| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Polaris Global Equity | 8.4% | 12.8% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 055550.KS, 066570.KS, 8002.T, 8306.T, ABBV, ALSN, BARN.SW, BKT.MC, CAP.PA, COF, CTC.TO, DG.PA, ELE.MC, ELV, GNC.L, IAG.L, IETB.BR, JAZZ, JDEP.AS, JPM, LKQ, LTM, LUN.TO, MKSI, NXT.L, OTEX, SNY, TSN, UNH, YAR.OL | Airlines, diversification, Europe, financials, global, semiconductors, Trade, value | SK Hynix led portfolio performance capitalizing on leadership in high-bandwidth memory chips and disciplined DRAM supply with record-breaking first-quarter results. Samsung Electronics also benefited from DRAM price strength and HBM3E supply to non-Nvidia customers. The sector showed strong fundamentals supported by AI and advanced packaging demand. | UNH GNC LN 000660 KS 8002 JP |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Polaris International Equity | 12.4% | 18.8% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 055550.KS, 2724.TW, 8002.T, 8306.T, BARN.SW, BKT.MC, BPOP, CAP.PA, CTC.TO, DG.PA, ELE.MC, GNC.L, IAG.L, JAZZ, JDEP.AS, LTM, LUN.TO, MEOH, NOMD.L, NXT.L, SMWT, SNY, YAR.OL | Asia, Europe, Geopolitical, international, semiconductors, South Korea, Trade Policy, Travel | International airlines and travel services are capitalizing on the travel trend away from the U.S. Airlines like International Consolidated Airlines Group and LATAM Airlines posted strong results driven by robust demand and cost management. Airport traffic in Europe has recovered to above 95% of 2019 levels. | GNC LN 000660 KS 8002 JP |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Castlebay Investments | - | - | AJB.L, CRDA.L, GRG.L, ITRK.L, MSFT, NXT.L, REL.L | Financial Repression, inflation, Quality, switching costs, United Kingdom, value | The fund focuses on quality companies with pricing power that can protect investors in a financial repression age. These businesses exhibit strong switching costs, high returns on equity, stable profit margins, and require less debt to generate superior returns. | AJB.L GRG.L |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Castlebay Investments | - | - | NXT.L | Antifragile, E-Commerce, Platform, Quality, retail, United Kingdom, value | Next plc has successfully evolved from traditional retail to a multi-channel platform business, developing Label as a distribution platform for third-party retailers and Total Platform for equity investments. The company has transformed retail disruption into competitive advantage through its commission-based model that eliminates inventory risk while capturing upside from successful retailers. | NXT.L |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 9, 2024 | Polaris International Equity | 5.8% | 10.1% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 007700.KS, 055550.KS, 066570.KS, 2338.HK, 4502.T, 6758.T, 8002.T, ANTO.L, BPOP, DTG.DE, GNC.L, HNR1.DE, LUMI.TO, MEOH, MNDI.L, MUV2.DE, NOMD.L, NXT.L, OTEX, PUB.PA, SKG.L, TEP.PA, YAR.OL | Asia, cyclicals, Europe, international, materials, technology, value | The electrification of everything and resurgent Chinese economy drove demand, while supply constraints from declining production rates at productive mines and political disruptions created tight market conditions. This benefited pure copper players like Lundin Mining and Antofagasta PLC, both jumping over 20% for the quarter. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | May 9, 2024 | Polaris Global Equity | 6.9% | 12.7% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 066570.KS, ALSN, ANTO.L, CG, CROX, DCOM, DTG.DE, HNR1.DE, LUN.TO, MKSI, MSFT, MUV2.DE, NXT.L, OTEX, PUB.PA, SKG.L, SONY, TEP.PA | AI, Copper, financials, global, industrials, rates, technology, value | AI was a driving force behind divergent results for portfolio holdings. Publicis Groupe advanced after announcing a strategy to become the industry's first AI-powered Intelligent System. Teleperformance declined on concerns that generative AI will disrupt their call center business. Microsoft continues to benefit from AI demand despite no longer being the cheapest stock in the portfolio. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Mar 31, 2024 | Castlebay Investments | - | - | ABT, AZO, BEC, BVXP.L, IHG.L, ITRK.L, NXT.L, ROG.SW, SIE.DE | Bioventix, Diagnostics, moats, Quality, ROE, value | The fund emphasizes businesses with sustainable competitive advantages and superior financial metrics. Companies in the portfolio maintain significantly higher ROE (39% vs 13% market) and operating margins (20% vs 15% market) while using less debt (50% vs 81% net debt to equity). The focus is on businesses that can maintain excess returns over extended periods through moats and defensive characteristics. | BVX.L |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 16, 2026 | Downing Fox Funds | 0.0% | 0.0% | GAW.L, JDW.L, NXT.L, SUS.L | management, Quality, retail, United Kingdom, value | Focus on companies with disciplined management teams that demonstrate cost consciousness, plain speaking, and long-term alignment through significant insider ownership. Emphasis on businesses that prioritize substance over marketing spend and maintain focused operations. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Dec 31, 2025 | Orbis Global Equity | 0.0% | 0.0% | GMAB, GOOGL, ITUB, NXT.L, QXO | AI, global, long-term, management, technology, value | The manager discusses the AI revolution's impact on Alphabet, noting how Gemini 3 has overtaken ChatGPT in capability and is catching up in user numbers. Alphabet's competitive advantages in AI include seamless integration between Google Search and Gemini, unique data access through YouTube and Android, and cost advantages through vertical integration with cloud infrastructure and custom chips. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Castlebay Investments | - | - | CL, EL, IHG.L, NXT.L, RKT.L, UL | Compounding, Consumer Goods, Counter-positioning, Quality, Resilience, United Kingdom, value | The fund focuses on owning businesses robust enough to survive unforecastable surprises, emphasizing preparedness over prediction. Many portfolio companies have net cash on balance sheets and lower debt levels compared to the market, preparing for recessions and potential business model disruption. This approach prioritizes staying in the game through compounding rather than seeking spectacular but ephemeral returns. | EL NXT.L UL.L IHG.L |
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| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Castlebay Investments | - | - | NXT.L | Bear Market, compounders, Munger, Philosophy, Quality, United Kingdom, value | The fund focuses on quality compounders with strong business models, following Charlie Munger's philosophy of buying wonderful businesses at fair prices. The portfolio demonstrates operational excellence with 42% return on equity versus 14% for the market, and 21% operating margins versus 16% for the market. | NXT.L |
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| 2025 Q3 | Nov 4, 2025 | VT Holland Advisors Equity Fund | - | - | 1211.HK, AMZN, BH, BOL.PA, CACC, CVNA, FRAS.L, GRBK, JDW.L, META, NFLX, NU, NXT.L, PDD, RYA.L, RYM.NZ, SUM.NZ, TSM, WISE.L | Compounding, Fintech, global, growth, Owner-Managers, Quality, technology, value | Fund targets companies that can compound capital at sustainably high rates, seeking businesses with huge runways of growth ahead. Manager emphasizes finding tomorrow's supernatural compounders with visionary founders who rethink their industries and have massive growth potential. | RYM NZ JET2 LN META NU WISE LN |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 31, 2025 | Castlebay Investments | - | - | AZO, BA.L, BATS.L, BRBY.L, DGE.L, DNLM.L, DOM.L, HSBA.L, IMB.L, ITRK.L, LSEG.L, NVO, NXT.L, REL.L, RKT.L, RR.L, SHEL.L, ULVR.L | Banking, Branding, Quality, ROE, underperformance, United Kingdom, valuation, value | The fund focuses on Quality companies with high returns on equity (35% vs market 12%) and superior operating margins (21% vs market 16%). The manager emphasizes investing only in Quality companies within their investment universe, avoiding lower quality businesses despite market performance. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Oct 16, 2023 | Smead International Value Fund | 0.7% | 11.6% | BAWG.VI, BKT.MC, BMW.DE, CVE.TO, FRO, GOOS.TO, IFP.TO, MEG.TO, NXT.L, OXY, P911.DE, PAH3.DE, PNDORA.CO, SMWH.L, TGA.L, UCG.MI, VOW3.DE, WFG.TO, WHC.AX | Banking, Coal, Currency, energy, interest rates, international, value | The fund views rising interest rates as a major risk affecting all asset classes, not just bonds. They believe the 30-year Treasury hitting 5% creates significant interest rate risk that most investors underestimate. The fund seeks to avoid this risk through specific positioning choices. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 9, 2026 | Castlebay Investments | - | - | ADM.L, AJB.L, AZO, BATS.L, CPG.L, DGE.L, GRG.L, NXT.L | brands, Cornered Resource, Quality, regulation, United Kingdom, value | The fund focuses on high-quality companies with superior returns on equity (35% vs market 14%), higher operating profit margins (24% vs market 16%), and strong cash conversion (97%). These quality metrics remain intact despite recent underperformance, with the fund trading at attractive valuations with a 5.5% free cashflow yield versus 4.6% for the market. The fund has become increasingly attractive from a valuation perspective, with a 5.5% free cashflow yield compared to 4.6% for the market. Despite operational outperformance, share price performance has diverged materially from underlying fundamentals, creating compelling value opportunities as quality companies trade at discounted valuations. BAT represents a cornered resource through the intersection of brands, regulation and distribution. Regulatory barriers, licensing regimes and advertising restrictions create extraordinary barriers for new entrants, while incumbents retain rights to distribute, price and innovate within defined boundaries, transforming brand equity into a scarce economic asset. Diageo exemplifies brands crystallizing into cornered resources through production realities competitors cannot accelerate, including long-dated aging inventories and protected geographic distribution areas. Recent demand has softened following Covid-led surge, particularly in South America, requiring cost discipline under new leadership. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 20, 2026 | Polaris Global Equity | 7.0% | 26.8% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 1299.HK, 2318.HK, 5871.TW, 6758.T, 8001.T, 8002.T, 8591.T, 8729.T, ALSN, ARW, BABA, BARRY.SW, CAP.PA, CG, COF, DHL.DE, IAG.L, INGR, JAZZ, LIN, LNTH, LTM, LUN.TO, MG.TO, MKSI, ML.PA, MPC, NVS, NXT.L, SBH, SMWRQ, TSN, UTHR, VIPS, YAR.OL | AI, diversification, global, international, Outperformance, semiconductors, technology, value | AI demand drove performance across semiconductor and technology sectors, with memory chip suppliers benefiting from supply-demand constraints and expected price increases in 2026. Companies like SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, and MKS Inc. delivered strong results driven by accelerating AI demand across semiconductor and advanced electronics end markets. Memory manufacturers in Korea were top contributors as supply-demand constraints benefit memory chip suppliers. The market expects memory price increases in 2026, further supporting performance of Samsung and SK Hynix. AI-driven demand across semiconductor end markets accelerated growth. The investment approach remains disciplined and focused on strong cash flows from quality companies selling essential products and services with good management teams creating shareholder value. The manager seeks situations where attractive valuations meet genuine business momentum, avoiding trends and distant promises. International equities outperformed after a decade of American dominance, driven by weaker U.S. dollar, more attractive valuations abroad, and slowing momentum in U.S. tech. This country and sector rotation validated the need for diversification instead of home bias, with attractive opportunities in targeted developed and emerging markets. Yara International benefited from partnerships for low-carbon ammonia projects in the U.S. and Middle East, positioning the company toward becoming an energy-transition and low-carbon fertilizer company while securing long-dated contracts. HD Hyundai Electric capitalized on increased demand to expand power infrastructure. | 267260 KS UTHR JAZZ CAP FP MKSI 000660 KS |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 20, 2026 | Polaris International Equity | 8.7% | 35.4% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 1299.HK, 2318.HK, 267270.KS, 5871.TW, 6758.T, 8001.T, 8002.T, 8591.T, 8729.T, BABA, BARN.SW, CAP.PA, DHL.DE, IAG.L, JAZZ, LIN, LTM, LUN.TO, MG.TO, ML.PA, NVS, NXT.L, VIPS, YAR.OL | Asia, diversification, Europe, industrials, international, Outperformance, technology, value | Memory chip suppliers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics were top contributors as supply-demand constraints benefit memory manufacturers. The market expects memory price increases in 2026, further supporting performance of these Korean memory giants. AI demand drove strong performance in technology companies including Capgemini Group which benefited from cloud, data and AI demand. However, Alibaba faced profitability pressure due to significant AI spending despite revenue growth in its cloud division. HD Hyundai Electric capitalized on increased demand to expand and upgrade power infrastructure, completing construction of a new Korean power distribution equipment plant. European fiscal stimulus focused on defense and infrastructure spending supported regional performance. Yara International partnered with Air Products for low-carbon ammonia projects in the U.S. and Middle East, positioning toward becoming an energy-transition and low-carbon fertilizer company while securing long-dated contracts. Chinese e-commerce companies showed mixed results with Alibaba reporting impressive quarterly revenues and growth in cloud division and one-hour delivery business, while facing profitability pressure from aggressive discounting in instant retail space. Lundin Mining announced record third-quarter revenues, profiting from higher realized copper prices in an advantageous supply-demand environment. The Canadian miner also struck a strategic deal involving Eagle Mine and Humboldt Mill. | JAZZ 7267 JP CAP FP 005930 KS 000660 KS |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Liontrust GF Special Situations Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | AJB.L, COA.L, DGE.L, NXT.L | compounders, Quality, rates, small caps, Uk, value | The Fund focuses on high-quality compounders with superior financial metrics including 16.3% cash flow return on invested capital, 19.7% operating margins, and low leverage. Despite reliable underlying trading