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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 25, 2025 | Davis New York Venture Fund | - | 11.5% | AMAT, AMZN, BRK-B, COF, CVS, DANSKE.CO, DGX, HUM, META, MGM, OC, SOLV, TECK, TOU.TO, TSN, TXN, UNH, USB, VTRS, WFC | AI, Concentration, financials, inflation, Quality, technology, Transition, value | GenAI is likely the most transformational technological development in modern history, driving major advances across industries while creating significant competitive, economic and social risks. The market for AI products and services is still in early days with fierce competition, making it risky to project long-term winners based on recent performance. AI will prove disruptive to once stable industries in ways difficult to anticipate. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Oct 31, 2023 | Davis New York Venture Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2318.HK, AMAT, AMZN, BK, BRK-B, CI, COF, D05.SI, DANSKE.CO, DGX, GOOGL, IAC, JPM, META, OC, TECK, TXN, USB, VTRS, WFC | Banking, fundamentals, healthcare, Quality, Resilience, technology, undervalued, value | The fund focuses on companies trading at attractive valuations despite strong fundamentals. Portfolio companies trade at 11.4x forward earnings, a 45% discount to the S&P 500, while growing earnings faster than market averages. The end of the easy-money era has created opportunities in undervalued, high-quality businesses. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 19, 2026 | Artisan International Fund | 1.6% | 36.3% | 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 300750.SZ, AI.PA, DANSKE.CO, ELI.BR, NGG, SSE.L, TSCO.L, TSM, UBS | defense, Electrification, Europe, growth, international, semiconductors, Utilities, value | The portfolio benefited from defense holdings including South Korean companies Hanwha Aerospace and LIG Nex1. Defense companies continue to expand globally with European governments investing for security independence outside NATO agreements. The Middle East has emerged as an opportunity area for Korean defense companies. Utilities and grid modernization were areas of strength. National Grid and SSE contributed positively reflecting investor confidence in regulated asset bases and accelerating investment in grid modernization. Elia Group is supported by significant acceleration in capital investment across German and Belgian electricity grids. The portfolio has exposure to electrification trends through companies like LS Electric benefiting from global spending on grid modernization and power transmission infrastructure. CATL provides exposure to battery products for electric vehicles and energy storage systems aligned with long-duration electrification tailwinds. Samsung Electronics provided exposure to AI infrastructure growth as a direct beneficiary of high demand for AI-related chips including DRAM and HBM. Samsung's sixth-generation HBM4 semiconductor recorded the highest operating speed in technical tests, boosting sentiment toward semiconductor manufacturers. | MELI 300750 CH MNC TSCO LN 005930 KS SSE LN NG LN 010120 KS 079550 KS 012450 KS |
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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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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 25, 2024 | Davis Global Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 3690.HK, AMAT, AMZN, BAER.SW, BRK-B, COF, D05.SI, DANSKE.CO, DAR, GOOGL, HUM, INTC, META, NPSNY, PRX.AS, TSN, WFC | AI, China, global, semiconductors, technology, value | AI drove strong earnings for many portfolio companies including Meta, Amazon and Applied Materials. Meta is creating huge value by using AI to improve content and retool advertising to engage target audiences more precisely. Applied Materials benefits from AI demand through advanced packaging for high-bandwidth memory and multi-chip integration. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 25, 2024 | Davis New York Venture Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | 005930.KS, 2318.HK, AMAT, AMZN, BAER.SW, BK, BRK-B, CI, COF, D05.SI, DANSKE.CO, DGX, GOOGL, IAC, JPM, META, MGM, OC, TECK, USB, VTRS, WFC | banks, healthcare, interest rates, Quality, technology, value | The fund emphasizes valuation discipline and seeks companies trading at attractive prices relative to fundamentals. Portfolio trades at only 12 times forward earnings, a 46% discount to S&P 500 despite strong earnings growth. The end of the free money era has created opportunities for value-conscious investors. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | May 4, 2024 | Davis New York Venture Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | 005930.KS, 2318.HK, AMAT, AMZN, BAER.SW, BK, BRK-B, CI, COF, D05.SI, DANSKE.CO, DGX, GOOGL, IAC, JPM, META, MGM, OC, TECK, USB, VTRS, WFC | banks, financials, healthcare, Quality, rates, technology, value | The fund emphasizes the end of the free money era that began in 2008-2009, with the Federal Reserve raising rates 11 consecutive times starting March 2022. This normalization creates headwinds for speculative growth companies but tailwinds for durable, attractively valued businesses with strong fundamentals. The managers view this as a return to normalcy where valuation discipline matters again. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Ariel International Fund | Danske Bank A/S | Financials | Banks | Bull | NASDAQ Copenhagen | capital returns, credit quality, Danish Bank, European Banking, Money Laundering Settlement, net interest margin | View Pitch |
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