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Diamond Hill International 2024 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2024 Letter Analysis

Diamond Hill International Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Annualized+10.09%

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Diamond Hill's International Strategy outperformed in Q1 2024, led by Japanese holdings benefiting from monetary policy normalization and improved corporate governance."

Executive Summary

Diamond Hill's International Strategy outperformed the MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index in Q1 2024, driven primarily by Canadian holdings and positive contributions from Belgium, Finland and Japan. The portfolio benefited from Japan's monetary policy normalization as the Bank of Japan ended ultra-loose policies, raising rates and ending yield curve control. Key contributors included Mitsubishi Corporation, which announced a 500 billion yen share buyback highlighting improved capital allocation, and Safran, benefiting from its LEAP engine joint venture with GE as competitor Pratt & Whitney struggles. Taiwan Semiconductor gained on strong AI and cloud computing demand. The team added new positions in Evotec, Julius Baer, Mitsubishi Shokuhin and Sandoz while exiting Dino Polska, Shionogi and Fu Shou Yuan after reaching intrinsic value. Despite ongoing uncertainties around China's economic challenges, geopolitical tensions, and the US election year, the managers remain optimistic about 2024 opportunities for disciplined stock-pickers focused on quality companies trading at attractive valuations.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

The managers demonstrate moderate-high conviction through specific position sizing language (500 billion yen buyback for Mitsubishi), detailed thesis explanations for individual holdings, and active portfolio management with four new positions added. However, the diversified international mandate and acknowledgment of multiple scenarios prevents this from reaching high conviction territory. The letter discusses 17 named positions with specific rationales, indicating strong conviction in individual ideas within a broader diversified framework.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

The managers acknowledge significant market uncertainties including China's economic challenges, geopolitical tensions, and US election implications, but frame these as creating opportunities rather than expressing pessimism. They note markets were mostly positive in Q1 and express optimism about 2024 despite the challenges.

Risk Appetite

40%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (40%)

The portfolio actively added four new positions during the quarter while exiting three that reached intrinsic value, indicating selective risk-taking. The managers describe finding high-quality companies at interesting valuations despite rising valuations broadly, suggesting a measured but constructive approach to risk.

Capital Deployment

35%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (35%)

The portfolio added four new positions (Evotec, Julius Baer, Mitsubishi Shokuhin, Sandoz) while exiting three positions that reached intrinsic value estimates. This represents active rotation and selective deployment rather than aggressive capital deployment, as no cash level changes are mentioned. The activity suggests measured deployment into attractive opportunities.

Forward Guidance

50%

CautiousExpansionary

Neutral (50%)

The managers explicitly state they remain optimistic about the rest of 2024 and are prepared to capitalize on opportunities as global events develop. They emphasize being vigilant but simultaneously ready to deploy capital, indicating a balanced but positive action bias.

Language Signal

30%

BearishBullish

Bearish (30%)

Language includes positive terms like 'optimistic,' 'compelling opportunities,' 'attractive valuations,' and 'prepared to capitalize' balanced against risk language including 'uncertainties,' 'challenges,' 'opacity,' and 'tensions.' The net balance leans slightly positive but remains measured.

Perceived Risk

65%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (65%)

The managers identify multiple specific risks including China's economic challenges, real estate sector crisis, geopolitical tensions (Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Hamas), and US election uncertainty. They describe significant opacity in markets and ongoing macroeconomic challenges, indicating meaningful risk awareness without expressing alarm.

Opportunity Density

70%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (70%)

Despite noting that valuations continue rising, the managers state they have still been able to find high-quality companies trading at interesting valuations, evidenced by adding four new positions. They describe market opacity as creating opportunities for well-equipped stock-pickers, suggesting a reasonably rich opportunity set for selective investors.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

The strategy explicitly targets long-term capital appreciation and the managers emphasize being long-term-oriented investors who can capitalize on short-term market volatility. They discuss multi-year thesis development for holdings like HDFC Bank and Roche, and describe their approach as focused on intrinsic value realization over extended periods rather than near-term catalysts.