performance, these quality stocks have experienced extreme valuation compression, trading at 26% discount to historic averages. Quality companies are trading at significant discounts with weighted average free cash flow yield over 8%, cheaper than the wider UK market despite superior characteristics. The portfolio looks cheaper than any time except the Global Financial Crisis of 2008/2009. | IHP LN AJB LN BIG LN |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Polaris International Equity | 5.8% | 10.1% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 055550.KS, 3132.T, 8002.T, 8591.T, 9433.T, AD.AS, ANTO.L, BARN.SW, BPOP, BWY.L, CTC.TO, DTE.DE, GNC.L, HNR1.DE, LIN, LOOM.ST, LUN.TO, MEOH, MUV2.DE, NXT.L, YAR.OL | cyclicals, financials, international, rates, semiconductors, value | Interest rates finally peaked with most central banks globally initiating easing cycles. The manager expects rates to remain higher than previous cycles at neutral levels of 1.2% to 1.4%. This normalized rate environment should benefit value stocks and global economic recovery. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Polaris Global Equity | 4.1% | 4.1% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 066570.KS, ABBV, ALSN, ARW, CFR, CG, CVS, DCOM, DG.PA, DNB.OL, DTE.DE, EBC, ENI.MI, FTK.DE, GILD, HNR1.DE, IAG.L, INCH.L, IPG, LOOM.ST, MEOH.TO, MGA.TO, MKSI, MPC, MSFT, MTB, MUV2.DE, NTRS, NXT.L, OTEX.TO, PFS, PUB.PA, SBH, SDZ, SW, TTE, UTHR, VIPS, WBS, WMB, WSBC | AI, energy, Europe, financials, global, tariffs, technology, Trade | The Trump Administration has initiated far-reaching changes to reset decades of global trade agreements. Tariffs came to the forefront of every discussion in global markets, with broader-than-expected tariffs causing market volatility. By disrupting natural trade flows, tariffs can lead to reduced economic efficiency and slower global growth. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Polaris International Equity | 5.7% | 5.7% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 066570.KS, 6758.T, DG.PA, DNB.OL, DTE.DE, DUNI.ST, ENI.MI, FTK.DE, HNR1.DE, IAG.L, INCH.L, LOOM.ST, MEOH.TO, MG.TO, MUV2.DE, NXT.L, OTEX.TO, PUB.PA, SDZ.SW, SPOG.OL, SW, TTE.PA, VIPS | AI, energy, Europe, financials, international, semiconductors, tariffs, Trade Policy | The Trump Administration initiated far-reaching changes to reset decades of global trade agreements. Tariffs came to the forefront of every discussion in global markets, disrupting natural flow of trade and comparative advantage, leading to reduced economic efficiency and slower global growth. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 18, 2024 | Polaris Global Equity | 6.9% | 12.7% | 000270.KS, 000338.SZ, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 6758.T, 7267.T, AD.AS, ALSN, AMC, BERY, BPOP, BWY.L, COF, ENI.MI, GD, HNR1.DE, IBOC, IPS.PA, JAZZ, KGX.DE, MSFT, MUV2.DE, NOV, NOVN.SW, NXT.L, PUB.PA, SBH, SDZ.SW, SKG.L, SLM, TW.L, WBS, YAR.OL | AI, Banking, financials, global, interest rates, value | Banking sector outperformed after Fed shifted narrative from rate increases to possible declines in 2024. Thirteen financial holdings recorded gains exceeding 15%, including U.S. banks and German reinsurers benefiting from hard market pricing and better investment returns. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 18, 2024 | Polaris International Equity | 5.8% | 10.1% | 000270.KS, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 2338.HK, 6758.T, 7267.T, 8001.T, AD.AS, AMC.L, ANTO.L, BPOP, BWY.L, DG.PA, DTG.DE, ENI.MI, FTK.DE, HNR1.DE, IPS.PA, JAZZ, KGX.DE, LUN.TO, MEOH, MUV2.DE, NVS, NXT.L, PUB.PA, SDZ.SW, SKF-B.ST, SKG.L, TEP.PA, TW.L, YAR.OL | AI, consumer discretionary, industrials, international, rates, value | Manager emphasizes purchasing cash-flow generative companies at excellent values, noting that more appropriately priced cost of capital is particularly beneficial for value stocks. The gale force headwind of growth over value stocks for the past decade is shifting, especially in international markets. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Castlebay Investments | Next plc | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | London Stock Exchange | Anti-fragile, business model, capital-efficient, Consumer Discretionary, Discretionary Retail, Quality, Structural Advantages, UK | View Pitch |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Castlebay Investments | Next plc | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | London Stock Exchange | Anti-fragile, Automation, Commission, Distribution, e-commerce, fashion, Logistics, Multi-channel, platform, retail, transformation, UK | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Castlebay Investments | Next plc | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Retail | Bull | London Stock Exchange | Counter-positioning, Digital transformation, e-commerce, Multi-channel, Omnichannel, retail, UK retail | View Pitch |
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