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CQS Natural Resources Grwth&Inc PLC
21 July 2023
CQS Natural Resources Growth & Income Plc
Monthly Investor Report - June
The full monthly factsheet is now available on the Company's
website and a summary can be found below.
https://ncim.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CQS-New-City-CNR-04.23.pdf
Enquiries:
For the Investment Manager
CQS (UK) LLP
Craig Cleland
0207 201 5368
For the Company Secretary and Administrator
BNP Paribas S.A., Jersey Branch
Stephanie Addison/Dean Plowman
01534 709176 /01534 813967
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Fund Description
The Fund aims to generate capital growth and income,
predominantly from a portfolio of mining and resource equities, and
from mining, resource and industrial fixed interest securities.
Portfolio Managers
Ian Francis, Keith Watson and Robert Crayfourd
Key Advantages for the Investor
-- Access to under-researched, mid and smaller-cap companies in
the global Natural Resources sector
-- Quarterly dividend paid to shareholders
-- Potential inflation hedge
Key Fund Facts(1)
Total Gross Assets GBP152.56m
Reference Currency GBP
Ordinary Shares:
Net Asset Value 204.16p
Mid-Market Price 170.25p
Dividend Yield (estimated) 3.3%
Net gearing(4) 9.5%
Discount (16.61%)
Ordinary Share and NAV Performance (2)
One Month Three Months Six Months One Year Three Years Five Years Since Inception
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)
NAV 5.1 -3.0 -11.7 3.5 128.3 75.3 587
Share Price -3.7 -2.7 -12.6 -0.2 139.3 88.3 530.6
Benchmark 2.5 -7.2 -6.6 6.3 37.0 63.6 563.4
Commentary(3)
Commodities were largely buoyed by the prospects of Chinese
stimulus following recent weak domestic and export market data.
Falling well below consensus expectations of a 0.4% decline,
China's headline trade figures for May showed exports shrank 7.5%
yoy in dollar terms due to subdued export demand, adding fuel to
such expectations.
Energy commodities broadly performed best over the month, led by
a strong bounce in gas prices. The decline in US gas prices to
below marginal production costs saw a reduction in drill rig
deployments and an tightening supply outlook. Investors also began
to look through the seasonal low demand during Q3 and benchmark
prices recovered 19%. The resultant improving supply outlook drove
more volatile prices in Asia and Europe disproportionately with
respective benchmarks gaining 47% and 31% over the month. Crude
benchmarks rose over 3% during the month. Thermal coal prices rose
alongside this with key Australian prices ending June up 12%. With
the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve no longer releasing 1M bopd of
oil and OPEC more actively cutting production to balance markets,
we have greater conviction it has found a floor level ahead of
expected demand growth in 2H23, as China recovers.
Expectations that interest rates may peak were met by further
increases from the BOE and ECB. Though the US FED left rates
unchanged, which allowed the dollar to ease back, it delivered a
hawkish outlook. Gold took its lead from the rise in longer dated
rate expectations declining 2.2% as holdings by physically backed
ETFs reduced by 1.6Mozs over the month. Rising expectations of
Chinese economic stimulus helped bolster sentiment for iron ore and
seaborne benchmarks rose 10% over the month. Base metals also rose
with copper gaining 3%.
Performance
The Fund NAV rose 5.1% in June more than recovering the prior
month decline. Positive contributions were primarily energy
related. The share prices of Malian lithium developer Leo Lithium,
off-shore driller Transocean and uranium developer NexGen all
rising between 19-20% in sterling terms while on-shore driller
Precision Drilling, European focused oil and gas producer
Vermillion and shipper BWLPG rose between 12-15% in sterling terms
over the month. These gains more than offset the drag from
Australian gas explorer, Tamboran Resources, which was weighed down
by a discounted placing to fund ongoing exploration on its highly
prospective asset and also offset the drag from precious metal
equities.
Positioning
Trading was minimal over the month. The Fund added to Tamboran
Resources participating in the equity placement by the exciting
shale gas developer which is applying US techniques on a huge
prospective gas resource in Australian.
Outlook
Despite recession concerns we note supportive supply side
discipline remains a fundamentally supportive factor for investment
in the sector and is translating into much improved Fund revenue.
In addition, the rising prospect of Chinese stimulus, to counteract
slowing exports, should help support commodity demand in the second
half of the year. While supply dynamics for all commodities remains
constrained given the lack of investment since 2015, energy is
generally less discretionary and thus less susceptible to demand
declines in a softening economic backdrop. For this reason the Fund
continues to hold a larger relative weighting in energy related
sectors.
Sector Breakdown(4)
Top 20 Holdings (% of MV)(1,5)
Company % of
MV
Leo Lithium NPV 5.2
Transocean USD0.01 5.0
Nexgen Energy NPV 4.9
Precision Drilling Com NPV 4.6
BW LPG USD0.01 4.3
Diamondback Energy USD0.01 3.6
Diversified Energy GBP0.01 3.5
Emerald Resources NPV 3.5
REA Hldgs 9% Cum Pref GBP1 3.1
Vermilion Energy Com NPV 3.0
Euronav NPV 2.9
EOG Resources USD0.01 2.8
West African Resources NPV 2.5
Talon Metals Corp NPV 2.4
Sigma Lithium Corp NPV 2.2
Galena Mining NPV 2.1
Foran Mining Corp NPV 1.8
Lynas Rare Earths NPV 1.8
Thungela Resources NPV 1.6
First Quantum Minerals NPV 1.6
Top 20 Holdings represent 62.4
Sources: (1) CQS as at the last business day of the month
indicated at the top of this investor report. (2) Total return
performance net of fees and expenses as at the last business day of
the month indicated at the top of this investor report. The
Company's investment benchmark is 80 per cent. Euromoney Global
Mining Index (sterling adjusted) and 20 per cent Credit Suisse High
Yield Index (sterling adjusted). Performance data is calculated
from 1 August 2003 (total return basis). (3) All market data
sourced from Bloomberg unless otherwise stated. All returns quoted
in local currency unless otherwise stated. The Company may since
have exited some or all of the positions detailed in the
commentary. (4) CQS as at the last business day of the month
indicated at the top of this investor report. (5) CQS, as at the
last business day of the month indicated at the top of this
investor report. For methodology details see Article 4(3) of
Directive 2011/61/EU (AIFMD) and Articles 6, 7, 9 and 10 of
Delegated Regulation 231/2013. (6) CQS as at the last business day
of the month indicated at the top of this investor report. For
methodology details see Article 4(3) of Directive 2011/61/EU
(AIFMD) and Articles 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of Delegated Regulation
231/2013. (7) All holdings data are rounded to one decimal place.
Totals may therefore differ to sum of constituents. These include
historic returns and past performance is not a reliable indicator
of future results. The value of investments can go down as well as
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