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Cedar Creek Partners 2023 Q3 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q3 2023 Letter Analysis

Cedar Creek Partners Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+16.9%

Annualized+14.5%

Positioning StanceConstructive

Market CapSmallCap

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Cedar Creek Partners runs a concentrated value strategy targeting smaller companies trading below intrinsic value. The fund takes large positions in best ideas rather than diversifying equally, maintaining 68% in top five holdings."

Executive Summary

Cedar Creek Partners employs a concentrated value investing strategy focused on smaller companies trading below intrinsic value. The fund takes concentrated positions in its best ideas rather than diversifying equally across holdings, believing this approach will generate superior long-term returns despite increased short-term volatility. Manager Tim Eriksen emphasizes fundamental analysis to identify securities with solid management teams capable of growing intrinsic value over time. The fund maintains flexibility in cash allocation, building higher cash levels when attractive opportunities are scarce and deploying capital when undervalued investments are abundant. The strategy acknowledges market volatility as inevitable, referencing significant declines in 2008 and 2022, but focuses on security selection rather than market timing. With 94.9% long exposure and 67.9% concentrated in top five positions across 32 holdings, the fund demonstrates its conviction-driven approach. The manager targets outperformance over three to five year periods through disciplined value investing principles.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

78%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (78%)

The fund demonstrates high conviction through concentrated positioning with 67.9% in top 5 holdings across only 32 positions total. The manager explicitly states preference for putting significantly more money in best ideas versus 10th best ideas, showing clear conviction in position sizing decisions.

Growth Outlook

0%

BearishBullish

Bearish (0%)

The manager takes a neutral stance on market direction, explicitly stating they do not try to time the market or predict which direction it is headed. They acknowledge both positive and negative market years as normal cyclical behavior without expressing directional bias.

Risk Appetite

25%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (25%)

The fund maintains high equity exposure at 94.9% with concentrated positioning (67.9% in top 5 holdings), indicating moderate risk appetite. However, the strategy includes building cash when opportunities are scarce, showing some risk management discipline.

Capital Deployment

0%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (0%)

No specific cash level changes or deployment activity are discussed in the letter. The manager describes a flexible approach of building cash when opportunities are scarce and deploying when they find undervalued investments, but provides no indication of current directional activity.

Forward Guidance

0%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (0%)

The manager provides no directional guidance for future deployment, stating they will be fully invested when they find undervalued opportunities and hold cash when they cannot. This represents a neutral, opportunity-driven approach without bias toward deployment or cash building.

Language Signal

10%

BearishBullish

Bearish (10%)

The language is predominantly neutral and process-focused, with minimal directional signals. The few positive terms like 'superior returns' and 'potential' are balanced by acknowledgment of volatility and market risks, resulting in slightly positive but largely neutral language.

Perceived Risk

35%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (35%)

The manager acknowledges market volatility as inevitable and references significant market declines in 2008 and 2022, but frames these as normal cyclical behavior rather than current concerns. Risk discussion is moderate and historical rather than forward-looking or alarming.

Opportunity Density

40%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (40%)

The manager does not explicitly characterize the current opportunity set as abundant or scarce. The flexible cash strategy suggests opportunities vary over time, but no specific assessment of current opportunity density is provided in the letter.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

The fund explicitly targets outperformance over a minimum of three to five years and emphasizes holding securities until the market offers fair value. The strategy focuses on long-term intrinsic value growth rather than near-term catalysts, indicating a multi-year investment horizon.