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Fortress - Caribbean Growth Fund 2024 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2024 Letter Analysis

Fortress - Caribbean Growth Fund Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+1.92%

Annualized+7.8%

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"RMBS strength offset CMBS office sector weakness and ABS fraud-related volatility. Fed rate cuts began with more expected as fiscal expansion concerns mount."

Executive Summary

The Easterly Income Opportunities Fund returned 1.92% in Q3 2025, slightly underperforming the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index by 11bps. The fund maintains a conservative positioning with emphasis on senior tranches in RMBS, CMBS, ABS, and CLOs, holding an average credit rating of A with spread duration under three years. Non-Agency RMBS continues to be the strongest performing sector, benefiting from healthy housing fundamentals and limited supply, while CMBS remains challenged by office sector distress despite improving refinancing conditions. The ABS market experienced turbulence from the Tricolor Holdings fraud scandal, highlighting credit stress among subprime borrowers. The Federal Reserve delivered its first rate cut of 2025 in September, and the manager expects further curve flattening near-term followed by potential aggressive easing in 2026. With roughly 20% in cash or Treasuries, the fund is positioned to capitalize on market dislocations while maintaining competitive income generation and lower volatility versus traditional bond benchmarks.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

62%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (62%)

Manager demonstrates moderate conviction through clear sector allocation decisions and specific positioning in senior tranches. Detailed analysis of RMBS, CMBS, and ABS markets with explicit portfolio implications. However, the diversified approach across multiple structured credit sectors and significant cash holdings prevent higher conviction scoring.

Growth Outlook

38%

BearishBullish

Neutral (38%)

Manager expresses cautious optimism about structured credit opportunities but shows concern about fiscal policy expansion, tight credit spreads, and potential economic weakening. Expects Fed easing due to labor market weakness, indicating underlying economic concerns.

Risk Appetite

45%

DefensiveAggressive

Balanced (45%)

Fund maintains conservative positioning with 20% cash reserves, emphasis on senior tranches, and average A credit rating. Portfolio was made more liquid during the quarter by increasing cash and Treasuries by over 8%, indicating defensive positioning.

Capital Deployment

33%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (33%)

Fund increased cash and Treasuries by over 8% during the quarter while reducing CMBS allocation by about 5% and RMBS by about 2%. This represents moderate de-risking and liquidity building rather than capital deployment.

Forward Guidance

43%

CautiousExpansionary

Neutral (43%)

Manager plans to maintain conservative approach and wait for market dislocations to deploy cash reserves. Expects to benefit from curve flattening and potential volatility rather than actively deploying into current market conditions.

Language Signal

10%

BearishBullish

Bearish (10%)

Language is balanced with selective opportunities mentioned in RMBS and some CMBS sectors, but offset by concerns about credit stress, fraud risks, fiscal expansion, and tight spreads. Slightly more constructive than negative overall.

Perceived Risk

68%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (68%)

Manager identifies multiple specific risks including fiscal expansion potentially adding $3 trillion to public debt, extremely tight credit spreads in first/third percentiles historically, fraud risks in ABS markets, and office sector distress in CMBS. Detailed discussion of credit stress and market vulnerabilities.

Opportunity Density

45%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (45%)

Manager sees selective opportunities in non-agency RMBS and some CMBS sectors but characterizes the environment as requiring careful selection. Notes that spreads are no longer cheap in RMBS and emphasizes the need for active management in CMBS.

Time Horizon

58%

Short-TermLong-Term

Multi-Year (58%)

Manager discusses near-term curve flattening expectations and potential 2026 Fed chair changes, indicating medium-term outlook of 1-3 years. Portfolio positioning appears designed for both current income generation and positioning for future market dislocations.