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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | 5.6% | - | AJG, APH, AVY, BR, CDW, CTAS, ENTG, HEI, HLI, MCHP, MLM, PAYX, POOL, ROS, STE, SYK, TT, VRSK, WSO | AI, dividends, mid cap, Quality, Rate Cuts, semiconductors, value | 26 out of 27 names in the portfolio increased their dividend in the past 12 months with an average year-over-year increase of 10.4%. The top three dividend growers were Amphenol Corp. at 57%, Cintas Corp. at 16%, and Verisk Analytics at 15%. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Bianco Research | - | - | BABA, BTI, CHTR, CRDA.L, DGE.L, FAST, HILS.L, MCO, MSFT, ORCL, PM, POOL, REL.L, SCHW, SGE.L, SPX.L, TMO, TXN, WSO | Diversified, global, long-term, Private Capital, Public Companies, value creation | Oracle, Microsoft, and Alibaba Group were strong performers driven by their cloud businesses and AI-related services. Oracle's share price rose sharply following a series of AI-related announcements which led to a significant re-rating of the shares. The manager took advantage of this performance to realize gains from Oracle. | View | |
| 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 25, 2025 | Ironvine Capital Partners | - | 7.7% | AAPL, APH, CAR, CSX, DE, GOOGL, HON, META, NSC, UNH, UNP, WSO | aerospace, AI, Distribution, HVAC, infrastructure, Railroads, technology, value | Union Pacific represents a crown jewel of North American freight transportation with strong positions in heavy commodity and hazardous materials. Under CEO Jim Vena's leadership, the company has achieved record network efficiency with on-time service levels nearing 100%. The operational improvements have enabled strong pricing power and freight revenue growth despite industrial headwinds. | WSO HON UNP DE |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 20, 2025 | BBH Select Series – Mid Cap Fund | 5.4% | -0.9% | ANET, ATR, BRKR, BRO, CBRE, DAR, ENTG, FOUR, GFL.TO, GLOB, GWRE, GXO, HEI, ICLR, LPLA, TTWO, ULS, VMC, WH, WMS, WSO | healthcare, industrials, mid cap, payments, software, tariffs, technology | Several technology and healthcare companies were impacted by tariffs and academic and life science funding cuts. The magnitude of proposed tariffs and funding cuts have been greater than anticipated, with companies like Globant seeing Latin American clients pause projects due to tariff uncertainty. The fund exited positions in Toro and Crown Holdings due to heightened tariff risks. | GLOB WSO FOUR GWRE |
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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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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 11, 2025 | Baillie Gifford – US Equity Growth | 24.8% | 12.9% | AFRM, ALNY, AMZN, CSGP, DASH, DDOG, DKNG, DUOL, META, NET, NFLX, NVDA, PINS, RBLX, SHOP.TO, SNOW, TSLA, TTD, WDAY, WSO | Concentration, growth, innovation, long-term, technology, US | The fund is positioned in companies leveraging AI for competitive advantages, including Cloudflare's Workers AI platform growth and AppLovin's advanced AI models for ad optimization. These AI-driven platforms are creating self-reinforcing advantages and significant operating leverage. | SPT ROKU CRCL APP 6857 JP MDLN |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | 5.7% | - | ADI, AME, APH, AVY, BN, BRO, BWIN, CDW, CHE, CTAS, DFH, ENTG, EXLS, FND, FTDR, GEHC, HEI, HGTY, HLI, KEYS, MCHP, MKC, NOMD, PGR, PNFP, ROST, SITE, TRRSF, TT, VRSK, WAT, WSO, ZBRA | AI, Quality, rates, small cap, tariffs, value | Fenimore emphasizes high-quality companies with strong financials, durable business models, and proven management as the right approach for long-term investors. These quality profiles enable companies to endure downturns, compound returns, and manage risk more effectively compared to low-quality businesses with low profitability, unstable earnings, and high debt levels. | GEHC ENTG |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | 4.7% | - | BOC, CASS, CBZ, CIGI, CSV, DFH, ENTG, EXLS, G, IEX, NOMD, PNFP, SITE, SPSC, SSB, STE, THG, VMC, VRSK, WSO | AI, dividends, industrials, mid cap, Quality, technology, value | Fenimore emphasizes investing in quality stocks with strong financials, stable earnings growth, competitive advantages, solid management, and consistent returns. They believe quality names are the most effective way to protect and grow wealth over the long term, even if they don't beat benchmarks every quarter. | ACGL|APH|COO|CSGP|DKNG|GWRE|IDXX|IOT|IT|LPLA|MSCI|MTD|PCOR|ROP|TECH|VRSK |
