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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 22, 2025 | Miller Howard Investments Income-Equity Strategies | 3.8% | - | AAPL, ABBV, AMZN, BK, C, CAG, CMCSA, COP, ELS, EMN, EPD, GOOGL, GS, GSK, HRB, HRL, JNJ, JPM, META, MSFT, NVDA, ORCL, ORI, PAYX, STT, TSLA, TTE, TXN | AI, Banking, dividends, financials, income, technology, value | AI leaders have raised spending forecasts with Meta CEO stating he would rather misspend hundreds of billions than be late to the game. The AI arms race is driving soaring capital expenditures among Magnificent 7 companies, with annual capex more than doubling since 2023 and expected to reach nearly half a trillion by 2027. This massive spending is eroding free cash flow while the ultimate division of AI spoils remains uncertain. | HRL ELS COP |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 18, 2025 | Mairs & Power - Growth Fund | - | 1.9% | AAPL, AMZN, CGNX, FAST, FI, GOOGL, HRL, JPM, META, MSFT, NVDA, NVT, PANW, TECH, TSLA, TSM, UNH, WK | AI, Automation, cybersecurity, financials, growth, healthcare, large cap, technology | AI continues to dominate market performance with 40 AI-related stocks in the S&P 500 accounting for 75% of market returns since ChatGPT's 2022 launch. The infrastructure buildout is extraordinary with projected capital spending on AI data centers reaching $6.7 trillion by 2030. Machine vision technology has progressed more in the past six months than in the prior two decades thanks to AI, enabling systems to adapt and operate reliably in real-world conditions. | PANW CGNX |
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| 2023 Q4 | Feb 8, 2024 | The Olstein Strategic Opportunities Fund | - | - | AAPL, AMZN, CFG, CWK, FA, FITB, GHM, GNRC, GOOGL, HRL, INTC, KTB, LKQ, LUV, META, MSFT, NVDA, RTX, SHYF, TPG, TSLA, USB, VNT, VSH, WRK, ZBH | financials, free cash flow, industrials, Magnificent Seven, undervalued, value | Manager believes market leaders are about to change from high-growth Magnificent Seven stocks to undervalued companies selling at large discounts to intrinsic value. Focus on companies with strong fundamentals trading below normalized free cash flow calculations. | HRTX |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | Mairs & Power - Growth Fund | 8.0% | 10.1% | AAPL, AMZN, CGNX, FAST, FI, GOOGL, HRL, JPM, META, MSFT, NVDA, NVT, PANW, TECH, TSLA, TSM, UNH, WK | AI, Automation, cybersecurity, Data centers, growth, healthcare, large cap, technology | AI continues to dominate market performance with 40 AI-related stocks in the S&P 500 accounting for 75% of market returns since ChatGPT's 2022 launch. The fund remains excited about AI's potential to reshape industries and enhance productivity, having integrated AI tools into their own investment process. However, many AI-related stocks now appear generously valued, leading to selective position trimming where enthusiasm has outpaced fundamentals. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 19, 2025 | Miller Howard Investments | - | - | AR, BK, CAG, CCI, CMCSA, CNP, COP, DINO, ELS, ENB, EPD, GEL, GS, HESM, HRB, HRL, JPM, NI, NRG, STT, TTE, WTTR | AI, dividends, energy, financials, inflation, infrastructure, Natural Gas, Utilities | Miller/Howard emphasizes dividend increases as the strongest signal of management confidence, with 70% of financial holdings raising dividends by an average 14% in the quarter. The firm projects 2025 dividend growth of 5.0% for Income-Equity and 4.9% for the no-MLP version, maintaining their focus on high current income and dividend growth as core investment principles. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 19, 2025 | Miller Howard Investments Income-Equity Strategies | 3.6% | - | AAPL, ABBV, AMZN, BK, C, CAG, CMCSA, COP, ELS, EMN, EPD, GOOGL, GS, GSK, HRB, HRL, JNJ, JPM, META, MSFT, NVDA, ORCL, ORI, PAYX, STT, TSLA, TTE, TXN | AI, dividends, energy, financials, income, technology, value | AI leaders have raised spending forecasts with Meta CEO stating he would rather misspend hundreds of billions than be late to the game. The AI arms race is driving soaring capital expenditures among the Magnificent 7, with annual capex more than doubling since 2023 and expected to reach nearly half a trillion dollars by 2027. This massive spending is eroding free cash flow while the ultimate division of AI spoils remains uncertain. | TTE HRL ELS COP |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 24, 2026 | Miller Howard Investments Income-Equity Strategies | 15.6% | 