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Deep Sail Capital Partners 2023 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2023 Letter Analysis

Deep Sail Capital Partners Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Annualized+19.5%

Positioning StanceConstructive

GeographyLatAM, US

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Outperforming on strength in top holding Mercado Libre and profitable shorts in failed banks."

Executive Summary

Deep Sail Capital returned 17.8% net in Q1 2023 while averaging 74% net long exposure, significantly outperforming benchmarks. The fund's outperformance was driven by strong performance in top holdings Mercado Libre and Atlas Engineering Products, while short positions in failed banks Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank contributed positively. Manager Sean expects a recession in fall 2023, viewing the recent banking crisis as confirmation that zero interest rate policy was maintained too long, creating distorted investment and lending behaviors. The fund maintains cautious positioning, avoiding companies with significant debt or consumer credit dependence. Mercado Libre became the top holding after gaining 46% in Q1, with the manager highlighting its dominant position as Latin America's e-commerce and payments backbone. The fund added regional bank shorts following the banking crisis, believing structural issues persist across the sector. With 25 long and 33 short positions, the fund ended Q1 with 71% net long exposure, positioned defensively for expected economic headwinds while maintaining conviction in select high-quality growth opportunities.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

72%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (72%)

Manager demonstrates high conviction through concentrated positioning in Mercado Libre as top holding, detailed fundamental analysis, and decisive short positioning in regional banks. Portfolio of 25 longs shows selectivity with clear thesis articulation for major positions.

Growth Outlook

15%

BearishBullish

Bearish (15%)

Manager explicitly expects recession in fall 2023, describes banking crisis as confirmation of policy errors, and warns of demand slump from depleted consumer savings and credit crunch.

Risk Appetite

30%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (30%)

Fund maintains 74% net long exposure but manager emphasizes cautious positioning, avoiding debt-heavy companies and adding defensive shorts in regional banks.

Capital Deployment

40%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (40%)

Fund closed four long positions while opening six new ones, and added regional bank shorts, suggesting modest net deployment but within context of maintaining defensive positioning rather than aggressive capital deployment.

Forward Guidance

25%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (25%)

Manager states intention to continue cautious positioning and avoid companies with debt exposure, with no indication of increasing risk appetite despite strong Q1 performance.

Language Signal

35%

BearishBullish

Bearish (35%)

Language dominated by risk warnings about recession, banking crisis, and economic headwinds, though balanced by positive commentary on select holdings like Mercado Libre.

Perceived Risk

80%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (80%)

Manager explicitly warns of systemic risks from banking crisis, recession expectations, and structural issues across regional banking sector. Detailed discussion of policy errors and their consequences demonstrates high perceived risk environment.

Opportunity Density

45%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (45%)

Manager describes current environment as not ripe for easy short-term targets, noting many previous opportunities have deflated to reasonable valuations, suggesting selective but limited opportunity set.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

Manager describes multi-year thesis for Mercado Libre with expectation of continued expansion into adjacent verticals over time, and plans to continue holding Leatt through industry weakness, indicating patient capital approach.