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Platinum Asia Fund 2024 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2024 Letter Analysis

Platinum Asia Fund Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+7.2%

Annualized+12.9%

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Led by AI semiconductor beneficiaries TSMC, SK Hynix and Samsung. Chinese banks and industrials showed surprising strength while Korean markets benefited from governance reforms."

Executive Summary

The Platinum Asia Fund returned 7.2% in Q1 2024, driven primarily by AI-related demand in the semiconductor supply chain. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation was a major contributor, rising 30% due to its dominant position manufacturing chips for companies like Nvidia. Korean semiconductor companies SK Hynix and Samsung benefited from capacity tightening as high bandwidth memory production requires significantly more manufacturing capacity than standard DRAM. Chinese holdings showed broad strength with banks like China Merchants Bank up 15% and Ping An Bank up 11%, while industrial companies including Weichai Power and battery maker CATL also performed well. The Korean market received support from a new corporate governance initiative similar to Japan's successful reforms. Despite mixed domestic economic conditions in China and ongoing property sector challenges, the manager sees a rich opportunity set across Asia. The portfolio is now essentially fully invested with holdings that have healthy balance sheets, reasonable valuations, and strong underlying business performance, positioning for longer-term investor rewards.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

The manager demonstrates moderate-high conviction by being essentially fully invested and naming specific holdings with clear thesis explanations. Position sizing is discussed (major holdings, reduced stakes) and specific performance attribution is provided for named companies, but the diversified nature across multiple Asian markets and hedged language about longer time horizons prevents a higher score.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

The manager expresses cautious optimism about Asian markets, noting rich opportunities and reasonable valuations, but acknowledges mixed economic conditions in China and ongoing challenges in the property sector.

Risk Appetite

50%

DefensiveAggressive

Balanced (50%)

The portfolio is now essentially fully invested, indicating a risk-on positioning, but the manager emphasizes selectivity and focus on companies with healthy balance sheets and reasonable valuations.

Capital Deployment

40%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (40%)

The manager states they are now essentially fully invested given the rich opportunity set, indicating deployment from previous cash levels. However, no specific cash percentage changes are provided, and some positions were reduced (HPSP), suggesting selective rotation rather than aggressive net deployment.

Forward Guidance

25%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (25%)

The manager expresses confidence that the portfolio is primed to deliver healthy performance and believes investors should be rewarded over longer time horizons, but maintains a measured tone about near-term prospects.

Language Signal

15%

BearishBullish

Bearish (15%)

Language is predominantly positive with terms like rich opportunity set, healthy balance sheets, reasonable valuations, but balanced with acknowledgment of challenges and mixed conditions in key markets.

Perceived Risk

45%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (45%)

The manager acknowledges several specific risks including China's mixed economy, property sector challenges, trade tensions with anti-dumping investigations, and political uncertainty around elections. However, these are presented as manageable headwinds rather than systemic threats.

Opportunity Density

75%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (75%)

The manager explicitly describes a rich opportunity set across Asian markets and states they are now essentially fully invested as a result. Multiple new opportunities are mentioned including a new position in Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic, indicating abundant investable ideas.

Time Horizon

70%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (70%)

The manager explicitly states belief that investors should be rewarded over longer time horizons and discusses multi-year themes like AI development and corporate governance reforms. The focus on fundamental business performance rather than near-term catalysts indicates a patient, multi-year investment approach.