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Latitude Global Fund 2023 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q2 2023 Letter Analysis

Latitude Global Fund Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Annualized+11.3%

Positioning StanceConstructive

GeographyGlobal

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Latitude deliberately underexposed to AI rally, believing profits years away and preferring patience during early disruption. Capital investment broadening beyond tech to manufacturing and infrastructure should benefit neglected industries."

Executive Summary

Latitude Investment Management underperformed in Q2 2023 due to limited AI exposure while technology stocks soared. Manager Freddie Lait maintains this positioning reflects better relative opportunities elsewhere, not negative AI views. The fund believes AI profits will take years to materialize and prefers patience during early disruption stages, citing mobile phone and eCommerce precedents. Capital spending is broadening beyond technology to traditional assets, with US manufacturing construction doubling recently. This shift should benefit industries starved of investment for two decades. The portfolio made one trade, swapping Equinor for Shell to enhance long-term earnings power, preferring Shell's 15% earnings yield. Energy holdings reflect capital cycle thesis with oil prices supported by inventory dynamics. Current $80 oil appears justified, though strategic reserve sales mask underlying $130 warranted price. Portfolio trades at 12.5x earnings with 16% forward growth. Manager expects multi-year market leadership change beyond technology concentration, positioning for broader earnings growth across industries and companies.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

72%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (72%)

High conviction demonstrated through willingness to underperform while maintaining differentiated positioning. Manager names specific holdings, provides detailed analysis of Equinor/Shell swap with precise valuation metrics, and articulates clear capital cycle thesis with supporting data.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

Manager is constructive on long-term market dynamics with broadening capital investment and multi-year leadership change, but cautious on current technology valuations and AI timing. Sees attractive opportunities in neglected sectors while acknowledging tech momentum may continue.

Risk Appetite

10%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (10%)

Portfolio maintains defensive positioning against AI/tech rally despite underperformance. Manager comfortable with current holdings and construction, showing measured risk appetite focused on value opportunities rather than momentum chasing.

Capital Deployment

5%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (5%)

Minimal net deployment activity with only one portfolio trade (Equinor to Shell swap). This represents capital rotation rather than new money deployment. Manager emphasizes being happy with current portfolio construction and waiting for volatility to present opportunities.

Forward Guidance

15%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (15%)

Manager indicates selective deployment bias toward industries benefiting from capital cycle shift, but emphasizes patience and waiting for better entry points in high innovation sectors. No urgency to chase current market leaders.

Language Signal

20%

BearishBullish

Bearish (20%)

Language balances opportunity recognition in neglected sectors with risk awareness around technology concentration. Uses terms like 'attractive options,' 'broadening opportunities' while warning of 'perils' and 'money heaven' in disrupted industries.

Perceived Risk

45%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (45%)

Moderate risk awareness focused on technology concentration and early-stage disruption risks. Manager cites 2022 as warning shot and discusses perils of innovation investing, but frames risks as manageable through patience and selectivity rather than systemic threats.

Opportunity Density

65%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (65%)

Manager sees selective opportunities in industries benefiting from capital cycle shift and broadening investment. Describes 'extraordinarily skewed' attractiveness favoring non-tech stocks and 'far more attractive options' for open-minded investors, suggesting good opportunity set in preferred areas.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

Multi-year investment horizon emphasized throughout. Manager discusses 'multi-year change in market leadership,' expects AI profits to take 'years to materialize,' and references decade-long examples from mobile and eCommerce revolutions. Explicitly employs 'greater patience' in disrupted industries.