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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 12, 2025 | Symmetry Invest | - | 15.6% | ADM.L, BUR.L, CTT.LS, FBD.L, GIG.OL, IAC, IWG.L, JDC.DE, PAR, PROT.OL, SHEL.CO | alpha, Europe, insurance, Long/Short, small caps, value | Manager focuses on cheap European small-cap stocks that experienced strong performance in early 2025 as investors recognized their undervaluation. Strategy involves buying undervalued companies and selling overvalued positions, exemplified by the GiG/Gentoo Media trade where they bought what others didn't want. | JDC.DE CTT.LS JDC GR PAR |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 9, 2025 | Ennismore Global Equity Fund | - | 7.5% | ACP.WA, ADM.L, AUTO.L, CLNX.MC, FLTR.L, HEMNET.ST, KARNOV.ST, MRO.L, NNI, PDX.ST, RYA.L, SPX.L, WISE.L | AI, Capital Allocation, Controlled Companies, Europe, Long/Short, Quality, value | Karnov Group is positioned as one of the most compelling AI beneficiaries in public markets, with AI tools priced at 30% premium to standard licenses accelerating revenue growth. Legal professionals see clear ROI from improved efficiency as the cost of a license is a fraction of a junior associate's salary. | CLNX.MC ASSECO.WA KRNV.ST TIGO KAR SS FLUT |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jul 7, 2023 | Ennismore Global Equity Fund | 0.8% | 2.4% | 5122.T, 7974.T, ADM.L, ATLC, BZU.MI, DIE.BR, MONY.L, MRO.L, OCDO.L, ROO.L, RR.L, SBB-B.ST, SCHE.OL, SPR, TKA.DE, UPST | aerospace, AI, Japan, Long/Short, Spin-Offs, value | Detailed analysis of Melrose Industries and GKN aerospace business model, focusing on engine components with long-term revenue sharing partnerships. The aerospace engine business offers captive aftermarket revenues over 40-year cycles, with GKN positioned across multiple engine programs including CFM56, GTF, and next-generation RISE programs. | MRO.L |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 5, 2024 | Ennismore Global Equity Fund | 3.0% | 5.1% | 9404.T, ADM.L, AUTO.L, AZE.BR, BECLE.MX, CLNX.MC, DIE.BR, IDS.L, KWS.L, MRO.L, NNI, PHLL.L, RYA.L, SCHA.OL, VVV | Airlines, Cost Leadership, Crisis Opportunities, insurance, Long/Short, SMID Cap, value | Ryanair represents a cost leadership opportunity in a commodity industry. The company has material cost advantages from low-priced aircraft purchases, higher fleet utilization, and lower airport costs. Current fare weakness presents a buying opportunity as the company will emerge stronger from industry challenges, similar to how it benefited from Covid disruptions. | RYA.L ADM.L |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 9, 2024 | Ennismore Global Equity Fund | 2.1% | 2.1% | 9404.T, ADM.L, AUTO.L, BZU.MI, CUERVO.MX, DIE.BR, FLTR.L, IDS.L, MONY.L, NNI, PHLL.L, ROO.L, SCHA.OL, SOUN, TCX | Balance Sheet, Buybacks, Capital markets, global, Long/Short, value | Fund focuses on finding undervalued businesses trading at attractive valuations, including cigar butts at discounts and high-quality companies with defensible moats when available at reasonable prices. The portfolio emphasizes balance sheet strength with 14 of top 17 positions having net cash or modest debt. | PHLL.L |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Ariel Global Fund | 6.9% | 0.0% | 033780.KS, 7270.T, 7832.T, ADM.L, APTV, BIDU, COF, CVS, DOX, DTG.DE, DVA, ELE.MC, INTC, JD, MUV2.DE, NESN.SW, PM, SIE.DE, SRG.MI, STLA, TDC | Automotive, global, healthcare, long-term, technology, undervalued, value | Artificial intelligence is driving investor enthusiasm and market performance. Companies like Baidu are investing heavily in AI with their Ernie Bot launch, while Capital One is rated as a leading bank in AI implementation. | View | |
| 2023 Q1 | Apr 12, 2023 | Ennismore Global Equity Fund | 1.6% | 1.6% | ADM.L, ASC.L, BZU.MI, DIE.BR, DLG.L, MONY.L, RIOT, ROO.L, SCHA.OL, SI, STO.DE, TCX, TKA.DE | Credit Cycle, Europe, industrials, Long/Short, materials, small caps, value | Manager sees emerging signs of credit cycle stress including bank failures, rising consumer delinquencies, and tightening lending conditions. Views this as characteristic of familiar credit cycle patterns where excesses built during easy credit periods eventually lead to cracks that spread throughout the economy. | DIEPA.BR |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 10, 2026 | Ennismore Global Equity Fund | -0.7% | -0.7% | ADM.L, AT.VI, AUTO.L, CLNX.MC, CRDA.L, FLTR.L, GNS.L, PDX.ST, SPX.L, WISE.L | AI, Capital Cycle, gaming, global, Long/Short, Protein, small caps | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 10, 2025 | Ennismore Global Equity Fund | 1.8% | 1.8% | ADM.L, AUTO.L, BLTG.L, BZU.MI, CLMT, FLTR.L, FORY.PA, FR, GNS.L, LTO.MI, META, MRO.L, NNI, PM, SCHA.ST, STO.DE, TKA.DE, TSLA, WISE.L, XRX | defense, Europe, Gambling, geopolitics, Long/Short, tariffs, Trade Policy, Valuations | The Trump administration implemented extensive tariffs targeting key trading partners, with rates often surpassing 50% and creating unprecedented policy uncertainty. This has triggered retaliatory measures from multiple countries and forced a sharp reassessment of relative regional equity valuations, benefiting European equities while pressuring US markets. | LTO.MI |
