ClearBridge Growth Strategy Q3 2025 Commentary (Mutual Fund:SHRAX)

ConceptualArt/iStock via Getty Images By Evan Bauman, Aram Green & Amanda Leithe, CFA Broad Participation Supports Continued Upside Market Overview U.S. equities continued their upward momentum in the third quarter, with the S&P 500 ((SP500), (SPX)) Index up 8.1%. The benchmark Russell Midcap Growth Index rose 2.8%. Investor optimism was fueled by better-than-feared tariff outcomes, the passing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July, anticipated interest rate cuts — the Federal Reserve delivered with ...