The Wasatch U.S. Select Fund - Investor Class returned 12.46%, trailing the Russell 2500 Growth Index, which gained 24.02% during the quarter. While the market environment favoring low-quality companies was a large reason for our relative underperformance, we also held stocks that lost ground in the period, and that too weighed on relative results. The largest of the detractors was Ensign Group, an operator of skilled-nursing and senior-living facilities.








