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"Leaven Partners delivered a strong 41.0% return in 2025. The letter details the fund's systematic, trend-following currency hedging strategy used to mitigate Japanese yen volatility and capture positive carry while investing in undervalued Japanese equities."
Leaven Partners, LP returned 4.2% in Q4 2025, bringing its YTD and 1-Year return to 41.0%, outperforming the S&P 500's YTD return of 17.8%. The letter focuses extensively on the mechanics of currency risk management. When purchasing Japanese equities, the fund experiences an asset/currency mismatch. The manager outlines three hedging options: always long the foreign currency, always long the domestic currency, or dynamically switching based on price trends. Leaven employs the third approach (trend-following). During Q4 2025, the Japanese yen depreciated by ~6.5% against the US dollar. Because the fund was short the yen in an amount roughly matching its Japanese equity exposure, combined with positive interest-rate carry, the currency hedge contributed approximately 5% to the quarter's returns, successfully protecting local equity gains.
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Market Conviction
High-conviction positioning: Leaven Partners delivered a strong 41.0% return in 2025. The letter details the fund's systematic, trend-following currency hedging strategy used to mitigate Japanese yen volatilit...
Growth Outlook
Market outlook remains above average conviction: Leaven Partners delivered a strong 41.0% return in 2025. The letter details the fund's systematic, trend-following currency hedging strategy used to mitigate Japanese yen volatilit...
Risk Appetite
Risk appetite posture is above average conviction: Leaven Partners delivered a strong 41.0% return in 2025. The letter details the fund's systematic, trend-following currency hedging strategy used to mitigate Japanese yen volatilit...
Capital Deployment
Manager actively deployed capital into high-conviction opportunities. Leaven Partners delivered a strong 41.0% return in 2025. The letter details the fund's systematic, trend-following currency hedging strategy used to mitigate Japanese yen volatilit...
Forward Guidance
Forward guidance signal: Leaven Partners delivered a strong 41.0% return in 2025. The letter details the fund's systematic, trend-following currency hedging strategy used to mitigate Japanese yen volatilit...
Language Signal
Tone analysis indicates above average conviction language: Leaven Partners delivered a strong 41.0% return in 2025. The letter details the fund's systematic, trend-following currency hedging strategy used to mitigate Japanese yen volatilit...
Perceived Risk
Perceived risk level is evaluated as moderate conviction. Leaven Partners delivered a strong 41.0% return in 2025. The letter details the fund's systematic, trend-following currency hedging strategy used to mitigate Japanese yen volatilit...
Opportunity Density
Opportunity density index indicates above average conviction actionable entry points. Leaven Partners delivered a strong 41.0% return in 2025. The letter details the fund's systematic, trend-following currency hedging strategy used to mitigate Japanese yen volatilit...
Time Horizon
Investment time horizon reflects a high conviction orientation. Leaven Partners delivered a strong 41.0% return in 2025. The letter details the fund's systematic, trend-following currency hedging strategy used to mitigate Japanese yen volatilit...
