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Ninepoint 2025 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q2 2025 Letter Analysis

Ninepoint Quarterly Analysis

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Quick Take

"Ninepoint sees opportunities in defensive sectors amid Trump trade policy uncertainty. Infrastructure benefits from massive fiscal spending and AI electricity demand."

Executive Summary

Ninepoint Partners' 2025 midyear outlook reflects a shift from early-year optimism to anxiety over trade policy uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. President Trump's trade war strategy has rattled markets and forced investor reassessment, while Canada faces rising unemployment and weakening domestic demand. Despite these headwinds, the firm identifies opportunities in defensive sectors. Infrastructure benefits from massive fiscal spending programs including the US Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Ukraine reconstruction, plus AI-driven electricity demand growth. Natural gas shows structural LNG demand increases with US export capacity expanding significantly. Gold has re-emerged as a safe haven trading above $3200/oz, supported by central bank purchases. Crypto continues institutional adoption with 86% of institutional investors exposed or planning exposure. Fixed income offers stability as investors seek defensive positioning amid policy uncertainty. Energy presents mixed signals with oil facing inventory builds and tariff demand impacts, while natural gas offers more immediate upside. The firm maintains selective positioning across these themes while emphasizing active management in volatile conditions.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

65%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (65%)

Moderate to high conviction shown through specific sector allocations (75% energy fund in natural gas), clear catalyst identification, and definitive positioning recommendations across multiple asset classes.

Growth Outlook

38%

BearishBullish

Neutral (38%)

The outlook reflects cautious pessimism with 'real anxiety over what comes next' and concerns about trade policy uncertainty, though some opportunities are identified in specific sectors.

Risk Appetite

43%

DefensiveAggressive

Balanced (43%)

Positioning is moderately defensive with emphasis on safe havens like gold, crypto, and fixed income, while maintaining selective exposure to infrastructure and natural gas opportunities.

Capital Deployment

45%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (45%)

Slight defensive bias with emphasis on keeping 'powder dry' and wait-and-see approach, though selective deployment continues in favored sectors like natural gas and infrastructure.

Forward Guidance

10%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (10%)

Forward guidance is cautiously optimistic about specific sectors (infrastructure, natural gas, crypto) while maintaining defensive positioning and active management approach.

Language Signal

40%

BearishBullish

Balanced (40%)

Language emphasizes uncertainty, anxiety, turbulence, and volatility more than opportunity, though specific upside potential is identified in select sectors.

Perceived Risk

70%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (70%)

High perceived risk from trade policy uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, inventory builds in oil, and broader market volatility requiring defensive positioning and active management.

Opportunity Density

45%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (45%)

Selective opportunities identified in specific sectors (infrastructure, natural gas, crypto, gold) while broader market conditions remain challenging with limited attractive opportunities.

Time Horizon

60%

Short-TermLong-Term

Multi-Year (60%)

Medium-term focus with multi-year themes like infrastructure spending programs, LNG capacity expansion, and crypto institutional adoption, balanced with near-term defensive positioning.