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| 2025 Q1 | Jun 2, 2025 | Baumann Capital | - | - | AHT.L, AZE.BR, BNR.DE, DPLM.L, FIX, GET.PA, GOOGL, IMCD.AS, POOL, RWH.L, UNVR, URI, WSO | AI, Distribution, durability, Europe, Specialty Chemicals | Manager discusses AI's transformative impact on investment research and business models. While AI tools like ChatGPT-4o enhance research efficiency, they create challenges for traditional software companies and make survival forecasting more difficult. The manager emphasizes that AI cannot replace primary research and human judgment in investment decisions. | AZE.BR |
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| 2025 Q1 | Jun 16, 2025 | Qualivian Investment Partners | 1.2% | 1.2% | AAPL, AJG, AMZN, AZO, BRK.B, BRO, CPRT, GOOGL, META, MSFT, MUSA, NVDA, ORLY, TSLA, URI, WSO | compounders, concentrated, long-term, Quality, value | Market volatility sparked by DeepSeek announcement questioning returns on hyperscaler AI investments. Alphabet integrating AI into search through AI Overviews and AI Mode, showing encouraging reception and monetization. Hyperscalers expressing confidence in generative AI opportunities despite capital spending concerns. | AZO |
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| 2025 Q1 | May 1, 2025 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | -5.7% | -5.7% | AAON, ALTR, AZTA, CWST, DSGX, ESE, GGG, HEI.A, JKHY, MMM, MMSI, NEOG, PAYX, PYCR, RBC, ROAD, SPSC, TRNS, VERX, WSO | industrials, Outperformance, Quality, SMID Cap, tariffs, technology | The portfolio benefited from high-quality factor leadership as profitable companies with strong ROIC and EBITDA margins declined less than high beta, non-earning counterparts during the market selloff. Conestoga's emphasis on higher-quality, conservative growth companies was a key contributor to outperformance. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | May 1, 2025 | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite | 1.0% | 1.0% | ALGN, BFAM, CPRT, CSGP, FTNT, GNRC, GWRE, HEI.A, IT, RGEN, ROL, ROP, TECH, TYL, VRSK, WCN, WSO, WST | growth, healthcare, industrials, mid cap, Quality, technology | Conestoga's emphasis on higher-quality, conservative growth companies with higher recurring revenue, more stable product cycles, and less capital-intensive investment requirements was key to outperformance. The portfolio benefited from high-quality factor leadership as profitable companies measured by Return on Invested Capital and EBITDA margins declined less significantly than their high beta, non-earning counterparts. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | May 1, 2025 | Conestoga Micro Cap Composite | -8.2% | -8.2% | AAON, ALTR, AZTA, CWST, DSGX, ESE, GGG, HEI.A, JKHY, MMM, MMSI, NEOG, PAYX, PYCR, RBC, ROAD, SPSC, TRNS, VERX, WSO | Micro Cap, Outperformance, Quality, small caps, tariffs, uncertainty | Small capitalization stocks declined nearly 11% in the first quarter and were down roughly 20% from their post-election highs. The firm expects their investment approach to outperform in periods of heightened uncertainty, which proved true for most strategies in Q1. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 25, 2025 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | -8.8% | -8.8% | AEIS, AGCO, AWI, BDC, BOOT, BR, DHR, GNRC, IEX, MOD, PII, SAM, TKR, USPH, WSO | fundamentals, Quality, Resilience, small caps, SMID Cap, tariffs, Trade Policy, value | The manager believes small- to mid-cap U.S. companies with strong fundamentals are poised to shine as the market transitions from speculative excess to substance-focused investing. They see this as a shift from a sugar high to a carnivore diet - stripped of fluff and rooted in what's healthy and enduring. | MOD PII USPH BOOT WSO BR |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 23, 2025 | Oak Ridge investment | - | - | BABA, BTI, CHTR, CRDA.L, DGE.L, FAST, HILS.L, MCO, MSFT, ORCL, PM, POOL, REL.L, SCHW, SGE.L, SPX.L, TMO, TXN, WSO | diversification, Funds, Long Term, NAV, Private Capital, Public Companies | Oracle, Microsoft and Alibaba Group were strongest performers driven by their cloud businesses and AI-related services. Oracle's share price rose sharply following a series of AI-related announcements which led to significant re-rating of the shares. The company took opportunity to realise gains from Oracle position given strong AI-driven performance. | View | |
