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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 26, 2026 | Davis Financial Fund | 0.0% | 29.3% | AXP, BAER.SW, BK, BRK-A, CB, COF, D05.SI, DIS, FI, FITB, JPM, MKL, PNC, RE, RKT, RNR, USB, WFC | Banking, capital, financials, insurance, regulation, returns, value | Banks continue to represent the majority of holdings with strong tailwinds across credit, spreads, expenses, and regulation. Interest spreads have begun widening as fixed rate assets roll over at higher yields, revealing attractive economics of low-cost deposit franchises. Many banks are generating returns on tangible equity in the mid-to-high teens with management targets suggesting sustainability in the medium term. Capital markets firms were among the drivers of S&P Financials Index performance and contributed to fund outperformance. The regulatory environment has been moving in a favorable direction with capital rules being finalized that are far less onerous than under the prior administration. Regulators are more willing to consider M&A transactions with relief on certain supervisory limitations. Property & casualty reinsurers were added to the portfolio as capital was redeployed from trimmed bank positions. Pricing trends in insurance markets have been strong in recent years. Chubb has consistently generated returns on equity comfortably ahead of the industry owing to advantaged lines of business with disciplined underwriting and operating culture. Payments and consumer lending companies were the biggest contributors to relative performance including Capital One, American Express and Rocket Companies. Capital One's transformational acquisition of Discover Financial closed with anticipated annual cost synergies of $1.5 billion and network synergies of $1.2 billion from transitioning card volumes into Discover's networks. Financial stock valuations have begun to reset higher with price-to-tangible book value multiples expanding by over 70% on average in the past three years. The portfolio in aggregate is valued at approximately 13x this year's earnings, representing a significant discount to both the broader S&P 500 Index and S&P Financials Index. | CB WFC COF |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 20, 2026 | Marram Investment Management | 0.0% | 4.0% | AVDX, BILL, FITB, FOUR, OKE, PAA, PAGP, PAY, PSFE, PYPL | Banking, biopharma, cash flow, energy, payments, value | Payment technology businesses experiencing disconnect between operating fundamentals and share price performance. Companies continue to compound value per share despite valuation compression and shareholder turnover. Manager rebalanced allocation by exiting some positions and concentrating in higher-conviction holdings at lower prices. Energy infrastructure companies with indispensable assets benefiting from geopolitical strife, inflation, and increased recognition of renewable energy limitations. MLPs remain cornerstone allocation with favorable industry demand dynamics, stable cash flows, conservative balance sheets, and inflation protection. Large regional banks purchased during March 2023 banking crisis at fire-sale prices have generated 30%+ IRR. Manager continues to view sector favorably for steady 10%+ annual profits but has prudently moderated exposure due to expanded valuations and gradually easing credit underwriting standards. Sector out of favor due to political factors leading to lower industry R&D spend. Manager believes society will continue to need new drugs and health innovations, expecting capital to return and R&D spend to reaccelerate. Initiated diversified basket allocation via ETFs and service-based businesses. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | ClearBridge Investment Value Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | 300750.SZ, ARGX, CELH, CHTR, CMA, CORT, FCX, FI, FITB, GPN, ICE, META, MTB, MU, NEM, OM, PYPL, SLGN, TLN, WBS | AI, financials, gold, healthcare, materials, semiconductors, technology, value | AI adoption is expected to broaden economic benefits in 2026, requiring justification of massive capital investment. The team sees opportunities in AI adoption across sectors where it's not currently priced, while maintaining exposure to AI-related infrastructure investments despite reducing exposure during volatility spikes. Value spreads remain at historic extremes with value stocks trading at the cheapest 10% of their history relative to growth. The team believes this creates a probability gap with meaningful upside potential for valuation-driven investors as the market prices value stocks as having little chance of leading. Memory chip demand driven by AI exceeded supply growth, creating price spikes that benefited holdings like Micron Technology. The team correctly anticipated AI would drive memory demand well above supply growth, positioning in picks-and-shovels AI infrastructure plays. Gold prices spiked higher than reflected in mining stock prices, benefiting Newmont Mining. The team has been long-term bullish on gold due to limited annual supply and new demand sources, creating opportunities to buy high-probability events at low-probability prices. | PYPL FITB |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Fund Letters | Brian Angerame | Fifth Third Bancorp | Financials | Regional Banks | Bull | NASDAQ | banking, Digitization, Loan_Growth, M&A, ROE | View Pitch |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Seeking Alpha | Fifth Third Bancorp | Banks - Regional | Neutral | capital adequacy, CET-1 ratio, Fifth Third Bancorp, floating rate, investment grade, preferred shares, regional bank, regulatory scrutiny, SOFR, Tricolor Holdings | 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 |
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