Join for free and get access to the buyside
Get insights from the world's most influential hedge fund investors direct to your inbox
- © 2025 Buyside Digest
- Privacy Policy
- Disclaimer
- Sitemap
- Terms of Service
| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 8, 2025 | Fundsmith Equity Fund | - | -1.9% | BF-B, COLOB.CO, EL.PA, GOOGL, IDXX, INTU, MC.PA, META, MSFT, NVO, OR.PA, PEP, PM, WAT, ZTS | Currency, global, healthcare, large cap, Quality, technology | Novo Nordisk's leadership in weight loss drugs continues to face challenges with US legal and regulatory systems. The company's inability to effectively navigate regulatory hurdles has resulted in significant underperformance, accounting for almost all the fund's underperformance during the period. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Magellan High Conviction Fund | - | - | AMZN, ASML, CRM, EL.PA, GOOGL, ICE, MELI, META, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, TSLA, TSM, UBER, V | AI, Automation, Cloud, growth, innovation, large cap, semiconductors, technology | AI is rapidly advancing from LLMs to reasoning models and agentic AI, with corporate adoption accelerating across all business functions. The technology is progressing faster than mobile or internet eras, with AI likely to reach 50% US household penetration in under three years. Companies are investing over $300B in AI infrastructure in 2025 alone. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Platinum International Brands Fund | -6.0% | -6.0% | 0700.HK, AMZN, BIRK, EL.PA, GOOGL, HLN.L, ITX.MC, JD, JD.L, META, NESN.SW, PNDORA.CO, V, ZTS | brands, China, consumer, E-Commerce, Luxury, tariffs, technology | The Fund holds significant positions in e-commerce platforms including Amazon and JD.com, which benefited from Chinese tech sector recovery and DeepSeek AI developments. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Dec 31, 2025 | ACATIS Investment | 0.0% | 0.3% | ADBE, AMR, BARC.L, BKNG, BNTX, BRK-A, CLS, CRM, DHR, EBS.VI, EL.PA, EPAM, GLE.PA, GOOGL, KKR, LRCX, NVDA, PGR, TSMC, ZTS | AI, Asia, Banking, Europe, Geopolitical, semiconductors, technology, value | The report discusses the continued global race to scale artificial intelligence capabilities, emphasizing capital intensity in semiconductors, data centers, and energy infrastructure as structural drivers of corporate investment. Management highlights the migration of value from hardware build-out toward software monetization, while warning that elevated equity valuations and geopolitical fragmentation increase dispersion across regions and sectors. Portfolio positioning favors globally competitive companies with durable pricing power and exposure to long-term innovation cycles rather than cyclical beta. | PLTR KOG NO DB1 GR 1177 HK 600183 CH DHR BARC LN AMR ADBE TUNE LN FAA AV EBS AV EPAM |
View |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Lansdowne Partners European Fund | -1.6% | 7.3% | AHT.L, ASML.AS, CAP.PA, CFR.SW, CPG.L, EL.PA, FER.MC, INF.L, ISP.MI, KBC.BR, LDO.MI, LIN, ML.PA, NOVO-B.CO, REL.L, RTO.L, SAMPO.HE, SHEL.L, SIKA.SW, SU.PA, TEL2B.ST, WTB.L | concentrated, Europe, industrials, materials, value | The fund holds significant exposure to industrial companies including Compass Group, Leonardo, Schneider Electric, and RELX. These companies are experiencing varying performance driven by operational improvements, cost efficiency programs, and market share gains despite challenging end markets. | ML.PA LIN CAP.PA SIKA.SW LDO.MI EL.PA CPG.L |
View |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 9, 2026 | Fundsmith Equity Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | AAPL, ADP, AMZN, BF-B, CHD, COLPF, EL.PA, FTNT, GOOGL, IDXX, INTU, META, MSFT, NVDA, NVO, PEP, PM, TSLA, WKL.AS, ZTS | AI, Concentration, Index Funds, Performance, Quality, technology, valuation | Major tech companies are in an arms race to build AI capacity through massive capital expenditure on GPU chips and data centers. Whether this spending produces adequate returns remains an open question, with companies like Apple potentially benefiting by avoiding the race and leveraging others' infrastructure. Index funds now hold over 50% of US equity fund assets, creating momentum-driven buying that distorts markets. This passive investing creates a multiplier effect where $1 of flows can move stock prices by 5.5x, benefiting large index constituents regardless of fundamentals. Weight loss drugs are having a lasting impact on consumer behavior, directly affecting companies in snacks and alcoholic beverages. The manager sold positions in Brown-Forman and PepsiCo due to reduced appetites from these medications. The fund maintains focus on companies with high returns on capital (31% ROCE), strong margins (62% gross, 28% operating), and consistent cash conversion (94%). These quality metrics remain superior to broader market indices despite recent underperformance. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 22, 2026 | Sands Capital International Growth Fund | -4.2% | 10.9% | 6861.T, ADDTECH-B.ST, ADYEN.AS, AJINOMOTO.T, ARGX, ASML, BAJFINANCE.NS, DNP.WA, DOL.TO, EL.PA, FLUT, HDFCBANK.NS, HEXA-B.ST, III.L, MELI, NU, PME.AX, PNDORA.CO, RACE, SE, SHOP.TO, SPOT, STVG.MI, TSM, VACN.SW, WEGE3.SA | AI, defense, energy, growth, international, Robotics, Space, technology | AI spread across industries in 2025, reshaping business models and driving market leadership. The firm maintains meaningful AI exposure through hardware and software providers with clear economic models, while avoiding areas where prices assume years of success or sustainable profit remains uncertain. Defense technology is entering a structural growth phase driven by rising geopolitical risk and convergence of military and commercial innovation. Focus on autonomous systems, space sensing, secure communications, and software that connects these pieces. Advances in AI compute power are pushing robotics forward with near-term pull in logistics and warehouse environments. Focus on companies that make robots reliable, safe, and economically compelling rather than headline makers. Energy transition is blending with new power demand from data centers, transportation, and industry, straining grids and forcing aggressive investment in power infrastructure. Expecting multiyear investment cycle across the entire power value chain. Cyberattacks have become more frequent, costly, and sophisticated as more activity moves to cloud and AI tools spread. Security is no longer discretionary but a core operating requirement and foundation for trust. Space is becoming part of everyday life with satellites helping run internet, support defense, and guide transportation. Lower launch costs and improved satellite capabilities are creating growing businesses with steady, long-term revenue. | EL FP MELI RACE IM SPOT 2802 JP SE SHOP VACN SW 2330 TT GALD SW |
View |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | ClearBridge Investments International Growth ADR Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0700.HK, 8035.T, AZN.L, CLS.TO, EL.PA, ENR1.DE, GALD.SW, HEI.DE, III.L, ITX.MC, LIN, NVO, NWG.L, RACE, ROG.SW, RYA.L, SE, SIE.DE, SONY, TT, UCG.MI | AI, Asia, banks, Europe, growth, international, Pharmaceuticals, value | The Strategy saw strength in holdings supporting the buildout of AI workloads during the quarter, led by Siemens Energy (electrical equipment for data centers), Tokyo Electron (semiconductor equipment), and Celestica (cloud platform technology solutions). Data centers remain supportive for earnings revisions in industrial holdings. Health care was a focus of activity with repurchases of EssilorLuxottica and Galderma Group and addition of Roche. Roche reported positive Phase III data for giredestrant and fenebrutinib with peak sales opportunities of $5 billion each. The sector has been improving after U.S. policy pressures moderated. Increased non-U.S. defense spending is here to stay as NATO evolves from U.S. leadership to more European participation. There has been rebuilding of inventories in the European Union and efforts to maintain steady defense infrastructure supply. Japan has also increased defense spending under its new prime minister. Despite investor avoidance since COVID, Chinese innovation is rapid and happens at lower prices. The next five years will see companies consolidate and dominate higher value chain positions across pharmaceuticals, battery materials, solar energy and technology. Lower valuations and higher profitability make exposure necessary. Banks can benefit from funding AI and energy transitions through new profitable loans. Heidelberg Materials could see upside from implementing decarbonization technologies in cement production. The transition creates lending opportunities and operational improvements for industrial companies. Value has worked internationally because inexpensive stocks are direct beneficiaries of enormous stimulus measures in Germany, Europe and Japan. The Strategy increased structural growth exposure through European and U.K. banks where there is a step change in earnings. Bank valuations remain inexpensive with excess capital. | HEI GR ROG SW NWG LN AZN LN |
