| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2026 Q1 | May 13, 2026 | AMG GW&K Small Cap Core Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | AEIS, ALGM, ARQT, AVNT, FWRG, HLI, IDA, MTSI, RBC, SF, STRL, UTZ, VCYT, VIAV | energy, healthcare, industrials, small caps, technology, value | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Artisan Partners Small Cap Fund | -10.1% | -10.1% | ALAB, ARIS, ASCB, BFAM, BROS, FRSH, FTAI, GWRE, HALO, INTA, IRTC, KTOS, MOD, MTSI, MYRG, PEN, SG, SN, TWST, VCYT | AI, Biotechnology, Cloud, defense, growth, healthcare, small caps, Trade Policy | The introduction of China's DeepSeek AI model challenged market assumptions around AI infrastructure spending durability. This development raised questions about US leadership in AI and long-term returns on AI investments, particularly impacting data center capacity enablers in the portfolio. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund | -12.2% | -12.2% | ALIT, CARG, CSOD, IMXI, LZ, MMSI, RBA, TNDM, TPB, VCYT, VNOM, WAY | Diagnostics, growth, healthcare, Medical Devices, small caps, tariffs, Trade Policy, volatility | The fund focuses exclusively on small-cap growth stocks, with the Russell 2000 Growth Index as its benchmark. Small-cap stocks fell more sharply than large-caps during the quarter, declining 9.5% versus 4.5% for large-caps. The strategy's emphasis on smaller cap stocks within the index was a headwind during the quarter as larger-cap stocks outperformed. | MMSI RBA LZ VCYT IMXI TNDM |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Artisan Global Discovery | 2.7% | 16.1% | ARGX, ASND, FWONA, GALDF, GXI.DE, HUBS, INSM, LYV, MPWR, MTSI, NZYM-B.CO, ON, ONTO, PSTG, SE, SGE.L, SPOT, SRT3.DE, TEAM, VCYT, WST | AI, Biotechnology, global, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, technology | Data centers are energy-intensive and with AI expansion, energy consumption is projected to grow exponentially. The team owns multiple technology category leaders positioned to help enable AI advances, including MACOM for networking chips, PureStorage for data storage, and Onto Innovation for inspection systems. Cloud software franchises are making steady progress introducing AI functionality into their leading solution suites. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Artisan Partners Small Cap Fund | 0.6% | 14.7% | ABMD.CO, ALAB, COCO, CROX, FLS, GTLB, HALO, INSM, ITGR, JBT, LSCC, MTSI, NOVT, ONTO, PSN, RGEN, SDHC, SN, STVN, VCYT, VSEC | AI, Biotechnology, energy, healthcare, semiconductors, small cap, technology | Data centers are energy-intensive and with AI expansion, energy consumption is projected to grow exponentially. Portfolio companies like Astera Labs and MACOM are benefiting from growing AI datacenter spending. Cloud software franchises are making steady progress introducing AI functionality into their leading solution suites. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | NCG Micro Cap Growth Strategy | 9.5% | 10.2% | ACVA, ALKT, AUGX, CCS, CSTL, DCBO, ENFN, FWRG, PDFS, SEMR, TNDM, VCYT | Fed Pivot, growth, healthcare, Microcap, Quality, small caps, technology | Healthcare holdings drove much of the underperformance across all strategies in 2023, primarily due to investor perception that GLP-1 drug benefits will reduce medical interventions. Many healthcare companies began recovering in Q4 and the manager believes in long-term growth fundamentals. | ENFN VCYT PDFS SEMR ALKT CCCS FWRG AUGX ACVA DCBO CSTL TNDM |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund | 4.2% | - | ALIT, ALKT, AMPL, CARG, CCSI, CERT, KEX, RELY, SPT, TPB, VCYT, VNOM, ZENA | AI, growth, healthcare, industrials, Quality, small caps, technology, Valuations | The fund sees signs of exuberance and speculative behavior in AI infrastructure ecosystem, particularly in technology and industrial sectors. Many companies are trading at historically elevated valuations despite being potential one-time beneficiaries of the AI investment cycle. The fund remains disciplined and avoids high-momentum AI names lacking meaningful revenues or profitability. | CCSI ZENAS TPB KEX SPT ALIT ZD HALO MDGL ALGN SPT CCSI KEX SPT |
