Aristotle Capital Management, LLC, an investment management company, released its “Value Equity Strategy” fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. U.S. equity markets hit new all-time highs in Q4 2025, with the S&P 500 Index up 2.66% and the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index rising 1.10%. Value stocks outperformed growth stocks, and the U.S. economy showed resilience. Artificial intelligence was a major theme, with over 300 S&P 500 companies mentioning "AI" in earn ...