Aegis Value Fund / Aegis Financial Corporation on Chatham Lodging Trust
Thesis
Chatham Lodging Trust is part of the hotel-REIT exposure Aegis built around discounted real estate values and favorable lodging fundamentals. The position had been established late in the prior year and complements RLJ Lodging Trust and Park Hotels & Resorts. Aegis believes the group was trading at steep discounts to replacement cost ahead of a strong 2026 U.S. demand calendar. Limited hotel supply growth further supports the thesis that cash flows and asset values can improve without requiring aggressive industry expansion assumptions.
“These companies had been trading at steep discounts to replacement cost ahead of a favorable 2026 demand calendar”