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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q2 | Aug 20, 2025 | Olesen Value Fund | 11.7% | -2.8% | JPM, MN, VTU, WHZT | asset backing, downside protection, Intrinsic Value, Patience, value | The letter focuses on concentrated value investing in businesses trading well below intrinsic value due to neglect or temporary issues. Management emphasizes downside protection through asset backing and conservative assumptions. Patience and valuation normalization are expected to drive long-term returns. | VTU LN JPM MN |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 29, 2025 | Olesen Value Fund | - | -1.6% | JPM, MN, VTU, WHZT | arbitrage, contrarian, small caps, special situations, Value Investing | Olesen Value Fund continues its disciplined, unconstrained value strategy, emphasizing neglected micro and small caps, contrarian opportunities, and special situations. The manager highlights examples like Manning & Napier and DeLclima as cases of deep value recognition through patience and research. The funds bottom-up approach aims to exploit behavioral inefficiencies and market neglect. | VTU LN |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 23, 2026 | Olesen Value Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | JPM, MN, VTU.L | contrarian, global, Long-only, Micro Cap, small caps, value | Fund focuses on bottom-up fundamental value investing inspired by Warren Buffett, seeking good proven businesses with strong balance sheets trading below intrinsic value. Manager looks for securities that are out of favor for non-rational reasons or neglected by Wall Street due to low liquidity or small size. Primary focus on neglected micro and small cap securities where low liquidity leads to few large or qualified competitors. Lack of sophisticated investor following sometimes creates large over- or undervaluation relative to intrinsic business value, providing systemic opportunities for nimble professional investors. | VTU LN JPM MN |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2026 | Fund Letters | Christian Olesen | Manning & Napier Inc. | Financials | Asset Management & Custody Banks | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | buybacks, cash, Liquidation, mispricing, turnaround | View Pitch |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letters | Christian Olesen | Manning & Napier, Inc. | Financials | Asset Management & Custody Banks | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Assetmanagement, buybacks, financials, Microcaps, turnaround, Value | View Pitch |
| Manager Name | Fund Name | Fund AUM | Invested Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares Owned | Shares Bought / Sold During Quarter | % Bought / Sold During Quarter | % of Shares Outstanding Owned |
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