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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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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 7, 2026 | Van Der Mandele Arar Fund | -0.6% | -0.6% | 000660 KS, FINV, GRAV, JFIN, JXN, QFIN, XLY.TO, XYF | China, energy, geopolitics, gold, Iran, Memory, oil, semiconductors | View | ||
| 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 Q3 | Oct 3, 2025 | Van Der Mandele Arar Fund | 9.8% | 15.6% | 000660.KS, 066570.KS, BABA, IMPP, JFIN, JXN, STLA, TCEHY | China, emerging markets, global, Gold Miners, Political Risk, small caps, value | Fund continues to reap extraordinary benefits from goldminer investments, though exited Orezone due to escalating nationalization risks in Burkina Faso despite attractive valuations below 2.5x forward P/E. Gold continues making new highs amid political uncertainty. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 3, 2025 | Van Der Mandele Arar Fund | - | - | 096350.KS, 327A.HK, AWE.L, BFIT, CFW.TO, DAC, DRAG.DE, GOOGL, IMPP, JFIN, JXN, KWE.TO, NM, ONEW, PAY.TO, STLA | AI, Mag-7, Net-Net, P/E Ratios, shipping, small caps, Valuations, value | Manager focuses extensively on value investing, holding stocks with P/E ratios under 5 while the S&P 500 trades at 30x earnings. Portfolio includes net-net stocks with more cash than market cap plus debt, and companies trading below book value with strong balance sheets. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Van Der Mandele Arar Fund | Jackson Financial | Financials | Life & Health Insurance | Bull | NYSE | Annuities, Demographics, Equity, Institutional Selling, Insurance, Post-Earnings Decline, Retirement Services, Value | 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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