8697-T

8697-T

8697-T

Letters With This Ticker

Quarter	Letter Date	Fund Name	QTD	YTD	Tickers	Keywords/Themes	Theme Commentary	Pitches	Letter
2025 Q2	Jul 15, 2025	Upslope Capital Management	8.9%	3.4%	8697.T, CHG.L, CME, DPLM.L, DSFIR.AS, EVR, FCN, HOLN.SW, HSY, MKTX, QQ.L, SAND.ST, SMIN.L, SPX.L, TDY	defense, Europe, Exchanges, Hedging, Industrial, Long/Short, value, volatility	The fund holds defense contractors including Chemring and Teledyne Technologies, with Chemring being a top contributor during the quarter. The manager notes accelerating sector tailwinds and describes the cyclical boom in defense markets.	EVR FCN SMIN.L EVR FCN SMIN LN	View
2024 Q1	May 7, 2024	Upslope Capital Management	14.8%	18.1%	8697.T, ATR, BALL, BARN.SW, CACI, CHG.L, DPLM.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, HSY, INTC, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, TECN.SW	Cocoa, commodities, defense, Hedging, Long/Short, mid cap, value	Unprecedented surge in cocoa prices creating crisis for chocolate industry. Manager sees this as opportunity for large players like Barry Callebaut and Hershey to gain market share from smaller competitors who may be wiped out. Expects cocoa prices to eventually revert like other commodity squeezes in history.	HSY BARN.SW	View
2026 Q1	Apr 21, 2026	Upslope Capital Management	8.6%	8.6%	8697.T, CME, FCN, GOOGL, HOLN SW, INTC, JKHY, KESKOB.HE, LIFCO-B.ST, SAND.ST, SJ.TO, STE	defense, Europe, Long/Short, mid cap, Quality, value, volatility			View
2023 Q4	Nov 1, 2024	Upslope Capital Management	14.8%	18.1%	8697.T, ATR, BALL, CACI, CHG.L, DPLM.L, EMG.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, INTC, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, TECN.SW	defense, Geopolitical, Long/Short, mid cap, reshoring, technology, value	Manager emphasizes defense stocks as a key investment theme driven by geopolitical tensions in Ukraine, Israel, and China. Specific investments include Chemring (UK defense contractor) and Kongsberg Gruppen (Norwegian defense company), with the manager stating to own defense stocks and broad reshoring winners.	INTC NWC.TO BWXT\|CCO CN\|NVTS\|PACK\|QDEL\|SG CHG.L	View
2023 Q3	Oct 17, 2023	Upslope Capital Management	14.8%	18.1%	8697.T, ATR, BALL, CACI, DPLM.L, EMG.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, KOG.OL, TECN.SW	defensives, Geopolitical, Long/Short, mid cap, rates, value	Markets have become narrowly focused on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs as one of two big themes. The crudeness with which markets have responded to perceived exposure to GLP-1 drugs has created opportunities, as companies have been bluntly shoved into winner/loser buckets. Ball Corp faces highly uncertain GLP-1 weight-loss drug impact but this is being priced with certainty.	BALL	View
2025 Q3	Oct 15, 2025	Upslope Capital Management	8.8%	12.5%	8697.T, BIO, CHG.L, CME, DPLM.L, EVR, FCN, GOOGL, HOLN.SW, HSY, IMXI, INTC, KDEF, MKTX, SAND.ST, SMIN.L, SRT.DE, STE, TDY, WST	AI, defense, healthcare, Long/Short, Quality, risk management, valuation	Elevated and rising geopolitical tensions globally and in Asia-Pacific should drive sustained defense investment for years. Korean defense industry maintains significant relative cost advantages versus US and European peers while being cheaper, faster and compatible with NATO standards.		View
2024 Q3	Oct 14, 2024	Upslope Capital Management	14.8%	18.1%	7011.T, 8697.T, ATR, BARN.SW, CHG.L, CME, CMPO, DPLM.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, HSY, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, TDY, WPK.TO	defense, Europe, Exchanges, Long/Short, Midcap, value, volatility	CME Group represents an attractive business that has been relatively out of favor versus peers due to exaggerated worries about new competition and the end of the interest rate hiking cycle. The financial exchange sector is comprised of durable, monopoly-like businesses with a history of predictable mean-reversion. CME is positioned to benefit from continued interest rate volatility and ever-expanding U.S. government debt issuance.	7011.T CMPO CME	View
2025 Q4	Jan 23, 2026	Bell Global Equities Fund	-1.5%	0.0%	3064.T, 6098.T, 8697.T, AAPL, ACN, AMZN, AUTO.L, AVGO, BOOT, GOOGL, GWW, JPM, LPLA, META, MSFT, NVDA, ODFL, SAP.DE, SNPS, TSCO, V	financials, Global Equities, industrials, QARP, Quality, technology	Bell maintains a Quality at a Reasonable Price (QARP) approach despite challenging performance in 2025. The team believes quality investing periods of underperformance often create compelling opportunities to lean in as fundamentals ultimately reassert themselves and valuations matter again. The portfolio benefits from sustained demand from AI-driven data centre investment, with technology companies like NVIDIA representing significant holdings. AI infrastructure continues to drive performance across multiple portfolio positions.	JKHY LPLA GWW TSCO ODFL	View
