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Five Below (FIVE) Delivered Disappointing Performance in Q2

Baird Equity Asset Management, an investment management company, released its “Baird Mid Cap Growth Equity Strategy” second quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The strategy returned -8.9%, net of fees, in the second quarter, compared to the Russell Midcap Growth’s -3.2% decline. It was a challenging quarter due to portfolio positioning and ongoing benchmark factor headwinds, which negatively impacted the relative performance of the strategy in the quarter. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2024.