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 22, 2026 | Ironvine Capital Partners | -5.6% | -5.6% | ADBE, ADI, AMAT, AMZN, AON, APH, ASML, CSU.TO, HEI, MA, MCO, MSFT, SPGI, TSM, UNP, V, WMT, WSO | AI, Concentration, disruption, semiconductors, software, technology, value, volatility | View | ||
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 21, 2026 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | -10.2% | -10.2% | BCPC, CACI, CWST, PCTY, QTWO, RBC, RGEN, ROAD, SPSC, STVN, TYL, ULS, WSO | aerospace, energy, industrials, Quality, small cap, software, technology | View | ||
| 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 | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 1, 2025 | Guinness China | -0.1% | -0.1% | BABA, BTI, CHTR, CRDA.L, DGE.L, FAST, HILS.L, MCO, MSFT, ORCL, PM, POOL, REL.L, SCHW, SGE.L, SPX.L, TMO, TXN, WSO | diversification, Funds, Long Term, NAV, Private Capital, Public Companies | Oracle, Microsoft, and Alibaba Group were strong performers driven by their cloud businesses and AI-related services. Oracle's share price rose sharply following AI-related announcements which led to significant re-rating of the shares. The company took opportunity to realize gains from Oracle given the strong AI-driven performance. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | -10.6% | -10.6% | BJ, BOOT, BRBR, BROS, DKNG, EXL, GKOS, ITCI, JNJ, KAI, MASI, PEN, PLNT, PODD, POOL, PRCT, RGEN, TECH, ULS, WSO | AI, consumer, growth, healthcare, industrials, small cap, technology, volatility | AI-related spending faced questions regarding untethered pace as DeepSeek emerged as a potentially cheaper alternative platform from China. Microsoft's datacenter appetite showed signs of moderation, slowing positive market sentiment. Portfolio holdings with AI data center spending exposure experienced volatility. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | BBH Select Series – Mid Cap Fund | -6.0% | -6.0% | ANET, ATR, BRKR, BRO, CBRE, DAR, ENTG, FOUR, GFL, GWRE, GXO, HEI.A, ICLR, LPLA, TTWO, VMC, WH, WMS, WSO, ZBRA | industrials, insurance, mid cap, software, technology, Testing, value | The fund benefits from exposure to property & casualty insurance through Brown & Brown and Guidewire Software. Brown & Brown delivered strong organic growth of 13.8% and continues to benefit from the current inflationary environment and hard insurance premium rate cycle. Guidewire benefits from increasing gross written premiums as insurance rates rise due to inflation and limited capacity. | KEYS ULS |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Evolve Private Wealth | - | - | BABA, BTI, CHTR, CRDA.L, DGE.L, FAST, HILS.L, MCO, MSFT, ORCL, PM, POOL, REL.L, SCHW, SGE.L, SPX.L, TMO, TXN, WSO | Diversified, Funds, Investment Trust, long-term, Private Capital, Public Companies | Oracle, Microsoft, and Alibaba Group were strong performers driven by their cloud businesses and AI-related services. Oracle's share price rose sharply following a series of AI-related announcements which led to a significant re-rating of the shares. The company took the opportunity to realize gains from Oracle given the strong AI-driven performance. | 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 3, 2026 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 1.2% | -8.5% | ABT, AFRM, BOOT, BRBR, BROS, BURL, BWXT, CASY, CHDN, COCO, CRDO, CW, DKNG, DT, ELF, EME, EXAS, FOUR, GKOS, KTB, LII, MASI, MNDY, MTSI, PEN, PODD, RGEN, RKLB, TARS, TWLO, ULS, VERX, WAY, WSO | AI, defense, growth, healthcare, mid cap, semiconductors, small cap, technology | The extended federal government shutdown added volatility during what was otherwise a risk-on environment, with a mid-quarter shift in market behavior for AI-related equities as the exuberant narrative evolved to one more balanced in assessing the technology's enormous potential against staggering capital