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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Platinum International Fund | -0.2% | - | 000001.SZ, 005930.KS, 051910.KS, 6479.T, 7011.T, ALLFG.L, INDI.NS, MCHP, PDD, SUZB3.SA, UBS, UPM.HE, WIZZ.L, ZTO | AI, China, Corporate Governance, E-Commerce, global, Japan, value | Chinese e-commerce companies like PDD Holdings and ZTO Express are showing strong growth despite economic headwinds. PDD delivered strong earnings as Chinese consumers boosted online purchases and gained market share. ZTO Express is the leading delivery service in China, growing from 6 billion to 30 billion parcels annually over five years. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Platinum Global Fund (Long Only) | -1.0% | - | 005930.KS, 051910.KS, 0700.HK, 1789.HK, 6479.T, AIR.PA, CCJ, CS, IFX.DE, IGLTA.NS, MCHP, PDD, SLB, SUZB3.SA, TCOM, TSM, UBS, UPM.HE, VAL, WIZZ.L, ZTO | Banking, China, energy, global, special situations, value | Energy holdings were the strongest contributors with oil field services companies Schlumberger and Valaris up nearly 20% and nuclear/uranium stocks like Cameco up 29%. Both sectors are emerging from deep recessions with nuclear arguably emerging from a 40-year hibernation in the West. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Aug 6, 2024 | GreenWood Investors | 0.0% | 16.6% | CTT.LS, LDO.MI, MEIP, ODET.PA, PDD, RACE, ROL, RTO.L | Biotechnology, Buybacks, defense, E-Commerce, Europe, Governance, value | Leonardo SpA is the largest contributor to performance, benefiting from increased defense spending driven by the Ukraine war and new normal lasting at least a decade. Italian government considering near-term orders that would eclipse total annual defense expenditures, with jumbo orders largely not included in the company's 5-year plan. | ODET.PA RTO.L PDD CTT.LS MEIP LDO.MI |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 2, 2025 | Baron Global Advantage Fund | 22.6% | 11.0% | ARGX, BILL, CPNG, CRWD, DDOG, ENDV, GLOB, ILMN, LOAR, MELI, NET, NU, NVDA, PDD, SHOP, SNOW, TSLA, TSM, TTAN, ZS | AI, E-Commerce, global, growth, semiconductors, technology, volatility | AI infrastructure buildout is durable with NVIDIA maintaining leadership. Scaling laws have expanded beyond pre-training to post-training and test-time scaling, driving GPU demand. AI workloads will be supported by large language models in datacenters, unlocking trillions in value across intelligence-bottlenecked industries. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Aug 11, 2025 | Fairtree Global Equity Fund | 10.9% | - | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, AMAT, AVGO, BP, FI, GFI, GLEN.L, GOOGL, JD, KASPI.L, LOW, MSFT, NVDA, PDD, PGR, ROST, SYY, UNH, VRT | AI, emerging markets, Europe, Global Equity, semiconductors, tariffs, technology, Trade Policy | The fund maintains significant exposure to AI-related semiconductor demand, particularly through Taiwan positions. AI-driven semiconductor demand continues to drive strong performance in technology holdings, with companies like Nvidia and Broadcom contributing meaningfully to returns. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 27, 2025 | abrdn Emerging Markets Fund | 10.6% | 11.6% | 000333.SZ, 000660.KS, 000830.KS, 009540.KS, 0669.HK, 0700.HK, 1120.SR, 1211.HK, 2308.TW, 2327.TW, 2330.TW, 300750.SZ, 3690.HK, 4958.TW, ADIB.AD, BABA, ETE.WA, GLOB, HUVR.NS, IHCL.NS, JD, PDD, POWERGRID.NS, TCOM, TCS.NS, ZAB.WA | AI, China, Electric Vehicles, emerging markets, India, semiconductors, Taiwan, Trade Policy | Chinese companies like Alibaba and Tencent faced margin pressure from rising AI-related capex. The fund maintains exposure to various sections of the AI supply chain, from semiconductor manufacturing and design to data center-oriented names. Hyperscalers' capex plans are expected to continue translating into orders for AI infrastructure companies. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | VT Holland Advisors Equity Fund | - | 6.7% | AMZN, COST, MCD, NU, PDD, TSM, WISE.L, WMT | Banking, Compounding, disruption, Fintech, growth, LatAM, Quality | Nu Holdings represents a scale economy shared disruptor in global banking with 75% lower unit costs than peers, using these efficiencies to offer better customer rates rather than boost profits. The company has attracted 118 million customers through superior customer service and competitive offerings, demonstrating the power of the disruptor business model in financial services. | NU NU |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 12, 2024 | Longriver Investment Partners | 1.3% | 15.3% | 0700.HK, 1810.HK, AAPL, AMD, AMZN, BABA, COST, FUTU, GAW.L, GOOGL, INTC, JD, META, MSFT, NVDA, PDD, TSLA, TSM, VTY.L | AI, Big tech, China, E-Commerce, global, semiconductors, technology | The GenAI investment cycle has sparked massive capital deployment by Big Tech companies, with Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft increasing compute investment from $119bn in 2023 to an estimated $195bn in 2025. However, there remains significant uncertainty about where value will accrue in the AI stack and whether the massive investments will generate profitable returns. | PDD TSM |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Platinum Asia Fund | 2.0% | - | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 021240.KS, 0700.HK, 1109.HK, 1357.HK, 3968.HK, 9961.HK, AAPL, CATL, GOOGL, INGVY, JD, NVDA, PDD, TSM, TSMC, ZTO | Asia, China, India, Property, semiconductors | Strong performance from semiconductor holdings TSMC and SK hynix driven by AI enthusiasm. TSMC up 25% and SK hynix up 28% during the quarter as markets focused on AI-exposed companies. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | May 30, 2025 | Jackson Peak Capital | 33.2% | 33.2% | COIN, HPE, MU, NVDA, PDD, TSLA | AI, China, crypto, Election, Fed, international, Long/Short, technology | AI capex cycle has underpinned much of the market rally since 2023, with Nvidia as the leader. The manager held positions in AI-related companies including Nvidia, Micron for memory and storage solutions, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the AI hardware value chain. | HPE MU NVDA PDD COIN TSLA |
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| 2025 Q1 | May 21, 2025 | Fairtree Global Equity Fund | 1.5% | 1.5% | ABT, AMZN, AVGO, BABA, BID.JO, BP, EVO.ST, GFI, GOOGL, JD, JPM, KO, KSPI.L, MSFT, NVDA, ORCL, PDD, SHEL, TTE | AI, China, E-Commerce, energy, Global Equity, Recession, tariffs, technology | AI-related US companies experienced pronounced volatility following the release of Deepseek, a Chinese Large Language model trained at significantly lower cost but producing similar results to current US models. Chinese companies' advancements in AI have reinforced their position as a significant force in the technology sector. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | May 21, 2024 | Saltlight Capital | 15.6% | 35.6% | 0700.HK, APP, BLU.JO, DO, META, NVDA, PDD, PRX.AS, TCP.JO, TDW.TO, WBC.JO | AI, Buybacks, China, Oil Services, Self-healing, South Africa, Spin-Offs, value | Manager sold AI infrastructure investments due to high valuations despite validating the thesis. Concerns about narrow predictions required by high multiples and wide distribution of outcomes. AI expected to enhance advertising opportunities for Tencent through improved video engagement and ad targeting. | JSEBLU JSETCP 700.HK |
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| 2025 Q1 | May 20, 2025 | Meditation Capital | - | - | BGEO.L, KASPI.L, LOTO.MI, NU, PDD, TBCG.L | Europe, Gambling, Italy, Long-only, management, valuation, volatility | Lottomatica is the #1 online & offline B2C gambling operator in Italy with 31% market share online and 30-40% share offline. The investment opportunity lies in Italy's low online gambling penetration at 31% versus 63% in the UK and 75%+ in Scandinavia. Online casino penetration is only 26% in Italy, up from 8% in 2019, with each euro of offline casino gambling that moves online generating 2.6x the EBITDA for Lottomatica. | LTO.MI |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 13, 2024 | Artemis Global Select Fund | 10.8% | 10.8% | 3690.HK, AMD, AMZN, BKR, CPRI.MI, ELV, HDB, INTC, META, MU, NESN.SW, NVDA, PDD, RVTY, RYAAY, TMO | AI, China, consumer, financials, global, healthcare, semiconductors, technology | Technology firms benefited from demand for artificial intelligence applications and the components necessary to power them. The fund invested in semiconductor companies involved in the AI supply chain, including Nvidia and AMD. