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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| Q4 2025 | Jan 29, 2026 | abrdn U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund | 0.5% | 8.8% | ARCB, ARQT, ATEC, ATZ.TO, AZZ, CARG, CORT, ELF, HLIO, ITGR, LRN, LZB, OSW, PI, REVG, SUPN, TRNO, VIAV | healthcare, industrials, infrastructure, Quality, small caps, technology | The fund focuses on US small-cap equities, which rose over the quarter but lagged broader US equities. The manager emphasizes higher-quality small-cap businesses that offer resilience against macroeconomic headwinds while benefiting from secular trends. The manager sees compelling opportunities from increased infrastructure investment as a secular trend. New position AZZ is positioned to benefit from grid modernization and domestic manufacturing reshoring. Reshoring of supply chains presents compelling opportunities for smaller companies. AZZ is positioned to benefit from domestic manufacturing reshoring trends, while the broader strategy targets companies that can capitalize on this shift. The fund initiated a position in AZZ, which is positioned to benefit from accelerating data-center development. This reflects the manager's view on the growth potential in data center infrastructure. | CORT |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | Meridian Contrarian Fund | 2.2% | 0.0% | AMD, AMSC, ATZ.TO, AXS, CACI, CCK, DLTR, FCNCA, HNST, LASR, MIR, NVST, PENG, TCBI | AI, contrarian, defense, energy, semiconductors, small cap, turnaround, value | The fund continues to see long runways supporting artificial intelligence as a core theme. AI-related earnings drove early-period performance in the quarter. AMD made progress establishing its GPU servers as a viable alternative to Nvidia's offerings in the AI space. AMD emerged from underperformance with competitive technology positioning against Intel and Nvidia. The company's GPU servers are establishing viability as alternatives to Nvidia in AI applications. Technology leadership is generating market share gains and improved profits. Defense represents one of the portfolio's core themes with long runways for growth. The fund holds positions in defense-related companies including those serving naval programs and defense electronics applications. Electric grid upgrades represent a significant growth driver for portfolio companies. American Superconductor is positioned to benefit from demand for electric grid infrastructure improvements and expanding power transmission needs. The portfolio benefits from electrification and power themes as core investment areas. Companies are positioned to capitalize on rising power demand, wind power expansion, and infrastructure investment in the energy transition. | AMD ATZ CN DLTR HNST AMSC PENG |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | White Falcon Capital Management | 5.6% | 28.4% | AFN.TO, AMD, AMZN, ATZ.TO, CSIQ, EPAM, FNV, GRFS, HUN, NFI.TO, NU, RGLD, RTO.L, TFPM, W | AI, Chemicals, Cyclical, gold, semiconductors, Solar, technology, value | AMD is positioned as a high-performance computing leader that has taken market share from Intel and emerged as credible No. 2 in GPUs behind Nvidia. Management has guided to approximately $10 in EPS for FY2027E and more than $20 in EPS by 2030E, suggesting significant upside potential. EPAM was initially deemed an AI loser but the market is realizing that corporations need core systems modernized before AI deployment, custom agents require high-end development, and EPAM can incorporate AI into its delivery organization. The AI sector shows characteristics of frothy environment with elevated valuations. Solar has quietly become the cheapest source of power in many places without subsidies. Canadian Solar was trading at roughly a quarter of its sum-of-the-parts value due to depressed sentiment. Solar stocks have become AI beneficiaries as solar plus storage is seen as viable option to supply clean power to datacenters. Precious metals holdings in Royal Gold, Triple Flag and Franco-Nevada were responsible for a third of gains this year. Gold was up 64% and silver up 146% for the year. The allocation was intended to serve as a hedge against macroeconomic volatility. Huntsman operates as a focused specialty chemicals company with three primary segments. The MDI market faces supply glut and pricing pressure but longer-term green building standards drive demand. The company has high operating leverage and potential to benefit when the industry cycle turns. | HUN NFI NU EPAM AMD |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Aug 8, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Eric Brierley | Aritzia Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Apparel Retail | Neutral | TSX | — | View Pitch |
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