I. Investment Review: Increased Investment in AI Applications and Emerging Market Super AppsIn November, we maintained a high portfolio position and increased investments in AI applications and emerging market Super Apps. From an industry distribution perspective, the focus remains on holding internet, cloud computing, semiconductor, consumer, and fintech sectors. The proportion of AI investments remained above 30%, with a focus on B2B applications, chip design and manufacturing, and robotics. The proportion of overseas asset investments was 70-80%. II. Recent Insights The AI Industry Value Chain is Being ReshapedPreviously, the value distribution in the AI industry was heavily tilted towards Nvidia. For example, when cloud providers spent $10 on chips, they might only earn less than $1, w
Market Review In October, U.S. risk-free interest rates increased, while risk premiums declined, reflecting the market's view that recession risks are diminishing. At the same time, the upcoming election and potential policy adjustments add uncertainty, which in turn can increase risk premiums. On one hand, concerns over a recession are easing, while on the other, election-related uncertainties loom. Overall, these factors combined have led to a reduction in market-traded risk premiums, with current levels among the lowest since 2002-2022 (in the top 25% range). Although the market has likely priced in both positive and negative factors, the extent of this pricing is uncertain, so we are adopting a wait-and-see approach. Q3 earnings reports have started to roll in, and here are some of our
近几年陆续看了几个美国消费品行业,在这里对现阶段的研究做一个简单的梳理和总结,理解肯定也存在局限性,如果有好的想法或者指正,欢迎大家交流和分享,希望这些观点能不断被推翻或修正,从而具有反脆弱性,也避免成为“手拿锤子的人,看什么都是钉子”。在这里分享的主要是两个行业,餐饮、能量饮料。选择这些行业深耕的核心原因是,他们的行业出现了结构性的成长机会,我们希望通过研究理解消费者需求的变化,对这些行业的公司进行合理的定价。餐饮:之前公众号的文章中提到《美国餐饮股牛股辈出》,做到百亿甚至千亿美元的市值,如果看24年YTD,也有几家公司的股价实现了50-200%的涨幅,比如SG, CAVA,抛开其他干扰因素,我们在这里试图从基本面去理解背后的原因。美国的食品支出主要分成两类,FAFH(Food away from Home,在外用餐)和FAH(Food at home,在家吃),22年分别占比56%和44%,在外用餐的比例在过去不断提高,1929年只有16.7%。背后的原因,1是需求端,经济增长带来的消费能力提升,2是供给端,特别是LSR(*limited service restuarant,也就是我们常说的快餐;另一类则是FSR,full service restuarant,服务好,ticket size高,需要支付小费,连锁化程度低等,这里不重点讨论) 效率提高、连锁化提升的美国餐饮第一波的结构性变化,淘汰了卫生、出餐速度、口味等达不到标准的餐车、独立店的同时,也给消费者带来了新的用餐选项,更快、更好吃、甚至更便宜,逐渐替代了一部分在家吃的需求。过去,LSR连锁餐厅行业的快速增长十分受益于这波结构性变化,但未来的LSR连锁餐厅却可能再难拥有以上因素同时驱动带来的整体行业的快速增长。每个人用餐的次数一年大约就是1095(3*365)次,FAFH和LSR提升到一定比例可能会
1. Market ReviewIn August, after the pressure from crowded trades was relieved, the U.S. stock market saw a wave of gains, but there was a growing structural divergence.AI-driven hopefuls like ServiceNow, Meta, and Apple reached or approached new highs, while Microsoft’s performance was relatively moderate. In the sportswear sector, ONON reached a new high, while LULU’s rebound was weak, following a drop of more than half this year. In e-commerce, Latin American leader Mercado Libre hit a new high, whereas PDD gave a poor outlook, leading to a sharp decline. Although NVIDIA (NVDA) initially showed strong growth, information revealed in its earnings report and subtle changes in supply and demand within the industry increased market concerns over sustained demand, resulting in heightened vol
Investment Review: Maintaining High Exposure and Increasing Investment in Edge AIIn July, we maintained a high exposure, with a focus on holding positions in internet, cloud computing, semiconductors, consumer, and fintech sectors. The proportion of AI investments slightly increased to 40-45%, primarily targeting B2B applications, leading chip foundries, and edge AI. In July, we further increased our investment in edge AI. The proportion of overseas assets remained around 80%.Market ReviewIn early July, the U.S. stock market experienced a significant pullback, with panic starting to spread at the beginning of August. There are many explanations for this market behavior, including the unwinding of crowded trades (such as buying U.S. stocks of M7, yen carry trades, etc.), and concerns about
周末一边阅读《What It Takes》(非常精彩,推荐),一边修改我们的网站(www.bedrock-invest.com) ,突然翻到去年写的一篇小作文,想到当时正刚刚从创业以来各种危机中逐渐看到隧道的光亮。。。就觉得真是不容易。。。当然,直到今天我们依然处于创业的早期阶段,还远远谈不上成功,不过这个过程本身就已经充满收获和开心了。。。Bad luck?It is quite obvious that the timing of our establishment couldn’t have been worse. We resigned from our original company in the second half of 2021 to establish BEDROCK, and by the end of the year, we had set up a dual-currency fund in RMB and USD. In fact, we didn’t cherry-pick this timing. Although our investment style has always been long-term value investing, we believed at the time that as long as our global strategy (mainly focusing on China and the US) could find enough companies that were sufficiently cheap, even though it was quite difficult in that environment, we shouldn’t make choices based o