs, onshoring trends, and shift from just-in-time to just-in-case inventory management. AI's physical manifestation through robotics and automation will require more industrial facilities. Fund owns Prologis, EastGroup Properties, and Terreno Realty. | IRM VTR WELL FBIN SKY CSGP H PLD JLL |
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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 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 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 16, 2026 | GDS Investments | - | - | ABNB, AMZN, CRWV, DEO, F, GE, GM, GOOGL, LEN, NVO, ORCL, RIVN, STZ, TDW, TREX, VAL, WMT, ZTS | AI, Buybacks, cyclicals, Electric Vehicles, Quality, Rotation, technology, value | AI-related infrastructure investment is beginning to unwind or recalibrate, with companies shifting from internal cash flows to debt financing. The manager expects a widening gap between pure AI infrastructure companies and those with diversified business models. Market rotation is expected away from speculative AI growth toward more traditional businesses. Share repurchases feature prominently across the portfolio as a signal of management confidence and value creation amplification. Multiple holdings have authorized significant buyback programs, including TDW ($500M), VAL ($600M ongoing), STZ ($4B), and others totaling billions in authorized repurchases. Rivian represents maybe the most exciting position in the portfolio, with the company developing its own autonomy platform and in-house chip (RAP1). The R2 model represents a pivotal moment, and partnerships with Volkswagen and Amazon have strengthened the balance sheet while expanding strategic options. The manager focuses on separating durable value from speculative excess, building positions in under-owned, under-valued businesses with strong balance sheets and leadership positions. The strategy involves finding high-quality businesses facing cyclical headwinds that have pushed market prices below intrinsic value. | RIVN TREX AMZN GOOG |
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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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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Canopy Investors | - | - | 4194.T, ASSA-B.ST, AUTO.L, AZEK, JHX, MEDP, MONC.MI, NEM, PTC, TREX, TW | AI, Enterprise Software, global, Japan, Quality, SMID Cap, valuation | AI has driven significant market rotation away from quality stocks, with concerns about disruption weighing on enterprise software and online classifieds companies. The fund believes AI disruption fears are overdone for their portfolio companies, which are more likely to be beneficiaries than victims of AI adoption. Quality was the worst-performing investment factor in H1 FY26, with lower-quality and more volatile stocks significantly outperforming. This represents a continuation of quality underperformance reminiscent of the late 1990s dot-com era, driven by speculative investor behavior and thematic investing. Japan faces structural labor shortages driving increased mid-career hiring and workforce mobility. The country has a new pro-business Prime Minister and depreciating yen enhancing export competitiveness, though it faces labor shortages, inflation, and geopolitical risks with China. Enterprise software companies face investor concerns about AI disruption, particularly around AI agents displacing traditional interfaces and reducing barriers to entry. However, many providers digitize structured processes that AI cannot easily replace and are likely to benefit from AI integration. | 4194 JP TREX AUTO LN MEDP PTC |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Artisan Global Discovery | 7.6% | 13.1% | 0669.HK, ARGX, COHR, CWAN, EFX, ESTC, GALDA.SW, GWRE, GXI.DE, HUBB, IRTC, MPWR, MTSI, NZYM-B.CO, ONTO, PWR, SDZ.SW, TCOM, TREX, TTEK, TYL, VCYT, VEEV, WST | AI, global, growth, healthcare, industrials, SMID Cap, technology, water | The team is focused on AI enablers that remain well positioned to benefit from reasonable industry investment levels because they are gaining market share based on superior technologies. They are watching to see if large AI investments translate to productivity gains or competitive advantages. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Baron Growth Fund | 11.1% | 7.4% | ACGL, ALTR, ANSYS, ARE, BFAM, CG, CHH, CLRO, CNS, CSGP, DEI, DNUT, ESNT, FDS, FIGS, GLPI, GWRE, HLI, IDXX, IRDM, IT, KNSL, MC, MORN, MSCI, MTD, MTN, NEOG, PRI, RRR, SMCI, TECH, TREX, WST | financials, growth, long-term, Outperformance, Quality, small caps, technology | The fund focuses on businesses with high barriers to entry, sustainable competitive advantages, recurring revenue, attractive margins, and strong cash generation. Management emphasizes investing in competitively advantaged companies with exceptional management teams that consistently reinvest to raise barriers to entry. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | ClearBridge Investments Small Cap Growth Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | ALGM, ANF, BJ, CVGW, CYRX, ENV, EYE, FOUR, FOXF, FTAI, HLNE, INTA, KVYO, MPWR, OS, PJT, TREX, VRNS, WTFC, ZETA | Biotechnology, consumer, Fed Cuts, financials, growth, Rotation, small caps, software | Small cap stocks snapped an unprecedented losing streak versus large caps in Q3, with the Russell 2000 Growth Index up 8.41%. The rotation was initially catalyzed by higher Trump election odds and cooling inflation data supporting Fed rate cuts. Historically rate cuts have been positive for small caps, and with earnings growth for smaller caps set to eclipse large caps over the next two years, coupled with historic lows in relative valuations, conditions are aligning for better asset class performance. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Artisan Partners Small Cap Fund | 9.0% | 14.0% | ARGX, ASND, BL, BSY, CAVA, CCCS, ETSY, EXAS, FIVE, GLBE, GWRE, HALO, IRTC, LSCC, MTSI, PCOR, PZZA, RGEN, SAIA, SMAR, SPXC, STVN, SWAV, TREX, WCC, WING, WMS | Biotechnology, growth, healthcare, Medical Devices, semiconductors, small cap, software, technology | Manager discusses the rapid growth of GLP-1 obesity drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, noting their impact on medical device stocks. While acknowledging public health benefits, believes the effects on cardiovascular disease incidence will take time and that opportunities for innovative franchises to gain share outweigh market expansion concerns. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Baron Growth Fund | 11.1% | 7.4% | ACGL, ALTR, ANSYS, BFAM, BIO, CHH, CSGP, DNUT, FDS, FIGS, IDXX, IRDM, IT, KNSL, LFUS, MORN, MSCI, MTD, MTN, NEOG, TREX, VLD, WEST | financials, growth, Long Term, small cap, technology | Management teams are allocating time and capital to develop AI capabilities, with product development roadmaps coming into focus. FactSet Research Systems outlined its vision for AI with multiple product enhancements including conversational user interfaces, next best action capabilities, and AI-derived presentation tools. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 27, 2024 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 9.6% | 14.5% | ASGN, BWIN, CHRT, DAY, DKNG, ENDV, EWCZ, EXPO, FND, GDOT, GWRE, IBP, INSP, KNSL, LOAR, PLNT, SITE, SPT, TREX, VRT | Cloud, consumer discretionary, Data centers, healthcare, industrials, Rotation, small cap, technology | Vertiv Holdings Co, a leading provider of critical digital infrastructure for data centers, is positioned to benefit from AI-driven growth in data center spend. The company reported very strong results with orders up 60%, highlighting strong demand for its products in data center cooling and power management. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 27, 2024 | Baron Growth Fund | 11.1% | 7.4% | ACGL, ALTR, ANSYS, ARE, BFAM, BYD, CG, CHH, CNS, CSGP, CWAN, DEI, DNUT, ESNT, FDS, FIGS, GLPI, GWRE, HLI, IDXX, IRDM, IT, KNSL, MC, MORN, MSCI, MT, MTN, NEOG, PRI, RRR, TECH, TREX, WST | growth, insurance, Long Term, real estate, small cap, software | The fund holds multiple specialty insurance positions including Kinsale Capital Group and Arch Capital Group. Kinsale operates in the excess and surplus market with continued share gains despite slower premium growth. Arch Capital reported strong operating ROE of 21% and book value growth of 40%. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 23, 2024 | Polen Capital – U.S. SMID Company Growth | 8.8% | -1.3% | AAON, CCCS, DOXI, DT, EXL, FIVE, FND, KINS, MPWR, PAYC, PGNY, POOL, REVG, RGEN, RH, SITM, TREX, TTEK, TYL | AI, growth, healthcare, Quality, SMID Cap, technology, volatility | AI beneficiaries saw considerable hype and crowding, with companies like Monolithic Power Systems benefiting from growth in enterprise data segments driven by cloud-based CPU server applications including AI. However, exceptions exist with some AI-related stocks losing ground relative to first quarter results. | PGNY PAYC FIVE TTEK RGEN CCCS KGIC AAON |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 22, 2024 | The London Company Small-Mid Cap | 2.0% | 4.8% | AER, BRKR, CHDN, DAVA, DECK, HAS, LW, MBI, MUSA, NEU, QLYS, TREX | Consumer Staples, cybersecurity, healthcare, Quality, small caps, value | The portfolio focuses on high quality businesses with strong balance sheets, high ROIC, and improving margins. The manager emphasizes owning great businesses at reasonable prices and allowing them to compound over the long term. | QLYS BRKR |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 20, 2024 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | 8.8% | 13.9% | AGCO, BCO, BOOT, DAR, DY, MUSA, PII, TREX, USPH, VMI | fundamentals, long-term, Patience, Research, small cap, SMID Cap, value | Strong demand outlook for fiber construction in urban areas as carriers generate good returns on fiber investments. Public funding through ARPA, RDOF, and BEAD programs provides additional significant demand, with the $40 billion BEAD program being the largest federal broadband program ever in the U.S. Deployment expected to start in 2025. | USPH DAR DY BOOT |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 18, 2024 | ClearBridge Investments Small Cap Growth Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | BPMC, CHX, DH, FN, GLBE, HEES, ICLR, INTA, MODN, MPWR, MSFT, MSTR, NVDA, PCVX, ROAD, SMCI, TREX, VRNS, WIX, XPRO | AI, Concentration, growth, semiconductors, small caps, software, technology, underperformance | AI overhang is creating challenges for software budgets and mindshare diversion to AI hardware development versus other software priorities. Early enthusiasm around generative AI has benefited infrastructure providers supporting advanced computing requirements. As the cycle matures, businesses with durable recurring revenue models should outperform. | 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 | Conestoga Small Cap Composite | 10.1% | 7.8% | AGYS, ALTR, CWST, DGII, DH, DSGX.TO, EXPO, LMAT, MMSI, MODN, MSA, PYCR, RGEN, SITE, SLP, SPXC, SSD, STVN, TREX, ULS | Bioprocessing, growth, healthcare, industrials, small caps, software, technology | Manager discusses the current period as peak pessimism for small caps, with private equity and delayed IPOs shrinking the universe. However, they believe the current prophecy of permanent large cap tech dominance has the cautionary ring of 'it's different this time' and note that relative valuations hover near early 2000s lows. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 6.9% | 2.7% | AAON, APPF, BAH, CACI, CNMD, DECK, FIVE, FND, FSS, GKOS, HEI, INSP, ITCI, JNJ, LGIH, LII, MANH, MEDP, NBIX, PODD, POOL, PRCT, RBC, RGEN, RXST, SPSC, SSD, TARS, TREX, TXRH, VERX, XPEL, ZBRA | AI, Defense Spending, growth, healthcare, small caps, software, technology | Artificial intelligence continues to drive outperformance in technology-related businesses. The portfolio benefits from AI tailwinds through utilities and telecommunications sectors. AAON's recent BASX Solutions acquisition provides exposure to datacenter infrastructure builds driven by AI needs. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | ClearBridge Investments Small Cap Growth Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | AEL, ALGM, AZPN, BE, BJ, BWXT, CHGG, EYE, FIGS, FOXF, HAIN, IART, IAS, MPWR, PD, PEN, SGRE, SGRY, SILK, SPT, STAA, TREX, TRUP, XPO | Biotechnology, growth, Quality, semiconductors, small caps, software, underperformance | The Strategy focuses on small cap growth investing and was impacted by a lower-quality small cap rally during the quarter. The manager discusses Russell index rebalancing pressure affecting small cap performance and notes that sticking to investment discipline has historically led to relative performance recovery. | 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 | Apr 30, 2023 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | 8.8% | 13.9% | AGCO, BCO, BOOT, CLH, CR, DAR, LPX, MUSA, TKR, TREX, WRK, WSO | Building Products, HVAC, Industrial, M&A, packaging, SMID Cap, value | Manager initiated position in Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, a leading producer of oriented strand board and siding. The company has transformed from commodity OSB focus to value-add building solutions with superior growth profile and barriers to entry in siding business. | LPX WRK ALDAR.AD BCO WSO |
