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Polen Capital Focus Growth Strategy’s Q2 2024 Investor Letter

Polen Capital, an investment management company, released its “Polen Focus Growth Strategy” second quarter 2024 investor letter. In the second quarter, the fund returned -0.11% (gross) and -0.31% (net) compared to 8.33% for the Russell 1000 Growth Index and 4.28% for the S&P 500 Index. Generative AI (GenAI) remains the dominant market narrative in the second quarter. The portfolio does not own NVIDIA or other Semiconductor companies that are presently benefitting from the demand for AI hardware. However, with the portfolio’s extensive investment in software and IT services, the firm...