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Andrew Hill Investment Advisors, Inc. 2023 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2023 Letter Analysis

Andrew Hill Investment Advisors, Inc. Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Positioning StanceConstructive

Market CapLarge Cap

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Bear market appears to be bottoming after 15 months, with S&P500 in uptrend since October. Fed policy risks breaking fragile banking system, but firm maintains 80-90% equity exposure balanced between growth and defensive names."

Executive Summary

Andrew Hill Investment Advisors believes the 15-month bear market is in a bottoming process, with the S&P500 showing an intermediate uptrend since October 2022. Despite Q1 gains of 5% for the S&P500 and 2% for bonds, client accounts lagged due to underweighting technology and overweighting healthcare. The firm has quickly adjusted holdings after identifying this leadership change. Key risks include potential debt ceiling issues by July and further Fed rate hikes that could break an already fragile banking system following Silicon Valley Bank's collapse. The Federal Reserve's rapid rate increases from ridiculously low to too high too fast have squeezed bank profit margins and raised borrowing costs. Portfolio positioning remains slightly underweight stocks at 80-90% target exposure, balanced between economically sensitive names and defensive positions for a slowing economy. The firm recently added gold exposure via GLD, expecting it to benefit from potential rate cuts later this year. Top holdings include quality companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals positioned for various economic scenarios.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

72%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (72%)

Manager names and provides detailed thesis for all top 10 holdings with specific company analysis and positioning rationale. Clear views on portfolio construction balancing growth and defensive names, though some hedging language around timing and macro risks prevents higher score.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

Manager believes the bear market is nearing its end and sees the S&P500 in a bottoming process with intermediate uptrend, but acknowledges significant risks from Fed policy and banking sector stress. Outlook is cautiously constructive but not unambiguously bullish.

Risk Appetite

10%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (10%)

Portfolio is slightly underweight stocks at 80-90% of target exposure, with significant short-term fixed income exposure as a defensive strategy. Manager is maintaining exposure but waiting for further confirmation before full deployment.

Capital Deployment

43%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (43%)

Portfolio is slightly underweight stocks and maintains significant short-term fixed income exposure as defensive positioning. Manager describes waiting for further confirmation before increasing equity exposure, indicating cautious deployment stance.

Forward Guidance

45%

CautiousExpansionary

Neutral (45%)

Manager is explicitly waiting for further confirmation of trend change before increasing equity exposure. Plans to migrate from short-term to longer-term bonds but maintains cautious deployment stance given macro risks.

Language Signal

15%

BearishBullish

Bearish (15%)

Language includes both opportunity-focused terms like 'bottoming process' and 'improving outlook' balanced against risk language including 'thin ice,' 'fragile banking system,' and multiple warnings about Fed policy and debt ceiling issues.

Perceived Risk

70%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (70%)

Manager identifies multiple specific systemic risks including potential banking system collapse from Fed policy, debt ceiling crisis by July, and broader economic slowdown. Detailed discussion of banking sector fragility and policy error risks throughout the letter.

Opportunity Density

60%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (60%)

Manager sees selective opportunities in quality names across sectors and has identified specific holdings positioned for various scenarios. Recent addition of gold position and detailed analysis of top 10 holdings suggests moderate opportunity set requiring selectivity.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

Manager emphasizes long-term perspective throughout, describing holdings as 'core long-term' positions and discussing multi-year secular trends. Asset allocation approach based on 5-7 year cash needs and focus on companies with sustainable competitive advantages indicates extended time horizon.