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Highwood Value Partners 2023 Q4 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q4 2023 Letter Analysis

Highwood Value Partners Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Annualized+14.9%

Positioning StanceConstructive

GeographyGlobal, US, Asia, Europe

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"ACATIS capitalizes on AI infrastructure boom through semiconductor equipment leaders while selectively adding undervalued positions. Strong September performance driven by Lam Research, TSMC, and Lasertec reflects sustained AI demand."

Executive Summary

ACATIS delivered strong September performance driven by semiconductor equipment manufacturers benefiting from continued AI infrastructure demand. Lam Research, Lasertec, and TSMC posted exceptional gains as AI-driven chip demand maintains pricing power and capacity constraints. The manager actively added positions in companies like Salesforce and Celestica to capitalize on AI infrastructure growth, while also investing in undervalued opportunities like Zalando following its About You acquisition. The portfolio maintains exposure to energy transition themes through critical minerals companies and telemedicine growth via Hims & Hers. Key risks include US tariff policy impacts, growing fiscal deficits, and political uncertainty in Argentina despite promising economic reforms. Catalysts include expected Fed rate cuts, the GENIUS Act strengthening dollar dominance, and German digitization initiatives. The manager views current market conditions as offering selective opportunities in structural growth themes while maintaining a disciplined value approach. Portfolio positioning reflects confidence in AI infrastructure sustainability and selective exposure to reform-driven markets like Argentina.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

The manager demonstrates moderate-high conviction through specific position additions in named companies like Salesforce, Celestica, and Zalando, with clear thesis explanations for each. The fund maintains concentrated exposure to AI infrastructure theme with specific sizing language around semiconductor equipment manufacturers. However, the diversified approach across multiple themes and geographies prevents this from reaching the highest conviction levels.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

The manager expresses cautious optimism about selective opportunities in AI infrastructure and structural themes, but acknowledges significant risks around tariff policies, fiscal deficits, and political uncertainty. The outlook is constructive but measured, not unambiguously bullish.

Risk Appetite

40%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (40%)

The fund is actively deploying capital into new positions like Salesforce and Celestica while maintaining existing holdings. The manager is selectively adding risk in specific themes like AI infrastructure and undervalued opportunities, indicating a moderate risk-on positioning.

Capital Deployment

45%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (45%)

The manager is actively adding new positions including Salesforce, Celestica, Zalando, Halliburton, Hims & Hers, PepsiCo, and others, indicating moderate deployment activity. While no specific cash level changes are mentioned, the multiple new position additions suggest net capital deployment above neutral levels.

Forward Guidance

30%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (30%)

The manager indicates selective deployment into specific themes and undervalued names, with clear bias toward adding positions in AI infrastructure and companies benefiting from structural changes. However, the approach remains selective rather than broadly aggressive.

Language Signal

20%

BearishBullish

Bearish (20%)

Language contains more risk-focused terms (tariff turbulence, fiscal deficits, political uncertainty, high-risk investment) than purely bullish language, though opportunities in AI infrastructure and structural themes are highlighted. The tone is balanced but slightly cautious.

Perceived Risk

72%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (72%)

The manager identifies multiple significant risks including tariff policy turbulence, growing US fiscal deficits threatening dollar reserve status, and high political uncertainty in Argentina. These risks are discussed in detail with specific scenarios and potential impacts, indicating elevated risk perception.

Opportunity Density

65%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (65%)

The manager sees selective opportunities across multiple themes including AI infrastructure, German digitization, Argentine reforms, and undervalued individual names. While opportunities exist, they require selectivity and are concentrated in specific areas rather than broadly available across markets.

Time Horizon

70%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (70%)

The investment approach focuses on structural themes like AI infrastructure, energy transition, and digital transformation that typically play out over multi-year periods. The manager discusses long-term positioning in companies that will benefit from these secular trends, indicating a medium to long-term investment horizon of 2-5 years.