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Harry Qelm Baabsman 2023 Q4 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q4 2023 Letter Analysis

Harry Qelm Baabsman Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Underperforming benchmarks by avoiding Magnificent 7 concentration. The fund focuses on patient value investing in clean energy and technology at reasonable valuations."

Executive Summary

The Steppe Eagle fund returned 6.81% in 2023, underperforming the MSCI World benchmark of 21.77% due to avoiding the Magnificent 7 mega-cap concentration that drove market returns. The fund deliberately focuses on patient value investing in clean energy, technology, and sustainable businesses trading at discounts to intrinsic value. Key positions include Salesforce, Signify, and SolarEdge, with notable gains from Shopify, Adobe, and physical uranium offsetting losses from TPI Composites and solar sector weakness. The manager acknowledges missing the mega-cap rally but remains committed to investing in businesses they can understand at reasonable valuations rather than chasing macro-scale companies. The portfolio is positioned for 3-5 year investment horizons, targeting 7-15% annual returns through concentrated positions in financially healthy companies with sustainable competitive advantages. Recent market volatility in clean energy and European stocks has created attractive entry points, with the fund now fully deployed and expecting investments to demonstrate progress within 12-18 months.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

72%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (72%)

The fund demonstrates high conviction through concentrated positions with detailed investment theses for each holding. The manager provides specific position sizing (Salesforce 8-10% allocation), names individual companies with clear rationales, and commits to multi-year holding periods. However, the diversified nature across multiple sectors and acknowledgment of some positioning errors prevents a higher score.

Growth Outlook

38%

BearishBullish

Neutral (38%)

The manager expresses caution about market concentration in Magnificent 7 stocks and warns that sooner or later low tide must follow based on Buffett's Indicator. However, they see opportunities in undervalued sectors and expect their investments to pay off.

Risk Appetite

25%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (25%)

The portfolio is described as fully charged with recent investments in solar companies during sector weakness. The manager is selectively adding to positions they view as undervalued while maintaining concentrated exposure to their conviction names.

Capital Deployment

60%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (60%)

The fund received $2.7 million in new capital during 2023 and describes the portfolio as fully charged by year-end. The manager actively deployed capital into solar companies during sector weakness and states they are no longer seeking new positions, indicating significant deployment activity.

Forward Guidance

50%

CautiousExpansionary

Neutral (50%)

The manager states the portfolio is finally built and expects investments to show progress within 12-18 months. They express confidence in their positioning for 3-5 year recovery cycles and continue seeking undervalued opportunities.

Language Signal

0%

BearishBullish

Bearish (0%)

Language is balanced between acknowledging risks (wars, interest rates, sector challenges) and identifying opportunities (undervalued companies, attractive entry points). Risk and opportunity language roughly offset each other.

Perceived Risk

65%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (65%)

The manager identifies multiple specific risks including higher interest rates, geopolitical conflicts, market concentration in Magnificent 7, and solar sector oversupply cycles. These risks are discussed with meaningful detail and concern, though not with alarm.

Opportunity Density

70%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (70%)

The manager describes being served a handful of splendid yet reasonably priced companies at year-end 2023 and seized opportunities in solar sector weakness. They express satisfaction with finding undervalued businesses despite challenging market conditions.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

The fund explicitly targets 3+ year investment horizons with specific mention of 3-5 year recovery cycles. The manager references Buffett's favorite holding period being forever and commits to prolonged holding periods of 7+ years for key positions like Salesforce.