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Stewart Asset Management 2026 Q3 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q3 2026 Letter Analysis

Stewart Asset Management Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+0.77%

YTD+6.18%

Annualized+16.93%

Positioning StanceBULLISH

Market CapLarge Cap

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Stewart Asset Management remains constructive on market-leading hyperscalers and secular aerospace demand, initiating a high-conviction position in Howmet Aerospace on recent consolidation while maintaining a disciplined 12x five-year projected earnings valuation framework."

Executive Summary

During the third quarter of 2026, the Stewart Asset Management Flagship portfolio advanced 0.77% net of fees, trailing the S&P 500 Index return of 2.30%. On a year-to-date basis through September 30, 2026, the strategy gained 6.18% net of fees compared to a 12.75% advance for the benchmark. The portfolio maintains a disciplined concentrated posture in large-capitalization equities with cash allocations typically maintained between 1% and 4%. The macroeconomic backdrop reflects underlying economic resilience, characterized by healthy consumer spending, low unemployment, and robust corporate profitability. However, persistent inflation and elevated interest rates have compressed broad market valuation multiples toward 19 times next year's earnings. Simultaneously, massive corporate and enterprise capital expenditure into artificial intelligence infrastructure continues unabated, with non-lab enterprise adoption now accounting for nearly 60% of all AI compute consumption. Portfolio underperformance was largely driven by holdings in cloud hyperscalers—Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft—which lagged broad indices due to market scrutiny over elevated capital investments that the manager expects will peak by late 2027. SAM capitalized on recent market consolidation to initiate a new position in Howmet Aerospace, citing its dominant competitive moat in turbine blades, decade-long commercial aerospace backlogs, and resilient aftermarket cash flows.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

80%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (80%)

Stewart Asset Management operates a concentrated portfolio of large-capitalization market stalwarts, keeping cash minimal (1% to 4%) and holding through year-to-date underperformance in key holdings Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft. The team initiated a high-conviction position in Howmet Aerospace on market consolidation and explicitly projects portfolio values to double over the next five years.

Growth Outlook

70%

BearishBullish

Bullish (70%)

The manager expresses solid medium-term optimism grounded in record corporate profits, healthy consumer spending, and low unemployment, while identifying attractive entry valuations as forward multiples contracted to 19x next year's earnings. Forward price-to-earnings on five-year projected earnings stands at 12x, a historic springboard for strong returns.

Risk Appetite

80%

DefensiveAggressive

Aggressive (80%)

Capital remains nearly fully deployed with minimal cash holdings (1% to 4%) and zero defensive short hedging. The manager actively leans into high-beta technology infrastructure and initiated a cyclical industrial position in Howmet Aerospace during share price consolidation.

Capital Deployment

60%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (60%)

Portfolio cash allocations remain steady between 1% and 4%, with selective new deployment demonstrated by the initiation of Howmet Aerospace during a market pullback.

Forward Guidance

75%

CautiousExpansionary

Expansionary (75%)

Guidance indicates steady capital deployment into high-quality growth franchises on pullbacks, anticipating substantial cash generation as hyperscaler capital expenditures peak before year-end 2027.

Language Signal

75%

BearishBullish

Bullish (75%)

The letter employs distinctly optimistic and constructive phrasing regarding portfolio fundamentals, praising stalwarts for compounding earnings power and possessing enviable moats, while treating interest rate and capital expenditure headwinds as temporary.

Perceived Risk

35%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (35%)

Macroeconomic threats such as inflation and higher interest rates are acknowledged primarily as valuation multiple depressors rather than existential credit or economic concerns, with futures pointing to lower energy prices ahead.

Opportunity Density

65%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (65%)

The investable opportunity set is viewed selectively through the lens of dominant industry leaders, identifying compelling entry multiples in turbine manufacturing and durable cloud compute suppliers.

Time Horizon

85%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (85%)

The investment strategy explicitly evaluates businesses across a five-year horizon, anchoring its performance expectations to a five-year projected P/E metric and multi-cycle aerospace tailwinds.