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 9, 2025 | The Bristlemoon Global Fund | -3.2% | -3.2% | 0700.HK, APP, HEM.ST, IBKR, META, PAR, PDD, PINS, XPOF | Cash Management, China, Restaurants, risk management, software, tariffs, technology, volatility | Fund increased cash weighting to 22% during March due to heightened market uncertainty and Trump's tariff policies. Adopted maximum loss framework for position sizing and reduced concentration to manage downside risk during volatile periods. | PAR HEM.ST |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 19, 2024 | Longriver Investment Partners | 13.9% | 13.9% | 2020.HK, 600519.SS, AHT.L, AMZN, BFF.MI, EVO.ST, GAW.L, GOOGL, META, NVR, PDD, TSM, VTY.L | AI, Asia, Capital Allocation, global, growth, Homebuilders, technology, value | Manager discusses AI as heralding profound change through deep learning's ability to find relationships across infinite parameters. AI dramatically lowers the cost of interpreting information and creating new content, opening doors to automating vast ranges of white-collar knowledge work requiring business reorganization. | VTY.L |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | 9.0% | 16.2% | 0027.HK, 005930.KS, 006400.KS, 0700.HK, 105560.KS, 2313.HK, 2319.HK, 300760.SZ, BABA, BHARTIARTL.NS, HDFCBANK.NS, INDIGO.NS, NU, PDD, RELIANCE.NS, RENT3.SA, SUZB3.SA, TME, TSM, XP, ZLAB | China, Digitization, emerging markets, Fed policy, Fintech, India, Rate Cuts, semiconductors | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited contributed significantly due to investor expectations for continued strong cyclical recovery in semiconductors and significant incremental demand for AI chips. The company's technological leadership, pricing power, and exposure to secular growth markets including high-performance computing, automotive, 5G, and IoT will allow sustained strong double-digit earnings growth. Many EM companies including Taiwan Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics, and SK hynix are increasingly recognized as key beneficiaries of the AI phenomenon. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Baron Global Advantage Fund | -9.5% | -9.5% | 532978.BO, AFYA, ARGX, CPNG, DDOG, GLOB, MELI, NET, NVDA, PDD, SAIL, SHOP, SNOW, SQ, TSLA, TSM, WIX, ZOMATO.NS, ZS | AI, cybersecurity, E-Commerce, global, growth, semiconductors, tariffs, technology | AI represents the biggest disruptive change in the manager's career. Models continue to improve on the intelligence curve while costs decline, opening new markets and opportunities. NVIDIA's progress across hardware and software remains unmatched, with reasoning models requiring 100x more compute than previously thought. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Fidelity Freedom 2045 Fund | 0.1% | 0.1% | ALAB, BA.L, DECK, GE, IMPUY, MRVL, NVDA, PDD, RHM.DE, SAN, SE, TSLA, XOM | asset allocation, diversification, geopolitics, policy, target date, tariffs | The fund emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversification to help navigate different market environments and risks. Recent years have amplified portfolio diversification based on the view that participants will experience multiple market environments throughout their lifetime, and that regimes can change abruptly. The fund's glide path reflects long-term views on participant needs, diversification and capital markets. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Fidelity Freedom 2055 Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | ALAB, BA.L, DECK, GE, IMPUY, MRVL, NVDA, PDD, RHM.DE, SAN, SE, TSLA, XOM | asset allocation, diversification, geopolitics, Policy Uncertainty, target date, tariffs | The fund emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversification to help navigate different market environments and risks. Recent years have amplified portfolio diversification based on the view that participants will experience multiple market environments throughout their lifetime, and that regimes can change abruptly. The fund's glide path reflects long-term views on participant needs, diversification and capital markets. | View | |
| 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | Platinum Asia Fund | 4.4% | 4.4% | 000338.SZ, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 051910.KS, 0700.HK, 2689.HK, 3968.HK, 3988.HK, AVIA.JK, BABA, DADA, HTHT, INDIGO, JD, LODHA, MEITUAN, MWG.VN, PDD, SUPALAI.BK, TRIP, TSM, ZTO | Asia, China, E-Commerce, Reopening, semiconductors, Travel, Vietnam | China was a strong contributor to performance with reopening driving gains across travel and service-exposed areas. The economic recovery is occurring at a measured pace with domestic travel picking up dramatically and retail sales returning to growth. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Feb 8, 2024 | Jackson Peak Capital | - | 20.2% | COIN, HPE, IWM, MU, NVDA, PDD, QQQ, TSLA | AI, China, Election, Event Driven, Hedging, Long/Short, technology | AI capex cycle has underpinned much of the market rally since 2023, with Nvidia as the leader. The fund held positions in AI-related companies including Nvidia, Micron for memory and storage solutions, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the AI hardware value chain. | HPE MU NVDA PDD COIN TSLA |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 10, 2026 | 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 | |