spending plans and high expectations. The team initiated a position in Credo Technology as a more diversified way to gain exposure to strong trends in AI-connectivity. MACOM Technology Solutions rose nearly +40% as the company experienced broad-based demand, similar to many semiconductor companies in 2025. The team exited Astera Labs following industry conference presentations that suggested emerging competitive risks and concerns over single customer concentration, while initiating a position in Credo Technology for AI-connectivity exposure. Healthcare was the strongest relative contributor in the quarter with holdings increasing nearly +16% compared to benchmark returns of roughly +12%. Exact Sciences was acquired for a significant premium by Abbott Laboratories resulting in an +86% return, while other strong performers included Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Glaukos following approval of a new product, Penumbra, and Repligen driven by strong earnings results. The team initiated a position in Curtiss-Wright, believing the company is entering a period where multiple near-term growth drivers are converging, including rising defense budgets, commercial aerospace production ramps, nuclear power plant life extensions and new builds, and submarine production. EMCOR Group was initiated as a new position, viewed as a critical contractor enabling multi-year investment cycles across data centers, semiconductor fabrication, electrification, and broader infrastructure modernization. Its decentralized, cash-generative model, recurring service base, and exposure to structural growth drivers create a profile viewed as more durable than a typical cyclical contractor framework. | 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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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | FPA Crescent Fund | 1.1% | 14.0% | 003550.KS, AAPL, AMZN, C, CINF, CMCSA, COST, GLEN.L, GOOGL, HEIO.AS, HOLN.SW, IRM, JDEP.AS, JEF, META, MSFT, NVDA, SHW, TSLA, WSO | contrarian, Exposure, global, momentum, risk, valuation, value | Momentum stocks have led the market, particularly in 2024. According to Morgan Stanley, momentum ruled more than any other factor, with high momentum stocks outperforming low momentum by +28% year-on-year as of Dec 11th, a two standard-deviation event. The current momentum run is one of the top momentum runs since 1995. | 003550.KS CMCSA GLEN.L HEIO.AS |
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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 | 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 | |
| 2025 Q3 | Dec 15, 2025 | Qualivian Investment Partners | 6.4% | - | APH, BN, BRO, CPRT, GOOGL, MA, MCO, ORLY, TJX, WSO | AI, compounders, long-term, Quality, technology, value | The fund focuses on Quality Compounders - high quality companies with wide moats, long reinvestment runways, and outstanding capital allocation that compound capital at mid-teens rates. Research shows quality stocks outperform over extended periods, similar to betting on favorites versus long shots in racetrack markets. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 8, 2025 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | -3.2% | -9.6% | AAON, ADMA, AFRM, ALAB, BMI, BOOT, BRBR, BROS, BURL, BWXT, CASY, CAVA, CLWD, COCO, DKNG, ELF, EXAS, FDS, FOUR, FSS, HLI, INSM, INSP, IONQ, LII, MASI, MKTX, MTSI, NBIX, PEN, PODD, QBTS, RGTI, SOFI, TARS, TTAN, TWLO, TXRH, WAY, WING, WSO | AI, growth, healthcare, momentum, Quality, semiconductors, small cap, software | AI enthusiasm drove significant benchmark outperformance through semiconductor and infrastructure plays, with quantum computing stocks adding over 2% to benchmark weight despite extreme valuations. The market's insatiable desire for AI beneficiaries created meaningful factor headwinds for the portfolio. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 25, 2025 | Caledonia Investment | - | 7.3% | BABA, BTI, CHTR, CRDA.L, DGE.L, FAST, HILS.L, MCO, MSFT, ORCL, PM, POOL, REL.L, SCHW, SGE.L, SPX.L, TMO, TXN, WSO | AI, diversification, global, Private Capital, Public Companies, technology | Strong performance from Oracle, Microsoft and Alibaba Group driven by their cloud businesses and AI-related services. Oracle's share price rose sharply following AI-related announcements which led to significant re-rating of shares. AI developments are creating opportunities across technology holdings. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 30, 2025 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | - | 8.7% | BCO, CXT, DAR, FND, GNRC, MOD, MUSA, NGVT, SEIC, VMI, WSO | active management, fundamentals, Quality, SMID Cap, Stewardship, value | SouthernSun emphasizes the enduring value of active management in an increasingly passive world, arguing that active investing restores balance by engaging directly with management, questioning assumptions, and allocating capital purposefully rather than automatically. They view active management as essential stewardship that combines analytical rigor with human judgment. | CXT WSO DAR BCO MOD CXT WSO DAR BCO MOD |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 28, 2025 | BBH Select Series – Mid Cap Fund | -0.9% | -1.8% | ANET, BFAM, BJ, BRKR, BRO, CBRE, ENTG, FOUR, GFL, GLOB, GWRE, GXO, ICLR, ITT, LPLA, TTWO, VMC, WMS, WSO, WST | AI, healthcare, mid cap, Quality, tariffs, technology, value | The fund has exposure to AI through companies like Arista Networks, which provides data center switches to cloud network and AI customers. Arista's AI revenue is targeted at $1.5 billion this year and expected to reach $2.75 billion next year, growing 60-70% and representing about 25% of revenue. The manager acknowledges enthusiasm for AI driving enormous capital expenditures in associated infrastructure while being cognizant of bubble-like behavior in certain segments. | BJ UN ITT UN BRKR UN GLOB UN FOUR UN WMS UN ANET UN BJ UN ITT UN BRKR UN GLOB UN FOUR UN WMS UN ANET UN |
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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 | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 5, 2024 | Sparrow Wealth Management | - | - | BABA, BTI, CHTR, CRDA.L, DGE.L, FAST, HILS.L, MCO, MSFT, ORCL, PM, POOL, REL.L, SCHW, SGE.L, SPX.L, TMO, TXN, WSO | Diversified, Funds, Investment Trust, Long Term, Private Capital, Public Companies | Oracle, Microsoft, and Alibaba Group were strong performers driven by their cloud businesses and AI-related services. Oracle's share price rose sharply following AI-related announcements which led to significant re-rating of the shares. The company's AI focus contributed to strong returns across the Capital portfolio. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 30, 2026 | BBH Select Series – Mid Cap Fund | -3.9% | -5.6% | ANET, ATR, BJ, BRO, CBRE, DAR, ENTG, FOUR, GFL, GWRE, GXO, HEI.A, ICLR, ITT, KEYS, LPLA, MCW, NVR, TTWO, TW, ULS, VMC, WH, WMS, WSC, WSO, WST, ZBRA | AI, fundamentals, Intrinsic Value, mid cap, profitability, Quality, technology, value | AI-related demand is driving the fastest growth in Keysight's wireline business and represented approximately 10% of Keysight total revenue in 2025. The enthusiasm for artificial intelligence driving enormous capital expenditures in associated infrastructure has been a key catalyst for the low-quality rally. Keysight is extremely well positioned to benefit from ongoing technology innovation across the wireless, networking, and semiconductor markets. The fund focuses on high-quality, profitable companies and avoids speculative ventures. Portfolio companies have grown revenues and EBITDA by 10% and 11% over the last twelve months, respectively, compared to 5% and 4% for the Index. The portfolio enjoys superior operating margins and return on equity of 20% and 17%, compared to 12% and 15% for the Index. The fund was trading at 82% of underlying intrinsic value estimates on a weighted-average basis as of December 31, 2025. The manager seeks to invest at a discount to intrinsic value to establish a margin of safety and mitigate the potential for permanent capital loss. While willing to pay a reasonable valuation multiple premium for quality, the focus remains on attractive valuations. | GWRE FOUR KEYS DAR |
