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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jul 12, 2024 | Vulcan Value Partners – Small Cap | 9.1% | 9.4% | 938 GR, KMX, PLNT, QRVO | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q1 | Apr 5, 2025 | 13D Activist Fund | -10.2% | -10.2% | KVUE, MIDD, QRVO, YETI | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q4 | Feb 20, 2026 | VH Standard Asset Management | 1.3% | 14.8% | EA, EXAS, JAMF, KVUE, NSC, QRVO, SGOV, WBD | AI, Capital markets, Deregulation, M&A, Merger Arbitrage, Onshoring, Regulatory, Spreads | The merger arbitrage landscape has shifted meaningfully with spreads becoming less efficient due to capital leaving the space during tough regulatory years. The pendulum for regulators has swung toward being more favorable for M&A activity, creating opportunities for those positioned to take advantage. Tariffs and the current U.S. administration's goals are creating a monumental shift in the global economy. Onshoring and supply chain re-optimization will create new winners and losers as companies adapt to changing trade dynamics. AI is viewed as the biggest catalyst to be let loose into economies, creating a sea of change. This technological shift is expected to drive significant transformation across industries and create new investment opportunities. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Vulcan Value Partners – Small Cap | -7.3% | 1.3% | 938 GR, FBIN, MIDD, PBH CN, QRVO, SMRT, VCP LN | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Vulcan Value Partners – Large Cap | -0.1% | 17.5% | CCK, ELV, HEIA NA, KKR, QRVO, RI FP, RTO LN, SW FP, UNH | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Vulcan Value Partners – Small Cap | -2.5% | 13.6% | 938 GR, EG, ELV, KKR, LYV, MEDP, PGHN SW, QRVO | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 29, 2026 | Pzena US Focused Value Strategy | 2.5% | 7.3% | BAX, C, CTSH, DAL, DG, DOX, FMC, KNX, MDT, PPG, QRVO, RHI, SWKS, WFC | Buybacks, Capital markets, earnings, Freight, Trade Down, value | Dollar General delivered strong same-store sales and margin improvement as customers traded down from grocery and pharmacy channels. This trade-down behavior provided a tailwind to margins that are expected to persist into 2026. Knight-Swift operates in a prolonged freight downturn with excess capacity added during the 2021 profit peak persisting despite weaker demand, pressuring rates and earnings. The company's scale and network efficiency should drive profitability recovery as conditions normalize. Citigroup rose amid strong capital markets activity and benign credit conditions. The company continued to repurchase stock and return capital to shareholders while transformation-related expenses are expected to decline next year. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Vulcan Value Partners – Small Cap | 1.3% | 10.7% | CBRE, CRM, CSGP, FI, GOOGL, ITRN, KMX, MC.PA, MEDP, MSFT, QRVO, RE, RI.PA, RYSG, SSCC, SWKS, TRU, UNH | AI, Buybacks, insurance, Margin Of Safety, Quality, small caps, technology, value | AI is in early stages of disrupting numerous businesses similar to the Internet in the 1990s. The manager notes AI stocks accounted for approximately 61% of the S&P 500's return in 2025. Unlike the dot-com era, some AI leaders are real businesses financing substantial AI investments with self-generated cash flow, though valuations for some are attractive while others may be overvalued. The manager emphasizes following value investing discipline by purchasing only companies from their MVP list with stable values at discounted prices. They focus on businesses with sustainable competitive advantages trading below intrinsic value estimates, with portfolios showing improved price-to-value ratios across all strategies despite positive absolute returns. Small Cap returns have lagged Large Cap for an extended period, with Small Cap Value performing even worse. The manager notes conversations with clients questioning continued Small Cap allocation, spotty sell-side coverage, and an ignored segment creating opportunities. Their Small Cap portfolio remains most discounted with weighted average price-to-value ratio in mid-50s. The manager owns more insurance-related businesses, highlighting opportunities in the sector. They discuss Ryan Specialty Holdings as a commercial excess and surplus