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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 8, 2025 | Mawer International Equity Fund | 6.9% | 17.5% | 267270.KS, BA.L, BDX, FTT.TO, PNG.V, RHM.DE, TVK.TO, UNH | Canada, defense, diversification, Geopolitical, infrastructure, Trade Policy | Defense contractors benefited significantly from heightened geopolitical risks and rising defense spending. Rheinmetall surged over 40% in the quarter, BAE appreciated considerably, and South Korea-based LIG Nex1 saw substantial share price gains due to its strength in precision-guided missile systems. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 14, 2025 | L1 Capital Long Short Fund | 12.2% | - | AIR.PA, FTT.TO, HBM.TO, JD.L, LSF.AX, NKE, NXE.TO, QAN.AX, SGH.AX, STO.AX, VEA.AX | Australia, commodities, global, infrastructure, Long/Short, Mining, Trade Policy, value | Portfolio has exposure to copper through companies like Hudbay Minerals and added to copper exposure during April volatility. Declining grades at Chilean copper mines require more material movement, driving demand for mining equipment. Copper World project will increase Hudbay's copper production by more than 50%. | FTT.TO AIR FP QAN AU STO AU VEA AU HBM CN NXE CN FTT CN |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 7, 2024 | Upslope Capital Management | 14.8% | 18.1% | 8697.T, ATR, BALL, BARN.SW, CACI, CHG.L, DPLM.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, HSY, INTC, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, TECN.SW | Cocoa, commodities, defense, Hedging, Long/Short, mid cap, value | Unprecedented surge in cocoa prices creating crisis for chocolate industry. Manager sees this as opportunity for large players like Barry Callebaut and Hershey to gain market share from smaller competitors who may be wiped out. Expects cocoa prices to eventually revert like other commodity squeezes in history. | HSY BARN.SW |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 23, 2026 | Barometer Capital Management | 0.0% | 0.0% | AEM.TO, BBD-B.TO, BVN, CAT, CLS.TO, CPX.TO, FTT.TO, GOOGL, HWM, K.TO, LRCX, MS, NA.TO, POW.TO, RTX, RY.TO, SAN, SE, TTWO, TVE.TO | AI, Canada, Copper, defense, energy, financials, Precious Metals, semiconductors | AI infrastructure remained a pillar of market leadership despite some consolidation in December. The market continued to distinguish between AI-enablers where demand remained strong and more cyclical parts of the chip complex, reinforcing the durability of the infrastructure buildout theme. Semiconductors exposed to AI maintained strength as semiconductor capital spending remained supported by AI-driven demand for advanced chips. Defense spending stayed elevated amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, supporting backlog strength and long-cycle earnings durability for aerospace and defense companies. RTX and Howmet extended gains as commercial aerospace demand remained strong and defense spending supported long-cycle revenue visibility through backlogs. Precious metals experienced renewed volatility during the quarter, with gold and silver weakening sharply into the end of October after an extended run higher. The pullback created opportunity as the manager re-engaged at lower levels when the market stabilized and the broader macro backdrop remained supportive for hard assets. Gold miners delivered strong returns throughout the year despite some weakness in final days of December. Copper prices surged into year-end amid rising demand tied to electrification, infrastructure, and data-center buildouts, alongside persistent supply constraints. This supported miners levered to the copper theme, with materials exposure contributing positively through companies like Hudbay Minerals and Rio Tinto benefiting from strength in copper and base metals. The portfolio benefited from exposure to global power demand themes, with Caterpillar continuing to benefit from robust demand in its energy & transportation business increasingly tied to expanding global power needs, particularly the build-out of AI data centers requiring reliable on-site generation capacity. Nuclear energy remained supported by structural tailwinds including rising global demand for reliable baseload power. Financials added to returns with banks demonstrating strong earnings power and shareholder return capacity. Morgan Stanley benefited from a supportive backdrop for capital markets activity and wealth management momentum, while Canadian banks continued to demonstrate resilient profitability and capital strength supporting shareholder return expectations. | TVE CN LRCX CAT |
