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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 4, 2026 | AMG Yacktman Focused Fund | 8.7% | 24.1% | 005380.KS, 005930.KS, 012330.KS, AAPL, CNRL.TO, FOXA, MSFT, MU, NFLX, NVDA, PEP, SCHW, UHAL, WBD | AI, Auto Parts, free cash flow, Media, semiconductors, South Korea, technology, value | Yacktman builds the portfolio based on evaluating normalized free cash flow and business fundamentals, comparing price to arrive at forward rate of return based on current market valuation. The approach focuses on risk-adjusted returns and long-term underlying business performance, holding companies through periods of stock price underperformance when the long-term thesis offers attractive risk-adjusted returns. South Korea is launching broad value-up reforms modeled after Japan's program, shifting governance standards from company-centric to shareholder value creation focus. The manager believes MSCI will eventually re-rate South Korea from Emerging Market to developed market status, with investor access and index flows beginning to close the 30-year Korean discount. Samsung was late relative to competitors SK Hynix and Micron in HBM design wins with NVIDIA but was awarded HBM qualification in 2025 and ramped production quickly. Samsung has long been a leader in memory including NAND, DRAM, and now HBM, with memory chips appearing in AI data centers and broad array of IOT devices from cars to refrigerators to wearables. The U.S. indices reached record highs driven by artificial intelligence exuberance. Memory chips are ubiquitous in AI data centers, and Samsung reorganized to emphasize Galaxy phones with AI feature leadership to compete with Apple. Hyundai Mobis benefitted from share gain and electric vehicle penetration by Hyundai and Kia, continuing strong capital allocation discipline as one of the top global auto parts suppliers. Warner Bros. Discovery has been a relatively small position that contributed to performance in 2025. After the legacy Warner Bros. merged with Discovery, the company embarked on multi-year deleveraging and management transition. Netflix and Paramount-Skydance bidding process has re-rated the company price. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 30, 2026 | Antipodes Global Value Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | 005380.KS, 0700.HK, AMD, AMZN, ASAI3.SA, BABA, BEKE, BMRI.JK, CRM, GLOB, Gold, GOOGL, HON, IWG.L, JCI, META, MRK, SIE.DE | consumer, financials, global, healthcare, industrials, materials, technology, value | Portfolio increased exposure to structural investment trends in software while reducing hardware exposure. AMD benefited from landmark agreement with OpenAI for high-performance graphics chips. Meta's AI-driven ad impressions growing at double-digit rates, driving revenue growth. Barrick Mining rose sharply on fresh investor enthusiasm for gold with record bullion prices boosting revenue and margins. Portfolio trimmed gold exposure via Valterra Platinum following rapid price moves and positive sentiment around platinum group metals. Amazon's AWS business re-accelerated growth to 20% year-on-year, the fastest pace in several years, driven by strong demand. Infrastructure and retail businesses both winning market share while valuation hovers around 20-year low. Portfolio rotated to process and industrial automation where greater value is seen. Honeywell positioned as leader in aerospace and industrial automation, focusing on building and process automation after business simplification. Hyundai Motor navigating industry transition to electrification with focus on profitability and capital efficiency. Company prioritizing hybrids over pure battery electric vehicles, aligning with consumer preferences as EV demand has stalled. | BMRI IJ 005380 KS HON IWG LN CRM META AMZN AMD GOOG MRK B BMRI IJ 005380 KS HON CRM AMZN 2423 HK TCEHY STM ASAIY AMD GOOG MRK B |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Baillie Gifford -Emerging Markets | 5.7% | 40.7% | 000333.SZ, 000660.KS, 005380.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 2318.HK, 2454.TW, 2939.TW, 300750.SZ, AXSB.NS, B3SA3.SA, BABA, FM.TO, IMP.JO, KMB.NS, MELI, NPN.JO, RELIANCE.NS, SE, SQM, TSM | AI, China, commodities, emerging markets, growth, semiconductors, South Korea, technology | China's high-level economic policy framework places significant emphasis on artificial intelligence, computing infrastructure, semiconductors, and smart manufacturing. The continued evolution of the AI investment cycle drove positive momentum, with notable strength in Korea. Memory semiconductor companies like Samsung and SK Hynix benefited from soaring demand for high-performance AI memory. Strong operational performance at Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix contributed to fund returns. Samsung is projected to regain the number one position in the global DRAM market, driven by soaring demand for high-performance AI memory and sharp rise in conventional DRAM prices. SK Hynix reported 62% year-over-year growth in profits and all capacity is fully booked for 2026. China offers the clearest example of how policy direction, innovation capacity and sheer scale can combine to reshape global industries. The 15th Five-Year Plan emphasizes AI, computing infrastructure, semiconductors, and smart manufacturing. Despite tariffs and trade tensions, the combination of high-quality businesses and compelling valuations remains hard to ignore. The commodities sector has been in focus with combination of US easing cycle and political will for a weaker dollar being very positive for gold and broader precious metals complex. Lithium saw easing upstream cost pressures and robust downstream battery-storage demand supporting sharp price recovery. Copper market shows structurally tight supply with planned supply expected to meet only 70% of projected 2035 demand. Latin American e-commerce and fintech platform MercadoLibre detracted from performance for the second quarter in a row, though the manager maintains a differentiated view based on long-term investment horizons. The company recorded its 27th straight quarter of 30% or higher revenue growth. Korean e-commerce leader Coupang faced challenges from a major data breach despite continuing strong growth. South Korea was one of the world's best-performing markets this year, buoyed by regulatory and governance reforms raising hopes for improved shareholder returns through the 'Value Up' program. Memory semiconductor space showed strong operational performance with significant upgrades to earnings forecasts, making valuations still attractive in global context despite rapid share price appreciation. | View |
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