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Distillate Capital International 2022 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q2 2022 Letter Analysis

Distillate Capital International Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Annualized+9.96%

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Analysis pending..."

Executive Summary

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

80%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (80%)

Distillate demonstrates high conviction in its systematic rules-based methodology, maintaining strict focus on free cash flow yield, balance sheet strength, and fundamental stability across portfolio additions and rebalances.

Growth Outlook

40%

BearishBullish

Neutral (40%)

While acknowledging near-term macroeconomic headwinds and potential recession risks, the manager highlights attractive valuation levels and steady NTM free cash flow estimates supporting favorable long-term equity return prospects.

Risk Appetite

25%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (25%)

Positioning remains defensively aligned around high cash flow stability, low indebtedness, zero exposure to negative cash flow businesses, and position caps to avoid concentration risk.

Capital Deployment

60%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (60%)

The fund actively rebalanced, reallocating capital into newly attractive names like Apple, Alphabet, Meta, and Alibaba while exiting outperforming consumer staples.

Forward Guidance

50%

CautiousExpansionary

Neutral (50%)

The letter maintains a long-term optimistic stance, noting that trailing free cash flow yields historically point toward solid long-term nominal returns over the next decade.

Language Signal

75%

BearishBullish

Bullish (75%)

The tone is clear, empirical, and confident, relying extensively on quantitative data and historical backtests to support its positioning and commentary.

Perceived Risk

30%

Low RiskElevated

Low Risk (30%)

The manager highlights elevated market risks including rising interest rates, inflation, economic weakness, and dangerously high debt levels among small-cap benchmarks.

Opportunity Density

70%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (70%)

The team sees substantial valuation divergence across global markets and within cap tiers, offering rich stock selection opportunities to buy attractively valued quality businesses.

Time Horizon

90%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (90%)

The manager explicitly emphasizes a long-term investment horizon, framing current valuations against multi-year historical trends and 10-year return projections.