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Fawkes Capital Management 2024 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q2 2024 Letter Analysis

Fawkes Capital Management Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Annualized+16.4%

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Fawkes Capital positions for three themes: AI energy infrastructure through construction companies, UK building boom from Labour's planning reforms, and Trump tariff beneficiaries. Flat June performance masks active positioning around political catalysts."

Executive Summary

Fawkes Capital Fund delivered flat performance in June 2024, with gains from Hammond Power Solutions, Bird Construction, and Credo Technology offset by losses in Vertiv and Qualcomm. The fund is positioned around three core investment themes. First, AI infrastructure, where they've taken profits on direct AI investments due to elevated valuations but continue favoring construction and equipment companies building the energy infrastructure needed to power AI. Second, UK construction, capitalizing on Labour's landslide victory and mandate to reform planning laws that have historically blocked housing and infrastructure development. The fund favors infrastructure builders, affordable housing companies, and materials suppliers. Third, preparing for a potential Trump presidency and Republican sweep, focusing on tariff and immigration beneficiaries while monitoring opportunities in energy if Republicans gain full control. The macro outlook hinges on November elections, with a Republican sweep potentially driving economic growth initially before eventual inflationary pressures from wage growth and curtailed migration. Without a sweep, tariff increases could prove more inflationary while growth uncertainty persists.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

The fund demonstrates moderate-high conviction through concentrated themes with specific named positions across each thesis. They provide detailed rationale for UK construction plays and AI infrastructure positioning, with clear catalyst identification. However, some positioning is explicitly conditional on election outcomes, which moderates the conviction score.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

The manager expresses cautious optimism about specific opportunities (UK construction, AI infrastructure) but acknowledges significant uncertainty around the November elections. The outlook is constructive on selected themes but hedged by political outcomes.

Risk Appetite

40%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (40%)

The fund is actively positioned in specific themes with named holdings, showing selective risk appetite. However, they've taken profits on AI infrastructure due to valuations and are waiting to add energy positions pending election outcomes, indicating measured risk-taking.

Capital Deployment

15%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (15%)

The fund has taken profits on AI infrastructure investments and is explicitly waiting to add energy positions pending Republican sweep outcomes. This indicates selective rotation rather than net deployment, with a cautious approach to new capital allocation.

Forward Guidance

30%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (30%)

The manager indicates conditional deployment plans - will add oil, gas and coal positions if Republicans sweep, but current positioning is focused on areas Trump can influence unilaterally. This shows selective deployment bias contingent on political outcomes.

Language Signal

20%

BearishBullish

Bearish (20%)

Language is balanced between opportunity identification (UK construction boom, AI infrastructure needs) and risk acknowledgment (inflation concerns, election uncertainty). Slightly more opportunity-focused but tempered by conditional scenarios.

Perceived Risk

45%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (45%)

The manager acknowledges moderate risks around election outcomes, inflation scenarios, and valuation concerns in AI infrastructure. Risks are discussed but not characterized as systemic threats, representing standard investment uncertainty rather than crisis-level concerns.

Opportunity Density

65%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (65%)

The manager identifies multiple specific opportunity sets across three distinct themes with named positions in each area. While selective, they see attractive opportunities in UK construction, AI infrastructure, and political beneficiaries, suggesting a reasonably rich opportunity environment.

Time Horizon

60%

Short-TermLong-Term

Multi-Year (60%)

The fund focuses on medium-term catalysts including UK planning reforms, AI infrastructure buildout, and election outcomes over the next 12-18 months. While not explicitly short-term trading, the positioning is catalyst-driven rather than multi-year compounding stories.