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Choice Equities Capital Management 2023 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q2 2023 Letter Analysis

Choice Equities Capital Management Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+8%

Annualized+13.4%

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Manager added advertising plays Magnite and Stagwell plus margin recovery story Children's Place. With Russell 2000 at 13.6x versus mega-cap tech at 30x, historical patterns suggest multi-year tailwinds ahead for concentrated small-cap value approach."

Executive Summary

Choice Equities Fund generated 8.0% net gains in Q2 2023, bringing YTD performance to 9.0% versus Russell 2000's 8.1%. Manager Mitchell Scott maintains a concentrated small-cap portfolio focused on undervalued opportunities while mega-cap tech trades at extreme valuations. The fund added three new positions: Magnite and Stagwell to benefit from expected digital advertising spending increases, and Children's Place as a margin normalization play. Scott highlights dramatic valuation disparities with Apple now exceeding the entire Russell 2000 market cap and top 5 S&P 500 stocks trading at 30x multiples versus small-caps at 13.6x. Historical patterns suggest multi-year tailwinds for small-caps when concentration unwinds, similar to episodes following the Nifty 50 era and tech crash. The Russell 2000 recently ended a 17-month streak of negative returns, suggesting catch-up performance is due. Scott remains excited about the opportunity set and believes the portfolio is well positioned for attractive long-term returns through bottoms-up stock selection.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

72%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (72%)

Manager demonstrates high conviction through concentrated portfolio approach with named positions and specific thesis explanations for each holding. Detailed analysis of Magnite, Stagwell, and Children's Place shows strong conviction in individual names, though diversified enough to prevent extreme score.

Growth Outlook

60%

BearishBullish

Neutral (60%)

Manager expresses strong optimism about small-cap opportunities and expects attractive returns ahead, though acknowledges current market concentration risks. Bullish on specific opportunity set despite macro concerns about valuations.

Risk Appetite

50%

DefensiveAggressive

Balanced (50%)

Portfolio maintains concentrated positioning in small-caps with new additions, showing selective risk-taking. Manager comfortable with current exposure but not aggressively leveraging or dramatically increasing risk.

Capital Deployment

35%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (35%)

Manager added three new positions during the quarter (Magnite, Stagwell, Children's Place) while taking gains on Celsius, indicating selective deployment activity. No cash level changes mentioned but new position additions suggest modest net deployment.

Forward Guidance

65%

CautiousExpansionary

Expansionary (65%)

Clear intent to continue bottoms-up stock selection with excitement about opportunity set. Manager explicitly states being well positioned for attractive future returns and expects to add selectively to undervalued names.

Language Signal

55%

BearishBullish

Balanced (55%)

Language tilts positive with terms like excited, attractive, well positioned, and opportunity set dominating. Some risk language around concentration but overall constructive tone about prospects.

Perceived Risk

65%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (65%)

Manager identifies specific systemic risks around market concentration and extreme valuations in mega-caps. Discusses potential for $3.7T in fund flows if multiples compress, showing meaningful risk awareness though not alarmed.

Opportunity Density

75%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (75%)

Manager explicitly excited about current opportunity set and sees abundant opportunities in undervalued small-caps. Added three new positions and describes rich opportunity environment for bottoms-up stock selection.

Time Horizon

80%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (80%)

Manager references 20-year goal and multi-year historical patterns, emphasizing long-term approach. Discusses holding through volatility and focuses on companies that can compound over time rather than near-term catalysts.