| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Polaris Global Equity | 8.4% | 12.8% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 055550.KS, 066570.KS, 8002.T, 8306.T, ABBV, ALSN, BARN.SW, BKT.MC, CAP.PA, COF, CTC.TO, DG.PA, ELE.MC, ELV, GNC.L, IAG.L, IETB.BR, JAZZ, JDEP.AS, JPM, LKQ, LTM, LUN.TO, MKSI, NXT.L, OTEX, SNY, TSN, UNH, YAR.OL | Airlines, diversification, Europe, financials, global, semiconductors, Trade, value | SK Hynix led portfolio performance capitalizing on leadership in high-bandwidth memory chips and disciplined DRAM supply with record-breaking first-quarter results. Samsung Electronics also benefited from DRAM price strength and HBM3E supply to non-Nvidia customers. The sector showed strong fundamentals supported by AI and advanced packaging demand. | UNH GNC LN 000660 KS 8002 JP |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Polaris International Equity | 12.4% | 18.8% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 055550.KS, 2724.TW, 8002.T, 8306.T, BARN.SW, BKT.MC, BPOP, CAP.PA, CTC.TO, DG.PA, ELE.MC, GNC.L, IAG.L, JAZZ, JDEP.AS, LTM, LUN.TO, MEOH, NOMD.L, NXT.L, SMWT, SNY, YAR.OL | Asia, Europe, Geopolitical, international, semiconductors, South Korea, Trade Policy, Travel | International airlines and travel services are capitalizing on the travel trend away from the U.S. Airlines like International Consolidated Airlines Group and LATAM Airlines posted strong results driven by robust demand and cost management. Airport traffic in Europe has recovered to above 95% of 2019 levels. | GNC LN 000660 KS 8002 JP |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 7, 2024 | Upslope Capital Management | 14.8% | 18.1% | 8697.T, ATR, BALL, BARN.SW, CACI, CHG.L, DPLM.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, HSY, INTC, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, TECN.SW | Cocoa, commodities, defense, Hedging, Long/Short, mid cap, value | Unprecedented surge in cocoa prices creating crisis for chocolate industry. Manager sees this as opportunity for large players like Barry Callebaut and Hershey to gain market share from smaller competitors who may be wiped out. Expects cocoa prices to eventually revert like other commodity squeezes in history. | HSY BARN.SW |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Centerstone Investors Fund | - | - | BARN.SW, NESN.SW | contrarian, Food, Foreign, gold, mid cap, Trade Policy, volatility | The Fund benefitted significantly from its gold position during Q1 2025 when gold surpassed $3,000 per ounce. Gold's reputation as a safe haven in times of uncertainty likely played a role in this increase, aligning with the fund's long-standing strategy centered on gold, cash and foreign equities. | BARN.SW NESN.SW |
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| 2023 Q3 | Oct 21, 2023 | FMI All Cap Equity | -1.8% | 11.2% | 005930.KS, BARN.SW, BJ, BKNG, CCEP, CDW, DG, DLTR, FBIN, HLI, HWDN.L, IPG, LGIH, MU, OMC, SLB, SNN, SYY, VVV, ZION | China, Concentration, defensives, Europe, small caps, value | FMI emphasizes value investing opportunities across geographies, noting that global value stocks are trading near historically wide discounts to growth. The firm sees attractive relative values outside mega-cap companies, with U.S. Small Caps and European valuations at significant discounts. | CCEP SYY VVV |
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| 2023 Q3 | Oct 21, 2023 | FMI International Equity | -7.4% | 2.7% | 005930.KS, BARN.SW, BJ, BKNG, CCEP, CDW, DG, DLTR, FBIN, HLI, IPG, LGIH, MU, OMC, SLB, SNN.L, SYY, VVV, ZION | China, Concentration, defensives, international, small caps, value | FMI emphasizes value investing opportunities across geographies, noting that global value stocks are trading at historically wide discounts to growth. The firm sees attractive relative values outside mega-cap companies, with their portfolios trading at significant discounts to benchmarks while investing in above-average businesses with strong balance sheets. | CCEP SYY VVV |
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| 2023 Q3 | Oct 21, 2023 | FMI Large Cap Equity | -4.0% | 10.5% | 005930.KS, BARN.SW, BJ, BKNG, CCEP, CDW, DG, DLTR, FBIN, HLI, HWDN.L, IPG, LGIH, MU, OMC, SLB, SNN.L, SYY, VVV, ZION | Concentration, defensives, Quality, small caps, value | FMI emphasizes value investing opportunities as global value stocks trade near historically wide discounts to growth. The firm sees attractive relative values outside mega-cap companies, with their portfolios trading at significant discounts to core benchmarks while investing in above-average businesses with strong balance sheets. | CCEP SYY VVV |