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| 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | Castlebay Investments | - | - | ADM.L | Banking, insurance, Leverage, Quality, returns, United Kingdom | The fund maintains a premium in quality metrics compared to the market, with 41% Return on Equity versus 16% for the market and 21% operating profit margin versus 14%. The fund focuses on resilient businesses that can benefit from economic uncertainty and inflationary environments by doing something different that people value. | ADM.L AJB LN GRG LN CRDA LN ITRK LN REL LN ADM LN HSBA LN NXT LN ULVR LN NFLX CRW LN DOM LN IHG LN LSEG LN NICL LN AZO BVXP LN |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Symmetry Invest | - | 9.6% | ACIC, ADM.L, CAT.ST, CTT.LS, FBD.IR, FREE.CO, G2M.L, IWG.L, JDC.DE, OGN.L, PAR, PROTCT.OL | dividends, Europe, insurance, Logistics, small caps, technology, value | Multiple insurance companies featured prominently including Admiral Group (UK car insurance), American Coastal Insurance (Florida property), FBD Holdings (Irish insurance), and Protector Forsikring (Nordic insurance). Manager emphasizes attractive valuations and strong dividend yields across the insurance sector. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Oct 6, 2023 | Ennismore Global Equity Fund | 8.3% | 10.9% | 9404.T, ADEV.OL, ADM.L, ATLC, AUTO.L, BAX, BSX, BZU.MI, CAR.AX, CUERVO.MX, DIE.BR, GOOGL, IDS.L, IRTC, MRO.L, PHIA.AS, REA.AX, RMV.L, SCHIBSTED-B.OL, STRX.L, TCX | Classifieds, European Equities, healthcare, Long/Short, Medical Devices, technology, value | The fund has significant exposure to online classifieds businesses through Schibsted and Adevinta, which operate property, car, and job listing platforms across Europe. These businesses have strong market positions but have been under-monetized due to poor operational management and fragmented technology platforms. New management teams are implementing verticalisation strategies and tech stack simplification to improve margins and monetization. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 14, 2024 | Ennismore Global Equity Fund | 0.8% | 5.8% | 9404.T, ADM.L, ASC.L, AUTO.L, BCG.L, DIERF, DKNG, FLTR, NNI, PM, RYAAY, STO.DE, TGS, WISE.L | active management, Fundamental Analysis, Long/Short, market inefficiency, mispricing, small caps, United Kingdom, value | The fund argues that markets have become less efficient due to the rise of passive investing, quantitative strategies, and retail trading driven by social media. They believe this creates opportunities for fundamental stock pickers, particularly in small and mid-cap companies where passive flows are limited. | FLTX |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 9, 2026 | Castlebay Investments | - | - | ADM.L, AJB.L, AZO, BATS.L, CPG.L, DGE.L, GRG.L, NXT.L | brands, Cornered Resource, Quality, regulation, United Kingdom, value | The fund focuses on high-quality companies with superior returns on equity (35% vs market 14%), higher operating profit margins (24% vs market 16%), and strong cash conversion (97%). These quality metrics remain intact despite recent underperformance, with the fund trading at attractive valuations with a 5.5% free cashflow yield versus 4.6% for the market. The fund has become increasingly attractive from a valuation perspective, with a 5.5% free cashflow yield compared to 4.6% for the market. Despite operational outperformance, share price performance has diverged materially from underlying fundamentals, creating compelling value opportunities as quality companies trade at discounted valuations. BAT represents a cornered resource through the intersection of brands, regulation and distribution. Regulatory barriers, licensing regimes and advertising restrictions create extraordinary barriers for new entrants, while incumbents retain rights to distribute, price and innovate within defined boundaries, transforming brand equity into a scarce economic asset. Diageo exemplifies brands crystallizing into cornered resources through production realities competitors cannot accelerate, including long-dated aging inventories and protected geographic distribution areas. Recent demand has softened following Covid-led surge, particularly in South America, requiring cost discipline under new leadership. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 9, 2024 | Ennismore Global Equity Fund | 1.1% | 11.4% | ADM.L, ASCL.L, AUTO.L, BZU.MI, DIE.BR, IDS.L, MONY.L, SCHA.OL, STO.DE, TCX.TO | Europe, Long/Short, marketplaces, small cap, SPACs, value | Schibsted is transforming into a pureplay marketplaces company after disposing of news media businesses and reducing its Adevinta stake. The company will focus on wholly owned Scandinavian marketplace operations with faster growth and higher profitability. Auto Trader dominates UK automotive classifieds with 75% market share and is expanding into digital retailing solutions. | AUTO.L |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 27, 2026 | Fund Letters | Castlebay Investments | Admiral Group plc | Financials | Property & Casualty Insurance | Bull | London Stock Exchange | capital allocation, combined ratio, diversification, Motor Insurance, Property & Casualty Insurance, Reinsurance, ROE, Technology investment, UK | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Ennismore Global Equity Fund | Admiral Group PLC | Financials | Insurance | Bull | London Stock Exchange | Cyclical, Insurance, market share, Motor Insurance, Pricing power, ROE, UK, undervalued, Value | View Pitch |
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