A developer built an artificial intelligence (AI) investing agent in Anthropic's Claude model, which decided to buy the dip on two members of the trillion-dollar club.
A developer built an artificial intelligence (AI) investing agent in Anthropic's Claude model, which decided to buy the dip on two members of the trillion-dollar club.
utah778/iStock via Getty Images The following segment was excerpted from the Wedgewood Partners Q1 2026 Client Letter. Top-performing contributors in the first quarter include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ), Alphabet ( GOOGL ), Chubb ( CB ), Old Dominion Freight Line ( ODFL ), and Microsoft ( MSFT ). Top-performing detractors in the quarter include UnitedHealth ( UNH ), Copart ( CPRT )...
utah778/iStock via Getty Images The following segment was excerpted from the Wedgewood Partners Q1 2026 Client Letter. Top-performing contributors in the first quarter include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ), Alphabet ( GOOGL ), Chubb ( CB ), Old Dominion Freight Line ( ODFL ), and Microsoft ( MSFT ). Top-performing detractors in the quarter include UnitedHealth ( UNH ), Copart ( CPRT ), Tractor Supply Company ( TSCO ), PayPal ( PYPL ), and CDW ( CDW ). During the quarter, we bought Toll Brothers ( TOL ) and Progressive ( PGR ), sold PayPal, increased Amazon ( AMZN ), and trimmed Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing twice. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company was a top contributor to portfolio performance in the first quarter. Revenues grew +25%, and the Company guided to accelerating revenue growth to +30% in 2026 as demand for compute accelerators for AI applications continues to ramp unabated. In addition, the Company recently reported that March revenue was up +45% year over year, +31% month over month, and +35% year to date. The semiconductor customer base has evolved to the point that the Company increasingly works directly with non-traditional end customers, particularly cloud service providers, to develop custom silicon. This helps the Company better match supply with demand, so despite strong revenue growth, the Company has kept capital expenditures relatively in line with revenue growth. In addition, the Company is raising prices as utilization rates at leading-edge nodes continue to climb. We trimmed positions because our holdings exceeded 10% of portfolios. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company remains a top holding. Old Dominion Freight Line also contributed to the quarter's performance. As in the fourth quarter of 2025, investors have grown more optimistic about a rebound in industrial activity, a core source of demand for Old Dominion's fleet, as U.S. manufacturing data suggests a nascent expansion is underway after more than three...
A US-sanctioned tanker linked to China is making its way through the Strait of Hormuz, testing President Donald Trump’s naval blockade. Rich Starry , a medium-range tanker earlier known as Full Star, was blacklisted by Washington in 2023 for helping Tehran evade energy sanctions. It is not clear on this occasion whether it visited Iranian ports before its transit, or is carrying cargo. This exit f...
A US-sanctioned tanker linked to China is making its way through the Strait of Hormuz, testing President Donald Trump’s naval blockade. Rich Starry , a medium-range tanker earlier known as Full Star, was blacklisted by Washington in 2023 for helping Tehran evade energy sanctions. It is not clear on this occasion whether it visited Iranian ports before its transit, or is carrying cargo. This exit from the Persian Gulf is a second attempt for the carrier in less than 24 hours. Just as the blockade came into effect , Rich Starry was making its way into the narrow waterway near Iran’s Qeshm Island and turned back — only to restart its exit just hours later, broadcasting that it has a Chinese owner and crew. This is a safety mechanism frequently used by vessels, but will test US resolve to challenge vessels tied to the world’s largest oil importer. The global shipping community and energy traders have been on edge since Trump announced a naval blockade of Iran beginning on Monday at 10 a.m. New York time, leaving them scrambling to understand the fine print. Most of those reached by Bloomberg across the Middle East and Asia said they would pause moves until the detail of the US blockade — intended to restrict Iran’s capacity to sell its oil — was clear. Another tanker, the Elpis , headed into the Gulf of Oman via the strait just as the blockade began. Ship-tracking platforms Kpler and Vortexa indicate that Elpis had docked at an Iranian port in the gulf before attempting to pass through Hormuz. No vessels with their transponders on have been seen sailing into the Persian Gulf since the blockade came into effect. Read more: US Says It Will Intercept, Divert or Capture Ships Leaving Iran Trump’s threats and the start of the blockade have sparked alarm among Asian nations that rely heavily on Middle Eastern energy and fuel exports. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged global stakeholders to push for peace talks between Tehran and Washington, according to a readout rel...