| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 21, 2025 | Laughing Water Capital | 13.1% | - | CDMO, CLAR, CTLP, GFL, HUBS, LFCR, NN, PAR, PLYA, SES.TO, THRY, VTY.L, WCN | Biotech, Buybacks, Canada, Oil Services, small caps, value, Waste management | SECURE Waste Infrastructure represents a transformation from cyclical oil services to recurring waste management with 80% of cash flows now recurring versus 60% previously cyclical. The company benefits from regulatory moats, geographic advantages, and stable demand from Western Canadian oil production. Management is aggressively repurchasing shares at attractive valuations. | VTY.L PAR NN LFCR SES.TO CLAR THRY VTY LN PAR NN LFCR SES CN CLAR |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 3, 2024 | Laughing Water Capital | 2.5% | 11.1% | CDMO, CTLT, HALO, LFCR, NN, NVDA, PAR, TACT, THRY | Biotechnology, Capacity, CDMO, long-term, Manufacturing, small caps, value | Large portion of portfolio invested in Contract Drug Manufacturing Organizations focused on biologics. Both Lifecore and Avid positioned to benefit from industry consolidation as Catalent is acquired by Novo Holdings and Chinese CDMOs face regulatory restrictions. Companies have available capacity during industry shortage and should benefit from tremendous operating leverage as capacity fills. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 24, 2025 | Laughing Water Capital | -13.0% | -13.0% | CTLP, HGV, LFCR, NN, PAR, PLYA, THRY, VTY.L, XPOF | Biotechnology, Buybacks, Resilience, small caps, software, Spectrum, tariffs, value | Manager discusses Trump administration's tariff plans and their potential economic impact, noting uncertainty around implementation and suggesting much may be posturing. Believes Trump will likely declare victory on tariffs with minimal actual changes to avoid losing midterm elections. | PAR VTY.L NN LFCR CDMO XPOF |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 20, 2026 | Laughing Water Capital | -4.5% | -4.5% | LFCR, LQDA, LRN, NN, PAR, SES.TO, TBPH, VTY.L | Biotechnology, Concentration, small cap, special situations, value | View | ||
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 16, 2025 | Laughing Water Capital | -1.0% | -2.7% | CLAR, DISH, LFCR, NN, PAR, T, THRY, VTY.L | concentrated, fundamentals, Patience, Private Market, small caps, undervalued, value | Manager focuses on businesses trading below private market value with clear catalysts for value realization. Multiple portfolio companies are undergoing strategic reviews or have management incentivized to maximize shareholder value through potential sales. | VTY LN THRY US PAR US NN US LFCR US CLAR US |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 13, 2026 | Laughing Water Capital | 6.8% | 3.9% | LFCR, LQDA, NN, PAR, SES.TO, THRY, UTHR, VTY.L, WCN | Biotechnology, contrarian, defense, Factor Investing, small caps, value | Manager discusses two biotech investments: Lifecore Biomedical, a CDMO with excess capacity in a supply-constrained market, and Liquidia Corp, which has FDA approval for Yutrepia to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension with superior delivery versus incumbents. NextNav represents a national security investment focused on creating a terrestrial backup to GPS, with bipartisan support and urgency driven by China and Russia having satellite-killing capabilities while the US lacks terrestrial backup systems. Secure Waste Infrastructure operates alongside oil fields in Western Canada with stable cash flows, high economic EBITDA margins above 30%, and management aggressively repurchasing shares at attractive valuations. Manager emphasizes focus on off-the-beaten-path small cap investments during times of uncertainty, noting that factors like size, growth, and momentum have driven recent market performance against their investment approach. | VTY LN SES CN NN LQDA LFCR |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 17, 2022 | Laughing Water Capital | 2.5% | 11.1% | APG, CDMO, CTLP, ERIC, HALO, HGV, LFCR, LMB, NN, THRY, VTY.L, XPOF | Biotechnology, contrarian, Franchising, momentum, quantitative, small caps, value | Manager focuses on contrarian investing in businesses trading at single digit multiples of free cash flow, believing good businesses led by incentivized people will not trade at these levels forever. The strategy targets hidden corners of the market with optical, operational, or structural problems that are likely temporary. | XPOF CTLP |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 25, 2024 | Laughing Water Capital | 2.5% | 11.1% | ALC, APG, BVH, CDMO, DGX, ENZ, HGV, LFCR, LH, LMB, NN, RCL, THRY, VNDA, VTY.L, VZ | Buybacks, concentrated, long-term, small caps, value | Manager focuses on small and very small cap stocks despite recent underperformance. Notes that small caps have significantly underperformed large caps, with micro cap ETF returning only 8% in 2023. Believes this creates opportunity as small caps are only 4% expensive vs 20-year average while large caps are 88% expensive. | ANNX |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 16, 2025 | Laughing Water Capital | 18.6% | 39.5% | CDMO, CTLP, HUBS, LFCR, NN, PAR, THRY, TTAN, VTY.L, VZ | Biotech, Concentration, small caps, software, Spectrum, technology, value | NextNav represents a next-generation GPS and wireless spectrum investment with significant upside potential. The company is awaiting FCC approval for its petition to update 900 MHz spectrum band rules, which would enable terrestrial GPS and 5G spectrum creation. Recent valuation markers suggest the spectrum could be worth approximately $40 per share if approved. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Laughing Water Capital | NextNav Inc | Communication Services | Wireless Telecommunication Services | Bull | NASDAQ | 900 MHz, 911 System, FCC Rulemaking, GPS alternative, national security, regulatory catalyst, Wireless Spectrum | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Laughing Water Capital | NextNav Inc. | Communication Services | Wireless Telecommunication Services | Bull | NASDAQ | 5G, Fcc, Gps, Mobile Networks, national security, regulatory catalyst, Spectrum | View Pitch |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Fund Letters | Matthew Sweeney | NextNav Inc. | Communication Services | Wireless Telecommunications | Bull | NASDAQ | Gps, Nationalsecurity, Optionality, Regulation, Spectrum | View Pitch |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letters | Matthew Sweeney | NextNav Inc. | Information Technology | Communications Equipment | Bull | NASDAQ | Gps, Nationalsecurity, Optionality, Regulation, Spectrum | View Pitch |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Short Thesis | Bleecker Street | NextNav Inc | Information Technology | Industrial Machinery (Precision Components) | Bear | NASDAQ | automotive, Cyclical, leverage, Precision parts, restructuring | View Pitch |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Short Thesis | Night Market | NextNav Inc | Information Technology | Location Services | Bear | NASDAQ | Capital raises, cash burn, Gov grants, GPS alternative, Spectrum | View Pitch |
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