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Oceana Investimentos' 2025 Investor Letter emphasizes valuation as the key variable for prospective returns. Following a strong 34% rally in the Brazilian equity market during 2025, the portfolio's implied real IRR compressed from over 15% at the end of 2024 to 11.6% p.a. by January 2026. While this compression warrants caution, Oceana highlights that the return spread between their portfolio and the Bovespa Index remains historically high, signaling strong prospective alpha. Looking ahead to the 2026 elections, they argue that rather than trying to predict political outcomes, the best risk management tool is a long-term investment horizon combined with strict valuation discipline to weather short-term noise.
Long-term investment returns are determined far more by the entry price (valuation) and margin of safety than by short-term political narratives or macroeconomic forecasts. By focusing on the gap between volatile market perceptions and stable corporate fundamentals, patient investors can capture substantial asymmetric returns.
While short-term volatility is expected due to the upcoming 2026 polarized elections, history demonstrates that cycles change and well-run companies endure. The portfolio's implied real IRR of 11.6% p.a. represents an adequate level of expected returns to compound capital over time, with a historically high spread relative to the broader market index indicating strong potential for alpha generation.
As of Dec 31, 2025
Ocean Park Asset Management was founded in 1987 by Dr. Kenneth L. Sleeper and David C. Wright, establishing over 35 years of experience in disciplined investment management. The current leadership team includes CEO Skip Schweiss, Chief Investment Officer James St. Aubin, and Chief Investment Strategist Ryan Harder, who collectively oversee the firm's tactical investment strategies. The firm employs 8 financial advisors and 13 total advisors managing approximately 292 client accounts with an average account size of $16.7 million. Ocean Park serves a diverse clientele including individuals, high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, investment companies, government entities, and other investment advisers. The management team has demonstrated strong asset gathering capabilities, growing assets under management to nearly $5 billion as of December 2024. The firm maintains SEC registration since November 2007 and operates with robust regulatory compliance across multiple states. Recent expansion includes the July 2024 launch of four actively-managed ETFs, demonstrating the management team's commitment to product innovation and client service enhancement.
Moderate Conviction Bullish
Market Conviction
A score of 0.70 reflects moderate-to-high conviction. While the manager presents a highly clear and disciplined valuation process, they do not list or size many specific current positions in the letter. Instead, they discuss overall portfolio IRR metrics (11.6% p.a.) and rely on historical examples to illustrate their methodology.
Growth Outlook
A score of 0.70 indicates a constructive but cautious outlook. The manager notes that although the portfolio's implied IRR is lower than its late-2024 peak, it remains at an adequate level of 11.6% to compound capital. However, they express caution as the equity risk premium stands below its historical average and long-term bond yields have not compressed.
Risk Appetite
A score of 0.60 reflects a balanced to slightly net-long risk appetite. The manager is actively holding quality positions but recognizes that the asymmetry in equities is less compelling than it was at the end of 2024. They are maintaining price discipline and seeking a high margin of safety rather than aggressively taking on risk.
Capital Deployment
A score of 0.50 indicates neutral capital deployment activity. The letter does not explicitly mention recent changes in cash levels or net trading activity. The manager is focused on maintaining current holdings that meet their strict implied IRR and margin of safety criteria.
Forward Guidance
A score of 0.50 denotes neutral forward action bias. The manager does not express immediate plans for aggressive capital deployment or asset liquidations. Instead, they emphasize a patient, long-term monitoring stance, waiting to exploit price-to-value gaps as they arise amid upcoming election volatility.
Language Signal
A score of 0.65 represents mildly bullish language overall. The letter is dominated by constructive value investing terminology, focusing on opportunities, compounding, and margin of safety. However, this is balanced by frequent mentions of risks, volatility, institutional deterioration, and political noise.
Perceived Risk
A score of 0.65 reflects a heightened perception of environmental risk. The manager discusses the upcoming 2026 polarized presidential elections as a source of potential institutional instability, credit scarcity, and fiscal deterioration. They actively prepare for these risks by modeling adverse scenarios and requiring higher margins of safety.
Opportunity Density
A score of 0.60 reflects a selective opportunity set. The manager notes that the 2025 equity rally has reduced the compelling valuation asymmetry that existed in 2024. Nonetheless, they still observe sufficient mispricings, particularly where public valuations diverge from underlying economic reality.
Time Horizon
A score of 0.85 represents a very long-term horizon. The manager explicitly advocates for a multi-year investment framework, citing research that correlates equity risk premiums with returns over 5-to-10-year periods. They view time as a critical risk management tool to withstand short-term electoral and macroeconomic noise.
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