Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>The MV Global Defense Industry Index represents the performance of companies in national defense industries.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amentum-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44105:1" rel="noopener">Amentum Holdings (AMTM US)</a> is an ADD and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chemring-group-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24801:1" rel="noopener">Chemring Group PLC (CHG LN)</a> is a DEL for the MV Global Defense Index in December 2024. </li>
<li>We expect a one-way flow of US$138mm for December 2024, which translates to a turnover of 8.6%.</li>
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The MV Global Defense Industry Index represents the performance of companies in national defense industries.

Amentum Holdings (AMTM US) is an ADD and Chemring Group PLC (CHG LN) is a DEL for the MV Global Defense Index in December 2024. 
We expect a one-way flow of US$138mm for December 2024, which translates to a turnover of 8.6%.


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Investment Advisor, Upslope Capital Management

Upslope Capital Management

Investment Advisor

Investment advisor for Upslope Partners Fund, LP, a global long/short equity hedge fund.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>I continue to believe events in Ukraine, Israel, and China have broader implications than are appreciated by markets today.</li><li>For now, my takeaways are simple (from most to least confident): own defense stocks and broad reshoring winners, and don’t get caught off-guard by tail events.</li><li>Some notable additions (all long): Chemring (UK-based defense company that Upslope previously owned and re-added), North West Co (Canadian specialty retailer), nVent Electric (electrical connection/protection supplier), and Intel (leading semiconductor device manufacturer). Upslope also exited Man Group (UK-based alt. asset manager).</li></ul>

I continue to believe events in Ukraine, Israel, and China have broader implications than are appreciated by markets today.For now, my takeaways are simple (from most to least confident): own defense stocks and broad reshoring winners, and don’t get caught off-guard by tail events.Some notable additions (all long): Chemring (UK-based defense company that Upslope previously owned and re-added), North West Co (Canadian specialty retailer), nVent Electric (electrical connection/protection supplier), and Intel (leading semiconductor device manufacturer). Upslope also exited Man Group (UK-based alt. asset manager).

Upslope's Quarterly Investor Letter: 2023-Q4 Update

<ul><li>At the end of Q1, the overwhelming consensus – even among typically cautious types – was that investors needed to own stocks through at least the November election.</li><li>After all, markets are strong in election years and financial conditions should continue to improve and/or remain easier than they should be.</li><li>While dented by the recent correction, this narrative doesn’t really seem to have changed much.</li></ul>

At the end of Q1, the overwhelming consensus – even among typically cautious types – was that investors needed to own stocks through at least the November election.After all, markets are strong in election years and financial conditions should continue to improve and/or remain easier than they should be.While dented by the recent correction, this narrative doesn’t really seem to have changed much.

Upslope's Quarterly Investor Letter: Q1 2024

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

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>UK Industrials maintain top Sector weight. Real Estate and Consumer Discretionary underweights fund Technology overweight.</li>
<li>Investment Managers Industry group hits record exposure. REITs largely unloved by UK Small/Midcap funds.</li>
<li>Future plc remains the most widely held company. XPS Pensions and Foresight Group Holdings are the top overweights. B&amp;M, Weir Group and Rightmove lead the underweights.</li>
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UK Industrials maintain top Sector weight. Real Estate and Consumer Discretionary underweights fund Technology overweight.
Investment Managers Industry group hits record exposure. REITs largely unloved by UK Small/Midcap funds.
Future plc remains the most widely held company. XPS Pensions and Foresight Group Holdings are the top overweights. B&amp;M, Weir Group and Rightmove lead the underweights.


Leading International Investment Research, Edison Investment Research

Edison Investment Research

Leading International Investment Research

Edison is an investment research and advisory company, with offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East and AsiaPac. The heart of Edison is our world renowned equity research platform and deep multi-sector expertise. At Edison Investment Research, our research is widely read by international investors, advisors and stakeholders. Edison Advisors leverages our core research platform to provide differentiated services including investor relations and strategic consulting.

<p>Chemring’s H118 report demonstrates improved operational performance and financial security. While FX headwinds persist, the operating margin improvements at Countermeasures and Sensors are visible, as is improved cash generation. End markets are evolving from the perceived threat to increasing budgets, which underpins Chemring’s market position. The FY18 outlook remains unchanged, underpinned by the H2 order book.</p>

Chemring’s H118 report demonstrates improved operational performance and financial security. While FX headwinds persist, the operating margin improvements at Countermeasures and Sensors are visible, as is improved cash generation. End markets are evolving from the perceived threat to increasing budgets, which underpins Chemring’s market position. The FY18 outlook remains unchanged, underpinned by the H2 order book.

United Kingdom

Chemring Group PLC is a global group of companies that specializes in the manufacture of energetic material products and advanced expendable countermeasures. The Company operates in the pyrotechnics, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), munitions, and countermeasures markets.  Chemring Group PLC provides solutions  in defense, security, and safety markets.

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Chemring Group PLC (CMN1 GR)

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