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Bianco Research 2025 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q2 2025 Letter Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+23.6%

Positioning StanceNEUTRAL

GeographyAsia

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"The manager views these AI names as significantly overvalued with uncertain cash flows, similar to China's 2021 COVID rally peak. Fund maintains focus on structural growth themes while trading below historical valuations."

Executive Summary

The Guinness China A Share Fund returned 23.6% in Q3 2025, underperforming its benchmark by 1.4 percentage points. The fund's performance was driven by stock selection in Communication Services and an overweight to Industrials, while being hurt by avoiding expensive AI names that drove 46% of market gains. The manager views many onshore AI stocks as significantly overvalued, with 70-90% of valuations based on uncertain future cash flows, drawing parallels to China's COVID rally peak in 2021. Despite weak macroeconomic data, China's equity markets surged led by these AI names. The fund sold Shenzhen H&T Intelligent after strong gains as it no longer offered attractive returns. While the MSCI China A Onshore Index trades above long-term averages at 16.3x forward P/E, the fund trades at 18.0x, below its historical average of 19.6x. The manager maintains conviction in structural growth themes while avoiding speculative AI valuations.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

72%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (72%)

The manager demonstrates high conviction through specific position sizing decisions (selling H&T Intelligent, avoiding named AI stocks), clear sector overweights (8% in Industrials and Consumer Discretionary), and detailed fundamental analysis. The fund has 30 named holdings with specific allocation percentages and clear investment rationale for each decision.

Growth Outlook

38%

BearishBullish

Neutral (38%)

The manager expresses caution about market conditions, noting weak macroeconomic data contrasting with booming stock markets. While acknowledging some positive government stimulus measures, the overall tone suggests concern about the disconnect between fundamentals and valuations, particularly in AI stocks.

Risk Appetite

45%

DefensiveAggressive

Balanced (45%)

The fund maintains selective positioning, avoiding expensive AI names while maintaining overweight positions in Industrials and Consumer Discretionary. The manager sold a strong performer (H&T Intelligent) and continues to avoid speculative areas, indicating measured risk appetite.

Capital Deployment

43%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (43%)

The fund sold Shenzhen H&T Intelligent completely and rebalanced other outperformers, suggesting some profit-taking activity. Cash position is 4.4% with no indication of significant new deployment. The activity suggests modest de-risking rather than aggressive deployment.

Forward Guidance

35%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (35%)

The manager explicitly states that many AI stocks are unlikely to yield positive returns over the medium term and expects potential sharp valuation de-ratings. The forward guidance emphasizes caution and selectivity rather than aggressive deployment.

Language Signal

40%

BearishBullish

Balanced (40%)

Language includes significant risk-focused terms like 'overvalued,' 'uncertain future cash flows,' 'sharp valuation de-ratings,' and comparisons to previous market peaks. While some opportunities are mentioned, the balance tilts toward cautionary language.

Perceived Risk

75%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (75%)

The manager identifies significant risks including the disconnect between weak macro data and booming markets, overvalued AI stocks with uncertain cash flows, and potential for sharp valuation de-ratings. Specific comparison to 2021 COVID rally peak suggests heightened risk awareness.

Opportunity Density

45%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (45%)

While the manager sees structural growth opportunities in China A shares, the emphasis on avoiding large segments of the market (AI stocks) and the cautious tone about valuations suggests a more selective opportunity set. The manager appears to find opportunities but with increased selectivity.

Time Horizon

68%

Short-TermLong-Term

Multi-Year (68%)

The fund focuses on structural growth themes built on long-term demographic and technological changes. The manager discusses medium-term return expectations and fundamental valuation frameworks, suggesting a multi-year investment horizon rather than short-term trading.