Donny DBM/iStock via Getty Images Performance Drivers Stocks delivered modest gains in Q4, capping a strong but volatile year. Large caps outperformed small caps in Q4 and 2025. Value beat growth across the cap spectrum in Q4 but lagged among large caps and small caps for 2025. Within the Russell 2000® Value Index, health care (+19.78%) delivered the highest total return in Q4, while information t...
Donny DBM/iStock via Getty Images Performance Drivers Stocks delivered modest gains in Q4, capping a strong but volatile year. Large caps outperformed small caps in Q4 and 2025. Value beat growth across the cap spectrum in Q4 but lagged among large caps and small caps for 2025. Within the Russell 2000® Value Index, health care (+19.78%) delivered the highest total return in Q4, while information technology (-4.55%) delivered the lowest. For 2025, materials (+44.30%) delivered the highest total return, while consumer staples (-5.93%) delivered the lowest. Active small cap value managers struggled in Q4 and 2025 with 45% and 27% outperforming, respectively. Top Contributors/Detractors Both sector allocation and stock selection had a negative impact on the Fund's relative results during the quarter. Contributors The sectors with the highest contribution to relative return in Q4 were information technology (+63 bps) and utilities (+54 bps). Information technology benefited from positive stock selection, partially offset by an overweight allocation. Utilities benefited from positive stock selection, partially offset by an overweight allocation. The holdings with the highest contribution to active return were Haemonetics Corporation ( HAE )[EW1.1] ( HAE ), White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. ( WTM ), and ePlus Inc. ( PLUS ). Top Ten Holdings 7 Holding % of Net Assets White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd ( WTM ) 4.25 CoreCivic Inc ( CXW ) 3.59 McGrath RentCorp 3.39 ePlus Inc ( PLUS ) 3.25 GXO Logistics Inc ( GXO ) 3.22 Murphy USA Inc ( MUSA ) 3.03 UniFirst Corp ( UNF ) 2.89 Genworth Financial Inc, Class A ( GNW ) 2.85 Asbury Automotive Group Inc ( ABG ) 2.82 Assured Guaranty Ltd ( AGO ) 2.74 TOTAL % 32.03 Click to enlarge Detractors The sectors with the lowest contribution to relative return in Q4 were industrials (-179 bps) and consumer discretionary (-85 bps). Industrials suffered from negative stock selection and an overweight allocation. Consumer discretionary suffere...