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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 16, 2026 | Ariel Fund | -1.5% | -1.5% | CG, GNRC, JHG, MAT, NCLH, NVST, SMG, SPHR | energy, Entertainment, Geopolitical, inflation, small caps, technology, value | View | ||
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 16, 2026 | Ariel Fund | -1.5% | -1.5% | CG, GNRC, JHG, MAT, NCLH, NVST, SMG, SPHR | consumer, energy, Entertainment, industrials, small caps, technology, value | View | ||
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 29, 2026 | Merion Road Capital | 8.5% | 9.2% | ACNT, AMZN, BELFA, BUKS, GOOG, JHG, MSFT | aerospace, AI, arbitrage, Chemicals, Long/Short, small cap, value | Manager maintains 22% AI exposure through GOOG, MSFT, and AMZN, though feels this is large but remains underweight relative to the S&P 500 where Magnificent Seven account for 34%. Acknowledges elevated S&P returns were concentrated among largest AI-exposed companies. Built position in Ascent Industries, a specialty chemicals company transforming from over-levered conglomerate to pure-play with pristine balance sheet. New management from Dow Chemical and turnaround experience addressing poor operations, with facilities at 50% utilization offering significant operating leverage potential. Butler National showed strong performance with EBITDA increasing from $6.5m to $8.8m, with aerospace revenue, margins, and backlog all moving up meaningfully. Company, management, and board continue buying stock despite higher share price. | ACNT BELFB JHG |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Miller Howard Investments Income-Equity Strategies | 3.6% | 0.0% | AES, AGO, AGRO, AM, BCC, BCE, BK, CAG, CAH, CHRD, CNP, CSCO, D, DCP, EME, EMN, ENB, ENLC, EPD, ETD, EVR, EXR, FFBC, FULT, GS, HCA, JHG, JNJ, JPM, KEY, KFY, KNF, LBRT, LNG, LYB, MATX, MDU, MED, MEI, MPC, MSFT, MSM, NGG, NSP, NVDA, OMAB, OMF, POR, PPL, PSX, QCRH, RRC, RY, SBAC, SLP, SO, SUN, UGI, UHT, VLO, VST, WINA, WMB | dividends, energy, income, technology, Utilities, value, volatility | The letter extensively analyzes dividend-paying tech stocks versus non-payers, finding high-dividend tech stocks outperformed when excluding the internet bubble period. Miller/Howard focuses on companies with strong dividend coverage and growth potential, with their Income-Equity strategies yielding 3.5-3.7% and positioned for dividend growth throughout market cycles. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Feb 20, 2024 | Ariel Small Cap Value Strategy | 10.1% | 0.0% | CLB, JHG, JLL, LIND, MAT, NVST, OSW | consumer, energy, real estate, small caps, Travel, value | The fund holds luxury adventure travel company Lindblad Expeditions and cruise spa services provider OneSpaWorld, both benefiting from strong demand and pricing power in the travel recovery. Future travel reservations remain strong with companies increasing prices. | NVST AMAT CLB JLL OSW LIND |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 13, 2025 | 13D Activist Fund | 0.8% | 1.7% | ALV, APD, AZTA, BBWI, ENV, EXEL, FTR, HR, JHG, LW, MDU, MRCY, NSIT, PSO, RIOT, RPD, SWX, THS, TWLO, VSTS | activism, Bitcoin, Corporate Governance, Data centers, M&A, Proxy Fights, SMID Cap, value | 2024 was a record year for shareholder activism with 128 new initiations in North America. Success rates continue to soar with activists achieving 96% success rate in 2023 and 86% in 2024 versus high 60s historically. Shareholder activism is becoming more mainstream with 40 non-activists launching new campaigns in 2024. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | Fund Letters | Aaron Sallen | Janus Henderson Group plc | Financials | Asset Management | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | asset management, Event-driven, IRR, Merger Arbitrage, Takeout | View Pitch |
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