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Rewey Asset Management 2025 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2025 Letter Analysis

Rewey Asset Management Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD-6.97%

Positioning StanceConstructive

Market CapSMID Cap

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Maintaining defensive cash positioning while identifying opportunities in defense, aerospace, and neglected small-mid caps. Manager expects continued volatility but views tariffs as ultimately deal-making tool rather than permanent policy."

Executive Summary

Rewey Asset Management's SMID composite declined 6.97% in Q1 2025, slightly trailing the Russell 2500 value index down 5.83%. The dominant market theme was uncertainty around Trump's tariffs, which the manager views as a self-inflicted economic shock aimed at reducing budget deficits and spurring domestic production. Despite believing Trump will ultimately seek deals rather than maintain high tariff levels, the manager expects continued volatility through mid-2025. The portfolio maintains defensive positioning with higher cash levels and focus on financially strong companies. Key themes include defense spending benefiting from restocking needs for Ukraine and Israel support, aerospace recovery as Boeing and Airbus improve production rates, and opportunities in neglected small-mid cap stocks. The manager sold gold miner Agnico Eagle at price targets while maintaining Wesdome Gold, and highlighted Ducommun as a compelling aerospace and defense play. The strategy emphasizes patient capital deployment in quality businesses with 2-3 year value creation visibility, using market volatility to build positions at attractive entry points.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

72%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (72%)

Manager demonstrates strong conviction in investment philosophy and specific holdings like Ducommun with detailed analysis and specific price targets. Clear articulation of themes and rationale, though acknowledges uncertainty around tariff timing and outcomes.

Growth Outlook

38%

BearishBullish

Neutral (38%)

Manager acknowledges tariff-induced market volatility and economic uncertainty through mid-2025, but maintains that ex-tariff risk the economic outlook remains healthy. Views current environment as self-inflicted shock rather than systematic crisis, with potential for improvement if Trump seeks deals.

Risk Appetite

43%

DefensiveAggressive

Balanced (43%)

Portfolio maintains higher than normal cash levels (5.3-9.3%) and has been cautious about deploying capital ahead of tariff announcements. However, manager is actively seeking opportunities and added four new positions while selling five, indicating selective rather than fully defensive posture.

Capital Deployment

40%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (40%)

Cash levels are higher than normal at 5.3% (9.3% including acquisition), indicating cautious deployment ahead of tariff announcements. However, manager added four new positions and sold five, suggesting selective rather than wholesale de-risking.

Forward Guidance

10%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (10%)

Manager encourages lengthening time horizons and maintaining opportunistic approach to use market volatility for building positions. Explicitly states seeing new opportunities to invest and having ample opportunity to increase weightings in existing positions.

Language Signal

5%

BearishBullish

Bearish (5%)

Language balances risk acknowledgment with opportunity identification. Uses terms like 'compelling investment case', 'fertile hunting ground', and 'attractive valuation opportunities' while also discussing uncertainty and volatility. Net balance is slightly positive on opportunity language.

Perceived Risk

60%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (60%)

Manager identifies multiple risk factors including tariff uncertainty, market volatility, concentration risks in Magnificent 7, and challenges in small cap space. However, frames these as manageable rather than systemic threats.

Opportunity Density

65%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (65%)

Manager sees 'fertile hunting ground' in small-mid caps and 'compelling investment opportunities' created by tariff fears. Identifies specific themes in defense, aerospace, and gold mining with detailed investment cases.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

Explicitly uses 2-3 year investment horizon and encourages investors to lengthen time horizons. Focus on companies that can compound value over multiple years and survive short-term volatility indicates patient capital approach.