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Appleseed Fund 2024 Q3 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q3 2024 Letter Analysis

Appleseed Fund Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Annualized+19.14%

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Added Cameco and Sprott Uranium Trust to capitalize on structural uranium shortages. Maintains defensive positioning with gold and Treasuries, expecting persistent inflation from fiscal deficits to favor hard assets."

Executive Summary

Appleseed Fund generated a 20.46% return over the 12 months ended September 30, 2024, slightly underperforming the benchmark but delivering strong risk-adjusted performance with less than 70% equity allocation. The fund's core thesis centers on a nuclear energy renaissance driven by structural uranium supply deficits and dramatically increasing electricity demand from data centers, electric vehicles, and climate goals. With global commitments to triple nuclear capacity by 2050, uranium prices are expected to rise significantly from current levels that remain too low to incentivize new mine development. The fund added positions in Cameco Corporation and Sprott Physical Uranium Trust to capitalize on this opportunity. Portfolio additions included Estée Lauder, Willis Lease Finance, Diana Shipping, and Gravity, while liquidating positions that reached intrinsic value estimates. The fund maintains a defensive posture with overweight positions in Treasuries and gold, expecting persistent inflation driven by unsustainable fiscal deficits and money printing to favor scarce hard assets over the coming decade.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

The fund demonstrates high conviction in their uranium thesis with specific position additions in Cameco and Sprott Uranium Trust, detailed fundamental analysis, and clear catalysts. However, the diversified portfolio with defensive positioning and hedged language around broader markets prevents a higher score.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

The fund expresses cautious optimism about specific opportunities like uranium and nuclear energy while maintaining concerns about broader economic conditions. They see attractive opportunities in select areas but remain defensive due to inflation and fiscal concerns.

Risk Appetite

38%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (38%)

The fund is positioned defensively with less than 70% equity allocation and overweight positions in Treasuries and gold. While they added new positions, the overall posture remains cautious given their bearish economic outlook.

Capital Deployment

15%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (15%)

The fund added four new positions while liquidating four others that reached intrinsic value, representing capital rotation rather than net deployment. With less than 70% equity allocation and defensive positioning, this reflects selective reallocation rather than aggressive deployment.

Forward Guidance

0%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (0%)

The fund shows selective deployment in specific themes like uranium while maintaining defensive positioning elsewhere. They are neither aggressively deploying nor pulling back, but rather rotating capital based on opportunities.

Language Signal

0%

BearishBullish

Bearish (0%)

The letter balances bullish language around uranium and nuclear opportunities with bearish language around inflation, fiscal deficits, and economic risks. The directional language is roughly balanced between opportunities and concerns.

Perceived Risk

72%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (72%)

The fund expresses significant concern about persistent inflation, unsustainable fiscal deficits, falling Treasury receipts, and the need for dollar devaluation to avoid fiscal problems. These systemic risks are discussed in detail and drive their defensive positioning.

Opportunity Density

45%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (45%)

The fund sees compelling opportunities in specific areas like uranium, nuclear energy, and select undervalued stocks, but characterizes the broader environment as requiring selectivity and defensive positioning. Opportunities exist but are not abundant across markets.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

The fund explicitly states they are probably still a decade away from the end of higher uranium prices and discusses multi-year themes like nuclear capacity expansion by 2050. Their uranium thesis is built on long-term structural changes rather than near-term catalysts.