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Sandon Capital 2024 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q2 2024 Letter Analysis

Sandon Capital Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Annualized+9.5%

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Key catalysts include asset sales at GDC and potential takeover of IDT at premium valuation."

Executive Summary

Sandon Capital Activist Fund returned 0.3% in June 2024, bringing annualized returns since inception to 9.6%. The fund maintains 92% net exposure with 8% cash across 19 long positions in Australian small-cap companies. Top contributors included Fleetwood (+0.9%), Global Data Centre Group (+0.7%), and IDT Australia (+0.6%), while Midway and City Chic Collective detracted. Key developments included GDC completing its Perth data centre sale and proposing to sell its European business, IDT receiving a takeover proposal at $0.15 per share while raising capital for mRNA therapeutics expansion, and Fleetwood benefiting from overhang elimination. The fund experienced a significant disappointment with City Chic Collective, which sold its US business at a disappointing price and required new capital raising. Looking ahead, the upcoming reporting season will provide comprehensive annual results for fiscal 2024, offering valuable information to inform investment decisions across the portfolio.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

High conviction evidenced by concentrated portfolio of 19 positions with top 5 holdings representing 60% of the fund. Manager provides specific position sizing and detailed commentary on individual holdings, though some hedging language around CCX disappointment prevents maximum score.

Growth Outlook

10%

BearishBullish

Bearish (10%)

The manager expresses neutral to slightly positive market outlook, focusing on upcoming reporting season as an information-gathering opportunity rather than expressing strong directional views on market conditions.

Risk Appetite

25%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (25%)

Portfolio maintains high 92% net exposure with 19 long positions and no shorts, indicating continued risk appetite, though the 8% cash level suggests some caution.

Capital Deployment

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (5%)

Cash levels stable at 8% with no indication of significant deployment or de-risking activity. Portfolio appears in maintenance mode with focus on monitoring existing positions rather than major capital allocation changes.

Forward Guidance

15%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (15%)

Manager takes a measured approach to forward deployment, focusing on analyzing upcoming annual reports rather than expressing urgency to deploy capital or make significant changes.

Language Signal

45%

BearishBullish

Balanced (45%)

Language is balanced with some negative elements including deep disappointment with CCX performance and acknowledgment of significant losses, offset by positive developments in other holdings.

Perceived Risk

25%

Low RiskElevated

Low Risk (25%)

Limited risk discussion beyond acknowledgment of specific position disappointments. Manager does not express broader market or systemic concerns, focusing primarily on individual company developments.

Opportunity Density

45%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (45%)

Manager does not explicitly discuss the broader opportunity set or availability of new investments, focusing instead on existing portfolio developments and upcoming information flow from reporting season.

Time Horizon

70%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (70%)

Multi-year investment horizon evidenced by activist strategy requiring time for corporate changes to materialize. Manager discusses 12-18 month progress at IDT and maintains positions through volatility, indicating patient capital approach typical of activist investing.