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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Vulcan Value Partners – Large Cap | -0.1% | 17.5% | AMZN, CCK, CG, CRM, ELV, FBHS, GOOGL, HEIA.PA, MEDP, MIDD, PBH.TO, PGHN.SW, QRVO, RE, RI.PA, RTO.L, SDIP.ST, SW.PA, UNH | Alternative Asset Managers, global, healthcare, large cap, Margin Of Safety, technology, value | Manager emphasizes buying companies with stable values at attractive margins of safety. Price to value ratios remained relatively flat across strategies despite double-digit returns. Focus on allocating capital to companies with larger margins of safety as U.S. markets outperformed. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Vulcan Value Partners – Small Cap | -2.5% | 13.6% | AMZN, CCK, CG, CRM, ELV, FBHS, GOOGL, HEIA.AS, KKR, LYV, MEDP, MIDD, PBH.TO, PGHN.SW, QRVO, RE, RI.PA, RTO.L, SW.ST, UNH | Alternative Asset Managers, Concentration, healthcare, insurance, international, value | Manager emphasizes buying companies with stable values at attractive margins of safety. Portfolio price-to-value ratios remained relatively flat despite double-digit returns as capital was reallocated from companies whose prices rose faster than values into more discounted opportunities. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Vulcan Value Partners – Focus Plus | 6.3% | 26.1% | AMZN, CCK, CG, CRM, ELV, FBHS, GOOGL, HEIA.AS, KKR, LYV, MEDP, MIDD, PBH.TO, PGHN.SW, QRVO, RE, RI.PA, RTO.L, SDIP.ST, SW.PA, UNH | concentrated, Intrinsic Value, large cap, long-term, Margin Of Safety, value | Everest Group is a global reinsurance and insurance business known for disciplined underwriting. The company underwrites aggressively in hard markets and builds capacity during soft markets, focusing on growing intrinsic value per share over long-term rather than managing short-term earnings. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Vulcan Value Partners – Focus Plus | 7.4% | 27.5% | AMZN, CCK, CG, CRM, ELV, FBHS, GOOGL, HEIA.AS, KKR, LYV, MIDD, PBH.TO, PGHN.SW, QRVO, RE, RI.PA, RTO.L, SDIP.ST, SW.PA, UNH | Alternative Asset Managers, Cloud, Concentration, Discipline, insurance, large cap, value | Vulcan follows a disciplined value approach, reallocating capital from companies whose prices rose faster than values into companies whose prices did not keep up with values. They maintain attractive price to value ratios despite double-digit returns and focus on companies with stable values and margins of safety. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Nov 10, 2023 | ClearBridge Investments Mid Cap Growth Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | AZPN, BKI, CASY, CCK, CLH, DOCS, EDR, ETSY, KEYS, NE, PCTY, PINS, PXD, RE, RJF, SPLK, VRT, WSC | Data centers, energy, growth, industrials, mid cap, value | Vertiv, a leader in power and thermal management for data centers, was the top performer driven by strong AI-related demand. The company benefits from improved margins and strong free cash flow generation, with long-term prospects enhanced by AI buildouts increasing demand for liquid-cooling products. | PINS AD8 AU|ARB AU|BAP AU|CAT AU|DHG AU|PME AU|PNI AU|RDX AU|TNE AU CASY MELI|NFLX|ORCL|TCOM|VRTX|YUMC |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 9, 2024 | Vulcan Value Partners – Small Cap | 9.1% | 9.4% | CBRE, CIGI, CWK, DNB, IBST.L, JLL, KKR, LYV, MC.PA, PGHN.SW, PLNT, PRG, RE, SBUX, UNH | Commercial real estate, interest rates, real estate, small cap, United Kingdom, value | Multiple holdings in commercial real estate services including Colliers International, Cushman & Wakefield, and Jones Lang LaSalle. These companies are benefiting from falling interest rates and should see improved transaction volumes as the sector recovers from recent downturns. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 26, 2026 | Davis Financial Fund | 0.0% | 29.3% | AXP, BAER.SW, BK, BRK-A, CB, COF, D05.SI, DIS, FI, FITB, JPM, MKL, PNC, RE, RKT, RNR, USB, WFC | Banking, capital, financials, insurance, regulation, returns, value | Banks continue to represent the majority of holdings with strong tailwinds across credit, spreads, expenses, and regulation. Interest spreads have begun widening as fixed rate assets roll over at higher yields, revealing attractive economics of low-cost deposit franchises. Many banks are generating returns on tangible equity in the mid-to-high teens with management targets suggesting sustainability in the medium term. Capital markets firms were among the drivers of S&P Financials Index performance and contributed to fund outperformance. The regulatory environment has been moving in a favorable direction with capital rules being finalized that are far less onerous than under the prior administration. Regulators are more willing to consider M&A transactions with relief on certain supervisory limitations. Property & casualty reinsurers were added to the portfolio as capital was redeployed from trimmed bank positions. Pricing trends in insurance markets have been strong in recent years. Chubb has consistently generated returns on equity comfortably ahead of the industry owing to advantaged lines of business with disciplined underwriting and operating culture. Payments and consumer lending companies were the biggest contributors to relative performance including Capital One, American Express and Rocket Companies. Capital One's transformational acquisition of Discover Financial closed with anticipated annual cost synergies of $1.5 billion and network synergies of $1.2 billion from transitioning card volumes into Discover's networks. Financial stock valuations have begun to reset higher with price-to-tangible book value multiples expanding by over 70% on average in the past three years. The portfolio in aggregate is valued at approximately 13x this year's earnings, representing a significant discount to both the broader S&P 500 Index and S&P Financials Index. | CB WFC COF |
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| 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 – 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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