| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Baron FinTech Fund | 12.5% | 16.8% | ACGL, APO, BLK, EFX, ENDV, FICO, FIS, GWRE, INTU, KKR, LPLA, MA, MELI, PGR, PRI, RPAY, SCHW, SPGI, TRU, TWFG, V | Capital markets, Financial Services, Fintech, growth, insurance, payments, software, technology | The fund focuses on competitively advantaged, growing fintech companies across all market capitalizations and geographies. Sixteen holdings have risen more than 30% this year, representing 42% of net assets, operating across consumer credit, enterprise software, insurance, asset management, payments, and brokerage sectors. | PRI TWFG GWRE MELI FICO |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 13, 2026 | Giverny Capital Asset Management | -6.9% | -6.9% | AME, AXP, CSU.TO, HWKN, IBP, KNSL, TSM, TWFG | Concentration, Quality, software, technology, value | AXP CSU.TO |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 6, 2025 | Giverny Capital Asset Management | 6.8% | 12.6% | AAON, ALGN, ANET, CACC, CSU.TO, FERG, FI, GOOGL, HEI, IBP, JPM, KMX, KNSL, MEDP, META, NVDA, PGR, SCHW, TSM, TWFG | AI, Geopolitical Risk, Owner Operators, Quality, semiconductors, technology, valuation | Manager discusses AI enthusiasm reaching euphoria levels, with 41 AI-related stocks accounting for 75% of S&P 500 returns since ChatGPT launched. Portfolio has 30% exposure through Arista, Alphabet, Meta, Taiwan Semiconductor and Aaon. Expresses concern about Nvidia's $100 billion financing deal with OpenAI, comparing it to dot-com era vendor financing arrangements. | NVDA US MEDP US |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 27, 2026 | Giverny Capital Asset Management | 0.0% | 12.6% | ALGN, ANET, CACC, CSU.TO, FERG, FI, GOOGL, HEI, HWKN, IBP, JPM, KGIC, KMX, MA, MEDP, META, SCHW, TSM, TWFG, WSO | AI, HVAC, insurance, Quality, small caps, technology, value | Manager discusses AI's transformative potential while noting uncertainty around returns on massive infrastructure investments. Believes AI won't displace portfolio companies like HVAC distributors and insurance companies, which may gain efficiency advantages. Compares current AI buildout to historical railroad and telecom infrastructure booms where users benefited more than builders. Portfolio is significantly overweight smaller companies with 45% in companies below $54 billion market cap versus 12.5% for the S&P 500. Manager believes these market leaders in niche areas will outperform over time despite recent underperformance relative to mega-cap tech stocks. Manager emphasizes owning high-performing businesses with strong earnings growth and capital returns. Notes the S&P Quality Index underperformed in 2025 but believes quality usually wins in the end. Recent portfolio upgrades focused on improving returns on capital, earnings growth and management quality. | FISV CACC KMX ALGN WSO KNSL SCHW ANET |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Baron Discovery Fund | 13.5% | 9.3% | AEIS, AXON, BASE, CDNA, CWAN, CYBR, DKNG, EXAS, GTLS, GWRE, INDI, KTOS, LLYVA, MEG, NARI, PTECH, SIZE, TEM, TWFG, VCYT | growth, healthcare, rates, Rotation, small caps, technology, valuation | The fund believes the bear market in small-cap growth stocks that started in February 2021 is finally ending. Small-cap growth is trading at its largest discount relative to large cap in 25 years, with investors under-allocated to the asset class. The combination of lower interest rates, stronger economic growth, attractive valuations, and easier earnings comparisons creates a backdrop conducive for stronger small company fundamentals and valuation multiples. | NARI TWFG TEM AXON CDNA |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 15, 2025 | Giverny Capital Asset Management | -3.4% | -3.4% | AAON, ANET, BLDR, BRK-B, CSU.TO, FIVE, GOOGL, HEI, KMX, KNSL, MEDP, META, PGR, SCHW, TWFG | Construction, insurance, Quality, technology, Trade Policy, value | Trump's tariff policies created significant market volatility, with the manager viewing the tariff plan as economically damaging. The manager believes exiting global trade agreements would lead to rising prices and weaker corporate profits, creating a less favorable investing environment. | BLDR AAON TWFG |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Giverny Capital Asset Management | TWFG Inc. | Financials | Insurance Brokers | Bull | NASDAQ | Climate Change Impact, founder-led, Independent Agents, Insurance Technology, Personal Lines Insurance, Platform business, small-cap | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Baron Discovery Fund | TWFG, Inc. | Financials | Insurance | Bull | NASDAQ | Capital-light, Equity, founder-led, Independent Agents, Insurance Broker, M&A, P&C insurance, platform | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Baron FinTech Fund | TWFG, Inc. | Financials | Insurance Brokers | Bull | NASDAQ | Capital-light, Commission Revenue, founder-led, Independent Agency, insurance brokerage, IPO, M&A, market share gains, Property & Casualty | View Pitch |
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