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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 7, 2025 | Horizon Kinetics | - | - | 0388.HK, 6544.T, AAPL, AB, AMZN, CME, CVX, FCX, GOOGL, LSEG.L, MA, META, MSFT, NEM, NRG, NVDA, TPL, TREE, TSLA, V, XOM | AI, Data centers, ETFs, gold, Indexation, Japan, Owner-Operators, Scarcity | AI poses competitive threats to the Magnificent 7 companies through creative destruction. OpenAI's ChatGPT could provide competition to Google's search engine, while Sora Video Generator threatens YouTube's content model. The Private Mag 7 companies represent significant competitive risks to the Public Mag 7. | 6544.T AB 6544 JP |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 27, 2025 | Cullen Small Cap Value Equity | 2.1% | -7.6% | AMZN, DENN, DOUG, GLDD, GOOGL, HIW, HP, META, MSFT, NMRK, NVDA, TEX, TREE | AI, Fed policy, real estate, small caps, tariffs, Trade Policy, value | Small caps are emerging from a prolonged earnings recession with improving fundamentals and attractive valuations. Credit spreads have normalized, volatility has fallen, and the yield curve has steepened - all historically favorable conditions for small-cap performance. The environment is becoming more favorable for active managers who focus on fundamentals as quality metrics like return on invested capital start to improve. | NMRK NMRK |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 17, 2026 | Cullen Small Cap Value Equity | -5.6% | -0.4% | CTRA, CUZ, DOUG, EFSC, HIW, HP, JBSS, LDI, NMRK, POR, SSB, TREE | earnings, energy, financials, rates, small caps, Utilities, value | Small-cap equities ended 2025 on a positive but volatile note with the Russell 2000 returning 12.8% for the year. The outlook for small-cap equities entering 2026 is increasingly constructive, particularly within value-oriented segments, with consensus expectations pointing to meaningful acceleration in small-cap earnings growth in the low-to-mid teens. Value-oriented stocks remain attractively positioned with growth stocks continuing to trade at a meaningful premium to value across most valuation measures. Historically, periods of accelerating profits have favored value leadership, particularly within smaller-cap universes. The strategy's P/E is 12.2x forward earnings versus 15.0x for the Russell 2000 Value. The Federal Reserve's shift toward monetary easing represents an important inflection point for smaller companies, which tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates and credit conditions. Following a 25 basis point cut in September, the Federal Reserve cut rates twice in Q4 to the current range of 3.50% to 3.75%. Lower borrowing costs should support refinancing activity, capital investment, and margin recovery. Earnings are central to the manager's optimism with consensus expectations pointing to meaningful acceleration in small-cap earnings in 2026, with growth projected in the low-to-mid teens and exceeding that of large-cap companies. This anticipated rebound reflects easier year-over-year comparisons, improving operating leverage, and broadening demand across cyclical and value-oriented sectors. | JBSS |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | FMI All Cap Equity | -1.8% | 11.2% | BJ, BKNG, BME.L, DBSDY, DGX, FERG.L, GOOGL, HSIC, KMX, MAS, META, MSFT, MU, NVDA, PHG, RHI, RYAAY, SKX, TREE, UL | AI, growth, healthcare, Japan, Quality, small caps, Speculation, value | Manager expresses skepticism about AI bubble dynamics, noting Nvidia's massive valuation gains and questioning sustainability of current AI spending levels. Sequoia estimates $600 billion revenue needed annually to justify projected spending, while current generative AI revenue is only $3.4 billion. High power costs for AI queries remain unaccounted for in profit models. | RYAAY DGX HSIC |
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| 2022 Q2 | Jun 30, 2022 | Bernzott Capital Advisors – US Small Cap | 8.5% | 8.5% | CADE, CMP, HHC, QUOT, TREE, TRNO | - | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Madison Mid Cap Fund | Dollar Tree Inc | Consumer Discretionary | Discount Stores | Bull | NASDAQ | consumer staples, Cyclical, discount retail, market share, traffic growth, turnaround, Value | View Pitch |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Short Thesis | Culper Research | LendingTree Inc | Financials | Financial Services | Bear | NASDAQ | CAC, Competition, Housing, marketplace, Mortgages | View Pitch |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Seeking Alpha | LendingTree, Inc. | Financial Conglomerates | Neutral | acquisition strategy, AI integration, competitive moat, debt burden, Federal Reserve rate cuts, insider buying, insurance segment, interest expenses, LendingTree, Revenue Growth | View Pitch |
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