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"Alluvium Global Fund returned 4.0% in Q1 2023, outperforming markets amid banking turmoil. The fund owns cash-generating businesses independent of capital markets, avoiding financials entirely."
Alluvium Global Fund returned 4.0% in EUR terms during Q1 2023, outperforming broader markets despite ongoing banking sector turmoil. The fund's core thesis centers on owning cash-generating businesses independent of capital markets funding, avoiding banks and financials entirely due to their leverage requirements, balance sheet opacity, and misaligned incentives. Top performers included Ryanair (up 21.9%) benefiting from post-Covid traffic recovery, Micron (up 20.7%) recovering from semiconductor cyclicality, and Dick's Sporting (up 18.8%) demonstrating structural margin improvements. The fund added Liberty Broadband as a new position, providing exposure to Charter Communications' cable infrastructure being repurposed for high-speed internet delivery. Key detractors included Roche (down 20.7%) facing Covid-related revenue declines and Capri Holdings (down 18.0%) experiencing challenging conditions in China. The managers expect continued market volatility from accumulated monetary stimulus excesses but remain cautiously optimistic given their portfolio's cash generation capabilities and long-term investor base. The fund ended the quarter with 22 holdings and 9.5% cash.
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Algorithmic conviction, macroeconomic posture, and risk appetite signals extracted from this quarterly letter with qualitative explanations.
Market Conviction
The fund demonstrates moderate-high conviction through concentrated positioning (22 holdings with top 10 representing 54.7%), detailed analysis of individual positions with specific thesis explanations, and willingness to make decisive moves like completely selling Lear and adding Liberty Broadband. Dick's Sporting remains their largest position despite trimming, showing conviction in winners.
Growth Outlook
The managers express caution about market conditions, noting that 'much of the exuberance of prior years remains' and expecting 'more choppy markets.' They warn of potential 'significant sell-off' from accumulated monetary stimulus excesses, though they acknowledge some positive developments in their specific holdings.
Risk Appetite
The fund maintains a balanced approach with 22 holdings and 9.5% cash. While they added a new position (Liberty Broadband) and increased some holdings, they also completely sold Lear and trimmed others. The positioning suggests selective risk-taking rather than aggressive deployment.
Capital Deployment
The fund showed minimal net deployment activity. While they added a new position (Liberty Broadband) and increased some holdings (Southwest Airlines, Walgreens, Capri), they also completely sold Lear and trimmed others (Dick's, Thor, Linamar). Cash remained relatively stable at 9.5%, indicating rotation rather than significant net deployment.
Forward Guidance
The managers state they 'expect more choppy markets' and would 'not be surprised to see other symptoms of past excesses come out of the woodwork.' However, they describe themselves as 'cautiously optimistic' when considering their specific portfolio holdings and long-term investor base.
Language Signal
The letter contains significant risk language including 'accumulated risks,' 'system is yet to crack,' 'exuberance of prior years remains,' and warnings about potential 'significant sell-off.' While there are positive comments about specific holdings, the overall directional language leans cautious to negative.
Perceived Risk
The managers express significant concern about systemic risks from 15 years of monetary stimulus, warning of 'accumulated risks' and potential for the 'system to crack.' They explicitly discuss banking sector problems as symptoms of broader excesses and expect 'other symptoms of past excesses' to emerge, potentially causing 'significant sell-off in equity markets.'
Opportunity Density
The managers demonstrate selectivity in their approach, adding only one new position while selling another completely. They describe their investment process as requiring specific qualitative judgments and maintain a concentrated portfolio, suggesting they find opportunities but are selective rather than seeing abundant choices across markets.
Time Horizon
The fund demonstrates a long-term orientation through their focus on 'long term outlook of our investors,' holding Lear 'since the Fund's inception,' and describing Liberty Broadband as 'an exciting long term investment.' Their analysis emphasizes sustainable business characteristics and cash generation over multiple years rather than near-term catalysts.
