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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q3 | Sep 30, 2025 | Airlie Australian Share Fund | 1.4% | - | ALD.AX, ALL.AX, APZ.AX, BHP.AX, BSL.AX, CBA.AX, CHC.AX, CSL.AX, EBO.AX, GMG.AX, MQG.AX, NCK.AX, NWSA, RMD, SOL.AX | Australia, banks, equities, gold, real estate, value, volatility | Gold price up 16% in the quarter, outperforming S&P 500 by ~30% year-to-date. Historical correlation with US real yields has broken down, coinciding with Russia-Ukraine war and Western nations freezing Russian central bank funds. Central banks accelerating reserve diversification away from USD. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Devon Alpha Fund | 7.2% | - | AIA.NZ, BHP, CEN.NZ, CSL.AX, FBU.NZ, GMG.AX, GNE.NZ, IFT.AX, MCY.NZ, MEL.NZ, MQG.AX, ORA.AX, POT.NZ, RIO, SEK.AX, SFR.AX, SKC.NZ, SPK.NZ | Australia, China, Data centers, dividends, Mining, New Zealand, rates | Mining sector recovered strongly during September with Chinese authorities announcing fiscal and monetary policy measures to support the economy. BHP rallied 15.5%, Rio Tinto gained 15.8%, and Sandfire Resources jumped 25.6% on strong free-cashflow generation expectations and copper price rally. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Devon Alpha Fund | -3.2% | - | AIA.NZ, ATM.NZ, BHP.AX, CEN.NZ, CSL.AX, EBO.AX, FBU.NZ, GMG.AX, IFT.NZ, JHX.AX, RIO.AX, SUN.AX, THL.NZ, TLS.AX | Australia, Energy Transition, Mining, Multi-Asset, New Zealand, real estate, Tourism | Resource companies in Western Australia are experiencing stubbornly high cost pressures from tight labor markets, high energy prices, and machinery costs. The Chinese property market continues to weaken, and the steel industry has yet to see material production cuts, prompting profit-taking in the sector. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | American Century International Growth Fund | 12.1% | - | 3064.T, 7011.T, AI.PA, AIR.PA, ASML, AZN.L, BABA, CRH, CSL.AX, GLE.PA, IBE.MC, LSEG.L, NVO, ONON, PNDORA.CO, PRX.AS, RACE, SAP.DE, SHOP.TO, SONY | AI, Asia, defense, E-Commerce, Europe, growth, international, large cap | Artificial intelligence exposure has become a broad spectrum theme with investment in data center capacity reaching across sectors and industries. Alibaba's cloud computing segment has accelerated meaningfully aided by artificial intelligence-related demand. The company is well positioned to benefit from new AI-enabled products featuring complex analysis and efficient deep learning models. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 11, 2024 | Highwood Value Partners | - | - | ALD.AX, ALL.AX, APZ.AX, BHP.AX, BSL.AX, CBA.AX, CHC.AX, CSL.AX, EBO.AX, GMG.AX, MQG.AX, NCK.AX, NWSA, RMD, SOL.AX | Australia, banks, gold, value, volatility | Gold outperformed the S&P 500 by 30% year-to-date, with the price rising 16% in the quarter. The historical correlation between gold and US real yields has broken down, coinciding with the Russia-Ukraine war and Western nations freezing Russian central bank funds. Central banks are accelerating reserve diversification away from the US dollar. | SOL.AX |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Auscap Asset Management | - | 12.5% | 360.AX, ALQ.AX, AMC.AX, APE.AX, ARB.AX, AUB.AX, BRG.AX, BXB.AX, CAR.AX, CQR.AX, CSL.AX, GMD.AX, HDN.AX, MQG.AX, NCK.AX, NHF.AX, NST.AX, ORG.AX, QUB.AX, REA.AX, REH.AX, RMD.AX, RWC.AX, SHL.AX, SIG.AX, WTC.AX | Australia, equities, Performance, portfolio | View | ||
| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Devon Alpha Fund | 6.0% | - | BHP.AX, CAR.AX, CSL.AX, CWY.AX, GMG.AX, JHX.AX, MFT.NZ, MQG.AX, MTS.AX, NEM, NPH.NZ, ORI.AX, POT.NZ, SCL.NZ, SKT.NZ, SPK.NZ, VUL.NZ, WES.AX, WOW.AX | Australia, dividends, equities, infrastructure, New Zealand, technology | Goodman Group continues to execute on their 5GW global data centre pipeline with expectations to commence development of new powered shells and fully fitted projects by June 2026, reflecting approximately 0.5 GW of power with an estimated end value exceeding $10 billion. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Emerald Wealth Partners – Focused Equity Strategy | 9.9% | 5.9% | ALD.AX, ALL.AX, APZ.AX, BHP.AX, BSL.AX, CBA.AX, CHC.AX, CSL.AX, EBO.AX, GMG.AX, MQG.AX, NCK.AX, NWSA, RMD, SOL.AX | active management, Australia, banks, gold, Valuations, volatility | Gold price outperformed S&P 500 by 30% year-to-date, only happening twice before in history during major market stress periods. Historical correlation between gold price and US real yields has broken down, coinciding with Russia-Ukraine war and Western nations freezing Russian central bank funds as central banks accelerate reserve diversification away from USD. | SOL.AX |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | PM Capital Global Companies Fund | 5.1% | - | ALD.AX, ALL.AX, APZ.AX, BHP.AX, BSL.AX, CBA.AX, CHC.AX, CSL.AX, EBO.AX, GMG.AX, MQG.AX, NCK.AX, NWSA, RMD, SOL.AX | active management, Australian Equities, banks, Concentrated Portfolio, gold, Valuations, volatility | Gold price up 16% in the quarter, outperforming S&P 500 by ~30% year to date. Historical correlation with US real yields has broken down since Russia-Ukraine war. Central banks accelerating reserve diversification away from USD, but manager questions sustainability of current gold price momentum. | SOL.AX |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 8, 2025 | Auscap Asset Management | - | - | APX.AX, ARB.AX, AUB.AX, BHP.AX, BRG.AX, CAR.AX, CQR.AX, CSL.AX, DEG.AX, HDN.AX, JHX.AX, MQG.AX, NCK.AX, NHF.AX, QUB.AX, REA.AX, REH.AX, RGN.AX, RMD.AX, SHL.AX | Australia, equities, financials, healthcare, industrials, materials, technology | View | ||
| 2024 Q1 | Mar 31, 2024 | Devon Alpha Fund | 5.4% | 5.4% | CEN.AX, CNU.NZ, CSL.AX, FRE.NZ, GMG.AX, NEM, NZX.NZ, QBE.AX, RMD, SEK.AX, SFR.AX, SKC.NZ, SPK.NZ, STO.AX, VGL.NZ, WEB.AX, WOW.AX | Australia, energy, New Zealand, Resources, technology, Travel | Contact Energy's Tauhara geothermal development represents decarbonization efforts with 152MW capacity expected online in Q3 2024. The company is working to decarbonise their generation portfolio whilst rewarding shareholders with improved margins and returns. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Auscap Asset Management | - | 6.9% | ANZ.AX, APE.AX, ARB.AX, AUB.AX, BHP.AX, BRG.AX, CAR.AX, CBA.AX, CQR.AX, CSL.AX, HMC.AX, JHX.AX, MIN.AX, MQG.AX, NAB.AX, NCK.AX, NHF.AX, QUB.AX, REA.AX, WBC.AX | Australia, banks, private markets, risk, value, volatility | Auscap discusses the significant increase in private credit funds and warns about their short operating history and limited experience with defaults. They note these funds have operated during relative calm with consistently rising property prices. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Devon Alpha Fund | 6.1% | - | AIA.NZ, AUB.AX, CEN.NZ, CSL.AX, GMG.AX, GPT.AX, JHX.AX, LNW, MIN.AX, PCT.NZ, RHC.AX, SEK.AX, SFR.AX, SGP.AX, SUN.AX, THL.NZ, VGL.NZ | Australia, dividends, Mining, New Zealand, real estate, technology, Tourism | Real estate holdings provided strong contributions across multiple funds, with Goodman Group, GPT Group, Stockland, and Precinct Properties all posting significant gains. Falling bond yields provided valuation support for the real estate sector rally. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 9, 2025 | Forager International Shares Fund | 2.9% | - | 4194.T, 5038.T, BVS.AX, CAT.AX, CCL.AX, CLH, CRH, CSL.AX, CTD.AX, DMP.AX, EML.AX, FI, FIX, GTK.AX, HPG.AX, IEL.AX, INCH.L, INGA.AS, JHX.AX, LLOY.L, MTX.DE, NUTX, PPE.AX, PPS.AX, REH.AX, RUL.AX, TSCO.L, TSLA, ZEG.L | Australia, Discipline, gold, Japan, small caps, value | Small companies are finally showing signs of a strong, broad-based recovery after years of struggling against high interest rates and passive flows into larger companies. The Australian S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index is up 22.8% for the calendar year, well in excess of the 11.5% return from the All Ordinaries. This small cap outperformance is supported by global small-cap strength, with the MSCI World Micro Cap Index up 18.8% in Australian dollars. | INCH LN VIS JP FI US ZEG LN CRH US FIX US |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 9, 2024 | Mountain Vista Wealth Management | - | - | ALD.AX, ALL.AX, APZ.AX, BHP.AX, BSL.AX, CBA.AX, CHC.AX, CSL.AX, EBO.AX, GMG.AX, MQG.AX, NCK.AX, NWSA, RMD, SOL.AX | Australia, banks, concentrated, equities, gold, real estate, value | Gold price up 16% in the quarter, outperforming S&P 500 by ~30% year to date. Historical correlation with US real yields has broken down, coinciding with Russia-Ukraine war and Western nations freezing Russian central bank funds. Central banks accelerating reserve diversification away from US dollar. | SOL.AX |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 23, 2024 | Auscap Asset Management | 0.0% | 0.0% | APE.AX, ARB.AX, BRG.AX, CAR.AX, CQR.AX, CSL.AX, HDN.AX, HMC.AX, HUB.AX, JHX.AX, MQG.AX, MRL.AX, NCK.AX, NHF.AX, NWL.AX, PWH.AX, QUB.AX, REA.AX, REH.AX, RMD.AX, SIG.AX | Australia, Building Materials, Expansion, growth, infrastructure, Logistics, Manufacturing, retail | James Hardie dominates fibre cement with 90% US market share, consistently taking share from vinyl, brick and wood due to superior aesthetics and resistance properties. The company has demonstrated strong earnings growth at high returns on capital with structural growth opportunities ahead. | QUB.AX PWH.AX NCK.AX JHX.AX |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 19, 2025 | American Century International Growth Fund | - | - | 3064.T, 7011.T, AI.PA, AIR.PA, ASML, AZN.L, BABA, CRH, CSL.AX, GLE.PA, IBE.MC, LSEG.L, NVO, ONON, PNDORA.CO, PRX.AS, RACE, SAP.DE, SHOP.TO, SONY | AI, Asia, Europe, financials, growth, healthcare, international, large cap, technology | Artificial intelligence exposure has become a broad spectrum theme with investment in data center capacity reaching across sectors and industries. AI-related demand is accelerating cloud computing segments and enabling new AI-enabled products with complex analysis and efficient deep learning models. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Oct 19, 2023 | Polen Capital – International Growth | 3.3% | 3.9% | AMS.PA, CSL.AX, EVO.ST, GLOB, LLY, MELI, NVO, SAGE.L, TEP.PA | E-Commerce, growth, international, Outperformance, Pharmaceuticals, Quality, Valuations | Polen emphasizes quality companies that can sustainably compound growth better than the index. Quality has historically outperformed the broader international universe in 18 of the past 24 years, delivering +260bps annualized outperformance from 2000-2023. The recent underperformance of quality in 2022-2023 mirrors only one other period (2003-2004), after which quality outperformed by +400bps annually for 8 consecutive years. | CSL.AX AVGO|BYD|CRWD|MELI|MSFT|NFLX|NVDA|NVO|ORLY|SPOT AMS.PA TEP.PA EVO.ST ARGX BB|DAVA|DDOG|GLOB|ILMN|LOAR|MELI|NET|NU|NVDA|TSM ARGX BB|DAVA|DDOG|GLOB|ILMN|LOAR|MELI|NET|NU|NVDA|TSM SAGE.L |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 10, 2025 | Auscap Asset Management | - | - | 360.AX, AMC.AX, APE.AX, ARB.AX, AUB.AX, BRG.AX, CAR.AX, CQR.AX, CSL.AX, GMD.AX, HDN.AX, IEL.AX, MQG.AX, NCK.AX, NHF.AX, NST.AX, ORG.AX, PLS.AX, QUB.AX, REA.AX, REH.AX, RMD.AX, SHL.AX, WTC.AX | Australia, consumer, equities, healthcare, materials, real estate | View | ||
