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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Sep 3, 2025 | VH Standard Asset Management | 8.1% | 7.1% | BASE, BERY, BPMC, BRDG, COOP, DFS, ESGR, GMS, GTLS, HES, JNPR, JWN, LFCR, RDFN, SGOV, SPTN, STR, SWTX, TURN, X | Antitrust, Cash, Deregulation, M&A, Merger Arbitrage, Regulatory | The manager notes a significant pickup in M&A activity within the biotech-pharma-healthcare industry recently, which has provided deal flow for the portfolio. Johnson & Johnson's $15 billion acquisition of Intra-Cellular received no regulatory scrutiny, exemplifying the more permissive environment. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Aug 12, 2024 | Eagle Capital Management | 5.1% | 18.6% | AA, AAPL, AER, AMZN, AON, CHTR, CMCSA, COF, COP, DFS, ELV, GE, GEV, GOOGL, GS, HLT, HUM, LLY, META, MSFT, NVDA | Concentration, large cap, Passive, S&P 500, technology, valuation | The S&P 500 has approximately 35% of its capital in only 10 companies, nearly double the concentration the index has averaged over the past twenty years. Eight of the top ten companies are in technology, creating extreme sector concentration risk that makes the index riskier than historically. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 8, 2024 | Middle Coast Investing | 0.0% | 0.0% | AAPL, ACLS, AER, AMZN, ARLO, ATKR, ATRO, AVGO, BKNG, DFS, FCNCA, FG, GOGO, LULU, NVDA, OMAB, PGR, SJM, TSM, VOW3.DE | Discipline, Portfolio Management, small caps, stock selection, value | Manager emphasizes buying quality companies at reasonable prices, gravitating toward cheaper, lower earnings-multiple stocks where price doesn't reflect potential value. Focus on finding stocks that will be worth more in 2-3 years than current market price suggests. | GOGO SJM ATRO LULU |
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| 2024 Q2 | May 2, 2024 | TPG Angelo Gordon | - | - | ACI, AGR, AMZN, ANSS, COF, DFS, EVBG, IRBT, JBLU, KR, PGTI, PNM, SAVE, SNPS | CLO, CMBS, credit, high yield, Leveraged Loans, private credit, rates, real estate | Persistently elevated interest rates and uncertainty about future rate decisions continued to cloud the marketplace. Investment volume was down close to 50% year-over-year as of the end of February, reflecting uncertainty about pricing, elevated debt costs, and limited availability of financing. With $2 trillion of commercial mortgages set to mature over the next 36 months, there will be a growing opportunity to provide rescue capital or acquire high-quality assets at reset valuations. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | May 17, 2025 | VH Standard Asset Management | - | - | ALTM, ALTR, APO, AZPN, BECN, BRDG, COF, DFS, DNB, EDR, ESGR, HCP, HEES, HHH, HRI, JNPR, JWN, K, PDCO, PLYA, RDFN, RDUS, SWTX, TURN, WBA | Capital markets, M&A, Merger Arbitrage, risk management, volatility | The manager expects M&A activity to pick up significantly, leading to increased overbids and excess returns. Current environment shows minimal overbids, quiet go-shops, and subdued optimism, but historical patterns suggest this will revert to more competitive conditions similar to the 1980s merger boom. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 22, 2024 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 0.0% | 0.0% | AAPL, AXP, BAC, BRK.A, C, COF, DFS, FITB, GS, JPM, MS, NTRS, UBS, WFC | AI, Banking, geopolitics, inflation, Leadership, policy, regulation, risk | JPMorgan Chase has grown its AI organization to over 2,000 experts and has 400+ use cases in production across marketing, fraud, and risk. The firm is exploring generative AI for software engineering, customer service, and operations, while investing in data migration to public cloud to unlock AI capabilities. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 2, 2024 | Middle Coast Investing | - | - | AAPL, ACLS, ADM, AER, AMZN, ARLO, ATKR, AVGO, BKNG, DBX, DFS, EB, FCNCA, FG, OMAB, PGR, SNX, SPOT, VMEO, WS | Cyclical, financials, industrials, Portfolio Management, Selling, small caps, technology, value | Archers-Daniels-Midland is one of the biggest grain traders in the world, part of the ABCD group that controls 90% of global grain trade. The company is cyclical and peaked in 2022 as the Russia invasion of Ukraine caused grain prices to go up, now closer to the bottom of a cycle. Buying a company with a strong balance sheet at less than 10x bottom earnings usually works out well. | VMEO SNX ADM |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 11, 2025 | Middle Coast Investing | - | - | AAPL, AER, AMZN, ATKR, ATRO, AVGO, BRK.B, CCK, DALN, DFS, ECG, FCNCA, LULU, OMAB, PGR, PTLO, SCHW, SCS, SON, TRIP | aerospace, Airports, infrastructure, insurance, technology, Trade Policy, volatility | Manager expects continued volatility due to Trump administration's erratic policy approach and indifference to stock market performance. Planning to be quicker about buying and selling to take advantage of volatility, with raised cash levels to navigate uncertain environment. | GOOG SON ECG |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Eagle Capital Management | 0.7% | 0.7% | AA, AER, AMZN, AON, BAYRY, CHTR, CMCSA, COF, COP, DFS, EL, ELV, GE, GEV, GOOGL, HLT, HUM, INTU, LBRDK, LEN | AI, diversification, Geopolitical, long-term, Recession, tariffs, uncertainty, value | The administration is serious about changing trade flows and will implement significant tariffs, though ultimate levies expected to come down from headline rates. Tariffs are a form of consumption tax shared by consumers and foreign exporters, with corporate profits expected to be somewhat lower. Manufacturing capacity additions to the U.S. will be limited to quick-cycle projects with good returns on capital. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Mar 10, 2025 | Turtle Creek Fund Test | -2.7% | - | AHT.L, AMCR, ATS.TO, BERY, BF.A, DFS, DOO.TO, KNSL, MGRC, PFB.TO, URBN, URI, WSC | Buybacks, Deregulation, Financial Services, mid cap, Trade Policy, value | Trump administration expected to be more business friendly with push for deregulation and lower corporate taxes. CFPB under Trump widely expected to be more business friendly and less focused on increasing regulatory burden. Proposed cap on credit card late fees may be dropped under new administration. | WSC KNSL AHT.L DOO.TO BERY BFH |
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| 2025 Q3 | Dec 9, 2025 | RGA Investment Advisors | - | - | AAPL, AXP, COF, DFS, GOOGL, MA, NVDA, PLTR, V | AI, Banking, Concentration, healthcare, Networks, payments, Search, technology | AI is dominating market performance and sucking the air out of everything else. Google has evolved from facing an AI threat to becoming a dominant AI player with vertical integration advantages across semiconductors, hardware, models, consumer, and enterprise. The company's proprietary TPU chips and integration of AI into search positions it as a low-cost provider in the AI ecosystem. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Nov 19, 2024 | Eagle Capital Management | - | - | AMZN, AON, CHTR, CMCSA, COF, COP, DFS, ELV, GEV, GOOGL, GS, HLT, HUM, META, MSFT, NFLX, OXY, SAP, TSM, WWD | aerospace, Aftermarket, growth, Quality, value | Eagle views aerospace as one of the most attractive segments of the global economy, driven by strong demand growth and technical moats. The company highlights Woodward's unique position in aerospace aftermarket with tripled content share on new generation narrowbody aircraft. | WWD |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 4, 2024 | Middle Coast Investing | 0.0% | 0.0% | AAPL, ABM, ACLS, AER, AMZN, APOG, ATKR, AVGO, BKNG, BOOM, DFS, EB, FCNCA, FG, GOGO, LULU, OMAB, PGR, SCHW, VMEO | financials, industrials, insurance, small caps, technology, Transitions, value | Axcelis, a semiconductor equipment maker, is caught between slowing electric vehicle demand and delayed memory chip recovery. The company has gained market share and maintains a strong balance sheet despite current headwinds. Micron's recent earnings suggest memory recovery may be approaching. | BOOM ABM APOG ATKR |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 8, 2025 | Middle Coast Investing | - | - | AAPL, ACLS, ADM, AER, AMZN, ATKR, ATRO, AVGO, BKNG, DFS, EB, FCNCA, FG, LULU, OMAB, PGR, PTLO, SCS, TRIP, TSM | Portfolio Management, Restaurants, small caps, technology, Travel, value | Travel is the manager's favorite sector to study and has paid off over the years. TripAdvisor's Viator business finally passed legacy TripAdvisor in revenue in Q3 2024, with the race between Viator's growth and legacy decline now seeming winnable. The manager views travel as offering continued opportunities. | TRIP PTLO |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Bronte Capital Amalthea Fund | -3.7% | 0.0% | AXP, BAC, BMY, BRK-B, C, COF, DFS, GOOGL, JPM, KRTX, REGN, SMMT, V | Antitrust, Biotechnology, Hedge Fund, Long/Short, payments, Short Selling | Fund discusses multiple biotech investments including Regeneron's platform for drug development using genetically modified mice and genetic databases. Also covers failed short position in Karuna Therapeutics which was acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb for $14 billion, and Summit Therapeutics which developed a bispecific cancer drug targeting PD1 and VEGF pathways. | DFS V REGN |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 4, 2024 | Harris Associates Concentrated Strategy | 6.7% | 6.7% | CHTR, COF, DE, DFS, HLT, KKR, LAD, PSX, WBD | Agriculture, concentrated, energy, financials, Intrinsic Value, value | KKR showed strong performance with private markets fundraising, carried interest revenue and capital markets fee generation achieving their best results since mid-2022. The firm benefited from improved market conditions for alternative asset managers. | DE PSX KKR COF |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Bronte Capital Amalthea Fund | Discover Financial Services | Financials | Consumer Finance | Bull | NYSE | Cash-Back Rewards, credit cards, Disintermediation, financial services, Lower-Middle Class, Merger Arbitrage, network effects, Payment Network, synergies, Visa Competition | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Einhorn | Greenlight Capital Inc | $9.9B | $97.4M | 0.99% | 561,671 | +561,671 | +100.00% | 0.2122% |
| Chris Rokos | Rokos Capital Management | $9.9B | $97.4M | 0.99% | 561,671 | +561,671 | +100.00% | 0.2122% |
| Bruce Kovner | Caxton Associates | $3.2B | $38.0M | 1.20% | 219,236 | +219,236 | +100.00% | 0.0000% |
| Kevin M. Keeley | Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC | $824.8M | $664,194 | 0.08% | 3,891 | -3,443 | -46.95% | 0.0000% |