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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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ron BaronBaron Partners Fund | Investment Banking & BrokerageCapital Markets | Baron Partners Fund - FDS FactSet Research Systems Inc. is a leading provider of financial data, analytics, and technology solutions to investment professionals globally. The shares came... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ariel Investments, LLCAriel Focus Fund | Investment Banking & BrokerageCapital Markets | Long FDS (FactSet Research Systems, Inc.) FactSet was added as a new position because of its deeply embedded data tools that enjoy very high customer switching costs. The manager believes... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Adam Calamar, Kurt Havnaer, Tyra PrattJensen Investment | Investment Banking & BrokerageCapital Markets | Short FDS (FactSet Research Systems, Inc.) The manager fully liquidated FDS due to structural long-term threats posed by AI-native competitors, who can access publicly available data to replicate FDS's products. Furthermore, expected employment... | BEAR | View Pitch → | |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ron BaronBaron Partners Fund | Investment Banking & BrokerageCapital Markets | Baron Partners Fund 2025 Q4 (FDS) FactSet, a leading provider of investment management tools, declined due to a combination of industry-wide concerns about AI and cautious commentary from several financial data and software peers. We maintain conviction... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Fund Letter | Tyler Hardt, CFAPelican Bay Capital Management | Investment Banking & BrokerageCapital Markets | Pelican Bay Capital Management 2025 Q4 (FDS) FactSet Research Systems is a leading financial data provider with over 45 years of consecutive revenue growth. The company benefits... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ariel Investments, LLCAriel Small Cap Value Strategy | Investment Banking & BrokerageCapital Markets | Ariel Small Cap Value Strategy 2025 Q4 (FDS) Also during the quarter, we purchased leading information services provider, FactSet Research Systems, Inc (FDS). The company's data... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Fund Letter | John W. RogersAriel Appreciation Fund | Investment Banking & BrokerageCapital Markets | Ariel Appreciation Fund 2025 Q4 (FDS) Also during the quarter, we purchased leading information services provider to the financial services industry, FactSet Research Systems, Inc (FDS). The company's financial... | BULL | View Pitch → |
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