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NZS Capital - Growth 2025 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2025 Letter Analysis

NZS Capital - Growth Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD-3.61%

YTD-3.61%

Annualized+14.73%

Positioning StanceConstructive

GeographyGlobal

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"NZS Capital underperformed in Q1 2025 but demonstrated portfolio resilience amid broad market volatility. Management is most excited about opportunities in recent years, actively deploying capital into both resilient and optionality positions."

Executive Summary

NZS Capital's Growth Equity strategy returned -3.61% net in Q1 2025, underperforming the benchmark by 226 basis points amid broad market volatility. Despite overweights in weak-performing IT, growth stocks, and US markets, the portfolio demonstrated resilience through disciplined construction and stock selection. Top contributors included Progressive, HEICO, American Tower, BYD, and Linde, while detractors were led by Alphabet, Global-e, Taiwan Semiconductor, Cadence, and Microchip. The manager views current market conditions as creating the most compelling opportunity set in recent years, with increased dispersion and uncertainty favoring their investment framework. They actively deployed capital during the quarter, making sizable additions to both resilient holdings like Trane, Cadence, and Amphenol, and optionality positions including Nvidia, Atlassian, and Procore. New positions were initiated in Marvell, Reddit, and Lemonade. The portfolio's optionality weight increased, with IT allocation rising to 43%. Management emphasizes their focus on companies that create non-zero-sum value in their ecosystems, positioning for multi-year opportunities across both defensive and growth-oriented investments.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

75%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (75%)

High conviction evidenced by sizable additions to multiple positions, introduction of three new positions, and clear articulation of investment philosophy. The detailed HEICO case study and explicit statements about being more excited than in recent years demonstrate strong conviction in their approach.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

The manager expresses optimism about the current opportunity set, stating they are more excited about investment opportunities than in recent years. However, they acknowledge increased market uncertainty and volatility, creating a moderately positive but cautious outlook.

Risk Appetite

40%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (40%)

The portfolio demonstrates a risk-on posture with active capital deployment, sizable additions to existing positions, and introduction of new optionality positions. The increased optionality weight and willingness to add to volatile positions like Nvidia indicates moderate risk appetite.

Capital Deployment

60%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (60%)

Active capital deployment through sizable additions to existing positions and three new position initiations. While specific cash level changes aren't disclosed, the language of taking advantage of volatility and actively adding capital suggests moderate to significant deployment activity.

Forward Guidance

50%

CautiousExpansionary

Neutral (50%)

Management explicitly states they are actively adding capital to positions with compelling multi-year opportunities and are finding opportunities in both resilient and optionality portions. This represents clear bullish forward guidance and deployment intentions.

Language Signal

30%

BearishBullish

Bearish (30%)

Language includes positive terms like compelling opportunities, excited about investment opportunities, and attractive starting points, balanced against acknowledgment of volatility, uncertainty, and market challenges. Net positive but measured tone.

Perceived Risk

60%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (60%)

Management acknowledges increased market uncertainty, volatility, global trade politics concerns, and challenges from high correlations. They explicitly mention turmoil and unpredictable future, indicating moderate to high perceived risk in the environment.

Opportunity Density

80%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (80%)

Manager states they are more excited about investment opportunities than in recent years and are finding compelling opportunities in both resilient and optionality portions of the portfolio. Valuations described as more compelling across many sectors indicates high opportunity density.

Time Horizon

85%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (85%)

Consistent emphasis on multi-year opportunities, long-term positioning, and patient capital approach. The HEICO case study emphasizes long-term value creation, and management expresses hope to be shareholders for many years to come, indicating very long-term orientation.