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The Touchstone Small Cap Fund (Class A Shares, Load Waived) outperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index, for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The best performing stocks based on relative performance vs. the benchmark during the quarter included White Mountains Insurance Group, Revolve Group Inc. and Haemonetics Corp. The more challenged positions based on relative performance during the quarter included…

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of NewMarket Corporation (NYSE: NEU) declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of $3.00 per share on the common stock of the Corporation. The dividend is payable April 1, 2026, to NewMarket shareholders of record at the close of business on March 16, 2026. NewMarket Corporation is a holding company operating through its subsidiaries, Afton Chemical Corporation…

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of NewMarket Corporation (NYSE: NEU) declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of $3.00 per share on the common stock of the Corporation. The dividend is payable April 1, 2026, to NewMarket shareholders of record at the close of business on March 16, 2026. NewMarket Corporation is a holding company operating through its subsidiaries, Afton Chemical Corporation…

Choppiness in the S&P 500 has meant periods of up and down without as clear a positive trajectory as was apparent for much of the last portion of 2025. If investors fear a market correction—the popping of an AI bubble, for instance—they may be inclined to turn toward safer defensive plays, including dividend stocks.

The London Company Small Cap portfolio increased 2.7% (2.5% net) during the quarter vs. a 2.2% increase in the Russell 2000 Index. Contributors to relative performance were White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd, Revolve Group Inc. and Haemonetics Corporation. Detractors from relative performance were NewMarket Corporation, Certara, Inc. and Gates Industrial Corporation plc.