| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 1, 2025 | Protean Small Cap | - | 9.7% | ACAST.ST, ARJO-B.ST, ASMO.PA, BOULE.ST, DEVYSER.ST, ENITY.ST, ESSITY-B.ST, GRNG.ST, ITAB.ST, MTHOJ.CO, NVO, OSSD.ST, PROACT.ST, SDIP.ST, SENTIA.OL, SINCH.ST, STEAB.ST | Construction, Medtech, Nordics, Opportunistic, small caps, value | Protean believes the Nordic markets constitute the most attractive region for investing globally, supported by educational systems, rule of law, political stability, natural resources, and vibrant equity markets. The limited size of home markets plus international outlook creates disproportionate globally successful companies. | GRAN.ST SINCH.ST SENTIA.OL ENITY.ST OSSD.ST |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 1, 2024 | Protean Select | 0.0% | 10.6% | ACAST.ST, AMBEA.ST, CAMURUS.ST, CARG.HE, CARL-B.CO, CINT.ST, DEVYSER.ST, ITAB.ST, KEMIRA.HE, METSB.HE, METSO.HE, NETEL.ST, NORVA.ST, PROACT.ST, RAY-B.ST, REJL.ST, TIETO.HE, TRUE-B.ST, TRYG.CO, VALMT.HE | Absolute return, AI Bubble, Hedge Fund, Nordics, risk management, small caps | Manager views AI as a classic boom-bust cycle, comparing it to historical manias. Chat-GPT usage is already declining and trillion-dollar AI investments will take years to generate returns above cost of capital. The fund is short names that have risen on misplaced AI enthusiasm. | TRUE.ST NOR.ST CAMX.ST METSB.HE |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 1, 2024 | Protean Funds | 0.0% | 24.3% | ACAST.ST, AMBEA.ST, AUTO.OL, CAMX.ST, CGCBV.HE, CINT.ST, DEVYSER.ST, FASAD.ST, ITAB.ST, KEMIRA.HE, KOJAMO.HE, METSB.HE, NETEL.ST, NORVA.ST, PROACT.ST, RAY.ST, REJL.ST, TIE1V.HE, VAIAS.HE, VALMT.HE | AI, inflation, Nordics, risk management, small cap, value | Manager views AI as a classic boom-bust cycle, comparing it to historical manias. Chat-GPT usage is already declining and trillion-dollar AI investments may take years to generate returns above cost of capital. | TRUE.ST NORVA.ST CAMX.ST METSB.HE |
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| 2024 Q1 | Jun 18, 2024 | Protean Funds | 0.0% | 24.3% | ACAST.ST, AMBE.ST, BICO.ST, BOULE.ST, CARG.HE, CINT.ST, DEVYSER.ST, EMBEL.ST, EVO.ST, FORTUM.HE, ITAB.ST, LINDEX.ST, NIBE.ST, NOLA.ST, PROACT.ST, RAY.ST, TIETO.ST, VALMT.HE | active management, Nordics, Outperformance, Quality, small caps, value | The fund focuses exclusively on Nordic small-cap opportunities with roughly 50 names in the portfolio. The manager emphasizes that small-cap funds provide a bigger opportunity set than larger competitors, though acknowledges that growing assets reduce nimbleness. The fund will cap at 4bn SEK to maintain its small-cap focus. | NIBE.ST EVO.ST BOULE.ST EMBEL.ST ITAB.ST ACAST.ST |
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| 2024 Q1 | Jun 18, 2024 | Protean Select | 0.0% | 10.6% | ACAST.ST, AMBE.ST, BICO.ST, BOUL.ST, CARGB.ST, DEVE.ST, EVO.ST, FORTUM.ST, ITAB.ST, LINDEX.ST, NIBE-B.ST, NOLA-B.ST, PRCT.ST, RAY-B.ST, TIETO.ST, VALMT.ST | Long/Short, Nordics, Outperformance, Quality, small cap, value | Evolution Gaming represents a compelling opportunity as domestic funds avoid it due to moral concerns about gambling, creating valuation dislocation. The company trades at low teens EV/EBIT despite 15-20% organic growth, 70%+ EBIT margins, and net cash position. | NIBE-B.ST EVO.ST BOULE.ST EMBEL.ST ITAB.ST ACAST.ST |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 7, 2025 | Protean Select | - | 11.0% | ACAST.ST, AMBEA.ST, BAVA.CO, CARGOTEC.HE, CINT.ST, DEVYSER.ST, EMBRAC-B.ST, EVO.ST, GETI-B.ST, HEXA-B.ST, HM-B.ST, HUMBLE.ST, INTEA.ST, ITAB.ST, NVO, PROACT.ST, RAYSEARCH.ST, STEN-A.ST, TRYG.CO | Hedge Fund, Long/Short, Nordics, Pharmaceuticals, real estate, small caps | Significant focus on pharmaceutical investments including Novo Nordisk's Cagrisema trial results and Bavarian Nordic's vaccine franchise. The manager discusses pharma stocks trading on 5+ year growth potential and development timelines. | INTEA.ST NVO BAVA.CO |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 7, 2025 | Protean Small Cap | - | 24.0% | ACAST.ST, AMBEA.ST, BAVA.CO, CGCBV.HE, CINT.ST, DEVYSER.ST, EMBRAC-B.ST, EVO.ST, GETI-B.ST, HEXA-B.ST, HM-B.ST, HUMBLE.ST, INTEA.ST, ITAB.ST, NOVO-B.CO, PROACT.ST, RAYSEARCH.ST, STORA-A.ST, TRYG.CO | growth, Nordics, real estate, small caps, Vaccines, value | The fund focuses on Nordic small caps as its core strategy, believing they offer superior return potential despite higher volatility. The manager emphasizes that small caps are their home turf where they benefit from being a small fund with the ability to be nimble and versatile. | INTEA.ST BAVA.CO |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 3, 2026 | Protean Select | 0.0% | 10.8% | ADDV.ST, AFRY.ST, ASMO.PA, BOULE.ST, CLAS-B.ST, EQT.ST, HOLMEN-B.ST, ITAB.ST, MAERSK-B.CO, NLF.CO, PEXIP.OL, REJL.ST, RUSTA.ST, SINCH.ST, STO.ST, SUZB3.SA, UPM.HE | Energy Transition, Esg, Forest Products, Long/Short, Nordics, small cap, value | Nordic forest industry faces structural headwinds from eucalyptus competition taking market share, climate-related harvesting challenges, and currency pressures. Holmen specifically struggles with integrated mills, declining paper demand, and the contradiction between maximizing forest values and industrial margins. Discussion of carbon sequestration claims by forest companies being questionable, with unclear regulations and varying calculation methods. Energy super-profits from forest companies are viewed as transient arbitrage opportunities that should not be extrapolated indefinitely. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 3, 2026 | Protean Small Cap | 4.7% | 20.7% | ADDV.ST, AFRY.ST, ASMO.PA, BOULE.ST, CLAS-B.ST, EQT.ST, HOLMEN-B.ST, ITAB.ST, LINDEX.ST, MAERSK-B.CO, NILFSK.CO, PEXIP.OL, REJL.ST, RUSTA.ST, SINCH.ST, STO.ST, UPM.HE | active management, Forest Products, IPO, Nordics, Outperformance, small caps | Nordic forest industry faces structural headwinds from eucalyptus competition taking market share, climate challenges affecting harvesting, and currency pressures. Holmen specifically struggles with integrated mills and declining paper demand while being long and short wood prices asymmetrically. Protean Small Cap delivered strong performance with 20.7% returns in 2025, outperforming benchmark by 13.4%. Portfolio includes cornerstone IPO investment in Arctic Falls and successful positions in companies like Rusta and Pexip. Focus on Nordic markets through multiple fund strategies including small cap, hedge fund, and low-fee active fund. Strong performance across Nordic-focused strategies with significant assets under management growth. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Protean Small Cap | ITAB Shop Concept | Capital Goods | Commercial Services & Supplies | Bull | Stockholm Stock Exchange | Gate Solutions, M&A Integration, margin expansion, Retail Solutions, Shop Fittings, Sweden | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Protean Funds | ITAB | Industrials | Commercial Services & Supplies | Bull | Nasdaq Stockholm | Anti-theft, Industrial technology, Loss Prevention, retail technology, Sweden, turnaround | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Protean Select | ITAB | Industrials | Commercial Services & Supplies | Bull | Nasdaq Stockholm | Anti-theft, Doubling Stock, Loss Prevention, Product Mix Improvement, retail technology, Technology Solutions | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Protean Select | ITAB Shop Concept | Industrials | Commercial Services & Supplies | Bull | Nasdaq Stockholm | cash flow, Eps accretion, M&A, Margin Improvement, organic growth, retail, Shop Fitting, Sweden, turnaround | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Protean Small Cap | ITAB Shop Concept | Industrials | Trading Companies & Distributors | Bull | Nasdaq Stockholm | Bull, M&A, margin expansion, organic growth, Retail Solutions, Shop Fitting, Sweden, turnaround | View Pitch |
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