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Fawkes Capital Management 2024 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2024 Letter Analysis

Fawkes Capital Management Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Annualized+16.4%

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Capitalizing on AI-driven electricity demand that will quadruple power growth. Natural gas infrastructure emerges as the key beneficiary since renewables cannot provide 24/7 AI data center reliability."

Executive Summary

Fawkes Capital Management delivered a 2.92% net return in March 2024, driven primarily by macro currency positioning and holdings in Hammond Power Solutions and ARQ. The fund's core thesis centers on AI-driven electricity demand, which is expected to increase data center power consumption from 4.5% to 10% of US supply within three years. This structural shift favors natural gas infrastructure companies like Kinder Morgan, as renewables cannot provide the 24/7 reliability required by AI data centers. The manager also identifies opportunities in immigration services following increased government funding, water treatment companies due to new PFAS regulations, and beneficiaries of accelerating trade protectionism. However, significant macro risks are emerging as inflation has bottomed around 3-3.5%, well above Fed targets, with services inflation remaining problematic. The Fed's disinflationary strategy is failing due to wage acceleration and high immigration rates. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East could further complicate the inflation outlook through oil price disruptions. The fund maintains flexibility across asset classes to navigate this increasingly challenging environment.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

The manager demonstrates moderate-high conviction through specific named positions (Hammond Power Solutions, ARQ, Argan), detailed thesis development around AI-driven electricity demand, and explicit position sizing actions (profit-taking, additions). The extensive Kinder Morgan CEO quote and detailed thematic analysis show strong conviction in core themes, though the diversified approach across multiple themes prevents a higher score.

Growth Outlook

38%

BearishBullish

Neutral (38%)

The manager expresses caution about the macro environment becoming 'much trickier from here' with persistent inflation above Fed targets and expects 'heightened volatility for markets in the period ahead.' While they see opportunities, the overall market outlook is cautious due to unresolved inflation and geopolitical risks.

Risk Appetite

25%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (25%)

The fund maintains selective positioning with some profit-taking (shipping, Powell Industries) but also adding new positions (Argan) in favored themes. They emphasize flexibility to overlay macro exposures and ability to invest across asset classes, suggesting a measured but opportunistic risk appetite.

Capital Deployment

10%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (10%)

The fund engaged in rotation activity - taking profits on shipping and Powell Industries while adding positions in Argan and others. This represents capital rotation rather than net deployment, as proceeds from sales funded new purchases. No cash level changes were mentioned, indicating neutral net deployment.

Forward Guidance

0%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (0%)

The manager takes a balanced approach to future deployment, hoping the challenging macro environment will 'throw up a number of attractive opportunities' while acknowledging reasonable chances of heightened volatility. No clear directional bias toward aggressive deployment or defensive positioning.

Language Signal

38%

BearishBullish

Balanced (38%)

Language is dominated by risk-focused terms including 'trickier,' 'problematic,' 'heightened volatility,' 'tinderbox,' and detailed discussion of inflation risks and geopolitical threats. While opportunities are mentioned, the net balance of directional language leans cautious and risk-aware.

Perceived Risk

72%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (72%)

The manager identifies multiple specific macro risks including persistent inflation above Fed targets, failed Fed policy hypothesis, immigration-driven demand pressures, rising commodity prices, and potential Middle East oil supply disruption. These risks are discussed in detail with specific data points and scenarios, indicating high perceived environmental risk.

Opportunity Density

65%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (65%)

The manager sees selective opportunities in defined areas including AI infrastructure, energy companies, immigration services, water treatment, and trade war beneficiaries. They are 'discovering new companies' in favored themes and expect the challenging environment to 'throw up a number of attractive opportunities,' suggesting moderate-good opportunity density in specific sectors.

Time Horizon

70%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (70%)

The manager discusses multi-year structural themes like AI-driven electricity demand over 'the next 3 years' and regulatory enforcement beginning in 2027 for water treatment. The focus on structural shifts rather than near-term catalysts, combined with willingness to hold through volatility, indicates a medium to long-term investment horizon of 2-5 years.