Meridian Funds, managed by ArrowMark Partners, released its “Meridian Contrarian Fund” first quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. Strong economic signals and a positive inflation report lifted the market rally during the first quarter. The fund returned 6.25% during the quarter underperforming the 6.92% return of the Russell 2500 Index. However, the fund outperformed the 6.07% returns of the secondary benchmark the Russell 2500 Value Index. In...

