TheStreet: Money manager says you should consider these 3 small-cap growth stocks
Published on September 7, 2023
Bryan Wong, Portfolio Manager for the Osterweis Emerging Opportunity Fund (OSTGX), recently spoke to TheStreet about his team's investment philosophy, why they like small-cap growth stocks, and what industries he feels are the most attractive in the small-cap growth universe.
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Bryan Wong, CFA
Vice President & Portfolio Manager - Small Cap Growth
Prior to joining Osterweis Capital Management in 2014, Bryan Wong was a member of the investment team managing the endowment of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Before that, Mr. Wong was an Analyst at Wohl Capital Management, a long/short hedge fund.
He is an equity owner in and a principal of the firm and a Portfolio Manager for the small cap growth strategy.
Mr. Wong serves on the investment committee of the Asian Pacific Fund.
Mr. Wong graduated from Yale University (B.A. in Political Science and International Studies with distinction) and the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business (M.B.A., Investment Management Fellow). He holds the CFA designation and is a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco.
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Opportunity Fund Quarter-End Performance (as of 9/30/24)
| Fund | 1 MO | QTD | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 7 YR | 10 YR |
INCEP (10/1/2012) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSTGX | 1.64% | 9.52% | 26.16% | 41.37% | 1.16% | 16.15% | 15.35% | 14.48% | 15.13% | |
| Russell 2000 Growth Index | 1.33 | 8.41 | 13.22 | 27.66 | -0.35 | 8.82 | 7.60 | 8.95 | 10.31 | |
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