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Should You Retain Your Conviction in Icon Plc (ICLR)?

Baron Funds, an investment management company, released its “Baron Small Cap Fund” third-quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund returned 9.68% (Institutional Shares) in the quarter outperforming the Russell 2000 Growth Index’s 8.41% return and the broader Russell 3000 Index’s 6.23% return. For the first nine months of 2024, the Fund is up 14.74% compared to 13.22% and 20.63% returns for the indexes.  In contrast to the narrow market leadership of previous periods, the market rally during the quarter saw strong performance across a broad...