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Bramshill Income Performance Fund 2024 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q2 2024 Letter Analysis

Bramshill Income Performance Fund Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Annualized+2.65%

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Bramshill targets seasoned mortgage-backed securities that have benefited from massive home price gains since 2020, creating substantial borrower equity cushions and enhanced credit protection."

Executive Summary

Bramshill Investments manages $5.72 billion in alternative fixed income strategies, specializing in securitized products backed by U.S. real estate. The firm's core thesis centers on investing in seasoned residential mortgage-backed securities originated in 2021 and prior, which have benefited from unprecedented home price appreciation since 2020. This appreciation has created substantial borrower equity cushions, reducing default risk and enhancing credit protection for bondholders. The strategy emphasizes selectivity, focusing on prime borrowers and multifamily commercial properties while avoiding new issue deals lacking seasoned collateral benefits. Key risks include potential economic weakness leading to home price declines and borrower life events causing defaults despite equity positions. The firm expects opportunities when fundamentals bottom out and credit spreads widen to distressed levels. Portfolio positioning targets mid-to-high single digit returns for senior investments and high single to mid-teens returns for junior positions. The backdrop of deleveraging, decreasing money supply, and cautious Federal Reserve policy should provide a favorable environment for select securitized products.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

High conviction in the specific strategy of focusing on seasoned RMBS with detailed analysis of credit enhancement mechanics and borrower equity benefits. The manager provides specific return targets (mid-to-high single digits for senior, high single to mid-teens for junior) and clear positioning rationale, though no individual securities are named.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

The manager expresses cautious optimism about select opportunities in seasoned securitized products while acknowledging potential economic weakness and home price declines. The outlook is constructive for their specific asset class but tempered by macro concerns.

Risk Appetite

15%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (15%)

Portfolio positioning is selective and defensive, focusing on seasoned collateral with stronger fundamentals while explicitly avoiding new issue deals. The approach emphasizes risk management through credit enhancement and borrower equity cushions.

Capital Deployment

45%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (45%)

The manager emphasizes remaining selective and avoiding new issue deals, suggesting a cautious deployment stance. The strategy involves waiting for better opportunities when fundamentals bottom out, indicating limited near-term deployment activity.

Forward Guidance

10%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (10%)

The manager plans to remain selective and wait for better opportunities when fundamentals bottom out and spreads widen. There is no urgency to deploy capital aggressively, indicating a patient, cautious deployment bias.

Language Signal

20%

BearishBullish

Bearish (20%)

Language is balanced with selective use of opportunity-focused terms like attractive valuations and outperform, but also includes significant risk discussion around potential economic weakness and home price declines.

Perceived Risk

55%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (55%)

Moderate risk acknowledgment with specific discussion of potential economic weakness, unemployment increases, and home price declines. The manager identifies borrower life events and foreclosure costs as ongoing risks despite equity cushions.

Opportunity Density

45%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (45%)

The manager sees selective opportunities in seasoned collateral but emphasizes the need to avoid new issues and wait for better entry points. The opportunity set is characterized as requiring significant selectivity rather than being broadly attractive.

Time Horizon

72%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (72%)

Multi-year investment horizon with focus on seasoned mortgage loans and waiting for fundamental cycles to bottom out. The strategy involves patient capital deployment and holding through potential volatility, suggesting a 2-4 year investment timeframe.