| 2025 Q4 | Dec 31, 2025 | Fortress – Fixed Income Fund | 0.6% | 5.5% | 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1288.HK, 1585.HK, 1878.T, 2318.HK, 392.HK, 3968.HK, 6920.T, 8035.T, 916.HK, ACN, AMAT, AXP, BABA, BBDO, BNZL.L, BRK.B, BTI, CHTR, FMC, GMEXICOB.MX, GRMN, HSY, ITUB, IX, JNJ, LOGI, MC.PA, MRK, NTES, NVO, ORLY, PDD, PHM, ROG.SW, SBS, SNA, TSM, UNH, VALE, VRTX, WKL | AI, Bonds, emerging markets, healthcare, international, technology, Trade Policy, value | Artificial intelligence remained the primary focus for investors in U.S. markets, driving strength in technology names while masking moderation in other economic areas. The AI investment boom continued to power corporate capital expenditures and supply growth, though consumer confidence readings suggest potential underlying softness that could emerge if AI investment moderates. The manager sees excellent value opportunities globally, particularly in international and emerging markets despite strong recent performance. U.S. healthcare and consumer staples have been left behind by the AI frenzy and trade at appealing valuations. Portfolio companies show attractive price/earnings ratios with meaningful long-term return potential. Recent tariff policies continued to negatively impact U.S. consumers and companies throughout the year. However, international companies have been finding new trade arrangements and growth opportunities, benefiting from shifts in global trade patterns as the new U.S. administration alters terms of international cooperation. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Platinum International Fund | 0.0% | 4.2% | 6479.T, AIR.PA, CATL, GJET.NS, ICE, IFX.DE, PDD, SSNLF, SUZB3.SA, TM, TU, UBS, UPM.HE, ZTO | China, defensives, Electric Vehicles, semiconductors, technology, value | Chinese EV producers have gained competitive advantage by focusing on lower-cost EVs. BYD and CATL are seen as drivers of continuous improvement across the supply chain. While politics may restrict Chinese companies' ability to export to US and European markets, their home market continues to grow strongly. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Platinum Global Fund (Long Only) | 3.2% | 14.3% | 005930.KS, 1928.HK, 6862.T, BALL, BAX, CATL, HEIA.AS, IFX.DE, IGPA.NS, JD.L, MU, PDD, RBI.VI, TCOM, TRU, UBS, UPM.HE, WIZZ.L, ZTO | Beverages, Cautious, E-Commerce, global, Opportunities, semiconductors | After a difficult couple of years, semiconductor company shares are turning up on recovering demand for core chips for PCs and mobile phones but also on the increased demand for the high-end chips required for AI-focused technologies. Broad strength across semiconductor names including Micron, Infineon and Samsung Electronics. | View | |
| 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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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 22, 2024 | Longriver Investment Partners | 6.6% | 23.0% | 9435.T, AMZN, BRK-B, CSU.TO, META, PDD, TSM | Asia, Capital Allocation, Japan, long-term, value, volatility | Manager invested in Hikari Tsushin during August panic, describing it as the Berkshire Hathaway of Japan with strong capital allocation discipline. Sees opportunity in transformation of corporate Japan through companies with improved disclosure and governance. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 20, 2024 | Distillate Capital International | 0.0% | 10.9% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 6902.T, 9433.T, BABA, BTI, JD, PDD, RIO.L, TSM | Concentration, international, Quality, risk, valuation, value | The letter extensively discusses valuation risk in U.S. markets, comparing current conditions to the 2000 TMT bubble. The manager highlights that over 40% of the S&P 500 trades at NTM P/E ratios above 30x, while only 30% trades below 20x. International stocks now appear more attractive than U.S. stocks on a relative valuation basis after a long period of underperformance. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Oct 10, 2024 | The Bristlemoon Global Fund | 6.8% | 7.4% | 0700.HK, 9988.HK, APP, EYE, META, PAR, PDD | Advertising, AI, China, Concentration, gaming, growth, Stimulus, technology | AppLovin's AXON 2.0 AI-powered ad targeting algorithm has driven exceptional growth, with software revenues growing 75% year-over-year. The neural network utilizes recent AI breakthroughs to improve ad targeting beyond previous capabilities. AXON 2.0's targeting improvements allow AppLovin to deliver superior return on ad spend outcomes at scale. | APP |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 8, 2025 | Longriver Investment Partners | 2.5% | 26.0% | 005930.KS, AMZN, C, COST, GAW.L, GOOGL, IBKR, INTC, JPM, MA, META, MS, NFLX, NU, PDD, STAN.L, TCOM, TSM, V, WISE.L | AI, gaming, global, long-term, payments, semiconductors, technology | Wise is building alternative infrastructure to make cross-border money transfers cheaper and faster by eliminating correspondent banking intermediaries. The company has grown to move ~GBP 130 billion annually and is positioned to become the B2B infrastructure for global cross-border transfers, similar to how Visa and Mastercard operate in credit cards. | WISE.L |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 7, 2025 | GreenWood Investors | 0.0% | 16.6% | AMZN, CTT.LS, FDX, LDO.MI, PDD, TPL, UPS | active ownership, defense, E-Commerce, Europe, Logistics, value | The fund is invested in CTT's parcel delivery business serving the under-penetrated Iberian e-commerce market, and PDD Holdings which has built an e-commerce platform with similar GMV to Amazon in one-third the time. E-commerce infrastructure services have significant runway as Iberian e-commerce remains under-penetrated as a portion of retail sales. | PDD CTT.LS LDO.MI TPL |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Baillie Gifford – International Alpha | 1.2% | 19.6% | 000333.SZ, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1299.HK, 1698.HK, 2318.HK, 2454.TW, 3064.T, 3656.T, 3690.HK, 3994.T, 4612.T, 600519.SS, 6098.T, 6273.T, 6758.T, 6861.T, 7309.T, 7733.T, 7974.T, 8035.T, 8113.T, 8729.T, ADYEN.AS, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, B3SA3.SA, BN.PA, BNTX, CFR.SW, CPA, CPNG, CRH, CSU.TO, DB1.DE, DEMANT.CO, DIM.PA, DSV.CO, DSY.L, EDEN.PA, EXPN.L, FBK.MI, G24.DE, GMKN.ME, HDB, ICICIGI.NS, IMCD.AS, KGP.L, KNEBV.HE, KSPI.L, LMN.TO, LUN.TO, MC.PA, MELI, MIPS.ST, MNDY, NEX.PA, NVO, NVZMY, PDD, RAT.DE, RIO, ROG.SW, RYA.L, SALM.OL, SAP, SDZ.SW, SE, SEB-A.ST, SHOP.TO, SIMO, SJ.TO, SPOT, TFII, TOI.TO, TPRO.MI, TSM, U11.SI, UL | E-Commerce, growth, international, Quality, semiconductors, technology, value | Samsung Electronics passed qualification with Nvidia for HBM3E chips and is in advanced discussions for next-generation products. The memory division reported record third-quarter sales driven by AI demand. Tokyo Electron was added as a new position, benefiting from increasing semiconductor complexity across various end markets. MercadoLibre faced share price volatility reflecting a tug-of-war between accelerating revenue growth and concerns over short-term margin pressure from defending market share in Brazil. Despite disappointing performance, the manager sees substantial growth runway and disciplined long-term management. DSV shares rebounded after geopolitical pressure on global trade. Third-quarter results exceeded expectations with margin improvement and upgraded guidance on DB Schenker acquisition synergies. Management accelerated integration timeline with most savings expected within two years. Lundin Mining was added as a new position, described as a high-quality copper-focused miner with low-cost assets and strong production growth potential. The manager sees an improving demand-supply balance in copper with current valuation not accounting for company quality. | 2454 TT SALM NO 8035 JP LUN CN DSV 005930 KS TME |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Baillie Gifford -International Concentrated Growth | -6.7% | 16.7% | 0700.HK, 1211.HK, 1810.HK, 2413.T, 3690.HK, ADYEN.AS, ASML, ATCO-A.ST, BABA, BNTX, CPNG, DHER.DE, KER.PA, KINV-B.ST, MELI, MRNA, NU, NVDA, NVO, OCDO.L, OR.PA, PDD, RACE, RMS.PA, SAP, SE, SHOP, SPOT, TSLA, TSM, WISE.L | AI, concentrated, E-Commerce, growth, international, semiconductors, technology | Artificial intelligence continues to drive rapid operational progress across portfolio companies, with TSMC benefiting from AI-led demand and advanced nodes accounting for 74% of wafer revenue. ASML sees increasing lithography intensity driven by artificial intelligence. The managers view compute and generative AI as accelerating across industries as a key structural change driving economies over the next decade. E-commerce continues to reshape retail through greater convenience and lower costs, with portfolio companies like MercadoLibre, Shopify, and Sea Limited representing dominant positions in their respective markets. Despite near-term margin pressures from investments in logistics and fulfillment, the managers remain confident in the long-term digitization trend and competitive positioning of these platforms. The semiconductor sector shows strong momentum with TSMC reporting over 40% year-on-year revenue growth and ASML seeing substantial EUV demand with expectations for 15% sales growth in 2025. The managers emphasize the irreplaceable technology leadership and competitive moats of these companies as compute intensity rises globally. Digital media consumption continues progressing with Spotify demonstrating strong operating leverage, reaching 713 million users and 281 million subscribers while expanding operating margins to mid-teens levels. The platform's ecosystem depth and innovation strengthen its competitive position as media digitization advances. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 15, 2025 | Longriver Investment Partners | 9.3% | 10.0% | 0700.HK, 600519.SS, 9988.HK, AHT.L, AMD, AMZN, BRK-B, EVO.ST, GAW.L, HD, HDB, KNSL, META, NFLX, NTES, PDD, SHOP, SQ, TSM, VTY.L, X | China, efficiency, global, Homebuilders, real estate, technology, value | 2023 was remarkable for how decisively corporate leaders confronted bloat, with Meta's Year of Efficiency as the poster child. Zuckerberg reduced headcount by almost a quarter and operating expenses by fifteen percent, leading to exploding margins. Amazon under Jassy is also focusing on efficiency by reducing headcount, shutting down middling projects, and creating new business models like Amazon 3PL. | VTY.L AHT.L AMZN |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 14, 2026 | Longriver Investment Partners | 5.8% | 17.8% | 0700.HK, 3639.HK, 9435.T, ALAB.L, AMD, AMZN, CSU.TO, FUTU, GAW.L, META, NVDA, PDD, RELY, STRP, TCOM, TSM, WISE.L | Asia, Concentration, gaming, global, long-term, payments, semiconductors, value | Wise represents the most asymmetric investment in the portfolio, taking market share from legacy correspondent banking through cheaper, faster, and more transparent infrastructure. The company is evolving from a remittance app into a global financial services platform with three reinforcing routes to market: Consumer, Business and Platform. TSMC was highlighted as both a top contributor in 2025 and the largest positive contribution since inception at ~16ppt of gross returns. The company exemplifies the fund's approach of finding businesses that can reinvest well over the long term. Games Workshop was identified as a largest contributor in 2025 and also contributed meaningfully in 2024, demonstrating that patience pays when a business is delivering consistent results over multiple years. | WISE LN |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 10, 2025 | The Bristlemoon Global Fund | 10.4% | 3.1% | APP, META, MTCH, PAR, PDD, PINS, TCEHY | Advertising, gaming, Portfolio Management, Position Sizing, risk management, Social Media, technology | The fund holds significant positions in social media platforms including Pinterest and Meta Platforms. Pinterest represents the fund's largest performance detractor since inception, with management acknowledging position sizing errors. The company is transitioning to lower-funnel ad products but has experienced revenue growth deceleration from 20%+ to 15-17% guidance. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | 9.0% | 16.2% | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 009540.KS, 043370.KS, 0700.HK, 207940.KS, 300750.SZ, 3690.HK, 8069.TW, BABA, BHARTIARTL.NS, INPST, JMFINANCIL.NS, NUVAMA.NS, PDD, RELIANCE.NS, SBILIFE.NS, TRENT.NS, TSM, WMMVY | Biotechnology, China, E-Commerce, emerging markets, Energy Transition, Fed Easing, India, semiconductors | The fund holds major positions in Chinese e-commerce leaders Alibaba and Meituan, as well as Indian food delivery platform Swiggy. These companies benefit from growing online commerce penetration, improving profitability, and strong competitive positioning in their respective markets. | 131390.KS 207940.KS 300750.SZ 8069.TW 3690.HK TRENT.NS SWIGGY.NS 9988.HK |
