| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 24, 2025 | Diamond Hill Small Cap Fund | -11.5% | -11.5% | ALGT, AVNS, CALM, CIVI, COOP, ESGR, FADV, FTAI, HLIO, IGIC, LOB, NSP, SEB, TBK, TKO.TO, TTAN, UGI, WBS | Mortgage, small caps, tariffs, Trade Policy, Utilities, value, volatility | President Trump announced significant tariffs including a 104% tariff on China in response to retaliation, creating widespread uncertainty about global trade relationships. Markets are struggling to digest whether tariffs are negotiation tactics or permanent policy changes that will reshape world trade order. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund | 7.5% | 8.2% | AAN, AEL, AGCO, ALTM, ARW, AX, CNO, CNXC, CSGS, CSWI, DAR, DCO, DECK, ESGR, FN, GGG, GIII, JBT, LEVI, MDU | Balance Sheet, compounders, Quality, small cap, valuation, value | The fund emphasizes high-quality compounders with strong balance sheets, high returns on capital, and steady margins. Quality has been a large contributor to outperformance during market downturns. The manager prefers companies where earnings will be higher in three to five years. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 8, 2025 | FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund | 7.5% | 13.8% | AAPL, ESGR, FN, IAC, IDCC, IMKTA, MGM, NNI, NVDA, OSK, REVG, RLI, SAIC, SFM, SNX, THS, VSH | Defensive, Disciplined, downside protection, Quality, small cap, value | The fund follows a disciplined four-pillar process focusing on quality companies with strong balance sheets, valuation discipline, strong management teams, and growing industries with stable competitive dynamics. Quality is defined by steady operating margins and high returns on capital, allowing companies to compound value over time. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 31, 2024 | VH Standard Asset Management | - | -0.8% | CPRI, CTLT, EDR, ESGR, FYBR, GBNY, HCP, HES, JNPR, K, MGRC, MNTX, RCM, SMAR, SRCL, SRDX, VBFC | Deal Analysis, diversification, insurance, M&A, Merger Arbitrage, risk management | The fund is positioned across multiple merger arbitrage transactions in the healthcare sector, including deals like CTLT and other healthcare-related M&A activity. The manager discusses the strong success rate of insurance company transactions and analyzes deal-level risk across various sectors including healthcare. | ESGR |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 27, 2025 | VH Standard Asset Management | - | -3.9% | ALTM, ALTR, AXNX, CDMO, CTLT, ESGR, GBNY, HCP, HES, INST, IPG, JNPR, JWN, MRNS, PDCO, PTVE, RCM, SMAR, SRCL, SRDX | Antitrust, Deal Flow, M&A, Merger Arbitrage, Regulatory, Trump | The fund experienced significant losses from the CPRI transaction failure in October, with the judge ruling against the merger based on novel antitrust theories about affordable luxury handbags. Despite this setback, the manager notes 33 deals completed between October and year-end with only 4 failures, indicating continued M&A activity in the sector. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 31, 2024 | FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund | 7.5% | 8.2% | AAN, AGCO, ALTM, ARW, AX, BAM, CNO, CNXC, CSGS, CSWI, DAR, DCO, DECK, EQC, ESGR, FN, FSTR, GGG, GIII, GPK | active management, earnings, Quality, small caps, value | The fund emphasizes quality companies with consistent earnings and high returns on capital. They analyze earnings consistency as a key quality metric, showing that quality small-cap companies trade at lower valuations than large-cap peers with similar quality characteristics. | View | |
| 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | Diamond Hill Mid Cap | 8.3% | 13.3% | AIG, ALL, ARW, BKU, CUBE, DIS, ESAB, ESGR, FIS, FRC, NVR, OZK, RRR, SF, SIVB, SJI, WBS, WCC | Banking, financials, mid cap, rates, value | Banking sector faced significant stress with SVB and First Republic failures, driven by rapid deposit outflows and unrealized losses on securities portfolios. Manager maintains conviction in remaining regional bank holdings despite sector-wide concerns. | DFISX AAPL|MSFT|NFLX|NVDA|UNH ALL ARW CNVRG PM AEO|ASH|ASUR|AZZ|DCO|FA|FBIN|GHM|LEU|NSP|RRR|UTZ CUBE ESAB WESCO |
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| 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | Diamond Hill Small-Mid Cap Strategy | 8.4% | 9.2% | AAP, ADM, AIG, ALGT, ALK, ALL, ARW, ASH, BHF, BKU, BOKF, BR, BRBR, BRO, BSX, BWA, CALM, CHKP, CIEN, CIVI, COOP, CTRA, CTSH, CUBE, DEI, ENOV, ERII, ESAB, ESGR, FA, FCX, FIBK, FIS, FWONA, GTES, HBI, HIG, ITGR, JLL, KEX, KMX, L, LANC, LOB, MTN, NVR, NXPI, OZK, PH, POST, PRG, RHP, RNR, RRR, RRX, RYN, SANM, SF, SRCL, SSNC, ST, UDR, UGI, VFC, WBS, WCC, WNS, WTW, WWW, WY | financials, industrials, mid cap, small cap, value | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | VH Standard Asset Management | Enstar Group Limited | Financials | Insurance | Bull | NASDAQ | acquisition, Appraisal Rights, Bermuda, Book Value, Insurance, Merger Arbitrage, premium, risk management, Sixth Street | View Pitch |
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