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Oldfield Partners Overstone Global Large Cap 2026 Q3 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q3 2026 Letter Analysis

Oldfield Partners Overstone Global Large Cap Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+1.7%

YTD+21.1%

Annualized+6.7%

Positioning StanceCONSTRUCTIVE

Market CapLarge Cap

GeographyGlobal

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Capital was rotated from a mature, fairly valued position in Lloyds Banking Group into UK housebuilder Barratt Redrow at Global Financial Crisis-level valuations (0.6x book)."

Executive Summary

In Q3 2026, the Overstone Global Equity Fund advanced +1.7% in USD terms (net of fees), bringing year-to-date performance to +21.1%, compared to quarterly returns of +1.9% for the MSCI World Index and +3.8% for the MSCI World Value Index. Top positive contributors included easyJet (+21.3%), which agreed to a recommended takeover offer from Apollo at 715p following a competitive bidding contest against Castlelake, alongside ArcelorMittal (+12.9%) and Eni (+17.8%). Performance was hindered by Ally Financial (-17.6%), impacted by flattish net interest margin guidance tied to Stellantis lease losses and additional Fed rate hikes, as well as Swatch (-4.9%) and Merck (-6.0%). In response to shifting relative valuations, the fund rotated capital within the UK by fully exiting Lloyds Banking Group at c.1.5x price-to-book (generating c.11% annualized return since 2016) to establish a new holding in UK housebuilder Barratt Redrow at 0.6x book value. The fund continues to anchor risk management in low net financial leverage and diversification across rate-sensitive and rate-beneficiary franchises, maintaining strong fundamental conviction in asset-backed holdings trading at substantial discounts to normalized intrinsic value.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

A disciplined, highly focused value philosophy with named holdings, detailed multi-point fundamental pitches, and decisive portfolio transactions (divesting Lloyds to initiate Barratt Redrow). However, conviction is tempered by an explicit commitment to portfolio-level diversification and hedged language regarding macro unknowns.

Growth Outlook

70%

BearishBullish

Bullish (70%)

The manager sees a 40% weighted average upside across the portfolio trading at 11x forward earnings versus 19x for the MSCI World. While acknowledging macroeconomic turbulence and higher interest rates, they identify compelling entry points in out-of-favor assets.

Risk Appetite

60%

DefensiveAggressive

Balanced (60%)

Capital is allocated to deep value cyclical franchises like housebuilders and auto lenders, but the portfolio maintains a conservative risk posture with low leverage (1.0x net debt/EBITDA vs 1.5x index) and balanced interest rate exposure.

Capital Deployment

58%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (58%)

Capital deployment is active but disciplined: new positions are funded directly by selling holdings that have reached fair value, maintaining an overall neutral-to-slight deployment cadence.

Forward Guidance

65%

CautiousExpansionary

Expansionary (65%)

The fund actively reallocates capital from fully valued winners (Lloyds) into deeply discounted opportunities (Barratt Redrow) and notes it is reviewing easyJet shares against other opportunities as they approach the cash takeover offer price.

Language Signal

62%

BearishBullish

Balanced (62%)

The letter balances positive terminology regarding upside, reset buttons, and material operating gearing against sober assessments of disappointing profits, climbing interest rates, and lingering retail weakness.

Perceived Risk

65%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (65%)

Management openly identifies significant risks including persistent interest rate increases, elevated input and energy costs, AI disruption, and delayed macroeconomic recovery in China.

Opportunity Density

72%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (72%)

Management sees clear opportunities across depressed cyclical areas like UK homebuilders, luxury watchmakers, and consumer lenders, asserting that historical valuation disconnects offer extensive mispricings.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

The strategy operates with a multi-year horizon, noting that land bank resets turn over every four years, margins will normalize toward the end of the decade, and previous positions were held for a decade since 2016.