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 6, 2026 | Airlie Australian Share Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | ALL.AX, APZ.AX, CBA.AX, CSL.AX, GMG.AX, IEL.AX, MIN.AX, RMD, SIG.AX, SVW.AX, WBC.AX | Australia, Banking, Concentration, Quality, underperformance, value | Airlie defines their investment style as focusing on undervalued quality businesses that generate high returns on capital with opportunities to grow at attractive rates on incremental capital. They believe the market regularly misprices quality businesses, creating opportunities to buy at discounted valuations. The fund seeks instances where quality businesses are trading at attractive prices relative to their intrinsic value. They believe purchasing companies at material discounts to intrinsic value drives investment returns through both earnings growth and multiple expansion over the long term. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 6, 2026 | Airlie Small Companies Fund | - | - | ALL.AX, APZ.AX, CBA.AX, CSL.AX, GMG.AX, IEL.AX, MIN.AX, RMD, SIG.AX, SVW.AX, WBC.AX | Australia, Banking, Concentration, Quality, underperformance, value | Airlie defines their investment style as focusing on undervalued quality businesses that generate high returns on capital with opportunities to grow at attractive rates on incremental capital. They believe the market regularly misprices quality businesses, creating opportunities to buy quality companies at discounted valuations where investment returns are driven by both compounding earnings growth and multiple expansion. The fund looks for instances where quality businesses are trading at attractive prices and believes they purchased their companies at material discounts to intrinsic value. They focus on buying and holding quality companies at discounted valuations, with the beauty being that investment returns can be driven by both compounding earnings growth and multiple expansion over the long term. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 18, 2022 | Auscap Asset Management | 0.0% | 0.0% | AAPL, AMZN, ANZ.AX, BHP.AX, CBA.AX, COL.AX, CSL.AX, FMG.AX, GOOGL, META, MIN.AX, MSFT, NAB.AX, NVDA, RIO.AX, RMD, STO.AX, WBC.AX, WDS.AX, WOW.AX | active management, Australia, banks, China, Iron Ore, mid cap, Passive investing, Sleep Apnea | China's steel consumption peaked in 2020 and is expected to decline to levels similar to other developed countries. With China accounting for 53.9% of world steel production and 50.8% of consumption, declining demand combined with new supply from Mineral Resources (50mtpa) and Simandou deposits (120mtpa) suggests a recipe for lower iron ore prices and declining earnings for the majors. | RMD |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 16, 2025 | Polen Capital – Global SMID Company Growth | 2.3% | 12.0% | ABNB, ADBE, AMZN, CSGP, CSL.AX, GOOGL, ICLR, MC.PA, NVO, OR.PA, ORCL, PAYC, SHOP.TO | AI, Cloud, E-Commerce, global, growth, Quality, software | AI applications are emerging across several software and cloud businesses in the portfolio, though still representing a modest percentage of revenues. The focus is shifting from infrastructure build-out to monetizing AI in the application layer, positioning the portfolio to benefit from this transition. | CSGP PAYC AMZN SHOP.TO |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 16, 2025 | Polen Capital – International Growth | - | - | ACN, AON, CSL.AX, EVO.ST, GLOB, ICLR, KER.PA, MC.PA, MELI, MNDY, NU, NVO, SAP.DE, SGE.L, SHOP.TO, SPOT, SU.PA, TEMN.SW, WTW | E-Commerce, financials, growth, healthcare, industrials, international, software, technology | Shopify continues to fire on all cylinders with accelerating GMV growth of 24% despite tough comparisons. The company benefits from powerful tailwinds including eCommerce, mobile commerce, social media, digital payments, and seamless omnichannel. MercadoLibre remains Latin America's largest ecommerce business with a long runway for growth. | WTW SPOT SU.PA MNDY NU SAP SGE.L SHOP.TO |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Polen Capital - International Growth | CSL Limited | Health Care | Biotechnology | Bull | Australian Securities Exchange | Australia, biotechnology, Nephrology, Plasma Products, rare diseases, vaccines, Vifor Acquisition | View Pitch |
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