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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jul 28, 2025 | Aegis Value Fund | - | 5.7% | AAPL, AMZN, ATH.TO, BOCH.L, BTU, CG.TO, EQX.TO, GOOGL, HNRG, IPCO.TO, MEG.TO, META, MSFT, NGS, NVDA, TSLA | Banking, energy, gold, inflation, interest rates, small cap, technology, value | Energy holdings represent 32.5% of fund assets. Manager sees strong case for higher oil prices driven by robust demand growth and supply constraints. Oil demand projected to reach record 102.1 million barrels per day despite recessionary fears. | GRNGS.ST BOCH.L |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 14, 2024 | Aegis Value Fund | 0.0% | 3.1% | AAPL, AMZN, ARG.TO, BCYP, CSCO, DLAPF, GOOGL, HLDR, IFP.TO, IPCO.TO, MEG.TO, META, MSFT, MTRX, NGS, NVDA, ORE.TO, PRU.AX, SEPBTF, TSLA | energy, gold, inflation, Mining, oil, small cap, value | Oil supply appears temporarily supplemented by inventory liquidations with US Strategic Petroleum Reserve drained nearly half. US shale production growth structurally leveling off as new drilling primarily offsets decline rates. Global exploration hindered by fossil fuel divestment and sanctions on Russia may constrain exports. | PRU.AX OGC.TO NGS |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 17, 2026 | Aegis Value Fund | 0.0% | 67.1% | ARREF, ARX.TO, ASTL.TO, ATH.TO, BOCH, CVE.TO, CYL.AX, EFX.TO, EQX.TO, HNRG, IFP.TO, IPCO.TO, KMR.L, MEG.TO, NGS, ORE.TO, PD.TO, VET.TO | commodities, Dollar, energy, gold, Mining, Precious Metals, small cap, value | Gold rocketed up 64.6% in 2025 as global sentiment soured on the dollar amid government fiscal profligacy and untenable debt levels. Investors shifted towards precious metals as a safe haven for wealth preservation, with global ETF demand soaring and China buying gold hand-over-fist. Gold overtook US Treasuries as the primary reserve asset in central banks worldwide. Precious metals mining stocks soared with the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index increasing 176.5% and NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index climbing 158.28%. The Fund's 23.4% allocation to 22 precious metals mining positions delivered 35.01 percentage points of Fund returns. Despite recent gains, the sector remains substantially undervalued vis-à-vis the market. WTI crude prices dropped 19.9% in 2025, delivering oil's worst year since 2020. OPEC incrementally increased production quotas by 2.9 million barrels/day amid trade tensions while Chinese demand growth moderated. The oil-to-gold ratio is now at historic lows outside the 2020 pandemic, suggesting oil assets may be undervalued debasement safe-havens. Hyperscalers are investing nearly $1.5 trillion in capex over the next 24 months for data-center construction. Data centers will grow to represent 12% of all US energy use by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023. This creates investment opportunities in electricity and natural gas producers as reliable power generation becomes a key bottleneck. Natural gas pricing was flat with spot Henry Hub prices edging up just 1.46% from a year ago. However, natural gas appears to have fully recovered from its glut as substantial North American LNG export capacity came online and data-center electricity requirements increased demand for natural gas generation. The dollar index delivered a nearly 10% decline over the year as investor sentiment towards the dollar weakened considerably. Factors included federal debt topping $38 trillion, a more dovish Federal Reserve, increasing American tariffs, and dollar weaponization through financial system sanctions. | ASTL CN CVE CN CYL AU ORE CN EQX CN |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 14, 2026 | Riverwater Micro Opportunities Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | AVD, AVID, CLMB, FSBC, IRMD, LEU, LMNR, MAMA, MEC, NCMI, NGS, PLOW, PWP, UROY | AI, Biotechnology, fundamentals, Microcap, nuclear, Quality, rates, value | The manager emphasizes investment discipline centered on higher-quality businesses that are profitable or approaching profitability with attractive returns on invested capital. They believe quality businesses should regain leadership as fundamentals reassert themselves as the primary driver of returns. While remaining long-term believers in AI and acknowledging that large platforms are positioned to benefit, the manager views many smaller AI-tied companies as facing greater operational and financial risk than current valuations suggest. They avoided AI-adjacent themes that drove speculative performance in 2025. The Materials sector was the top performer for the year driven by investments in the nuclear energy space. Centrus Energy Corp was a big winner before being sold in Q4 as valuation reflected much of the good news, while Uranium Royalty Corp is held to play rising uranium prices expected this year. The manager struggled with biotech exposure as the sector rallied 31% in Q4, but finds it difficult to allocate as many companies are large risk, large reward binary investments outside