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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 22, 2025 | Columbia Seligman Global Technology Fund | 19.5% | - | AAPL, AMAT, APP, AVGO, BE, CHKP, CRM, GDDY, GOOGL, LRCX, MRVL, MSFT, NVDA, ORCL, PLTR, TEAM, TENB, TER, TSM, WDC | AI, Cloud, cybersecurity, Data centers, global, semiconductors, technology | AI remains the strongest theme in technology as infrastructure buildouts continue and companies hasten to deploy new AI capabilities. Capital spending by cloud service providers continues to grow, with companies indexed to artificial intelligence infrastructure and cloud being primary drivers of returns in the technology market. | LRCX BE SYNA 6723 JP BE AAPL LRCX |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 17, 2025 | Ariel International Fund | 12.6% | - | 000660.KS, 1590.TW, 2319.HK, 6361.T, 6920.T, BBVA, CHKP, JD, LTO.MI, SNY, TSCO.L | AI, Asia, Europe, international, semiconductors, technology, value | Investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence themed stocks drove global indices to new all-time highs. Strong AI driven demand for high bandwidth memory products was a key highlight for SK Hynix, with the company gaining market share in AI memory market and having its entire 2025 HBM supply sold out with Nvidia as a key customer. | CHKP 6920 JP |
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| 2026 Q1 | May 5, 2026 | The Sound Shore Fund | -3.5% | -3.5% | BP, CHKP, CTRA, DIS, EQT, KD, LUV, MRVL, QCOM | active management, energy, large cap, technology, value, volatility | MRVL QCOM |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 8, 2025 | GreensKeeper Value Fund | 3.0% | 3.0% | AXP, BRK-B, CFR.SW, CHKP, ELV, FI, GOOG, ICE, ICLR, LULU, SPGI, V, VRTX | Buybacks, financials, healthcare, Quality, technology, Trade Policy, value | Trump's tariff announcement has created significant market volatility, erasing over $6 trillion in market value. The manager views the escalating trade war as potentially damaging to all involved but emphasizes the need to evaluate portfolio company impacts objectively rather than making political investment decisions. | ICLR GOOG CHKP VRTX BRK-B |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 13, 2026 | ClearBridge Investments International Growth ADR Strategy | - | - | 4063.T, 4307.T, 5802.T, 6920.T, 7532.T, ASM, ASML, CHKP, EADSY, ENGI.PA, IX, MELI, REL.L, RIO, SAP, SHOP, SPOT, WDS.AX | AI, defense, energy, Geopolitical, growth, international, Japan, semiconductors | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Columbia Seligman Global Technology Fund | -12.7% | -12.7% | 6723.T, AAPL, AVGO, BE, CHKP, EBAY, FFIV, GEN, GOOGL, GPN, LRCX, MRVL, MSFT, NVDA, ON, TER, TMV.DE, V | AI, Cloud, cybersecurity, global, semiconductors, tariffs, technology | AI continues to be the strongest theme in technology as infrastructure buildouts continue and companies hasten to deploy new AI capabilities. Capital spending from publicly traded cloud service providers including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Oracle and Meta is continuing to grow. However, concerns emerged about the size of AI-related capital expenditure spending and a slowdown in cloud spending as AI models become cheaper and more efficient. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | The Sound Shore Fund | -1.9% | -1.9% | BRK.B, C, CHKP, COF, CTRA, DIS, EOG, FIS, GM, Gold, KMI, KR, LEN, MHK, MTCH, NSRGY, PVH, PYPL, TEVA, VST | energy, financials, healthcare, materials, technology, value | Sound Shore emphasizes their value investing approach, highlighting that their portfolio trades at 11.0 times forward earnings versus 20.1 times for the S&P 500. The manager notes that quality at an attractive price has performed well over the past five years as interest rates normalized from zero. | Gold CHKP DIS PYPL TEVA |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 12, 2026 | RS Large Cap Val Strategy | 5.8% | 16.2% | C, CHKP, ETN, GOOGL, KEY, MDLZ, PNC, REGN, SEE, TEVA, ZBRA | AI, Data centers, financials, Grid Upgrade, healthcare, large cap, ROIC, value | AI has been a key theme driving popular equity indexes higher and creating unusual market dynamics with elevated concentration risk. The rapid integration of artificial intelligence may drive significant long-term productivity gains and provide a counterweight to softening employment conditions and inflationary pressures. Value stocks outperformed growth counterparts in Q4, with the Russell 3000 Value Index gaining 3.8% versus 1.1% for growth. The team sees intriguing investment opportunities in value-oriented stocks that are being largely ignored, creating an attractive backdrop for stock pickers. Strong demand for data centers has accelerated sales for companies like Eaton Corporation. The buildout of AI-associated data centers is driving increased demand and margin improvements for companies benefiting from this infrastructure spend. The need for upgraded electric grids has accelerated demand for Eaton's products. The process of electrification and grid investment should provide improvements in ROIC along with additional benefits from AI infrastructure spend. | ETN SEE |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | ClearBridge Investments International Growth ADR Strategy | - | - | ACN, ARGX, ASML, AZN, CHKP, EDP.LS, ICON, ITX.MC, LSEG.L, MUFG, NVO, RMS.PA, SAP.DE, SE, SHOP.TO, SONY, SPOT, TSM | Europe, growth, international, Japan, Luxury, tariffs, Valuations | Added French accessories maker Hermes which limits supply of ultra-premium handcrafted leather goods despite huge consumer demand. This creates waitlists but underpins brand desirability and exclusivity. Opportunities exist through increased volume, pricing power and product categories like ready to wear, jewelry, watches and beauty still in early growth stages. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Brown Capital Management International All Company Fund | 18.6% | 28.6% | CHKP, CYBR, MBLY, MELI, MNDY | E-Commerce, growth, international, Israel, technology | The fund holds two Israeli cybersecurity companies (CyberArk Software and Check Point Software Technologies) representing part of their 7% Israel allocation. Israeli technology and innovation in cybersecurity are described as unmatched globally, with these companies having global operations and virtually all revenue generated outside of Israel. | 2413.T ARGX BB|DAVA|DDOG|GLOB|ILMN|LOAR|MELI|NET|NU|NVDA|TSM |
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| 2025 Q3 | Nov 30, 2025 | Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund | - | - | 3064.T, 3769.T, 6146.T, ATD.TO, AUTO.L, BR, CHKP, CLH, COR, DB1.DE, DXCM, FBIN, JKHY, KEYS, MONC.MI, MSCI, PCTY, RMV.L, SCI, VEEV, WOLW.L | AI, Fintech, global, healthcare, payments, Quality, SMID Cap, technology | Several portfolio holdings faced pressure from perceived AI disruption risk throughout the year. The manager believes market fears are significantly overstated for many businesses and has added to positions as valuations became compelling. Where serious disruption concerns developed, positions were exited, such as Gartner due to structural threats to its business model from AI-driven competition. | AUTO LN 3769 JP JKHY |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 21, 2025 | Columbia Seligman Global Technology Fund | 23.7% | - | AAPL, AMAT, APP, AVGO, BE, CHKP, CRM, GDDY, GOOGL, LRCX, MRVL, MSFT, NVDA, ORCL, PLTR, TEAM, TENB, TER, TSM, WDC | AI, Cloud, cybersecurity, Data centers, energy, semiconductors, technology | AI remains the strongest theme in technology as infrastructure buildouts continue and companies hasten to deploy new AI capabilities. The primary driver of returns has been companies indexed to artificial intelligence infrastructure and the cloud. AI workloads require more advanced chips, driving demand for semiconductor equipment solutions. | ORCL AVGO WDC BE AVGO WDC LRCX BE |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 27, 2026 | Diamond Hill Mid Cap | 3.7% | 13.5% | CHKP, CIEN, CIVI, CUBE, GIS, HII, LEA, POST, VRSN, WCC, WIX, WLK, ZTS | AI, defense, healthcare, industrials, materials, mid cap, technology, value | AI-related spending continued to be a primary driver in equity markets throughout 2025, with many top-performing portfolio positions benefiting from ongoing AI-spending buildout across industrials, materials and information technology. However, the managers note increased investor scrutiny around AI developments and market bubble discussions in December. Data center business growth was a significant driver for portfolio holdings, with WESCO International's data center business reaching nearly 20% of total revenue and driving better-than-expected organic growth. The theme reflects the ongoing infrastructure buildout supporting AI and cloud computing demand. Defense spending opportunities emerged through Huntington Ingalls Industries, which benefited from strong Navy shipbuilding demand, new frigate contract awards, and discussion of potential Trump-class battleship opportunities. The company showed improving execution as labor challenges eased. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 23, 2026 | GreensKeeper Value Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | ADBE, AXP, BRK-B, CBOE, CFRUY, CHKP, ELV, FISV, GOOG, ICE, ICLR, LULU, MRK, NVO, SPGI, V, VRTX | AI, Concentration, Discipline, financials, Luxury, technology, value | The dominant narrative of 2025 was the market's evolving view of Alphabet's search business in an AI-first world. Alphabet aggressively transformed its research into consumer-ready products, deployed Gemini 3 which led key performance benchmarks, and launched AI Overviews within search. The company's proprietary Tensor Processing Units allowed efficient scaling while avoiding the Nvidia Tax. The fund maintains a disciplined value approach, refusing to abandon discipline simply because the market has become expensive. They deliberately prioritized capital preservation by trimming positions that reached price targets. The manager emphasizes that even wonderful businesses are not worth infinite prices and allocates capital elsewhere when valuations become stretched. Richemont's Jewelry Maisons continued to outperform the broader luxury market with stabilization of the Chinese consumer. The company maintained pricing integrity and brand stewardship, avoiding aggressive price hikes that peers used. This long-term thinking proved superior as luxury peers eroded brand value through discounting while Richemont maintained prestige. | ADBE ICLR NVO LULU FISV CFRUY AXP GOOG |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 23, 2026 | Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund | -1.8% | -5.9% | 3064.T, 6146.T, AMS.MC, AUTO.L, BJ, BOOT, CHKP, CNM, COR, CPG.L, DB1.DE, GWW, LPLA, MSCI, ODFL, PCTY, SCI, TSCO, TTC, TTI.HK, VEEV, WKL.AS | global, industrials, Quality, SMID Cap, technology, value | The fund follows a Quality at a Reasonable Price (QARP) approach, focusing on consistently high returning companies with durable growth characteristics. 2025 was challenging for this style as markets favored momentum and sentiment-driven narratives over fundamentals, but the team believes quality investing will reassert itself as markets become more earnings driven. The fund invests in global small and mid cap equities with 30-60 holdings, maintaining benchmark agnostic positioning. The portfolio targets companies with market capitalizations in the SMID cap range, seeking to outperform the MSCI World SMID Cap Index over rolling three-year periods. The fund emphasizes valuation discipline as part of its QARP approach, seeking quality companies at reasonable prices. Many high-quality businesses in the portfolio are trading at compelling valuations, with the portfolio's weighted upside potential sitting at the upper end of historical ranges based on conservative assumptions. | VEEV AUTO LN COR TSCO CNM TTC 3064 JP 6146 JP CPG LN LPLA GWW ODFL |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 12, 2025 | GreensKeeper Value Fund | - | 23.6% | AXP, BRK.B, CBOE, CFR.SW, CHKP, CSCO, ELV, FI, GD, GOOGL, HSY, ICE, LMT, LULU, MC.PA, MRK, SHVA.TA, SPGI, V, VRTX | global, healthcare, insurance, payments, Quality, technology, value | Manager emphasizes purchasing high-quality companies with large margin of safety at material discounts to intrinsic value. Focuses on companies with sustainable competitive advantages and strong economics while avoiding overpriced securities. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Ariel International Fund | 7.6% | 0.0% | 005930.KS, CHKP, FUJHY, JD, PUB.PA, SNY, STLA, TSCO.L | Autos, China, cybersecurity, healthcare, international, Stimulus, technology, value | JD.com benefited from China's stimulus measures that boosted consumer confidence and spending. The company's strategic diversification into general merchandise, third-party marketplace expansion, and advertising monetization contributed to consecutive quarterly earnings beats. JD.com is positioned to capitalize on China's home appliance trade-in program. | TSCO.L PUB.PA 005930.KS STLA FUJHY SNY CHKP JD |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Ariel Global Fund | 6.9% | 0.0% | 005930.KS, 7270.T, AD.AS, CHKP, CMA, DANSKE.CO, DLG.L, JD, PUB.PA, SNY, STLA, TFC, TSCO.L, USB, WAL | Automotive, Banking, China, cybersecurity, global, Pharmaceuticals, Stimulus, value | Ariel's non-consensus approach seeks to identify undervalued, out-of-favor franchises that are misunderstood and therefore mispriced. The fund believes growth stocks are trading at elevated valuations, whereas value stocks remain cheap. They strongly believe reasonably priced, higher quality companies offering sustainable, profitable growth and robust balance sheets will be the drivers of future outperformance. | WAL TSCDY PUB.PA CMA STLA 7270.T 005930.KS SNY CHKP JD |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Ariel Global Fund | 6.3% | 6.3% | 0002.HK, 2474.TW, 7832.T, AQN, BAC, BBNI.JK, BIDU, CHKP, CVS, DVA, ELE.MC, ISP.MI, LEN, NTAP, OC, TDC, TSM | AI, financials, global, tariffs, value, volatility | Ariel's non-consensus approach seeks to identify undervalued, out-of-favor franchises that are misunderstood and therefore mispriced. The fund's international and global holdings currently trade at compelling valuations relative to their growth prospects, while maintaining the financial strength needed for operational resilience. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Ariel International Fund | 11.7% | 11.7% | 0002.HK, 7832.T, AQN, BBNI.JK, BIDU, CHKP, ELE.MC, ISP.MI, NOKIA.HE, ORA.PA, PUB.PA, SRG.MI, TSCO.L, TSM, V03.SI | AI, Banking, international, tariffs, technology, Utilities, value | The quarter tested American leadership in Artificial Intelligence as the Magnificent Seven fell nearly 15% amid questions about U.S. AI dominance. TSMC shares decreased on weakening sentiment regarding AI growth, though the company is expected to benefit from secular AI growth trends longer-term. | ISP.MI BBNI.JK AQN.TO TSM PUB.PA TSCO.L ORA.PA CHKP 7832.T |
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| 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | Diamond Hill Small-Mid Cap Strategy | 8.4% | 9.2% | AAP, ADM, AIG, ALGT, ALK, ALL, ARW, ASH, BHF, BKU, BOKF, BR, BRBR, BRO, BSX, BWA, CALM, CHKP, CIEN, CIVI, COOP, CTRA, CTSH, CUBE, DEI, ENOV, ERII, ESAB, ESGR, FA, FCX, FIBK, FIS, FWONA, GTES, HBI, HIG, ITGR, JLL, KEX, KMX, L, LANC, LOB, MTN, NVR, NXPI, OZK, PH, POST, PRG, RHP, RNR, RRR, RRX, RYN, SANM, SF, SRCL, SSNC, ST, UDR, UGI, VFC, WBS, WCC, WNS, WTW, WWW, WY | financials, industrials, mid cap, small cap, value | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Ariel International Fund | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | Information Technology | Systems Software | Bull | NASDAQ | capital allocation, cloud security, cybersecurity, Israel, IT Security, platform, profitability, Software | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | GreensKeeper Value Fund | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | Information Technology | Systems Software | Bull | NASDAQ | cash-rich, cybersecurity, Enterprise software, Israeli Technology, Network Security, Share Buybacks | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | The Sound Shore Fund | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | Information Technology | Systems Software | Bull | NASDAQ | cybersecurity, earnings growth, Enterprise software, Free Cash Flow, Information Security, Share Buybacks, Software, technology | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Ariel International Fund | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | Information Technology | Systems Software | Bull | NASDAQ | billings growth, capital allocation, cloud security, cybersecurity, Israel, Platform adoption, profitability, Software | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Ariel Global Fund | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | Information Technology | Systems Software | Bull | NASDAQ | billings growth, capital allocation, cloud security, cybersecurity, Israel, platform, profitability, Software | View Pitch |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Fund Letters | Rupal J. Bhansali | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | Information Technology | Systems Software | Bull | NASDAQ | buybacks, cloud, cybersecurity, growth, Margins, Platforms, Software, Subscriptions | View Pitch |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT | Check Point Software Technologies | Information Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Bull | NASDAQ | — | View Pitch |
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