Meridian Funds, managed by ArrowMark Companions, launched its “Meridian Progress Fund” fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A duplicate of the identical will be downloaded right here. U.S. fairness markets skilled 1 / 4 formed by optimism round potential financial easing and warning associated to financial progress and valuations. Early good points have been pushed by robust AI-related earnings and the US Federal Reserve’s charge minimize in October. Nonetheless, market sentiment cooled later within the quarter on account of combined alerts from the Fed concerning future coverage. Regardless of this moderation, the quarter contributed positively to sturdy annual outcomes, with massive caps rising 17.4% for the 12 months and a couple of.4% within the quarter, whereas small caps gained 12.8% for the 12 months and a couple of.2% within the quarter. Worth shares outperformed progress, returning 3.3% versus 1.2% for the quarter. Market elements and sector results have been combined within the quarter. Towards this backdrop, the Fund delivered a return of -0.39% (web) within the quarter, underperforming the Russell 2500 Progress Index’s 0.33% return. Because the market heads into 2026, the agency is carefully watching the elements that will have an effect on market returns, together with financial coverage modifications with a brand new Fed Chair and the sustainability of AI investments on account of excessive valuations amongst hyperscalers. The agency continues to concentrate on high-quality companies with robust aggressive benefits, stable stability sheets, and clear sustainable earnings progress. As well as, please test the Fund’s high 5 holdings to know its finest picks in 2025.
In its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter, Meridian Progress Fund highlighted Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM) as one in every of its main contributors. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM) presents know-how options for individuals dwelling with diabetes. Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM) shares traded between $9.98 and $37.93 over the previous 52 weeks. On January 26, 2026, Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM) inventory closed at $20.20 per share. One-month return of Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM) was -10.26%, and its shares gained 33.77% of their worth during the last three months. Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM) has a market capitalization of $1.37 billion.
Meridian Progress Fund said the next concerning Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM) in its fourth quarter 2025 investor letter:
“Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM) develops superior insulin supply applied sciences for sufferers with diabetes. Its automated insulin supply programs are well-positioned to realize share in a large and increasing addressable market, the place a majority of Sort 1 diabetes sufferers nonetheless handle insulin manually.
