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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Spree Capital Advisers | - | - | AMT, CCI, SBAC | 5G, AI, infrastructure, Telecom Infrastructure, Towers, value | Tower companies own and operate telecommunication towers with long-term contracts and annual price escalators, benefiting from operating leverage and local politics making new builds difficult. The manager sees three paths to value creation: reversal of wireless carrier capex pullback, industry consolidation from four to three back to four players, and potential AI-driven data usage explosion requiring network upgrades. | SBAC CCI AMT |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 27, 2025 | Antero Peak Group | 20.0% | 17.7% | AAPL, AMZN, APO, AVGO, AXON, CCI, EQIX, GE, GEV, GOOGL, MA, META, MSFT, NFLX, NOW, NVDA, RYCEY, SMNEY, TSM, VST | AI, Data centers, energy, growth, infrastructure, semiconductors, technology | The manager provides extensive analysis of the AI infrastructure landscape, expecting robust investment through 2030 to support generative AI growth and agentic AI. Training clusters are getting bigger with mega-scale infrastructure projects having long runways, while agentic AI is driving material spending in inferencing infrastructure. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 9, 2025 | LRT Capital Management | - | 8.1% | ABG, CCI, CHE, CIGI, CMCSA, COR, CVX, DRI, FN, GOOGL, GPI, ICLR, MKTX, NOC, PBR-A, RLI, SNEX, SSD, TTC, UNH | Consolidation, healthcare, infrastructure, Long/Short, Low Beta, Quality, Systematic | The manager emphasizes investing in category-defining enterprises with durable competitive moats, strong brand equity, and disciplined capital allocation. Holdings are characterized as best-in-class operators with fortress-like balance sheets and long-term compounding potential. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 31, 2025 | Artisan Focus Fund | 19.6% | 17.4% | AMZN, APO, AVGO, AXON, CCI, ENBW.DE, EQIX, GE, GEV, GOOGL, MA, META, MSFT, NFLX, NOW, NVDA, RR.L, SAF.PA, TSM, VST | AI, alpha, Data centers, growth, infrastructure, Performance, semiconductors, technology | The fund extensively discusses AI infrastructure investment opportunities, particularly around training clusters, inference workloads, and agentic AI systems. They see continued robust investment through 2030 driven by scaling laws and expanding use cases. The transition from predictive models to autonomous agents is creating exponential compute demand. | AVGO NVDA |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 3, 2024 | LRT Capital Management | 0.0% | 15.8% | ABG, ALB, BALL, CCI, CHE, CIGI, DECK, DINO, ELS, EXPO, GPN, LAD, NOC, RLI, SSD, TSM, TTC, TXN, WH, XOM | Beta Hedging, Long/Short, quantitative, risk management, Systematic | View | ||
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Miller Howard Investments Infrastructure | - | - | AMT, CCI, CMCSA, ENB, ETR, KMI, OKE, PPL, SRE, TRP, UPS | AI, Data centers, dividends, energy, infrastructure, Natural Gas, Utilities | AI training requires increasingly more computational power and energy, with usage doubling every 5.5 months for compute and 1.2 years for energy. Major tech companies are investing billions in data center infrastructure and signing agreements to secure reliable energy. This trend is expected to continue for the next generation of AI models. | CMCSA CCI |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 10, 2024 | Aristotle Value Equity Fund | 6.3% | 12.3% | ADBE, ALC, AMGN, AMP, AWK, CCI, CTVA, DHR, ECL, LEN, LOW, MCHP, MLM, MSFT, OSK, PH, QCOM, VEEV, XYL | Homebuilders, infrastructure, large cap, semiconductors, technology, value, water | Microsoft continues to execute on AI catalysts across its businesses, particularly within cloud-based applications like Azure. The company detailed partnerships with NVIDIA and AMD to develop first-party silicon chips including its AI accelerator (Azure Maia) and CPU (Azure Cobalt). Qualcomm benefits as AI applications extend from the cloud to on-device. | AWK |
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| 2025 Q1 | Jun 30, 2025 | Antero Peak Group | -1.9% | -1.9% | ADI, APO, AXON, CCI, CEG, CME, ENEN.DE, EQIX, GE, HWM, ISRG, KKR, KMI, LIN, LLY, MCO, MSFT, MSI, NDAQ, NVDA, PRMB, RR.L, SAF.PA, SPGI, TDG, TSM, VST, WMB | aerospace, AI, alpha, earnings, energy, growth, large cap, technology | Aerospace normalization theme was a strong contributor in Q1 with General Electric continuing clean execution as a pure play aerospace engine maker and Rolls-Royce seeing positive upward revisions. The team sees aerospace cyclically inflecting ahead of a long duration upcycle supported by secular growth of the global middle class. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund | - | - | ABBV, AVGO, CCI, CVX, ETN, JPM, MRK, MSFT, TGT, WEC | AI, Banking, dividends, energy, large cap, Quality, technology | After a major chip manufacturer significantly increased revenue guidance in May because of much higher artificial intelligence spending, investors looked for other ways to participate in higher capital spending on AI. The emergence of artificial intelligence was a notable event during the quarter, transitioning from a powerful concept to a substantial earnings contributor much quicker than many observers expected. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | May 21, 2024 | LRT Capital Management | 0.0% | 15.8% | ABG, ALGN, CCI, CHE, CIGI, CMCSA, CSWI, DINO, EXPO, FIX, GNRC, GPN, LAD, NOC, PBR-A, RLI, SAIA, SSD, TXN, WH | Beta, Hedging, Long/Short, quantitative, SMID Cap, Systematic | The fund maintains cautious positioning with low market beta exposure of 16.63% at month end. The manager continues to be cautious on the overall market as evidenced by current low market beta. Despite poor April performance, the strategy seeks to generate positive returns while controlling downside risks. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | May 2, 2025 | LRT Capital Management | - | 6.0% | ABG, CBOE, CCI, CHE, CIGI, CMCSA, COR, CVX, DRI, FIX, GPI, MKTX, NOC, PBR-A, REXR, RLI, SSD, TTC, UNH, WH | Beta, Fiscal, Hedging, Long/Short, Trade Policy, volatility | President Trump's universal tariff plans have roiled global markets and created policy uncertainty. The manager views tariffs as economically detrimental, comparing them to Import Substitution Industrialization policies that have failed historically. Hastily implemented tariffs will negatively affect the U.S. economy through slower growth, higher inflation, higher interest rates, and economic weakness. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Miller Howard Investments Infrastructure | - | - | AMT, ATO, AWK, CCI, CEG, CMCSA, CSX, EQIX, ETR, EXC, HCA, NI, SRE, T, TMUS, TRGP, UPS, WCN, WM, WMB | Data centers, Defensive, dividends, infrastructure, Telecom, Utilities, Waste management | Infrastructure sector outperformed S&P 500 by widest margin in 20 years, providing downside protection amid market uncertainty. Portfolio focuses on essential service providers with high barriers to entry, stable cash flows, and attractive risk-adjusted returns with strong up/down capture ratios. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund | 2.6% | 2.6% | ADT, BAC, C, CCI, F, GS, JPM, NFLX, PBI, RIG, RRC, SCHW, TNL, USB | Corporate Bonds, credit spreads, duration, Fed policy, fixed income, tariffs, Treasuries | Trump administration introduced tariffs during the quarter that were more draconian than market expectations. The manager references historical context of Hawley-Smoot tariffs in 1930 and their negative economic impact. Tariff policy appears central to the current administration's approach and creates market uncertainty. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Miller Howard Investments Infrastructure | - | - | AES, AM, AMT, CCI, EQIX, ETR, HCA, KMI, LNG, NEE, OKE, PAGP, SOBO, TRGP, TRP, WMB | Data centers, dividends, income, infrastructure, Midstream, REITs, Utilities | The portfolio focuses on high and rising income through dividend increases, with 7 of 35 holdings announcing dividend increases averaging 8% this quarter. Over 80% of holdings increased dividends annually over the last 5 years, exceeding the large-cap dividend-paying universe. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Magellan Global Fund | - | 20.6% | AAPL, AMZN, ASML, BN, CCI, CMG, DEO, GOOGL, HCA, ICE, INTU, LOW, MSFT, NFLX, SAP, TT, UNH, USB, V, YUM | AI, global, growth, inflation, Quality, Recession, technology | Generative AI represents a period of extraordinary progress with lasting impacts. The managers are focused on understanding how AI will create new addressable markets and earning streams while being thoughtful about disruption risks. They see clear commercial applications for some portfolio holdings as enablers of the new AI era. | AMZN AAPL|MSFT|NFLX|NVDA|UNH |
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| 2023 Q3 | Oct 31, 2023 | The London Company Income Equity | 10.4% | 14.6% | AAPL, CCI, CVX, NOC, NSC, PAYX, PFE, PGR, PM, TGT, TXN, VZ | defense, dividends, energy, large cap, Quality, technology, value | The Income Equity strategy focuses on higher overall dividend yield orientation and companies with attractive shareholder yields. The portfolio emphasizes dividend-paying companies as a significant component of expected total returns in the current environment. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 2, 2025 | LRT Capital Management | - | -0.2% | ABG, CAAP, CCI, CHE, CHTR, CIGI, CM, DRI, FN, GPI, IESC, PBR-A, RLI, SNEX, SSD, TD, TRV, TTC, UNH, XOM | Long/Short, Market Neutral, Quality, risk management, Systematic, valuation, value | The manager emphasizes investing in high-quality companies that are growing their value per share. While the quality factor has struggled over the past year, the manager views this as presenting the greatest opportunity for future investment and believes now is a perfect time to add to the strategy given its muted returns. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 19, 2025 | Miller Howard Investments | - | - | AR, BK, CAG, CCI, CMCSA, CNP, COP, DINO, ELS, ENB, EPD, GEL, GS, HESM, HRB, HRL, JPM, NI, NRG, STT, TTE, WTTR | AI, dividends, energy, financials, inflation, infrastructure, Natural Gas, Utilities | Miller/Howard emphasizes dividend increases as the strongest signal of management confidence, with 70% of financial holdings raising dividends by an average 14% in the quarter. The firm projects 2025 dividend growth of 5.0% for Income-Equity and 4.9% for the no-MLP version, maintaining their focus on high current income and dividend growth as core investment principles. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 19, 2025 | Miller Howard Investments Infrastructure | 3.0% | - | AMT, CCI, CMCSA, ENB, ETR, KMI, OKE, PPL, SRE, TRP, UPS | AI, Data centers, dividends, energy, infrastructure, Natural Gas, Utilities | AI training requires increasingly more computational power and energy, with usage doubling every 5.5 months for compute and 1.2 years for energy. Major tech companies are investing billions in data center infrastructure and signing agreements to secure reliable energy for AI development. | PPL SRE ETR ENB CN CCI |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Columbia Seligman Global Technology Fund | 1.0% | 0.0% | 6723.T, AAPL, AMAT, AMT, AVGO, BE, CCI, EBAY, GDDY, GOOGL, LRCX, META, MSFT, NVDA, ORCL, SMTC | AI, Cloud, cybersecurity, global, semiconductors, software, technology | AI continues to be the strongest theme in tech with infrastructure buildouts continuing and companies hastening to deploy new AI capabilities. Capital spend from public cloud service providers continues to grow, though investors began questioning when AI spending could translate into profits. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Aug 1, 2024 | LRT Capital Management | 0.0% | 15.8% | ABG, ALB, ALGN, BALL, BF-B, CCI, CHE, CIGI, CSWI, DINO, EXPO, GPN, LAD, NOC, PSX, RLI, SSD, TPL, TSM, WH | Defensive, Long/Short, Market Neutral, Quality, risk management, valuation | Manager emphasizes owning high-quality companies that outperformed during December's challenging environment. Portfolio companies are described as firing on all cylinders with strong fundamentals. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jul 22, 2023 | Cooper Investors Global Equities Fund (Unhedged) | 5.5% | 5.4% | 7741.T, 8035.T, A, AJG, APG, CCI, CDW, FER.MC, FYBR, HDFCBANK.NS, IBKR, LSEG.L, TSM, ULTA | AI, global, Japan, mid cap, semiconductors, technology, value | AI has become the dominant new paradigm for equity markets this quarter, with generative AI driving significant investment interest. The manager views semiconductors and semiconductor production equipment as the picks and shovels of this trend, investing in companies like TSMC and Tokyo Electron that provide critical infrastructure for AI development. | ACGL|CHH|FDS|GWRE|IBKR|IDXX|MTN|SPOT|TSLA CDW ULTA 8035.T AIR FP|ICLR|LIN|MRVL|NOW|TSM |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jul 19, 2023 | The London Company Income Equity | 10.4% | 14.6% | AAPL, CCI, LOW, MSFT, PGR, SCHW, TGT | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q3 | Apr 10, 2023 | LRT Capital Management | 0.0% | 15.8% | ABG, ACGL, ALGN, AZPN, BALL, CCI, CHE, DINO, ELS, EME, FIX, JKHY, NOC, RLI, SSD, TPL, TSM, URI, WH, WSM | Hedging, Long/Short, Quality, SMID Cap, Systematic | The fund focuses on high quality, diversified, and liquid companies with economic moats. The strategy emphasizes businesses with strong competitive dynamics that are unlikely to be meaningfully affected by small changes in interest rates. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Miller Howard Investments Infrastructure | Crown Castle Inc | Real Estate | Specialized REITs | Bull | NYSE | 5G, AI infrastructure, Cell Towers, data centers, Fiber networks, operating leverage, REIT, telecommunications infrastructure | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Spree Capital Advisers | Crown Castle Inc | Real Estate | Specialized REITs | Bull | NYSE | 5G Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Data Consumption, Edge computing, operating leverage, REITs, telecommunications infrastructure, Wireless Carriers | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Adam Fackler | Crown Castle Inc. | Real Estate | Telecom Tower REITs | Bull | NYSE | 5G, AI, deleveraging, dividends, infrastructure, Towers, valuation | 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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