Providing investors with a balanced perspective, Massif Capital

Massif Capital Research

Providing investors with a balanced perspective

Massif Capital

Research focused on providing investors with a balanced perspective on the environmental and economic realities of achieving a carbon-neutral economy for businesses within the Energy, Basic Materials and Industrial industries.

The Massif Capital Real Asset Strategy is a global long/short equity strategy built around bottom-up stock picking. We are focused on creating a portfolio of businesses from within the Energy, Basic Materials and Industrial sectors that balance the environmental and economic realities of achieving a carbon-neutral economy.

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>During the third quarter of 2025, the Massif Capital Real Assets Strategy returned 36.1% net of fees, bringing our YTD returns to 41.5% net of fees.</li><li>Gross-of-fees gains from the long book were 35.9% and short book gains were 0.73%.</li><li>The Real Assets strategy has now been running for 27 quarters, and this was our best quarter to date, bringing our since-inception annualized net-of-fees returns to 14.6%.</li></ul>

During the third quarter of 2025, the Massif Capital Real Assets Strategy returned 36.1% net of fees, bringing our YTD returns to 41.5% net of fees.Gross-of-fees gains from the long book were 35.9% and short book gains were 0.73%.The Real Assets strategy has now been running for 27 quarters, and this was our best quarter to date, bringing our since-inception annualized net-of-fees returns to 14.6%.

Cross-Asset Strategist & Quantitative Analyst, Pennock Idea Hub

Cam Hui

Cross-Asset Strategist & Quantitative Analyst

Pennock Idea Hub

We are creators of independent equity research. The Pennock Idea Hub team are veterans of the investment industry. Much of our team has spent their careers at Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, RBC Capital Markets and Wood Gundy. We have taken every aspect of research back to the studs and returned to first principles. The Pennock Idea Hub marries the interests of the sell and buy side. 

We offer the best research for institutional investors by:

-Only publishing research from veteran analysts
-Eliminate the inherent conflicts of the traditional sell and buy side relationship
-Ensure our team is always accessible; collaboration with clients nurtures our collective success

Cross-Asset & Quantitative Research

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<li>We offer a plausible scenario that explains the recent surge and correction in gold. </li>
<li>The market misinterpreted the “Liberation Day” USD decline as a “Sell America” trade instead of a “Hedge America” trade and panicked out of USD and rushed into gold.</li>
<li>We expect a bottom in gold in Q4 or Q1 as the new Fed Chair pivots monetary policy in a more expansionary manner.</li>
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We offer a plausible scenario that explains the recent surge and correction in gold. 
The market misinterpreted the “Liberation Day” USD decline as a “Sell America” trade instead of a “Hedge America” trade and panicked out of USD and rushed into gold.
We expect a bottom in gold in Q4 or Q1 as the new Fed Chair pivots monetary policy in a more expansionary manner.


Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

Commodities

<ul>
<li>A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook</li>
<li>Uranium takes centre stage, while precious metals remain in a corrective phase</li>
<li>Xi and Trump finally have their sit-down - important details behind the headlines</li>
</ul>


A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook
Uranium takes centre stage, while precious metals remain in a corrective phase
Xi and Trump finally have their sit-down - important details behind the headlines


Overview#39 – Uranium’s Surge, Gold’s Lull, and Some Geopolitics in Between

<ul>
<li>We have been bull bulls, but point and figure charts of gold and gold miners show that they are either very near or have outrun their measured price objectives.</li>
<li>Tactically, the contrarian trade would be to sell gold and buy bonds.</li>
<li>However, a cycle analysis leads us to conclude that the market is undergoing a shift to a hard asset price leadership cycle.</li>
</ul>


We have been bull bulls, but point and figure charts of gold and gold miners show that they are either very near or have outrun their measured price objectives.
Tactically, the contrarian trade would be to sell gold and buy bonds.
However, a cycle analysis leads us to conclude that the market is undergoing a shift to a hard asset price leadership cycle.


<ul>
<li>A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook</li>
<li>A correction has finally started in the precious metals space</li>
<li>What to do now in the sector for both the short and long term</li>
</ul>


A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook
A correction has finally started in the precious metals space
What to do now in the sector for both the short and long term


Overview #38 Precious Metals – Has the Fat Lady Sung?

United States

VanEck Gold Miners ETF is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The ETF tracks the performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. The ETF invests in materials stocks of all cap sizes across the globe. Its largest allocation is in North American companies, principally those domiciled in Canada. The ETF weights the holdings using a market capitalization methodology.

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Third Quarter 2025 Letter to Investors

During the third quarter of 2025, the Massif Capital Real Assets Strategy returned 36.1% net of fees, bringing our YTD returns to 41.5% net of fees.

Massif Capital Research

Making Sense of the Gold Price Retreat

The recent surge and correction in gold was due to a misinterpretation of the USD decline, leading to panic buying and a shift to gold. Expect a...

Cam Hui

Overview#39 – Uranium’s Surge, Gold’s Lull, and Some Geopolitics in Between

A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook. We look at the uranium sector and the implications of the Xi-Trump...

Rikki Malik

Ready for the Contrarian Gold Trade?

We have been bull bulls, but point and figure charts show that gold is very near its measured price objective. Tactically, the contrarian trade...

Cam Hui

Overview #38 Precious Metals – Has the Fat Lady Sung?

A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook. We look at the recent correction in precious metals and what it means...

Rikki Malik

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Market Cap (USDm)

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Third Quarter 2025 Letter to Investors

During the third quarter of 2025, the Massif Capital Real Assets Strategy returned 36.1% net of fees, bringing our YTD returns to 41.5% net of fees.

Massif Capital Research

Making Sense of the Gold Price Retreat

​The recent surge and correction in gold was due to a misinterpretation of the USD decline, leading to panic buying and a shift to gold. Expect a...

Cam Hui

Overview#39 – Uranium’s Surge, Gold’s Lull, and Some Geopolitics in Between

A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook. We look at the uranium sector and the implications of the Xi-Trump...

Rikki Malik

Ready for the Contrarian Gold Trade?

We have been bull bulls, but point and figure charts show that gold is very near its measured price objective. Tactically, the contrarian trade...

Cam Hui

Overview #38 Precious Metals – Has the Fat Lady Sung?

A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook. We look at the recent correction in precious metals and what it means...

Rikki Malik

The recent surge and correction in gold was due to a misinterpretation of the USD decline, leading to panic buying and a shift to gold. Expect a...