Optimist Fund, an investment management company, released its third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund returned +9.1% in the third quarter compared to 7.9% for the benchmark. The firm focuses on acceleration in several cyclical holdings in the portfolio that have been in multi-year downswings, while the world holds attention on the latest developments in AI. In addition, you can check the fund’s top 5 holdings to determine its best picks for 2025. In its th ...