Here’s What Lifted Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) in Q1

Here’s What Lifted Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) in Q1 Soumya Eswaran Thu, May 21, 2026 at 9:20 PM GMT+7 3 min read AEIS Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC, an investment advisor, released its first-quarter 2026 investor letter for “Small Cap Equity Fund”. A copy of the letter is available to download here. U.S. small-cap equities delivered strong performance in the first quarter amid macroeconomic and geopolitical volatility, outpacing large-cap stocks. Improving earnings, attractive relative valuations, and a focus on domestic sectors supported the small caps in the quarter. In this backdrop, the Aristotle Small Cap Equity Fund (Class I-2) delivered a total return of 1.50% in the quarter, outperforming the Russell 2000 Index’s 0.89% return. The performance was supported by security selection in the information technology and financials sectors, along with underweight allocations to healthcare and industrials. The fund remains optimistic about the long-term outlook for U.S. small-cap equities. Please review the Strategy’s top five holdings to gain insights into their key selections for 2026.

In its first-quarter 2026 investor letter, Aristotle Small Cap Equity Fund highlighted Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) as one of its leading contributors. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) is a leading precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions provider for semiconductor equipment and data centers. On May 21, 2026, Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) stock closed at $313.05 per share. One-month return of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) was -18.15%, and its shares gained 170.01% over the past 52 weeks. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) has a market capitalization of $12.52 billion.

Aristotle Small Cap Equity Fund stated the following regarding Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) in its Q1 2026 investor letter: