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Blackmore Capital 2026 Q3 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q3 2026 Letter Analysis

Blackmore Capital Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+3.57%

Annualized+7.25%

Positioning StanceCAUTIOUS

Market CapAll Cap

GeographyAPAC

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Passive capital flows and systematic trading have detached equity market prices from underlying fundamentals, creating prolonged dislocations in scarce infrastructure assets."

Executive Summary

The Blended Portfolio delivered a return of 0.97% net of fees in October, while the Income Portfolio gained 1.77% net of fees, compared to a 1.38% increase for the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index. Relative performance was shaped by sector rotation as Financials and Utilities surged while Materials and Technology detracted. The market's forward price-to-earnings multiple expanded to 17.4 times despite deteriorating corporate earnings trajectories, underscored by consensus FY27 earnings growth estimates falling from roughly 13% to below 7% over four months. Macroeconomic conditions remain influenced by changing global capital flows, elevated financing costs, persistent geopolitical tensions, and extensive capital allocation to physical infrastructure. Systematic and passive strategies continue to concentrate equity ownership into mega-cap momentum leaders, detaching price discovery from business fundamentals. This structural shift has elongated the timeline for intrinsic value recognition, elevating the necessity of identifying tangible catalysts such as corporate takeovers and infrastructure acquisitions. Portfolio contributions were driven by takeover interest in Cleanaway Waste Management alongside gains in The Lottery Corporation and major banking institutions like Commonwealth Bank. Conversely, mining majors BHP, Rio Tinto, and South32 detracted from returns. The portfolio maintained its largest positions in BHP at 7.3%, ANZ at 5.1%, National Australia Bank at 4.9%, CSL at 4.9%, and Macquarie Group at 4.5%, emphasizing high-quality balance sheets and disciplined execution.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

60%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (60%)

The manager discloses a moderately diversified portfolio structure of 20 to 40 stocks, with top-weighted holdings including BHP at 7.3% and ANZ at 5.1%. While core holdings are clearly identified, the investment commentary emphasizes challenging prevailing assumptions, acknowledging past healthcare headwinds, and balancing patience with willingness to trim when theses change.

Growth Outlook

35%

BearishBullish

Bearish (35%)

Market outlook reflects caution as the ASX 200 forward multiple expanded to 17.4 times despite consensus FY27 earnings growth estimates collapsing from 13% to below 7% over four months. The manager explicitly highlights the risk of a prolonged period of weaker equity market returns testing passive investment approaches.

Risk Appetite

40%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (40%)

Portfolio positioning is tilted defensively toward capital preservation, dividend yield, and balance-sheet resilience across regulated infrastructure and dominant financial institutions. Sizing limits are capped at 12%, and management fees and turnover remain tightly managed rather than taking speculative directional risks.

Capital Deployment

50%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (50%)

Deployment activity remains net neutral, focusing on disciplined portfolio rebalancing and monitoring existing high-conviction positions without explicit cash reduction or aggressive capital deployment disclosures.

Forward Guidance

45%

CautiousExpansionary

Neutral (45%)

Management maintains a neutral, selective posture focused on monitoring earnings revisions and evaluating catalysts rather than aggressively deploying new capital. The team stresses the importance of reassessing investments promptly when operating evidence shifts and avoiding excessive opportunity costs.

Language Signal

40%

BearishBullish

Balanced (40%)

Directional language balances discussions of undervalued opportunities with heavy warnings regarding earnings downgrades, market concentration, prolonged realization timelines, and deteriorating fundamentals. The term 'capital preservation' is framed as a primary imperative for forward returns.

Perceived Risk

65%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (65%)

Perceived macro risk is elevated due to sharp consensus earnings downgrades across Australian equities, higher financing costs, persistent geopolitical uncertainty, and market vulnerability to extended drawdowns after long passive bull runs.

Opportunity Density

50%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (50%)

Opportunities are characterized as selective rather than abundant, driven primarily by corporate M&A and structural dislocations where public markets ignore hard infrastructure assets. However, realizing these opportunities is hindered by slow value recognition and concentrated passive flows.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

The fund establishes an explicit 5+ year investment time horizon for its strategies, emphasizing long-term asset value and compounding. However, the manager explicitly tempers pure patience, noting that awaiting value realization must not justify holding deteriorating businesses indefinitely.