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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 | Jonathan I. BoyarBoyar Value Group | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Boyar Value Group - MSFT We wrote last quarter that Microsoft, priced at its lowest level relative to the market since 2018, was becoming increasingly attractive for patient investors. The stock promptly... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | David SteinthalL1 Capital International Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | L1 Capital International Fund - MSFT Particularly attentive long-term followers of the Fund may have noticed that Microsoft is no longer among the top 10 holdings. We have rebalanced... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | The Ironvine Investment TeamIronvine Capital Partners | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Ironvine Capital Partners - MSFT Microsoft and Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, have been particularly punished. We've admired the... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Matthew BerryAoris International Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Aoris International Fund - MSFT Microsoft is the world's largest enterprise and consumer software company. Its Azure cloud,... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | David SteinthalPlatinum International Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Platinum International Fund - MSFT Microsoft is no longer among our top 10 holdings. We have rebalanced... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Wolf of Harcourt StreetThe Wolf of Harcourt Street | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | The Wolf of Harcourt Street - MSFT I increased my position in MSFT as the stock continued to trade below $400. Current sentiment reminds... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | John HemptonBronte Capital Amalthea Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Bronte Capital Amalthea Fund - MSFT For years we have lived in a market dominated by the Magnificent Seven: Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook/Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla. That era appears... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ravenel B. Curry IIIEagle Capital Management | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Eagle Capital Management - MSFT Microsoft has formidable scale and distribution advantages. It should be... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | David EborallSaltlight Capital | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Saltlight Capital - MSFT Microsoft (incumbent Exhibit A), meanwhile, owned what may be the finest software distribution channel ever constructed - the desktop itself. Bill Gates recognised... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | William A. AckmanPershing Square Holdings | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Pershing Square Holdings - MSFT Microsoft's share price decreased 8% year-to-date as of June 30, 2026 from our average cost. The company's share... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Daniel OliverMyrmikan Research | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Myrmikan Research - MSFT Microsoft (market cap $3 trillion) reports $627 billion in back orders, half of which is just from OpenAI. The company has... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Kyle TushausNew West Capital | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | New West Capital - MSFT Microsoft is among the archetypal builders, and its returns on capital have compressed. Microsoft's invested capital... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Alpha Wealth Funds The Insiders Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corp) Microsoft is positioned as the primary commercializer of leading AI IP through its massive 49% stake in OpenAI. The company continues... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Mar Vista's U.S. Quality | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Despite minor deceleration in non-AI cloud growth, Microsoft's massive enterprise backlog and extensive product suite cement its status as a mission-critical tech provider. The firm's robust... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jay WinthropDouglass Winthrop | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft) Microsoft's capital expenditures are expected to exceed $100 billion this year, while Amazon's are projected to be even higher, driven largely by continued expansion of AWS and AI-related infrastructu | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | C.T. FitzpatrickVulcan Value Partners - Large Cap | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corp.) Microsoft continues to exhibit high-quality double-digit growth in both its estimated intrinsic value and operating profits. The manager took... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Franklin Templeton InvestmentsFranklin Growth Opportunities Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft) In our previous letter to shareholders we highlighted the high valuation in Microsoft. | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jeff AuxierAuxier Asset Management | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft) Microsoft's 21.9% drop in the quarter was the worst decline since the 2008 financial crisis. | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jeffrey Bronchick, CFACove Street Capital Small Cap Value Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft has successfully scaled Teams to 320 million users through bundling, but adoption of its Copilot AI product remains modest at approximately 20 million users. The manager cites... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Vulcan Value Partners LLCVulcan Value Partners Focus Plus | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft is leveraging enterprise software dominance, cloud adoption, and AI investments to achieve robust growth. Product bundling offers... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Polar Capital Artificial Intelligence Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft) Microsoft's cancellation of certain data center leases reflects a company-specific strategic adjustment rather than an industry-wide slowdown. The firm is... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | YCG TeamYCG Investment | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Short MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) The manager highlights that major hyperscalers are transitioning from funding massive AI capital expenditures with organic cash flow to relying on debt, causing them to turn free-cash-flow negative. This creates a... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Amy P. RaskinChevy Chase Trust | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Short MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) 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 | John W. RogersAriel Appreciation Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft is referenced as one of the key mega-cap tech stocks driving major index performance. | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jonathan I. BoyarBoyar Value Group | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft) Microsoft was a good example of those crosscurrents. | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | David A. Rolfe, Michael X. Quigley, Christopher T. JersanWedgewood Partners | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft) Microsoft was a leading detractor from performance in the first quarter. | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Andrew MackenMontaka Global Investments | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft's Azure platform provides a major growth engine as corporate adoption of AI capabilities accelerates. Combined with Amazon,... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Nancy Zevenbergen, Joseph Dennison, Anthony Zackery | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corp.) Microsoft's cloud segment continues to see robust demand for Azure compute capacity despite near-term pressure on profit margins from internal investment. Rapidly growing daily... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | C.T. FitzpatrickVulcan Value Partners - Small Cap | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft leverages deep enterprise entrenchment and software bundling economics to take market share across enterprise IT. Early AI monetization... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | C.T. FitzpatrickVulcan Value Partners - All Cap | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft delivered solid quarter results characterized by steady growth, high margins, and early monetization of artificial intelligence investments. High switching costs... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Vulcan Value Partners LLCVulcan Value Partners Focus Plus | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corp.) Microsoft continues to compound both its operating profits and intrinsic value at double-digit rates. Market volatility offered... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Burke Wealth Managament The Focused Growth Strategy - MSFT Conventional wisdom still holds that Anthropic is going to disrupt the entire enterprise software space, including Microsoft. | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Michael A. Sansoterra, Sandeep Bhatia, Brandi Allen | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corp.) Microsoft faced short-term investor skepticism regarding the pace and ROI of its massive artificial intelligence investments and cloud deceleration. However, the manager... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Vulcan Value Partners, LLCVulcan Value Partners - Focus | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft delivered solid quarter growth driven by cloud computing and early returns on artificial intelligence investments. High switching costs... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, LLCMeridian Growth Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft) Microsoft Corp. is a global technology leader offering productivity software, cloud infrastructure (Azure), and enterprise AI tools. | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | GregAGT Partners | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft) We have also recently made a small purchase in Microsoft. | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Nick GriffinMunro Global Growth Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft is experiencing rapid scaling of Azure AI Services, reaching a $4 billion annual run rate in its first year. Accelerated capital expenditures... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Sebastian Lyon, Charlotte YongeTrojan Fund from Troy Asset Management | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft) 2.5% - a decade low. When we acquired... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Christopher SmithArtisan Focus Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft represents a superior investment due to its sustainable earnings growth rate, high quality of free cash flow, and ability to continually reinvest capital at an ROIC that exceeds its WACC by over 20%. Although its initial... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | C.T. FitzpatrickVulcan Value Partners - Small Cap | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corp.) As the world's leading software company, Microsoft's operating profits and overall value continue to compound at double-digit rates. This growth is... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Sebastian Lyon | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft is strategically positioned to capture corporate AI demand by serving as a model-agnostic integrator through its existing, secure enterprise software suite. While increased capital... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Substack | alphaseeker84Substack (alphaseeker84) | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Same AI Bill, Opposite Verdicts (META/MSFT)Microsoft Corporation – MSFT Microsoft's recent earnings report showed strong performance, with GAAP EPS growth of 32%, although a significant portion of this was due to gains from its sta... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Fund Letter | Michael KramerMott Capital Management | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Mott Capital Management 2025 Q4 (MSFT) Among our holdings, Microsoft has the greatest exposure to both the software and spending sides of the AI problem, and valuation is no friend of Microsoft's these days, either. That makes it... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Fund Letter | Hrishikesh GuptaSGA - Global Growth | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | SGA - Global Growth 2025 Q4 (MSFT) Microsoft was a detractor during the quarter despite a solid quarterly report. Azure growth came... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Fund Letter | Source Capital Portfolio ManagersFPA Source Capital | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | FPA Source Capital 2025 Q4 (MSFT) Now, as an example of a tough question currently being posed by the market, we submit Microsoft, a company we actually owned in the Contrarian Value Strategy from 2010 to 2020 and Source from the time your current PMs took over in 2015 to 2020. To begin, we... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Fund Letter | Mario J. Gabelli, Kevin V. Dreyer, Christopher J. MarangiThe Gabelli Equity Income Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | The Gabelli Equity Income Fund 2025 Q4 (MSFT) Microsoft Corp. (2.4%) (MSFT – $483.62 – NASDAQ) is one of the world's largest software companies. The firm, with... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Fund Letter | Alex UmanskyBaron Durable Advantage Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Baron Durable Advantage Fund 2025 Q4 (MSFT) Shares of Microsoft Corporation fell 6.5% during the quarter while the stock returned 15.5% in 2025 overall. Management highlighted accelerating... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Jan 31, 2026 | Fund Letter | FPA Crescent Portfolio ManagersFPA Crescent Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | FPA Crescent Fund 2025 Q4 (MSFT) Now, as an example of a tough question currently being posed by the market, we submit Microsoft, a company we actually owned from 2010 to 2020. To begin, we... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Fund Letter | The Ironvine Investment TeamIronvine Capital Partners | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Ironvine Capital Partners 2025 Q4 (MSFT) Microsoft is a crucial partner for millions of organizations globally, with broad reach across operating systems, productivity software, and cloud infrastructure. Azure growth has... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Fund Letter | Brown Advisory LLCBrown Advisory Large-Cap Growth Strategy | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Brown Advisory Large-Cap Growth Strategy 2025 Q4 (MSFT) Microsoft delivered strong performance supported by accelerating Azure growth and rising demand for AI workloads. Productivity software maintained... | BULL | View Pitch → |
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