| 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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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 21, 2025 | Renaissance Investment Management – International Small Cap Equity | - | - | 8252.T, ATAT, BBY.L, CLS, FINV, IFS, MITFY, NOMD, OMAB, PLYA, PSFE, SIMO, TIGO, TMVWY, VLRS | AI, China, Dollar, Europe, infrastructure, international, small cap, Trade Policy | International markets navigated significant trade tensions between the US and China, including Liberation Day tariffs followed by a ninety-day pause. Trade uncertainty may cause businesses to delay investments and capex, weighing on global growth in the second half of the year. | BBY LN CLS CN |
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| 2025 Q1 | May 17, 2025 | VH Standard Asset Management | - | - | ALTM, ALTR, APO, AZPN, BECN, BRDG, COF, DFS, DNB, EDR, ESGR, HCP, HEES, HHH, HRI, JNPR, JWN, K, PDCO, PLYA, RDFN, RDUS, SWTX, TURN, WBA | Capital markets, M&A, Merger Arbitrage, risk management, volatility | The manager expects M&A activity to pick up significantly, leading to increased overbids and excess returns. Current environment shows minimal overbids, quiet go-shops, and subdued optimism, but historical patterns suggest this will revert to more competitive conditions similar to the 1980s merger boom. | View | |
| 2023 Q1 | May 16, 2023 | Voss Value Fund | 1.6% | 1.6% | ASO, ECN.TO, PLYA | credit, Long/Short, Regional Banks, small cap, Specialty Finance, Travel, value | PLYA benefits from a boom in consumer travel to start 2023, particularly skewed toward Mexico and budget-friendly all-inclusive resorts. Airport traffic numbers for key locations show strong passenger traffic growth compared to 2019 and 2022. | ECN.TO ASO PLYA |
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| 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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| 2024 Q4 | Feb 19, 2025 | Voss Value Fund | 9.5% | 19.9% | AMTM, CTS.TO, EEFT, FUJHY, MBGYY, PLYA, SWI | Long/Short, M&A, small caps, special situations, undervalued, value | The fund focuses on identifying undervalued securities trading at significant discounts to intrinsic value. The manager emphasizes valuation discipline as a core investment virtue and seeks idiosyncratic, value-oriented special situations amid market extremes. | AMTM FUJHY MBGYY EEFT |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Renaissance Investment Management – International Small Cap Equity | - | - | 6481.T, 6849.T, ATAT, BB.PA, CLS, CSTM, CWK, ERO, FINV, IMAX, MRX.L, MTLS, NEXNY, OSW, PLYA, PRMB, RDWR, SPNS, STNG, TPK.L, UBI.PA, WNS | China, Europe, international, small cap, tariffs, Trade Policy | Trade tensions are front of mind for investors and likely to ratchet higher in 2025 after Trump takes office. Trump has floated ideas such as a 10% tariff on all imports and 60% tariff on Chinese imports. Countries running large trade deficits with the US are most at risk. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jul 14, 2023 | Silver Beech Capital | 0.0% | 22.3% | ABG, ABR, FIZN, GOOG, PLYA | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q1 | May 16, 2023 | Voss Value Offshore Fund | 7.4% | 8.9% | ASO, ECN.TO, PLYA | Banking, credit, Long/Short, retail, small cap, Travel, value | PLYA represents exposure to the all-inclusive resort recovery story, benefiting from strong consumer travel demand particularly to Mexico and budget-friendly destinations. Airport traffic data shows strong passenger growth in key locations like Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Montego Bay, and Cancun compared to 2019 and 2022 levels. | ECN.TO ASO PLYA |
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| 2024 Q4 | Feb 19, 2025 | Voss Value Offshore Fund | 9.6% | 19.2% | AMTM, CTS.TO, EEFT, FUJHY, J, MBGYY, PLYA, SWI, TM, TSLA | buyouts, Long/Short, M&A, small caps, special situations, value | The fund's main theme for 2025 focuses on small cap M&A and special situations after two years of dismal deal flow. Three quick wins from acquisitions occurred year-to-date: SWI, CTS CN, and PLYA. The manager expects several additional portfolio companies to be acquired as the year progresses. | AMTM FUJHY MBGYY EEFT |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | Fund Letters | Voss Value Offshore Fund | Playa Hotels and Resorts | Consumer Discretionary | Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines | Bull | NASDAQ | All-Inclusive Resorts, asset sales, Caribbean, COVID Recovery, hospitality, Mexico, Share Buybacks, travel demand, turnaround | View Pitch |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Fund Letters | Voss Value Fund | Playa Hotels and Resorts | Consumer Discretionary | Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines | Bull | NASDAQ | All-Inclusive Resorts, Asset Optimization, brand partnerships, Caribbean, EBITDA multiple, hospitality, Mexico, post-COVID recovery, Tourism, Travel Recovery | View Pitch |
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