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Mindset Value Fund 2024 Q3 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q3 2024 Letter Analysis

Mindset Value Fund Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+7.9%

YTD+70%

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Manager favors companies competing in tough markets over limited license models. New investments in premium cannabis brands Mammoth Distribution and beverage company Uncle Arnie's."

Executive Summary

The Mindset Value Fund returned 7.9% in Q3 and is up approximately 70% year-to-date, driven by strong performance from monopoly fire retardant producer Perimeter Solutions and strategic cannabis investments. Perimeter generated almost $180 million in free cash flow in one quarter on a $1.7 billion market cap, benefiting from its monopolistic position and increased government firefighting spending. The manager emphasizes operational excellence over limited licenses in cannabis, favoring companies like Grown Rogue and Glass House that compete successfully in tough markets. Despite Florida's cannabis amendment failure causing sector selloffs, the manager sees continued long-term adoption trends. New investments include Mammoth Distribution, a premium cannabis brand house with exceptional management and quality standards, and Uncle Arnie's, a cannabis beverage company showing rapid growth in both hemp and regulated channels. The portfolio is gradually repositioning away from cannabis concentration toward broader small cap value opportunities, with plans to grow positions in deep value situations where growth is inflecting or capital returns are imminent.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

78%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (78%)

High conviction demonstrated through concentrated positions and specific investment sizing. Manager states Mammoth would be at least 10% of portfolio if publicly traded, provides detailed fundamental analysis with specific financial metrics, and makes bold predictions like stocks doubling or tripling. Clear thesis articulation with specific catalysts and timeframes.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

Manager shows selective optimism about specific opportunities like cannabis adoption trends and fire retardant demand, but acknowledges challenging market conditions for cannabis sector broadly. Mixed outlook with pockets of opportunity rather than broad market bullishness.

Risk Appetite

40%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (40%)

Portfolio is actively deployed with significant new investments in Mammoth and Uncle Arnie's, but manager is simultaneously reducing cannabis concentration and moving toward broader opportunities. Net positive risk appetite but with strategic repositioning.

Capital Deployment

45%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (45%)

Active deployment in new investments like Mammoth ($5-10 million across funds) and additional Uncle Arnie's investment at double the January valuation. However, simultaneously reducing cannabis concentration and repositioning toward other opportunities, indicating measured rather than aggressive deployment.

Forward Guidance

30%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (30%)

Manager plans to continue selective deployment in high-quality opportunities while repositioning away from cannabis concentration. Actively seeking deep value opportunities for 2025 but taking measured approach to capital allocation.

Language Signal

20%

BearishBullish

Bearish (20%)

Language balances opportunity identification with risk acknowledgment. Uses positive terms like exceptional, scorching, and blockbuster for specific holdings, but also discusses industry headwinds, painful stock prices, and need for selectivity.

Perceived Risk

55%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (55%)

Manager identifies specific risks including cannabis pricing pressure, limited license model challenges, and market preference for growth over value. Acknowledges sector headwinds and stakeholder opposition to certain business models, but doesn't express systemic alarm.

Opportunity Density

65%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (65%)

Manager sees selective opportunities in cannabis operational excellence plays and identifies super interesting deep value opportunities internationally and domestically. Notes rich opportunity set in distressed cannabis brands and mentions screens showing attractive situations for 2025.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

Manager expresses multi-year investment horizon with 20-year cannabis adoption wave thesis and long-term brand building focus. Emphasizes patience and long-term value creation over short-term catalysts, though some positions have nearer-term milestones like New Jersey sales starting in December.