When Advisors Trim: A Contrarian’s Take on Mercury Systems

It wasn’t a fire sale. Oh no, not at all. Just another quarterly filing, another 13F report that tells us Conestoga has sliced off a nice little chunk of its Mercury Systems stash. They’ve got plenty left though-over 2.27 million shares. That’s more than most of us can even fathom. But let’s face it, that’s the life of institutional investors: slice and dice, adjust and readjust. The shares they sold were valued at a comfortable $17.35 million. And the remaining stake? Well, it’s about 2.83% of their entire portfolio. A rounding error to someone playing the game of big numbers.

Conestoga’s Exponent Exit Leaves Market Watchers Wondering

A filing with the SEC, dated one week later, revealed Conestoga’s thinly veiled disdain for Exponent’s third-quarter performance. The fund sold enough shares to fund a small kingdom, yet still champions the stock as a 2.63% stake in their AUM. A partial sale, yes-and also exceptionally generous. Imagine selling a slice of your birthday cake while still insisting the whole recipe was a life-sustaining need.

Regency’s Quiet Bet on Wesco

The filing, submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission, revealed a stake that now constitutes 1.53% of the fund’s assets. Among its top holdings, the numbers speak of familiar names-BRK-B, MKL, COST-each a testament to the firm’s cautious approach. Yet WESCO, with its modest 0.81% dividend yield, seems an afterthought in a world of grander ambitions.

TB Alternative Assets Sells CEG Stake Amid Market Shifts

The SEC filing, dated October 17, 2025, reveals a quiet retreat. The shares, sold at an average price, left a void in the fund’s portfolio. Once a prominent 9.8% of its holdings, Constellation Energy now ranks 13th among 48, a testament to the fickle nature of capital. The market, ever fickle, saw CEG’s shares climb 41.7% over the year, yet the decision to sell suggests a deeper unease.

Euro Pacific Sells $3 Million of Kinross Gold Stake in Strategic Move

Euro Pacific, that quiet giant of the investment world, announced that it had reduced its stake in Kinross Gold Corporation by 156,001 shares, a sum that equates to $3.0 million. After the dust had settled, they retained 776,378 shares, a number that seems almost insignificant in the grand churn of the market. But to those who measure in percentages and figures, that remaining stake represents 2.02% of their 13F reportable assets under management. An asset may rise and fall, but its hold is never truly set in stone.

Warwick’s Bold Embrace of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF: A Calculated Long-Term Bet

On the 24th of October, an official record emerged-an SEC filing that revealed Warwick’s calculated expansion of its holding in Vanguard Scottsdale Funds – Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (VTC). The transaction in question swelled Warwick’s stake to 90,685 shares, with an estimated value of $7.11 million. A slow, steady accrual of wealth, like the accumulation of fallen leaves that cover the ground with quiet determination, the ETF’s acquisition solidified Warwick’s commitment to a path that favored stability over exuberant short-term gains.

VXUS: The Global Balancer in a U.S. Portfolio

Now, according to the SEC’s filings, Gleason Group upped its stake in the Vanguard STAR Funds-specifically, the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS +0.32%)-by that same 97,690 shares during Q3 2025. The trade, as they say, was a whopper, valued at $6.93 million. The fund now holds 1,216,619 shares, worth a cool $89.37 million. One might say they’ve gone all-in on the global game, though I’d wager they’re not betting on the lottery.

DuPont Dumps Union Pacific: A Chaotic Shift in the Freight of Finance

DuPont Capital, that spectral hand in the financial poker game, trimmed its Union Pacific position by 11,943 shares in the third quarter of 2025. The estimated value of the trade? Approximately $2.69 million. After this act of fiscal alchemy, the fund clung to 36,048 shares, worth $8.52 million, as of September 30, 2025. The math checks out-but the motives? They’re buried under layers of caffeine-fueled speculation and the faint scent of paranoia.