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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 | RIT Capital | - | 3.4% | AMZN, CAE.TO, CEG, CPNG, CRM, GDDY, ICE, IWG.L, MRO.L, MSFT, NFLX, RNR, TEAM, VFC | AI, defense, global, Japan, Multi-polar, Private Investments, Quality, Realisations | Artificial intelligence and digital transformation are accelerating change across traditional industries creating new sources of growth. The portfolio benefitted from AI-driven technologies including investments in Scale AI, OpenAI, and other AI-focused companies. Meta's acquisition of a 49% stake in Scale AI for $14.3 billion demonstrates the value creation potential in this space. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | May 3, 2024 | Curreen Capital | 0.9% | 1.9% | AAP, ADV, CACC, ENR.DE, FTDR, GETB.L, VFC | energy, global, retail, small caps, turnaround, value | Manager initiated position in Siemens Energy, viewing the electrical power industry as returning to growth after a decade of stagnation. Believes Siemens Energy will successfully turn around its wind business and offers attractive upside-to-downside valuation. | NILB.ST GETB.L FTDR CACC ADV AAP ENR.DE |
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| 2024 Q1 | May 15, 2024 | Appleseed Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | AER, AGNC, ARDX, BEI.TO, CCJ, CF, DG, EVR, GNK, HLF, HUM, ITRN, MOS, RHHBY, SFM, VFC, WCC | Defensive, gold, healthcare, inflation, value | Gold has risen 20% over six months to new all-time highs driven by monetary debasement, emerging market demand especially from China, central bank purchases exceeding 1,000 tonnes annually, and physical gold flows shifting from West to East. The fund expects gold to outperform the S&P 500 over the next decade. | AGNC HUM |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 29, 2026 | Curreen Capital | -14.0% | -14.0% | AAP, ENR.DE, FTDR, FTRE, GETB.L, VFC | small cap, special situations, spinoffs, Turnarounds, value | VFC ENR.DE GETB.L FTDR FTRE AAP |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Madison Small Cap Fund | 4.0% | 22.2% | AAPL, AMN, AMZN, FROG, GOGO, GOOGL, KN, MEDP, META, MSFT, NVDA, ORCL, TSLA, VFC, WSC | AI, Construction, healthcare, industrials, small cap, technology, value | The AI boom continued with Nvidia adding $2 trillion in market value in 2024. Five hyperscalers have spent nearly $1 trillion on capital spending over five years, fueling Nvidia's growth. Questions remain about actual economic returns from these investments beyond Chat GPT and generative AI. | MEDP VFC KN AMN GOGO FROG WSC |
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| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Appleseed Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | AER, BEI.UN.TO, CF, DG, MDT, MOS, PHYS, SSNC, VFC | Diversified, Esg, global, SMID Cap, value | View | ||
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 6, 2025 | HalvioCapital | 12.6% | 19.3% | 4PNT.L, AAP, CACC, ENR.DE, FTDR, FTRE, GETB.L, KTB, THNC.TO, VFC | Apparel, Buybacks, healthcare, small caps, spinoffs, Turnarounds, value | Multiple portfolio companies are actively repurchasing shares, including Kontoor which has been buying back stock since its 2019 spinoff, and Credit Acceptance which is aggressively buying back its own shares despite weaker growth and profitability. | 8841 JP 9478 JP MCCK US NLOP US CPH CN |
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| 2023 Q3 | Oct 30, 2023 | Appleseed Fund | 0.0% | 0.0% | 005930.KS, AER, ARDX, BEI-UN.TO, BOL.PA, CF, DG, FNMAS, FNMAT, GNK, HRTX, ITRN, MOS, MRC, SFM, SNV, VFC, WCC | Agriculture, Bonds, Defensive, Deficit, gold, inflation, Treasury, value | The fund believes inflation is not under control and expects it to remain persistently elevated. They view continued inflation as the politically palatable solution to reduce the U.S. debt burden and associated interest costs. | GNK WCC 0TDG LN |
