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Fundamental Value 1Q20 Quarterly Letter

5/20/2020

 

In Q1, FV had its worst result ever, down -26.4% net of fees. It is of little solace that the broader market was down as well, with the S&P 500 falling -19.4%.

Since inception, FV has returned 8.7% annualized vs 7.5% for the S&P 500.1



The catalyst for the drop in markets was of course COVID-19, which continues to wreak havoc on the world’s health and economy. Perhaps the most dramatic illustration of the pandemic’s impact in the US is the near 19 million Americans who filed a new unemployment claim in April -- an unprecedented figure five times higher than the worst month of the Great Recession. Some businesses have been hit harder than others, with restaurants, hotels, events, travel, and financial stocks among the most impacted.

Value investing came under particular assault, with the S&P 500 Value Index falling -25.4% and the Russell 2000 Value Index falling -35.8%. In recent quarters, we have written ad nauseum about the historic relative attractiveness of value names. Yet...

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