| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Platinum International Fund | -0.2% | - | 000001.SZ, 005930.KS, 051910.KS, 6479.T, 7011.T, ALLFG.L, INDI.NS, MCHP, PDD, SUZB3.SA, UBS, UPM.HE, WIZZ.L, ZTO | AI, China, Corporate Governance, E-Commerce, global, Japan, value | Chinese e-commerce companies like PDD Holdings and ZTO Express are showing strong growth despite economic headwinds. PDD delivered strong earnings as Chinese consumers boosted online purchases and gained market share. ZTO Express is the leading delivery service in China, growing from 6 billion to 30 billion parcels annually over five years. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Platinum Global Fund (Long Only) | -1.0% | - | 005930.KS, 051910.KS, 0700.HK, 1789.HK, 6479.T, AIR.PA, CCJ, CS, IFX.DE, IGLTA.NS, MCHP, PDD, SLB, SUZB3.SA, TCOM, TSM, UBS, UPM.HE, VAL, WIZZ.L, ZTO | Banking, China, energy, global, special situations, value | Energy holdings were the strongest contributors with oil field services companies Schlumberger and Valaris up nearly 20% and nuclear/uranium stocks like Cameco up 29%. Both sectors are emerging from deep recessions with nuclear arguably emerging from a 40-year hibernation in the West. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jul 28, 2025 | Minotaur Global Opportunities Fund | - | - | 4519.T, 5253.T, 9992.HK, MNSO, NVDA, RHM.DE, WIZZ.L | AI, defense, global, mispricing, Pharmaceuticals, technology, value | AI is deeply integrated into Minotaur's investment process through their proprietary software Taurient, which helps surface opportunities, amplify research capabilities, and interrogate edge cases faster. The fund views AI as a research multiplier and early-warning system that makes their process harder to replicate. | 1896.HK |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 17, 2025 | Platinum International Fund | 0.3% | - | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 055550.KS, 0700.HK, 1109.HK, 1801.T, 2269.HK, 2318.HK, 6141.T, 6503.T, 6758.T, 6861.T, 7203.T, 7974.T, 8035.T, 8725.T, 8802.T, 9618.HK, ADI, ALLFG.L, AMZN, AS1R.HE, ASML, AVGO, BARC.L, CCO, CLNX.MC, FLTR.L, FOXF.L, GDNP.SW, GLE.PA, GOOGL, INGOA.NS, ITX.MC, JMT.LS, KLAC, LRCX, LSE.L, MA, MCHP, META, MOWI.OL, MSFT, MU, NFLX, NVDA, NVS, ORSTED.CO, RCI, SAP, STJ.L, TSMC, TXN, UBER, UBS, UL, V, VAL, VEEV, WIZZ.L, ZTS | AI, Asia, defense, Korea, nuclear, semiconductors, technology, Trade | AI drives significant demand for semiconductors, data centers, and nuclear energy. Companies like Broadcom, NVIDIA, and TSMC are benefiting from AI capex spending. AI agents could reshape device interactions and potentially disrupt traditional platforms like Apple's iOS. | WIZZ LN CCO CN |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 17, 2025 | Platinum International Technology Fund | 18.4% | - | 000660.KS, 005930.KS, 055550.KS, 0700.HK, 1109.HK, 1801.T, 2269.HK, 2318.HK, 6141.T, 6503.T, 6758.T, 6861.T, 7203.T, 7974.T, 8113.T, 8725.T, 8802.T, 9618.HK, ALLFG.L, AMRS.HE, AMZN, ASML, AVGO, BARC.L, CCO, CLNX.MC, FLTR.L, GDNP.SW, GLE.PA, GOOGL, IDXX, INGOA.NS, ITX.MC, JMT.LS, LRCX, META, MOWI.OL, MSFT, MU, NFLX, NVDA, NVS, ORSTED.CO, RCI, STJ.L, TSMC, UBER, UBS, UL, V, VAL, VEEV, WING, WIZZ.L, ZTS | AI, China, defense, Korea, nuclear, semiconductors, technology, Trade Policy | AI stocks are being valued using theoretical adjusted price to sales models. The fund holds AI enablers in semiconductors and large language models. AI is driving demand for nuclear energy and data centers, benefiting holdings like Cameco and semiconductor companies. | KLAC |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Platinum Global Fund (Long Only) | -2.0% | - | 005930.KS, AAPL, ADBE, AMZN, AVGO, GOOGL, JD, META, MSFT, NFLX, NKE, NVDA, PUMA.DE, TCEHY, TRIP, TSM, UBS, UPM.HE, WIZZ.L, ZTO | AI, China, global, semiconductors, technology, value | AI-related companies enjoyed several positive developments with TSMC raising prices for leading-edge nodes used to make AI chips. Apple highlighted that AI functionality will be the next competitive battleground for smartphones, boosting DRAM producers as new phones would likely need 10-12GB of RAM to handle AI tasks. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | May 9, 2024 | Polen Capital – Global SMID Company Growth | 7.4% | -2.4% | 3697.T, 8069.TWO, CNM, CWAN, DAVA, EVD.L, FEVR.L, GLOB, JDG.L, PME.AX, REVG, TOI.TO, WIZZ.L | global, growth, infrastructure, IT Services, Quality, SMID Cap, software | The portfolio holds multiple IT services companies including Globant and Endava, both facing headwinds from cautious client spending on digital transformation. Despite near-term challenges, the managers maintain confidence in long-term secular trends driving digital transformation and AI integration. | 3697.T DAVA GLOB CNM EVD.DE TOI.TO |
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| 2024 Q1 | Mar 31, 2024 | Platinum Global Fund (Long Only) | 5.7% | 5.7% | 005930.KS, AIR.PA, AVGO, GOOGL, INTC, META, MU, TCOM, TRU, TSM, UBS, UPM.HE, WIZZ.L, ZTO | AI, global, semiconductors, technology, Travel | Fund holds companies benefiting from AI investment including TSMC, Micron, Meta, and Alphabet. Manager takes measured approach, investing in reasonably-valued businesses that perform well if AI spending continues but have strong non-AI businesses as foundation. Overall AI exposure is roughly 14% of portfolio. | View | |
| 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | Platinum Global Fund (Long Only) | 9.7% | 9.7% | 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 2057.HK, 2338.HK, 6588.HK, 6954.T, AIR.PA, ALLFG.L, BKNG, BMW.DE, EBS.VI, EQNR, IFX.DE, INF.L, ISP.MI, MCHP, MU, NXPI, SLB, STJ.L, TCOM, TRU, UPM.HE, WIZZ.L | Banking, China, Europe, Recovery, semiconductors, Travel | European ultra-low-cost airline Wizz Air was the largest contributor with 56% gains as air travel demand and pricing continued rising post-COVID. Gains also seen in Booking Holdings, Trip.com and Airbus as the travel sector recovery continued. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | Platinum Global Fund (Long Only) | 3.2% | 14.3% | 005930.KS, 1928.HK, 6862.T, BALL, BAX, CATL, HEIA.AS, IFX.DE, IGPA.NS, JD.L, MU, PDD, RBI.VI, TCOM, TRU, UBS, UPM.HE, WIZZ.L, ZTO | Beverages, Cautious, E-Commerce, global, Opportunities, semiconductors | After a difficult couple of years, semiconductor company shares are turning up on recovering demand for core chips for PCs and mobile phones but also on the increased demand for the high-end chips required for AI-focused technologies. Broad strength across semiconductor names including Micron, Infineon and Samsung Electronics. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 7, 2025 | Kernow Asset Management | 5.2% | 12.1% | BRBY.L, CARD.L, DRX.L, FRAS.L, GFRD.L, KIST.L, MTRO.L, PETS.L, SAGA.L, W7L.L, WISE.L, WIZZ.L | contrarian, Copper, energy, Long/Short, Luxury, Travel, UK Equities, value | Drax has executed a herculean shift from fossil fuels to become the UK's largest renewable energy provider, supplying around 5% of the nation's power. The company faces burning questions about new favorable contracts for its assets, as current arrangements involving shipping Canadian forests to burn in Yorkshire upset environmentalists, fossil fuel loyalists, and trees alike. Despite policy uncertainty, Drax has demonstrated its ability to adapt. | DRX LN WISE LN SAGA LN |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 14, 2025 | Pzena Investment Management | - | - | 005930.KS, AAPL, AMZN, BABA, BAX, BIDU, CHTR, GOOGL, LKQ, META, MSFT, NVDA, SCS, SHEL, SPB, TEP.PA, TSLA, TSM, WIZZ.L, WNS | AI, global, Outperformance, portfolios, small caps, value | Small caps trade near historic lows relative to large caps, creating an attractive long-term entry point after years of Magnificent Seven dominance. Despite superior fundamental returns over the past decade, small caps have been driven down by sentiment and multiple compression. History suggests extreme valuation gaps like today's have often been followed by multi-year periods of small-cap outperformance. | WIZZ SPB TPN BAX |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Artisan International Fund | 5.9% | 14.6% | 4091.T, 4541.T, 7182.T, 8308.T, 8316.T, AC.PA, AER, AI.PA, AMZN, ARGX, AZN, ENGI.PA, HEIA.AS, LIN, MRO.L, NG.L, RI.PA, UCB.BR, WIZZ.L | Banking, Energy Transition, Europe, healthcare, industrials, international, Japan | The fund purchased National Grid and Engie, both companies leading the energy transition. National Grid announced a £60 billion investment over five years to upgrade, expand, digitize and decarbonize the electric grid. Engie designs, builds and operates low-carbon power plants and uses AI to deliver power to customers more efficiently. | View | |
| 2023 Q4 | Jan 31, 2024 | Ariel International Fund | 7.6% | 0.0% | 005930.KS, 105560.KS, 7270.T, AAPL, AD.AS, AMZN, BIDU, DBOEY, FMC, GFNORTEO.MX, GOOGL, META, ML.PA, MSFT, NVDA, TEF2.DE, TSLA, TSM, WIZZ.L | AI, financials, international, semiconductors, technology, undervalued, value | Ariel's non-consensus approach seeks to identify undervalued, out-of-favor franchises that are misunderstood and therefore mispriced. The fund is finding many mispriced stocks where valuation is attractive, profitability less vulnerable and balance sheets remain strong. | WIZZ.L AIR FP|ICLR|LIN|MRVL|NOW|TSM 005930.KS 105560.KS GFNORTEO.MX FMS.DE DANSKE.CO AD.AS 7270.T BIDU |
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| 2023 Q4 | Jan 31, 2024 | Ariel Global Fund | 6.9% | 0.0% | 005930.KS, BIDU, BMY, CNHI, DVA, FMS, INTC, SUBAY, TFC, TSM, VZ, WIZZ.L | AI, financials, global, healthcare, semiconductors, Telecom, value | Intel and TSMC positioned to benefit from cyclical recovery in PC and CPU demand. Memory market showing signs of bottoming with Samsung expected to benefit from supply/demand stabilization and rising prices. Foundry business momentum continues with growing customer base. | AIR FP|ICLR|LIN|MRVL|NOW|TSM ADDVA SS CNHI SUBARU BMY BIDU BVZN SW INTC |
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| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Ariel International Fund | Wizz Air Holdings Plc | Industrials | Airlines | Bull | London Stock Exchange | Engine Issues, European Airline, Fleet Grounding, intrinsic value, Middle East Expansion, Route Optimization, Ultra Low-Cost Carrier | View Pitch |
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