| 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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| 2024 Q1 | May 15, 2024 | Gator Capital Management | 10.8% | 24.3% | AX, BAC, BCS, CNOB, CUB, DCOM, ESQ, FBP, FCNCA, GNW, HOOD, JXN, NYCB, OFG, OSBC, PNFP, ROOT, SLM, UMBF, WAL, WBS | Credit Risk, financials, interest rates, Regional Banks, SMID Cap, value | Manager sees selective opportunities in small-to-mid-sized regional banks despite sector headwinds. Believes stock investors are overly pessimistic about credit concerns while the real issues are interest rate risk and loan volume growth. Groups favorites into Puerto Rican banks, growth banks, and small banks with unique stories. | View | |
| 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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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 25, 2024 | Miller Value Partners Income Strategy | 11.7% | 11.7% | BFH, BKE, CHRD, CTO, JXN, LNC, MED, MPW, OMF, STLA, T, UGI, VTRS, WAL | Concentration, crypto, dividends, energy, flexibility, high yield, income, value | The portfolio added UGI Corp, a dividend aristocrat that has paid shareholders a dividend for 139 consecutive years and looks poised to boost its dividend for the 37th consecutive year. At current prices, UGI trades at its lowest price/earnings multiple in history despite sporting a 6% yield with a plan to grow earnings power at a high single-digit rate. | LNC UGI CHRD |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 19, 2024 | Van Der Mandele Arar Fund | -5.9% | 0.5% | AWE.L, BFIT.AS, JXN, ONEW, PLNT, STLA | energy, Europe, Fitness, industrials, small caps, value | Basic Fit faces competitive pressures from Planet Fitness entering Spain and pricing challenges with 20 euro memberships returning in France. The company is slowing expansion pace from 200 to 175 clubs annually, indicating market saturation concerns. Despite 40% year-over-year decline, the manager sees opportunity in improved cash flows as mature clubs increase. | 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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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 3, 2026 | Gator Capital Management | 4.1% | 31.9% | BCS, BNP.PA, C, COMP, CUBI, FCNCA, GLE.PA, GPN, HOOD, HOUS, JPM, JXN, PYPL, SOHO, TD, TFSL, UMBF, VRTS | Banking, Capital markets, financials, real estate, Regional Banks, small caps, value | The fund focuses on small and mid-cap financial institutions, particularly regional banks with mutual holding company structures. TFS Financial represents a key investment in this space, offering leveraged exposure to earnings recovery through its unique MHC structure. Significant exposure to mortgage-related businesses through TFS Financial's traditional thrift model and Anywhere Real Estate's real estate services. The fund sees opportunity as the housing market recovers and interest rate environment normalizes. Strong positioning in capital markets through investment platforms like Robinhood Markets and traditional investment management firms. The fund benefited from continued product innovation and growth in retail trading platforms. | TFSL |
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| 2022 Q4 | Dec 31, 2022 | Clark Street Value | - | -35.3% | 2248031D, ACR, ADES, ARGO CN, BBXIA, BLYQ, DBRG, DMS IN, GRBK, HHC IN, JXN, LMPX, MREO, NXDT, PARR, PFSW IN, RADI, RBCN, SNDA, TCI, TPFG LN, WMC IN | - | View | ||
| 2021 Q4 | Dec 31, 2021 | Clark Street Value | - | 75.0% | AAMCF, ACEL, ADES LN, BBXIA, CDOR, CPLG, ECTM, FBRT, HHC, HMG, INDT, JCS, JXN, LAUR, LBRDK, LGL, LRFC, LUB, LYLT, MPC, NTPIF, NXDT, ONL, PFSW IN, PFX, RHEP, RVI, SNDA, THNPY | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q3 | Nov 10, 2023 | Gator Capital Management | 10.8% | 24.3% | AAIC, AX, BOH, CFG, FCNCA, FITB, GNW, HBAN, JXN, MTB, OFG, PGR, PNC, RF, TFC, USB, VNO, WAL | Banking, financials, M&A, Regional Banks, value | First Citizens Bancshares represents the fund's largest position, acquired through strategic M&A including the SVB acquisition. The manager believes regional banks trade at historically low valuations and expects the group multiple to re-rate higher as the industry works through higher interest rates and the credit cycle peaks. First Citizens is positioned well for higher rates with a liquid balance sheet and balanced loan portfolio. | FCNCA |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 