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Olesen Value Fund 2026 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q2 2026 Letter Analysis

Olesen Value Fund Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+5.7%

YTD-5.8%

Annualized+12.7%

Positioning StanceNEUTRAL

Market CapSmallCap

GeographyEurope, Global, US

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Olesen pursues global value investing, exploiting AI-driven market distortions by buying overlooked physical economy businesses at deep discounts."

Executive Summary

Olesen Value Fund returned 5.7% in Q2 2026, driven primarily by US holdings, though the manager reduced US positions that became less undervalued and increased non-US investments where better opportunities exist. The fund's core thesis centers on exploiting AI-driven market distortions where boring physical economy businesses are being sold indiscriminately to fund technology investments, creating exceptional value opportunities in homebuilding, distribution, and specialty finance. UK homebuilders remain the largest conviction area, trading at 66% of tangible book value and roughly half of intrinsic value despite strong balance sheets, stable long-term demand, and inherent land value. The manager added to a European niche finance company showing growth resurgence and a building product distributor investing for future expansion during an industry slowdown. Portfolio trimming included Hingham Savings for valuation reasons and Solitron Devices for position sizing after significant appreciation. The manager expects substantial portfolio value increases over coming years despite anticipating mediocre broader market returns driven by expensive US valuations. The fund maintains a patient, concentrated approach focused on businesses with strong fundamentals trading at significant discounts outside the US.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

78%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (78%)

High conviction evident through concentrated portfolio with detailed discussion of specific positions. UK homebuilders are clearly largest holdings with extensive multi-page analysis and explicit valuation work (66% of book, 5x mid-cycle earnings, worth double current price). Manager provides specific return targets (60-80% on building product distributor, near-doubling of finance company) and position sizing language (too large for Solitron). However, lack of explicit position count or percentage allocations, plus diversification across multiple geographies and sectors, prevents score above 0.85. The detailed fundamental analysis and willingness to add during volatility demonstrates strong conviction, but portfolio appears to have 10-20 positions rather than extreme concentration.

Growth Outlook

33%

BearishBullish

Bearish (33%)

Manager views broader markets as increasingly complacent and expensive since 2008-2009 crisis, with US market particularly overvalued at nearly 2/3rd of global equity value. Explicitly states broader market will likely generate mediocre returns over coming years. However, sees selective opportunities in overlooked areas outside US where investor psychology is less optimistic, preventing a more bearish score.

Risk Appetite

45%

DefensiveAggressive

Balanced (45%)

Portfolio is actively deployed with concentrated positions in UK homebuilders, European micro caps, and other value opportunities. Manager is selectively adding to positions (European finance company, building product distributor) and rotating capital from less undervalued US holdings to better opportunities abroad. Not maximum risk-on given trimming of some positions, but clear bias toward maintaining and selectively increasing exposure in high-conviction areas.

Capital Deployment

25%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (25%)

Manager engaged in active rotation rather than net deployment or de-risking. Sold US positions (Hingham Savings, Solitron Devices) and used proceeds to buy European micro caps (niche finance company, building product distributor). Also continued buying UK homebuilders. No cash level data provided, but language suggests capital rotation where sales funded purchases rather than net cash change. This is rotation activity scoring near neutral, with slight positive bias given continued buying in UK homebuilders and European opportunities.

Forward Guidance

50%

CautiousExpansionary

Neutral (50%)

Manager is actively deploying capital into specific opportunities, having bought additional shares in European niche finance company and building product distributor during Q2. Clear intention to maintain concentrated positions in UK homebuilders despite recent underperformance. Rotation from US to non-US holdings demonstrates active capital allocation rather than waiting on sidelines. However, some harvesting of appreciated positions (Solitron, Hingham) prevents higher score.

Language Signal

40%

BearishBullish

Balanced (40%)

Language is balanced between opportunity and risk. Bullish terms dominate portfolio discussion: attractive prices, good bargains, undervalued, strong balance sheets, substantial value increases expected, confident in returns. However, significant bearish language around broader market: complacency, expensive, mediocre returns expected, uncertainty about AI ROI. Net positive given focus on specific portfolio opportunities outweighs macro caution, but material risk discussion prevents higher score.

Perceived Risk

55%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (55%)

Manager identifies multiple specific macro risks with meaningful discussion: market complacency since 2008-2009, expensive US valuations, AI uncertainty regarding winners/losers and ROI, Iran war impact on inflation and rates, and expected mediocre broader market returns. However, these risks are discussed as creating opportunities rather than requiring defensive positioning. Risk discussion is substantive but not alarmed - manager sees risks as manageable through selectivity and focus on undervalued areas. More than standard disclaimer language but not systemic crisis warnings.

Opportunity Density

65%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (65%)

Manager sees selective but meaningful opportunities, particularly outside the US. Explicitly states there are significantly more attractive value opportunities in non-US markets due to less optimistic investor psychology. Actively finding and deploying into specific ideas (UK homebuilders, European finance company, building product distributor). However, characterizes environment as requiring selectivity and patience, with US market expensive and broader opportunities limited. Not a rich, broad opportunity set across all markets, but clear abundance in targeted geographies and sectors.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

Manager demonstrates multi-year investment horizon with explicit 2-5 year return expectations. States portfolio value will increase substantially over next few years and provides specific multi-year targets (60-80% return over next couple years on distributor, near-doubling over next couple years on finance company). Emphasizes long-term fundamentals over short-term volatility, noting UK homebuilders declined 30% but manager views this as temporary headwind not justifying intrinsic value decline. Fund structure is LP with long-term focus. However, some catalyst dependency (growth resurgence, demand recovery, multiple reversion) and quarterly monitoring prevents score above 0.80. Not permanent capital or decade-plus horizon, but clearly multi-year patient approach.