Svmuu News: The asset management firm Polen serves as a prime example of how missing out on a major winner amid the artificial intelligence boom can alter the fate of an institution.In just four years, its assets under management have shrunk by 60%, a decrease of nearly $50 billion, and currently stand at approximately $33 billion. Most of the firm’s six equity mutual funds employ a concentrated portfolio strategy, holding a small number of growth stocks. Its flagship product, the Polen Growth Fund, holds fewer than 30 stocks.The fund did not buy NVIDIA (NVDA.O), instead sticking with software stocks such as Adobe (ADBE.O), Salesforce (CRM.N), and ServiceNow (NOW.N). In a June 2023 letter to clients, Polen wrote about NVIDIA: “We believe that virtually all of the upside potential we can currently see for the company has already been priced in by the market.” Since then, NVIDIA’s stock price has soared by nearly 400%. Meanwhile, the relevant index tracking cloud software companies fell by 3% over the same period. It wasn’t until late 2025—after NVIDIA had made countless investors a fortune—that Polen finally changed his stance. The firm acknowledged that its previous pessimistic view on AI chips had been a misjudgment and began buying related stocks. (Jinshi)