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Does MM like the Tribeca Global Resources Fund etc

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Does MM like the Tribeca Global Resources Fund etc

Hi MM Team My question relates to Tribeca Global Fund, which I have held for some time as an exposure to the global energy transition. As Todd Warren from Tribeca explained at your recent Resources Webinar (thanks very much, it was great), they eschewed lithium for copper and uranium in the fund, hence last year whilst the lithium bulls were running, I patiently held on. However I am somewhat dismayed that there doesn't seem to be a whisper of interest in the share price with uranium now on the move. I think MM & Shaw & Partners are in a good position to enlighten me and I therefore greatly appreciate your insights as to what may be happening? Secondly I wonder if you can share some commentary on the LIC structure in general. I recently heard one commentator remark that LIC's are looking like a dinasour in the face of the global ETF movement. I am beginning to wonder if the oft quoted advice to buy undervalued LIC's is out of date? Are LIC's like TGF which are not very high profile, ever likely to close up their NTA? After all, even MM runs an ETF Portfolio but not a LIC/LIT Porfolio. Your insights very much appreciated.

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Hi Rebecca,

You raise two good points that underpin our view at Market Matters, largely  around holding direct assets, with clarity in underlying exposures. Todd and Ben who run the TGF are good, however there are lots of different exposures in that fund that include long and short bets, different securities at different levels of the capital structure, and so on, with performance over the past year (-13.19%) and over 5 years (-3.94% pa) not that enticing.  We actually prefer a simpler approach to our investing and the exposures we hold.

Secondly, yes, there are so many other ways to invest in a portfolio of stocks, backing a particular manager (which is what you are doing via an LIC) without the added risk of a discount to NTA opening up. Marketing of LIC’s is very important, as is track record, however we find it even stranger when an LIC trades at a premium to NTA, as some of the WAM products have done in the past. With the rise of ETFs, SMA portfolios and the like, you can get a professional manager managing a portfolio without having the added risk of embedded discounts that may or may not close over time.

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