AVI
Our archive holds 44 letters from AVI, behind 30 investment theses and positions in 63 companies. Every quote below is copied verbatim from the letter it came from.
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8 strategies
AVI publishes a letter per strategy. Each one has its own page with what it holds, what it bought and what it wrote.
- AVI Global Trust13
Global · 24 companies
YTD −0.5% · 1Y −0.5% (Sep 30, 2026)
- AVI Global Special Situations Fund10
Global Mid-cap Opportunistic · 27 companies
YTD +7.2% (Sep 30, 2026)
- AVI Japan Opportunity Trust7
Japan Opportunistic · 7 companies
YTD +8.1% · 1Y +5.2% (Sep 30, 2026)
- AVI Japanese Special Situations Fund7
Japan Opportunistic · 16 companies
YTD +12.0% (Sep 30, 2026)
- AVI Japan Opportunity Trust (Asset Value Investors)2
Japan Value · 5 companies
YTD −0.9% · 1Y −1.8% (Jul 31, 2026)
- AVI MIGO Opportunities Trust2
Opportunistic · 22 companies
YTD +7.4% · 1Y +13.1% (Sep 30, 2026)
- AVI Worldwide Opportunities Fund2
Global Opportunistic · 16 companies
YTD +6.6% · 1Y +9.6% (Sep 30, 2026)
- AVI Global Trust (Asset Value Investors)1
Global Value · 10 companies
YTD +3.7% · 1Y +11.8% (May 31, 2026)
Returns as reported in each strategy’s latest letter, extracted automatically and not verified by us; one share class, in its own currency. Not investment advice. Past performance does not predict future returns.
What they bought and sold · 29 moves
- New positionBio-Rad LaboratoriesSeptember 2026
“Earlier in 2026 we established a position in Bio-Rad Labs (“Bio- Rad”).”
Read the letter - AddedFoster ElectricSeptember 2026
“Added to the portfolio in December 2025, Foster accounted for 7.2% of AJOT’s NAV at month-end.”
Read the letter - AddedTufton AssetsSeptember 2026
“We boosted Tufton Assets (SHIP)’s weight in the portfolio during the quarter and were pleased to see the shares grind higher.”
Read the letter - September 2026
“The largest sale was a full exit from Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI).”
Read the letter - September 2026
“It is difficult to reconcile the share price move with fundamentals, and we added to the position again on weakness.”
Read the letter - AddedBroadmediaSeptember 2026
“Added to the portfolio in April 2024, the company accounted for 5.6% of AJOT’s NAV at month-end.”
Read the letter - TrimmedChristian Dior SESeptember 2026
“All the same we have sold approximately two thirds of our position and retain a toehold that will be monetised in due course.”
Read the letter - AddedSharingtechnologyAugust 2026
“Added to the portfolio in July 2024, the company accounted for 6.9% of AJSS’s NAV at month-end.”
Read the letter - New positionMitsui O.S.K LinesAugust 2026
“Elsewhere in recent months we have established new positions in Mitsui O.S.K Lines (“MOL”) – the Japanese shipping company and Bio-Rad Labs,”
Read the letter - AddedSharingtechnologyAugust 2026
“Added to the portfolio in July 2024, the company accounted for 11.4% of AJOT’s NAV at month-end.”
Read the letter - AddedMitsui O.S.K LinesAugust 2026
“Elsewhere in recent months we have established new positions in Mitsui O.S.K Lines (“MOL”) – the Japanese shipping company and Bio-Rad Labs, the US life sciences tools & diagnostics business that owns a listed stake in Sartorius AG.”
Read the letter - AddedJardine MathesonAugust 2026
“We have been adding to the position and believe one seller in particular has been weighing on the price.”
Read the letter - New positionBio-Rad LabsAugust 2026
“Elsewhere in recent months we have established new positions in Mitsui O.S.K Lines (“MOL”) – the Japanese shipping company and Bio-Rad Labs, the US life sciences tools & diagnostics business that owns a listed stake in Sartorius AG.”
Read the letter - TrimmedNews CorpJuly 2026
“The shares have now risen nearly 25% from the February 2026 AI-induced sell-off lows (where we added) and the stub has re-rated from 3x to 6x forward EBITDA - leading us to trim the position.”
Read the letter - AddedYoungone HoldingsJuly 2026
“where the shares have now risen nearly 25% from the February 2026 AI-induced sell-off lows (where we added) and the stub has re-rated from 3x to 6x forward EBITDA - leading us to trim the position.”
Read the letter - AddedEiken ChemicalJuly 2026
“Added to the portfolio in July 2023, Eiken now represents 5.9% of NAV.”
Read the letter - AddedMitsubishi LogisticsJuly 2026
“Mitsubishi was added to the portfolio in January 2025 and accounted for 8.5% of NAV at month-end.”
