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Hinde Group 2026 Q3 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q3 2026 Letter Analysis

Hinde Group Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD-0.42%

YTD+11.1%

Annualized+19.86%

Positioning StanceCONSTRUCTIVE

Market CapAll Cap

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Spun-off market mispricings and forced institutional selling create exceptional entry valuations in recession-resilient data monopolies."

Executive Summary

1578 Partners posted a net return of -0.42% net of fees for the third quarter of 2026, compared to a 2.30% total return for the S&P 500, bringing year-to-date net performance to 11.10% net of fees versus 12.75% for the benchmark. The portfolio closed the period virtually fully invested, maintaining a 97.4% long equity allocation and 2.6% in cash across eight core long holdings. Top quarterly contributors included Becton Dickinson and Amazon, while Uber and newly established holding Mobility Global served as notable performance detractors. Market conditions were shaped by escalating geopolitical conflict between the United States and Iran, which drove Brent crude prices up roughly 65% over the quarter to surpass $115 per barrel. Meanwhile, massive artificial intelligence capital expenditures by hyperscalers collided with severe physical constraints in advanced logic wafer supply and electrical grid capacity, while debt-funded infrastructure spending placed widening pressure on AI credit spreads. Coupled with hawkish monetary signaling from the Federal Reserve and sovereign fiscal debt strain in Europe, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield surged 85 basis points during the quarter to end at 5.29%. Portfolio activity was headlined by the initiation of a new special situations position in Mobility Global following its corporate spin-off from S&P Global. The fund financed the purchase of Mobility Global by trimming existing stakes in Interactive Brokers Group and Northeast Bank, while opportunistically adding to Netflix. The manager expressed deep fundamental conviction in Mobility Global's subscription-based data moat across CARFAX and automotive planning assets, viewing initial spin-off selling pressure as creating exceptional multi-year risk-adjusted upside.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

88%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (88%)

Capital is tightly allocated across just eight long equity holdings, representing 97.4% of total assets with nominal cash. The manager deployed capital aggressively into a newly spun-off situation, actively funding it by trimming established compounders, and articulates a detailed multi-year target representing more than 100% upside.

Growth Outlook

45%

BearishBullish

Neutral (45%)

The manager outlines severe macro risks including surging crude oil prices, expanding fiscal deficits, and rising bond yields alongside hawkish central bank guidance. While recognizing that corporate credit spreads and equity benchmarks remain resilient, macro cross-currents are characterized as demanding and turbulent.

Risk Appetite

82%

DefensiveAggressive

Aggressive (82%)

Despite significant macro volatility and bond yield spikes, the fund maintains an aggressive 97.4% net long equity posture with only 2.6% cash. Furthermore, capital was actively deployed into a newly public spinoff facing near-term headline and technical headwinds.

Capital Deployment

65%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (65%)

Cash levels remained minimal at 2.6%, with purchases of Mobility Global and additions to Netflix financed organically by harvesting capital from existing holdings Northeast Bank and Interactive Brokers.

Forward Guidance

72%

CautiousExpansionary

Expansionary (72%)

Action bias is tilted toward selectively capitalizing on idiosyncratic equity mispricings while absorbing volatility in existing holdings. The manager established a new long in Mobility Global and added to Netflix, with intentions to let fundamental compounding and corporate share buybacks drive returns through 2028.

Language Signal

58%

BearishBullish

Balanced (58%)

The letter balances sober language regarding macro risks such as military conflict, debt bottlenecks, and hawkish monetary policy against highly constructive vocabulary regarding corporate competitive moats, predictable subscription cash flows, and undervalued equity yields.

Perceived Risk

76%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (76%)

Macroeconomic risk perception is elevated, marked by comprehensive discussion of sustained military conflict with Iran, oil inflation, surging sovereign debt yields in the US and Europe, and credit spread widening in debt-financed AI infrastructure.

Opportunity Density

60%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (60%)

Opportunities are viewed selectively rather than broadly, with broad market valuations constrained by high interest rates and AI uncertainty. Compelling risk/reward is isolated in specific corporate events like spinoff dislocations where forced selling detaches price from intrinsic value.

Time Horizon

78%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (78%)

The manager's primary investment case is evaluated over a multi-year framework looking forward to 2027 and 2029 cash flow yields. Temporary spin-off inefficiencies and standing costs are explicitly modeled to resolve over a two- to three-year horizon ending in 2028.