2025 Q4	Jan 13, 2026	Upslope Capital Management	2.0%	14.8%	6954.T, 8697.T, BAH, BIO, CCK, CME, DPLM.L, FCN, GOOGL, HOLN.SW, HSIC, HSY, INTC, MKTX, SAND.ST, SMIN.L, STE, TDY	AI, Automation, defense, healthcare, industrials, Japan, Long/Short, mid cap	Manager exited European defense stocks for the first time since early 2022, citing full valuations and expectations that the Ukraine conflict may wind down. However, maintains exposure through Booz Allen Hamilton and Korea Defense ETF, noting long-term secular tailwinds from rising geopolitical risks and defense spending. AI is described as everywhere, particularly on buyside analyst desktops, contributing to faster market pace and gambling-like behavior. Manager sees AI moving into the physical world as a catalyst for industrial automation companies like Fanuc, which is positioned to benefit from AI's expansion beyond digital applications. Fanuc holds ~50% market share in CNCs and is a leading factory robotics player, positioned to benefit from AI moving into the physical world and rising trade barriers boosting global reshoring. The company serves general industrial, automotive, electronics, and aerospace end markets with global diversification. Portfolio includes Japan Exchange Group benefiting from ongoing Japanese equity market structure reforms and corporate governance improvements. Fanuc represents exposure to leading Japanese industrials with fortress balance sheets and global market leadership in automation.	HSIC 6954 JP CCK BAH	View
2023 Q2	Jul 17, 2023	Upslope Capital Management	14.8%	18.1%	8697.T, ATR, ATS.TO, BOKF, CACI, DPLM.L, EMG.L, FCN, FTT.TO, GLT, GRMN, KOG.OL, SLGN, TECN.SW, X.TO	defense, Exchanges, Japan, Long/Short, mid cap, Quality, technology	Manager sees attractive opportunities in exchange operators, exiting TMX Group to invest in Japan Exchange Group. Views exchanges as having monopolistic competitive positions with steady growth and high margins. Japan Exchange specifically positioned to benefit from Japanese equity market revival and corporate governance reforms.	8697.T GRMN ABX.TO FCN	View
2024 Q2	Jul 15, 2024	Upslope Capital Management	14.8%	18.1%	8697.T, ATR, BALL, BARN.SW, CACI, CHG.L, DPLM.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, HSY, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, TDY, WPK.TO	defensives, Europe, Long/Short, mid cap, Quality, value	The fund holds multiple defense contractors including Kongsberg Gruppen, Teledyne, and Chemring Group. These companies are positioned to benefit from accelerating sector tailwinds and rising defense spending globally. Teledyne is specifically noted as being positively exposed to rising defense spending trends.	WPK.TO DSFIR.AS TDY	View
2025 Q1	Apr 14, 2025	Upslope Capital Management	-5.1%	-5.1%	8697.T, ATR, CHG.L, CME, CRL, DPLM.L, HOLN.SW, HSY, MKTX, QQ.L, SAND.ST, SPX.L, TDY, VFC	defense, Europe, Long/Short, mid cap, Onshoring, Trade Policy, volatility	The fund maintains significant exposure to defense contractors including Teledyne, Chemring, and QinetiQ, positioned to benefit from accelerated defense spending driven by the war in Ukraine and changing geopolitical landscape. These companies are well-positioned for long-term growth in defense budgets.		View
2024 Q4	Jan 15, 2025	Upslope Capital Management	-7.3%	9.4%	7011.T, 8697.T, ATR, AXON, BARN.SW, CHG.L, CME, CMPO, CRL, DPLM.L, DSFIR.AS, GRMN, HSY, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, QQ.L, TDY, VFC, WPK.TO	Cyclical, defense, Europe, healthcare, Long/Short, turnaround, value	Multiple defense holdings including QinetiQ, Chemring, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries positioned to benefit from accelerating UK, European, and Japanese defense spending. QinetiQ particularly well-positioned for AUKUS customers and evolving battlefield requirements.	QQ.L VFC CRL	View

Pitches With This Ticker

Date	Pitch Type	Author	Company	Industry	Sub Industry	Bull / Bear	Stock Exchange	Keywords	Action
Apr 28, 2026	Fund Letters	Upslope Capital Management	Japan Exchange Group	Diversified Financials	Financial Exchanges & Data	Bull	TSE	China Reallocation, Corporate Governance, Domestic Equities, Exchange, Interest Rate Futures, Japan, JGB, Market Structure Reform, NISA, Tokyo Stock Exchange	View Pitch

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Filing Date: September 30, 2025

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