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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 11, 2025 | Baillie Gifford -International All Cap | - | - | 6869.T, 6981.T, ATD.TO, BNZL.L, BRBY.L, JMT.L, MC.PA, RYA.L, SIK.SW, SPOT | Europe, growth, international, Quality, tariffs, Valuations | US imposition of tariffs on global trading partners created uncertainty for companies and management teams. The tariff shock highlighted merits of international equities after US outperformance. Management teams expressed concerns about prolonged uncertainty effects rather than direct tariff impacts. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 7, 2025 | Kernow Asset Management | 5.2% | 12.1% | BRBY.L, CARD.L, DRX.L, FRAS.L, GFRD.L, KIST.L, MTRO.L, PETS.L, SAGA.L, W7L.L, WISE.L, WIZZ.L | contrarian, Copper, energy, Long/Short, Luxury, Travel, UK Equities, value | Drax has executed a herculean shift from fossil fuels to become the UK's largest renewable energy provider, supplying around 5% of the nation's power. The company faces burning questions about new favorable contracts for its assets, as current arrangements involving shipping Canadian forests to burn in Yorkshire upset environmentalists, fossil fuel loyalists, and trees alike. Despite policy uncertainty, Drax has demonstrated its ability to adapt. | DRX LN WISE LN SAGA LN |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 31, 2025 | Castlebay Investments | - | - | AZO, BA.L, BATS.L, BRBY.L, DGE.L, DNLM.L, DOM.L, HSBA.L, IMB.L, ITRK.L, LSEG.L, NVO, NXT.L, REL.L, RKT.L, RR.L, SHEL.L, ULVR.L | Banking, Branding, Quality, ROE, underperformance, United Kingdom, valuation, value | The fund focuses on Quality companies with high returns on equity (35% vs market 12%) and superior operating margins (21% vs market 16%). The manager emphasizes investing only in Quality companies within their investment universe, avoiding lower quality businesses despite market performance. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 18, 2025 | Kernow Asset Management | -5.9% | -5.9% | BKG.L, BRBY.L, CARD.L, GFRD.L, HSX.L, HTG.L, MTRO.L, WISE.L | Buybacks, Capital Allocation, contrarian, Long/Short, United Kingdom, value | Manager focuses on businesses with asymmetric return characteristics trading below intrinsic value. Berkeley Group highlighted as undervalued with strong cash position and forward visibility. Hunting exited as value trap despite 100% returns due to poor capital allocation by management. | BKG.L GFRD.L BRBY.L HTG.L |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 14, 2025 | Smead International Value Fund | 5.7% | 5.7% | BARC.L, BRBY.L, CVE.TO, FRO, GLEN.L, MEG.TO, PNDORA.CO, SCR.TO, UCG.MI | banks, Canada, commodities, energy, international, value | The fund holds significant positions in Canadian oil and gas producers in the tar sands. Energy has been a major detractor through mid-2023 to March 2025. The manager believes these businesses have much less risky capital structures than perceived, with companies like Meg Energy having less than 50% of cash flow in net debt. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 14, 2025 | Smead International Value Fund | -6.2% | 4.7% | 7270.T, BARC.L, BG.VI, BRBY.L, CVE.TO, FRO, G.MI, GLEN.L, IFP.TO, MEG.TO, PNDORA.CO, ROG.SW, SCR.TO, UCG.MI, VOW3.DE, WFG.TO, WHC.AX | Autos, banks, Buybacks, energy, Europe, Japan, value | The letter extensively discusses share buybacks as a key investment strategy, comparing them to Pac-Man gobbling up shares. UniCredit reduced shares outstanding by 19.4% through buybacks, and Japanese companies including Subaru are implementing their first-ever buyback programs. | 7270.T UCG.MI |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Kernow Asset Management | Burberry Group PLC | Consumer Discretionary | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | Neutral | London Stock Exchange | Consumer Discretionary, Cross-Border, Luxury goods, Recession risk, tariffs, Trade War | 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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