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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 30, 2025 | Davis Opportunity Fund | - | 9.5% | AGCO, CI, COF, CVS, DGX, META, MKL, SOLV, TECK, TOU.TO, USB, VTRS, WCC | earnings, financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, technology, value | The portfolio focuses on dominant healthcare companies, predominantly healthcare services that are both cheap and underestimated. Holdings range over managed insurance, lab and diagnostics services, generic pharmaceuticals and medical supply businesses. As the population ages, aggregate healthcare spend in absolute terms will continue to climb over the coming decade. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | SouthernSun Small Cap | 7.7% | - | AGCO, BOOT, DAR, DORM, DY, MUSA, NGVT, SAM, SCL, THO, TSCO, UNVR, USPH | Auto Parts, Chemicals, healthcare, retail, small cap, Telecommunications, value | BOOT DORM NGVT USPH DY |
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| 2022 Q2 | Jun 30, 2022 | SouthernSun Small Cap | -7.5% | - | AGCO, COOK, CR, DAR, DORM, KOP, MGPI, MUSA, SAFM, SAM, SCL, UNVR | Balance Sheets, consumer, Industrial, inflation, Quality, small cap, value | SAM AGCO DAR DORM MGPI |
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| 2021 Q4 | Jun 30, 2021 | The Olstein Strategic Opportunities Fund | - | - | AGCO, BRC, GBX, GHM, GNRC, GTES, IIVI, IR, IVZ, JLL, JOUT, KLIC, KTB, LFUS, MHK, MIDD, RBC, REYN, SEAS, TKR, TPG, UFPT, WCC, WGO, ZBRA | free cash flow, Quality, Recovery, small caps, undervaluation, value | View | ||
| 2022 Q1 | Apr 30, 2022 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | -2.8% | - | AGCO, COOK, DAR, SCL, THO, TMX | Agriculture, consumer, energy, Manufacturing, small cap, value | COOK TMX SCL THO DAR AGCO |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 25, 2025 | SouthernSun Small Cap | -11.5% | -11.5% | AEIS, AGCO, AWI, BOOT, DANH, EPAC, EXTR, IEX, LOB, MOD, NGVT, OXM, PII, SAM, TKR, USPH | Manufacturing, Quality, Resilience, small caps, tariffs, value | Manager believes small- to mid-cap U.S. companies with strong fundamentals are poised to shine as the market transitions from speculative excess to substance-focused investing. The portfolio focuses on 20-30 fundamentally sound companies with financial backbone and market strongholds. | MOD EXTR LOB BOOT TKR EPAC |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 25, 2025 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | -8.8% | -8.8% | AEIS, AGCO, AWI, BDC, BOOT, BR, DHR, GNRC, IEX, MOD, PII, SAM, TKR, USPH, WSO | fundamentals, Quality, Resilience, small caps, SMID Cap, tariffs, Trade Policy, value | The manager believes small- to mid-cap U.S. companies with strong fundamentals are poised to shine as the market transitions from speculative excess to substance-focused investing. They see this as a shift from a sugar high to a carnivore diet - stripped of fluff and rooted in what's healthy and enduring. | MOD PII USPH BOOT WSO BR |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund | 7.5% | 8.2% | AAN, AEL, AGCO, ALTM, ARW, AX, CNO, CNXC, CSGS, CSWI, DAR, DCO, DECK, ESGR, FN, GGG, GIII, JBT, LEVI, MDU | Balance Sheet, compounders, Quality, small cap, valuation, value | The fund emphasizes high-quality compounders with strong balance sheets, high returns on capital, and steady margins. Quality has been a large contributor to outperformance during market downturns. The manager prefers companies where earnings will be higher in three to five years. | View | |
| 2022 Q1 | Apr 1, 2022 | SouthernSun Small Cap | -2.8% | - | AGCO, COOK, DAR, SCL, THO, TMX | Agriculture, Chemicals, energy, Manufacturing, small cap, Travel, value | COOK SCL THO DAR AGCO |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund | 2.4% | 10.8% | AAP, AGCO, ALTM, ARW, CNXC, CSGS, CSWI, DAR, DECK, FN, IDCC, JBTM, LEVI, LFUS, MATV, MDU, OSK, QRVO, SAIC, SCHL, SFM, SYNA, UGI, UPBD, VSH | active management, compounders, Quality, Russell 2000, small cap, value | The fund focuses on high quality compounders with strong returns on capital, consistent earnings, and prudent balance sheets. The manager emphasizes that small-cap indices are generally 'junkier' with fewer quality companies than large-cap indices, making active management essential to find quality small companies trading at reasonable valuations. | View | |
| 2022 Q4 | Dec 31, 2022 | SouthernSun Small Cap | 10.9% | -1.0% | AGCO, AWI, CR, DAR, DORM, EPAC, LOB, MGPI, TKR, UNVR | active management, Banking, Chemicals, Industrial, Quality, small caps, Transformation, value | LOB DAR AWI UNVR EPAC |
