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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q3 | Nov 10, 2023 | Gator Capital Management | 10.8% | 24.3% | AAIC, AX, BOH, CFG, FCNCA, FITB, GNW, HBAN, JXN, MTB, OFG, PGR, PNC, RF, TFC, USB, VNO, WAL | Banking, financials, M&A, Regional Banks, value | First Citizens Bancshares represents the fund's largest position, acquired through strategic M&A including the SVB acquisition. The manager believes regional banks trade at historically low valuations and expects the group multiple to re-rate higher as the industry works through higher interest rates and the credit cycle peaks. First Citizens is positioned well for higher rates with a liquid balance sheet and balanced loan portfolio. | FCNCA |
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| 2024 Q3 | Oct 30, 2024 | Gator Capital Management | 10.8% | 24.3% | AX, BXP, CBNA, COLB, CUZ, FCNCA, HOOD, JXN, PYPL, REAL, UMBF, VNO, WAL | Banking, Deposits, financials, Regional Banks, value | The fund focuses heavily on regional banking with multiple positions including First Citizens Bancshares, UMB Financial, Western Alliance Bancorp, and Columbia Banking System. The manager emphasizes the value of strong deposit franchises following the Regional Bank Crisis in March 2023. | CBNA |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 21, 2025 | Baron Real Estate Fund | 10.2% | 6.4% | AAON, ABNB, AMH, AMT, BN, BX, CBRE, CRH, CSGP, EQIX, FND, HLT, IRM, IRT, JLL, TOL, VMC, VNO, WELL, WYNN | Commercial, Data centers, Homebuilders, real estate, Recovery, REITs, Travel, value | Fund believes commercial real estate services companies like CBRE and JLL will benefit from structural tailwinds including outsourcing and institutionalization of commercial real estate. Early days of rebound in sales and leasing activity expected with potential for 20%+ annual earnings growth. | FND AAON WYNN FND AAON WYNN |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 23, 2026 | Baron Real Estate Fund | -1.4% | 4.9% | AMH, AMT, BX, CSGP, DHI, FBIN, GDS, GMG.AX, H, HLT, IRM, JLL, PLD, RKT, SKY, TMHC, TREX, VNO, VTR, WELL | Commercial, Data centers, Housing, Industrial, real estate, REITs, Travel | Fund invests in leading commercial real estate services companies CBRE, JLL, and Cushman & Wakefield that benefit from outsourcing trends, institutionalization of commercial real estate, and market share opportunities in a fragmented industry. These companies are expected to generate 15%+ annual earnings growth as commercial real estate sales and leasing activity rebounds. Multi-year setup for data centers is as strong as ever with expanding demand from cloud computing, IT outsourcing, and AI workloads from Magnificent 7 companies. New supply is constrained due to elevated construction costs and power constraints while rents are rising. Fund owns Equinix, Digital Realty Trust, GDS Holdings, and Goodman as multi-year beneficiaries. Travel companies benefit from favorable shift in consumer preferences away from goods spending to prioritizing travel experiences. Fund owns best-in-class hotel companies Hilton and Hyatt which should continue benefiting from these secular trends including flexible work arrangements allowing more travel and cyclically depressed business activity creating opportunities. Despite near-term housing market challenges from affordability issues and buyer/seller strikes, there is structural underinvestment in housing relative to demographic needs. US builds same number of homes today as 1960 despite 160 million more people. Fund sees long-term bullish opportunity in companies like Toll Brothers and Champion Homes as housing market rebounds. Industrial real estate benefits from multi-year demand drivers including e-commerce growth, last mile infrastructure needs, onshoring trends, and shift from just-in-time to just-in-case inventory management. AI's physical manifestation through robotics and automation will require more industrial facilities. Fund owns Prologis, EastGroup Properties, and Terreno Realty. | IRM VTR WELL FBIN SKY CSGP H PLD JLL |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jul 21, 2023 | Warden Capital | 0.0% | 9.1% | MAC, PEB, PK, PLD, SLG, VNO | Banking, Capital markets, inflation, productivity, real estate, REITs | Manager discusses stabilization of capital markets after banking crisis, with liquidity slowly returning to CMBS markets. Focuses on various CRE sectors including office, retail, hospitality, industrial, and multifamily with detailed analysis of fundamentals and valuations. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 30, 2024 | Gator Capital Management | 10.8% | 24.3% | AAIC, AX, BOH, CFG, FCNCA, FITB, GNW, HBAN, JXN, MTB, OFG, PGR, PNC, RF, TFC, USB, VNO, WAL | Banking, financials, interest rates, M&A, Regional Banks, value | Fund is heavily concentrated in regional banks, particularly First Citizens Bancshares as the largest position. Manager believes regional banks trade at historically low valuations and expects the group multiple to re-rate higher as the industry works through higher interest rates and the credit cycle peaks. First Citizens is positioned well for higher-for-longer rates with a liquid balance sheet and balanced loan book. | FCNCA |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 28, 2025 | Gator Capital Management | 14.2% | 41.9% | AX, BOH, C, COLB, CUZ, FCNCA, GLE.PA, HIFS, HONE, HOOD, JPM, JXN, KINS, NBN, OFG, PNFP, SLM, TCBI, UMBF, VNO | Banking, Capital markets, financials, interest rates, M&A, Regional Banks | Manager remains optimistic about regional banks in 2025, citing benefits from interest rate cuts, expected loan growth acceleration, and improved M&A environment under new administration. Regional banks are viewed as undervalued compared to historical averages and positioned to benefit from flattened yield curve and repricing of maturing loans. | GLE.PA |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 18, 2024 | Warden Capital | 0.0% | 9.1% | MAC, NXRT, PK, PLD, VNO | Commercial real estate, inflation, rates, REITs, value | CRE values have declined significantly due to rate hikes, with most asset classes at or below 2014 levels. Construction costs are 30-70% higher than 2015, creating supply constraints that should drive value appreciation over the next several years as replacement costs exceed current pricing. | ASIC|CWAN|INSP|KRMN|KTOS|MAC|MEG|RH|WYNN AFM CN|B4B GR|BLU SJ|COH SJ|HCI|KO|KSPI|MGROS TI|MTN SJ|NE|NPK SJ|OCE SJ|PPI|PRX NA|SAHOL TI|SES|WINE LN AXGN|MIR|NPKI|PACK|TPB|VNOM |
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| 2024 Q4 | Jan 15, 2025 | Warden Capital | - | 8.5% | ANF, AVGO, BRK-A, ILPT, MAC, NVDA, PK, SPOT, SPWH, VNO | AI, rates, real estate, small caps, tariffs, technology, value | Manager analyzes massive AI capex spending (~$220B) versus minimal end-user revenues (~$15B), questioning ROI sustainability. Deepseek's 30x cheaper pricing model threatens industry economics. Compares current situation to 2000 tech bubble with potential for capital overspending. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | Seeking Alpha | Seeking Alpha | Vornado Realty Trust | Real Estate | REIT - Office | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | bond issuance, dividend yield, financial stability, income investment, Liquidity, New York City real estate, occupancy rates, office properties, preferred shares, Vornado Realty Trust | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Rowan | Apollo Global Management | $10.6B | $8.9M | 0.08% | 266,950 | +266,950 | +100.00% | 0.1428% |
| Paul Tudor Jones | Tudor Investment Corp | $53.4B | $3.5M | 0.01% | 106,087 | +91,817 | +643.43% | 0.0567% |
| Israel Englander | Millennium Management LLC | $233.2B | $10.7M | 0.00% | 321,099 | +269,178 | +518.44% | 0.1717% |
| David Siegel & John Overdeck | Two Sigma Investments | $67.5B | $1.1M | 0.00% | 33,021 | +33,021 | +100.00% | 0.0177% |
| Cliff Asness | AQR Capital Management | $190.6B | $22.3M | 0.01% | 668,904 | +511,091 | +323.86% | 0.3577% |
| Rich Handler | Jefferies | $19.3B | $569,088 | 0.00% | 17,100 | +17,100 | +100.00% | 0.0091% |