Founder & Head of Research, Fortress Hill Advisors

Alex Ng

Founder & Head of Research

Fortress Hill Advisors

Founded in Hong Kong in 2019, Fortress Hill Advisor seeks to provide premium economic and financial researches.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The Magnificent Seven has increased by a whopping 111.6% in 2024, outpacing the return of S&amp;P500 at 26.3% during the same period.</li>
<li>The average return of the "Magnificent Seven" over the past month is approximately 3.61% whereas that for S&amp;P500 is approximately 2.33%.</li>
<li>However the Magnificent Seven are quite away from their peak now as the peak-to-present return range from -9.48% to -4.17%.</li>
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The Magnificent Seven has increased by a whopping 111.6% in 2024, outpacing the return of S&amp;P500 at 26.3% during the same period.
The average return of the "Magnificent Seven" over the past month is approximately 3.61% whereas that for S&amp;P500 is approximately 2.33%.
However the Magnificent Seven are quite away from their peak now as the peak-to-present return range from -9.48% to -4.17%.


When Will the Magnificent Seven Break New High Again?

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

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Private Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dailyhunt-pvt-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36120:1" rel="noopener">DailyHunt (1449267D IN)</a> is one of India's leading vernacular content curation and engagement platforms and also one of the most funded content startups. </li>
<li>Channel interactions indicate a challenging competitive position that requires constant cash burn. </li>
<li>In terms of financials, there is no sight of profitability in the near term. Unless that changes, it is best to remain cautious. </li>
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DailyHunt (1449267D IN) is one of India's leading vernacular content curation and engagement platforms and also one of the most funded content startups. 
Channel interactions indicate a challenging competitive position that requires constant cash burn. 
In terms of financials, there is no sight of profitability in the near term. Unless that changes, it is best to remain cautious. 


Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

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<li>Microsoft Corporation is the most widely held stock among active US equity investors. Of the 297 active strategies in our analysis, 80.1% own Microsoft at an average weight of 5.10%</li>
<li>There is a growing dispersion between Value and Growth managers in MSFT.  Growth managers are at record levels of ownership, whereas Value managers are running their largest underweight on record.</li>
<li>US Growth managers are relying on Microsoft to deliver an increasing proportion of the Growth within their portfolios. The cost of that growth is coming under scrutiny by Value managers</li>
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Microsoft Corporation is the most widely held stock among active US equity investors. Of the 297 active strategies in our analysis, 80.1% own Microsoft at an average weight of 5.10%
There is a growing dispersion between Value and Growth managers in MSFT.  Growth managers are at record levels of ownership, whereas Value managers are running their largest underweight on record.
US Growth managers are relying on Microsoft to deliver an increasing proportion of the Growth within their portfolios. The cost of that growth is coming under scrutiny by Value managers


Microsoft: Growth Bulls Versus Value Bears

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

Meta Platforms (Facebook) / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Optically weak earnings and guidance due to FX and macro headwinds aren't as bad as it seems... Meta's ad business grew faster QoQ than Google's Search.</li>
<li>Zuckerberg downplayed the social graph as core to Meta's LT competitive advantage. AI is the future.</li>
<li>At $160, we think Meta is preposterously undervalued. 2023 revenue acceleration and margin expansion means the stock is trading 9x forward P/E ex-cash. </li>
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Optically weak earnings and guidance due to FX and macro headwinds aren't as bad as it seems... Meta's ad business grew faster QoQ than Google's Search.
Zuckerberg downplayed the social graph as core to Meta's LT competitive advantage. AI is the future.
At $160, we think Meta is preposterously undervalued. 2023 revenue acceleration and margin expansion means the stock is trading 9x forward P/E ex-cash. 


Facebook 2Q22: Network Effects Are Yesterday’s News, AI Is the Future

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<li>Snap had yet another earnings related meltdown as management has lost all credibility in forecasting its business. </li>
<li>Because co-founders Spiegel and Murphy have 99.5% voting shares, there is not an opportunity for an activist to fix the situation like Pinterest and Twitter.</li>
<li>The issues plaguing Snap are likely not hurting META as much given a broader ad base, better ROI on its ads, and a mgmt team that has already guided down.</li>
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Snap had yet another earnings related meltdown as management has lost all credibility in forecasting its business. 
Because co-founders Spiegel and Murphy have 99.5% voting shares, there is not an opportunity for an activist to fix the situation like Pinterest and Twitter.
The issues plaguing Snap are likely not hurting META as much given a broader ad base, better ROI on its ads, and a mgmt team that has already guided down.


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When Will the Magnificent Seven Break New High Again?

​The Magnificent Seven outperform S&P500 in 2023 with a 111.6% increase, but are now below peak levels. Whether they can break new high again...

Alex Ng

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India Unicorn Series: We profile Dailyhunt, the news aggregator for Bharat. While it is hitting the right cord with the audience, profitability...

Pranav Bhavsar

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US Growth managers are relying on Microsoft to deliver an increasing proportion of the Growth within their portfolios. The cost of that growth is...

Steven Holden

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Macro clouds and Reels monetization headwinds will dissipate in 2023, providing an excellent entry point post earnings at $160, which by our math...

Aaron Gabin

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Aaron Gabin

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