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| 2024 Q2 | Aug 27, 2024 | Hayden Capital | 13.9% | 37.6% | AMZN, APP, META, PDD, SE, U | Advertising, AI, Asia, E-Commerce, gaming, Reacceleration, technology | Applovin's Axon machine learning algorithm represents practical AI application that significantly expanded revenues and created industry value. The algorithm improved accuracy by 500% from 2020-2022, with each 20% accuracy improvement generating $500M additional revenue at zero incremental cost. Axon 2 launched in early 2022 drove step-function growth in the ads business from $674M in 2021 to expected $3B in 2024. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 30, 2024 | Meditation Capital | - | - | CABP.L, COST, CPAY, IBKR, PDD, SCHW, SNEX, WMT | Africa, Counter-positioning, disruption, payments, small caps, value | Focus on cross-border payments companies that save customers money through counter-positioned business models. Cab Payments exemplifies this with its direct banking network bypassing expensive correspondent banking systems, particularly for Africa-focused transfers. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 27, 2024 | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | 9.0% | 16.2% | 005930.KS, 009540.KS, 0700.HK, 4966.TW, BABA, BDO.PS, BHARTIARTL.NS, BKRKY, CUMMINSIND.NS, INDUSTOWER.NS, PDD, POWERGRID.NS, RELIANCE.NS, RENT3.SA, SRF.NS, SUZ.SA, TRENT.NS, TSM, WEGE3.SA, XP | AI, China, emerging markets, Fed policy, India, semiconductors, Valuations | AI enthusiasm has broadened from GPU/data center arms race to edge AI applications on servers, PCs, and handsets, driving demand for hardware replacement cycles. Many EM companies benefit from this transition, including semiconductor and hardware ecosystem players. The fund sees potential for market leadership changes as AI moves from training to inference phases. | 4966.TW WEGE3.SA SRF.NS CUMMINSIND.NS POWERGRID.NS 009540.KS 0700.HK TSM |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 16, 2024 | Tidefall Capital Management | 2.4% | 6.9% | AMZN, PDD, TGT, WMT | China, E-Commerce, Geopolitical Risk, growth, technology, valuation | Pinduoduo represents a revolutionary e-commerce model with team buying via social media, algorithmic product recommendations, and automatic price tracking. The company has grown to become China's second largest online retailer in less than a decade, with international expansion through Temu becoming the most downloaded app in the US in 2023. | PDD |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 18, 2025 | Baillie Gifford – US Equity Growth | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1211.HK, 6146.T, 6273.T, ASML, GALDF, GMAB, OR.PA, PDD, SPOT, WTC.AX, WXB | China, Geopolitical, growth, international, long-term, technology, volatility | The strategy focuses on long-term ownership of exceptional growth companies, seeking at least 50 holdings across two types: companies that can grow rapidly and disrupt industries, and those that can compound growth at exceptional rates over long periods. The team remains excited about the international growth opportunity set despite market volatility. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Mar 2, 2024 | GreenWood Investors | 0.0% | 16.6% | BOL.PA, CTT.LS, LDO.MI, MEIP, NXE, PDD, RTO.L, UMG.AS | activism, defense, E-Commerce, Europe, Music, Owner-Operators, uranium, value | European Aerospace & Defense is having its moment, being very active. Europe's defense industry will likely experience a decade of tailwinds as the continent responds to its 9/11 moment that occurred in 2022. Leonardo is only just starting to hit its stride with substantial improvement potential. | View | |
| 2022 Q4 | Feb 24, 2023 | Hayden Capital | 13.9% | 37.6% | PDD | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 27, 2024 | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | 9.0% | 16.2% | 000858.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 1876.HK, B3SA3.SA, BABA, BAJFINANCE.NS, BHARTIARTL.NS, BIDU, HDFCBANK.NS, NU, PDD, RENT3.SA, RI.PA, SUZB3.SA, TRENT.NS, TSM, XP, YUMC | China, E-Commerce, emerging markets, Fed policy, Fintech, India, Rate Cuts, semiconductors | The fund added PDD Holdings, China's second largest e-commerce platform with 20% market share. PDD's competitive moat lies in its team purchase model facilitating bulk buying through direct partnerships with manufacturers. The company's international platform Temu has become one of the fastest growing apps globally, leveraging China's excess manufacturing capacity. | KAYNES.NS PDD TRENT.NS 005930.KS AIR FP|ICLR|LIN|MRVL|NOW|TSM |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 24, 2024 | Distillate Capital International | 0.0% | 10.9% | 6857.T, AAPL, AMGN, AMZN, AVGO, BABA, BMY, CNQ, CSCO, FMX, GOOGL, HRL, ITX.MC, JBL, LRCX, MC.PA, MSFT, NVDA, OC, PBR, PDD, PG, PNDORA.CO, QCOM, TSLA, V, WSM | Concentration, free cash flow, international, Mega-caps, Quality, value | The letter extensively discusses the extreme concentration in the S&P 500, where the largest five stocks now represent 24% of the index weight. This concentration creates significant risk for cap-weighted benchmarks and provides opportunities for active managers who can avoid overvalued mega-caps while finding value elsewhere in the market. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Jan 10, 2023 | RV Capital | 0.0% | 29.9% | CACC, CRM, CVNA, GLJ.DE, IBKR, META, PDD, PRX.AS, RYM.AX, WIX | Concentration, global, Long/Short, Quality, value | View | ||
| 2023 Q3 | Jan 7, 2024 | Hayden Capital | 13.9% | 37.6% | AAPL, ADBE, ATVI, EDU, KO, NESTLEIND.NS, PDD, PG, SMRT | cash flow, China, Predictability, real estate, technology, value | Chinese investments drove positive Q3 performance with companies like Pinduoduo and New Oriental trading near multi-year highs. Manager sees divergence between resilient business models and broader economic weakness, with valuations approaching two-thirds of fair value estimates. | SMRT |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| May 10, 2026 | Seeking Alpha | Seeking Alpha | PDD Holdings Inc. | E-commerce | Online Retail | Bull | Nasdaq Stock Market | balance sheet, Chinese Equities, e-commerce, geopolitical risk, Group-buying model, international expansion, PDD Holdings, Pinduoduo, Temu, valuation | View Pitch |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Baron Emerging Markets Fund | PDD Holdings Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | NASDAQ | China, Digitization, e-commerce, international expansion, manufacturing, platform, Team purchase, Temu, Value retail | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | GreenWood Investors | PDD Holdings Inc | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | NASDAQ | China, Competitive culture, e-commerce, High-efficiency, international expansion, marketplace, operating cash flow, Temu, Ultra-low prices | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Jackson Peak Capital | PDD Holdings Inc | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | NASDAQ | cash-rich, Chinese ADR, contrarian, e-commerce, low valuation, Stimulus, Underinvestment, value investing | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Tidefall Capital Management | Pinduoduo Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | NYSE | Algorithms, China, Customer Acquisition, e-commerce, international expansion, marketplace, Social Commerce, technology, Value, Viral Growth | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Longriver Investment Partners | PDD Holdings Inc | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | NASDAQ | asset-light, C2M Model, China, e-commerce, geopolitical risk, market share gains, Temu, Value retail | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | GreenWood Investors | PDD Holdings Inc | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | NASDAQ | Amazon Alternative, China, e-commerce, growth, international expansion, supply chain, Temu, valuation arbitrage | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Jackson Peak Capital | PDD Holdings Inc | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | NASDAQ | cash-rich, Chinese ADRs, contrarian, e-commerce, Government stimulus, low valuation, Underinvestment, Value | View Pitch |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Substack | Uzo Capital | Pinduoduo | E-commerce | Online Retail | Bull | NASDAQ Stock Market | AI, buybacks, e-commerce, Financial disclosures, geopolitical risks, international expansion, Pinduoduo, profitability, spin-off, undervaluation | View Pitch |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Twitter / X | @TechFundies | PDD Holdings Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Broadline Retail | Bear | NASDAQ | Chinese, Logistics, marketplace, Maybe, Merchant, Merchants, Payments, Pdd | View Pitch |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letters | Damian Bird | PDD Holdings Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | NASDAQ | China, discount, ecommerce, Temu, valuation | View Pitch |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Short Thesis | Grizzly research | PDD Holdings Inc | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bear | NASDAQ | e-commerce, Margins, Regulation, Subsidies, Temu | View Pitch |
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