Heartland Mid Cap Value Fund’s Q4 2021 Investor Letter

Heartland Advisors, an investment management firm, published its “Heartland Mid Cap Value Fund” fourth-quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be seen here. Security selection was mixed with holdings in Materials and Consumer Discretionary bolstering returns; however, the portfolio couldn’t overcome weakness in Financials and Information Technology, and the Strategy lagged the Russell Mid Cap® Value Index for the quarter.  The portfolio finished the year up more than 20% and kept pace with its benchmark. Spare some time to check the fund’s top 5 holdings to have a clue about their top bets for 2022.