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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 7, 2025 | Matrix Dividend Income | - | - | AEP, AMAT, BK, CMCSA, CSCO, DG, FDX, FI, GNRC, LOW, MS, PEP, PNC, PYPL, QCOM, SBUX, TEL, TGT, TMO, UNH | dividends, financials, tariffs, technology, value, volatility | The administration's reciprocal tariffs announced on April 2 caused significant market volatility, with stocks falling more than 12% before recovering on a 90-day postponement announcement. The ultimate resolution of reciprocal tariff negotiations remains the biggest risk, with potential for short-term bumps that could hurt the economy and equity market. | FI AMAT |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 7, 2025 | Matrix Large Cap Value Strategy | - | - | AEP, AMAT, BK, CMCSA, CSCO, DG, FDX, FI, GNRC, LOW, MS, PEP, PNC, PYPL, QCOM, SBUX, TEL, TGT, TMO, UNH | dividends, financials, large cap, tariffs, technology, value, volatility | The administration's reciprocal tariffs announced on April 2 caused significant market volatility, with stocks falling more than 12% before recovering on a 90-day postponement announcement. The biggest risk going forward continues to be the ultimate resolution of reciprocal tariff negotiations, which could hurt the economy and equity market if not resolved favorably. | UNH FI AMAT AMAT |
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| 2026 Q1 | May 6, 2026 | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | -8.2% | -8.2% | AEP, CTRI, CVI, CZR, IFF, SATS, UAN | Automotive, energy, Fertilizers, Investment, real estate, Refining, Utilities | View | ||
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Matrix Large Cap Value Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | ABBV, AEP, AMGN, APD, DUK, EBAY, FDX, JPM, NEE, PARA, PYPL, QCOM, RTX, SBUX, TSN, TXN, UNH | AI, dividends, financials, large cap, rates, technology, Utilities, value | Utilities were the worst-performing sector in 2023, creating opportunities to buy high-quality companies with predictable earnings and dividend growth. The sector has emerging growth potential as electricity demand for AI, data centers, and new technology is projected to rise rapidly through the end of the decade. Matrix increased utility exposure from 4% to 10.5% of the portfolio. | TSN AEP |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Matrix Dividend Income | 0.0% | 0.0% | ABBV, AEP, AMGN, APD, DUK, EBAY, FDX, JPM, NEE, PARA, PYPL, QCOM, RTX, SBUX, TSN, TXN, UNH | dividends, financials, large cap, Rate Cuts, technology, Utilities, value | Utilities were the worst-performing sector in 2023, creating opportunities to buy high-quality companies with predictable earnings and dividend growth. The sector has emerging growth potential as electricity demand for AI, data centers, and new technology is projected to rise rapidly through the end of the decade. Matrix increased utility exposure from 4% to 10.5% of the portfolio. | TSN AEP |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Dodge & Cox Stock Fund | 7.2% | 16.3% | AAPL, AEP, CHTR, CI, FI, GE, GILD, GOOGL, MCHP, MET, META, MSFT, NVDA, OXY, RTX, SCHW, SNY, SUI, TSLA, WFC | AI, financials, healthcare, industrials, large cap, technology, valuation, value | Many companies tied to artificial intelligence registered large gains during the quarter. NVIDIA, a world leader in AI computing, rose 82% and accounted for 24% of the S&P 500's performance in the first quarter. The AI theme contributed significantly to market concentration in the top performers. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Miller Howard Investments Utilities Plus | - | - | AEE, AEP, ATO, AWK, CEG, CNP, EIX, ETR, EVRG, EXC, NGG, NI, PCG, SO, SRE, VST, XEL | Data centers, Defensive, dividends, infrastructure, regulation, Utilities | 15 of 31 holdings announced dividend increases with an average increase of 5.4%. Portfolio transactions were focused on improving dividend and earnings growth profile, which historically leads to outperformance. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Miller Howard Investments Utilities Plus | - | - | AEP, AES, CEG, CNP, ETR, MDU, NEE, NI, PCG, SO, VST | AI, dividends, energy, Power, rates, regulation, Utilities | Data center and artificial intelligence trends are driving growing electricity demand, benefiting power producers like Vistra Corp. The company was the second-best performing name in the S&P 500 this year as a key beneficiary of these trends. Entergy also increased guidance due to META's plans to build a $10B AI data center in northeast Louisiana. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Matrix Dividend Income | 0.0% | 0.0% | AEP, BK, CMCSA, GILD, JPM, MDT, MSFT, PNC, UNP, USB | dividends, financials, income, large cap, value | The portfolio focuses on high-quality companies that pay strong dividend yields with a long history of continually growing those dividends. The strategy generated high current and growing income with a 3.10% dividend yield and 6.43% average annual dividend growth. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 8, 2026 | Diameter Capital Partners | 0.3% | 8.0% | AEP, AFRM, AMZN, DIGI, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NFLX, NI, NVDA, ORCL, PARA, PGY, PPL, SATS, SOFI, T, TALEN, UPST, WBD | AI, credit, distressed, energy, Fraud, healthcare, technology | The fund made significant investments in AI-related debt including Beignet Investor LLC (Meta's AI data center financing) and xAI corporate debt. The quarter saw massive AI-related IG issuance of $90 billion with expectations of $50 billion more in Q1. The fund expects AI to drive continued massive capital needs with OpenAI alone requiring ~$600 billion through 2029. The fund had significant losses in distressed investments, particularly First Brands (a fraudulent auto parts company) and Eye Care Partners. The manager acknowledges mistakes in underwriting management quality and position sizing. Despite setbacks, they see future opportunities in sectors facing productivity-driven disruption. The fund expects increased capital solutions