TimesSquare Capital Management, an equity investment management company, released its “U.S. Focus Growth Strategy” fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The strategy returned -3.55% (gross) and -3.76% (net) in the fourth quarter compared to a -3.70% return for the Russell Midcap Growth Index. In 2025, the strategy returned 14.84% (gross) and 13.88% (net) compared to 8.66% for the index. Global equity markets ended the quarter on a positive note, with Europe leading, followed by Emerging Markets. In most markets, large caps outperformed small caps. The trade truce between the United States and China was prolonged for an additional year, but global geopolitical concerns, whether related to tariffs or not, persisted. Third-quarter GDP exceeded expectations, but consumer caution persists due to ongoing labor-market softening, influencing the Fed’s decision on interest rate cuts. Please review the Strategy’s top five holdings to gain insights into their key selections for 2025.
In its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter, TimesSquare Capital U.S. Focus Growth Strategy highlighted stocks like Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE:VEEV). Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE:VEEV) is a technology company that provides a cloud-based software platform for the life sciences industry. On March 19, 2026, Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE:VEEV) stock closed at $185.59 per share. One-month return of Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE:VEEV) was 2.93%, and its shares lost 21.62% over the past 52 weeks. Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE:VEEV) has a market capitalization of $30.51 billion.
TimesSquare Capital U.S. Focus Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE:VEEV) in its fourth quarter 2025 investor letter:
“Our preferred Health Care stocks are companies that provide novel therapies for unmet needs and command premium pricing, or specialized service providers. Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE:VEEV) provides industry cloud solutions to the global life sciences industry. The company delivered solid fiscal third-quarter results and issued guidance above the Street. Veeva management reiterated confidence in achieving its 2030 financial targets, maintaining that the current focus on competitive dynamics with Salesforce.com in the customer relationship management (CRM) market (20% of Veeva’s total revenues) does not undermine its long-term trajectory. Despite these positives, the stock sold off by -25% on competitive concerns in the CRM market as Veeva projected lower Vault CRM customer versus its initial expectations.”
