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Capicraft Investment Partners 2024 Q3 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q3 2024 Letter Analysis

Capicraft Investment Partners Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Annualized+12.07%

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Manager positions for emerging markets outperformance as Fed cuts benefit variable-rate economies while US assets remain expensive. South African recovery story playing out with Eskom improvements and political stability."

Executive Summary

Capicraft's Global Creator fund has delivered strong performance since inception, up 26% in dollar terms versus 4.6% for peer group over 37 months. The manager believes a regime change is underway favoring emerging markets and real assets over expensive US financial assets. Fed rate cuts will have limited impact on the US economy due to fixed-rate debt structures but will disproportionately benefit emerging markets with variable-rate banking systems. The fund has added emerging markets exposure including Chinese mainland stocks. South African markets presented exceptional value opportunities due to political uncertainty, load shedding, and pension fund outflows creating hopeless JSE valuations. Recent improvements include 200 days without load shedding, sustainable Eskom recovery, and formation of Government of National Unity avoiding far-left government. The manager has selectively taken profits on local shares as larger companies have repriced but expects continued returns from lower rates and growth. Portfolio positioned for extended US underperformance while emerging markets and commodities benefit from narrowing interest rate differentials and weaker dollar.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

Manager demonstrates high conviction in regime change thesis with specific positioning changes including adding emerging markets exposure and Chinese mainland stocks. Clear views on Fed policy impacts and South African recovery with concrete portfolio actions, though no individual position sizing disclosed.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

Manager is constructive on emerging markets and commodities but explicitly warns of extended US underperformance ahead. Mixed outlook with optimism for non-US assets balanced by concerns about expensive US valuations.

Risk Appetite

40%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (40%)

Portfolio is positioned for regime change with added emerging markets exposure including Chinese stocks, but manager is selectively taking profits on local South African positions, indicating measured risk appetite rather than aggressive deployment.

Capital Deployment

20%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (20%)

Manager has added emerging markets exposure including Chinese stocks but is simultaneously taking selective profits on South African positions. Net activity appears to be rotation rather than significant new capital deployment.

Forward Guidance

30%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (30%)

Manager expects to continue benefiting from lower rates and growth but is selectively harvesting gains on local positions. Forward guidance shows selective deployment rather than aggressive capital commitment.

Language Signal

15%

BearishBullish

Bearish (15%)

Language is mixed with positive terms around emerging markets opportunities and South African recovery balanced by warnings about expensive US assets, extended underperformance periods, and political risks. Slightly more cautious than bullish overall.

Perceived Risk

45%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (45%)

Manager acknowledges coalition politics risks in South Africa, inflation concerns in US, and potential for extended US underperformance. Moderate risk awareness with specific concerns identified but not dominating the narrative.

Opportunity Density

70%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (70%)

Manager sees abundant opportunities in emerging markets and commodities which are described as dirt cheap, while finding fewer deeply discounted bargains in South African large caps. Overall positive opportunity set in preferred asset classes.

Time Horizon

65%

Short-TermLong-Term

Multi-Year (65%)

Manager discusses regime change and extended periods of outperformance/underperformance suggesting multi-year thesis timeframe. No urgency expressed around catalyst timing, indicating medium to longer-term investment horizon of 2-5 years.