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Seeking Winners 2024 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2024 Letter Analysis

Seeking Winners Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+14.48%

Annualized+12.83%

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Outperforming S&P 500 by 4%. Sold Alphabet over AI search disruption concerns, redeployed into Lumine, Topicus, and HEICO."

Executive Summary

The Seeking Winners fund delivered 14.48% returns in Q1 2024, outperforming the S&P 500's 10.56% total return by approximately 4%. The manager maintains a concentrated portfolio focused on companies with exceptional cash flow generation, superior capital allocation skills, and owner-operator mentality. Key portfolio changes included selling the long-held Alphabet position due to concerns about AI disruption to the search business and excessive big tech weighting, redeploying proceeds into Lumine Group, Topicus, and HEICO. The manager expresses caution about speculative trading in AI and semiconductor stocks, particularly concerns about Nvidia's potential revenue inflation through closed-loop investments. Constellation Software remains the largest holding, demonstrating strong financial performance with 39% operating cash flow growth and aggressive capital deployment exceeding $2.3 billion in acquisitions. The portfolio emphasizes long-term compounding through businesses with sustainable competitive advantages and disciplined capital allocation, avoiding momentum trading and maintaining focus on intrinsic value creation over multiple years.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

78%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (78%)

High conviction evidenced by concentrated 9-position portfolio with named holdings and specific position sizing. Manager explicitly states Constellation as largest position, adds to Topicus despite special dividend concerns, and makes decisive portfolio changes with clear rationale. Strong conviction language around capital allocation philosophy and long-term approach.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

Manager acknowledges strong Q1 market performance but maintains cautious tone, noting it was 'hard not to generate returns this quarter.' Expresses concerns about speculative trading behavior and casino-like market dynamics, while remaining constructive on long-term opportunities for quality businesses.

Risk Appetite

40%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (40%)

Portfolio remains concentrated in high-conviction positions with manager adding to Topicus and redeploying Alphabet proceeds into three core holdings. Shows selective risk appetite by maintaining concentrated approach while reducing big tech exposure for differentiation from index.

Capital Deployment

15%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (15%)

Limited net deployment activity as Alphabet sale proceeds were rotated into existing holdings (Lumine, Topicus, HEICO) rather than representing new cash deployment. Manager describes this as reallocation rather than net new investment, indicating capital rotation rather than aggressive deployment.

Forward Guidance

30%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (30%)

Manager indicates continued focus on concentrated portfolio construction and long-term value creation. Plans to maintain disciplined approach to capital allocation and avoid speculative momentum plays, suggesting measured deployment bias toward quality businesses.

Language Signal

10%

BearishBullish

Bearish (10%)

Language is balanced with some positive terms around portfolio companies' performance but dominated by cautionary language about market speculation, AI hype, and trading risks. Uses warning terms like 'casino-like behavior,' 'speculation,' and 'risky situation' frequently.

Perceived Risk

65%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (65%)

Manager identifies multiple specific risks including AI disruption to search business, speculative trading behavior, semiconductor sector revenue inflation, and casino-like market dynamics. Discusses these risks in detail with concrete examples and named concerns, showing moderate to high risk awareness.

Opportunity Density

60%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (60%)

Manager found sufficient opportunities to redeploy Alphabet proceeds into three existing holdings and maintains conviction in current portfolio companies. However, emphasis on concentration and selectivity suggests opportunities require careful evaluation rather than abundant availability.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

Strong emphasis on long-term investing with multi-year compounding focus. Manager held Alphabet for over a decade, discusses capital allocation over 'a number of years,' and emphasizes sustainable long-term value creation. Uses golf analogy suggesting long journey ahead, indicating patient multi-year investment horizon.