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| 2023 Q3 | Oct 21, 2023 | FMI Small Cap Equity | -0.8% | 10.7% | 005930.KS, BARN.SW, BJ, BKNG, CCEP, CDW, DG, DLTR, FBIN, HLI, IPG, LGIH, MU, OMC, SLB, SNN.L, SYY, VVV, ZION | China, Concentration, defensives, inflation, rates, small caps, valuation, value | FMI emphasizes value investing opportunities across geographies, noting that global value stocks are trading near historically wide discounts to growth. The firm expects any reversion to the mean should result in brighter days for value-oriented investors, with attractive relative values outside mega-cap companies. | CCEP SYY VVV |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 14, 2024 | Upslope Capital Management | 14.8% | 18.1% | 7011.T, 8697.T, ATR, BARN.SW, CHG.L, CME, CMPO, DPLM.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, HSY, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, TDY, WPK.TO | defense, Europe, Exchanges, Long/Short, Midcap, value, volatility | CME Group represents an attractive business that has been relatively out of favor versus peers due to exaggerated worries about new competition and the end of the interest rate hiking cycle. The financial exchange sector is comprised of durable, monopoly-like businesses with a history of predictable mean-reversion. CME is positioned to benefit from continued interest rate volatility and ever-expanding U.S. government debt issuance. | 7011.T CMPO CME |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 20, 2026 | Polaris International Equity | 8.7% | 35.4% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 1299.HK, 2318.HK, 267270.KS, 5871.TW, 6758.T, 8001.T, 8002.T, 8591.T, 8729.T, BABA, BARN.SW, CAP.PA, DHL.DE, IAG.L, JAZZ, LIN, LTM, LUN.TO, MG.TO, ML.PA, NVS, NXT.L, VIPS, YAR.OL | Asia, diversification, Europe, industrials, international, Outperformance, technology, value | Memory chip suppliers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics were top contributors as supply-demand constraints benefit memory manufacturers. The market expects memory price increases in 2026, further supporting performance of these Korean memory giants. AI demand drove strong performance in technology companies including Capgemini Group which benefited from cloud, data and AI demand. However, Alibaba faced profitability pressure due to significant AI spending despite revenue growth in its cloud division. HD Hyundai Electric capitalized on increased demand to expand and upgrade power infrastructure, completing construction of a new Korean power distribution equipment plant. European fiscal stimulus focused on defense and infrastructure spending supported regional performance. Yara International partnered with Air Products for low-carbon ammonia projects in the U.S. and Middle East, positioning toward becoming an energy-transition and low-carbon fertilizer company while securing long-dated contracts. Chinese e-commerce companies showed mixed results with Alibaba reporting impressive quarterly revenues and growth in cloud division and one-hour delivery business, while facing profitability pressure from aggressive discounting in instant retail space. Lundin Mining announced record third-quarter revenues, profiting from higher realized copper prices in an advantageous supply-demand environment. The Canadian miner also struck a strategic deal involving Eagle Mine and Humboldt Mill. | JAZZ 7267 JP CAP FP 005930 KS 000660 KS |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | FMI International Equity | -7.4% | 2.7% | BARN.SW, BKNG, BME.L, FERG.L, GRG.L, PHIA.AS, ROG.SW, RXL.PA, SIE.DE, SONY, SW.PA, UL | Automation, consumer, Europe, healthcare, large cap, value | Siemens Digital Industries represents the strongest and most integrated automation portfolio globally. Management targets 5-7% annual organic revenue growth and high-single digit annual EPS growth through a cycle. The automation business has strong positions in growing markets with high barriers to entry. | BARN.SW SIE.DE |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Polaris International Equity | 5.8% | 10.1% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 055550.KS, 3132.T, 8002.T, 8591.T, 9433.T, AD.AS, ANTO.L, BARN.SW, BPOP, BWY.L, CTC.TO, DTE.DE, GNC.L, HNR1.DE, LIN, LOOM.ST, LUN.TO, MEOH, MUV2.DE, NXT.L, YAR.OL | cyclicals, financials, international, rates, semiconductors, value | Interest rates finally peaked with most central banks globally initiating easing cycles. The manager expects rates to remain higher than previous cycles at neutral levels of 1.2% to 1.4%. This normalized rate environment should benefit value stocks and global economic recovery. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 15, 2024 | Upslope Capital Management | 14.8% | 18.1% | 8697.T, ATR, BALL, BARN.SW, CACI, CHG.L, DPLM.