View |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | ClearBridge Investments International Growth ADR Strategy | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0992.HK, 1299.HK, 4091.T, 4543.T, 7936.T, 8035.T, 8766.T, ARGX, ASML, BN.PA, CPG.L, EL.PA, HLN.L, ICLR, ITX.MC, LSEG.L, NESN.SW, NVO, RTO.L, SAP, SPOT | China, cyclicals, growth, international, Japan, Stimulus, Value rotation | The manager is convinced that Japan's move to upgrade profitability, capital allocation and shareholder returns is authentic, adding four new Japanese positions. The Bank of Japan's latest Tankan survey confirmed continued recovery in domestic demand, rising GDP growth and low risk of deflation returning. | BN.PA 0992.HK 4091.T 8766.T 7936.T 4543.T |
View |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Lansdowne Partners European Fund | 1.1% | 9.1% | ASML, CAP.PA, CPG.L, DG.PA, EL.PA, IBE.MC, INF.L, ISP.MI, KBC.BR, LDO.MI, LIN, ML.PA, NESN.SW, NVO, REL.L, RTO.L, SCHN.PA, SHEL.L, SIKA.SW, TELE2.ST | Europe, industrials, infrastructure, Logistics, materials, value | UK logistics demand-supply dynamic is improving structurally with speculative construction starts down 30-40% over the last 12 months and stabilising demand environment. Segro positioned to deliver sustained 3-4% ERV growth with tier-1 assets and attractive development opportunities. | NOVO-B.CO ML.PA SGRO.L FER.MC SIKA.SW |
View |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Lansdowne Partners European Fund | 0.8% | 7.9% | ASML, BOL.ST, CBK.DE, CPG.L, DG.PA, EL.PA, HLMA.L, INF.L, ISP.MI, KBC.BR, LIN, ML.PA, NVO, REL.L, RTO.L, RYA.L, SHEL.L, SIKA.SW, SU.PA, TEL2B.ST | Europe, industrials, technology, Telecom, value | ASML maintains monopolistic position in EUV lithography equipment with ROIC >30%. Despite weak Q1 orders of EUR 3.6bn versus Q4's EUR 9.2bn, the weakness is attributed to lumpy order patterns and TSMC's negotiating position. Supply chain feedback on 2nm remains positive, supporting EUV ramp expectations. | TEL2B.ST EL.PA ASML.AS |
View |
| 2024 Q1 | Mar 31, 2024 | Lansdowne Partners European Fund | 7.0% | 7.0% | AHT.L, ASML, BOL.ST, CAP.PA, CFR.PA, CPG.L, DG.PA, EL.PA, IBE.MC, INF.L, ISP.MI, KBC.BR, LDO.MI, LIN, ML.PA, NESN.SW, NVO.CO, REL.L, RYA.L, SAMPO.HE, SE.PA, SHEL.L, SIK.SW, TELE2-B.ST, UPM.HE | defense, Europe, financials, growth, healthcare, technology, value | European defense spending expected to experience major up-cycle with potential to add over EUR 80bn to regional defense budgets to meet NATO 2% GDP requirement. Leonardo positioned to benefit from increased equipment procurement and electronic content trends. | EL.PA REL.L LDO.MI KBC.BR ASML.AS |
View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Lansdowne Partners European Fund | EssilorLuxottica | Health Care | Health Care Equipment & Supplies | Bull | Euronext Paris | defensive, eyecare, france, healthcare, Italy, Myopia, smart glasses, vertically integrated | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Lansdowne Partners European Fund | EssilorLuxottica SA | Health Care | Health Care Equipment & Supplies | Bull | Euronext Paris | Aging demographics, Eye Care, Healthcare Equipment, innovation, Myopia Management, R&D Leadership, smart glasses, vertical integration | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Lansdowne Partners European Fund | EssilorLuxottica | Health Care | Health Care Equipment & Supplies | Bull | Euronext Paris | innovation, Medium-term Growth, Meta Collaboration, smart glasses, strategic investment, Technology Partnership | View Pitch |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Substack | Rijnberk Invest Insights | EssilorLuxottica | Health Care | Medical Instruments & Supplies | Bull | EssilorLuxottica, eyewear market, growth opportunity, innovation, MedTech wearables, Meta partnership, Oakley, Ray-Ban, smart glasses, vertical integration | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No investor data available. | ||||||||