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"Riverwater's microcap strategy lagged the Russell Microcap Index in Q2 2026 as speculation dominated, with pre-revenue biotech, crypto, and unproven AI narratives leading. Quality discipline kept the portfolio behind despite solid absolute returns."
The Riverwater Micro Opportunities Strategy underperformed the Russell Microcap Index in Q2 2026 as the benchmark advanced sharply in one of the most speculative risk-on quarters microcap has seen in years. The quarter was defined by an accelerating AI buildout and a persistent geopolitical supply shock in the Strait of Hormuz. The strongest returns came from categories the manager avoids by design: pre-revenue biotechnology, crypto-adjacent names, and unproven AI narratives. The manager's quality discipline kept the portfolio well behind the index, though they posted a solidly positive absolute result. Industrials was the best-performing sector, with the portfolio carrying roughly a quarter of assets in the sector well above benchmark weight. Technology was the largest relative drag due to structural underweight exposure. The manager added Lifeway Foods, the dominant U.S. kefir producer benefitting from health and wellness trends, and Strattec Security, where a new management team is driving margin expansion. Looking forward, the manager anticipates a rotation into higher-quality businesses as speculative AI trades unwind, is less bearish on the consumer than three months ago, and intends to increase healthcare positioning. The stance is cautiously optimistic, emphasizing patience and discipline in owning superior businesses at attractive valuations.
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