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Invenomic Capital Management 2025 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2025 Letter Analysis

Invenomic Capital Management Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+3.52%

YTD+3.52%

Annualized+18.44%

Positioning StanceConstructive

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Invenomic Fund outperformed significantly in March with strong short book performance amid market volatility. Factor volatility has reached extreme levels due to trade policy uncertainty, creating a large disconnect between stock prices and fundamentals."

Executive Summary

The Invenomic Fund delivered strong performance in March 2025, returning 3.29% versus -5.64% for the S&P 1500, driven by an 8.51% contribution from shorts and despite a -4.91% detraction from longs. The fund maintains 110.2% long and 88.9% short exposure for 21.3% net exposure. Factor volatility has reached extreme levels with the Bloomberg Pure Momentum Index standard deviation exceeding 2%, comparable only to Covid and 2022 correction periods. This volatility stems from U.S. trade policy uncertainty as the new administration pursues material changes. The manager identifies compelling opportunities in the disconnect between fundamentals and prices, exemplified by the Goldman Sachs Low Momentum basket showing 17.7% EPS growth while declining 12.5% in price. Market participants are actively trading momentum while ignoring fundamentals. The manager expects continued volatility over the coming months as global trade policies are reworked, but views this environment as presenting the best buying opportunities for their disciplined process.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

75%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (75%)

The manager demonstrates high conviction in their process and strategy, expressing strong excitement about current opportunities and maintaining significant gross exposure. Clear articulation of thesis around momentum/value disconnect shows confident positioning.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

The manager expresses cautious optimism about opportunities emerging from market volatility and fundamental disconnects, but acknowledges significant uncertainty from trade policy changes and elevated volatility expected to continue.

Risk Appetite

15%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (15%)

The fund maintains significant gross exposure at 199.1% but with defensive net exposure of only 21.3%. The manager is selectively adding long positions but remains cautious with substantial short exposure as a hedge.

Capital Deployment

20%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (20%)

The manager is actively evaluating new long opportunities and mentions being presented with compelling opportunities, suggesting modest deployment activity. However, no specific cash level changes or major position additions are mentioned.

Forward Guidance

35%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (35%)

The manager is actively evaluating new long opportunities and expresses excitement about the current portfolio, indicating a bias toward deploying capital into attractive opportunities despite acknowledging continued volatility.

Language Signal

30%

BearishBullish

Bearish (30%)

Language includes positive terms like 'compelling opportunities,' 'extremely excited,' and 'best buying opportunities,' balanced against risk-focused language about uncertainty and volatility. Net positive directional bias in language.

Perceived Risk

70%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (70%)

High perceived risk due to trade policy uncertainty, factor volatility at extreme levels comparable to Covid/2022 periods, and explicit statements about economic uncertainty and elevated volatility expected to continue.

Opportunity Density

80%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (80%)

The manager sees abundant opportunities emerging from the market shakeup, describing compelling new long opportunities and expressing extreme excitement about the current environment. The fundamental disconnect is characterized as rare and significant.

Time Horizon

65%

Short-TermLong-Term

Multi-Year (65%)

The manager acknowledges that opportunities 'may take some time to play itself out' and expects volatility over 'the next several months,' suggesting a medium-term investment horizon rather than immediate catalyst dependency.