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| 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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| 2023 Q4 | Feb 20, 2024 | Baron Growth Fund | 11.1% | 7.4% | ACGL, ALTR, ANSYS, ARE, BFAM, BYD, CG, CHH, CNS, CSGP, CWAN, DEI, ESNT, FDS, FIGS, GLPI, GWRE, HLI, IDXX, IRDM, IT, KNSL, LFUS, MC, MORN, MSCI, MTD, MTN, NEOG, PENN, PRI, RRR, TECH, TREX, VAC, WST | growth, insurance, Long Term, Quality, real estate, small cap, technology, Travel | The fund holds significant positions in specialty insurers Kinsale Capital Group and Arch Capital Group. Both companies operate in the hard market for property and casualty insurance, with Kinsale showing 33% growth in gross written premiums and Arch demonstrating strong fundamentals with 23% growth in net premiums written. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Feb 8, 2023 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | 8.8% | 13.9% | AGCO, DY, IEX, MGPI, MUSA, NGVT, SAM, THO, TREX, UNVR, USPH, WRK | Chemicals, concentrated, healthcare, SMID Cap, Spirits, Telecommunications, value | Fiber penetration has significant runway with only 43% of US homes passed by high-speed fiber cable. Government funding through ARPA, RDOF, and BEAD programs is making previously uneconomical rural and low-income areas viable for fiber deployment. Industry capacity remains tight with strong demand from smaller customers. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 27, 2024 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 9.6% | 14.5% | ALTR, ASGN, CLVT, DPHC, DXCM, ENDV, ETWO, EWC, FND, FOXF, GTLS, GWRE, IBP, ICLR, IDXX, IT, KNSL, KTOS, NCNO, NEOG, ODD, PLNT, RRR, SBA, SHLS, SITE, SKIN, TDG, TREX, TTD, VRT | AI, consumer discretionary, Data centers, growth, industrials, rates, small caps, technology | Vertiv Holdings benefits from robust demand for data center cooling solutions, particularly as AI-related servers require more sophisticated cooling. The company held its first Analyst Day introducing long-term growth targets and margin expansion plans. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 23, 2025 | Polen Capital – U.S. Small Company Growth | 4.7% | 3.8% | AIT, ALRM, AMN, BDC, BROS, CWAN, EEFT, FN, GSHD, HLI, IBP, NSIT, NVEE, OPCH, PCTY, RMBS, RVLV, SITE, TREX, WRBY, WSC | AI, growth, Quality, small cap, technology, value | The market was dominated by crowded AI trades and high beta AI-adjacent growth companies that outperformed significantly. While Polen did not own these lower-quality AI stocks, they believe their portfolio is well-positioned to benefit from Gen AI-driven transformation in a more sustainable, long-term manner. | BDC FN TREX WSC BROS RVLV WRBY |
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| 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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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 23, 2024 | The London Company SMID Cap | 9.2% | 9.2% | BR, CABO, DAVA, DECK, HAS, HAYW, MBI, TREX, WTM | consumer discretionary, Quality, rates, small caps, value, volatility | The manager emphasizes quality as the antidote to uncertainty, believing solid company fundamentals will lead to strong risk-adjusted returns in the long run. Portfolio characteristics remain attractive and well-positioned for an uncertain future. | ARGX BB|DAVA|DDOG|GLOB|ILMN|LOAR|MELI|NET|NU|NVDA|TSM CABO ADI|BDX|FI|FND|HAS|META|MSFT|MSI|ORCL|TMO AER|AWI|MUSA|NEU|SAIA|WTM TREX DECK KAMBI SS |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 18, 2024 | Polen Capital – U.S. SMID Company Growth | 8.8% | -1.3% | CNM, FIVE, FOXF, GNRC, GSHD, MEDP, MKTX, PAYC, POOL, TECH, TREX, TTD, WING | growth, healthcare, Quality, Resilience, SMID Cap, technology | The fund focuses on high-quality businesses with robust free cash flow, persistent growth, and high returns on capital. They seek companies with resilient financial models, strong balance sheets, and the ability to self-fund growth. The portfolio is purpose-built for financial resiliency, owning only what research suggests to be the highest quality companies in their asset class. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 15, 2024 | Artisan Mid Cap Fund | 2.4% | 6.6% | ARGX, ASND, CELH, CMG, DECK, DPZ, DXCM, EFX, EXAS, FIVE, HUBB, IRTC, JBL, LTTC, LULU, ON, POOL, PWR, RYAN, SAIA, SHOP, TREX, VEEV, WING, XYL | Biotech, Energy Transition, growth, healthcare, mid cap, semiconductors, software, technology | Healthcare was the weakest performer for the year, primarily due to biotech holdings. Argenx's Vyvgart launch in myasthenia gravis continued to shine, reaching sales north of $1 billion ahead of schedule, but trial failures in two additional indications marred an otherwise stellar year. Ascendis's Skytrofa tracked well in its second year, but FDA approval for TransCon PTH was delayed due to manufacturing questions. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 13, 2024 | ClearBridge Investments Small Cap Growth Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | BLKB, CHX, EYE, FOUR, FOXF, IBP, LSCC, MIRM, MPWR, NARI, NVDA, SILK, SMCI, STAA, TREX, VRNS, WHD, WING, WMT | AI, Biotech, growth, healthcare, industrials, M&A, small cap, technology | Generative artificial intelligence captured significant attention with OpenAI's ChatGPT driving massive investment in rival models and infrastructure build in data centers and GPU-heavy AI servers. Public market capital chased AI beneficiaries while selling perceived disrupted businesses, with most significant winners in large cap universe. | IBP MIRM BLKB NARI |
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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 | The London Company SMID Cap | Trex Company Inc. | Materials | Building Products | Bull | NYSE | Building Products, composite decking, construction, home improvement, market leader, oligopoly, rate sensitivity | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Madison Mid Cap Fund | Trex Company | Materials | Building Products | Bull | NYSE | Building Products, composite decking, Housing, manufacturing, Market Share Conversion, Scale Advantages, secular growth | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Mairs & Power - Small Cap Fund | Trex Company, Inc. | Materials | Building Products | Bull | NYSE | Brand, Building Products, Composite, Decking, Equity, Housing, Recycled Materials, Secular Shift | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Polen Capital - U.S. Small Company Growth | Trex | Materials | Building Products | Bull | NYSE | Building Products, composite decking, Environmental, market leader, materials, Outdoor Living, Sustainable materials | View Pitch |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Fund Letters | Glenn D. Surowiec | Trex Company Inc. | Industrials | Building Products | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | balance sheet, buybacks, composite decking, housing cycle, market share, ROIC | View Pitch |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Fund Letters | Michael Cook | Trex Company, Inc. | Industrials | Building Products | Bear | New York Stock Exchange | Brand moat, competitive dynamics, Distribution, Outdoor Living, Pricing pressure, risk/reward | View Pitch |
| Feb 21, 2026 | Fund Letters | Mick Rasmussen | Trex Company, Inc. | Industrials | Building Products | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Cyclical, duopoly, Housing, marketshare, Remodeling | View Pitch |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Fund Letters | JB Taylor | Trex Company, Inc. | Industrials | Building Products | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Buildingproducts, Cyclicals, Decking, Housing, Quality | View Pitch |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Fund Letters | Bob Mitchell | Trex Co., Inc. | Industrials | Building Products | Bear | New York Stock Exchange | Building Products, Competition, Cyclicality, Housing, Margins | View Pitch |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Fund Letters | Jack McManus | Trex Company, Inc. | Industrials | Building Products | Bear | New York Stock Exchange | Building Products, Competition, Cyclicality, Housing, Margins | View Pitch |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Fund Letters | Jack McManus | Trex Company Inc | Industrials | Building Products | Bear | NYSE | construction, Decking, Housing, Macro, Remodeling, Sentiment | View Pitch |
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