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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q2 | Aug 5, 2025 | Gator Capital Management | 14.5% | 13.8% | AX, BNP.PA, C, CG, FCNCA, FFBC, GLE.PA, HOOD, HOUS, SLM | Bank Valuations, Credit quality, financials, M&A, Regional Banks, yield curve | Manager maintains overweight position in small and mid-cap regional banks trading at 8x next year's earnings versus normal 10-14x range. Banks face headwinds from inverted yield curve but benefit from Fed rate cuts steepening the curve and loan repricing tailwinds. Recent credit quality concerns have led to reduced sector exposure. | FFBC VRTS WEX |
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| 2026 Q1 | May 11, 2026 | Gator Capital Management | -7.2% | -7.2% | AMP, CPASS, FFBC, PRG, WBS | Banking, financials, Long/Short, SMID Cap, Wealth management | AMP |
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| 2025 Q3 | Dec 23, 2025 | Bonhoeffer Capital Management | 1.3% | - | ABG, BLDR, CZBS, FERREYCORP, FFBC, FFH.TO, FTT.TO, LOTTE, MRZTY, MSBC, NBN, OTOEL.AT, TVK.TO, UBAB | Acquisitions, banks, Consolidation, Distribution, Float, insurance, ROE, value | Holdings in car dealerships, branded capital equipment dealerships and building product distributors comprise 52% of portfolio. Focus on highest velocity distributors globally with strong inventory turns. Includes Builders First Source, Asbury Automotive, Ferreycorp, Terravest and Autohellas. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 4, 2025 | Gator Capital Management | 11.3% | 26.7% | AX, BNP.PA, C, CG, FCNCA, FFBC, GLE.PA, HOOD, HOUS, SLM | Banking, Credit quality, financials, Long/Short, Regional Banks, value | Manager maintains overweight position in small and mid-cap regional banks despite recent volatility from fraud losses and disappointing credit metrics. Banks trade at 8x forward earnings versus normal 10-14x range, with tailwinds from steepening yield curve, loan repricing, and improved regulatory environment. | MBG GR |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Miller Howard Investments Income-Equity Strategies | 3.6% | 0.0% | AES, AGO, AGRO, AM, BCC, BCE, BK, CAG, CAH, CHRD, CNP, CSCO, D, DCP, EME, EMN, ENB, ENLC, EPD, ETD, EVR, EXR, FFBC, FULT, GS, HCA, JHG, JNJ, JPM, KEY, KFY, KNF, LBRT, LNG, LYB, MATX, MDU, MED, MEI, MPC, MSFT, MSM, NGG, NSP, NVDA, OMAB, OMF, POR, PPL, PSX, QCRH, RRC, RY, SBAC, SLP, SO, SUN, UGI, UHT, VLO, VST, WINA, WMB | dividends, energy, income, technology, Utilities, value, volatility | The letter extensively analyzes dividend-paying tech stocks versus non-payers, finding high-dividend tech stocks outperformed when excluding the internet bubble period. Miller/Howard focuses on companies with strong dividend coverage and growth potential, with their Income-Equity strategies yielding 3.5-3.7% and positioned for dividend growth throughout market cycles. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Gator Capital Management | First Financial Bancorp | Banks | Regional Banks | Bull | NASDAQ | Commercial Banking, Credit Culture, fee income, M&A, Midwest, regional banks, Roa, Rotce, Value, yield curve | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Michael A. Lippert | First Financial Bancorp. | Financials | Regional Banks | Bull | NASDAQ | Banks, Credit, M&A, profitability, Regionals, Roa, Rotce, valuation | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Balyasny | Balyasny Asset Management | $76.6B | $212,295 | 0.00% | 8,485 | -66,939 | -88.75% | 0.0067% |
| Israel Englander | Millennium Management LLC | $233.2B | $3.1M | 0.00% | 124,681 | +57,607 | +85.89% | 0.0989% |
| David Siegel & John Overdeck | Two Sigma Investments | $67.5B | $3.8M | 0.01% | 152,525 | +3,557 | +2.39% | 0.1210% |
| Cliff Asness | AQR Capital Management | $190.6B | $8.1M | 0.00% | 325,349 | +75,629 | +30.29% | 0.2581% |