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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 1, 2025 | Van Der Mandele Arar Fund | 6.2% | 8.1% | 000823.SZ, 0327.HK, 1773.HK, 6890.T, BFIT.AS, GRVY, HZO, JFIN, JXN, KEC.TO, ONEW, STLA | Cash Generation, China, deep value, Education, small caps, tariffs | Strong performance from Chinese holdings including Pax Global (+42%) and Ferrotec (+37%) following Xi's domestic consumption boost ambitions. New position in YuHua Education reflects deep value opportunity in devastated private education sector trading at 5x earnings despite regulatory overhang from potential Fifth Plenum reforms. | 1969.HK 6169 HK |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 3, 2025 | Van Der Mandele Arar Fund | -1.0% | -1.0% | BFIT.AS, GOOGL, GRVY, JFIN, JXN, STLA | Autocracy, China, European Markets, Geopolitical Risk, Portfolio Management, tariffs, Trump, value | Manager views tariffs as one of four grey swan risks facing markets, though considers it the most manageable. Compares Trump's tariff obsession to historical autocratic economic policies like Mao's Great Sparrow Campaign. Sees tariffs as part of broader economic experiment that could impact profits but believes risks are costly but not lethal. | GOOGL JFIN.HK JFIN BFIT.AS |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 3, 2026 | Van Der Mandele Arar Fund | 11.7% | 0.0% | 000660.KS, BFIT.AS, GRVY, IMB.L, JXN, ONEW, STLA, XLY.TO | Cannabis, gaming, Gold Miners, semiconductors, tariffs, Trump, value | Gold miners comprise 21% of portfolio and appreciated 30% as gold rose 17%. Manager continues adding despite 50% gold price appreciation, citing strong production growth and attractive valuations relative to earnings potential. SK Hynix benefits from chip shortages in graphics processors, with 70-100% price hikes in a cyclical market. Company is one of three prominent producers of frontier chips alongside TSMC and Samsung. Gravity produces bestsellers in home markets and benefits from activist pressure on controlling shareholder GungHo Entertainment to increase dividends from Gravity's large cash reserves. | JXN GRVY 000660 KS XLY CN |
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| 2024 Q3 | Nov 13, 2024 | Appleseed Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | AER, AGNC, ARDX, CCJ, CF, DG, DLTR, DSX, EL, GRVY, HLF, HUM, MOS, MRC, MSFT, NVDA, SFM, SNV, SRUUF, WLFC | commodities, defensives, energy, inflation, Mining, nuclear, uranium, value | The fund sees a structural supply deficit in uranium markets driven by dramatically increasing demand from nuclear energy expansion while supply growth remains inadequate. Uranium prices have increased significantly over the past 5 years but the bull market is still in early innings due to persistent supply shortfalls. | SRUUF CCJ |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2026 | Fund Letters | Joost van der Mandele | Gravity Co., Ltd. | Communication Services | Interactive Media & Services | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Activism, cashflow, dividends, Gaming, Governance | View Pitch |
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