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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 25, 2025 | Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund | 6.5% | - | ABCB, ALG, BATRK, BXC, CTLP, ECPG, FRPH, HBB, IBTX, KALU, LXU, MYR, OCFC, PB, PRA, SAGE, SBSI, SUPN, UMBF, VC | Balance Sheet, Financial Strength, M&A, Resource Conversion, small cap, value | U.S. small-cap companies present once-in-a-generation attractive opportunities relative to the broader equity market after lengthy underperformance. Higher volatility in small-caps increases probability of significant mispricing, creating opportunities for active managers. The investment universe offers particularly high volume of merger and acquisition activity with low impediments to transactions. | VC CTLP SUPN CTLP |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund | -4.4% | 3.3% | AMBC, BATRA, COLL, CTAS, ECPG, FPH, FRPH, ICFI, ITIC, IVT, KALU, LXU, MYRG, OCFC, PB, PBF, PRAA, SEB, SSKN, SUPN, TPH, UMBF, UNF | Buybacks, private equity, Regional Banks, Resource Conversion, small caps, value | The portfolio trades at a historically large discount to estimated net asset value, with Fund Management believing considerable potential exists for attractive absolute returns. The fund focuses on underpriced assets trading below intrinsic value. | FPH AMBC OCFC |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 21, 2025 | Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund | 7.2% | - | ABAC, BATRK, BCC, BXC, COLL, CTAS, CTLP, ECPG, FRPH, HBB, HFWA, ITIC, KALU, LXU, MYRG, PB, PRA, ROG, SD, SUPN, TDW, UMBF, UNF, VSTO | Building Materials, financials, healthcare, industrials, Pharmaceuticals, small caps, technology, value | The fund focuses on buying companies trading at discounts to conservative estimates of net asset value, with shares not reflective of potential for business improvement or value creation. The investment approach emphasizes businesses well-financed and trading below intrinsic value with identifiable value creation levers. | ROG BOISE AMBC AMBC |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 22, 2026 | Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund | 4.6% | 14.0% | ALG, BATRK, BXC, COLL, CTAS, ECPG, FPH, ICFI, KALU, LXU, MYRG, NYCB, OCSL, PB, PRA, SEB, SUPN, UMBF, UNF | Aluminum, Governance, Owner-Operator, Pharmaceuticals, Regional Banks, small caps, value | The Fund pursues a decidedly value-oriented investment approach, seeking to underpay for ownership of a business. The managers focus on finding rare nexuses of good people, good assets and good prices. The Fund initiated a new position in Flagstar Bank at a large discount to tangible book value. Flagstar has been undergoing transformation and has a credible path to achieve profitability more typical of a U.S. regional bank. Kaiser Aluminum led fourth quarter performance following strong quarterly financial results and progress on its multi-year investment to upgrade and expand production capacity in aerospace and packaging. Collegium Pharmaceutical generated strong performance contribution after producing record quarterly revenue and disclosing improved operating income guidance and a new share repurchase authorization. | FLG UNF ECPG COLL KALU |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund | 8.3% | 0.0% | BATRA, ECPG, FRPH, HBB, ICFI, ITIC, KALU, LXU, MYRG, PB, PBF, PRA, SD, SSTK, TDW, TPH, UMBF, WASH | Cheapness, energy, Refiners, Regional Banks, small cap, value | Fund focuses on buying cheap companies at discounts to replacement value and cash flows, with emphasis on balance sheet-oriented approaches. Current holdings available at attractive valuations relative to fundamentals. | PBF SD |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund | -4.6% | -4.6% | ABAC, BATRA, BXC, COLL, ECPG, FPH, FRPH, HBB, ICFI, ITIC, MYRG, OCFC, PB, PRAA, SBSI, SEB, SUPN, TDW, UMBF | financials, M&A, small cap, Trade Policy, value, volatility | Fund focuses on securities available at valuations significantly below private market value with low probability of permanent capital impairment. Manager emphasizes buying businesses at significant discounts to estimated values with conservatism baked in. | BXC TIDE |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 28, 2024 | Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund | 8.3% | 0.0% | ALG, BATRA, COLL, ECPG, FIX, FRPH, HBB, ICFI, ITRN, KALU, LXU, MYRG, PB, PRA, SEB, SPHR, TDW, TPH, UMBF | Fed policy, interest rates, real estate, Regional Banks, small caps, value | Small-cap equities rallied late in Q4 from anticipated Fed pivot toward lower rates. Russell 2000 outperformed Russell 1000 by over 7% in December. Despite recent rally, small-caps still lagged for the year and valuations remain discounted versus large-caps. | COLL |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Eugenio Catone | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | Financials | Banks - Regional | Bull | NYSE | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Tudor Jones | Tudor Investment Corp | $53.4B | $1.7M | 0.00% | 24,000 | +24,000 | +100.00% | 0.0231% |
| Ray Dalio | Bridgewater Associates | $27.4B | $11.6M | 0.04% | 167,876 | -198,333 | -54.16% | 0.1616% |
| Dmitry Balyasny | Balyasny Asset Management | $76.6B | $1.3M | 0.00% | 18,714 | +4,752 | +34.04% | 0.0180% |
| Israel Englander | Millennium Management LLC | $233.2B | $826,832 | 0.00% | 11,964 | -71,745 | -85.71% | 0.0115% |
| David Siegel & John Overdeck | Two Sigma Investments | $67.5B | $6.8M | 0.01% | 97,831 | -132,629 | -57.55% | 0.0942% |
| Cliff Asness | AQR Capital Management | $190.6B | $318.0M | 0.17% | 4,600,715 | +1,179,307 | +34.47% | 4.4295% |
| Mario Gabelli | GAMCO Investors | $10.4B | $496,072 | 0.00% | 7,178 | -12 | -0.17% | 0.0069% |
| Cory Martin | Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss | $30.0B | $90.6M | 0.30% | 1,311,051 | +1,181,295 | +910.40% | 1.2623% |
| Matthew Fine | Third Avenue Value Fund | $550.2M | $7.1M | 1.28% | 102,168 | +0 | +0.00% | 0.0984% |
| Kevin M. Keeley | Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC | $824.8M | $2.3M | 0.27% | 31,569 | +349 | +1.12% | 0.0314% |