Five Below (FIVE) Delivered Disappointing Performance in Q2

Baird Equity Asset Management, an investment management company, released its “Baird Mid Cap Growth Equity Strategy” second quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The strategy returned -8.9%, net of fees, in the second quarter, compared to the Russell Midcap Growth’s -3.2% decline. It was a challenging quarter due to portfolio positioning and ongoing benchmark factor headwinds, which negatively impacted the relative performance of the strategy in the...