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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 Q4 | Jan 19, 2025 | Sharp Capital | - | - | BABA, BTI, CHTR, CRDA.L, DGE.L, FAST, HILS.L, MCO, MSFT, ORCL, PM, POOL, REL.L, SCHW, SGE.L, SPX.L, TMO, TXN, WSO | Diversified, global, Long Term, Private Capital, Public Companies, value | Oracle, Microsoft, and Alibaba Group were strong performers driven by their cloud businesses and AI-related services. Oracle's share price rose sharply following AI-related announcements which led to significant re-rating of the shares. The company's AI focus contributed to strong returns across the Capital portfolio. | View | |
| 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 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 13, 2026 | Fenimore Dividend Focus Strategy | -4.4% | 1.9% | AJG, APH, AVY, BR, CDW, CTAS, HEI, HLI, IEX, JKHY, MCHP, MLM, PAYX, ROST, RSG, STE, SYK, TT, VRSK, WSO | AI, dividends, healthcare, mid cap, Quality, technology, value | Fenimore maintains focus on high-quality companies with strong balance sheets, consistent profitability, and prudent capital allocation. Quality as a factor remained out of favor despite many businesses showing strong long-term fundamental prospects. The firm believes solid business fundamentals should reassert themselves as the primary driver of stock prices in the long run. AI excitement and related infrastructure builds continued to drive the market, drawing capital away from nearly every other area. Investor enthusiasm was driven toward businesses with AI-related exposures. Amphenol benefited from data center buildouts supporting AI, with its IT Datacom segment growing 128% organically. Dividend-paying companies lagged non-dividend-paying companies by more than 50%. On average, portfolio holdings raised their dividends 9% over 2025, in line with their earnings growth. The top three dividend raisers were Amphenol (55%), Cintas (15%), and Verisk Analytics (15%). Valuations for portfolio companies are becoming more attractive while other indices become more overvalued. The fund sees compelling valuations within the portfolio, which management believes sets the fund up for solid future performance. Many quality franchises are trading at relative multi-year lows. | TT APH JKHY ROST |
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| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | 12.9% | 12.1% | CSWI, CWAN, CWST, DSGX, EXPO, FICO, FSV, GGG, GWRE, MMSI, NOVT, OMCL, POOL, RGEN, ROAD, ROL, SPSC, WSO | growth, healthcare, infrastructure, Quality, small cap, technology | Conestoga emphasizes higher-quality companies with positive earnings, higher margins, higher returns on equity, and lower debt levels. This quality focus positioned their strategies for outperformance in an environment facing higher interest rates and potential recession. | NSTG AD8 AU|ARB AU|BAP AU|CAT AU|DHG AU|PME AU|PNI AU|RDX AU|TNE AU OMCL CSWI |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jul 25, 2023 | Diamond Hill Mid Cap | 8.3% | 13.3% | ALGT, ASH, CIEN, ENOV, FERG, LEA, NVR, PH, POST, SBAC, ST, UGI, WSO | Banking, Distribution, industrials, infrastructure, mid cap, technology, value | The manager believes value and cyclically oriented stocks are well-positioned to produce abundant, consistent cash flows in an environment of higher rates, higher inflation and possibly higher volatility. They view their philosophy and approach as well-suited to this environment where value stocks are likely to become more attractive to investors. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Jul 22, 2024 | Qualivian Investment Partners | 2.4% | 15.3% | AJG, AMZN, BRO, DHR, GOOGL, JNJ, META, NOC, ORLY, SPGI, WSO | compounders, Concentration, large cap, Quality, technology, value | The fund focuses on quality compounders with wide moats, long reinvestment runways, and outstanding capital allocation. Portfolio companies demonstrate superior margins, growth, and return characteristics compared to the S&P 500. The fund seeks companies expected to compound capital at mid-teens rates over extended periods. | 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 | |
