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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 | John W. RogersAriel Appreciation Fund | Movies & EntertainmentEntertainment | Ariel Appreciation Fund - MSGE Shares of Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) advanced following better-than-expected results, fueled by continued strength in concerts and solid growth in sponsorship and advertising. Earnings exceeded expectations,... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | John W. Rogers, Jr.Ariel Fund | Movies & EntertainmentEntertainment | Ariel Fund - MSGE Shares of Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) advanced following better-than-expected results, fueled by continued strength in concerts and solid growth in sponsorship and advertising. Earnings exceeded expectations,... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jason Wolf, Ryan DobratzThird Avenue Real Estate Value Fund | Industrial REITsEquity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund - SGRO.L R. Horton and PulteGroup),... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | TimesSquare Capital Management LLCTimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Mid Cap Growth Strategy | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | TimesSquare Capital Management U.S. Mid Cap Growth Strategy - CSGP CoStar Group, Inc. (CSGP), a provider of software solutions in the global real estate industry, was a bottom contributor during the second quarter. CoStar reported first-quarter... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Chris WallerPlural Investing | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury GoodsTextiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | Plural Investing - WOSG.L Watches of Switzerland is a retailer and partner to Rolex and other luxury watch brands. Rolex only sells... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Wasatch Long Short Alpha Fund | The Ensign Group, Inc. $ENSG• NASDAQ | Health Care Providers & ServicesHealth Care Providers & Services | Wasatch Long Short Alpha Fund - ENSG The largest detractor among our long positions was Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG), an operator of skilled nursing and senior living facilities. Shares came under... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ryan SnowWasatch Small Cap Growth Strategy | The Ensign Group, Inc. $ENSG• NASDAQ | Health Care Providers & ServicesHealth Care Providers & Services | Wasatch Small Cap Growth Strategy - ENSG The largest of those detractors was Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG), an operator of skilled-nursing and senior-living facilities. Shares came under... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Roderick van ZuylenNight Watch Investment Management | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury GoodsTextiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | Night Watch Investment Management - WOSG.L Watches of Switzerland Group (WOSG LN) has been a core position since our inception in 2024. It has been... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | James A. RobillardSpyglass Growth Strategy | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Spyglass Growth Strategy - CSGP CoStar Group, Inc. (CSGP), a provider of software solutions in the global real estate industry, was a bottom contributor during the second quarter. CoStar reported first-quarter... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Peter SmithPalm Harbour Capital | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury GoodsTextiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | Palm Harbour Capital - WOSG.L The top contributor during the quarter was Watches of Switzerland (+59.2% +113 bps), the British dealer of luxury watches and Rolex's most important authorized dealer. After reporting 18%... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Brian CampbellThe London Company Income Equity | Republic Services $RSG• NYSE | Commercial Services & SuppliesCommercial Services & Supplies | The London Company Income Equity - RSG RSG is the second-largest U.S. waste services provider, with roughly 90% non-discretionary revenues and ownership of approximately one-third of all domestic hazardous landfills — assets that are functionally irreplaceable. The business benefits... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Brian CampbellThe London Company Large Cap | Republic Services $RSG• NYSE | Commercial Services & SuppliesCommercial Services & Supplies | The London Company Large Cap - RSG RSG declined despite another solid quarter as softer Environmental Solutions results and continued weakness in construction-related volumes weighed on investor sentiment. Core fundamentals remain... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Dan DavidowitzPolen Capital - Focus Growth | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Polen Capital Focus Growth - CSGP CoStar Group was again a meaningful detractor during the quarter as investors continued to focus on their elevated Homes.com investment, the timing of margin recovery, and the broader pressure on software and information-based businesses. This was frustrating... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Wilhelm Hertzog, Paul WhitburnRozendal Worldwide Flexible Prescient Qualified Investor Hedge Fund | BroadcastingMedia | Rozendal Worldwide Flexible Prescient Qualified Investor Hedge Fund - SESG.PA The major space and satellite-related news of the first half of this year was of course the listing of SpaceX. SES has been... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Wilhelm Hertzog, Paul WhitburnRozendal Global Fund | BroadcastingMedia | Rozendal Global Fund - SESG.PA The major space and satellite-related news of the first half of this year was of course the listing of SpaceX. SES has been... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Michael LippertBaron Opportunity Fund | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Baron Opportunity Fund - CSGP We elected to exit our position in real estate information and marketing services provider CoStar Group, Inc. after a successful multi-decade investment. Performance has been... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | David Baron, Ron BaronBaron Focused Growth Fund | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Baron Focused Growth Fund - CSGP CoStar Group, Inc. is the leading provider of information and marketing services to the commercial and residential real estate industries. Shares fell due... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ron BaronBaron Partners Fund | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Baron Asset Fund - CSGP CoStar Group, Inc. is the leading provider of information and marketing services to the commercial and residential real estate industries. Shares fell due... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ron BaronBaron Partners Fund | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Baron Partners Fund - CSGP CoStar Group, Inc. is the leading provider of information and marketing services to the commercial and residential real estate industries. Shares fell due... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Spyglass Capital | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Long CSGP (CoStar Group, Inc.) Despite delivering its 60th straight quarter of double-digit revenue growth, CoStar's stock fell due to softer net new bookings. The manager remains... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | C.T. FitzpatrickVulcan Value Partners - Large Cap | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Long CSGP (CoStar Group, Inc.) CoStar experienced strong financial performance, delivering substantial revenue growth, strong free cash flow, and earnings that beat guidance. The company continues... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Spyglass Capital | Sweetgreen, Inc. $SG• NYSE | Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureHotels, Restaurants & Leisure | Short SG (Sweetgreen, Inc.) Sweetgreen experienced flat year-over-year sales and lowered its full-year guidance due to persistent operational execution issues. The manager is... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Spyglass Capital | Sweetgreen, Inc. $SG• NYSE | Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureHotels, Restaurants & Leisure | Long SG (Sweetgreen, Inc.) Sweetgreen's stock fell due to lower-than-anticipated sales guidance resulting from localized execution difficulties in major urban markets. The fund remains... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Arne AlsinNightview Capital | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury GoodsTextiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | Long WOSG.L (Watches of Switzerland Group) This retailer occupies a unique, supply-constrained niche for luxury goods with high barriers to entry via Rolex/Patek Philippe partnerships. Despite temporary setbacks... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Spyglass Capital | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Long CSGP (CoStar Group, Inc.) The real estate software provider delivered strong results but faced pressure due to a conservative forward outlook. Underneath, the company... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | John W. RogersAriel Appreciation Fund | Movies & EntertainmentEntertainment | Long MSGE (Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.) MSGE shares declined because of lowered fiscal year 2025 operating income guidance caused by temporary tour cancellations and transitioned marketing costs. The company's exceptional... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Roderick van ZuylenNight Watch Investment Management | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury GoodsTextiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | Long WOSG.L (Watches of Switzerland Group PLC) This supply-constrained luxury retailer is rebounding strongly now that US import tariffs are no longer a headwind. With US growth... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Wasatch Long Short Alpha Fund | The Ensign Group, Inc. $ENSG• NASDAQ | Health Care Providers & ServicesHealth Care Providers & Services | Long ENSG (Ensign Group, Inc.) Shares of the skilled nursing operator declined following a short-seller report questioning its operations and practices. The manager remains... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Portfolio Manager1290 Essex Small Cap Growth Fund | The Ensign Group, Inc. $ENSG• NASDAQ | Health Care Providers & ServicesHealth Care Providers & Services | Long ENSG (Ensign Group, Inc.) Ensign Group's stock declined after a short-seller report criticized its operations, staffing, and business arrangements. The managers met... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Sean KirkwoodSRK Capital | -- | Long SGMA (Sigmatron International, Inc.) Sigmatron International trades at under one-third of book value and 3x normalized earnings due to current cyclical weakness in consumer electronics manufacturing. Significant working capital... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Neal RosenbergBaron Growth Fund | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Long CSGP (CoStar Group, Inc.) CoStar suffered from software valuation compression and concerns over residential adoption pace following strong initial monetization. Management remains bullish... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Neal RosenbergBaron Growth Fund | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Long CSGP (CoStar Group, Inc.) CoStar Group is recovering from a period of heavy upfront investments in its residential Homes.com marketplace, which previously weighed on the stock price. Management has optimized... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | BDL Capital | Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. $SGO.PA• EURONEXT | Building ProductsBuilding Products | Long SGO.PA (Saint-Gobain) Although Saint-Gobain's stock has faced pressure from geopolitical energy concerns and US interest rate fears, its fundamentals remain resilient. The company's country-based... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ariel Investments, LLCAriel Focus Fund | Movies & EntertainmentEntertainment | Ariel Focus Fund - MSGE MSGE leverages its irreplaceable physical venues and strong pricing power to capture resilient demand in live entertainment. Strong financial positioning... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Stephen E. GrantValue Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund | The Ensign Group, Inc. $ENSG• NASDAQ | Health Care Providers & ServicesHealth Care Providers & Services | Long ENSG (The Ensign Group, Inc.) The manager made incremental additions to the fund's position in Ensign Group during the quarter. This represents a... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Chris WallerPlural Investing | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury GoodsTextiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | Long WOSG.L (Watches of Switzerland Group PLC) Watches of Switzerland functions as a crucial authorized retailer and gatekeeper for Rolex, providing it with exceptional retail economics including waitlist protection, no online competition, and minimal inventory risk. The stock is... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Douglas OttAndvari Associates | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Long CSGP (CoStar Group) CoStar Group continues to deliver strong revenue growth across all primary business lines, driven by its proprietary data tools and the high-growth residential platform Homes.com. The company has... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Spyglass Capital | Sweetgreen, Inc. $SG• NYSE | Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureHotels, Restaurants & Leisure | Short SG (Sweetgreen, Inc.) The manager fully exited the position following operational execution issues and a strategic shift from management to reduce planned new store rollouts. This reduction undermined... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Spyglass Capital | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Long CSGP (CoStar Group, Inc.) Despite positive Homes.com bookings and a long history of beating earnings estimates, shares dipped on fears that Google's new home ad tests pose competitive threats. The manager expects... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Fund Letter | Sam Peters, Reed Cassady, Jean YuClearBridge Investment Value Strategy | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Third Point Partners CSGP Last year we invested in CoStar with a simple thesis: value in the company's core commercial business could be unlocked by improving a deficient board that for years had blessed large investments in a failing venture, Homes.com. Despite our efforts,... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Fund Letter | Ron BaronBaron Partners Fund | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Baron Partners Fund 2025 Q4 (CSGP) CoStar Group, Inc. is the leading provider of information and marketing services to the commercial and residential real estate industries. Shares fell as... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Fund Letter | Daniel S. LoebThird Point Partners | Household DurablesHousehold Durables | Third Point Partners 2025 Q4 (SGI) Somnigroup is the dominant player in U.S. mattresses and has grown its share of the domestic wholesale market from 27% in 2018 to over 40% in 2024. The company is... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Fund Letter | Brian Angerame, Jeffrey Bailin, Aram Green, Matthew LillingClearBridge Mid Cap Growth Strategy | Household DurablesHousehold Durables | ClearBridge Mid Cap Growth Strategy 2025 Q4 (SGI) We also added Somnigroup International, now the world's largest vertically integrated mattress maker following the merger of Mattress Firm and Tempur Sealy International. The company is... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Fund Letter | David Baron, Ron BaronBaron Focused Growth Fund | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Baron Focused Growth Fund 2025 Q4 (CSGP) CoStar declined by 20.3% in the fourth quarter and detracted 93 bps from performance as investors were concerned with a deceleration of growth in its core commercial real estate business and a slower-than-expected ramp of its residential business. However, we believe... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Fund Letter | Alex UmanskyBaron Durable Advantage Fund | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Baron Durable Advantage Fund 2025 Q4 (CSGP) CoStar Group, Inc. is the leading provider of information and marketing services to the commercial and residential real estate industries. Shares fell 20.4%... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jeff KolitchBaron Real Estate Fund | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Baron Real Estate Fund 2025 Q4 (CSGP) The shares of CoStar Group, Inc. declined in the fourth quarter due to concerns that the company's residential Homes.com platform will continue to require significant capital investment and competitive worries related to new real estate advertising formats and AI partnerships by competitors. Investors also appear... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Fund Letter | Brian CampbellThe London Company Large Cap | Republic Services $RSG• NYSE | Commercial Services & SuppliesCommercial Services & Supplies | The London Company Large Cap 2025 Q4 (RSG) Republic Services, Inc. (RSG) – Addition reflects attractive opportunity to increase our exposure in a defensive and resilient business model. The waste management... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Fund Letter | Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLCConestoga Mid Cap Composite | CoStar Group $CSGP• NASDAQ | Real Estate Management & DevelopmentReal Estate Management & Development | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite 2025 Q4 (CSGP) CoStar Group, Inc. (CSGP) experienced share price pressure due to heavy investment in its Homes.com platform. Elevated marketing spend... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Fund Letter | John W. RogersAriel Appreciation Fund | Movies & EntertainmentEntertainment | Ariel Appreciation Fund 2025 Q4 (MSGE) Additionally, Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSGE) outperformed in the quarter on strong earnings, driven by robust consumer demand for concerts and The Christmas Spectacular, along with healthy sponsorship, food and beverage sales. We believe MSGE... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jayme WigginsPalm Valley Capital Management | Health Care Providers & ServicesHealth Care Providers & Services | Palm Valley Capital Management 2025 Q2 (HCSG) Healthcare Services Group is the largest provider of housekeeping, laundry, and dietary services to nursing homes in the United States. The company has... | BULL | View Pitch → |
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