15.6% | ABBV, C, COP, CSCO, EMN, ETR, GILD, GPS, GSK, HRB, HRL, JEF, JNJ, JPM, MPLX, MTB, PAYX, RF, STT, VICI, VZ | AI, dividends, income, productivity, value | AI represents a transformative technology that could drive step-change improvements in economic productivity. The manager believes AI's greatest impact will come from companies using it as an input to improve operations rather than those selling AI products. Many dividend-paying companies in labor-intensive industries could benefit significantly from AI adoption through process automation and efficiency gains. The portfolio focuses on high dividend yields approximately 3x the S&P 500, with strong dividend coverage ratios and projected dividend growth. Six companies increased dividends in the quarter, led by MPLX with a 13% increase. The strategy emphasizes collecting high and rising dividends while compounding real cash returns through disciplined reinvestment. The portfolio trades at significant discounts to the broad market, with P/E ratios 40-42% below the S&P 500. The manager believes many steady-growing companies are overlooked by markets focused on AI winners, creating opportunities in businesses with lower assumed margins and productivity that could benefit from AI adoption. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Mairs & Power – Balanced Fund | 0.0% | 6.6% | AMZN, CASY, ENTG, FI, GOOG, HD, HON, HRL, JPM, LLY, MSI, NEOG, PFG, RHHBY, ROK, TECH, TGT, TRV, TXN, UNH, USB, WEC, WFC | AI, Balanced, earnings, financials, healthcare, rates, technology | AI and increasing market concentration took center stage in 2025, with the rate of investment in technology and AI infrastructure spending driving market narrative. McKinsey projects nearly $7 trillion in capital expenditures will be needed worldwide by 2030 to build up AI infrastructure. The Fund believes we are entering a transition period for AI, moving into a higher risk phase with flood of capital and unusual financing structures. The consistency of corporate earnings is a major reason for continued stock market strength. The S&P 500 is projected to deliver 12% earnings growth in 2025, while small cap companies are showing their first signs of earnings growth recovery after three years of contraction, posting 13% growth in 2025. The Federal Reserve began cutting rates in the fourth quarter with cooling inflation giving policymakers confidence. Lower interest rates are expected to continue into 2026, which typically takes around a year to feel effects through the economy and would likely support small business hiring and consumer confidence. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Mairs & Power - Growth Fund | 2.7% | 10.5% | FI, HRL, ISRG, JPM, MSFT, MSI, NVDA, NVT, RHHBY, TECH, UNH, ZTS | AI, growth, healthcare, large cap, technology, valuation | AI and increasing market concentration took center stage in 2025, driving market narrative with valuations pushing higher and corporate spending accelerating. The fund believes we are entering a transition period for AI with signals the cycle is moving into a higher risk phase given the flood of capital and unusual financing structures. AI-related companies continue to command premium valuations while other sectors remain reasonably priced. This valuation divide continues to guide investment activity, with the fund remaining wary of companies trading at exceedingly high valuations that imply exceptional multi-year earnings growth. The fund added Zoetis focusing on animal health pharmaceuticals with AI integration in R&D processes, and Intuitive Surgical leveraging AI to enhance robotic surgical systems. Both companies represent opportunities to harness AI for long-term competitive advantages in healthcare. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Mairs & Power – Balanced Fund | 0.0% | 11.0% | ABT, AMP, CASY, CHRW, ECL, FI, HRL, HSY, JPM, LFUS, LLY, LOW, MSI, NEOG, NVDA, PG, ROK, TECH, TTC, UPS | Balanced, Bonds, consumer, healthcare, industrials, rates, technology | The Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage point in September, with potential for additional cuts in November and December. Lower rates are expected to benefit smaller companies by reducing borrowing costs and improving earnings growth prospects. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Mairs & Power – Balanced Fund | 0.0% | 11.0% | ABT, CRM, ECL, ENTG, GGG, GOOGL, HON, HRL, LLY, MSFT, MSI, TECH, TTC, TXN, USB, XEL | AI, Balanced, fixed income, growth, inflation, rates, technology, value | Artificial intelligence is creating efficiencies and driving investment opportunities, particularly in technology companies. The fund sees AI as crucial for creating workforce efficiencies amid changing labor dynamics. Microsoft's leadership in AI helped propel it to all-time highs this year. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Mairs & Power - Growth Fund | 0.0% | 19.0% | AMZN, GOOGL, HRL, JPM, MSFT, NVDA, NVT, SCHW, T, TECH, TMUS, TTC, UNH, USB, VZ | AI, growth, healthcare, industrials, large cap, technology, Telecommunications, value | AI remains in the forefront of investors' minds and will have a profound effect on the economy and society over the coming years. The fund believes AI will have the largest impact in the near term on large enterprises that can harness AI to increase workforce productivity and improve customer experience. They remain skeptical of lofty valuations and have been trimming holdings accordingly. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Aug 20, 2024 | Silver Ring Value Partners | 0.0% | 0.0% | ALFAA.MX, EVRI, HRL, IGT | Catalyst, Food, gaming, Intrinsic Value, Mexico, Quality, Spin-off, value | Manager emphasizes investing in genuinely attractive investments where mispricing is clear, avoiding the need to squint to see value. Portfolio trades at 60% of base case value excluding cash, with focus on businesses trading well below intrinsic value estimates. | ALFAA.MX IGT |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 23, 2024 | Mairs & Power – Balanced Fund | 0.0% | 11.0% | AAPL, AMP, AMZN, CASY, ECL, ENTG, FAST, GGG, GOOGL, HRL, HSY, JPM, LFUS, LLY, MDT, META, MSFT, NVDA, NVT, TECH | Balanced, dividends, healthcare, industrials, rates, technology, value | The fund acknowledges the AI-fueled technology boom surrounding the largest companies but maintains valuation discipline. While remaining positive on long-term AI prospects, the fund's diversified approach left it underexposed to the narrow AI leadership group that drove market returns. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mairs & Power – Balanced Fund | 0.0% | 11.0% | AAPL, AMZN, CRM, ECL, ENTG, FISV, GOOGL, GRCO, HD, HRL, LLY, META, MSFT, NTRS, NVDA, TSLA, TTC, TXN, USB, XEL | AI, Balanced, inflation, Regional Banks, technology, value | Artificial intelligence has driven significant outperformance in technology stocks, particularly benefiting mega-cap names like Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Nvidia. The fund maintains a favorable long-term view on technology given growth in AI, automation, and cloud computing, though valuations appear over-extended near-term. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mairs & Power - Growth Fund | 0.0% | 19.0% | AMZN, GGG, GOOGL, HRL, JPM, LNT, MSFT, NVDA, SCHW, TTC, UNH, USB | AI, Banking, growth, healthcare, large cap, technology, value | The fund sees artificial intelligence as a transformative technology similar to the internet, driving massive outperformance in technology stocks. They expect AI integration across productivity software and believe it will enable large-scale productivity improvements, though not overnight. | View | |
| 2023 Q1 | Apr 19, 2023 | Mairs & Power - Growth Fund | 0.0% | 19.0% | ECL, GOOG, HRL, JPM, LFUS, MSFT, NVDA, SCHW, TECH, UNH, USB, WFC | AI, Banking, growth, large cap, technology | The fund benefited from artificial intelligence exposure through NVIDIA, Alphabet, and Microsoft, which all gained from ChatGPT headlines and AI enthusiasm. In the current tight labor market, there is significant enthusiasm around the efficiency this technology could bring to many industries. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 28, 2024 | Mairs & Power - Growth Fund | 0.0% | 19.0% | AAPL, AMZN, BBY, ECL, FUL, GGG, GOOGL, HRL, JNJ, MSFT, NVDA, PIPR, SCHW, SHW, TECH, TTC | AI, earnings, growth, inflation, large cap, Mid-caps, technology, value | The fund benefited from investors' enthusiasm for AI, particularly through holdings in the Magnificent 7 technology stocks. The managers are well positioned to take advantage of growing interest in artificial intelligence and are particularly interested in companies that can utilize AI to improve sales and profitability. | ABBY PIPR AAPL |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 28, 2024 | Mairs & Power – Balanced Fund | 0.0% | 11.0% | AAPL, AXP, CRM, ECL, ENTG, FI, GGG, GOOGL, HRL, HSY, LLY, MSFT, NTRS, NVDA, RHHBY, SHW, TECH, TTC, TXN, V | Balanced, Consumer Staples, financials, growth, healthcare, inflation, technology, value | The fund notes investor enthusiasm for the emerging artificial intelligence market, which aided mega cap technology leadership. Microsoft has an emerging leadership position in AI, while Salesforce benefited from strong demand for AI offerings. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 24, 2024 | Distillate Capital Fundamental Stability & Value | 0.0% | 16.0% | AAPL, AMGN, AMZN, AVGO, BMY, CSCO, GDDY, GOOGL, HRL, JBL, LRCX, META, MSFT, NVDA, OC, PG, QCOM, TSLA, V, WSM | Concentration, free cash flow, large cap, Quality, selectivity, valuation, value | The manager emphasizes finding attractive value opportunities beneath the surface of expensive markets, with their U.S. FSV strategy achieving a 6.9% free cash flow yield versus 4.5% for the S&P 500. They focus on avoiding richly valued mega-cap stocks while maintaining quality standards through low debt levels and stable cash generation profiles. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 24, 2024 | Distillate Capital International | 0.0% | 10.9% | 6857.T, AAPL, AMGN, AMZN, AVGO, BABA, BMY, CNQ, CSCO, FMX, GOOGL, HRL, ITX.MC, JBL, LRCX, MC.PA, MSFT, NVDA, OC, PBR, PDD, PG, PNDORA.CO, QCOM, TSLA, V, WSM | Concentration, free cash flow, international, Mega-caps, Quality, value | The letter extensively discusses the extreme concentration in the S&P 500, where the largest five stocks now represent 24% of the index weight. This concentration creates significant risk for cap-weighted benchmarks and provides opportunities for active managers who can avoid overvalued mega-caps while finding value elsewhere in the market. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 24, 2024 | Distillate Capital Large Cap Value | 0.0% | 19.7% | AAPL, AMGN, AMZN, AVGO, BMY, CSCO, GDDY, GOOGL, HRL, JBL, LRCX, META, MSFT, NVDA, OC, PG, QCOM, TSLA, V, WSM | Concentration, free cash flow, large cap, Quality, valuation, value | The fund emphasizes finding attractive valuations by avoiding richly valued mega-cap stocks and focusing on parts of the market with better free cash flow yields. Their U.S. FSV strategy achieves a 6.9% free cash flow yield versus 4.5% for the S&P 500, representing the largest premium since launch. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 24, 2024 | Distillate Capital Small/Mid Cap Quality & Value | 0.0% | 5.6% | AAP, AAPL, AMZN, AVGO, CSCO, CVS, GOOGL, HRL, IBM, JBLU, LRCX, META, MSFT, NVDA, OC, PG, PYPL, TSLA, WMT, WSM | Concentration, free cash flow, Leverage, Quality, selectivity, small caps, value | Manager emphasizes finding attractive valuations through selectivity, avoiding richly valued mega-cap stocks while focusing on parts of the market that offer better free cash flow yields. The strategy achieves a 6.9% free cash flow yield versus 4.5% for the S&P 500. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Miller Howard Investments Income-Equity Strategies | Hormel Foods Corporation | Consumer Staples | Food Products | Bull | NYSE | brand recognition, consumer staples, defensive, Dietary Trends, Equity, Food Products, grocery, Protein | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Adam Fackler | Hormel Foods Corporation | Consumer Staples | Packaged Foods & Meats | Bull | NYSE | consumer, dividends, inflation, Margins, Protein, stability, Staples | View Pitch |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Mark Bern, CFA | Hormel Foods Corporation | Consumer Staples | Packaged Foods | Bull | NYSE | — | View Pitch |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Dividend Power | Hormel Foods Corporation | Consumer Staples | Packaged Foods | Bull | NYSE | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Russo | Gardner Russo & Quinn | $9.3B | $470,090 | 0.01% | 19,835 | -15,746 | -44.25% | 0.0035% |
| Paul Tudor Jones | Tudor Investment Corp | $53.4B | $1.8M | 0.00% | 77,000 | -16,600 | -17.74% | 0.0136% |
| Steven A. Cohen | Point72 Asset Management | $86.8B | $4.0M | 0.00% | 167,773 | +92,658 | +123.35% | 0.0296% |
| Ray Dalio | Bridgewater Associates | $27.4B | $3.4M | 0.01% | 141,670 | +58,533 | +70.41% | 0.0250% |
| Dmitry Balyasny | Balyasny Asset Management | $76.6B | $16.6M | 0.02% | 700,518 | -890,289 | -55.96% | 0.1237% |
| Israel Englander | Millennium Management LLC | $233.2B | $33.8M | 0.01% | 1,424,299 | -1,873,405 | -56.81% | 0.2515% |
| David Siegel & John Overdeck | Two Sigma Investments | $67.5B | $105.3M | 0.16% | 4,443,986 | +1,269,433 | +39.99% | 0.7847% |
| Cliff Asness | AQR Capital Management | $190.6B | $9.9M | 0.01% | 416,244 | -143,352 | -25.62% | 0.0735% |
| Bill Gates | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust | $35.4B | $49.4M | 0.14% | 2,085,290 | -110,000 | -5.01% | 0.3682% |