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Artisan Partners Mid Cap Fund’s Q1 2025 Investor Letter

Artisan Partners, an investment management company, released its “Artisan Mid Cap Fund” first quarter 2025 investor letter. In the first quarter, the fund’s Investor Class fund ARTMX returned -7.40%, Advisor Class fund APDMX posted a return of -7.37%, and Institutional Class fund APHMX returned -7.35%, compared to a -7.12% return for the Russell Midcap Growth Index. After a period of strong growth stock performance in 2023 and 2024, value stocks gained the lead in Q1 2025. In a risk-averse environment, investors shifted towards lower-volatility equities, especially in the utilities...