Aristotle Growth Equity Fund: Snowflake (SNOW) Stands Out as a Leading Data Cloud Platform

Market Overview - U.S. equity markets reached new all-time highs in Q4 2025, with the S&P 500 Index rising 2.66% and the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index increasing by 1.10% [1] - The U.S. economy showed resilience, although consumer confidence deteriorated toward year-end, raising concerns about future spending and the labor market [1] Fund Performance - The Aristotle Growth Equity Fund (Class I-2) returned 0.95%, underperforming the Russell 1000 Growth Index's 1.12% [1] - Poor security selection in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors detracted from performance, while positive contributions from healthcare and industrials improved relative performance [1] Company Spotlight: Snowflake Inc. - Snowflake Inc. (NYSE:SNOW) is a cloud-based data platform company with a market capitalization of $55.115 billion [2] - As of February 24, 2026, Snowflake Inc. stock closed at $161.06 per share, with a one-month return of -25.44% and a 52-week loss of 3.09% [2] - Snowflake empowers organizations to consolidate, manage, and analyze data securely and efficiently through its AI Data Cloud, supporting diverse industry-specific solutions [3]