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RIT Capital Partners delivered a 9.0% NAV total return for H1 2026, extending its 10.7% annualised return since inception in 1988. All three investment pillars contributed positively: Quoted Equities returned 7.8%, Private Investments 9.1%, and Uncorrelated Strategies 5.6%. The SpaceX IPO was a landmark realisation, generating a 4.0x return on invested capital. Over the past two years, the manager has realised more than 43% of the private portfolio at an average 70% uplift to carrying values. The manager believes two structural forces are reshaping markets: the transition to a multipolar world and the AI revolution. Germany and Japan are making unprecedented defence and infrastructure commitments, while AI is shifting from infrastructure toward applications. The manager increased emerging markets exposure and added positions in Anthropic, Databricks, Cognition, and Stripe. Key risks include persistent inflation and elevated semiconductor valuations. The manager is mindful of inflation risks given substantial fiscal commitments and massive AI infrastructure spending. The portfolio's diversification, permanent capital structure, and access to category-defining private companies position it to capture growth while managing risk in an environment of structural change.
RIT's core thesis is to deliver long-term capital growth through a diversified, resilient global portfolio that captures growth while managing risk. The manager believes two structural forces are reshaping the investment landscape: the transition toward a multipolar world and the AI-driven technological revolution. Both are accelerating faster than anticipated. The manager's unique combination of disciplined top-down asset allocation, rigorous bottom-up selection, permanent capital, and differentiated access to exceptional private investments before they reach public markets provides a sustainable edge. The investment opportunity in AI is shifting from infrastructure toward applications, where category leaders with proprietary models and scalable businesses can build lasting competitive advantages. Meanwhile, the broadening of investment opportunities beyond the US—driven by government investment in defence, energy security, and industrial resilience—represents a structural shift in its early stages. The manager is positioned to benefit from both themes through a carefully constructed portfolio spanning quoted equities, private investments, and uncorrelated strategies.
The manager enters the second half of 2026 from a position of strength. While much investor attention has focused on a small number of AI beneficiaries, the manager continues to identify attractive opportunities across both public and private markets. The structural forces of multipolar fragmentation and AI-driven technological revolution are strengthening rather than fading. The commitment to building resilience outside the United States is improving the growth outlook for non-US economies, and the manager sees more compelling opportunities in those markets than at any point in recent memory. The manager remains optimistic as broad-based AI adoption gives way to a more disciplined approach by businesses globally looking to maximise returns on their AI spend. Exit opportunities in private markets are expected to improve with several portfolio companies as potential IPO candidates. The manager is mindful of inflation risks and elevated valuations but believes the portfolio's unique combination of disciplined asset allocation, rigorous selection, permanent capital, and access to exceptional private investments is designed to thrive in this environment.
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