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Mayar Capital 2026 Q3 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q3 2026 Letter Analysis

Mayar Capital Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+2.46%

YTD-4.04%

Annualized+7.89%

Positioning StanceCAUTIOUS

Market CapAll Cap

GeographyGlobal

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Maintains a disciplined value-oriented posture against lopsided AI-driven market indices, establishing a new position in UK homebuilder Barratt Redrow while exiting Microsoft and PayPal over accounting and turnaround concerns."

Executive Summary

Mayar Responsible Global Equity Fund (Class A) advanced 2.5% net of fees and expenses during the third quarter of 2026, outperforming the benchmark MSCI World Index return of 1.9%. Year-to-date through September 30, 2026, the fund's Class A shares posted a net return of -4.04% compared to an 11.75% gain for the MSCI World Index. The fund closed the period holding a 5.1% cash position, with regional equity listing allocations standing at 45% North America, 41% Europe, and 9% Asia, while sector exposures were led by Consumer Non-Cyclicals at 21.8%, Financials at 17.0%, and Technology at 16.0%. From a macroeconomic perspective, the manager underscores severe equity market concentration and speculative excess, noting that broad benchmark indices are propelled by an unsustainable narrow cohort of mega-cap technology firms banking on unproven artificial intelligence returns. While early third-quarter skepticism surrounding corporate AI return on capital fueled historic relative outperformance for the fund in July and August, market sentiment reverted sharply in September. The manager highlights that market breadth remains profoundly fragile, with fewer than half of S&P 500 members trading above their 200-day moving averages, while capital expenditure among AI-focused enterprises increasingly relies on high-interest leverage. Portfolio turnover was unusually active, driven by disciplined accounting and valuation frameworks. The fund established a new long position in UK homebuilder Barratt Redrow while augmenting exposure to Taylor Wimpey, Bunzl, Lonza, SAP, Nestlé, and Booking Holdings. Concurrently, six positions were exited: PayPal following an unfulfilled multi-year turnaround; Kering due to stagnant brand recovery; Microsoft amid mounting governance concerns over aggressive accounting for data center capital expenditures; Sunbelt Rentals on valuation discipline after a 350% return; Brenntag following persistent chemical industry headwinds; and spin-off Midera Food Processing, with proceeds redeployed into parent Middleby.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

72%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (72%)

The portfolio maintains high concentration in top ideas, with the ten largest holdings comprising 50.73% of total assets, led by SAP at 6.51% and Unilever at 6.35%. Decisive action was taken to purge six underperforming or aggressive-accounting positions including long-term holdings PayPal and Brenntag. Conviction is slightly tempered by the manager's acknowledgment of exhaustion running a value fund in a momentum tape and admitting Microsoft's quick gain was luck rather than skill.

Growth Outlook

28%

BearishBullish

Bearish (28%)

A decidedly cautious stance is articulated regarding broad equity markets, characterized as dangerously lopsided and dependent on an artificial intelligence narrative priced as if trees grow to the sky. Warning signs include fewer than half of S&P 500 constituents trading above their 200-day moving averages and AI hyperscalers borrowing heavily to finance expansion. History teaches that narrow index leadership invariably ends poorly, though the manager anticipates strong relative performance when market sanity returns.

Risk Appetite

45%

DefensiveAggressive

Balanced (45%)

Capital positioning reflects a conservative, defensive bias with cash held at 5.1% and substantial allocations in non-cyclical consumer staples and healthcare totaling over 33% of the portfolio. The fund explicitly refuses to participate in speculative AI equity valuations and strictly avoids compromising on accounting health. Risk-taking is confined to select idiosyncratic value opportunities such as UK homebuilders poised for policy-driven inflection.

Capital Deployment

48%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (48%)

Capital deployment was broadly balanced as cash rose marginally from 3.8% in the previous quarter to 5.1% at period end. While an unusually elevated six holdings were fully liquidated, proceeds were largely absorbed by initiating Barratt Redrow, adding to five core positions, and reinvesting spinoff cash into Middleby.

Forward Guidance

52%

CautiousExpansionary

Neutral (52%)

Action bias remains patient and selective, emphasizing rigorous screening through automated accounting scoring to kill unviable ideas early. The manager intends to deploy capital only when market pricing reflects weighing-machine fundamentals rather than short-term voting sentiment. There is clear readiness to repurchase past winners like Sunbelt Rentals should market valuations reset appropriately.

Language Signal

38%

BearishBullish

Balanced (38%)

Directional vocabulary is heavily weighted with warnings of madness, dangerously lopsided indices, aggressive accounting, and speculative tech pricing. This cautious tone is balanced by positive appraisals of portfolio durability, robust unit economics in Toast, and compelling long-term enterprise prospects once the speculative narrative cracks.

Perceived Risk

74%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (74%)

Perceived systemic risk in current financial markets is substantial, elevated by debt-fueled capital spending among tech companies and deteriorating index market breadth. The manager highlights that modest skepticism in July drove an 11% relative performance swing, indicating severe underlying fragility. High interest rates are identified as a potential trigger to punctuate market excesses.

Opportunity Density

42%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (42%)

Compelling value ideas remain scarce across major global equity markets dominated by high valuations, requiring the triage of roughly 8,600 companies to identify compliant investments. Nevertheless, selective pockets of value are emerging in unloved sectors like UK housing and non-tech franchises. The manager highlights that the vast majority of screened candidates are swiftly rejected during initial accounting checks.

Time Horizon

82%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (82%)

Investment philosophy explicitly demands a multi-year horizon of at least five years, viewing stocks as real operating businesses rather than trading paper. Holding periods frequently span four to eight years, as seen in positions like Brenntag, PayPal, and Ashtead. Management emphasizes that superior temperament and staying power through extended out-of-favor cycles represent their core structural edge.