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Spear Advisors 2023 Q3 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q3 2023 Letter Analysis

Spear Advisors Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Positioning StanceConstructive

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Spear Alpha ETF targets companies benefiting from breakthrough industrial technology trends including AI, automation, energy transition, and space exploration. Space technology, and automation companies."

Executive Summary

The Spear Alpha ETF (SPRX) is an actively managed fund that seeks long-term capital growth by investing in companies benefiting from breakthrough trends in industrial technology. The fund focuses on six core secular themes: enterprise digitalization, automation and robotics, artificial intelligence, energy transition, photonics and additive manufacturing, and space exploration. SPRX evaluates value chains, financials, leadership, and market positioning to identify companies with lasting growth potential, prioritizing durability over trends. The fund has delivered strong performance with a 78.45% return since inception in August 2021. Top holdings include semiconductor companies like Coherent Corp, KLA Corp, and NVIDIA, along with space technology firm AST SpaceMobile and automation-focused companies. The fund trades on Nasdaq with a 0.75% expense ratio and maintains a concentrated approach to capture opportunities where others aren't looking, designed for investors who care about both returns and meaningful impact.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

78%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (78%)

The fund demonstrates high conviction through concentrated positioning with top 10 holdings representing over 60% of assets. Specific position sizing is disclosed with the largest holding at 10.11%. The focus on secular themes and willingness to take meaningful position sizes indicates strong conviction in the investment approach.

Growth Outlook

60%

BearishBullish

Neutral (60%)

The fund presents a constructive outlook focused on long-term secular growth themes in industrial technology. The emphasis on breakthrough trends and transformative technologies suggests optimism about the opportunity set, though the presentation is measured and focused on fundamentals rather than exuberant.

Risk Appetite

70%

DefensiveAggressive

Balanced (70%)

The fund maintains a concentrated approach with significant positions in technology and industrial companies, indicating a risk-on positioning. The top 10 holdings represent over 60% of assets, showing willingness to take meaningful position sizes in conviction names.

Capital Deployment

0%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (0%)

No information is provided about recent changes in cash levels or deployment activity. The document presents current positioning without indicating directional changes in capital allocation.

Forward Guidance

50%

CautiousExpansionary

Neutral (50%)

The document focuses on investment process and current positioning rather than providing explicit forward guidance about deployment intentions or market timing. The approach appears steady-state with continued focus on secular themes.

Language Signal

65%

BearishBullish

Bullish (65%)

Language emphasizes opportunity and growth potential with terms like breakthrough trends, lasting growth potential, and untapped potential. The tone is constructive and opportunity-focused while maintaining a professional, measured approach.

Perceived Risk

35%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (35%)

Risk discussion is limited to standard disclosures about technology sector volatility, concentration risk, and ESG considerations. The fund acknowledges sector-specific risks but does not emphasize systemic or macro-level concerns in its presentation.

Opportunity Density

75%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (75%)

The fund's focus on finding opportunities where others aren't looking and emphasis on breakthrough trends suggests a rich opportunity set. The identification of six distinct secular themes indicates multiple areas of investment opportunity across industrial technology.

Time Horizon

80%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (80%)

The fund explicitly seeks long-term capital growth and emphasizes durability over trends. The focus on secular themes and fundamental analysis of value chains, leadership, and market positioning indicates a multi-year investment horizon with patience for thesis development.