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| 2022 Q3 | Oct 26, 2022 | Diamond Hill Large Cap Strategy | 7.9% | 14.7% | ABT, AIG, COP, DE, GOOG, NDAQ, PFE, SYK, VFC | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | Curreen Capital | 9.0% | 18.5% | 4IMPRINT, AAP, CACC, ENR.DE, FTDR, FTRE, GETB.L, KTB, THNC.TO, VFC | Apparel, Buybacks, healthcare, small cap, spinoffs, technology, Turnarounds, value | Multiple portfolio companies are executing turnaround strategies including Advance Auto Parts fixing its balance sheet and improving operations, Fortrea attempting to turn around after spinning out of Labcorp, and VF Corp rebuilding management and returning to growth after fixing its balance sheet. | FTRE THNC CN GETB GB KTB ENH FTRE THNC CN GETB GB KTB ENH |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 24, 2024 | Curreen Capital | 0.9% | 1.9% | AAP, CACC, EHAB, ENR.DE, FOUR.L, FTDR, GETB.L, NILB.ST, PLUX.PA, VFC | contrarian, Quality, small caps, spinoffs, Turnarounds, value | The fund focuses on buying quality businesses while they are temporarily out of favor in the stock market, describing their holdings as ugly ducklings that often languish for months before the market recognizes their value. The strategy involves starting small and buying more as stock prices drop to predetermined discounts. | VFC ENR.DE NILB.ST GETB.L FTDR EHAB CACC |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 15, 2025 | O’Keefe Stevens Advisory, Inc | - | - | 4PNT.L, AAP, CACC, ENR.DE, FTDR, FTRE, GETB.L, KTB, THNC.TO, VFC | Apparel, healthcare, small caps, spinoffs, Turnarounds, value | Multiple portfolio companies are actively repurchasing shares, including Kontoor which has been buying back stock since its 2019 spinoff, and Credit Acceptance which is aggressively buying back its own shares despite weaker growth. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 29, 2026 | Curreen Capital | 10.5% | 31.0% | AAP, DND.TO, ENR.DE, FTDR, FTRE, GETB.L, TRUE-B.ST, VFC | energy, healthcare, small caps, spinoffs, Turnarounds, value | Curreen Capital has been particularly successful with spinoff investments since launch, with 2025's three biggest winners all being spinoffs. The manager views ugly duckling spinoffs as the best investment opportunities when they combine good businesses, capable management, and attractive pricing. The fund focuses on 'ugly ducklings' - good businesses run by capable managers bought at attractive prices with upside-to-downside ratios of at least 5:1. They target companies earning above 20% after-tax returns on capital over time. Siemens Energy benefited from the end of decade-long stagnation in global electricity demand, driven by deferred infrastructure maintenance, continued electrification, and rapid rise of AI spurring a new demand cycle. | AAP FTRE FTDR GETB LN ENG GR VFC |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 20, 2026 | Madison Small Cap Fund | -0.4% | -6.9% | AAON, AMPL, CCOI, CFLT, CIEN, EHC, ENTG, FORM, GTLB, MIR, POWI, PRMB, RVLV, SMG, VCEL, VFC, VIAV, WAL, ZION | AI, Consumer Staples, Quality, Risk Appetite, small caps, software, Speculation, underperformance | The AI capital spending boom drove strong performance in select technology stocks like Ciena and Confluent. However, the manager questions how long the AI capital spending cycle will last and whether investors will begin asking for returns on this investment. The fund avoided most speculative AI-related opportunities due to quality parameters. Software stocks faced significant pressure as investors feared AI-powered solutions would displace traditional applications. The manager fundamentally rejects this thesis, believing enterprises won't migrate mission-critical data to language models generating errors at 60% rates. They used the selloff to add GitLab and Amplitude at attractive valuations. Consumer Staples was the epicenter of underperformance as investors showed no appetite for defensive businesses in a pro-cyclical, speculative bull market. The sector now trades at historically steep discounts despite facing perceived challenges including input cost inflation, GLP-1 impacts, and tariff supply chain effects. The market demonstrated insatiable appetite for risk, with the best performing stocks being the most speculative companies with no profits or revenue but thematic AI linkage. This extended to biotechs, meme stocks, crypto, and mining stocks, while defensive businesses were deeply out of favor. Small caps continued underperforming large caps despite a strong year for the Russell 2000. The fund significantly underperformed due to the speculative nature of the rally favoring companies without profits or revenue. Quality businesses with durable moats can now be found at attractive prices again. | AAON GTLB VIAV AMPL VCEL MIR CIEN CCOI WAL |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Impax US Sustainable Economy Fund | 6.6% | 21.4% | AAPL, AMAT, BBY, CBRE, EMR, GILD, HUBS, LLY, LOW, MA, MSFT, NVDA, PGR, PINS, ROK, TXN, UNP, V, VFC | Esg, financials, large cap, real estate, sustainability, technology | The fund's energy efficiency tilt was additive as Energy Efficiency-related names outperformed the market and Energy stocks. The portfolio takes allocation from Energy and reallocates it to companies focused on energy efficiency solutions. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 23, 2024 | Curreen Capital | 0.9% | 1.9% | ADV, CACC, DND.TO, EHAB, FTDR, GETB.L, NILB.ST, SOLV, VFC | distressed, small caps, special situations, spinoffs, Turnarounds, value | Manager focuses on spinoff opportunities, specifically Solventum (spun from 3M) and Enhabit (spun from Encompass Health). These spinoffs typically face temporary challenges while establishing independence, creating attractive entry points for patient capital. | VFC EHAB DND.TO SOLV |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 24, 2025 | Curreen Capital | -4.7% | -4.7% | AAP, CACC, EHAB, ENR.DE, FTDR, GETB.L, HAVAS.PA, NILB.ST, VFC | Europe, small caps, spinoffs, Turnarounds, value | Manager focuses heavily on recent spinoffs like Havas (spun from Vivendi in December 2024) and Enhabit (spun from Encompass Health in July 2022). Notes that in market downturns, recent spinoffs are often sold aggressively, creating attractive opportunities. | HAVAS.AS |
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| 2025 Q1 | Apr 14, 2025 | Upslope Capital Management | -5.1% | -5.1% | 8697.T, ATR, CHG.L, CME, CRL, DPLM.L, HOLN.SW, HSY, MKTX, QQ.L, SAND.ST, SPX.L, TDY, VFC | defense, Europe, Long/Short, mid cap, Onshoring, Trade Policy, volatility | The fund maintains significant exposure to defense contractors including Teledyne, Chemring, and QinetiQ, positioned to benefit from accelerated defense spending driven by the war in Ukraine and changing geopolitical landscape. These companies are well-positioned for long-term growth in defense budgets. | View | |
| 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | Diamond Hill Small-Mid Cap Strategy | 8.4% | 9.2% | AAP, ADM, AIG, ALGT, ALK, ALL, ARW, ASH, BHF, BKU, BOKF, BR, BRBR, BRO, BSX, BWA, CALM, CHKP, CIEN, CIVI, COOP, CTRA, CTSH, CUBE, DEI, ENOV, ERII, ESAB, ESGR, FA, FCX, FIBK, FIS, FWONA, GTES, HBI, HIG, ITGR, JLL, KEX, KMX, L, LANC, LOB, MTN, NVR, NXPI, OZK, PH, POST, PRG, RHP, RNR, RRR, RRX, RYN, SANM, SF, SRCL, SSNC, ST, UDR, UGI, VFC, WBS, WCC, WNS, WTW, WWW, WY | financials, industrials, mid cap, small cap, value | View | ||
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 26, 2024 | Curreen Capital | 0.9% | 1.9% | AAP, ADV, CACC, CCC.L, DND.TO, EHAB, FTDR, GETB.L, KAMBI.ST, LNK.AX, NILB.ST, VFC | Cash, contrarian, Opportunistic, Quality, small caps, value | Manager follows a disciplined value strategy, buying excellent businesses at meaningful discounts to downside valuation. The fund takes advantage of market weakness to purchase quality companies trading at ridiculously low prices, with positions bought 33-65% below recent highs. | NILB.ST LNK.AX GETB.L FTDR CACC ADV |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 17, 2025 | Curreen Capital | 5.7% | 7.7% | AAP, CACC, EHAB, ENR.DE, FTDR, GETB.L, JXN, KAMBI.ST, NILB.ST, TNET, TRUE-B.ST, VFC | Automotive, healthcare, small caps, Turnarounds, undervalued, value | Manager focuses on buying good businesses at attractive prices below conservative valuation estimates. Portfolio consists of undervalued companies trading at significant discounts to intrinsic value. Strategy emphasizes attractive upside-to-downside ratios across holdings. | ENR.DE NILB.ST FTDR VFC TNET EHAB AAP GETB.L CACC |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 15, 2025 | Upslope Capital Management | -7.3% | 9.4% | 7011.T, 8697.T, ATR, AXON, BARN.SW, CHG.L, CME, CMPO, CRL, DPLM.L, DSFIR.AS, GRMN, HSY, KOG.OL, NVT, NWC.TO, QQ.L, TDY, VFC, WPK.TO | Cyclical, defense, Europe, healthcare, Long/Short, turnaround, value | Multiple defense holdings including QinetiQ, Chemring, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries positioned to benefit from accelerating UK, European, and Japanese defense spending. QinetiQ particularly well-positioned for AUKUS customers and evolving battlefield requirements. | QQ.L VFC CRL |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 2, 2024 | Diamond Hill Mid Cap | 8.3% | 13.3% | BRBR, BWA, CIEN, CTRA, CUBE, FBIN, GDDY, HBI, NSP, NVST, PH, RRR, ST, VFC, WBS, WCC | Automotive, energy, financials, industrials, mid cap, real estate, technology, value | Real estate was the top performing sector in Q4, rising 17% alongside growing consensus that the Federal Reserve is done raising rates. REITs broadly rallied as long-term interest rates rapidly declined. Self-storage REIT CubeSmart benefited as storage rents showed signs of bottoming. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| May 6, 2026 | Fund Letters | Curreen Capital | VF Corp | Apparel Manufacturing | Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Apparel, Balance sheet repair, brands, capital allocation, Consumer Discretionary, Management Change, turnaround | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Curreen Capital | VF Corporation | Consumer Discretionary | Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods | Bull | NYSE | Apparel, brand portfolio, Consumer Discretionary, new management, turnaround, Value | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Upslope Capital Management | V.F. Corporation | Consumer Discretionary | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | Bull | NYSE | activist, Apparel, Brand management, Consumer brands, margin expansion, The North Face, timberland, turnaround, Value, Vans | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Curreen Capital | VF Corp | Consumer Discretionary | Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods | Bull | NYSE | Apparel Brands, Brand management, capital allocation, dividend cut, new management, turnaround, Value | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Madison Small Cap Fund | VF Corporation | Consumer Discretionary | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | Bull | NYSE | Apparel, brand portfolio, debt reduction, International Growth, North Face, Portfolio Rationalization, turnaround, Vans | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Curreen Capital | VF Corp | Consumer Discretionary | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | Bull | NYSE | Apparel Brands, brand portfolio, capital allocation, dividend cut, new management, turnaround, Value | View Pitch |
| Jan 31, 2026 | Fund Letters | Christian Ryther | VF Corporation | Consumer Discretionary | Apparel | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Apparel, brands, consumer, turnaround, valuation | View Pitch |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Fund Letters | Christian Ryther | VF Corporation | Consumer Discretionary | Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods | Bull | NYSE | Apparel, balance sheet, brands, turnaround, valuation | View Pitch |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Seeking Alpha | V.F. Corporation | Apparel Manufacturing | Bull | apparel industry, deleveraging, Dickies divestiture, investment opportunity, Q2 2026 earnings, The North Face, timberland, turnaround story, V.F. Corporation, Vans | View Pitch |
| Manager Name | Fund Name | Fund AUM | Invested Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares Owned | Shares Bought / Sold During Quarter | % Bought / Sold During Quarter | % of Shares Outstanding Owned |
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