| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 9, 2025 | Middle Coast Investing | - | - | AAPL, ABM, AER, AMZN, ATRO, AVGO, BOOM, COF, DECK, ECG, FCNCA, FG, HSY, LEVI, LULU, LYFT, OMAB, PGR, SCHW, SCS, SJM, TRIP, VMEO, WS | Apparel, financials, inflation, small caps, tariffs, technology, value | The Trump administration has backed off its most extreme tariff positions but tariffs remain higher than before April 2nd. The administration has expressed admiration for current tariff levels of 30% for China, varied tariffs for NAFTA partners, and at least 10% for the rest of the world. One trade deal has been reached with Vietnam entailing 20% tariffs on Vietnamese goods and 40% on third-party goods shipped through Vietnam. | DECK LYFT TRIP ABM DECK LYFT |
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| 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 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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| 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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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 9, 2026 | Middle Coast Investing | 2.7% | 16.9% | AAPL, ABM, AER, AMZN, APOG, ATKR, ATRO, AVGO, BHF, CCK, COF, CPAY, ECG, FG, GOGO, GOOG, HI, HNI, HURC, LULU, LYFT, MLKN, OMAB, PAGS, PGR, PTLO, SCHW, TRIP, WS | Bottom-up, Cash, Defensive, Office Furniture, risk management, value | Manager emphasizes bottom-up investing approach, looking for companies that will do better in years ahead when stocks are priced attractively. Seeks good companies at fair prices to protect against market struggles while avoiding missing big years. Primary goal is to avoid blowing up and survive through bad times. Uses rules like not buying whole positions at once, demanding 50% upside, watching leverage, and knowing when to double down. Maintains defensive portfolio positioning. Decade-long investment theme in office furniture companies including Kimball International, Steelcase, and HNI Corporation. Believes return to office theme hasn't played out but might be soon, with order growth showing improvement across major players. | View | |
| 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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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 3, 2024 | Middle Coast Investing | - | - | AAPL, ACLS, ARLO, ATKR, AVGO, BKNG, DBX, DFS, EB, FCNCA, FG, KBAL, OMAB, PGR, SCHW, SCS, SPOT, TSM, VMW, WOR, WS | Banking, industrials, semiconductors, small cap, technology, value | AI investment excitement boosted semiconductor holdings including Axcelis Technologies, VMWare, Broadcom, and Taiwan Semiconductor. Broadcom benefits from AI investments as a leading semiconductor company, though its stock is expensive. The AI rally in May/June was one of the violent market rallies that engenders caution. | ACLS DFS OMAB EWORK.ST FCNCA ANEB |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Middle Coast Investing | F&G Annuities & Life | Insurance - Life | Life & Health Insurance | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | alternative investments, Annuities, Book Value, interest rate sensitivity, life insurance, Private Credit, Share Buybacks | View Pitch |
| Mar 21, 2026 | Seeking Alpha | Seeking Alpha | F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. | Financial Services | Insurance - Life | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | AI disruption, Blackstone management, dividend yield, F&G Annuities & Life, indexed annuities, investment portfolio, private credit exposure, Share Repurchase Program, software sector, value opportunity | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Greenberg | Brave Warrior Advisors | $4.3B | $165.9M | 3.89% | 5,377,029 | +158,052 | +3.03% | 4.2940% |
| Steven A. Cohen | Point72 Asset Management | $86.8B | $2.2M | 0.00% | 72,897 | +28,718 | +65.00% | 0.0582% |
| Dmitry Balyasny | Balyasny Asset Management | $76.6B | $2.2M | 0.00% | 70,000 | +70,000 | +100.00% | 0.0559% |
| Israel Englander | Millennium Management LLC | $233.2B | $11.9M | 0.01% | 385,028 | +214,118 | +125.28% | 0.3075% |
| David Siegel & John Overdeck | Two Sigma Investments | $67.5B | $4.4M | 0.01% | 142,484 | +23,989 | +20.24% | 0.1138% |
| Cliff Asness | AQR Capital Management | $190.6B | $14.4M | 0.01% | 465,295 | +379,970 | +445.32% | 0.3716% |
| Matthew Fine | Third Avenue Value Fund | $550.2M | $380,047 | 0.07% | 12,319 | +12,319 | +100.00% | 0.0098% |
| Richard Kayne & John Anderson | Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management | $37.3B | $2,547 | 0.00% | 82 | -6 | -6.82% | 0.0001% |