Institutional Investment Pitches
Explore thousands of hedge fund pitches, high-conviction equity research memos, and portfolio manager commentary extracted from quarterly letters.
Explore thousands of hedge fund pitches, high-conviction equity research memos, and portfolio manager commentary extracted from quarterly letters.
Explore professional investment ideas sourced from institutional letters, short theses, and premium research channels, distilled into concise summaries.
| Pitch Type | Author | Industry | Pitch Thesis & Key Summary | Bull/Bear | Action | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Faraz Farzam, Aaron GarciaMadison Small Cap Fund | Madison Air Solutions $MAIR• NASDAQ | -- | Madison Small Cap Fund - MAIR Madison Air Solutions is a diversified industrial company focused on HVAC, with roughly two-thirds of its revenue from commercial markets and one-third from residential. The company has... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Matthew Fine, CFA and Jason Wolf, CFAThird Avenue Small Cap Value Fund | CRA International, Inc. $CRAI• NASDAQ | Research & Consulting ServicesProfessional Services | Third Avenue Small Cap Value Fund - CRAI CRA International, Inc., which operates under the brand Charles River Associates, is a global consulting firm specializing in economic, financial, and management consulting. Founded in 1965... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | James A.ColganAMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund | FTAI Aviation Ltd. $FTAI• NASDAQ | Aerospace & DefenseAerospace & Defense | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth - FTAI FTAI has been a long-term holding and we think it remains materially undervalued. The stock declined... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Oddbjørn DybvadREQ Global Compounders | Trading Companies & DistributorsTrading Companies & Distributors | REQ Global Compounders - AIT Applied Industrial Technologies is a US-listed value-added distributor and technical solutions provider in industrial motion, fluid power, flow control, automation, and related maintenance supplies. The company generates... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ryan O'ConnorCrossroads Capital | FTAI Aviation Ltd. $FTAI• NASDAQ | Aerospace & DefenseAerospace & Defense | Crossroads Capital - FTAI FTAI Aviation contributed 5%, with the name being treated as Strait of Hormuz 'trading sardine', all of which will eventually give way to the fundamentals. FTAI entered the... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Tim McElvaineMcElvaine Value Fund | Aimia Inc. $AIM.TO• TSX | Commodity ChemicalsChemicals | McElvaine Value Fund - AIM.TO Holding company which Rhys Summerton took mgmt. control of in... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Pratyush RastogiFarrer 36 Asset Management | Sendas Distribuidora S.A. $ASAI• NASDAQ | -- | Short ASAI (Sendas Distribuidora S.A. (Assaí)) Although the fund originally liked Assaí due to its cheap valuation and deleveraging profile, the stock was completely sold this quarter. The exit was... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Louis CamhiRLH Capital | Airo Group Holdings $AIRO• NASDAQ | Aerospace & DefenseAerospace & Defense | Long AIRO (Airo Group Holdings) Invested via structured bridge loan in Q1 2024. Restructured to include... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jeffrey G. CherkinTourlite Capital Management | FTAI Aviation Ltd. $FTAI• NASDAQ | Aerospace & DefenseAerospace & Defense | Long FTAI (FTAI Aviation Ltd.) As the aerospace and engine markets remain supply-constrained, FTAI continues to deliver strong results to start 2026. | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Kevin Arenson, Akshay Krishnan & Tim BeckStenham Asset Management | Aerospace & DefenseAerospace & Defense | Long AIR.PA (Airbus SE) Airbus experienced a material stock decline following a reduction in 2024 guidance and postponed A320 delivery targets due to supply chain constraints. Stenham views this... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Roderick van ZuylenNight Watch Investment Management | Aerospace & DefenseAerospace & Defense | Long AIR (AAR Corp.) AAR Corp (AIR) was another strong performer which, fortunately, was an oversized (~9%) position for us. AAR provides after-market... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Andrew JakubowskiAdestella Investment Management | Aerospace & DefenseAerospace & Defense | Adestella Investment Management - AIR AAR Corp is positioned to benefit from secular tailwinds in the aerospace aftermarket. Due to aircraft... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Stephen E. GrantValue Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund | Trading Companies & DistributorsTrading Companies & Distributors | Long AIT (Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.) Applied Industrial Technologies saw an increased allocation during the first quarter. The addition reflects... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 2, 2026 | Substack | kairosresearchSubstack (kairosresearch) | FTAI Aviation Ltd. $FTAI• NASDAQ | Aerospace & DefenseAerospace & Defense | FTAI update. FTAI Aviation Ltd. – FTAI FTAI has demonstrated significant growth potential, particularly with its expansion into power systems. Despite recent margin... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Seeking Alpha | Seeking Alpha ContributorSeeking Alpha | FTAI Aviation Ltd. $FTAI• NASDAQ | Aerospace & DefenseAerospace & Defense | FTAI Aviation Ltd. FTAI Aviation Ltd. experienced a sell-off following its Q2 2026 results due to lower EBITDA and earnings, alongside a cut in leasing revenue guidance. However, the c... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ryan O'ConnorCrossroads Capital | FTAI Aviation Ltd. $FTAI• NASDAQ | Aerospace & DefenseAerospace & Defense | Crossroads Capital 2025 Q4 (FTAI) FTAI Aviation (FTAI) FTAI Aviation is a leading MRO franchise for the CFM56 and is in the midst of transforming into a capital-light, high-visibility model with its Strategic Capital Initiative (SCI), protected by an irreplaceable competitive advantage in PMA parts. And yet, the... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Fund Letter | Michael W. CookSouthernSun Small Cap | MachineryMachinery | SouthernSun Small Cap 2025 Q4 (KAI) Kadant Inc. (KAI) is a global supplier of critical components and engineered systems to process industries, primarily pulp, paper, and wood processing. Its products—including debarkers,... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Substack | Substack | Application SoftwareSoftware | Nu Holdings Ltd. (NUAI) - Agrippa Investments @Agrippa_Inv explains why they flipped bullish on $NUAI after initially dismissing it as a speculative story stock. The author cites... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Fund Letter | Antipodes Partners LimitedAntipodes Global Fund | Sendas Distribuidora S.A. $ASAIY• NASDAQ | Consumer Staples Merchandise RetailConsumer Staples Merchandise Retail | Antipodes Global Fund 2025 Q4 (ASAIY) Sendas Distribuidora finished lower, reversing the positive momentum seen over CY25, amid broader weakness in the Brazilian consumer sector against a backdrop of higher interest rates. Rate-sensitive stocks were... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jason WhiteArtisan Global Discovery | Application SoftwareSoftware | Artisan Global Discovery 2025 Q4 (SAIL) SailPoint provides technology solutions that help organizations manage and protect access to systems and data. Adoption of cloud-based... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Fund Letter | Austin HawleyDiamond Hill Large Cap Strategy | InsuranceInsurance | Diamond Hill Large Cap Strategy 2025 Q4 (AIG) Property and casualty insurer American International Group reported better-than-expected earnings, with strong expense management and share repurchases offsetting a weakening pricing environment. Shares also benefited... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Fund Letter | H. George Dai, Joshua D. BennettAlger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund | Aerospace & DefenseAerospace & Defense | Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund 2025 Q4 (AIR) AAR Corp. is a global aerospace and defense aftermarket services provider that supports commercial airlines and government customers through parts distribution and supply-chain solutions, as well as maintenance, repair, and overhaul services—an area we believe is structurally supported by high aircraft utilization and an aging fleet. During the quarter,... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Fund Letter | Arne AlsinNightview Capital | TSMC $TAIWAN STOCK EXCHANGE-TSM• NASDAQ | -- | Nightview Capital 2025 Q4 (TSM) High-performance computing now represents roughly 60% of TSMC's revenue, up from about 30% in 2018, reflecting AI's transformation of semiconductor demand. Frontier logic tied... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Fund Letter | Daniel BarkerApis Flagship Fund | Application SoftwareSoftware | Apis Flagship Fund 2025 Q4 (AI) C3.ai was among the top contributors on the short side and ranked among the top short-side gainers for both the quarter and the full year. BSD Analysis: C3.ai... | BEAR | View Pitch → | |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ryan O'ConnorCrossroads Capital | FTAI Aviation Ltd. $FTAI• NASDAQ | Aerospace & DefenseAerospace & Defense | Crossroads Capital 2025 Q3 (FTAI) FTAI captures the most attractive economics in aftermarket aviation not by acting as a passive lessor but by operating as a vertically integrated industrial platform via its Module Factory and Strategic Capital Initiative (SCI). The company's focus... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letter | Louis CamhiRLH Capital | Airo Group Holdings $AIRO• NASDAQ | Aerospace & DefenseAerospace & Defense | RLH Capital 2025 Q2 (AIRO) RLH was introduced to Airo Group in early 2024 as the company was pursuing a SPAC transaction. Both the SPAC... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Fund Letter | Jason WhiteArtisan Global Discovery | Saia, Inc. $SAIA• NASDAQ | Ground TransportationGround Transportation | Artisan Global Discovery 2025 Q2 (SAIA) Saia operates in the less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping sector, a structurally attractive part of transportation with strong franchise characteristics backed by real estate and network advantages. While we have... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Fund Letter | James A.ColganAMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund | Saia, Inc. $SAIA• NASDAQ | Ground TransportationGround Transportation | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth 2025 Q2 (SAIA) Saia is a less-than-truckload company that has recently completed the expansion of its terminal footprint across the U.S. With its network now in place, we believe the company has a great opportunity to expand its margins and grow its revenue and earnings through pricing improvement and network optimization. We also expect... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letter | Chuck LiebermanAdvisors Capital | TSMC $TAIWAN STOCK EXCHANGE-TW• NASDAQ | -- | Advisors Capital 2025 Q3 (TW) TSMC and other Asia-based semiconductor leaders were cited as major drivers of international market gains. The fund notes... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letter | Michael Clarke, Thomas TrentmanSands Capital Technology Innovators Fund | TSMC $TAIWAN STOCK EXCHANGE-TSM• NASDAQ | -- | Long TAIWAN STOCK EXCHANGE-TSM (TSMC) TSMC reported strong results, raised FY guidance, and continues to benefit from the AI infrastructure boom. CoWoS capacity expansion... | BULL | View Pitch → |
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