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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 27, 2026 | WestEnd Capital | 0.0% | 0.0% | BA, CAT, CCJ, CENX, FCX, GE, KGS, LLY, PLTR | AI, Aluminum, defense, energy, healthcare, industrials, Natural Gas, technology | WestEnd committed to the AI trade early and captured outsized gains by actively investing in key players driving AI innovation and infrastructure buildout. The AI boom continues with debt financing becoming more important for funding buildout as capital intensity rises. AI data centers require massive amounts of metals including aluminum and copper. Portfolio includes exposure to aerospace/defense supply chains and companies positioned for defense spending. Century Aluminum's high-purity primary aluminum is essential for military aircraft, armor plate, drones, and advanced weapons systems, tying into national security needs. Eli Lilly stands out as a dominant franchise in the GLP-1 obesity and diabetes market, actively reducing friction through direct-to-consumer and direct-to-employer pricing strategies. The company is diversifying into next-generation oral GLP-1s with orforglipron expected to generate $13 billion in annual sales by 2031. The Trump administration has signaled intent to dial-up fiscal stimulus in various forms, with policies encouraging capital formation and business investment. This includes benefits from the OBBBA providing meaningful financial/tax benefits for businesses and households. Kodiak Gas Services provides mission-critical large-horsepower compression infrastructure upstream of LNG exports and downstream power demand from AI-driven data centers. The company benefits from robust demand in the Permian and other basins through long-term, take-or-pay style contracts. Century Aluminum sits at the intersection of AI data-center buildout and defense/energy security needs. The boom in data centers, EVs, and clean-energy infrastructure is tightening the U.S. aluminum market, pushing up the Midwest premium and incentivizing domestic smelting capacity to restart. | CENX CAT LLY KGS |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 14, 2026 | Riverwater Partners Small Cap Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | ADEA, AMD, ATMU, ATRC, BHST, BKH, CNX, DIS, HSTM, ITGR, KGS, LEU, LMNR, LOPE, MOD, NPKI, PLMR, STKL, VECO, WRBY | AI, financials, healthcare, infrastructure, Natural Gas, nuclear, Quality, small caps | Natural gas stocks benefited from AI theme as potential winners in powering data centers. CNX Resources was the top contributor driven by weather-related price increases and strong company execution. The manager remains encouraged by structural demand drivers for natural gas supporting higher volumes over time. Centrus Energy was positioned at the nexus of U.S. national security, nuclear energy independence, and next-generation reactor deployment. The company benefited from structural shift away from Russian nuclear fuel supply toward domestic enrichment, with rising demand from advanced reactors, SMRs, and nuclear power supporting AI-driven data center load growth. NPK International was added as a way to participate in multi-year infrastructure buildout required to support grid expansion, electrification, and energy system upgrades. The company provides composite matting solutions for utility and energy-related end markets with advantages over traditional timber mats. The manager avoided speculative AI investments but played the theme through picks-and-shovels approach via semicap equipment and utility infrastructure buildout. Natural gas stocks benefited as potential winners in powering data centers. Warby Parker has a call option on smart glasses and AI-enabled eyewear through its partnership with Google. | ITGR HSTM WRBY ADEA NPKI KGS BHST LMNR LOPE LEU CNX |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Jan 29, 2026 | Fund Letters | George Bolton | Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. | Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | cashflow, Compression, infrastructure, LNG, natural gas | View Pitch |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Fund Letters | Adam Peck | Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. | Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Compression, Contracts, Freecashflow, infrastructure, Naturalgas | View Pitch |
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