| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Ganes Focused Value Fund | 7.5% | - | ALU.AX, APE.AX, ARB.AX, AUB.AX, CBA.AX, COH.AX, DDR.AX, FID.AX, LOV.AX, MFF.AX, NHC.AX, PSI.AX, PWH.AX, RDX.AX, REH.AX, SMP.NZ | Australia, Automotive, retail, takeovers, value, volatility | The fund experienced extreme volatility with four top 10 holdings falling more than 50% during the year, which is highly unusual when the broader market delivered positive returns. The manager views this volatility as advantageous for long-term returns, noting that having some investors willing to pay optimistic prices and others selling at depressed prices can benefit patient investors. | FID.AX PWH AU SPY NZ APE AU LOV AU FID AU |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | East72 Dynasty Trust | 7.7% | 17.9% | 0012.HK, AVES.SW, BOL.PA, BSD.PA, CAT.AX, CFT.SW, CGI.TO, ELF.TO, FFH.TO, FLOW.AS, HAL.AS, LPE.PA, MFF.AX, MFG.AX, MMB.PA, ODET.PA, SRAD, SVC.TO, VIL.PA, VIRT | Discounts, Europe, Family Control, financials, global, liquidity, small caps, value | Strong performance from liquidity providers Virtu Financial and Flow Traders benefiting from increased volumes and volatility. Manager expects continued volatility in 2025 due to new US administration and high equity valuations, creating promising outlook for liquidity providers across all asset classes. | VIL.PA LPE.PA |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Ganes Focused Value Fund | - | 5.9% | AMZN, APE.AX, ARB.AX, AUB.AX, AXP, DDR.AX, DMP.AX, GOOGL, LOV.AX, MA, MFF.AX, NHC.AX, PWH.AX, RDX.AX, REH.AX, V | Australia, Concentration, long-term, Quality, retail, technology, value | The fund maintains a concentrated portfolio approach with top 10 holdings representing approximately 80% of the portfolio. This concentration has driven long-term outperformance but creates short-term volatility when individual holdings underperform. The manager emphasizes this concentrated strategy as their north star for finding high quality companies to own long-term. | DMP.AX MFF.AX PWH.AX LOV.AX |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 16, 2024 | East72 Dynasty Trust | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0012.HK, BOL.PA, CATG.AX, CGI.TO, DIE.BR, ELF.TO, EXO.AS, FLOW.AS, HAL.AS, HWG.L, MFF.AX, MFG.AX, MME.PA, OXY, RBT.PA, SBMO.AS, SFL.MI, TE.PA, VIRTU, VIV.PA, VPK.AS, WAF.DE | Dredging, Energy Transition, European Holdings, Family Control, Maritime, value | Significant exposure to alternative energy through Vopak, parts of Boskalis, SBMO plus Anthony Veder Group totaling about €4billion worth of exposure. HAL Trust has strong emphasis on offshore wind and LNG across multiple holdings. The energy transition is driving structural demand for dredging services, offshore wind farms, and LNG infrastructure. | HAL.AS |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 12, 2025 | Ganes Focused Value Fund | 16.2% | - | APE.AX, ARB.AX, AUB.AX, DDR.AX, FID.AX, LOV.AX, MFF.AX, NHC.AX, PWH.AX, RDX.AX, REH.AX | Australia, Automotive, insurance, retail, small caps, value | Eagers Automotive was the strongest performer, rising 68% during the quarter and contributing about 30% of fund gains. The shares are up 168% over the past year while paying 74c per share in fully-franked dividends. | REH AU AUB AU PWH AU LOV AU |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 9, 2026 | Ganes Focused Value Fund | -6.7% | 0.0% | APE.AX, ARB.AX, AUB.AX, BVS.AX, DDR.AX, FID.AX, LOV.AX, MFF.AX, NHC.AX, PWH.AX, RDX.AX | Australia, Automotive, Founders, software, value | Eagers Automotive made a $1 billion investment in Canadian dealership CanadaOne, acquiring 65% stake. The Canadian market is less competitive with only 36 car brands versus 75 in Australia, and CanadaOne covers fixed costs through service departments before selling cars. Bravura Solutions provides mission-critical software to financial institutions globally with high switching costs. The company was acquired by interests connected to Constellation Software's playbook of buying sticky software businesses. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 5, 2026 | East72 Dynasty Trust | -2.3% | 8.2% | 1928.HK, AVAP.L, AVOL.SW, CG, DGL.AX, DIE.BR, ELF.TO, EXO.MI, FFH.TO, FIH.TO, GOOGL, META, MFF.AX, NNI, RBT.PA, TSLA, UHR.SW, VIRT, VIV.PA | Aircraft, Controlled, Discounts, Europe, Holdings, Travel, value | Manager emphasizes investing in controlled companies trading at significant discounts to NAV, with European holding companies showing discounts of 30-68%. The strategy focuses on securities mispricing where real value exists, contrasting with overvalued technology stocks. Strong underlying environment with 5-7% growth in international passengers, near 100% capacity utilization, and limited aircraft availability. Avation represents asymmetric opportunity trading at 18% discount to NAV despite improved financial position. International travel showing robust 5-7% growth with domestic passengers up 2-3%. Travel retail through Avolta benefits from solid growth and concession wins, while aircraft leasing capitalizes on passenger growth trends. | AVAP LN DIE BB HANA LN |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Ganes Focused Value Fund | 1.5% | - | APE.AX, ARB.AX, AUB.AX, DDR.AX, LOV.AX, MFF.AX, PSI.AX, PWH.AX, RDX.AX, REH.AX, SMP.AX | Australia, Automotive, Concentration, growth, retail, value | ARB Corporation reported strong profit growth of 18% to $102.7m with record OEM sales of $59.6m. The company is taking greater control of its US distribution through building a Seattle store and purchasing a stake in Off Road Warehouse with 11 stores. This vertical integration strategy positions ARB well for the next decade by controlling intellectual property, manufacturing, and distribution. | APE.AX ARB.AX PWH.AX LOV.AX |
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| 2024 Q2 | May 7, 2024 | Ganes Focused Value Fund | -2.2% | 0.0% | ALU.AX, ARB.AX, AUB.AX, COH.AX, DDR.AX, DMP.AX, LOV.AX, MFF.AX, PSI.AX, PWH.AX, REH.AX, SMP.AX | Australia, long-term, Patience, Quality, takeovers, value | Fund follows a value investing philosophy focused on finding good quality companies and holding them for the long term, decades if possible. The manager emphasizes patience and low portfolio turnover as key to delivering attractive returns and outperforming the market over time. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Apr 24, 2024 | East72 Dynasty Trust | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0045.HK, 0142.HK, 0700.HK, 9984.T, CAT.AX, CGI.TO, DIE.BR, ELF.TO, FFH.TO, FIH-U.TO, HWG.L, MANU, MFF.AX, OCDO.L, OXY, RBT.PA, SPHR, UHR.SW, VIRT | Airports, Asia, Conglomerates, Europe, Hotels, infrastructure, value | Focus on controlled companies trading at significant discounts to NAV, particularly family-controlled entities with hidden gems. The manager emphasizes that strong NAV/NAV growth is more prevalent than discount closure, citing examples like Exor trading at 40% discount despite Ferrari and Bolloré galaxy at 50%+ discounts despite Universal Music Group growth. | 0045.HK FIH-U.TO DIE.BR |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Ganes Focused Value Fund | -10.1% | -10.1% | APE.AX, ARB.AX, AUB.AX, DDR.AX, LOV.AX, MFF.AX, NHC.AX, PWH.AX, RDX.AX, REH.AX, SMP.AX | Australia, dividends, industrials, Quality, retail, value | The fund focuses on high quality businesses that are better value now after share price declines. The manager emphasizes that the economics of their holdings remain largely unchanged despite poor short-term performance, making them more attractive investments at current prices. | RDX.AX REH.AX AUB.AX PWH.AX LOV.AX |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Ganes Focused Value Fund | MFF Capital Investments Limited | Financials | Asset Management & Custody Banks | Bull | ASX | asset management, concentrated portfolio, Currency Tailwind, financial services, global equities, Listed Investment Company, technology, US Markets | View Pitch |
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