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HalvioCapital 2026 Q3 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q3 2026 Letter Analysis

HalvioCapital Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD-5.6%

YTD+14.22%

Positioning StanceCONSTRUCTIVE

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Constructive on overlooked micro-cap compounders and asset-backed cyclicals, initiating a deep-value long in Master Drilling while exiting rerated holdings like QEPC and FILA."

Executive Summary

Halvio Capital reported a decline of approximately 5.6% net of fees for the third quarter of 2026, bringing net performance year-to-date to 14.22%, tracking slightly ahead of major benchmark indices including the S&P 500 (10.30%) and Russell 2000 (13.70%). The manager experienced quarterly drawdown across several holdings driven by broader equity market volatility rather than fundamental impairments. Capital was actively redeployed during the period, harvesting capital from fully rerated or stagnant names and allocating into deep value opportunities trading at steep discounts to intrinsic asset value and normalized cash flows. From a macroeconomic perspective, the manager notes growing fragility beneath headline index performance, where five mega-cap companies generated roughly 90% of quarterly market gains while nearly half of S&P constituents trade 20% below recent peaks. With the 10-year Treasury yield elevated to levels unseen since 2007 and the artificial intelligence theme beginning to wobble, broader market returns face near-term valuation headwinds. Rather than speculating on interest rate trajectories or geopolitical events, the fund remains focused on idiosyncratic micro-cap and small-cap mispricings where normalized spreads and commodity capital cycles provide durable operational tailwinds. Portfolio turnover featured the full liquidation of QEPC following a 50% year-to-date rerating and the complete exit of Italian conglomerate FILA due to prolonged range-bound performance despite corporate asset sales. Proceeds were redeployed into Master Drilling Group, an unhedged global raise bore drilling leader trading below four times earnings with a record $1 billion backlog. The fund also maintained core positions in Citizens Bancshares, Mestek, and Goldmoney, viewing each as deeply undervalued relative to private-market book values, core operating operating earnings, and net cash balances.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

75%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (75%)

The portfolio exhibits high conviction through a tight focus on a small group of deeply discounted micro-cap and small-cap value ideas like Master Drilling, Mestek, and Goldmoney. The manager provides detailed valuation calculations and is disciplined in exiting names like FILA and QEPC when the thesis matures or stagnates, though exact position weightings are not explicitly disclosed.

Growth Outlook

40%

BearishBullish

Neutral (40%)

The manager expresses near-term caution regarding broad market indices, highlighting extreme concentration where five mega-cap stocks generated 90% of quarterly returns while nearly half of S&P companies trade down 20%. Rising 10-year Treasury yields and signs of fatigue in the artificial intelligence trade further contribute to a subdued broader outlook.

Risk Appetite

65%

DefensiveAggressive

Balanced (65%)

Risk appetite remains tilted toward idiosyncratic value deployment, purchasing cyclical international small-caps like Master Drilling and holding asset-heavy deep value equities. However, the manager does not utilize excessive leverage and maintains downside protection via holdings with substantial net cash and asset backing.

Capital Deployment

65%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (65%)

Capital deployment is active on a net basis, with full sales of QEPC and FILA immediately funding new stakes like Master Drilling while core undervalued holdings are maintained.

Forward Guidance

70%

CautiousExpansionary

Expansionary (70%)

Action bias is oriented toward selective deployment into cheap, unhedged equities by recycling proceeds from appreciated or range-bound names. Capital freed from exiting QEPC and FILA was directed into undervalued micro-caps such as Master Drilling.

Language Signal

60%

BearishBullish

Balanced (60%)

The language reflects constructive bottom-up terminology emphasizing cheapness, undervaluation, and margin of safety, offset by cautious rhetoric concerning macro valuations, rising rates, and wobbly tech trades.

Perceived Risk

65%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (65%)

Macroeconomic risk perception is moderately elevated, focusing on the 10-year Treasury yield reaching multi-decade highs, extreme market breadth concentration, and the vulnerability of half the broader market. The manager remains agnostic on predicting geopolitical outcomes.

Opportunity Density

60%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (60%)

The manager sees compelling micro-cap opportunities trading at 2x to 4x cash flow multiples, though they acknowledge that broader market equities appear extended and vulnerable to interest rate headwinds.

Time Horizon

60%

Short-TermLong-Term

Multi-Year (60%)

The investment horizon spans multiple years to permit fundamental business value and backlog conversion to materialize. However, the manager is willing to close positions like FILA if the share price remains range-bound after what is deemed sufficient time.