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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.
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| Pitch Type | Author | Industry | Pitch Thesis & Key Summary | Bull/Bear | Action | ||
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| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Daniel GladišVltava Fund | Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT• NASDAQ | Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Vltava Fund - AMAT During the second quarter, we sold the troika Lam Research, Applied Materials, and KLA Corporation, all of which are key suppliers of manufacturing equipment and process control solutions for the semiconductor industry. These are undoubtedly... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Daniel ShvartsmanMiddle Coast Investing LLC | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Middle Coast Investing - AMZN Amazon is included in the hyperscalers basket - the top of the line in the AI value chain. These companies are... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jason & JesseDKAM Donville Kent Asset Management | -- | DKAM Donville Kent Asset Management - BAMI.TO Before coming public, Blue Ant grew earnings at a 15% CAGR over the past 5 years. The streaming sector... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund | BeveragesBeverages | Longleaf Partners Small Cap Fund - SAM Alcoholic beverage company Boston Beer was a detractor for the quarter as the market continues to react to mixed short-term industry data. The company reported... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Nick GriffinMunro Global Growth Fund | Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $AMD• NASDAQ | Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Munro Global Growth Fund - AMD Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, (High Performance Computing), was the largest contributor to performance for the quarter. Over the last... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | David A. Rolfe, Michael X. Quigley, Christopher T. JersanWedgewood Partners | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Wedgewood Partners - AMZN As we have noted before, Amazon is another member of this elite group generating high returns, and we think it is being quite rational by rapidly compounding its asset base at these returns. During the quarter,... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Steve JohnsonForager Australian Shares Fund | Automotive RetailSpecialty Retail | Forager Australian Shares Fund - AMA.AX AMA Group, an owner of panel beaters, is one of these. Its Capital SMART... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Scott O'Gorman, Andy Colyer, Daniel WhiteIthaka US Growth Strategy | Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $AMD• NASDAQ | Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Ithaka US Growth Strategy - AMD Advanced Micro Devices is a global leader in designing and manufacturing high-performance semiconductor products, including processors, graphics cards, and chipsets. The company develops... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Dr Ian Mortimer, CFAGuinness Global Innovators | Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $AMD• NASDAQ | Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Guinness Global Innovators - AMD Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned 29.2% in USD over Q2 and was purchased during the quarter. AMD is a... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | David SteinthalL1 Capital International Fund | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | L1 Capital International Fund - AMZN TSMC contributed more than 2.0% to the Fund's returns (measured in A$), while Amazon.com contributed around 1.0%. We remain excited... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jay WinthropDouglass Winthrop | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Douglass Winthrop - AMZN Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon, all three of which are core DWA investments, are the largest owners of data centers that power AI. These companies represent... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Matthew FineThird Avenue Value Fund | thyssenkrupp AG $TKAMY• NASDAQ | -- | Third Avenue Value Fund - TKAMY During the quarter ending June 30, 2026, the Fund initiated a new position in thyssenkrupp AG. thyssenkrupp AG is... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | The Ironvine Investment TeamIronvine Capital Partners | Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT• NASDAQ | Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Ironvine Capital Partners - AMAT When we first underwrote Applied Materials in the spring of 2024, consensus called for $1 trillion in industry-wide semiconductor revenue by 2030. As hyperscaler capex... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Alain ChungClaret Asset Management | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Claret Asset Management - AMZN Between Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft, they have committed over USD 725 Billion in capital spending in 2026 and promise even more in the years to come. Amazon is projected... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Michael W. CookSouthernSun Small Cap | BeveragesBeverages | SouthernSun Small Cap - SAM The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM), a leading provider of alcoholic beverages, was a bottom contributor in the Small Cap strategy during the second quarter. The company reported... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Balkar Sivia, CFAWhite Falcon Capital Management | EPAM Systems Inc. $EPAM• NASDAQ | IT ServicesIT Services | White Falcon Capital Management - EPAM The biggest detractor this quarter was EPAM Systems. We have stubbornly... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Balkar Sivia, CFAWhite Falcon Capital Management | Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $AMD• NASDAQ | Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | White Falcon Capital Management - AMD We purchased our initial position in AMD in October 2022 at about $80 per share when the stock was depressed due to weak outlook for its end markets. ) with a... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Vulcan Value Partners, LLCVulcan Value Partners - Focus | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Vulcan Value Partners Focus - AMZN Amazon.com reported strong results during the first quarter. AWS revenue growth... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Vulcan Value Partners LLCVulcan Value Partners Focus Plus | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Vulcan Value Partners Focus Plus - AMZN Amazon.com reported strong results during the first quarter. AWS revenue growth... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | David SteinthalPlatinum International Fund | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Platinum International Fund - AMZN Amazon.com contributed around 1.0%. We remain excited... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ken Korngiebel, Thomas Bradley, Natalie PesquéWasatch Micro Cap Fund | Ambiq Micro, Inc. $AMBQ• NASDAQ | SemiconductorsSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Wasatch Micro Cap Fund - AMBQ Ambiq Micro, Inc. (AMBQ), a designer of ultra-low power semiconductor solutions that went public in July of 2025. The company's microcontroller... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Stewart Investors | -- | Stewart Investors - TATAMOTORS.NS We bought Tata Motors following the de merger of its commercial and passenger vehicle businesses, which has allowed the quality of the core commercial vehicle franchise to be better recognised. Tata Motors is... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Alan BreedEdgewood Management | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Edgewood Management - AMZN AWS is the growth engine: primary profit driver (~57% of 2025 op. income), re-accelerating on... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Wolf of Harcourt StreetThe Wolf of Harcourt Street | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | The Wolf of Harcourt Street - AMZN I also added to AMZN as the stock gave back most of its gains and now trades roughly flat for the year. Last week, reports... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Wesley A. Johnston, Thomas H. Trentman, Benjamin H. BetcherSands Capital Select Growth Fund | Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $AMD• NASDAQ | Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Sands Capital Select Growth Fund - AMD Advanced Micro Devices is a leading provider of high-performance computing and AI semiconductor solutions. The company has... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Richard J. Milton | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | 103 Advisory group - AMZN AI-related spending on data centers, chips, and networking equipment accounted for about 0.8% of U.S. GDP in the first quarter of 2026, helping push total computing infrastructure investment to 1.5% of GDP—more than double its average share between 2015 and 2022. Effectively, the AI... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Murray StahlHorizon Kinetics | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Horizon Kinetics - AMZN Amazon's capital spending for AI data centers is rising dramatically, it has just about transitioned from free-cash-flow positive to negative, and it's begun to engage in large-scale borrowing. These are changes... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Zach TurnerFidelity Dividend Growth Fund | Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $AMD• NASDAQ | Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund - AMD Advanced Micro Devices (+186%) was the largest relative detractor for the period. AMD competes in... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Aziz HamzaogullariLoomis Sayles Global Growth Fund | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund - AMZN Online retailer Amazon offers millions of products – sold by Amazon or by third parties – with the value proposition to consumers of selection, price, and convenience. Amazon's enterprise IT... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | William A. AckmanPershing Square Holdings | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Pershing Square Holdings - AMZN Amazon's share price increased 3% year-to-date as of June 30, 2026. As with our... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Christopher E. HillaryProsper Stars & Stripes | Ambiq Micro, Inc. $AMBQ• NASDAQ | SemiconductorsSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Prosper Stars & Stripes - AMBQ Ambiq Micro (AMBQ) was the second-best contributor to our long book during the quarter. Ambiq is a... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Joe FrankenfieldSaga Partners | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Saga Partners - AMZN Amazon provides a useful contrast. Jeff Bezos recognized... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Daniel OliverMyrmikan Research | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Myrmikan Research - AMZN Amazon's CEO boasted in the company's most recent earnings release that the company's web services division grew 36.7% year over year while revenue grew 20% to $200 billion, with $496 billion in backlog orders. Net income increased... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Kyle TushausNew West Capital | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | New West Capital - AMZN Amazon has run the same capital-heavy playbook, and for years it earned roughly its hurdle and no more. Its spread even... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Avram FisherLong Cast Advisers | Mama's Creations, Inc. $MAMA• NASDAQ | Food ProductsFood Products | Long MAMA (Mama's Creations, Inc.) Since installing a new CEO in 2023, Mama's Creations has grown its tangible book value per share from $0.06 to $0.97 due to exceptional operational execution. Despite trading at... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Anthony BaillyRothschild & Co LongRun Equity Fund | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Long AMZN (Amazon.com, Inc.) The fund established a new position in Amazon, viewing it as an undervalued quality giant rather than a turnaround story. Key drivers include... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Dr. Mathias SaggauMSA Capital | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Short AMZN (Amazon.com, Inc.) The manager justifies selling Amazon in 2016, arguing that the company's customer-obsessed culture has degraded into a cluttered, ad-driven platform that exploits consumer inertia. Additionally, structural shifts... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Samit Umatiya | -- | Long RYAM (Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.) Rayonier Advanced Materials is undergoing a major transition to shift away from commodity pulp toward high-margin specialty cellulose and high-return biomaterials. While temporary operational... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | LindsayArisaig Partners | Food RetailConsumer Staples Merchandise Retail | Long AMRT.JK (Sumber Alfaria) As Indonesia's leading convenience store giant, this company possesses unparalleled local scale and a highly defensive product mix. The business remains... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Daniel BarkerApis Global Discovery Fund | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Short AMZN (Amazon.com, Inc.) The manager uses Amazon to critique the fragile rally in mega-cap technology stocks, arguing that its surge is based on minor upward sales revisions rather than sustainable growth. Trading at 39x... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ken Korngiebel, Thomas Bradley, Natalie PesquéWasatch Micro Cap Fund | Ambiq Micro, Inc. $AMBQ• NASDAQ | SemiconductorsSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Long AMBQ (Ambiq Micro, Inc.) The manager is optimistic about Ambiq's ultra-low power semiconductor microcontroller units, which utilize SPOT technology to optimize battery life in wearable devices. They expect robust... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Adam J. Peck, CFARiverwater Sustainable Value Strategy | Antero Midstream $AM• NYSE | Oil, Gas & Consumable FuelsOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | Long AM (Antero Midstream Corp) Antero Midstream was added to gain exposure to the growing electricity and natural gas infrastructure requirements. Operating like a... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Krishna Chintalapalli, Mark ZagataParnassus Value Equity Fund | Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT• NASDAQ | Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Long AMAT (Applied Materials Inc.) Applied Materials was added to expand Information Technology exposure, leveraging its dominant scale in wafer fabrication equipment. The managers project... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Howard GleicherAristotle Value Equity Fund | Investment Banking & BrokerageCapital Markets | Long AMP (Ameriprise Financial, Inc.) Ameriprise Financial continues to generate robust growth by shifting its focus toward low-capital, fee-based wealth and asset management services. Strong equity markets... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Aamer Khan and Cyril MalakQualivian Investment Partners | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Long AMZN (Amazon.com, Inc.) Amazon delivered expanding operating margins and steady AWS growth during Q2 despite a modest revenue miss and cautious near-term guidance. The manager remains... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jeffrey Bronchick, CFACove Street Capital Small Cap Value Fund | Logility Inc. $AMSWA• NASDAQ | -- | Long AMSWA (Logility Inc.) Logility possessed strong underlying business economics but suffered from years of stagnant growth due to an inefficient dual-class governance structure. Cove Street engaged... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Michael P. McCloskeyGreensKeeper Value Fund | Amadeus IT Group $AMADY• NASDAQ | -- | Long AMADY (Amadeus IT Group) The manager initiated a new position in Amadeus IT Group, highlighting its dominant duopoly position in Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and Airline IT software. Supported by massive... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | YCG TeamYCG Investment | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Short AMZN (Amazon.com, Inc.) The manager points out that major tech companies are now funding their massive AI infrastructure investments with debt rather than organic free cash flow. This shifts their... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Amy P. RaskinChevy Chase Trust | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Short AMZN (Amazon.com Inc.) The manager has significantly reduced exposure to mega-cap technology stocks due to growing skepticism over the near-term return on capital for massive artificial intelligence investments. While these firms... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLCMeridian Hedged Equity Fund | Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN• NASDAQ | Broadline RetailBroadline Retail | Long AMZN (Amazon.com, Inc.) Amazon achieved record operating margins and exceeded earnings estimates due to strong results from its AWS cloud segment and retail cost efficiencies. Despite a pullback... | BULL | View Pitch → |
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