| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 3, 2025 | Frank Value Fund | - | 8.4% | CTLP, NRG, VST | AI, catalysts, Electricity, Independent Power Producers, mid cap, spinoffs, value | IPPs led performance reversal after tariff tantrum, with both fund holdings ranking in top S&P 500 performers YTD. NRG Energy completed transformative acquisition adding Northeast and Texas generation assets, with seller taking $2.8B in NRG stock showing confidence in electricity demand dynamics. Companies guiding strong growth driven by AI datacenter buildouts from hyperscaler technology companies. | CTLP VST NRG CTLP VST NRG |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 25, 2025 | Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund | 6.5% | - | ABCB, ALG, BATRK, BXC, CTLP, ECPG, FRPH, HBB, IBTX, KALU, LXU, MYR, OCFC, PB, PRA, SAGE, SBSI, SUPN, UMBF, VC | Balance Sheet, Financial Strength, M&A, Resource Conversion, small cap, value | U.S. small-cap companies present once-in-a-generation attractive opportunities relative to the broader equity market after lengthy underperformance. Higher volatility in small-caps increases probability of significant mispricing, creating opportunities for active managers. The investment universe offers particularly high volume of merger and acquisition activity with low impediments to transactions. | VC CTLP SUPN CTLP |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 21, 2025 | Laughing Water Capital | 13.1% | - | CDMO, CLAR, CTLP, GFL, HUBS, LFCR, NN, PAR, PLYA, SES.TO, THRY, VTY.L, WCN | Biotech, Buybacks, Canada, Oil Services, small caps, value, Waste management | SECURE Waste Infrastructure represents a transformation from cyclical oil services to recurring waste management with 80% of cash flows now recurring versus 60% previously cyclical. The company benefits from regulatory moats, geographic advantages, and stable demand from Western Canadian oil production. Management is aggressively repurchasing shares at attractive valuations. | VTY.L PAR NN LFCR SES.TO CLAR THRY VTY LN PAR NN LFCR SES CN CLAR |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 24, 2025 | Laughing Water Capital | -13.0% | -13.0% | CTLP, HGV, LFCR, NN, PAR, PLYA, THRY, VTY.L, XPOF | Biotechnology, Buybacks, Resilience, small caps, software, Spectrum, tariffs, value | Manager discusses Trump administration's tariff plans and their potential economic impact, noting uncertainty around implementation and suggesting much may be posturing. Believes Trump will likely declare victory on tariffs with minimal actual changes to avoid losing midterm elections. | PAR VTY.L NN LFCR CDMO XPOF |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 21, 2025 | Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund | 7.2% | - | ABAC, BATRK, BCC, BXC, COLL, CTAS, CTLP, ECPG, FRPH, HBB, HFWA, ITIC, KALU, LXU, MYRG, PB, PRA, ROG, SD, SUPN, TDW, UMBF, UNF, VSTO | Building Materials, financials, healthcare, industrials, Pharmaceuticals, small caps, technology, value | The fund focuses on buying companies trading at discounts to conservative estimates of net asset value, with shares not reflective of potential for business improvement or value creation. The investment approach emphasizes businesses well-financed and trading below intrinsic value with identifiable value creation levers. | ROG BOISE AMBC AMBC |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 17, 2022 | Laughing Water Capital | 2.5% | 11.1% | APG, CDMO, CTLP, ERIC, HALO, HGV, LFCR, LMB, NN, THRY, VTY.L, XPOF | Biotechnology, contrarian, Franchising, momentum, quantitative, small caps, value | Manager focuses on contrarian investing in businesses trading at single digit multiples of free cash flow, believing good businesses led by incentivized people will not trade at these levels forever. The strategy targets hidden corners of the market with optical, operational, or structural problems that are likely temporary. | XPOF CTLP |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 16, 2025 | Laughing Water Capital | 18.6% | 39.5% | CDMO, CTLP, HUBS, LFCR, NN, PAR, THRY, TTAN, VTY.L, VZ | Biotech, Concentration, small caps, software, Spectrum, technology, value | NextNav represents a next-generation GPS and wireless spectrum investment with significant upside potential. The company is awaiting FCC approval for its petition to update 900 MHz spectrum band rules, which would enable terrestrial GPS and 5G spectrum creation. Recent valuation markers suggest the spectrum could be worth approximately $40 per share if approved. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Frank Value Fund | Cantaloupe Inc | Information Technology | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | All-cash Transaction, Catalyst, mid-cap, Payments, small-cap, Software, take-private, Takeover Premium, Unattended Retail | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund | Cantaloupe Inc. | Information Technology | Data Processing & Outsourced Services | Bull | NASDAQ | Automation, consolidation, customer retention, Micro Markets, payment processing, private equity, Resource Conversion, SaaS, Telematic Patents, Unattended Retail, Vending | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Laughing Water Capital | Cantaloupe Inc. | Information Technology | Application Software | Bull | NASDAQ | EBITDA growth, operating leverage, Payments, recurring revenue, Self-Service Retail, Software, Technology Solutions, Value, Vending | View Pitch |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letters | Vic Cunningham | Cantaloupe, Inc. | Information Technology | Data Processing & Outsourced Services | Bull | NASDAQ | Automation, consolidation, Payments, premium, Privatization, Spreads, Transactions | View Pitch |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Fund Letters | Brian Frank | Cantaloupe Inc. | Information Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Bull | NASDAQ | acquisition, Payments, Privatization, Recurringrevenue, Vending | View Pitch |
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