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Apis Global Discovery Fund reported a strong performance through Q2 2025, up 23.6% YTD net. Key drivers included South Korea's rebound post-election, plus strong performance in defense and power infrastructure longs like Poongsan, Hyundai Rotem, and Iljin Electronics. The letter details structural investment opportunities in global defense, space, Western power grids, nuclear energy, and selective policy-driven 'Trump Trades.' Two core stock holdings are detailed: Magnite (US digital advertising and CTV play) and NOF Corporation (undervalued Japanese chemical/pharma company).
Capitalizing on bottom-up stock selection in deeply underperformed regions (such as South Korea) and structurally supported global megatrends (defense, energy infrastructure, nuclear) that have been neglected by broad-market flows.
Positive on structural themes including global defense, power infrastructure, space, nuclear energy resurgence, and European infrastructure, alongside selective 'Trump Trades' like gold miners and mining services.
As of Jun 30, 2025
Daniel James Barker, CFA, founded Apis Capital in 2004 alongside Eric Almeraz, serving as Managing Partner, Chief Investment Officer, and Portfolio Manager. Prior to founding Apis Capital, Barker was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at J&W Seligman & Company in New York and held roles at GE Investments from 1994 to 1999, including Vice President and Portfolio Manager for emerging markets and international small-cap funds. He holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin and has been a CFA charterholder since 1996. The firm operates with significant personal alignment, with Barker noting that all of his net worth is invested in the firm's three products. The management team emphasizes a long-term holding philosophy and fundamental analysis approach.
The firm seeks consistent positive absolute returns by taking long and/or short positions in stocks that are undervalued or overvalued compared to their peers, in a range of market capitalizations, with an emphasis on small and mid-capitalization equity securities, on a global basis. The firm employs detailed fundamental analysis of companies before making investments, considering factors like sustainable competitive advantage, pricing power, financial track record, entry barriers, management, balance sheet, returns on capital, capitalization size and liquidity, supply chain interdependencies, valuation, and research coverage. Long positions are typically in securities believed to be undervalued with improving business fundamentals, while short positions are in securities with deteriorating fundamentals believed to be overvalued. The firm seeks to limit losses by selecting companies that are trading at a discount to intrinsic value.
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