| 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 | May 23, 2023 | Conestoga SMid Cap Composite | 12.9% | 12.1% | ALTR, AXON, CWAN, CWST, DSGX, EVI, EXPO, FICO, FSV, JKHY, LSPD, NOVT, PLOW, RBC, RGEN, ROL, SPSC, TECH, WSO, WST | Banking, growth, healthcare, Quality, small cap, software, technology | The strategy benefited from a market rotation into quality-growth companies with higher multiples, particularly within software, which had underperformed cheaper stocks throughout much of 2022 because of the sharp rise in interest rates. Companies with stronger balance sheets, positive cash flows, and more sustainable growth rates may be preferred given banking sector pressures. | 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 Q4 | Apr 17, 2024 | Qualivian Investment Partners | 2.4% | 15.3% | WSO | compounders, Distribution, HVAC, long-term, Quality, value | The fund focuses exclusively on Quality Compounders - companies with competitive advantages, high returns on invested capital, and proven capital allocation track records. These businesses have sustainable pricing power, generate returns well in excess of their cost of capital, and compound shareholder equity at very high rates. | WSO |
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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 | Qualivian Investment Partners | Watsco Inc | Capital Goods | Trading Companies & Distributors | Bull | NYSE | asset-light, consolidation, Distributor, founder-led, high-ROIC, HVAC, market leader, Replacement Cycle, technology platform | View Pitch |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun SMID Cap | Watsco Inc. | Capital Goods | Trading Companies & Distributors | Bull | NYSE | Acquisitions, defensive, Distribution, HVAC, North America, Repair, Replace, technology | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Ironvine Capital Partners | Watsco | Capital Goods | Trading Companies & Distributors | Bull | NYSE | employee ownership, HVAC Distribution, market consolidation, Non-discretionary Demand, Owner-operator Culture, Replacement Cycle, Scale Advantages | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | BBH Select Series - Mid Cap Fund | Watsco Inc | Industrials | Trading Companies & Distributors | Neutral | NYSE | gross margin expansion, HVAC Distribution, industry transition, Mix shift, Refrigerant Technology, Residential Replacement, technology leadership | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun SMID Cap | Watsco, Inc. | Industrials | Trading Companies & Distributors | Bull | NYSE | A2L Refrigerant, cash-rich, Digital transformation, Distribution, Fragmented Market, HVAC, Scale Advantages | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun SMID Cap | Watsco, Inc. | Industrials | Trading Companies & Distributors | Bull | NYSE | A2L refrigerants, Acquisitions, Air Conditioning, Distribution, HVAC Distribution, market consolidation, Refrigeration, Residential Replacement | View Pitch |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Fund Letters | David M. Poppe | Watsco Inc | Industrials | Industrial Distribution | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Distribution, Efficiency Standards, HVAC, Margins, Replacement Cycle | View Pitch |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Seeking Alpha | Seeking Alpha | Watsco, Inc. | Industrial Goods | Building Products & Equipment | Bear | New York Stock Exchange | A2L refrigerants, dividend increases, earnings growth, earnings multiples, HVAC industry, M&A strategy, operational challenges, regulatory impacts, residential market, Watsco, Inc. | View Pitch |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letters | Michael Cook | Watsco, Inc. | Industrials | Industrial Distribution | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Acquisitions, Distribution, HVAC, Margins, scale | View Pitch |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Fund Letters | Derek Johnston | Watsco, Inc. | Industrials | Trading Companies & Distributors | Bull | NYSE | Distribution, HVAC, Replacement, Sunbelt, Transition | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Michael Cook | Watsco Inc. | Industrials | Trading Companies & Distributors | Bull | NYSE | cash flow, construction, Distribution, growth, HVAC, M&A, market share | View Pitch |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letters | Michael Cook | Watsco Inc. | Industrials | Trading Companies & Distributors | Bull | NYSE | cash flow, construction, Distribution, growth, HVAC, M&A, market share | View Pitch |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Lighting Rock Research | Watsco, Inc. | Industrials | Industrial Distribution | Bull | NYSE | — | View Pitch |
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