| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 3, 2026 | Steyn Capital FR Retail Hedge Fund | 5.5% | 18.3% | AEG.JO, ANG.JO, NHM.JO, NPN.JO, PRX.AS, TEN.HK, TGO.JO | China, emerging markets, Long/Short, Mining, Precious Metals, South Africa, value | Gold prices drove a blistering rally that contributed significantly to portfolio returns and local index performance. The fund continues to hold exposure while actively managing position sizes due to the volatility of single commodity miners. Platinum prices experienced strong performance alongside gold, with Valterra Platinum being the largest contributor after benefiting from both strong PGM prices and an accelerated book build by former parent Anglo American. Chinese stocks benefited from improved sentiment, with Prosus and Naspers gaining alongside their Tencent holding. The improving outlook for eCommerce portfolio and continued value-accretive buyback programs supported performance. | View | |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 10, 2026 | PRESCIENT GLOBAL FUNDS ICAV – Fairtree Global Equity Fund | 1.7% | - | 6723.T, AAPL, ADP, AMAT, AMZN, BABA, ELV, EVO.ST, FI, GOOGL, HAR.JO, IMP.JO, MC.PA, META, MSFT, NPN.JO, NVDA, PDD, PM, TSM | AI, emerging markets, global, rates, semiconductors, technology | AI-related stocks continued to show strength, with mega-cap technology and AI-related names benefiting early in the quarter. South Korean equities gained from improving sentiment around the global electronics and AI cycle, while semiconductor stocks maintained momentum. Semiconductor stocks performed well, particularly in South Korea where they benefited from improving sentiment around the global electronics and AI cycle. TSMC was a notable contributor to fund performance. The Federal Reserve delivered a further 50bp rate cut over the quarter, lowering the federal funds target range to 3.50%-3.75%. Lower global interest rates supported South African equities and contributed to improving macro conditions. | View | |
| Q4 2025 | Jan 18, 2026 | Steyn Capital FR QI Hedge Fund | 6.3% | 18.3% | AEG.JO, ANG.JO, NHM.JO, NPN.JO, PRX.JO, TEN.JO, TGO.JO | gold, Hedge Fund, Long/Short, Platinum, South Africa, value | Precious metals longs were the largest contributors to portfolio returns amid a blistering rally in gold prices, which drove the majority of local index returns. The manager continues to have a positive view on gold and maintains exposure while actively managing position sizes due to volatility. Platinum experienced strong performance alongside gold, with Valterra Platinum being the largest contributor following an accelerated book build by former parent Anglo American. The manager maintains a positive view on platinum while managing position sizes appropriately. The fund follows a value-oriented approach, buying securities trading materially below intrinsic values. Many high-quality South African equities remain meaningfully undervalued, creating a favorable environment for bottom-up stock selection and contributing to increased corporate activity including take-private transactions. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Baillie Gifford -Emerging Markets | 5.7% | 40.7% | 000333.SZ, 000660.KS, 005380.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 2318.HK, 2454.TW, 2939.TW, 300750.SZ, AXSB.NS, B3SA3.SA, BABA, FM.TO, IMP.JO, KMB.NS, MELI, NPN.JO, RELIANCE.NS, SE, SQM, TSM | AI, China, commodities, emerging markets, growth, semiconductors, South Korea, technology | China's high-level economic policy framework places significant emphasis on artificial intelligence, computing infrastructure, semiconductors, and smart manufacturing. The continued evolution of the AI investment cycle drove positive momentum, with notable strength in Korea. Memory semiconductor companies like Samsung and SK Hynix benefited from soaring demand for high-performance AI memory. Strong operational performance at Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix contributed to fund returns. Samsung is projected to regain the number one position in the global DRAM market, driven by soaring demand for high-performance AI memory and sharp rise in conventional DRAM prices. SK Hynix reported 62% year-over-year growth in profits and all capacity is fully booked for 2026. China offers the clearest example of how policy direction, innovation capacity and sheer scale can combine to reshape global industries. The 15th Five-Year Plan emphasizes AI, computing infrastructure, semiconductors, and smart manufacturing. Despite tariffs and trade tensions, the combination of high-quality businesses and compelling valuations remains hard to ignore. The commodities sector has been in focus with combination of US easing cycle and political will for a weaker dollar being very positive for gold and broader precious metals complex. Lithium saw easing upstream cost pressures and robust downstream battery-storage demand supporting sharp price recovery. Copper market shows structurally tight supply with planned supply expected to meet only 70% of projected 2035 demand. Latin American e-commerce and fintech platform MercadoLibre detracted from performance for the second quarter in a row, though the manager maintains a differentiated view based on long-term investment horizons. The company recorded its 27th straight quarter of 30% or higher revenue growth. Korean e-commerce leader Coupang faced challenges from a major data breach despite continuing strong growth. South Korea was one of the world's best-performing markets this year, buoyed by regulatory and governance reforms raising hopes for improved shareholder returns through the 'Value Up' program. Memory semiconductor space showed strong operational performance with significant upgrades to earnings forecasts, making valuations still attractive in global context despite rapid share price appreciation. | View |
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