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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 27, 2025 | RS Large Cap Val Strategy | 3.6% | 5.2% | APH, C, CACI, CPAY, EG, ETN, FFH.TO, LKQ, ST, UNH, XOM | defense, large cap, Quality, ROIC, tariffs, technology, Trade Policy, value | The quarter was dominated by tariff-induced volatility, with markets initially selling off on Liberation Day tariff announcements before recovering on perceived softening of the administration's trade policy stance. The administration's protectionist policies have introduced significant uncertainty, overshadowing economic renaissance goals and impacting global currencies and markets. | CPAY CACI |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 27, 2025 | Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund | 3.6% | 4.3% | ACIW, ACN, AVGO, CDW, CHTR, CSGP, GCI, GOOGL, IT, KMX, LBRDA, LKQ, MA, META, MLM, NVDA, PRM, V, VMC | AI, Multi Cap, Quality, technology, value | AI infrastructure buildout is in early days with chip makers like Nvidia and Broadcom being biggest winners so far. Hyperscalers including Alphabet and Meta hold the purse strings on unprecedented AI infrastructure investment, giving them advantage to modulate spending based on returns while being funded by healthy cash flows from core businesses. | CDW ACN META GOOGL HEI |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Polaris Global Equity | 8.4% | 12.8% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 055550.KS, 066570.KS, 8002.T, 8306.T, ABBV, ALSN, BARN.SW, BKT.MC, CAP.PA, COF, CTC.TO, DG.PA, ELE.MC, ELV, GNC.L, IAG.L, IETB.BR, JAZZ, JDEP.AS, JPM, LKQ, LTM, LUN.TO, MKSI, NXT.L, OTEX, SNY, TSN, UNH, YAR.OL | Airlines, diversification, Europe, financials, global, semiconductors, Trade, value | SK Hynix led portfolio performance capitalizing on leadership in high-bandwidth memory chips and disciplined DRAM supply with record-breaking first-quarter results. Samsung Electronics also benefited from DRAM price strength and HBM3E supply to non-Nvidia customers. The sector showed strong fundamentals supported by AI and advanced packaging demand. | UNH GNC LN 000660 KS 8002 JP |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund | 10.4% | 16.3% | AAPL, BRK-B, CHTR, CSGP, GOOG, IT, LBRDA, LBTYK, LH, LICT, LILAK, LKQ, META, MKL, MLM, PRM, VMC, VRSN | Broadband, infrastructure, materials, Multi Cap, technology, value | Aggregates companies Martin Marietta Materials and Vulcan Materials benefited from continued healthy price increases and strong demand from public infrastructure projects. These companies were top contributors to performance during the quarter. | VRSN |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 1, 2026 | Palm Valley Capital Management | 0.7% | 0.7% | CHRD, DOX, FLO, FPI, HTLD, KELYA, LKQ, PHYS, RGP, RYN, TFX | AI, Cyclical, small cap, Staffing, undervalued, value | CHRD RYN DOX |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund | 0.8% | 0.8% | ACN, BRK-A, CMCSA, DHR, GOOGL, HEI, IDXX, IEX, LBRDA, LICT, LKQ, META, PRM, TECH, V | aerospace, AI, healthcare, Multi Cap, technology, Trade Policy, value | The AI Trade was dealt a setback in late January after Chinese firm DeepSeek announced its advanced AI model had been developed at a fraction of the cost of U.S. competitors. This led to greater investor scrutiny of U.S. firms' spending plans. Alphabet's Google unit is on the front lines of the Traditional Search vs. GenAI battle. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Pzena Focused Value strategy | 1.0% | 1.0% | BAC, BAX, CVS, DAL, DG, EQH, FNF, LKQ, NWL, PVH, UHS | consumer, earnings, financials, healthcare, Trade Policy, value | Value stocks outperformed the broad market in the quarter, though the Focused Value strategy underperformed its benchmark. The manager emphasizes that starting point valuations remain extremely attractive in the portfolio today. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Feb 8, 2024 | The Olstein Strategic Opportunities Fund | - | - | AAPL, AMZN, CFG, CWK, FA, FITB, GHM, GNRC, GOOGL, HRL, INTC, KTB, LKQ, LUV, META, MSFT, NVDA, RTX, SHYF, TPG, TSLA, USB, VNT, VSH, WRK, ZBH | financials, free cash flow, industrials, Magnificent Seven, undervalued, value | Manager believes market leaders are about to change from high-growth Magnificent Seven stocks to undervalued companies selling at large discounts to intrinsic value. Focus on companies with strong fundamentals trading below normalized free cash flow calculations. | HRTX |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 4, 2026 | Aristotle Small Cap Equity Fund | 1.9% | 0.2% | ACHC, AEIS, AER, ATR, AUB, CCRN, CNS, EHTH, GTLS, HAE, HURN, IDA, ITRI, LKQ, MTSI, NUS, PRGO, PTEN, TITN, WWW | Deregulation, Energy Transition, healthcare, M&A, Regional Banks, semiconductors, small caps, value | The fund focuses exclusively on small-cap equities with valuations remaining compelling relative to large caps, with the Russell 2000 Index trading near multi-decade lows on a relative basis. Potential tailwinds include deregulation, lower corporate tax rates, increased M&A activity, continued reshoring of U.S. manufacturing and infrastructure-related spending. Value stocks outperformed growth counterparts during the quarter as the Russell 2000 Value Index returned 3.26% compared to 1.22% for growth. Lower-quality companies outperformed higher-quality companies with factors like high bankruptcy risk, low sales growth, and low price to earnings having the strongest payoffs. MACOM Technology Solutions, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance semiconductor products, was a top contributor with strong quarterly results. The company has meaningful exposure to growing demand from Data Center and 5G end market applications along with domestic manufacturing footprint. Healthcare was the best-performing sector at +18.54% during the quarter. The fund holds positions in companies like Haemonetics in blood management and Acadia Healthcare in behavioral health services, though maintains an underweight allocation as it avoids biotechnology companies due to binary risk. The fund added positions in regional banks including Atlantic Union Bankshares and WesBanco, viewing DOGE-related concerns as creating attractive opportunities. These banks benefit from diversified customer bases, growing market share, and solid balance sheets positioned for trust and deposit opportunities. The fund holds positions in companies supporting power grid modernization through Itron's smart metering solutions and IDACORP's transmission opportunities. These companies are positioned to benefit from critical regional transmission opportunities and grid monitoring solutions. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Nov 10, 2023 | Distillate Capital Fundamental Stability & Value | 0.0% | 16.0% | 005930.KS, 036570.KS, 6857.T, AAP, AMGN, AMP, AN, AON, AVGO, AVY, BABA, BLDR, CF, CSX, CVS, DHR, ETSY, GOOGL, IPG, ITX.MC, JBL, LKQ, MC.PA, MPC, OC, OMC, PCAR, PRIO3.SA, PYPL, ROG.SW, SMCI, TEP.PA, VSCO | free cash flow, large cap, Leverage, Quality, selectivity, small cap, value | Manager emphasizes selective value investing by avoiding expensive mega-cap stocks and focusing on quality companies with attractive free cash flow yields. The strategy achieves a 7.3% FCF yield versus 4.9% for the S&P 500, comparable to post-financial crisis levels. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Nov 10, 2023 | Distillate Capital International | 0.0% | 10.9% | 036570.KS, 6857.T, 9988.HK, AAP, AAPL, AMGN, AMP, AMZN, AN, AON, AVGO, AVY, BLDR, CF, CSX, CVS, DHR, ETSY, GOOGL, IPG, ITX.MC, JBL, LKQ, MC.PA, META, MPC, MSFT, NVDA, OC, OMC, PCAR, PRIO3.SA, PYPL, ROG.SW, SMCI, TEP.PA, TSLA, VSCO | free cash flow, international, Quality, risk management, selectivity, value | Manager emphasizes selective value investing by avoiding expensive mega-cap stocks and focusing on quality companies with attractive free cash flow yields. The strategy achieves a 7.3% free cash yield compared to 4.9% for the S&P 500. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Nov 10, 2023 | Distillate Capital Large Cap Value | 0.0% | 19.7% | 036570.KS, 6857.T, 9988.HK, AAP, AAPL, AMGN, AMP, AMZN, AN, AON, AVGO, AVY, BLDR, CF, CSX, CVS, DHR, ETSY, GOOGL, IPG, ITX.MC, JBL, LKQ, MC.PA, META, MPC, MSFT, NVDA, OC, OMC, PCAR, PRIO3.SA, PYPL, ROG.SW, SMCI, TEP.PA, TSLA, VSCO | Credit Stress, free cash flow, large cap, Mega Caps, risk management, selectivity, value | Manager emphasizes selective value investing by avoiding expensive mega-cap stocks and focusing on quality companies with attractive free cash flow yields. The strategy achieves a 7.3% FCF yield versus 4.9% for the S&P 500, comparable to post-financial crisis levels. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 7, 2025 | Palm Valley Capital Management | 2.4% | 3.8% | AAPL, AMD, AMZN, AVA, AVGO, BRK-A, DOX, FLO, GOOGL, INTC, LKQ, META, MSFT, NVDA, PHYS, PSLV, RHI, SEB, TFX, TSLA | AI, Bull Market, Fed policy, gold, small caps, technology, Valuations | Managers question whether AI valuations are justified, noting that while AI may change the world, current leaders like Nvidia face sustainability challenges with 50%+ margins. They argue that even if AI continues and current beneficiaries remain entrenched, valuations already reflect their moats. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 28, 2025 | Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund | 0.3% | 4.6% | ACIW, ACN, AVGO, CDW, CHTR, CSGP, GCI, GOOGL, IT, KMX, LBRDA, LKQ, MA, META, MLM, NVDA, PRM, V, VMC | AI, Multi Cap, Quality, technology, value | AI infrastructure buildout is in early days with chip makers like Nvidia and Broadcom seeing biggest gains so far. Hyperscalers including Alphabet and Meta hold the purse strings on unprecedented AI infrastructure investment, giving them advantage to modulate spending based on returns while being funded by healthy cash flows from core businesses. | CDW ACN CDW ACN |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 20, 2025 | RS Large Cap Val Strategy | 4.5% | 9.9% | ABBV, C, CI, CPAY, CRM, GOOGL, KDP, LKQ, TEVA, VLO | Fed, large cap, rates, Refiners, ROIC, small cap, tariffs, value | The team continues to believe that actively managed, value-oriented approaches should be well positioned going forward. They focus on companies with improving ROIC trading at discounts to intrinsic value. Small-cap value stocks showed impressive performance with a 12.6% return in Q3, representing an area where they see intriguing potential and attractive risk-reward tradeoff. | LKQ VLO LKQ VLO |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 16, 2025 | Polaris Global Equity | 5.0% | 18.5% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 055550.KS, 5019.T, 6758.T, 8306.T, 8591.T, ABBV, ALSN, BARRY.SW, BPOP, CAP.PA, CG, CVS, DHL.DE, DTG.DE, ELV, GD, IAG.L, IPS.PA, JAZZ, LKQ, LNTH, LUN.TO, MEOH, MG, MKSI, MNDI.L, MPC, NEE, PUB.PA, SBH, SLM, UNH, UTHR, VIPS | AI, Energy Transition, financials, global, healthcare, semiconductors, Trade Policy, Valuations | The current two-speed economy is characterized by a narrow AI-driven boom versus subdued growth across most other industries. Just seven mega-cap U.S. tech stocks drove nearly 60% of the S&P 500 gains in 2025 to date. The frothy valuations in the AI tech sector should make investors cautious, as concentrated indices could face material correction if the AI boom busts. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 14, 2025 | Pzena Investment Management | - | - | 005930.KS, AAPL, AMZN, BABA, BAX, BIDU, CHTR, GOOGL, LKQ, META, MSFT, NVDA, SCS, SHEL, SPB, TEP.PA, TSLA, TSM, WIZZ.L, WNS | AI, global, Outperformance, portfolios, small caps, value | Small caps trade near historic lows relative to large caps, creating an attractive long-term entry point after years of Magnificent Seven dominance. Despite superior fundamental returns over the past decade, small caps have been driven down by sentiment and multiple compression. History suggests extreme valuation gaps like today's have often been followed by multi-year periods of small-cap outperformance. | WIZZ SPB TPN BAX |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 14, 2025 | Lyrical Asset Management | 3.4% | 15.7% | AAPL, AMP, CI, CNC, CPAY, EBAY, EXPE, FIS, FLEX, GOOGL, GPN, HCA, JCI, LKQ, MSFT, NRG, NVDA, TSLA, UBER, URI | earnings, growth, Outperformance, Performance, value | The portfolio maintains an uncommon combination of deep value and growth characteristics. The value spread between the portfolio and S&P 500 is historically wide at 80%, with portfolio trading at 12.2x-12.6x P/E versus S&P 500 at 22.7x. Despite value characteristics, portfolio EPS growth exceeds 10% annually, significantly outpacing S&P 500 growth of 6.4%. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 14, 2024 | Right Tail Capital | 0.0% | 10.3% | BRO, CDW, FERG, LKQ, MSFT, NSIT, ORLY | Concentration, Distribution, IT Solutions, long-term, technology, value | CDW and NSIT are technology resellers positioned between fragmented customer and vendor bases, creating value for all parties. CDW serves as an outsourced IT teammate for businesses with less than 5000 employees, selling over 100,000 products from over 1000 brands as a neutral third party. These distributors have superior financial characteristics with high incremental returns on capital. | NSIT CDW |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 6, 2026 | Palm Valley Capital Management | 0.7% | 4.5% | AMDOCS, AVA, CRI, DOM, FLO, FORR, FPI, HTLD, INGR, KELYA, LAS/A, LKQ, MAN, NWN, PHYS, PSLV, PVCMX, RES, UTZ, WHGLY | capital preservation, Cash, optionality, Patience, valuation | The letter highlights a cautious stance driven by elevated valuations, narrow market leadership, and limited margins of safety across equities. Cash is positioned as a strategic asset, preserving optionality and protecting capital while waiting for more attractive risk-reward setups. Capital preservation and patience are framed as competitive advantages late in the market cycle. | HTLD FLO INGR UTZ DOM LN |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 29, 2026 | Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund | -1.5% | 3.2% | ACN, BRK-B, CDW, CHTR, CMCSA, CSGP, DHR, GOOGL, HEI, IDXX, IEX, IT, KMX, LBRDA, LH, LKQ, META, PRM, SIRI, TECH | healthcare, multi-cap, technology, Telecom, underperformance, value | Google's Gemini AI surpassed expectations with latest release, moving to front of pack among frontier models according to industry benchmarks. Investors questioning value of Gartner's research offerings in rapidly evolving GenAI landscape. Heightened competition continues weighing on broadband investments including Liberty Broadband and Charter Communications. Charter's capital investment cycle beginning to ease, expected to improve free cash flow and support share repurchases at depressed prices. CarMax faces challenging environment with constrained availability and affordability of late model used vehicles. Online competitor Carvana taking share while CarMax's omni-channel investments have yet to deliver improvements, leading to strategic changes and CEO departure. | CHTR KMX PRM |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund | 10.4% | 16.3% | BRK-A, CHTR, GOOGL, GWRE, LBRDA, LICT, LKQ, META, MLM, PMS, SIRI, VRSN | interest rates, Media, Multi Cap, Quality, technology, value | The fund employs a Quality at a Discount framework as an enduring advantage of their multi-cap investing strategy. They focus on investing in high quality businesses of all sizes, with valuation remaining their North Star for investment decisions. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Aug 11, 2023 | Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund | 10.4% | 16.3% | BKI, CSGP, EFX, FTRE, GOOG, GWRE, ICE, KMX, LBRDA, LH, LICT, LILAK, LKQ, LSXMK, LYV, MACT, META, MLM, PRM, SIRI | Broadband, Media, Multi Cap, Quality, technology, value | The fund emphasizes owning high-quality, durable businesses led by talented management teams capable of navigating uncertain times. They use a Quality at a Discount framework for investing in businesses of all sizes. The portfolio trades at an estimated price-to-value ratio in the upper 70s, suggesting healthy risk-adjusted returns. | EFX |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 28, 2024 | Weitz Multi Cap Equity Fund | 10.4% | 16.3% | ACIW, AON, BRK-B, CHTR, CSGP, GOOG, GWRE, HEI, IEX, LBRDA, LKQ, LLYVA, LSXMK, LYV, META, ODFL, PRM, SIRI, TXN, VRSN | Logistics, multi-cap, Quality, technology, value | The letter discusses an AI-driven feeding frenzy of tech stocks, with Meta Platforms and Alphabet garnering favor given their position at the vanguard of artificial intelligence development. However, their traditional ad-supported businesses continue to demonstrate strength and drive healthy business value growth. | ODFL |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Polaris Global Equity | 6.9% | 12.7% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 066570.KS, 2338.HK, 8001.T, 8002.T, ALSN, ANTO.L, BARN.SW, CG, CVS, DG.PA, DTG.DE, ELV, FTK.DE, GNC.L, JAZZ, LKQ, LUN.TO, MEOH, MG, MPC, MSFT, MUV2.DE, NEE, NVS, OTEX, SRBANK.OL, SVEG.OL, TEP.PA, TSN, U11.SI, UNH, UTHR, WBS, WMB | AI, Copper, Energy Transition, financials, global, healthcare, value | Copper prices increased over 20% from mid-February to late May due to tight supply and high demand from energy transition applications like electric vehicles and AI automation. Lundin Mining and Antofagasta benefited from this copper price momentum. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | RS Large Cap Val Strategy | 1.0% | 13.9% | APH, CI, CPAY, CRM, GOOGL, GS, LKQ, PCAR, TEVA, TKO, VST | financials, healthcare, large cap, ROIC, value | The team focuses on investing in companies trading at deep discounts to intrinsic value with improving ROIC. They believe value-oriented approaches should be well positioned following years of low interest rates driving growth stock valuations higher. | CPAY TEVA |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jun 27, 2024 | Asheville Capital Management | 19.9% | 6.9% | AAP, APR, AZO, GPC, LKQ, ORLY | Auto Parts, Buybacks, Distribution, Europe, Poland, value | Auto Partner operates as a Polish distributor of aftermarket auto parts with superior value proposition of availability, speed, and service. The company has proven ability to take market share from local distributors through just-in-time delivery and comprehensive inventory. Management estimates 10% market share in Poland but only 0.5% in rest of Europe, providing significant growth runway. | APR |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Robert J. Harris | LKQ Corporation | Consumer Discretionary | Auto Parts & Equipment | Bear | NASDAQ | Auto parts, Cost control, Cyclicality, exit, inflation, Margins, Reallocation, Repair, tariffs, Volumes | View Pitch |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letters | Robert J. Harris | LKQ Corporation | Consumer Discretionary | Auto Parts & Equipment | Bear | NASDAQ | Auto parts, Cost control, Cyclicality, exit, inflation, Margins, Reallocation, Repair, tariffs, Volumes | View Pitch |
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