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Kathmandu Capital 2026 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q2 2026 Letter Analysis

Kathmandu Capital Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+16.64%

YTD+14.63%

Positioning StanceConstructive

Market CapSmallCap

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"The manager sees a fragile U.S. economy with 120% debt-to-GDP and elevated valuations, positioning the portfolio in mispriced small-caps across Asia and Latin America."

Executive Summary

Kathmandu Capital delivered a strong Q2 2025 return of 16.64% net, outperforming both the S&P 500 and MSCI ACWI benchmarks despite navigating a ~30% portfolio swing driven by tariff-related volatility. The manager shifted 35% to cash mid-quarter before fully redeploying by period end, demonstrating tactical agility in turbulent markets. The portfolio emphasizes international diversification as a strategic advantage in an environment where American exceptionalism is being questioned and the U.S. faces a fragile economy with 120% debt-to-GDP ratio, declining dollar, and elevated market valuations. Key positions include ACM Research, a new holding positioned to benefit from China's semiconductor supply chain localization, and OMAB, a Mexican airport operator poised to capture nearshoring tailwinds. The manager maintains a cautious outlook, viewing the probability of economic downturn as higher than continued expansion, while patiently waiting for mispricing opportunities in volatile markets. The fund's nimble size and international focus are positioned to benefit from capital flows seeking opportunities outside the U.S. and early signs of convergence between U.S. and international equity markets.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

The fund holds seven named positions with detailed thesis summaries for each, including specific catalysts, valuation metrics, and market share projections. The ACM Research discussion is particularly detailed with specific revenue projections ($7Bn incremental by 2030) and market share targets (14% to 25%). The OMAB thesis includes three distinct pillars with specific margin data (41% FCF margin). However, the portfolio is diversified across multiple geographies and sectors rather than concentrated, and the manager explicitly trims positions to reallocate capital, suggesting moderate rather than extreme conviction. The detailed position-level analysis and specific catalysts support a score in the moderate-to-high range, but the diversification and tactical rebalancing prevent it from reaching high conviction territory.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

The manager expresses significant caution about markets, stating the probability of the party stopping is higher than the opposite. Concerns include a fragile economy with little cushion, U.S. debt-to-GDP at 120% all-time high, dollar declining 10%, inflationary pressures building, and stock market at all-time highs in both price and valuation. The manager questions what tools would be left to stimulate the economy in a recession and whether the bond market might question America's creditworthiness. While acknowledging the market has looked past tariff risks, the overall tone is cautious with explicit warnings about systemic vulnerabilities.

Risk Appetite

25%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (25%)

The portfolio moved from 35% cash mid-quarter to fully invested by quarter end, indicating moderate risk-on positioning. However, the manager explicitly states they will continue to approach the market with caution and expects to continue adjusting cash balance swiftly, viewing cash as a safer hedge than shorting. The fund is trimming some positions like NagaCorp to reallocate to more attractive opportunities, suggesting selective rather than aggressive deployment. The positioning is tilted toward risk but with significant hedging language and tactical flexibility, placing it in mildly positive territory.

Capital Deployment

55%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (55%)

The fund moved from 35% cash mid-quarter to fully invested by quarter end, representing a significant deployment of capital. This represents approximately a 35-percentage-point reduction in cash levels, which would typically score in the +0.70 to +0.85 range. However, the manager explicitly states this is tactical and they expect to continue adjusting cash balance swiftly, suggesting this is not a permanent shift but rather opportunistic deployment during volatility. The fund also trimmed NagaCorp to reallocate capital, indicating rotation rather than pure net deployment. Given the significant cash deployment but tactical nature and rotation component, this scores in the moderate deployment range.

Forward Guidance

10%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (10%)

The manager states they will continue to approach the market with caution and patiently wait for unreasonable mispricing to emerge in an extraordinarily volatile market. While fully invested at quarter end, the emphasis is on patience, selectivity, and maintaining flexibility to adjust cash balances swiftly. The language suggests monitoring and preserving optionality rather than aggressive deployment bias. The manager is not explicitly pulling back but is clearly not in active deployment mode either, placing this in neutral to slightly positive territory.

Language Signal

43%

BearishBullish

Balanced (43%)

The letter contains a mix of directional language but leans slightly bearish overall. Bearish language includes fragile economy, little cushion, all-time high debt, probability of party stopping, lingering uncertainties, extraordinarily volatile, and caution repeated multiple times. Bullish language includes attractive opportunities, compelling margin of safety, bullish on long-term outlook, and positioned to benefit from nearshoring tailwinds. The balance tilts modestly toward risk and caution language, though not overwhelmingly so, placing this in mildly negative territory.

Perceived Risk

75%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (75%)

The manager identifies multiple specific systemic risks with meaningful discussion: U.S. debt-to-GDP at 120% all-time high with questions about creditworthiness, fragile economy with little cushion to absorb shocks, dollar declining 10%, inflationary pressures building, consumer confidence weighing down, lingering tariff uncertainties, and stock market at all-time highs in valuation. The manager explicitly states the probability of the party stopping is higher than the opposite and questions what tools would be left in a recession. The portfolio experienced a ~30% swing from tariff volatility. These are identifiable, named risks discussed in detail across multiple paragraphs, placing this firmly in the 0.60-0.84 range. The systemic nature and breadth of concerns justify the higher end of this range.

Opportunity Density

60%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (60%)

The manager describes selective opportunities in defined areas, particularly international markets outside the U.S. The fund initiated a new position in ACM Research and maintains conviction in existing holdings like Gigacloud and OMAB, describing them as offering compelling margin of safety and attractive opportunities. However, the manager also trimmed NagaCorp to reallocate to more attractive opportunities, suggesting selectivity is required. The emphasis on patiently waiting for unreasonable mispricing to emerge indicates opportunities are not abundant but exist in specific areas. The international focus is presented as offering better opportunities than U.S. markets. This characterization of selective but identifiable opportunities in defined geographies places the score in the 0.55-0.79 range.

Time Horizon

70%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (70%)

The manager repeatedly emphasizes long-term focus, stating they will continue to focus on delivering satisfactory long-term absolute returns and describing this as a journey of a lifetime. The ACM Research thesis projects share gains through 2030, indicating a multi-year horizon. The manager describes remaining patient and supportive of Kaspi management through short-term challenges, believing the Turkish expansion will prove smart in hindsight. The OMAB thesis is built around a 50-year concession structure with 5-year MDP cycles. However, the fund also demonstrates tactical behavior by moving 35% to cash and back to fully invested within a single quarter, and discusses near-term catalysts like the BEAD program and MDP renewal. The combination of long-term language with specific multi-year catalysts but also tactical quarterly positioning places this in the 0.65-0.84 range, representing a multi-year thesis with some catalyst dependency.