4, 2024 | Van Der Mandele Arar Fund | -5.9% | 0.5% | 066570.KS, BFIT.AS, JXN, NMM, ONEW, PYFA.TO, STLA | cyclicals, gaming, global, shipping, small caps, value | Gravity is a gaming company with a large cash pile, low P/E, and beautiful IP in their Ragnarok franchise. The key catalyst is rollout of games into China through local distributors, though initial revenue contribution was disappointing as Gravity gave away larger profit percentages to incentivize distributors. | NMM |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 30, 2024 | Gator Capital Management | 10.8% | 24.3% | AX, BXP, CBNA, COLB, CUZ, FCNCA, HOOD, JXN, PYPL, REAL, UMBF, VNO, WAL | Banking, Deposits, financials, Regional Banks, value | The fund focuses heavily on regional banking with multiple positions including First Citizens Bancshares, UMB Financial, Western Alliance Bancorp, and Columbia Banking System. The manager emphasizes the value of strong deposit franchises following the Regional Bank Crisis in March 2023. | CBNA |
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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 | |
| 2023 Q3 | Oct 16, 2023 | Miller Value Partners Income Strategy | 11.7% | 11.7% | AAPL, CHS, JXN, MED, MPW, OGN, T, WAL | dividends, financials, income, rates, Telecom, value | The fund focuses on extreme valuations whose underlying logic defies probabilistic thinking around base rates. The past decade presented headwinds for value investors as capital had little respect for value, but that game is over with bonds becoming investable again and capital actually worth something. | ^FTSE |
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| 2023 Q4 | Oct 1, 2024 | Miller Value Partners Income Strategy | 11.7% | 11.7% | BCC, BKE, JXN, MED, OGN, RILY, WAL | dividends, high yield, rates, Regional Banks, value | The letter discusses the significant outperformance of long-dated US government bonds in Q4 2023, with TLT up 12.9%, marking the fifth-best calendar quarter in twenty years. This occurred without coinciding equity market drawdowns, suggesting a potential turning point in market psychology around inflation persistence. Fed officials are now discussing rate cuts and slowing balance sheet asset sales. | JXN BKE WAL |
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| 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 | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | WS Ruffer Total Return Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | BABA, BP, C, COTY, EWBC, JXN, RYA.L | Bonds, capital preservation, global, Multi-Asset, rates, risk management | Fund positioned for falling interest rates by adding bond duration in recent months, taking advantage of compelling valuations with US ten year real yields reaching 2.5%. The November rally in fixed income was the largest contributor to returns as bonds experienced their best monthly return since 2008. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Aug 2, 2024 | Van Der Mandele Arar Fund | -5.9% | 0.5% | AAPL, ALOKW.PA, AMZN, AWE.L, BFIT.AS, GOOGL, JXN, META, MSFT, NVDA, ONEW, STLA, TSLA | AI, Europe, growth, small caps, Solar, technology, value | Fund discusses AI/datacenter boom as a major growth driver for portfolio company Alphawave, which is positioned to benefit enormously from this trend. The manager notes Alphawave continues to grow exponentially and is positioned for the upcoming AI/datacenter boom despite trading at attractive valuations. | ALOKW.PA ONEW AWE.L |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 31, 2024 | Gator Capital Management | 10.8% | 24.3% | AX, BANC, BARC.L, CG, CUBI, EWBC, FBP, FCNCA, HOOD, JXN, PNFP, PYPL, SLM, UMBF, WAL, WBS, WTFC | credit, financials, Growth Banks, Rate Cuts, Regional Banks, valuation | Regional banks rallied strongly in July due to tame inflation, prospects of more favorable regulatory environment, and better-than-expected earnings. The Fund benefited from extreme negative positioning by other investors who had been using regional bank ETF as large short position. Manager believes regional banks remain cheap compared to history with coming rate cuts driving earnings higher. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jul 8, 2023 | Van Der Mandele Arar Fund | -5.9% | 0.5% | AWE.L, BFIT.AS, GASS, JXN, KEC.TO, MHO, ONEW, STLA | cyclicals, earnings, Europe, oil, value | Manager holds multiple oil companies including Kiwetinohk Energy Corp as a top 5 position. Discusses how shale companies now trade at very low P/E ratios despite improved balance sheets and more conservative management. Views ESG concerns as creating opportunities in undervalued energy names. | KEC.TO |
