American Century Investments, an investment management company, released its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter for the “American Century Investments Small Cap Value Fund.” A copy of the letter is available to download here. U.S. stocks advanced during the quarter, with large-cap stocks slightly outperforming small-cap stocks, while both groups did better than mid-cap stocks. Across all market capitalization categories, value-style stocks surpassed growth-style stocks. The economy grew at an annualized rate of 4.3% in the third quarter, compared to 3.8% in the previous quarter, and corporate earnings also showed improvement. Although inflation eased, unemployment rose to 4.6% in November. The Fund recorded a return of -1.06% (Investor) for the quarter, while the Russell 2000 Value Index returned 3.26%. This underperformance of the Fund can be attributed to both allocation choices and stock selection. Please review the Fund’s top five holdings to gain insights into their key selections for 2025.

In its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter, American Century Investments Small Cap Value Fund highlighted stocks like EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC).  EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC) is a software company that provides processing and financial technology services. On April 2, 2026, EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC) closed at $28.07 per share. One-month return of EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC) was -1.65%, and its shares lost 17.15% over the past 52 weeks. EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC) has a market capitalization of about $1.8 billion.

American Century Investments Small Cap Value Fund stated the following regarding EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC) in its fourth quarter 2025 investor letter:

"EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC). This software company continued to decline despite reporting solid earnings results. We took advantage of the weak share price and added to our position as we believed the company was well-positioned for 2026."

EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC) is not on our list of 40 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds Heading Into 2026. According to our database, 27 hedge fund portfolios held EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC) at the end of the fourth quarter, up from 23 in the previous quarter. Total revenue of EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC) for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $244.8 million, an increase of approximately 13% year-over year. While we acknowledge the potential of EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC) as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.

In another article, we covered EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC) and shared a bullish thesis on the company. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q4 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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