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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 3, 2026 | Protean Select | 0.0% | 10.8% | ADDV.ST, AFRY.ST, ASMO.PA, BOULE.ST, CLAS-B.ST, EQT.ST, HOLMEN-B.ST, ITAB.ST, MAERSK-B.CO, NLF.CO, PEXIP.OL, REJL.ST, RUSTA.ST, SINCH.ST, STO.ST, SUZB3.SA, UPM.HE | Energy Transition, Esg, Forest Products, Long/Short, Nordics, small cap, value | Nordic forest industry faces structural headwinds from eucalyptus competition taking market share, climate-related harvesting challenges, and currency pressures. Holmen specifically struggles with integrated mills, declining paper demand, and the contradiction between maximizing forest values and industrial margins. Discussion of carbon sequestration claims by forest companies being questionable, with unclear regulations and varying calculation methods. Energy super-profits from forest companies are viewed as transient arbitrage opportunities that should not be extrapolated indefinitely. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 3, 2026 | Protean Small Cap | 4.7% | 20.7% | ADDV.ST, AFRY.ST, ASMO.PA, BOULE.ST, CLAS-B.ST, EQT.ST, HOLMEN-B.ST, ITAB.ST, LINDEX.ST, MAERSK-B.CO, NILFSK.CO, PEXIP.OL, REJL.ST, RUSTA.ST, SINCH.ST, STO.ST, UPM.HE | active management, Forest Products, IPO, Nordics, Outperformance, small caps | Nordic forest industry faces structural headwinds from eucalyptus competition taking market share, climate challenges affecting harvesting, and currency pressures. Holmen specifically struggles with integrated mills and declining paper demand while being long and short wood prices asymmetrically. Protean Small Cap delivered strong performance with 20.7% returns in 2025, outperforming benchmark by 13.4%. Portfolio includes cornerstone IPO investment in Arctic Falls and successful positions in companies like Rusta and Pexip. Focus on Nordic markets through multiple fund strategies including small cap, hedge fund, and low-fee active fund. Strong performance across Nordic-focused strategies with significant assets under management growth. | View |
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