Growth Equity

Inception Date:

July 1, 1989

Strategy AUM:

$1.7B

BENCHMARK:

Russell 3000® Growth Index

Status:

Open to new investors

Vehicles:

Separate Account Collective Investment Trust

Strategy Overview

A high-conviction all cap growth strategy targeting underappreciated growth wherever it lives—drawing on the flexibility of an all cap mandate and the discipline of our process to build portfolios that adapt and perform across market cycles.

Investment Approach

All Cap Growth Equity is built on the belief that stock prices ultimately follow earnings growth. We seek to identify businesses with strong fundamentals, underappreciated earnings potential, and durable competitive advantages — the companies we believe are best positioned to outperform over time.  With the flexibility to allocate where we see the most compelling opportunities, the strategy can pivot across market caps as conditions evolve.

The strategy is managed by Westfield’s Investment Committee — a tenured group of sector specialists with deep domain expertise across the market cap spectrum. Their focus on both secular and cyclical growth opportunities enables us to build a portfolio that is not only diversified across end markets, but also positioned to capture multiple drivers of earnings acceleration across market cycles.

Key attributes of our approach include:

  • Bottom-up stock selection grounded in fundamental due diligence
  • Balanced exposure for resilience across market cycles
  • Concentrated portfolio of 40–65 holdings, reflecting our best thinking
  • Disciplined risk framework guiding portfolio construction
All Cap Growth Equity. A chart showing compelling risk/return profiles versus our all-cap growth peers.

Chart source: eVestment, data is as of 12/31/24 and performance is based on the All Cap Growth Composite, Net of Fees, vs. the eVestment U.S. All Cap Growth Equity Universe; compiled on 1/13/25. Performance information for the strategy and the Peer group is provided by eVestment. The Universe is determined by eVestment and subject to change. Any third-party data contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but the accuracy of the information cannot be guaranteed.

Performance and Exposures

Investment Performance

Preliminary Rates of Return (%) - Periods Ending September 30, 2025

Composite - Gross:

QTD

7.65

YTD

14.37

1-Year

23.22

3-Year

30.79

5-Year

17.32

10-Year

17.97

SI (JUL-89)

13.51

Composite - Net:

QTD

7.51

YTD

13.89

1-Year

22.54

3-Year

30.08

5-Year

16.68

10-Year

17.28

SI (JUL-89)

12.71

Russell 3000® Growth:

QTD

10.41

YTD

16.82

1-Year

24.79

3-Year

30.76

5-Year

17.03

10-Year

18.26

SI (JUL-89)

11.49

Key Characteristics

As of September 30, 2025

wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Characteristic Portfolio Benchmark
15 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:17 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:17 PM Number of Holdings 39 1,496
16 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:17 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:17 PM Active Share 44% --
17 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:17 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:17 PM 1-Year Asset Turnover 52% --
18 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:17 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:17 PM Wtd. Avg. Market Cap ($M) $1,917,142 $1,844,336
19 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:17 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:17 PM Cal Yr P/E 2026 ¹ 28.7x 28.9x
20 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:17 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:17 PM Forward EPS Growth 2026 ¹ 19.70% 21.00%
21 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:17 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:17 PM Tracking Error (5 Yr gross) ² 3.61% --
Top 10 Active Weights

As of September 30, 2025

wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Security Active Weight (%) GICS Sector
21 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM Ascendis Pharma A/S Sponsored ADR 3.61 Health Care
22 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM Comfort Systems USA, Inc. 1.76 Industrials
23 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM Marvell Technology, Inc. 1.70 Info. Tech.
24 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM Axon Enterprise Inc 1.63 Industrials
25 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM TransDigm Group Incorporated 1.59 Industrials
26 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM Visa Inc. Class A 1.48 Financials
27 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 1.47 Health Care
28 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM Amazon.com, Inc. 1.43 Cons. Disc.
29 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM ServiceNow, Inc. 1.34 Info. Tech.
30 nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM nhoyt 10/10/2025 04:18 PM AutoZone, Inc. 1.30 Cons. Disc.
Sector Exposure

As of September 30, 2025

Source: FactSet. Representative Portfolio data shown as of 9/25/25 unless otherwise stated. Past performance is not indicative of future results - Please click here for GIPS® Compliant Presentation. Returns are annualized for periods greater than one year. Any third party data contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but the accuracy of the information cannot be guaranteed. ¹Cal Yr P/E 2025 and EPS Growth (2025 est.) for the portfolio is sourced from FactSet Street estimates for the current portfolio holdings and is subject to change. ²Strategy Composite data gross of fees. Active weights represent the top 10 active longs relative to the benchmark. Dual share classes are combined when calculating active weights. The holdings and percentages may not represent the current or future portfolio composition. Due to rounding and cash, sector weights may not sum to 100%. Portfolio characteristics may differ depending on specific client guidelines and restrictions.