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, HSY, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, TDY, WPK.TO | defensives, Europe, Long/Short, mid cap, Quality, value | The fund holds multiple defense contractors including Kongsberg Gruppen, Teledyne, and Chemring Group. These companies are positioned to benefit from accelerating sector tailwinds and rising defense spending globally. Teledyne is specifically noted as being positively exposed to rising defense spending trends. | WPK.TO DSFIR.AS TDY |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Polaris Global Equity | 6.9% | 12.7% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 066570.KS, 2338.HK, 8001.T, 8002.T, ALSN, ANTO.L, BARN.SW, CG, CVS, DG.PA, DTG.DE, ELV, FTK.DE, GNC.L, JAZZ, LKQ, LUN.TO, MEOH, MG, MPC, MSFT, MUV2.DE, NEE, NVS, OTEX, SRBANK.OL, SVEG.OL, TEP.PA, TSN, U11.SI, UNH, UTHR, WBS, WMB | AI, Copper, Energy Transition, financials, global, healthcare, value | Copper prices increased over 20% from mid-February to late May due to tight supply and high demand from energy transition applications like electric vehicles and AI automation. Lundin Mining and Antofagasta benefited from this copper price momentum. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Polaris International Equity | 5.8% | 10.1% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 005380.KS, 055550.KS, 066570.KS, 2338.HK, 8001.T, 8002.T, ANTO.L, BARN.SW, DG.PA, DNB.OL, DTG.DE, FTK.DE, GNC.L, IPS.PA, JAZZ, LUN.TO, MEOH, MG, MUV2.DE, NOVN.SW, OTEX, PUB.PA, SVEG.OL, TEP.PA, U11.SI, YAR.OL | AI, Asia, Copper, Europe, international, materials, technology | Copper prices increased over 20% from mid-February to late May due to tight supply and high demand from energy transition applications such as electric vehicles, as well as artificial intelligence and automation. Lundin Mining and Antofagasta PLC benefited from these copper trends. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | May 3, 2024 | RIT Capital | 0.0% | 8.8% | BARN.SW, BLDR, CP, CPNG, GLNG, HELIOS.L, ICE, KDP, LEN, MA, TALEN, TMO, TPG, V, VTY.L | credit, global, healthcare, Japan, Multi-Asset, nuclear, private equity, value | The fund has exposure to AI through Scale AI, which specializes in labeling objects in photos and videos for self-driving cars, virtual/augmented reality, and U.S. Department of Defense applications. Scale AI has expanded its product offerings to assist in teaching computers how to generate content using AI. The company is positioned as a picks-and-shovels opportunity that can benefit from AI breakthroughs without committing to a specific foundational model. | TPG TALEN |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 15, 2025 | Upslope Capital Management | -7.3% | 9.4% | 7011.T, 8697.T, ATR, AXON, BARN.SW, CHG.L, CME, CMPO, CRL, DPLM.L, DSFIR.AS, GRMN, HSY, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, QQ.L, TDY, VFC, WPK.TO | Cyclical, defense, Europe, healthcare, Long/Short, turnaround, value | Multiple defense holdings including QinetiQ, Chemring, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries positioned to benefit from accelerating UK, European, and Japanese defense spending. QinetiQ particularly well-positioned for AUKUS customers and evolving battlefield requirements. | QQ.L VFC CRL |
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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 | Upslope Capital Management | Barry Callebaut AG | Consumer Staples | Food Products | Bull | SIX Swiss Exchange | Chocolate, Cocoa, commodity, consumer staples, Crisis, manufacturing, market share, Switzerland, vertically integrated | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Centerstone Investors Fund | Barry Callebaut Group AG | Consumer Staples | Packaged Foods & Meats | Bull | SIX Swiss Exchange | Chocolate Manufacturing, Cocoa Processing, Commodity Exposure, contrarian, Cost Reduction, market leader, Swiss, Value, vertical integration | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Centerstone Investors Fund | Barry Callebaut AG | Consumer Staples | Packaged Foods | Bull | SIX Swiss Exchange | Chocolate, Cocoa Processing, Commodity Exposure, consumer staples, Cost-Plus Pricing, manufacturing, market leader, Switzerland, vertically integrated | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | FMI International Equity | Barry Callebaut AG | Consumer Staples | Food Products | Neutral | SIX Swiss Exchange | Chocolate Manufacturing, consumer staples, defensive, Equity, exit, Food Ingredients, restructuring, Swiss | View Pitch |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Wolf Report | Barry Callebaut AG | Consumer Staples | Confectioners | Bull | SIX Swiss Exchange | — | View Pitch |
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