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| 2023 Q3 | Apr 10, 2023 | Van Der Mandele Arar Fund | -5.9% | 0.5% | AWE.L, BFIT.AS, ESTE, IFP.TO, JXN, ONEW, PR, STLA | Autos, energy, Europe, rates, semiconductors, small caps, value | Manager emphasizes finding stocks with low P/E ratios and attractive balance sheets, particularly in the value segment of the market. Stellantis highlighted as trading at P/E under 3 despite solid fundamentals. | STLA |
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| 2023 Q1 | Apr 4, 2023 | Van Der Mandele Arar Fund | -5.9% | 0.5% | AWE.L, BFIT.AS, GOOGL, JXN, KEC.TO, ONEW | cyclicals, energy, Europe, small caps, value | The fund shows significant skew towards small-caps, which aligns with the theory that smaller companies are less looked at and tend to provide more opportunity. The manager notes this positioning is not due to bias since around 50% of all listed stocks are small-caps. | AWE.L |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 30, 2024 | Gator Capital Management | 10.8% | 24.3% | AAIC, AX, BOH, CFG, FCNCA, FITB, GNW, HBAN, JXN, MTB, OFG, PGR, PNC, RF, TFC, USB, VNO, WAL | Banking, financials, interest rates, M&A, Regional Banks, value | Fund is heavily concentrated in regional banks, particularly First Citizens Bancshares as the largest position. Manager believes regional banks trade at historically low valuations and expects the group multiple to re-rate higher as the industry works through higher interest rates and the credit cycle peaks. First Citizens is positioned well for higher-for-longer rates with a liquid balance sheet and balanced loan book. | FCNCA |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 28, 2025 | Gator Capital Management | 14.2% | 41.9% | AX, BOH, C, COLB, CUZ, FCNCA, GLE.PA, HIFS, HONE, HOOD, JPM, JXN, KINS, NBN, OFG, PNFP, SLM, TCBI, UMBF, VNO | Banking, Capital markets, financials, interest rates, M&A, Regional Banks | Manager remains optimistic about regional banks in 2025, citing benefits from interest rate cuts, expected loan growth acceleration, and improved M&A environment under new administration. Regional banks are viewed as undervalued compared to historical averages and positioned to benefit from flattened yield curve and repricing of maturing loans. | GLE.PA |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 19, 2024 | Miller Value Partners Deep Value Strategies | 4.6% | 20.1% | BCC, BKE, JXN, MED, OGN, RILY, WAL | dividends, high yield, income, interest rates, Regional Banks, value | Western Alliance Bancorp was the top contributor with strong deposit growth and capital ratios. The bank reported deposits rising 6.5% sequentially to $54.3B with 82% insured and collateralized, while CET1 ratio expanded to 10.6%. | BCC JXN BKE WAL |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 17, 2025 | Curreen Capital | 5.7% | 7.7% | AAP, CACC, EHAB, ENR.DE, FTDR, GETB.L, JXN, KAMBI.ST, NILB.ST, TNET, TRUE-B.ST, VFC | Automotive, healthcare, small caps, Turnarounds, undervalued, value | Manager focuses on buying good businesses at attractive prices below conservative valuation estimates. Portfolio consists of undervalued companies trading at significant discounts to intrinsic value. Strategy emphasizes attractive upside-to-downside ratios across holdings. | ENR.DE NILB.ST FTDR VFC TNET EHAB AAP GETB.L CACC |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Miller Value Partners Deep Value Strategies | Jackson Financial Inc | Financials | Life & Health Insurance | Bull | NYSE | Annuities, capital returns, fee income, life insurance, RILA, share repurchases | View Pitch |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Miller Value Partners Income Strategy | Jackson Financial Inc | Financials | Life & Health Insurance | Bull | NYSE | Annuities, capital returns, Insurance, life insurance, RILA, share repurchases | View Pitch |
| Feb 21, 2026 | Fund Letters | Joost van der Mandele | Jackson Financial Inc. | Financials | Life & Health Insurance | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Annuities, Insurance, Margins, Partnerships, valuation | View Pitch |
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