Bernzott Capital on James River Group (JRVR): “Valuation is Attractive Relative to History and Peers”

Bernzott Capital Advisors, an investment management firm, published its “US Small Cap Value Fund” fourth quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. The portfolio rose 4.2% (gross) slightly underperforming the Russell 2000 Value’s advance of 4.3%, and somewhat less than the Russell 2500 Value’s gain of 6.3%. Industrials, the sector with the largest allocation at 35.2% of the portfolio, was the largest positive contributor to returns led by capital goods...