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Easterly - Global Real Estate Fund 2025 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2025 Letter Analysis

Easterly - Global Real Estate Fund Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+2.08%

YTD+2.08%

Annualized+5.96%

Positioning StanceCONSTRUCTIVE

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"With portfolio companies showing 15.0% EBITA growth in 2024. Despite tariff uncertainty and market noise, maintaining business-as-usual approach by intensifying research on existing high-quality compounders rather than chasing new names."

Executive Summary

The Compounding Tortoise delivered +4.21% returns in Q1 2025 despite market volatility, with FX being a notable 280 basis point drag on performance. The manager maintains focus on high-quality compounders that delivered 15.0% EBITA per share growth in 2024. Key risks include US tariff uncertainty and potential inflation reacceleration, though these could benefit portfolio companies' margins over time. The manager emphasizes business-as-usual approach, having navigated previous volatile periods including supply chain crises and interest rate hikes. Rather than pursuing new investments amid current volatility, they plan to intensify research on existing holdings through conference calls, IR communications, and earnings analysis. The strategy emphasizes avoiding impulsive reactions to daily market movements and maintaining focus on company fundamentals and longevity. Looking ahead, 2025 is expected to be solid based on current information, with plans to publish more in-depth research on both successful case studies and failures to improve pattern recognition for identifying stellar compounders.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

45%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (45%)

Manager demonstrates moderate conviction through maintaining full investment and expressing confidence in portfolio companies' fundamentals. However, no individual positions are named or sized, and the letter focuses more on process and philosophy than specific investment decisions, limiting assessable conviction.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

Manager expresses cautious optimism, stating 2025 should be solid and describing a business-as-usual approach. However, acknowledges significant risks from tariffs and inflation while maintaining that little has changed fundamentally for portfolio companies.

Risk Appetite

10%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (10%)

Portfolio remains fully invested but manager explicitly states they will focus on existing holdings rather than buying new names due to volatility. This represents a more defensive stance on new capital deployment while maintaining current exposure.

Capital Deployment

40%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (40%)

Manager explicitly states they will focus on research of existing holdings rather than buying new names due to volatility. While portfolio remains fully invested, the clear bias against new deployment in current environment indicates modest de-risking stance.

Forward Guidance

38%

CautiousExpansionary

Neutral (38%)

Manager explicitly states they will spend time on research rather than crazily buying into new names, indicating a pullback from active deployment. The emphasis on not overreacting and avoiding impulsive behavior suggests a wait-and-see approach.

Language Signal

15%

BearishBullish

Bearish (15%)

Language is balanced with some positive terms like solid year, thriving companies, and business as usual, but also includes risk language around volatility, noise, and uncertainty. Slightly more constructive than bearish overall.

Perceived Risk

45%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (45%)

Manager acknowledges meaningful risks including tariff uncertainty, inflation reacceleration, and market volatility, but frames these as manageable noise rather than systemic threats. Risk discussion is present but not central to the letter's thesis.

Opportunity Density

35%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (35%)

Manager suggests limited new opportunities by stating they will focus on existing holdings rather than buying new names. The emphasis on avoiding impulsive buying behavior implies a more selective environment for new investments.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

Strong emphasis on long-term approach with focus on company longevity, compounding, and staying the course. Manager explicitly discusses avoiding short-term reactions and maintaining patient capital approach, though no specific multi-year timeframes are mentioned.