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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 27, 2025 | abrdn U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund | 6.9% | 3.0% | ABCB, ADMA, AHR, ATZ.TO, CHEF, CNMD, CORT, ELF, FIBK, FOLD, GPK, MMSI, REVG, SKWD, TMX.TO | Beauty, healthcare, infrastructure, Onshoring, Quality, small caps, tariffs, Trade Policy | President Trump's sweeping tariff policies initially weighed on investor sentiment, with China facing over 100% US duties. A 90-day pause was announced for most tariffs as part of trade negotiations, followed by US-China agreement on substantial reciprocal tariff reductions. The US doubled tariffs on global steel and aluminum imports to 50%, adding to trade policy uncertainty. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | May 12, 2025 | Langdon Global Smaller Companies | 0.0% | - | 4658.T, AND.TO, DAL.L, ENX.PA, FEVR.L, JLG.AX, RBREW.CO, SKWD, WOSG.L, YETI | consumer, global, private markets, small caps, tariffs, value, volatility | Manager emphasizes the small cap universe is 10x the size of large caps, providing abundant opportunity. Despite weak IPO activity over the past three years, approximately 1,750 companies have still come to market. The fund maintains focus on building a collection of durable, value-creating businesses that can deliver strong absolute returns across market environments. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 30, 2025 | Langdon Canadian Smaller Companies | 2.8% | 13.1% | ATS.TO, ATZ.TO, AW.TO, BYD.TO, DFY.TO, SKWD, SVI.TO, TOI.TO, TVK.TO, WED.TO | Canada, Culture, private equity, QSR, small caps, value | Management emphasizes culture as a key investment criterion, noting that culture attracts like-minded talent, motivates organizations, and fosters employee tenure. A&W exemplifies this with founders owning 35% after 35 years and senior management averaging over 20 years tenure. Culture shapes decision-making and drives long-term success measurement timeframes. | WED.TO AW.TO |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 30, 2025 | Langdon Global Smaller Companies | 3.6% | 19.8% | ATG.L, ESQ, FEVR.L, GSHD, RBREW.DC, SFE.L, SKWD, WOSG.L | Beverages, global, insurance, private credit, small caps, value | Westaim's successful exit from Skyward Specialty Insurance delivered approximately 2.5-3x multiple of capital with 13% gross annualized return. CC Capital's investment brings insurance platform expertise to create an insurance-led asset management model similar to Apollo/Athene and Ares/Aspida. | RBREW.DC FEVR.L WED.TO |
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