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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 | |
| 2023 Q4 | Nov 1, 2024 | Upslope Capital Management | 14.8% | 18.1% | 8697.T, ATR, BALL, CACI, CHG.L, DPLM.L, EMG.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, INTC, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, TECN.SW | defense, Geopolitical, Long/Short, mid cap, reshoring, technology, value | Manager emphasizes defense stocks as a key investment theme driven by geopolitical tensions in Ukraine, Israel, and China. Specific investments include Chemring (UK defense contractor) and Kongsberg Gruppen (Norwegian defense company), with the manager stating to own defense stocks and broad reshoring winners. | INTC NWC.TO BWXT|CCO CN|NVTS|PACK|QDEL|SG CHG.L |
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| 2023 Q3 | Oct 17, 2023 | Upslope Capital Management | 14.8% | 18.1% | 8697.T, ATR, BALL, CACI, DPLM.L, EMG.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, KOG.OL, TECN.SW | defensives, Geopolitical, Long/Short, mid cap, rates, value | Markets have become narrowly focused on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs as one of two big themes. The crudeness with which markets have responded to perceived exposure to GLP-1 drugs has created opportunities, as companies have been bluntly shoved into winner/loser buckets. Ball Corp faces highly uncertain GLP-1 weight-loss drug impact but this is being priced with certainty. | BALL |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 14, 2024 | Upslope Capital Management | 14.8% | 18.1% | 7011.T, 8697.T, ATR, BARN.SW, CHG.L, CME, CMPO, DPLM.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, HSY, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, TDY, WPK.TO | defense, Europe, Exchanges, Long/Short, Midcap, value, volatility | CME Group represents an attractive business that has been relatively out of favor versus peers due to exaggerated worries about new competition and the end of the interest rate hiking cycle. The financial exchange sector is comprised of durable, monopoly-like businesses with a history of predictable mean-reversion. CME is positioned to benefit from continued interest rate volatility and ever-expanding U.S. government debt issuance. | 7011.T CMPO CME |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 13, 2026 | Mawer International Equity Fund | -1.8% | 18.4% | 000660.KS, 0700.HK, AJG, APH, ATR, BA.L, BNS.TO, COR, CSU.TO, DHR, FTT.TO, GOOGL, MFC.TO, MMC, MSFT, PNG.V, RY.TO, TD.TO, TOI.TO, WAT | AI, defense, equities, global, gold, Quality, semiconductors, Valuations | AI remained the dominant market narrative, yet the year's shift from a focus on computing power to concerns about data centre profitability and power supply raised bubble concerns. The combination of industrial-scale spending, still-unproven economics, and higher valuations increases the risk that expectations get ahead of reality. Amphenol benefited from robust demand for AI-related interconnect products, which now account for over a third of its revenue. Gold remained well supported against the backdrop of easier global policy and unresolved geopolitical and trade risks. The firm narrowed their long-standing underweight to gold stocks in a measured way as geopolitical uncertainty, de-dollarization, fiscal indiscipline, central bank gold purchases, and falling interest rates created a more supportive backdrop. They focused on gold-related companies with differentiated, relatively lower-risk business models. Defense contractors such as the UK's BAE, Italy's Leonardo, and France's Thales experienced pullbacks in the fourth quarter on the possibility of a diplomatic breakthrough in the Russia-Ukraine war. However, geopolitical events early in the year helped defense company shares more-than-offset the declines seen in the fourth quarter. Kraken Robotics also benefited from increased government defence spending. High-bandwidth memory leader SK Hynix nearly doubled in the quarter thanks to explosive demand for its products. Other AI-linked semiconductor companies were rewarded for continued fundamental strength, such as TSMC and Kokusai Electric. European equities were supported by semiconductor stocks among other factors. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 12, 2026 | QV Investors | 0.0% | 0.0% | 005930.KS, 0700.HK, BABA, CAT, CNI, DG, FTT.TO, GOOGL, MU, NVDA, TPZ.TO, UNP | AI, commodities, Dollar, financials, gold, international, Market Concentration, value | AI narrative shifted from Magnificent 7 to hardware providers building data centers. Memory chip providers like Micron and Samsung surged 240% and 120% respectively. Industrial businesses like Caterpillar and Finning benefited from AI-related capital spending for power generation equipment. Gold prices rose 64% as global central banks bolstered reserves and investors sought store of value amid geopolitical concerns and US deficit levels. Precious metals had their best year since 1979, contributing significantly to Canadian market returns. European financials rose 65.7% in 2025 as positive interest rates re-ignited profitability. Canadian bank stocks rose 43.4% as falling rates caused yield curve steepening. Over five years, European financials returned 111.5% versus S&P 500's 82.3%. Manager emphasizes opportunities in defensive areas like healthcare and consumer staples trading at historically low multiples. European cyclicals and smaller cap companies globally trade at low earnings multiples with depressed margins, offering reasonable returns with conservative assumptions. Industrial metals moved to new highs following precious metals surge. Manager sees opportunity in companies that manufacture raw materials into value-added products and pass through cost increases. Commodities rising alongside capital expenditure and fiscal stimulus. | TPZ CN FTT CN DG 005930 KS |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jul 17, 2023 | Upslope Capital Management | 14.8% | 18.1% | 8697.T, ATR, ATS.TO, BOKF, CACI, DPLM.L, EMG.L, FCN, FTT.TO, GLT, GRMN, KOG.OL, SLGN, TECN.SW, X.TO | defense, Exchanges, Japan, Long/Short, mid cap, Quality, technology | Manager sees attractive opportunities in exchange operators, exiting TMX Group to invest in Japan Exchange Group. Views exchanges as having monopolistic competitive positions with steady growth and high margins. Japan Exchange specifically positioned to benefit from Japanese equity market revival and corporate governance reforms. | 8697.T GRMN ABX.TO FCN |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 15, 2024 | Upslope Capital Management | 14.8% | 18.1% | 8697.T, ATR, BALL, BARN.SW, CACI, CHG.L, DPLM.L, FTT.TO, GRMN, HSY, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, TDY, WPK.TO | defensives, Europe, Long/Short, mid cap, Quality, value | The fund holds multiple defense contractors including Kongsberg Gruppen, Teledyne, and Chemring Group. These companies are positioned to benefit from accelerating sector tailwinds and rising defense spending globally. Teledyne is specifically noted as being positively exposed to rising defense spending trends. | WPK.TO DSFIR.AS TDY |
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| 2023 Q1 | Apr 17, 2023 | Upslope Capital Management | 14.8% | 18.1% | ATR, ATS.TO, BOKF, BOLSAA.MX, CACI, CHG.L, DPLM.L, EMG.L, FCN, FTT.TO, GLT, KOG.OL, SLGN, TECN.SW, X.TO | Defensive, international, Long/Short, SMID Cap, value, volatility | Manager holds positions in defense contractors including Chemring (exited), Kongsberg Gruppen, and CACI International. Expects these companies to benefit from geopolitical tailwinds and strong positioning in cyber defense. | FTT.TO CHG.L |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 27, 2026 | Fund Letters | Upslope Capital Management | Finning International | Industrials | Trading Companies & Distributors | Bull | Toronto Stock Exchange | Canada, Caterpillar, Commodities, Cyclical, energy, Equipment dealer, infrastructure, Mining, Service income, South America, Value | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | L1 Capital Long Short Fund | Finning International | Capital Goods | Trading Companies & Distributors | Bull | Toronto Stock Exchange | aftermarket services, Canada, Caterpillar, Chile, Construction Equipment, copper mining, data centers, Dealer, Mining equipment, Power systems, Share Buybacks, South America, Value | View Pitch |
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