Read the letter - TrimmedGabiaJuly 2026
“While the share-price reaction narrowed the discount, we reduced the position by c. 1/3rd during the month.”
Read the letter - AddedSanyo ShokaiJuly 2026
“Added to the portfolio in August 2025, the company accounted for 3.9% of AJSS’s NAV at month-end.”
Read the letter - June 2026
“We sold out of BSIF at a price close to the bid price, generating an IRR of 54% (ROI of 22%).”
Read the letter - ExitedNational Investment Fund of the Republic of UzbekistanJune 2026
“The shares came to market in mid-May and performed so strongly that we had exited the position by the end of the quarter for a 31% gain, taking the view that an opportunity is likely to arise at some point in the future to buy back in at a wider discount to NAV.”
Read the letter - New positionOakley Capital InvestmentsJune 2026
“We exited into the aggressive buyback programme that followed at a discount in the low-20%s, and re-introduced Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) to the portfolio at what we believed to be a highly anomalous discount in the high-30%s.”
Read the letter - New positionHome REITJune 2026
“HOME is an interesting special situation with a NAV effectively comprised entirely of cash.”
Read the letter - ExitedPantheon InternationalJune 2026
“We exited into the aggressive buyback programme that followed at a discount in the low-20%s, and re-introduced Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) to the portfolio at what we believed to be a highly anomalous discount in the high-30%s.”
Read the letter - TrimmedAquila European RenewablesJune 2026
“With several returns of capital, however, the position is now a much smaller part of the portfolio, and we watch with interest to see if newly installed directors, Robert Naylor and Christopher Mills, can repeat their prior success in resolving difficult corporate situations.”
Read the letter - AddedSeraphim SpaceJune 2026
“We then rebuilt most of the holding substantially lower than where we sold.”
Read the letter - ExitedGeorgia CapitalJune 2026
“We sold the last of our position on the back of further discount tightening and NAV gains.”
Read the letter - ExitedSherbourne InvestorsMarch 2026
“Sherbourne (SIGC) was a detractor from returns, and we have sold out of the position.”
Read the letter - AddedBluefield SolarMarch 2026
“We built this position when the shares fell sharply after the proposed internalisation and added further following a further decline upon the UK Government’s consultation on ROC subsidy inflation linkage,”
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Companies held · 63
Every company AVI has disclosed a position in across our archive, with the letter that last mentioned it.
- AkerAug 2026
- Amorepacific HoldingsMay 2026
- Aquila European RenewablesJun 2026
- AtsugiAug 2026
- Baker Steel Resources TrustSep 2026
- Bio-Rad LaboratoriesSep 2026
- Bluefield Solar Income FundJun 2026
- BroadmediaSep 2026
- Christian Dior SESep 2026
- Chrysalis InvestmentsSep 2026
- D'IeterenJul 2026
- D'Ieteren GroupSep 2026
- Ecofin RenewablesSep 2026
- Eiken ChemicalAug 2026
- ExorJul 2026
- Exor N.V.Sep 2026
- Foster ElectricSep 2026
- GabiaJul 2026
- Georgia CapitalJun 2026
- Gresham House Energy StorageSep 2026
- HarbourVest Global Private EquityJun 2026
- Home REITSep 2026
- Hyosung CorpAug 2026
- Hyosung CorpMay 2026
- Ines CorpAug 2026
- Jardine Matheson Holdings LimitedSep 2026
- KlarnaSep 2026
- Kurabo IndustriesAug 2026
- Living REITSep 2026
- Maruzen Showa UnyuAug 2026
- Mitsubishi LogisticsAug 2026
- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.Sep 2026
- National Investment Fund of the Republic of UzbekistanJun 2026
- News CorporationSep 2026
- Oakley Capital InvestmentsSep 2026
- Pantheon InternationalJun 2026
- Partners Group Private EquityJun 2026
- Phoenix Spree DeutschlandSep 2026
- RohmSep 2026
- Rohm Co., Ltd.Sep 2026
- Samsung C&T CorporationSep 2026
- Sanyo ShokaiSep 2026
- Sartorius AGSep 2026
- Sartorius AGSep 2026
- Seraphim SpaceJun 2026
- SharingtechnologySep 2026
- SharingtechnologyAug 2026
- Sherbourne InvestorsMar 2026
- Ship Healthcare HoldingsAug 2026
- SymphonySep 2026
- Symphony InternationalAug 2026
- Taylor Maritime InvestmentsSep 2026
- TohoJul 2026
- Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.Sep 2026
- Tufton AssetsSep 2026
- Tungsten WestSep 2026
- Universal Music GroupJul 2026
- US Solar FundSep 2026
- VH Global Energy InfrastructureSep 2026
- VivendiSep 2026
- WacomSep 2026
- Wacom Co., Ltd.Sep 2026
- Youngone HoldingsJul 2026
Theses · 30
- September 2026
Foster Electric is a global acoustic components manufacturer with a new medium-term plan aimed at improving profitability and capital efficiency.
Read the full thesis - September 2026
Sanyo Shokai is an apparel manufacturer and retailer that has returned to profitability after restructuring and is still working on growth and capital efficiency.
Read the full thesis - September 2026
Chrysalis Investments is supported by a multi-year activist campaign aimed at unlocking value and closing a disconnect to fundamentals.
Read the full thesis - September 2026
Christian Dior SE is driven by the controlling family’s restructuring and a cash offer for the minority stake at a discount to NAV.
Read the full thesis - September 2026
Bio-Rad Laboratories combines a discounted sum-of-the-parts, a valuable Sartorius stake, and catalysts from restructuring and activism.
Read the full thesis - September 2026
Sartorius AG is a scarce bioprocessing specialist with biologics-driven growth, high returns on capital, and recovery momentum.
Read the full thesis - September 2026
Gresham House Energy Storage is a UK battery storage vehicle with visible growth, additional optionality from alternative revenues and data centres, and a view that the market may not fully recognise its value.
Read the full thesis - September 2026
Baker Steel Resources Trust invests in junior mining assets, with conviction driven by improved capital returns and the strategic value of Tungsten West’s Devon tungsten resources.
Read the full thesis - September 2026
Oakley Capital Investments is a private equity fund-of-funds whose wide discount and potential secondary sale could crystallize the value gap.
Read the full thesis - September 2026
Tufton Assets owns product tankers and benefits from rising charter rates, with upside from higher dividends and geopolitical-hedge characteristics.
Read the full thesis - September 2026
VH Global Energy Infrastructure offers a margin-of-safety case with mid-teens bear-case IRR and potential near-term capital returns from asset sales.
Read the full thesis - September 2026
Chrysalis Investments is valued largely through its Starling stake, supported by high ROE, Engine’s revenue growth and strategic upside.
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- SharingtechnologySep 2026
- Foster ElectricSep 2026
- VH Global Energy InfrastructureSep 2026
- Mitsui O.S.K LinesAug 2026
- Mitsubishi Logistics CorporationJul 2026
- Pantheon InternationalJun 2026
- Samsung C&TMay 2026
- VivendiMay 2026
- Hyosung CorporationApr 2026
- Samsung C&TDec 2025
- Vivendi SEDec 2025
- Youngone CorporationDec 2025
- Saxa Holdings, Inc.Oct 2025
- VivendiSep 2025
- D'IeterenSep 2025
- Jardine MathesonAug 2025
- LVMHJun 2025
- ChrysalisDec 2024
Letter archive · 44
2026
- Sep 2026AVI Japan Opportunity Trust
- Sep 2026AVI Global Trust
- Sep 2026AVI MIGO Opportunities Trust
- Sep 2026AVI Japanese Special Situations
- Sep 2026AVI Worldwide Opportunities Fund
- Sep 2026AVI Global Special Situations
- Aug 2026AVI Global Special Situations
- Aug 2026AVI Global Trust
- Aug 2026AVI Japanese Special Situations
- Aug 2026AVI Japan Opportunity Trust
- Jul 2026AVI Japanese Special Situations
- Jul 2026AVI Japan Opportunity Trust (Asset Value Investors)
- Jul 2026AVI Global Trust
- Jul 2026AVI Global Special Situations
- Jun 2026AVI MIGO Opportunities Trust
- May 2026AVI Global Trust (Asset Value Investors)
- May 2026AVI Japan Opportunity Trust (Asset Value Investors)
- Apr 2026AVI Japan Opportunity Trust
- Apr 2026AVI Global Special Situations
- Apr 2026AVI Global Trust
- Mar 2026AVI Worldwide Opportunities Fund
- Mar 2026AVI Japanese Special Situations
- Mar 2026AVI Global Special Situations
- Mar 2026AVI Global Trust
- Mar 2026AVI Japan Opportunity Trust
- Feb 2026AVI Japan Opportunity Trust
- Feb 2026AVI Global Special Situations
- Feb 2026AVI Global Trust
- Jan 2026AVI Japan Opportunity Trust
- Jan 2026AVI Global Trust
- Jan 2026AVI Global Special Situations
2025
- Dec 2025AVI Global Special Situations
- Nov 2025AVI Global Trust
- Nov 2025AVI Global Special Situations
- Oct 2025AVI Japanese Special Situations
- Oct 2025AVI Japan Opportunity Trust
- Oct 2025AVI Global Trust
- Sep 2025AVI Global Trust 0925
- Aug 2025AVI Global Trust
- Jul 2025AVI Global Trust
- Jun 2025AVI Japanese Special Situations Fund 0525
- Jun 2025AVI Global Trust
- Jun 2025AVI Japanese Special Situations Fund
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