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Bramshill Income Performance Fund 2023 Q4 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q4 2023 Letter Analysis

Bramshill Income Performance Fund Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Annualized+2.65%

Positioning StanceConstructive

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Bramshill's prescient avoidance of office commercial real estate proves timely as delinquencies surge and regional banks face mounting losses."

Executive Summary

Bramshill revisits their July 2023 outlook on office commercial real estate, highlighting prescient concerns amid recent headlines around New York Community Bancorp's CRE exposure. Office property delinquencies have continued rising above overall rates, becoming the second-highest delinquent property type behind retail. Regional banks face particular vulnerability with significant CRE lending exposure and fewer capital requirements than larger institutions. Nearly $3 trillion in U.S. CRE debt matures through 2028, creating refinancing pressure. Real-world examples include NYCB increasing loss reserves from $62 million to $552 million partly for office building loan losses, and Japan's Aozora Bank projecting $190 million in annual losses partly due to U.S. office exposure. Bramshill maintains their selective approach, avoiding office properties while focusing on stronger fundamentals like multifamily CRE. They view current prudence as foundational for securitized products investments, expecting to consider opportunistic office investments only after fundamentals bottom out. Their proven process and asset selection discipline positions them to continue outperforming peers.

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Algorithmic conviction, macroeconomic posture, and risk appetite signals extracted from this quarterly letter with qualitative explanations.

Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

72%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (72%)

High conviction in avoiding office CRE with clear thesis supported by specific data points and real examples. Manager demonstrates strong conviction in their selective approach and process, though no individual securities are named or sized.

Growth Outlook

20%

BearishBullish

Bearish (20%)

Strongly negative outlook on office CRE market with explicit warnings about systemic stress, rising delinquencies, and impending value reductions. Manager expects continued deterioration and describes fundamental weakness across the sector.

Risk Appetite

30%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (30%)

Defensive positioning with explicit avoidance of office CRE risks. Manager emphasizes selectivity and prudence, focusing only on stronger fundamentals like multifamily while avoiding stressed sectors.

Capital Deployment

38%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (38%)

Moderate defensive stance with explicit avoidance of office CRE sector and emphasis on selectivity. Manager is pulling back from stressed sectors while maintaining focus on stronger fundamentals, indicating cautious capital allocation.

Forward Guidance

35%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (35%)

Cautious deployment bias with manager explicitly waiting for office CRE fundamentals to bottom out before considering opportunistic investments. Current stance is to maintain avoidance and selectivity.

Language Signal

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

Dominated by risk language including deterioration, weakness, stress, losses, and warnings. Minimal bullish language except for confidence in their own process and multifamily sector strength.

Perceived Risk

75%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (75%)

High perceived risk with detailed discussion of systemic CRE stress, $3 trillion in maturing debt, regional bank vulnerabilities, and specific examples of mounting losses. Manager identifies multiple interconnected risk factors.

Opportunity Density

35%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (35%)

Limited opportunity set with manager emphasizing selectivity and avoidance of entire office CRE sector. Opportunities exist in multifamily but overall tone suggests sparse attractive options requiring patience.

Time Horizon

65%

Short-TermLong-Term

Multi-Year (65%)

Multi-year horizon with manager waiting for office CRE fundamentals to bottom out before considering opportunistic investments. Emphasis on proven long-term process and track record suggests 2-5 year investment perspective.