In October, the fund posted a positive performance, driven by our Short book.
Our positions in defensive stocks performed particularly well, with Deutsche Telekom, Schibsted and SAP contributing to our alpha.
Our position in DSV did particularly well since the stock reported solid earnings and continued to increase its market share thanks to its new commercial strategy.
On the Short side, we benefited from the profit warning of Estee Lauder, as it warned that sales would fall and profits disappointed during the quarter, while slashing its dividend by 47%.
We also benefited from our stock selection in our accounting shorts bucket.
Europe EUR | 44.0 % |
Europe ex-EUR | 6.2 % |
North America | 4.8 % |
Others | 0.6 % |
Equity Basket Derivatives | -12.3 % |
Index Derivatives | -16.9 % |
Total % of alternative | 26.4 % |
Market environment
As November kicks off, we are seeing the first signs of vulnerability from markets fueled for too long by central banks, expanding economies and receding inflation.
Major indices, including the S&P 500, ended the month lower, breaking a streak of five consecutive monthly gains.
Tech earnings, a key catalyst for upside this year, have turned patchy before the resolution of a deadlocked presidential election and uncertainty of the Federal Reserve’s upcoming interest rate moves.
Quarterly earnings reports have been mixed, even among the so-called “hyperscalers”, a group that includes Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft.