Optimist LP Fund and Optimist Trust Fund, managed by BloombergSen Inc.

Concentrated global growth-oriented value investing with a five-year absolute-return horizon and emphasis on exceptional management, large growth runways, moats, and attractive valuation.$50M AUM10 published ideas

Optimist Fund is a mission-driven investment partnership managed by BloombergSen Inc. The strategy concentrates capital in growth-oriented value opportunities where management quality, large addressable markets, durable competitive advantages, strong unit economics, and a five-year valuation framework can create outsized returns.

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Ideas from Optimist LP Fund and Optimist Trust Fund, managed by BloombergSen Inc.

LongTDUPJun 2026

ThredUp Inc.

ThredUp’s active buyers, orders, and revenue all beat expectations, growing 25%, 19%, and 15% year over year, and management guided to acceleration across those trends. Optimist…

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LongFAJun 2026

First Advantage Corporation

First Advantage delivered 9% organic revenue growth, 14% EBITDA growth, and 52% adjusted earnings-per-share growth year over year, all above expectations. Management reiterated…

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LongAFRMJun 2026

Affirm Holdings, Inc.

Optimist believes Affirm has built a structurally superior buy-now-pay-later model by underwriting every transaction individually with known merchant, basket, and repayment…

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LongWJun 2026

Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair delivered high-single-digit revenue growth and material EBITDA expansion in the quarter. After visiting the new Columbus store, Optimist became more convinced that…

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LongCVNAJun 2026

Carvana Co.

Carvana’s retail units continued to grow at roughly 40% year over year, which Optimist views as unusually strong organic growth. A visit to the Cleveland reconditioning center…

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