their area of expertise. They continue to avoid direct biotech exposure while favoring micro-cap MedTech companies that benefit from improving biotech funding. A key tailwind entering 2026 is easing monetary policy with the Federal Reserve's shift toward rate cuts being especially supportive for micro-cap companies. Lower interest rates and a steeper yield curve can meaningfully reduce capital costs, improve liquidity, and support incremental investment for micro-caps. | PLOW NGS LMNR AVD IRMD |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jun 7, 2023 | Palm Valley Capital Management | -0.1% | 4.2% | AAP, CRD-A, CRD-B, LAS.TO, NGS, ODC, PSLV, SSRM, TBI, WHGLY | AI, Banking, Buybacks, credit, Recession, small cap, value | Manager views AI as potentially transformative but warns against investing in the current hype cycle. Compares AI boom to past bubbles like Cisco during the internet explosion, noting that revolutionary technology doesn't guarantee profitable investments. Believes progress will come in small steps rather than giant leaps. | LAS.TO BHARATBIJ.NS AAP |
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| 2023 Q4 | May 1, 2024 | Aegis Value Fund | 0.0% | 3.1% | ASTL.TO, BOCH.L, CG.TO, EQX.TO, ESN.TO, HNRG, MAI.V, NGS, ORE.TO, STLC.TO, TDW, USAP | energy, gold, materials, Mining, small caps, Steel, undervalued, value | Fund held 22.4% in precious metals mining companies at year start. Gold climbed 13.1% in 2023 but mining stocks lagged. Manager believes precious metals sector remains materially undervalued with excellent cash flow yields and potential for strong returns given current gold prices. | GRNGS.ST BOCH.L USAP ASTL.TO STLC.TO ORE.TO MAI.V CG.TO EQX |
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| 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | Palm Valley Capital Management | -0.1% | 4.2% | CRD/A, GENC, MLR, NGS, OR, WHGLY | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 27, 2025 | Aegis Value Fund | - | 9.4% | AE, ARGT.TO, ASTL.TO, BOCH, CYL.AX, EQX.TO, GMIN.TO, GQC.TO, HNRG, IFP.TO, KMR.L, MAI.TO, MEG.TO, NCAU.TO, NGS, ORE.TO, PD.TO, PRU.AX, SEPL.L | Canada, commodities, energy, gold, inflation, materials, small caps, value | Energy sector holdings significantly outperformed peers, delivering 6.33 percentage points to fund returns. Natural Gas Services Group climbed 67% as capital expenditures began generating cash flows. Precision Drilling was the largest new position, purchased at attractive valuations with strong Canadian fundamentals and improving pipeline infrastructure. | ORE.TO MAI.TO IFP.TO PD.TO HNRG SEPL.L NGS |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 7, 2024 | Palm Valley Capital Management | -0.1% | 4.2% | AAP, AVA, CRD-A, CRD-B, CRI, DOX, KELYA, LAS.TO, MLR, MNRO, NGS, TRUE, WHGLY, WLY | Fed policy, Inequality, inflation, liquidity, small caps, value | Small caps experienced significant volatility in 2023, with a 26% surge from October lows driven by Fed pivot expectations. However, 40% of Russell 2000 constituents remain unprofitable, and median net income has stagnated for 25 years. Quality deterioration and speculative business models persist despite recent outperformance. | LAS/A CN|MLR|MNRO|NGS|WHGLY|WLY LAS/A CN|MLR|MNRO|NGS|WHGLY|WLY |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Aegis Value Fund | Natural Gas Services Group | Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Bull | NYSE | cash flow growth, Compression Equipment, Energy Services, natural gas, oilfield services, Rental Fleet, Russell 2000 | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Aegis Value Fund | Natural Gas Services Group | Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Bull | NYSE | capital expenditures, cash flow growth, Compression Services, energy, fleet-expansion, Oil & Gas Equipment, Rental Business | View Pitch |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Fund Letters | Scott L. Barbee | Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. | Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | CapEx, cashflow, Compression, Contracts, Governance, midstream, rerating, tangible book | View Pitch |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Fund Letters | Scott L. Barbee | Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. | Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Compression, Contracts, deleveraging, rerating, tangible book, Utilization | View Pitch |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Fund Letters | Adam Peck | Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. | Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Compression, Contracts, Energyservices, Margins, Naturalgas | View Pitch |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Substack | Scalpavelli | Natural Gas Services | Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Bull | Capex Plans, Customer concentration, Data Analytics, data centers, Growth Cycle, LNG, market share gains, Natural Gas Services, oilfield services, Product Differentiation | View Pitch |
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