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Crossroads Capital 2026 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2026 Letter Analysis

Crossroads Capital Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+4%

YTD+4%

Annualized+16.99%

Positioning StanceNEUTRAL

Market CapSmallCap

GeographyGlobal, US

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Crossroads outperformed in Q1 despite oil shock, benefiting from market broadening and special situations execution. Merlin Labs SPAC conversion and AST SpaceMobile constellation progress drove gains while Nintendo memory concerns created headwinds."

Executive Summary

Crossroads outperformed in Q1 despite oil shock, benefiting from market broadening and special situations execution. Merlin Labs SPAC conversion and AST SpaceMobile constellation progress drove gains while Nintendo memory concerns created headwinds. Manager sees market adaptation to Trump volatility creating opportunities in smaller, catalyst-driven names with hard value-unlocking transformations.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

78%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (78%)

High conviction evidenced by concentrated portfolio with detailed thesis work on major positions. Manager provides extensive company-specific analysis, maintains positions through volatility, and publishes research reports. Position sizing and willingness to hold through drawdowns demonstrates strong conviction in catalyst-driven approach.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

Manager is cautiously optimistic about market broadening and rotation away from mega-caps, but acknowledges significant risks from oil shock and geopolitical uncertainty. Views current suspended animation as unsustainable but sees favorable conditions for their strategy.

Risk Appetite

40%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (40%)

Portfolio maintained concentrated positions in high-conviction names with gross exposure at 114% and net at 73%. Manager selectively trimmed winners like Merlin Labs but maintained core positions, showing measured risk appetite with defensive positioning.

Capital Deployment

43%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (43%)

Limited net deployment activity with core book largely untouched. Manager trimmed Merlin Labs into strength and exited Vistry position, while evaluating new names. No significant cash level changes mentioned, suggesting cautious capital management.

Forward Guidance

15%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (15%)

Manager expects suspended animation to resolve with potentially unpleasant outcomes but remains committed to catalyst-driven approach. Limited new deployment mentioned with focus on evaluating several new names for future quarters.

Language Signal

30%

BearishBullish

Bearish (30%)

Language balances opportunity recognition in broadening markets and special situations success with significant risk warnings about system adaptation limits and geopolitical uncertainty. More constructive than bearish overall.

Perceived Risk

70%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (70%)

Manager identifies multiple significant risks including system adaptation limits, violent repricing potential, oil shock impacts, and geopolitical uncertainty. Detailed discussion of complex adaptive system risks and potential for cascading liquidation when exogenous inputs exceed system capacity.

Opportunity Density

65%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (65%)

Manager sees selective opportunities in market broadening and special situations, with several new names under evaluation. Views current environment as encouraging for their strategy focused on smaller, under-followed businesses, though acknowledges need for selectivity.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

Manager emphasizes multi-year compounding approach, stating portfolio is built to compound over years as transformations play out on their own schedule. Willing to hold through quarterly volatility and focuses on long-term value-unlocking catalysts rather than near-term market timing.