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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 15, 2025 | Smead Value Fund | -2.4% | -5.4% | AMGN, AXP, BRK-A, CSCO, CVE, DHI, DVN, EBAY, INTC, JPM, LEN, MAC, MRK, MSFT, NVR, OXY, SPG | energy, Homebuilders, Long Term, underperformance, value | The fund positions itself as a value-oriented strategy, drawing parallels to Warren Buffett's underperformance during the dot-com bubble. The managers emphasize their focus on neglected companies while money flows into popular growth stocks and the Magnificent Seven. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 10, 2025 | Guinness Global Energy | - | 5.3% | BP, CNQ, COP, CVE, CVX, DVN, E, ENB, EOG, EQNR, FANG, GALP.LS, IMO, KMI, OMV.VI, PTR, REP.MC, SHEL, SU, TTE, XOM | dividends, energy, Geopolitical, Natural Gas, oil, Opec, valuation | Oil prices rose sharply intra-month due to Israel-Iran conflict, with Brent reaching $80/bl before falling back to $68/bl. OPEC+ continues increasing production quotas while US shale production growth slows due to lower rig counts and capital discipline. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 4, 2025 | Vltava Fund | - | - | ABG, AMAT, ATD, BMW.DE, BN, BRK-A, CVE, JPM, LRCX, MKL, NVR, OSB.L, QUCO.MX, STLA, URI, WSM | Berkshire, Capital Allocation, Intrinsic Value, long-term, Quality, Speculation, value | Manager emphasizes long-term value investing approach focused on companies trading below intrinsic value with high returns on capital. Portfolio demonstrates value principles through holdings like Berkshire Hathaway purchased at significant discount to book value. | URI BRK-A |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 30, 2025 | Guinness Global Energy | 9.4% | 9.4% | BP, CNQ, COP, CVE, CVX, DVN, E, ENB, EOG, EQNR, FANG, GALP.LS, IMO, KMI, OMV.VI, PTR, REP, SHEL, SU, TTE, XOM | dividends, energy, Geopolitical, global, Natural Gas, oil, value | Oil prices remained robust with Brent averaging $75/bl in Q1 2025, supported by lower supply expectations and geopolitical tensions. The managers believe oil remains good value at around 2.7% of global GDP, well below historical averages. They see potential for higher prices driven by OPEC+ production management and geopolitical supply disruptions. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 30, 2024 | Guinness Global Energy | - | 10.2% | BP, CNQ, COP, CVE, CVX, DVN, E, EOG, EQNR, FANG, GALP.LS, IMO, OMV.VI, PTR, PXD, REP.MC, SHEL, SU, TTE, XOM | dividends, energy, free cash flow, Gas, oil, Opec, valuation | Oil prices strengthened in March driven by tighter supply/demand fundamentals, Middle Eastern tensions, and good OPEC+ compliance. Brent rose 16% year-to-date while 5-year forward prices increased 5%. The fund sees oil remaining affordable at current levels, representing only 2.8% of global GDP versus 30-year average of 3%. | View | |
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 21, 2026 | Smead Value Fund | 8.5% | 8.5% | AMZN, APA, AXP, CVE, GOOG, LEN, META, MSFT, OXY, QCOM | cash flow, Concentration, energy, Geopolitical, oil, technology, value | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Miller Howard North American Energy Fund | - | - | AESI, AR, COP, CVE, CVX, EQT, GPOR, HES, KMI, LBRT, SM, SOBO, SU, TRGP, WTTR, XOM | Canada, dividends, energy, Midstream, Natural Gas, oil, Trade Policy | Oil prices remained flat during the quarter despite energy sector outperformance. The portfolio focuses on producers with long drilling inventory to reduce volatility from short-term oil price fluctuations. Permian Basin production analysis shows rapid well decline rates, making longer-term price stability more likely than short-term volatility. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | L1 Capital Long Short Fund | -7.9% | -7.9% | 000660.KS, CNU.AX, CRH, CVE, DEG.AX, DOW.AX, FLTR.L, FRA.DE, LSF.AX, LTMAQ, MEG.TO, NEM, NST.AX, NWG.L, QAN.AX, QBE.AX, RMV.L, TESCO.L, TSM, WGX.AX | Australia, cyclicals, Factor, gold, growth, Long/Short, Overvaluation, value | Fund maintains significant long positions in gold equities amid 26% gold price increase in 2024. Central bank demand driven by geopolitical tensions and de-dollarization trends. Gold offers hedge against U.S. fiscal concerns and inflation risks. Asian demand accelerating while Western ETF flows declining. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | L1 Capital Long Short Fund | 2.4% | 10.8% | AZJ.AX, BABA, BSL.AX, CNU.AX, CRH, CVE, FLTR.L, IMD.AX, NEM, NUF.AX, STO.AX, VEA.AX, WGX.AX | Australia, energy, gold, industrials, infrastructure, Long/Short, materials, value | Portfolio maintains significant Energy exposure despite underperformance in 2023. Manager sees positive macro outlook with oil above $70, elevated geopolitical tensions, improving supply/demand dynamics, and multi-decade low inventories. Key positions include Santos with potential structural options and Cenovus generating strong free cash flows. | AZJ.AX CNU.NZ IMD.AX NUF.AX WGX.AX NEM FLTR.L CRH CVE.TO STO.AX |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 7, 2025 | Oldfield Partners Overstone Global Large Cap | 5.8% | 26.7% | 0001.HK, 005930.KS, BABA, CVE, DIS, EZJ.L, HEIA.AS, MT, SNY | AI, Bubble, Cloud, contrarian, global, semiconductors, value | Markets increasingly dominated by AI with extreme valuations reminiscent of dotcom bubble. Palantir trades at 100x revenue, OpenAI at 40x revenue. Risk of capital misallocation rising with companies like CoreWeave spending $20bn on capex against $5bn revenue. | CKHUY US BABA US 005930 KS |
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| 2022 Q3 | Oct 24, 2022 | L1 Capital Long Short Fund | 2.4% | 10.8% | CVE, MIN AU, PPB GR, QAN AU, RHC AU, SFR AU | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 19, 2025 | Smead Value Fund | 10.7% | 4.7% | AMGN, APA, AXP, CACC, COP, CSCO, CVE, DHI, FANG, INTC, LEN, MAC, MRK, MSFT, NVR, OXY, SPG, TGT, UHAL, UNH | AI, commodities, energy, Homebuilders, technology, value | Energy positions delivered meaningful contributions despite WTI crude oil averaging around $65 per barrel. At current levels near $60 WTI, few bullish factors are reflected in market pricing while companies make disciplined acquisitions and maintain strong balance sheets. | MRK SPG DHI APA |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 14, 2025 | Guinness Global Energy | - | 14.2% | BKR, BP, COP, CVE, CVX, E, EOG, EQNR, FANG, GALP.LS, HAL, OMV.VI, REP.MC, SHEL, SLB, SU, TTE, VLO, WMB, XOM | energy, global, Natural Gas, oil, Opec, Russia, Ukraine | Oil prices remained mixed in September with WTI falling slightly while Brent stayed flat. Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure and OPEC production decisions continue to drive price volatility. The fund expects oil prices to move higher over the next twenty years due to population growth, developing world industrialization, and diminishing fossil fuel supplies. | EOG REP SM HAL VAL |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 24, 2026 | Miller Howard North American Energy Fund | 1.0% | 6.1% | CHRD, CNQ, CVE, CVX, EQT, GPOR, HES, LBRT, MPC, OKE, OXY, PBA, PSX, RRC, SM, SU, VLO, XOM | Data centers, dividends, energy, Natural Gas, North America, oil, Refiners | Pressure pumpers are seeing growing interest in supplying power to data centers under long-term contractual arrangements. Mobile generation equipment can be deployed within weeks at competitive efficiency levels. Liberty Energy announced a positive 1GW data center power generation project by year-end 2027. Natural gas prices rallied sharply amid a cold start to winter in the US, supported by strong LNG exports and rising data center power demand. The portfolio reduced natural gas price exposure by selling EQT Corp and trimming Range Resources Corp. Oil prices drifted lower on a near-term supply glut and closed the quarter in the mid-$50/bbl range. Adjusted for inflation, prices are near century lows. At current prices, E&Ps are expected to further rein in production with US supply likely to decline in 2026. The portfolio increased Valero and Phillips 66 on strong refinery dynamics. Marathon Petroleum had a rare refinery earnings miss on operational items believed to be one-time, with favorable 2026 capex guidance. The portfolio currently offers an indicated yield of 3.2% that is well supported down to roughly $45/bbl oil, with potential for significantly larger variable capital returns at higher commodity prices. Suncor Energy raised its dividend 5.3% amid strong buybacks. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 21, 2026 | Smead Value Fund | 0.3% | 5.1% | AMGN, APA, AXP, CVE, DHI, EBAY, FANG, HD, LEN, MAC, MRK, OXY, SPG, UHAL | contrarian, energy, healthcare, Homebuilders, long-term, Market Extremes, S&P 500, value | The fund maintains a concentrated value approach designed to maximize long-term returns. The managers position themselves as contrarians, being greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy. They believe deeply out of favor parts of the index like healthcare, energy and homebuilders could receive money coming out of growth stocks. Higher rates have continued to weigh on the homebuilder space as well as an increase in inventory. The fund regards homebuilders' capacity to maintain construction activity throughout the cycle as a key competitive strength, with less resilient competitors likely to exit the market during prolonged cyclical downturns. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Miller Howard North American Energy Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | AESI, CHRD, CVE, CVX, DINO, HES, KMI, OXY, PBA, TRGP, TRP, WTTR, XOM | energy, Midstream, Natural Gas, oil, Pipelines, Shale | Portfolio rotation into natural gas-focused midstream stocks delivered strong returns this quarter, partially offsetting oil producer and refiner weakness. Kinder Morgan is seeing excitement around long-term exposure to AI-related natural gas developments. | AESI WTTR |
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| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | L1 Capital Long Short Fund | 2.4% | 10.8% | CVE, FLTR, IMD.AX, JHX.AX, NUF.AX, STO.AX, SVW.AX, WOR.AX | Australia, energy, LNG, Long/Short, oil, Santos, value | Energy remains a sector the fund is very constructive on, with analysis supporting potential for a more resilient market than investors expect. The fund believes the energy market will remain tight with solid demand growth and constrained supply growth, supporting oil prices well above industry break-even levels. OPEC+ supply discipline and declining U.S. shale drilling activity are key supply constraints. | WOR.AX JHX.AX SVW.AX CVE.TO STO.AX |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 31, 2024 | Guinness Global Energy | 0.0% | 10.3% | BP, CNQ, COP, CVE, CVX, DVN, E, EOG, EQNR, FANG, GALP.LS, IMO, OMV.VI, PTR, REP.MC, SHEL, SNP, SU, TTE, XOM | dividends, energy, Free Cash, global, Natural Gas, oil, Opec, valuation | Oil prices strengthened in June with WTI closing at $81.5/bl and Brent at $87/bl. OPEC+ maintained production quotas while aspiring to add spare capacity back in 2025. The managers see oil demand growth of 1.0-1.3m b/day in 2024, with aviation being a key driver as global flights are now 13% above 2019 levels. | View | |
| 2022 Q4 | Feb 24, 2023 | L1 Capital Long Short Fund | 2.4% | 10.8% | CHR CN, CVE, FLTR LN, MDGL, MIN AU, ORG AU, QAN AU, QBE AU, SHOP, TECK | - | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Cole Smead | Cenovus Energy Inc. | Energy | Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | Bull | capital allocation, energy, merger, oil, synergies, Value | View Pitch | |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Seeking Alpha | Cenovus Energy Inc. | Oil & Gas Integrated | Bull | acquisition, bolt-on acquisition, Cenovus Energy, Dividend Growth, Energy Sector, MEG Energy, operational efficiencies, share repurchase, synergies, thermal oil | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amit Wadhwaney | Moerus Capital Management LLC | $231.9M | $209,402 | 0.09% | 12,377 | +12,377 | +100.00% | 0.0005% |
| Paul Tudor Jones | Tudor Investment Corp | $53.4B | $218,268 | 0.00% | 12,900 | -30,300 | -70.14% | 0.0005% |
| Steven A. Cohen | Point72 Asset Management | $86.8B | $52.9M | 0.06% | 3,127,032 | -640,561 | -17.00% | 0.1246% |
| Bill Smead | Smead Capital Management | $4.8B | $283.6M | 5.89% | 16,763,978 | +374,238 | +2.28% | 0.6680% |
| Ray Dalio | Bridgewater Associates | $27.4B | $1.5M | 0.01% | 91,078 | -4,704 | -4.91% | 0.0036% |
| Dmitry Balyasny | Balyasny Asset Management | $76.6B | $26.6M | 0.03% | 1,571,629 | -1,007,843 | -39.07% | 0.0626% |
| Israel Englander | Millennium Management LLC | $233.2B | $4.4M | 0.00% | 258,600 | -3,500 | -1.52% | 0.0103% |
| Terrence Murphy | Clearbridge Investments | $124.9B | $58.5M | 0.05% | 3,456,694 | +793,761 | +29.81% | 0.1377% |
| Cliff Asness | AQR Capital Management | $190.6B | $64.4M | 0.03% | 3,804,849 | +3,728,235 | +4866.26% | 0.1516% |
| Brian Ashford-Russell | Polar Capital Holdings | $25.8B | $10.6M | 0.04% | 702,794 | -391,465 | -35.77% | 0.0250% |
| Louis Bacon | Moore Capital Management | $6.8B | $7.6M | 0.11% | 450,000 | +450,000 | +100.00% | 0.0179% |