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Has Guidewire Software’s (GWRE) Cloud Transition “Crossed The Chasm”?

Baron Funds, an investment management company, released its “Baron Opportunity Fund” third quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the third quarter, the fund rose 4.04% (Institutional Shares), outperformed the Russell 3000 Growth Index, which gained 3.42%, and lagged the S&P 500 Index, which advanced 5.89%. In the first nine months ended 2024, the fund posted solid gains, rising 25.31% compared to a 24.00% return for the Russell 3000 Growth Index and beating the S&P 500 Index’s 22.08% gain. Due to a significant rotation away from large-cap...