opportunities as PE-backed companies face refinancing challenges from higher rates. They participated in several rescue financings and expect more zombified PE companies to need capital solutions in various structures from prefs to hybrid equity. The fund invested in EchoStar's spectrum assets which became valuable for AI inference and wireless carriers. They also have exposure to LNG through Delfin, positioning for the coming oversupply period. Power demand from AI datacenters is driving infrastructure investment opportunities. The fund analyzed the growth in asset-backed finance driven by insurers seeking yield on annuity proceeds. They're cautious about residual risks in BNPL and FinTech lending, noting credit box expansion and potential fraud risks as the market grows rapidly. | NVDA SATS ORCL |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 24, 2026 | Miller Howard Investments Utilities Plus | -2.4% | 14.2% | AEP, BKH, CEG, DTE, MDU, NEE, PEG, PPL, SO, SRE, VST, XEL | Capital Expenditure, Data centers, dividends, earnings growth, Grid Infrastructure, nuclear, Power Markets, Utilities | US electricity demand continues to grow driven by data center proliferation. Utilities are deploying accelerating capital into grid infrastructure to bridge the gap between existing capacity and rising future demand. Companies like NextEra Energy and Black Hills are benefiting from their ability to serve data centers with diversified offerings. Utilities are deploying ever-accelerating amounts of capital into grid infrastructure to meet rising electricity demand. S&P 500 Utility Index capex forecasts for 2026 and 2027 increased by 16% and 15% respectively. Higher levels of capital deployed within the regulated utility framework are lifting utility growth profiles. This quarter, 10 of the 32 holdings announced dividend increases with an average increase of 15.3%. An enhanced earnings profile should strengthen utilities' ability to provide high and rising income to investors. The portfolio focuses on generating total returns with a high and rising stream of income. NextEra Energy signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Google to restart the Duane Arnold nuclear plant. Constellation Energy benefited from a FERC ruling on co-location that was viewed as positive for Independent Power Producer development and from PJM Interconnection capacity auction pricing. Tightening power markets for independent power producers lifted utility growth profiles. Constellation Energy benefited from FERC ruling on co-location viewed as positive for IPP development. The company also benefited from PJM Interconnection capacity auction where pricing came in at the top of the collar range. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Matrix Dividend Income | 0.0% | 0.0% | AAPL, AEP, AMGN, AMZN, BKNG, CMCSA, FDX, FI, GOOGL, JPM, LHX, META, MSFT, NEE, PFE, RTX, TXN, UL, UNH, ZBH | dividends, financials, large cap, rates, Utilities, value | The Dividend Income portfolio focuses on companies that pay regular dividends, with 17 companies announcing dividend increases in 2023 averaging 6.8%. The portfolio maintains a 3.35% dividend yield compared to 1.61% for the S&P 500, demonstrating the strategy's focus on generating strong and growing current income. | NEE HRTX |
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| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Matrix Large Cap Value Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | AAPL, AEP, AMGN, AMZN, BKNG, CMCSA, FDX, FI, GOOGL, JPM, LHX, META, MSFT, NEE, PFE, RTX, TXN, UL, UNH, ZBH | dividends, Fed policy, inflation, large cap, rates, value | Interest rates rose sharply in Q3 with 10-year Treasury reaching 4.57%, highest since 2007. The Fed raised rates by 0.25% and signaled higher for longer policy. Matrix believes the Fed is nearing the end of its hiking cycle and expects rate cuts in 2024 as economic slowdown becomes evident. | NEE HRTX |
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| 2023 Q1 | Aug 5, 2023 | Matrix Dividend Income | 0.0% | 0.0% | AEP, AMZN, APD, BK, EBAY, HD, KMB, KO, MDT, MTB, PARA, PNC, SLB, TFC, TSN, UNP, USB | Banking, dividends, financials, healthcare, rates, technology, value | Three U.S. banks failed in March, creating market volatility and concerns about banking system stability. Manager believes the selloff in regional bank stocks is overdone and will be short-lived, expecting strong rebounds in high-quality financials. Portfolio includes well-capitalized banks like PNC Financial that are likely to gain market share. | SUNP IN PNC |
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| 2023 Q1 | Aug 5, 2023 | Matrix Large Cap Value Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | AEP, AMZN, APD, BK, EBAY, HD, KMB, KO, MDT, MTB, PARA, PNC, SLB, TFC, TSN, UNP, USB | Banking, dividends, financials, healthcare, rates, technology, value | Three U.S. banks failed in March including Silicon Valley Bank, creating concerns about banking system stability. Manager believes the selloff in regional bank stocks is overdone and will be short-lived, expecting strong rebounds in high-quality financials. Added PNC Financial and increased positions in other regional banks during the quarter. | SUNP IN PNC |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Matrix Large Cap Value Strategy | American Electric Power | Utilities | Electric Utilities | Bull | NASDAQ | activist investor, AI infrastructure, Carl Icahn, data centers, defensive, Dividend Growth, Electric Utility, Predictable Earnings | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Matrix Dividend Income | American Electric Power | Utilities | Electric Utilities | Bull | NASDAQ | Activist Investment, AI infrastructure, data centers, defensive, Dividend Growth, Electric Utility, Icahn, Predictable Earnings, Technology Demand | View Pitch |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Value Sights | American Electric Power | Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Electric | Bull | NASDAQ | — | View Pitch |
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