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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Vulcan Value Partners – Large Cap | -1.5% | 7.9% | CBRE, CRM, CSGP, EVER, FI, GOOGL, ITRN, KMX, MC.PA, MEDP, MSFT, QRVO, RI.PA, RYAN, SSNC, STLA, SW, SWKS, TRU, UNH | AI, Buybacks, healthcare, insurance, small caps, technology, value | Manager emphasizes value investing discipline, focusing on companies trading at substantial discounts to intrinsic value. Portfolio weighted average price to value ratio improved to low 60s while maintaining positive returns. Small Cap portfolio has weighted average price to value ratio in mid-50s, representing incredible opportunity in current environment. Artificial Intelligence is in early stages of disrupting numerous businesses, similar to Internet in 1990s. AI stocks accounted for approximately 61% of S&P 500's return in 2025. Manager acknowledges AI as transformational technology but warns against paying excessive valuations for AI-related companies, drawing parallels to dot-com bubble. Small Cap returns have lagged Large Cap for extended period, creating attractive opportunities. Small Cap Value has been particularly weak. Manager notes sell-side coverage of Small Caps is much less robust, leading to ignored and unloved segment. Small Cap portfolio remains most discounted with weighted average price to value ratio in mid-50s. Share repurchases highlighted as value-creating activity when companies buy back stock below intrinsic value. Medpace repurchased over 8% of shares at approximately 50% of estimated intrinsic value, increasing estimated value per share by 29% in single quarter. Every dollar spent on buybacks provided 100% return due to purchasing at half of fair value. | View |
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