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| Pitch Type | Author | Industry | Pitch Thesis & Key Summary | Bull/Bear | Action | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Joe BauernfreundAVI Global Trust | News Corporation $NWSA• NASDAQ | Movies & EntertainmentEntertainment | AVI Global Trust - NWSA News Corp detracted -106bps from returns. Over the period,... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Focus Asset Management Ltd.Focus Wealth Management | Construction & EngineeringConstruction & Engineering | Focus Wealth Management - WSP.TO During the quarter, we initiated a position in Montreal-based engineering and professional services firm WSP Global, whose shares have come under pressure amid concerns that AI will erode demand for engineering services. We believe those... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fund Letter | Jay WarnerArtisan Partners Small Cap Fund | Twist Bioscience Corp. $TWST• NASDAQ | Life Sciences Tools & ServicesLife Sciences Tools & Services | Artisan Partners Small Cap Fund - TWST Twist Bioscience is a life sciences company that leverages a proprietary silicon-based DNA writing platform, with synthetic biology applications across drug discovery, diagnostics, agriculture and industrial materials. Shares rose 116%... | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Mark L. YockeyArtisan International Fund | Twist Bioscience Corp. $TWST• NASDAQ | Life Sciences Tools & ServicesLife Sciences Tools & Services | Long TWST (Twist Bioscience) Twist Bioscience is a life sciences company that leverages a proprietary silicon-based DNA writing platform, with synthetic biology applications across drug discovery, diagnostics, agriculture and ind | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Stephen E. GrantValue Line Mid Cap Focused Fund | Health Care Equipment & SuppliesHealth Care Equipment & Supplies | Short WST (West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.) The fund completely exited its stake in West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. during the quarter. | BEAR | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Joe MonahanConestoga Small Cap Composite | Casella Waste Systems $CWST• NASDAQ | Commercial Services & SuppliesCommercial Services & Supplies | Long CWST (Casella Waste Systems) CWST provides solid waste collection, recycling, and resource management services. The stock underperformed... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Aamer Khan and Cyril MalakQualivian Investment Partners | Trading Companies & DistributorsTrading Companies & Distributors | Long WSO (Watsco) Watsco delivered mixed quarterly results, missing expectations due to volume pressure. However, the company... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Fund Letter | Miguel Nogales and Nick KukrikaGeneration Investment Management Global Equity | Health Care Equipment & SuppliesHealth Care Equipment & Supplies | Generation Investment Management Global Equity - WST Our investment case for West Pharmaceutical Services is clear: West sits in a uniquely strong position within a structurally growing industry, with the potential to create huge sustaina | NEUTRAL | View Pitch → | |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Seeking Alpha | Seeking Alpha ContributorSeeking Alpha | Williams Sonoma Inc $WSM• NYSE | Other Specialty RetailSpecialty Retail | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is currently overvalued, trading at a P/E multiple of 26.9x, significantly above its five-year average and sector medians. Despite its profitab... | BEAR | View Pitch → |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Other | Aristotle Small/Mid Cap Equity | WesBanco, Inc. $WSBC• NASDAQ | BanksBanks | Aristotle Small/Mid Cap Equity – WSBC WesBanco is a regional bank with a diversified franchise spanning commercial banking, consumer banking, wealth management and trust services. We believe the... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Fund Letter | Miguel Nogales and Nick KukrikaGeneration Investment Management Global Equity | Health Care Equipment & SuppliesHealth Care Equipment & Supplies | Generation Investment Management Global Equity – WST Our investment case for West Pharmaceutical Services is clear: West sits in a uniquely strong position within a structurally growing industry, with the potential to ... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Fund Letter | David M. PoppeGiverny Capital Asset Management | Trading Companies & DistributorsTrading Companies & Distributors | Giverny Capital Asset Management 2025 Q4 (WSO) We initiated a position in Watsco, the country's largest distributor of HVAC systems. The business benefits... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Fund Letter | Randy GwirtzmanBaron Discovery Fund | Casella Waste Systems $CWST• NASDAQ | Commercial Services & SuppliesCommercial Services & Supplies | Baron Discovery Fund 2025 Q4 (CWST) We recently initiated a position in Casella Waste Systems, Inc., the fifth largest waste management and recycling company in North America. The company has... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Fund Letter | Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLCConestoga Mid Cap Composite | Health Care Equipment & SuppliesHealth Care Equipment & Supplies | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite 2025 Q4 (WST) West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST) performed strongly as momentum in its High-Value Products segment continued. Demand tied to... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Fund Letter | Joe BauernfreundAVI Global Trust | News Corporation $NWSA• NASDAQ | Movies & EntertainmentEntertainment | AVI Global Trust 2025 Q3 (NWSA) We last wrote up the position in the March 2024 newsletter, explaining that the investment case was predicated on the deep misunderstanding and undervaluation of News Corp's unlisted stub assets, most notably Dow Jones, and the potential for management and the family to take steps to unlock value. Upon little news,... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letter | Guy BaronSpringview Capital Management | Worthington Steel $WS• NYSE | Metals & MiningMetals & Mining | Springview Capital Management 2025 Q2 (WS) Worthington Steel also bounced back in Q2, following strong results for its fiscal fourth quarter (ended May). We've held our... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letter | Michael W. CookSouthernSun SMID Cap | Trading Companies & DistributorsTrading Companies & Distributors | SouthernSun SMID Cap 2025 Q2 (WSO) Watsco, Inc. (WSO), the largest distributor of air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration products in North America, was the top detractor in the second quarter after being a top contributor last quarter. First-quarter results, which... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Fund Letter | Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLCConestoga Mid Cap Composite | Trading Companies & DistributorsTrading Companies & Distributors | Conestoga Mid Cap Composite 2025 Q2 (WSO) 3. Watsco, Inc. (WSO)... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Fund Letter | Derek JohnstonConestoga Micro Cap Composite | Twist Bioscience Corp. $TWST• NASDAQ | Life Sciences Tools & ServicesLife Sciences Tools & Services | Conestoga Micro Cap Composite 2025 Q2 (TWST) TWST is a rapidly growing synthetic biology company that has developed a disruptive DNA synthesis platform that manufactures synthetic DNA by “writing” it on a silicon chip. TWST leverages their... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letter | Brian CampbellThe London Company SMID Cap | Casella Waste Systems $CWST• NASDAQ | Commercial Services & SuppliesCommercial Services & Supplies | The London Company SMID Cap 2025 Q3 (CWST) CWST was an underperformer after reporting continued weakness in construction and demolition volumes, plus temporarily slower synergies from the recent larger acquisition. CWST continues to... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letter | Cameron McKendryTurtle Creek | Commercial Services & SuppliesCommercial Services & Supplies | Turtle Creek 2025 Q3 (WSC) WillScot was cited as a top-five position, recognized as a dominant player in modular space solutions. The company has... | BULL | View Pitch → | |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letter | Jay WarnerArtisan Partners Small Cap Fund | Twist Bioscience Corp. $TWST• NASDAQ | Life Sciences Tools & ServicesLife Sciences Tools & Services | Artisan Partners Small Cap Fund 2025 Q3 (TWST) Twist Bioscience is a life sciences company leveraging a proprietary silicon-based DNA writing platform with synthetic biology applications in drug discovery, diagnostics, agriculture and industrial materials. The company recently... | BULL | View Pitch → |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letter | Michael W. CookSouthernSun SMID Cap | Trading Companies & DistributorsTrading Companies & Distributors | SouthernSun SMID Cap 2025 Q3 (WSO) WSO is the largest distributor of air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration products in North America. While second-quarter results... | BULL | View Pitch → |
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