| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 9, 2025 | Middle Coast Investing | - | - | ABM, BOOM, DECK, HSY, LEVI, LYFT, TRIP, WS | Caution, Hedging, tariffs, uncertainty, valuation | The letter frames the market environment as one of elevated uncertainty driven by tariffs, geopolitics, and policy risk. Management emphasizes cautious positioning, selective equity exposure, and the use of bonds and hedges. Individual stock value remains the core focus despite macro noise. | TRIP ABM DECK LYFT |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 11, 2025 | Middle Coast Investing | - | - | ACLS, ATRO, COF, ECG, GOOG, OMAB, PGR, PTLO, SON, TRIP, TSM, VMEO | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 27, 2025 | 13D Activist Fund | 8.9% | 2.7% | BILL, PFGC, TRIP, VSAT, WK | activism, catalysts, Governance, Margins, SMIDcaps | Shareholder activism continues to accelerate in both frequency and success rates, aided by the universal proxy and a rotation toward SMID value that favors activist-led turnarounds. The letter highlights multiple new activist campaigns across technology, food distribution, travel, defense, and software, emphasizing margin improvement and strategic optionality. Activism remains a compelling alpha source as activists target undervalued companies with identifiable catalysts and operational inefficiencies. | WK VSAT TRIP PFGC |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 21, 2025 | Starboard Value | - | - | TRIP | AI, Data monetization, M&A, Online travel, valuation | Starboard Value highlights Tripadvisors undervaluation and strategic opportunities across its businesses. The firm advocates for a sale of TheFork, margin improvement at Viator, and AI-driven monetization of Tripadvisors travel data. The presentation positions AI partnerships and corporate restructuring as key catalysts for value creation. | TRIP TRIP |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 2, 2025 | Middle Coast Investing | - | - | AL, AVGO, BHF, CPAY, ECG, FILA IM, GOGO, GOOG, HI, LULU, LYFT, PGR, TFSL, TRIP | AI, Alphabet, Automation, Broadcom, M&A | The letter focuses on opportunistic value investing driven by company-specific fundamentals rather than macro forecasts. Mispricing created by fear, forced selling, or neglect is seen as the primary source of return. Patience and independent thinking are central to the process. | AL US TFSL US BHF US HI US GOGO US CORP US |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 15, 2025 | Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund | 2.0% | 6.4% | CLW, CNX, CUERVO* MM, GHC, GRUMAB MM, MAT, OSCR, PCH, RYN, TRIP, WTM | Compounding, free cash flow, Share repurchase, small caps, Value Investing | Longleafs Small-Cap Fund focuses on undervalued, high-quality small-cap franchises generating strong free cash flow. The team notes speculative excess in unprofitable small caps but remains confident in holdings such as Gruma, Becle, and White Mountains, which have multiple catalysts for value realization. Management sees substantial upside from disciplined ownership and shareholder alignment. | TRIP US MAT US WFG US CNX US |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 9, 2026 | Middle Coast Investing | 2.7% | 16.9% | AAPL, ABM, AER, AMZN, APOG, ATKR, ATRO, AVGO, BHF, CCK, COF, CPAY, ECG, FG, GOGO, GOOG, HI, HNI, HURC, LULU, LYFT, MLKN, OMAB, PAGS, PGR, PTLO, SCHW, TRIP, WS | Bottom-up, Cash, Defensive, Office Furniture, risk management, value | Manager emphasizes bottom-up investing approach, looking for companies that will do better in years ahead when stocks are priced attractively. Seeks good companies at fair prices to protect against market struggles while avoiding missing big years. Primary goal is to avoid blowing up and survive through bad times. Uses rules like not buying whole positions at once, demanding 50% upside, watching leverage, and knowing when to double down. Maintains defensive portfolio positioning. Decade-long investment theme in office furniture companies including Kimball International, Steelcase, and HNI Corporation. Believes return to office theme hasn't played out but might be soon, with order growth showing improvement across major players. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Jan 8, 2025 | Middle Coast Investing | - | - | CCK, INGM, KRUS, LEVI, MDU, TRIP | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 14, 2026 | Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund | 1.1% | 7.6% | ALX, CLW, CNX, CUERVO.MX, ESRT, GHC, GLIBA, GRUMA.MX, MAT, PCH, RYN, SAM, SHEN, TRIP, WTM | Alcohol, Media, real estate, small cap, Telecommunications, undervalued, value | Fund focuses on undervalued companies trading below intrinsic value with P/V ratios in low-60s%. Manager emphasizes buying quality companies at discounted prices when market favors unprofitable, lower quality stocks. Significant exposure to alcoholic beverage companies including Becle (tequila/whiskey manufacturer) and Boston Beer. Alcohol industry faces consumption headwinds but companies have strong brands and pricing power. Holdings in Empire State Realty and Alexander's provide exposure to New York real estate. Despite political concerns about Mayor Mamdani, on-the-ground leasing trends outpace weak stock performance. Graham Holdings diversified conglomerate includes broadcast television assets that could benefit from increased M&A activity. Kaplan education segment returning to growth after multi-year turnaround. | PK ALX ESRT CLW SAM OSCR MAT GHC GLIBA |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fund Letters | Daniel Shvartsman | TripAdvisor Inc. | Communication Services | Interactive Media | Bull | NASDAQ | Activism, growth, marketplace, Travel, valuation | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | Jeffrey Smith | Tripadvisor Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Online Travel Services | Bull | NASDAQ | Activism, AI data, Experiences, Governance, margin expansion, spin-off, valuation | View Pitch |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letters | Jeffrey Smith | Tripadvisor Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Online Travel Services | Bull | NASDAQ | Activism, AI data, Experiences, Governance, margin expansion, spin-off, valuation | View Pitch |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Fund Letters | Ken Squire | TripAdvisor, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Interactive Media & Services | Bull | NASDAQ | AI, Governance, Platforms, Travel, valuation | View Pitch |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Gary Alexander | Tripadvisor, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Travel Services | Bear | NASDAQ | — | View Pitch |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | WideAlpha | Tripadvisor | Consumer Discretionary | Travel Services | Neutral | NASDAQ | — | View Pitch |
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