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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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| Nov 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | William A. AckmanPershing Square Holdings | Financial ServicesFinancial Services | Long FNMA (Federal National Mortgage Association) We view our investment in F2 as long-term, mispriced, probabilistic options that have the potential to increase in value by more than 10-fold from current share prices. Importantly, F2 also... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | William A. AckmanPershing Square Holdings | Consumer FinanceConsumer Finance | Long MA (Mastercard Inc) Visa and Mastercard shares increased by 5% and 8% during the third quarter and 12% and 13%, respectively, year-to-date from our average acquisition prices. Both companies reported... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Fund Letter | Dr Ian Mortimer, CFAGuinness Global Innovators | Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT• NASDAQ | Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | Long AMAT (Applied Materials Inc.) The Fund's three semiconductor equipment holdings were the bottom performers over the quarter: KLA (-35.3% USD), Applied Materials (-29.2%), and Lam Research (-24.1%). This followed exceptionally... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Fund Letter | JohnAkre Focus Fund | Consumer FinanceConsumer Finance | Long MA (Mastercard, Inc.) Mastercard and Visa continue to direct more “traffic” and create more value at the most critical and fastest growing intersections in global commerce. AI-powered agentic commerce... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Fund Letter | Nathan Fredrick, CFARiverwater Micro Opportunities Strategy | Mama's Creations, Inc. $MAMA• NASDAQ | Food ProductsFood Products | Long MAMA (Mama's Creations, Inc.) Consumer Staples was the second-largest detractor, driven primarily by our overweight to a sector that fell sharply amid input-cost inflation, led by declines in Mama's Creations (MAMA) and Lifeway Foods (LWAY). We have recently... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Fund Letter | Nathan Fredrick, CFARiverwater Micro Opportunities Strategy | 908 Devices Inc. $MASS• NASDAQ | -- | Long MASS (908 Devices Inc.) We initiated a position in 908 Devices (MASS), a maker of portable chemical detection instruments used by hazmat teams, law enforcement, firefighters, and the military. The company recently... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Fund Letter | Matt Kamm, Jason White, Jim Hamel, Angela Wu, Jay WarnerArtisan Mid Cap Fund | Manhattan Associates Inc $MANH• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MANH (Manhattan Associates Inc) During the quarter, we initiated new positions in Manhattan Associates, Okta and Clean Harbors. Manhattan Associates is... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Fund Letter | Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund | Mattel, Inc. $MAT• NYSE | Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureHotels, Restaurants & Leisure | Long MAT (Mattel, Inc.) Mattel - Toy, media and consumer product company Mattel declined in the quarter after management said at a conference in mid-September that guidance would be more back-end weighted for 2026. The real news... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ross GlotzbachLongleaf Partners Global Fund | Mattel, Inc. $MAT• NYSE | Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureHotels, Restaurants & Leisure | Long MAT (Mattel, Inc.) Toy, media and consumer product company Mattel declined in the quarter after management said at a conference in mid-September that guidance would be more back-end weighted for 2026. The real news... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ross GlotzbachLongleaf Partners Global Fund | Food ProductsFood Products | Long GRUMAB.MX (Gruma, S.A.B. de C.V.) Global tortilla and corn flour company Gruma continued to face the same headwinds we have seen over the last year, as the US government's anti-immigration policies have reduced demand from certain segments of Gruma's customer base. Thus, the company... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Fund Letter | Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.Longleaf Partners Fund | Mattel, Inc. $MAT• NYSE | Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureHotels, Restaurants & Leisure | Long MAT (Mattel, Inc.) Toy, media and consumer product company Mattel declined in the quarter after management said at a conference in mid-September that guidance would be more back-end weighted for 2026. The real news... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jay WinthropDouglass Winthrop | Consumer FinanceConsumer Finance | Long MA (Mastercard Incorporated) Mastercard has spent 2026 under investor pressure based on their belief in a future that hasn't arrived. Investors fear that... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Fund Letter | David BastianKingdom Capital Advisors | Household ProductsHousehold Products | Long MAGN (Magnera) United Natural Foods (UNFI) and Magnera (MAGN) continue to execute their business plans and trade at cheap valuations despite being the largest players in each of their niches. We expect them... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Fund Letter | LindsayArisaig Partners | -- | Long ZOMATO.NS (Eternal Limited) Blinkit, owned by listed company Eternal, the parent of Zomato (a cash-generating food delivery business), has over 40% of the quick commerce market. In the June... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| 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 | Steve JohnsonForager Australian Shares Fund | Diversified Metals & MiningMetals & Mining | Forager Australian Shares Fund - MAH.AX Mining and civil contractor Macmahon Holdings has been a strong performer as operational delivery and contract wins continued to compound. The business is... | 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 | 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 | Andrew MackenMontaka Global Investments | Consumer FinanceConsumer Finance | Montaka Global Investments - MA We substantially increased our investments in Visa and Mastercard on the basis described above. We see a... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | John W. RogersAriel Appreciation Fund | Masco Corporation $MAS• NYSE | Building ProductsBuilding Products | Ariel Appreciation Fund - MAS We added Masco Corporation (MAS), the world's largest manufacturer of plumbing fixtures and a leading provider of paint in the United States. The company benefits... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Nicholas CreganFairlight Global Small & Mid Cap Fund | Industrial ConglomeratesIndustrial Conglomerates | Fairlight Global Small & Mid Cap Fund - HLMA.L Halma owns over 50 specialised manufacturers operating in global niches within the safety, environmental and healthcare sectors. The group has... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ariel Investments, LLCAriel Small Cap Value Strategy | Masco Corporation $MAS• NYSE | Building ProductsBuilding Products | Ariel Small Cap Value Strategy - MAS We added Masco Corporation (MAS), the world's largest manufacturer of plumbing fixtures and a leading provider of paint in the United States. The company benefits... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jason Wolf, Ryan DobratzThird Avenue Real Estate Value Fund | Financial ServicesFinancial Services | Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund - FNMA Notwithstanding, these gains were slightly offset by detractors during the period, including the Fund's investments in certain residential-centric (Sun Communities, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac) and international (Jardine Matheson and Hang Lung Group) holdings. During the quarter,... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Brent JacksonKathmandu Capital | Transportation InfrastructureTransportation Infrastructure | Kathmandu Capital - OMAB Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB) is a leading airport operator in Mexico, founded in 1998 as part of the country's airport privatization initiative. The company operates... | 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 | Matthew BerryAoris International Fund | -- | Aoris International Fund - DPMAY Diploma is a value-added distributor of specialist products used in a diverse range of critical applications. Its businesses sell... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Matthew BerryAoris International Fund | Industrial ConglomeratesIndustrial Conglomerates | Aoris International Fund - HLMA.L Halma is a group of niche technology companies focused on safety, health and environmental applications, where its growth is supported by rising safety and environmental standards and regulations. AI has created... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jeffrey KolitchBaron Real Estate Income Fund | The Macerich Company $MAC• NYSE | Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | Baron Real Estate Fund - MAC The Macerich Company, a high-quality retail mall REIT, contributed positively to performance in the second quarter, driven by management's continued strong execution. Key highlights included... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Brent JacksonBaillie Gifford - US Equity Growth | Consumer FinanceConsumer Finance | Baillie Gifford US Equity Growth - MA Mastercard is another enduring growth company. Cash's share of... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Abdulaziz A. AlnaimMayar Capital | Consumer FinanceConsumer Finance | Mayar Capital - MA We took advantage of the volatility during the quarter to rebalance some of our holdings. We added to... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Stewart Investors | Automobile ManufacturersAutomobiles | Stewart Investors - MARUTI.NS Maruti Suzuki India is a leading manufacturer of passenger vehicles in India. We had owned... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | William A. AckmanPershing Square Holdings | Consumer FinanceConsumer Finance | Pershing Square Holdings - MA Earlier this year, we initiated positions in Visa and Mastercard, two businesses we have long admired, which provide the dominant global networks for consumer and commercial payments, with an increasing share of revenue growth coming from value-added services. In our view,... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | William A. AckmanPershing Square Holdings | Financial ServicesFinancial Services | Pershing Square Holdings - FNMA Fannie Mae shares declined 39% year-to-date as of June 30, 2026. Shares of both... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Sergey Dluzhevskiy, CFAThe Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund | Manchester United plc $MANU• NASDAQ | Movies & EntertainmentEntertainment | The Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund - MANU Manchester United plc (1.8% of net assets as of June 30, 2026) (MANU – $22.93 – NYSE) is among the world's most prominent sports and entertainment brands, with a global reach that extends far beyond soccer. Since its founding,... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Caesar M. P. Bryan, Gustavo Pifano, Ashish SinhaThe Gabelli International Small Cap Fund | Manchester United plc $MANU• NASDAQ | Movies & EntertainmentEntertainment | The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund - MANU Manchester United plc (1.5%) (MANU – $22.93 – NYSE) is among the world's most prominent sports and entertainment brands, with a global reach that extends far beyond soccer. Based in Manchester,... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Fund Letter | Christopher R. PaveseBroyhill Asset Management | Masco Corporation $MAS• NYSE | Building ProductsBuilding Products | Long MAS (Masco Corporation) Masco gained 37%, the best result in the portfolio, and was initiated in the first quarter as one of two investments in the depressed housing sector. The quarter was... | BULL | 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.) MAMA ($2.95 avg price). As you know,... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | LVS Advisory Defensive | Consumer FinanceConsumer Finance | Short MA (Mastercard) We have owned Mastercard on and off since inception. We re-initiated the... | BEAR | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Stephen Dodson and Raphael de BalmannBretton Fund | Consumer FinanceConsumer Finance | Long MA (Mastercard Inc.) The largest detractor from performance this quarter was American Express, taking 1.4% off the fund, as it, along with fellow payment processors Visa and Mastercard, fell in value due to the perception that artificial intelligence would somehow replace them. More on this... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Matthew FineThird Avenue Value Fund | -- | Long CMA (Comerica Incorporated) Comerica, a long-time Fund holding, is an unusual super regional bank due to the extent of corporate exposure in its loan book, as compared to many other U.S. regional banks with much larger exposures to residential mortgages. Because much of... | 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.) Information Technology remains our largest overweight allocation relative to the benchmark, and it grew during the quarter with the addition of Applied Materials, one of the world's leading suppliers of wafer fabrication equipment for semiconductors. We expect the... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Aamer Khan and Cyril MalakQualivian Investment Partners | Consumer FinanceConsumer Finance | Long MA (Mastercard Incorporated) Mastercard (MA): Q2 2024 revenues and EPS beat consensus expectations, growing 11% (+13% on a constant currency, CC, basis) and 24% (+27% on a CC basis) respectively. Overall payments volume... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Michael P. McCloskeyGreensKeeper Value Fund | Amadeus IT Group $AMADY• NASDAQ | -- | Long AMADY (Amadeus IT Group) We also initiated a new position during the quarter: Amadeus IT Group (AMADY). Headquartered in Madrid,... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | David BastianKingdom Capital Advisors | Household ProductsHousehold Products | Long MAGN (Magnera Corporation) In our last letter, we noted Magnera (MAGN) could potentially benefit from tariffs. We were pleased... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund | Food ProductsFood Products | Long GRUMAB.MX (Gruma) Gruma – The world leader in tortillas and corn flour, Gruma was a detractor in the quarter and the year. While the company... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Sean KirkwoodSRK Capital | -- | Long SGMA (Sigmatron International, Inc.) SGMA is a provider of electronic manufacturing services that was added as a holding during the first half of the year. As a contract... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Mike Collins, Matt Clarke, Chase McIntosh, Carl WieseGROW Funds | Mama's Creations, Inc. $MAMA• NASDAQ | Food ProductsFood Products | Long MAMA (Mama's Creations, Inc.) Strong performer throughout 2025. Positive operational improvements... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Yaron Naymark1 Main Capital | DIAMEDICA THERAPEUTICS INC $DMAC• NASDAQ | -- | Long DMAC (DIAMEDICA THERAPEUTICS INC) The Fund holds an opportunistic position in DiaMedica Therapeutics (DMAC), a clinical-stage biotechnology company that has developed DM199, a recombinant (synthetic) form of the naturally occurring tissue kallikrein-1 (KLK1) protein — a critical molecular trigger for blood-vessel dilation. Stroke Indication ($10... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Daniel ShvartsmanMiddle Coast Investing | Transportation InfrastructureTransportation Infrastructure | Long OMAB (Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte) I mentioned the Mexican airport stocks, Central Norte (OMAB) and Pacifico (PAC). I was just... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jonathan ReichekBrasada Focused Equity Strategy | Transportation InfrastructureTransportation Infrastructure | Long OMAB (Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte) OMAB is one of three publicly traded airport operators in Mexico. They operate 13... | BULL | View Pitch → |
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