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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Merchant West | - | - | ADBE, AMD, GOOGL, MSFT, NVDA, TFG.JO | AI, dividends, Energy Transition, inflation, Load Shedding, Quality, South Africa, technology | AI represents a once-in-a-generation investment opportunity following ChatGPT's release in November 2022. The team is invested in AI beneficiaries like Alphabet, Microsoft, and Adobe, with NVidia surging 177.7% year-to-date as the dominant GPU provider for AI applications. | View | |
| 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | Merchant West | - | - | APN.JO, DIP.JO, EQU.JO, LHC.JO, NTC.JO, SAF.JO, SSS.JO, TFG.JO | Banking, dividends, healthcare, Property, Quality, South Africa, value | The Payers & Growers funds focus on high-quality dividend-paying companies with proven track records of sustainable dividend growth. Distribution payments for 2022 approximated 2019 levels as companies resumed normal dividend payments post-COVID. Forward distribution yields remain well above long-term averages at 7.4% and 6.6% respectively. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 7, 2026 | INN8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | AMZN, AU, BRK-A, CSCO, GFI, GOOGL, HMY, IMPUY, MRP.JO, PIK.JO, SBSW, SHP.JO, SPP.JO, TFG.JO, TRU.JO, WHL.JO | AI, Defense Spending, diversification, Global Markets, gold, rates, Trade Policy | AI remained the dominant theme driving US equity markets with the S&P 500 up 17.8% and Nasdaq gaining 21%. The AI trade broadened beyond chips to include data center companies, with three of the S&P 500's top 10 performers being data storage companies. Investment in AI infrastructure is reaching unprecedented levels with trillions in spending, though questions remain about whether revenue can justify the massive capital deployment. President Trump's hardline tariff agenda became one of the most consequential stories of 2025, lifting average tariff rates to nearly 17% from less than 3% at the end of 2024. The tariffs generated roughly $30 billion monthly for the US Treasury and brought world leaders to Washington seeking trade deals. Despite multiple rounds of meetings, a final agreement with China remains incomplete, with China using its leverage in rare earth minerals to push back against further tariffs. Safe-haven gold gained 65% in 2025, its best annual gain since 1979, driven by geopolitical uncertainties, expectations of US rate cuts, strong central bank buying, and the de-dollarisation trend. Gold mining companies delivered massive returns with Gold Fields up 200%, AngloGold up 242%, Harmony up 124%, Sibanye up 313%, and Implats up 204%. European defense shares surged 56% driven by pledges of higher defense spending across Europe. Germany is expected to spend up to a trillion euros on defense and infrastructure, reflecting the broader commitment to increased military expenditure across the region. The Fed cut interest rates three times in 2025, lowering the benchmark rate to 3.5%-3.75% range as employment growth slowed and unemployment rose. However, new projections show only one rate cut expected this year with further cuts likely on hold until inflation falls or unemployment rises more than anticipated. | View |
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