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| 2021 Q4 | Dec 31, 2021 | SouthernSun Small Cap | 7.8% | 22.5% | AEGN, AGCO, CCMP, DAR, DORM, DY, ENTG, EPAC, HRC, MGPI, PII, SAFM, STAY, THO, TMX, UNVR | consumer, Industrial, infrastructure, M&A, semiconductors, small cap, value | PII THO DY CCMP |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | SouthernSun Small Cap | 10.6% | 13.5% | AGCO, BDC, BOOT, DORM, LOB, LPX, NGVT, SAM, SCL, USPH | Agriculture, AI, infrastructure, Onshoring, Resilience, small cap, technology, value | Global infrastructure market expected to grow at 7.2% CAGR from 2024-2030, driven by public and private sector investments in modernization and sustainability. Geopolitical shifts encouraging re-shoring, onshoring, and near-shoring require substantial infrastructure investment. Governments worldwide seek to bolster economic resilience through infrastructure spending. | NGVT USPH BOOT LPX |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 31, 2024 | FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund | 7.5% | 8.2% | AAN, AGCO, ALTM, ARW, AX, BAM, CNO, CNXC, CSGS, CSWI, DAR, DCO, DECK, EQC, ESGR, FN, FSTR, GGG, GIII, GPK | active management, earnings, Quality, small caps, value | The fund emphasizes quality companies with consistent earnings and high returns on capital. They analyze earnings consistency as a key quality metric, showing that quality small-cap companies trade at lower valuations than large-cap peers with similar quality characteristics. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 20, 2024 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | 8.8% | 13.9% | AGCO, BCO, BOOT, DAR, DY, MUSA, PII, TREX, USPH, VMI | fundamentals, long-term, Patience, Research, small cap, SMID Cap, value | Strong demand outlook for fiber construction in urban areas as carriers generate good returns on fiber investments. Public funding through ARPA, RDOF, and BEAD programs provides additional significant demand, with the $40 billion BEAD program being the largest federal broadband program ever in the U.S. Deployment expected to start in 2025. | USPH DAR DY BOOT |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 20, 2024 | SouthernSun Small Cap | 10.6% | 13.5% | AGCO, BCO, BOOT, DAR, DY, EPAC, MGPI, MUSA, PII, USPH | Agriculture, Broadband, Energy Transition, HVAC, semiconductors, small caps, Turnarounds, value | Strong demand outlook for fiber construction in urban areas as carriers generate good returns on fiber investments. Public funding through ARPA, RDOF, and BEAD programs provides additional significant demand, with the $40 billion BEAD program being the largest federal broadband program ever in the U.S. Deployment expected to start in 2025. | USPH DAR DY BOOT |
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| 2023 Q1 | Apr 30, 2023 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | 8.8% | 13.9% | AGCO, BCO, BOOT, CLH, CR, DAR, LPX, MUSA, TKR, TREX, WRK, WSO | Building Products, HVAC, Industrial, M&A, packaging, SMID Cap, value | Manager initiated position in Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, a leading producer of oriented strand board and siding. The company has transformed from commodity OSB focus to value-add building solutions with superior growth profile and barriers to entry in siding business. | LPX WRK ALDAR.AD BCO WSO |
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| 2023 Q2 | Feb 8, 2023 | SouthernSun SMID Cap | 8.8% | 13.9% | AGCO, DY, IEX, MGPI, MUSA, NGVT, SAM, THO, TREX, UNVR, USPH, WRK | Chemicals, concentrated, healthcare, SMID Cap, Spirits, Telecommunications, value | Fiber penetration has significant runway with only 43% of US homes passed by high-speed fiber cable. Government funding through ARPA, RDOF, and BEAD programs is making previously uneconomical rural and low-income areas viable for fiber deployment. Industry capacity remains tight with strong demand from smaller customers. | View | |
| 2021 Q1 | - | SouthernSun Small Cap | 18.6% | - | AEGN, AGCO, BR, CASS, DAR, EGOV, FHN, FTDR, MIDD, NGVT, PII, SFD, STAY, THO, TMX | Automation, Financial Services, RVs, small cap, Specialty Chemicals, value | CASS PII THO |
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| 2021 Q1 | - | SouthernSun SMID Cap | 18.6% | - | AEGN, AGCO, BR, CASS, DAR, EGOV, FHN, FTDR, MIDD, NGVT, PII, SFD, STAY, THO, TMX | execution, Generalist, portfolio, Quality, small cap, value | CASS TMX PII THO |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Jun 15, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun Small Cap | AGCO Corporation | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery | Agricultural & Farm Machinery | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | aftermarket services, Agricultural Equipment, Fendt, Global Manufacturing, Precision Agriculture, Pricing power, Sustainable Technology | View Pitch |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun SMID Cap | AGCO Corp. | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery | Agricultural & Farm Machinery | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Agricultural Equipment, Equipment Solutions, Farm Machinery, Global Manufacturer, Precision Agriculture, South America, Sustainable AgTech | View Pitch |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Fund Letters | SouthernSun Small Cap | AGCO Corp. | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery | Agricultural & Farm Machinery | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Agricultural Equipment, Argentina, Brazil, Equity, Farm Equipment, Global Manufacturer, Precision Agriculture, South America, Sustainable AgTech | View Pitch |
| Manager Name | Fund Name | Fund AUM | Invested Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares Owned | Shares Bought / Sold During Quarter | % Bought / Sold During Quarter | % of Shares Outstanding Owned |
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