SMID Cap Value Q1 2024


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40 to 50

companies in our fully invested, concentrated portfolio

$1.0 to $15.8

billion market capitalization range at initial purchase**

20

year track record

$528

million SMID Cap Value assets under management as of 3/31/2024

$1.0

billion AUM capacity, assuming no net inflows into other strategies

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SMID Cap Value

Quarter 1 2024

Equity Composite Performance

  • Cooke & Bieler - Gross of Fees
  • Cooke & Bieler - Net of Fees
  • Russell 2500™ Value Index
Returns as of 3.31.2024. Returns greater than one year are annualized. Source: FactSet and Russell® Past performance is not indicative of future results. All investing involves risk, including loss of principal. Taxable client returns may vary from the results above due to tax-efficient portfolio management and higher fee schedules that result from lower portfolio minimums. Click for additional C&B SMID Cap Value Performance Disclosures

Quality Characteristics1

  • C&B SMID Cap Value
  • Russell 2500™ Value Index*
ROC 5 Year Avg Cash Interest Coverage Debt/EBITDA Forecasted P/E (Wtd. Harm. Avg.) P/Normalized Earnings (Wtd. Harm. Avg.)
10.8% 6.2x 2.4x 14.1x 12.2x
6.5% 4.4x 3.1x 18.1x -
ROC 5 Year Avg 10.8% 6.5%
Cash Interest Coverage 6.2x 4.4x
Debt/EBITDA 2.4x 3.1x
Forecasted P/E (Wtd. Harm. Avg.) 14.1x 18.1x
P/Normalized Earnings (Wtd. Harm. Avg.) 12.2x -
Period Ending: 3.31.2024 * Median ** Weighted Harmonic Mean Source: FactSet and Russell®

Portfolio Attributes1

  • C&B SMID Cap Value
  • Russell 2500™ Value Index
# Holdings Market Cap ($B) Range Market Cap ($B) (Wtd. Avg.) Annual Turnover
47 0.7 - 20.0 8.0 27%
1,854 0.0 - 31.2 8.1 -
# Holdings 47 1,854
Market Cap ($B) Range 0.7 - 20.0 0.0 - 31.2
Market Cap ($B) (Wtd. Avg.) 8.0 8.1
Annual Turnover 27% -
Source: FactSet and Russell®

Top 10 Holdings1

Gildan Activewear 3.5%
Woodward 3.4%
Winnebago 3.4%
AerCap 3.2%
American Eagle 2.9%
American Woodmark 2.8%
Helen of Troy 2.7%
RenaissanceRe 2.7%
Open Text 2.6%
Tecnoglass 2.5%

Top 10 Holdings1

Gildan Activewear 3.5%
Woodward 3.4%
Winnebago 3.4%
AerCap 3.2%
American Eagle 2.9%
American Woodmark 2.8%
Helen of Troy 2.7%
RenaissanceRe 2.7%
Open Text 2.6%
Tecnoglass 2.5%

Sector Weights1

  • C&B SMID Cap Value
  • Russell 2500™ Value Index
  • Communication Services

    C&B SMID Cap Value
    3.7%
    Russell 2500™ Value Index
    2.6%
  • Consumer Discretionary

    C&B SMID Cap Value
    24.1%
    Russell 2500™ Value Index
    13.0%
  • Consumer Staples

    C&B SMID Cap Value
    3.1%
    Russell 2500™ Value Index
    2.8%
  • Energy

    C&B SMID Cap Value
    Russell 2500™ Value Index
    5.6%
  • Financials

    C&B SMID Cap Value
    14.9%
    Russell 2500™ Value Index
    20.2%
  • Health Care

    C&B SMID Cap Value
    9.5%
    Russell 2500™ Value Index
    7.4%
  • Industrials

    C&B SMID Cap Value
    31.5%
    Russell 2500™ Value Index
    21.1%
  • Information Technology

    C&B SMID Cap Value
    6.7%
    Russell 2500™ Value Index
    8.2%
  • Materials

    C&B SMID Cap Value
    Russell 2500™ Value Index
    6.5%
  • Real Estate

    C&B SMID Cap Value
    Russell 2500™ Value Index
    9.2%
  • Utilities

    C&B SMID Cap Value
    2.0%
    Russell 2500™ Value Index
    3.4%
  • Cash

    C&B SMID Cap Value
    4.5%
    Russell 2500™ Value Index
Source: FactSet and Russell®

Strategy Commentary

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Despite incrementally less dovish signals from the Fed, U.S. equities continued to rally strongly, ending the quarter at all-time highs.

Cooke & Bieler’s SMID Cap Value Strategy posted positive absolute and relative returns in the first quarter, generating 8.00% gross of fees (7.76% net of fees) against a 6.07% return for the Russell 2500™ Value Index

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