$UWMC lost $600m hedging a deal they'd already lost
UWMC booked a roughly $600 million Q2 hedging loss tied to TWO months after the deal collapsed, contributing to an expensive capital raise.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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Investor Letters
All letters- Protean Funds July 2026 EVGGF $17BNVO $175B
- FPA Crescent Fund 2Q26 028260 $41BADI $189B
- Polaris Capital Management SECOND QUARTER 2026 ADBE $99BBABA $288B
- Palm Harbour Capital second quarter ALHG $2B111770 $2.3B
- Third Avenue Management three months ended June 30, 2026 6951 $2.3BESYJY $5.1B
- Patient Capital Management second quarter of 2026 ADBE $99BADYEN $33B
- Polen Capital 5Perspectives Growth Opportunities 2Q 2026 BE $83BBWXT $14B
- Laughing Water Capital Q2 of 2026 GSK $103BLQDA $6.1B
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- 1851 Capital
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- Akre Capital Management, LLC
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- Ariel Investments
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- Invenomic Capital Management
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- Lindsell Train Limited
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- Myrmikan Capital, LLC
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- Patient Capital Management
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- Pershing Square Holdings
- Polaris Capital Management
- Polen Capital 5Perspectives Growth Opportunities
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- Protean Funds
- RGA Investment Advisors
- Rowan Street Capital
- Royce Investment Partners
- Sequoia Fund
- Southeastern Asset Management
- Third Avenue Management
- Tweedy, Browne
- Upslope Capital Management
- Vulcan Value Partners
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