Heartland Advisors, an investment management company, released its “Heartland Value Plus Fund” first quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. In the first quarter, the strategy returned 1.5% underperforming the Russell 2000 Small-Cap Value Index’s 2.9% returns. The underperformance was due to the stock selection in Health Care, Information Technology, and Materials sectors. On the other hand, the selection effect helped the Strategy to outperform the...