insurance broker, and Everest Group as a leading reinsurance company trading at discount to tangible book value despite producing underwriting profits. Share repurchases are highlighted as value-creating when companies buy back stock below intrinsic value. Medpace used strong balance sheet and free cash flow to repurchase over 8% of shares at approximately 50% of estimated intrinsic value, giving shareholders 100% return on each dollar spent on buybacks. | FISV SWKS TRU KMX RYAN |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Vulcan Value Partners – Focus Plus | 0.1% | 7.1% | CBRE, CRM, CSGP, FI, GOOGL, ITRN, KMX, MC.PA, MEDP, MSFT, QRVO, RE, RI.PA, RYAN, SSNC, SW, SWKS, TRU, UNH | AI, Buybacks, healthcare, insurance, small caps, technology, value | AI is in early stages of disrupting numerous businesses similar to the Internet in the 1990s. The manager believes AI is as real and transformational as the Internet, with approximately 61% of the S&P 500's return in 2025 coming from AI-related stocks. However, concerns exist about paying too much for AI businesses despite their real potential. The manager is finding tremendous opportunities in non-AI related companies that are steadily compounding their values but being ignored by the market. These 'old economy' companies are becoming increasingly discounted while AI stocks dominate returns, creating attractive value opportunities similar to the late 1990s dot-com era. Small Cap returns have lagged Large Cap for an extended period, with the manager noting conversations about whether to continue allocating to Small Caps. The Small Cap portfolio has a weighted average price to value ratio in the mid-50s, representing the most discounted portfolio. Sell-side coverage is spotty to nearly non-existent for many small cap holdings. Share repurchases are highlighted as a key value creation mechanism, with Medpace repurchasing over 8% of shares at approximately 50% of intrinsic value, effectively providing 100% returns on capital deployed. Companies are using strong balance sheets and free cash flow for opportunistic buybacks at discounted valuations. | MSFT CSGP CRM GOOG CBRE RYAN |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Vulcan Value Partners – Focus Plus | 0.1% | 6.2% | CBRE, CRM, CSGP, FI, GOOGL, ITRN, KMX, MC.PA, MEDP, MSFT, QRVO, RE, RI.PA, RYAN, SSNC, SW.PA, SWKS, TRU, UNH | AI, healthcare, insurance, Quality, small caps, technology, value | Manager emphasizes value investing discipline, focusing on companies trading at substantial discounts to intrinsic value. Portfolio has improved price-to-value ratios across all strategies while delivering positive returns. Small Cap portfolio has weighted average price-to-value ratio in mid-50s, which manager considers incredible in current environment. Artificial Intelligence is disrupting numerous businesses similar to the Internet in the 1990s. AI stocks accounted for approximately 61% of S&P 500's return in 2025. Manager believes AI is as transformational as the Internet but warns against paying excessive valuations for AI-related companies, drawing parallels to dot-com bubble. Small Cap returns have lagged Large Cap for extended period, with Small Cap Value performing even worse. Manager sees this as opportunity, noting sell-side coverage is sparse and segment is ignored and unloved. Small Cap portfolio remains most discounted with weighted average price-to-value ratio in mid-50s. Manager focuses on MVP list of highest quality, most stable value companies in the world with sustainable competitive advantages. Lower quality companies have outperformed higher quality companies, especially in Small Cap, with companies having negative earnings accounting for 28% of Russell 2000 Value Index return. Medpace used strong balance sheet and free cash flow to repurchase over 8% of shares at approximately 50% of estimated intrinsic value. Every dollar spent on share repurchases gave 100% return because they were purchasing at half of estimated fair value, increasing estimated value per share by 29% in single quarter. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Vulcan Value Partners – Large Cap | -1.5% | 7.9% | CBRE, CRM, CSGP, EVER, FI, GOOGL, ITRN, KMX, MC.PA, MEDP, MSFT, QRVO, RI.PA, RYAN, SSNC, STLA, SW, SWKS, TRU, UNH | AI, Buybacks, healthcare, insurance, small caps, technology, value | Manager emphasizes value investing discipline, focusing on companies trading at substantial discounts to intrinsic value. Portfolio weighted average price to value ratio improved to low 60s while maintaining positive returns. Small Cap portfolio has weighted average price to value ratio in mid-50s, representing incredible opportunity in current environment. Artificial Intelligence is in early stages of disrupting numerous businesses, similar to Internet in 1990s. AI stocks accounted for approximately 61% of S&P 500's return in 2025. Manager acknowledges AI as transformational technology but warns against paying excessive valuations for AI-related companies, drawing parallels to dot-com bubble. Small Cap returns have lagged Large Cap for extended period, creating attractive opportunities. Small Cap Value has been particularly weak. Manager notes sell-side coverage of Small Caps is much less robust, leading to ignored and unloved segment. Small Cap portfolio remains most discounted with weighted average price to value ratio in mid-50s. Share repurchases highlighted as value-creating activity when companies buy back stock below intrinsic value. Medpace repurchased over 8% of shares at approximately 50% of estimated intrinsic value, increasing estimated value per share by 29% in single quarter. Every dollar spent on buybacks provided 100% return due to purchasing at half of fair value. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Vulcan Value Partners – Small Cap | 3.2% | 9.5% | CBRE, CRM, CSGP, FISV, GOOGL, ITRN, KMX, MC.PA, MEDP, MSFT, QRVO, RE, RI.PA, RYAN, SSNC, STLA, SW.PA, SWKS, TRU, UNH | AI, discount, insurance, Quality, small cap, value | Manager emphasizes value investing discipline, focusing on companies trading at substantial discounts to intrinsic value. Small Cap portfolio has weighted average price to value ratio in mid-50s, representing significant margin of safety in current environment. Artificial Intelligence is disrupting numerous businesses similar to the Internet in the 1990s. AI stocks accounted for approximately 61% of S&P 500 returns in 2025, creating market concentration risks reminiscent of dot-com era. Small Cap returns have lagged Large Cap for extended period, creating attractive opportunities. Manager notes sell-side coverage is sparse and segment is ignored and unloved, often indicating good allocation timing. Portfolio includes more insurance-related businesses including Everest Group reinsurance and Ryan Specialty excess and surplus insurance broker. These companies offer attractive risk-adjusted returns and capital allocation opportunities. | ITRN EG |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Columbia Dividend Opportunity Fund | 2.8% | 15.9% | ABBV, ALB, BAC, BLK, BRX, C, CSCO, DRI, GOOGL, GPC, GPS, GS, HD, IBM, IP, JNJ, JPM, LUV, MCD, MO, MRK, MU, PM, QRVO, SBUX, SWKS, T, UDR, XOM | AI, Banking, dividends, financials, Lithium, technology, value, Yield | The fund focuses on companies with historically consistent and increasing dividends, though dividend stocks generally underperformed during the quarter as investors favored speculative companies over defensive characteristics. The manager maintains a positive view on dividend-paying stocks as an out-of-favor segment largely devoid of speculative activity. The market remained supported by ongoing enthusiasm about the artificial intelligence theme, though there was a brief stretch of concern in November about a possible AI bubble. The manager sees potential for improved relative performance if excitement surrounding AI begins to cool. The quarter was characterized by broadening market leadership away from mega-cap technology companies, contributing to relative strength in the value style. The fund's investment universe offers fundamentally sound companies trading with attractive yields and reasonable valuations. A new position in mandatory convertible securities of lithium producer Albermarle made a sizable contribution as lithium prices rose due to reduced supply from China, and market participants became more optimistic about the metal's potential use in energy storage applications. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Aug 7, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Gytis Zizys | Qorvo, Inc. | Information Technology | Semiconductors | Neutral | NASDAQ | — | View Pitch |
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