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RiverPark Long/Short Opportunity Fund 2023 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2023 Letter Analysis

RiverPark Long/Short Opportunity Fund Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+15.12%

Annualized+6.37%

Positioning StanceConstructive

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Driven by secular growth longs including Meta, NVIDIA, and Shopify benefiting from AI and e-commerce themes. The fund owns growth businesses at historically low valuations while shorting overvalued cyclicals."

Executive Summary

RiverPark Long/Short Opportunity Fund delivered strong Q1 2023 performance with a 15.12% return, significantly outperforming benchmarks. The fund's core thesis centers on owning secular growth businesses at historically low valuations while shorting overvalued cyclical sectors. Key contributors included Meta, NVIDIA, Shopify, Uber, and Apple, benefiting from AI momentum, e-commerce growth, and improving fundamentals. The fund initiated new positions in Lululemon and UnitedHealthcare, capitalizing on temporary dislocations. With inflation appearing to recede, growth stock multiples have begun recovering, supporting the long portfolio. The short book targets economically sensitive sectors like cyclical industrials, travel, and consumer lending that remain highly valued despite recession risks. Manager van Tienhoven positions both sides of the portfolio to benefit from the next cycle, with longs trading at the lowest earnings and free cash flow multiples in memory while shorts trade near 14-year bull market highs. The strategy combines secular growth themes with tactical hedging for downside protection.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

72%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (72%)

The fund demonstrates high conviction through concentrated positions in named holdings with detailed thesis explanations. Top 10 longs represent 43.6% of net assets, and the manager provides specific sizing, catalysts, and multi-year growth expectations for key positions like Lululemon (doubling revenue in five years) and UnitedHealthcare (mid-teens earnings growth). Clear position-level conviction with some hedging through shorts.

Growth Outlook

60%

BearishBullish

Neutral (60%)

The manager expresses constructive optimism about markets with inflation receding and growth stock multiples recovering. They expect this trend to continue and believe their portfolio is well-positioned for the next cycle, though they acknowledge recession risks and uncertainty about hard vs soft landing.

Risk Appetite

45%

DefensiveAggressive

Balanced (45%)

The fund maintains a balanced long/short approach with significant hedging through shorts in cyclical sectors. While they're adding new long positions like Lululemon and UnitedHealthcare, they maintain substantial short exposure as protection against economic slowdown, indicating moderate risk appetite.

Capital Deployment

35%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (35%)

The fund initiated two new positions (Lululemon and UnitedHealthcare) during the quarter, indicating selective deployment activity. However, no specific cash level changes are mentioned, and the deployment appears measured rather than aggressive, suggesting moderate net deployment.

Forward Guidance

55%

CautiousExpansionary

Neutral (55%)

The manager shows selective deployment bias by initiating two new positions and expressing confidence that both sides of their book are positioned to benefit from the next cycle. However, they maintain hedges and acknowledge early timing on some shorts, suggesting measured rather than aggressive deployment.

Language Signal

50%

BearishBullish

Balanced (50%)

Language is balanced between opportunity-focused terms like 'deep discounts,' 'attractive valuations,' and 'well positioned' for longs, while also discussing risks including recession, economic slowdown, and overvalued sectors for shorts. The net balance is roughly neutral with both bullish and bearish directional language present.

Perceived Risk

65%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (65%)

The manager identifies multiple specific risks including Fed policy leading to economic slowdown, European central bank lag, housing price declines, and overvalued cyclical sectors. They maintain substantial short exposure as hedges and acknowledge uncertainty about hard vs soft landing, indicating meaningful risk awareness.

Opportunity Density

70%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (70%)

The manager sees attractive opportunities in secular growth businesses trading at 'deep discounts' and 'the lowest multiples of earnings and free cash flow that we can remember.' They initiated two new positions and express confidence in their long portfolio's prospects, indicating a relatively rich opportunity set in their focus areas.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

The fund demonstrates a multi-year investment horizon with expectations for Lululemon to double revenue in five years and UnitedHealthcare to generate mid-teens earnings growth 'for the foreseeable future.' They focus on secular growth themes and express willingness to be early on shorts, indicating patience for thesis realization over 2-5 year timeframes.