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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 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | Meridian Growth Fund | -0.4% | -6.4% | ABT, CERT, CHDN, COO, DOCS, DT, EXAS, GFS, GMED, RELY, SAIC, TNDM, TPB, TRMB, VCYT | growth, healthcare, Medical Devices, Quality, small caps, technology | Healthcare was the portfolio's largest allocation and top-performing sector for the quarter, with the fund maintaining an overweight position. The manager views healthcare as undervalued relative to long-term fundamentals after lagging the broader market for four years. Several healthcare holdings contributed positively including medical device companies and diagnostics firms. The fund's investment approach emphasizes high-quality businesses with recurring revenue, sustainable competitive advantages, and strong balance sheets. However, the quarter saw relative outperformance by lower-quality stocks which created a modest headwind to performance given the portfolio's quality bias. The fund focuses on small-cap growth investments, benchmarked against the Russell 2500 Growth Index. Small caps delivered solid annual returns of 12.8% for the year, though below large-cap returns, with value outperforming growth in the quarter. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund | 0.9% | 0.0% | ALKT, AMPL, AXGN, CCSI, CDNA, CERT, GPCR, KEX, RELY, TPB, VCYT, VNOM, ZNAS | Biotechnology, growth, healthcare, Quality, small caps, technology, value | Healthcare was the portfolio's largest allocation and top-performing sector for the quarter. The manager continues to view the sector as undervalued relative to long-term fundamentals, noting it has lagged the broader market over the last four years. Multiple biotech holdings contributed positively, including Structure Therapeutics with promising obesity therapy trials, Axogen with peripheral nerve regeneration technology, and Zenas BioPharma with autoimmune disease treatments in Phase 3 trials. The fund emphasizes investing in high-quality businesses with recurring revenue, sustainable competitive advantages, strong balance sheets, and clear visibility into sustainable earnings growth. This quality bias created a modest headwind during the quarter as lower-quality stocks outperformed. | ZBIO AXGN GPCR RELY CERT CCSI EXAS TNDM GMED RELY DOCS CERT |
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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 | Artisan Partners Small Cap Fund | 9.0% | 14.0% | ADS, APPF, ARGX, CIGI, ELF, GWRE, HL, IBP, INTA, IRTC, LSCC, MKTX, MOD, ONON, ONTO, SN, SPT, SPXC, TYL, VCYT | AI, growth, healthcare, interest rates, Profit Cycle, small caps, technology | 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 expect some volatility in AI-exposed stocks given relatively lofty expectations but are being disciplined on valuations. | View | |
| 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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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | NCG Micro Cap Growth Strategy | Veracyte | Health Care Equipment & Services | Life Sciences Tools & Services | Bull | NASDAQ | Genomics, Medical Diagnostics, Molecular Testing, pipeline development, Prostate Cancer, Thyroid Cancer | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund | Veracyte, Inc. | Health Care Equipment & Services | Life Sciences Tools & Services | Bull | NASDAQ | Afirma, Cancer Testing, Decipher, diagnostics, genomic sequencing, Profitability Improvement, strategic focus | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Casdin | Casdin Capital | $1.6B | $11.6M | 0.72% | 276,308 | +0 | +0.00% | 0.4035% |
| Steven A. Cohen | Point72 Asset Management | $86.8B | $17.9M | 0.02% | 426,229 | +426,229 | +100.00% | 0.6224% |
| Ray Dalio | Bridgewater Associates | $27.4B | $1.2M | 0.00% | 28,394 | +28,394 | +100.00% | 0.0415% |
| Israel Englander | Millennium Management LLC | $233.2B | $3.8M | 0.00% | 89,879 | +78,011 | +657.32% | 0.1313% |
| Cliff Asness | AQR Capital Management | $190.6B | $1.2M | 0.00% | 28,293 | +1,071 | +3.93% | 0.0413% |
| James E. Flynn | Deerfield Management | $6.9B | $30.6M | 0.44% | 726,000 | +101,000 | +16.16% | 1.0602% |
| Louis Bacon | Moore Capital Management | $6.8B | $1.8M | 0.03% | 42,765 | +42,765 | +100.00% | 0.0625% |
| Tom Steyer | Farallon Capital Management | $21.2B | $294,700 | 0.00% | 7,000 | -7,000 | -50.00% | 0.0102% |