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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 12, 2026 | Fund Letter | Alex UmanskyBaron Durable Advantage Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Software leader Microsoft Corporation contributed to performance with shares up 37.8%, recovering from their decline to start the year (shares are now up 7.4% year-to-date) driven by the broader recovery in software stocks during the quarter and buoyed by its strong quarterly results and the outlook management has provided. The company reported... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Nov 10, 2026 | Fund Letter | Thomas Küpfer (CIO), Moritz Solèr (CEO)LLOYD Capital - Focused Equity Strategy | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft (1.9 pp) and ServiceNow (1.4 pp) were among the main contributors to performance as their shares rose 37.8% and 35.0% respectively. Earlier this year,... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | William A. AckmanPershing Square Holdings | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corp.) Microsoft's share price increased 38% during the third quarter and 27% year-to-date from our average cost. The company is... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Fund Letter | Western & Southern Financial Group / Touchstone InvestmentsTouchstone Balanced Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corp.) Selection within Information Technology contributed most, including overweight positions in Microsoft Corp. (Information Technology sector), Meta Platforms Inc. (Communication Services sector), Salesforce Inc. (Information Technology sector) and Workday Inc. (Information Technology sector). | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Fund Letter | Nancy Zevenbergen, Joseph Dennison, Anthony ZackeryZevenbergen Technology Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corp.) > Microsoft rallied after fiscal fourth quarter results topped expectations, recovering part of its year-to-date decline. Azure, its cloud... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Fund Letter | Hrishikesh GuptaSGA - Global Growth | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft was a top contributor during the quarter following a strong quarterly report that reinforced confidence in the company's cloud and AI growth opportunities. Azure returned to... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Fund Letter | Tucker BrownSGA - U.S. Large Cap Growth | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft was a top contributor during the quarter following a strong quarterly report that reinforced confidence in the company's cloud and AI growth opportunities. Azure returned to... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Fund Letter | Dr Ian Mortimer, CFAGuinness Global Innovators | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft was the Fund's second best-performing stock over the third quarter, with the majority of the outperformance coming in July following an exceptionally strong earnings release. Microsoft has one... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Fund Letter | David A. Rolfe, Michael X. Quigley, Christopher T. JersanWedgewood Partners | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft was a top contributor to third-quarter outperformance. The Company grew... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Fund Letter | David F. RidlandCastlebay Investments | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Short MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) It would be wrong to say AI has produced no revenue. Google Cloud grew... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Fund Letter | David SteinthalL1 Capital International Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft has also been a core Fund holding for an extended period. While it is... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Fund Letter | Hamish ChamberlayneJanus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft reported a revenue increase of 18% to $90 billion. Azure growth reported... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Fund Letter | Emerald Wealth Partners Focused Equity Strategy | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft (1.9 pp) and ServiceNow (1.4 pp) were among the main contributors to performance as their shares rose 37.8% and 35.0% respectively. Earlier this year,... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jay WinthropDouglass Winthrop | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) We believe our portfolios are prudently exposed to the explosion in the use of AI. We own significant... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Fund Letter | Silas Myers and Brian MasseyMar Vista U.S. Quality Premier | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft (MSFT) shares advanced during the quarter as Azure revenue growth accelerated and Microsoft 365 Copilot continued to deliver positive adoption trends. Management guided to... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Fund Letter | Silas Myers, Brian MasseyMar Vista US Quality | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft (MSFT) shares advanced during the quarter as Azure revenue growth accelerated and Microsoft 365 Copilot continued to deliver positive adoption trends. Management guided to... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Fund Letter | Delaware Management Company (now part of Nomura Asset Management)Nomura Large Cap Growth Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corp.) Our positions in Microsoft Corp. and Veeva Systems Inc., and not owning Tesla Inc., were the greatest individual contributors. Microsoft was up... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Fund Letter | BDL Capital | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Short MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) It has been less than four years since ChatGPT was unveiled to the public, yet it feels like an eternity when you look at the shift in financial dynamics at the five major “hyperscalers” (Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Oracle). The chart below... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Fund Letter | Andrew D.W. HillAndrew Hill Investment Advisors, Inc. | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft delivered a strong rebound during the quarter as investor sentiment toward software companies improved and the market increasingly recognized the durability of the company's growth profile. The company remains... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| 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 | Harvey SaxAlpha Wealth Funds - The Insiders Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corp) Business: At 19.4%, represents our largest position. We also own... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Silas Myers, Brian MasseyMar Vista US Quality | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft (MSFT) reported strong bookings, highlighted by an accelerating remaining performance obligation of nearly $300 billion, representing 36% year-over-year growth, as well as healthy cloud revenue growth of 21% year-over-year. Despite this solid... | 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 is the world's largest software company with a broad range of offerings including Microsoft office, gaming, Azure cloud computing, LinkedIn, and more. Our estimated value... | 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 infrastructure. These investments have... | 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. The stock subsequently... | 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) A usable product, Teams–as part of the Microsoft bundle–has roughly 320mm active users. Their AI product... | 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. They are spending... | 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 the world's largest software company with a broad range of offerings including Microsoft Office, gaming, Azure cloud computing, LinkedIn, and more. The company experienced... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Polar Capital Artificial Intelligence Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft) The most important was Microsoft reportedly cancelling data centre leases and up to 2GW of capacity. The withdrawal happened... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | YCG TeamYCG Investment | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Short MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) First, debt is increasingly funding the build-out. In the early... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Amy P. RaskinChevy Chase Trust | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Short MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) For the last three years, excitement about the potential of AI has driven very high expectations for sales and earnings for most of the Magnificent Seven (Mag 7) stocks and a few other AI-related companies. As we have... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | John W. RogersAriel Appreciation Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) The 'Magnificent Seven' are the largest stocks in the S&P 500 Index driving market performance: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), Meta Platforms Inc. (META), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) and Tesla, Inc. (TSLA). | 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. On one hand,... | 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. Despite revenue growth... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Andrew MackenMontaka Global Investments | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Amazon and Microsoft are among the largest holdings in the portfolio because we believe their leading 'hyperscale' cloud platforms – AWS and Azure – will keep winning big from the AI revolution. Together they represent... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Nancy Zevenbergen, Joseph Dennison, Anthony ZackeryZevenbergen Technology Fund | Microsoft Corporation $MSFT• NASDAQ | Application SoftwareSoftware | Long MSFT (Microsoft Corp.) Productivity software and web services provider Microsoft reported 17% year-over-year revenue growth (15% when adjusted for currency volatility), with notable contribution from its cloud business lines. However, results underwhelmed... | 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 is the world's largest software company with a broad range of offerings including Microsoft Office, gaming, Azure cloud computing, LinkedIn, and more. The company experienced... | 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 is the world's largest software company with a broad range of offerings including Microsoft Office, gaming, Azure cloud computing, LinkedIn, and more. The company experienced... | 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 is the world's largest software company with a broad range of offerings including Microsoft office, gaming, Azure cloud computing, LinkedIn, and more. Our estimated value... | BULL | View Pitch → |
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