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Matrice Capital’s core investment philosophy centers on identifying true dislocations between price and value by targeting three distinct corporate situations: unappreciated business quality, misunderstood or overfearful industry cycle downturns, and forced selling dynamics such as bankruptcy relistings. For the full year 2025, the fund generated an exceptional net return of 38.61%, significantly outperforming the S&P 500's return of 17.9%. Key return drivers included highly successful opportunistic campaigns in companies like Guild Mortgage, which was acquired during a severe housing downturn at less than five times normalized earnings and later taken private, yielding a 50% IRR. The manager remains cautious about the broader market, noting that mega-cap valuations are historically extended and artificial intelligence hype has driven massive capital expenditure cycles. To mitigate these systemic risks, the fund avoids mega-caps and instead positions its capital in undervalued sectors and special situations where downside is protected. Going forward, the manager seeks long-term partners who can stay level-headed through market cycles and capitalizes on asymmetric opportunities where others panic.
Matrice Capital seeks to exploit market inefficiencies by investing in overlooked businesses experiencing temporary industry downcycles, unappreciated quality, or forced liquidations.
The manager remains cautious about extended market valuations and the artificial intelligence capital expenditure cycle. Instead of chasing these trends, the fund will continue to focus on deep-value situations, structural industry turnarounds, and forced selling events where downside is protected.
As of Dec 31, 2025
Andrew Marasco serves as Portfolio Manager and Founder of Matrice Capital LLC, representing one of the youngest hedge fund managers in the United States. He began operating the hedge fund at 19 years old while pursuing his finance education at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. Marasco is described as a value investor with hands-on experience across global markets who founded Matrice Capital with a vision of modern value investing. He is currently enrolled at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business from August 2022 to May 2026. Despite his young age, Marasco has demonstrated significant commitment to rigorous valuation discipline and high standards of integrity. His approach extends beyond traditional financial analysis to emphasize building lasting relationships and acting with integrity. The fund manager has shown openness to industry engagement through podcast interviews and professional discussions. His management style reflects maturity beyond his years with systematic investment processes and professional investor communication. Marasco expressed measured perspective on strong 2025 performance, indicating commitment to continuous improvement and realistic self-assessment.
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Market Conviction
The score of 0.82 represents high conviction. While the fund is relatively concentrated and targets highly specific special situations with detailed analyses (such as Guild Mortgage and Nam Cheong), the manager does use some exploratory and philosophical language. However, the willingness to take a long-term view and ignore broad market trends signals strong operational conviction.
Growth Outlook
A score of 0.35 indicates cautious positioning. The manager states that valuations are clearly extended, which scares him slightly, and notes that they have completely avoided the mega-caps driving general market returns.
Risk Appetite
A score of 0.65 reflects a balanced but constructive risk appetite. The manager actively seeks out-of-favor or cyclical opportunities with protected downsides and high asymmetries rather than chasing high-momentum tech stocks.
Capital Deployment
A score of 0.50 is assigned as the manager does not disclose cash levels or clear plans to alter cash positions, though they did successfully monetize their Guild Mortgage position.
Forward Guidance
A score of 0.50 is assigned because the manager does not explicitly declare aggressive immediate buying intentions, opting instead to monitor dislocations and maintain standard patient capital deployment.
Language Signal
A score of 0.60 indicates a mildly positive language signal. While the manager expresses caution over broad valuations and AI bubbles, the overall discussion of individual investments is highly optimistic and focused on opportunity.
Perceived Risk
A score of 0.65 reflects moderate-to-high perceived risk in the general market environment due to extended valuations and potentially disruptive software transitions, though the manager seeks to immunize the portfolio from these macro risks.
Opportunity Density
A score of 0.55 reflects a selective opportunity density. The manager notes they are currently in several situations where downside is protected, but finding these special situations requires specific research and network sourcing.
Time Horizon
A score of 0.85 represents a very long-term horizon. The manager explicitly demands partners with a long-time horizon who can remain calm during downcycles, emphasizing that the fund plays a long-term game rather than quarterly matching.
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