Newsletter

August 2020 Newsletter

SARINA Capital’s Fund I was down 1.6% while Fund II was down 0.1% for the month of August.  Though we continue to underperform the markets, the large declines in the few trading days of September give us further confidence that a cautious approach is required and absolutely appropriate.  As of market close on September 8th, […]
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July 2020 Newsletter

Both of our funds were up slightly for the month of July as we continue to take a measured and cautious approach to investing.  Interestingly, calls from Wall Street big shots are starting to get louder about the markets being overpriced.  Seth Klarman of Baupost Group (approx. $30B in assets) recently issued a 16 page […]
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May 2020 Newsletter

For the month of May 2020, SARINA Capital’s Fund I was up 0.1% while Fund II was down 0.3%. We have underperformed the markets over the past two months given our perspective about where the U.S. and global economy is currently and where it is headed in the future.
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April 2020 Newsletter

We hope you were able to weather equity market free fall in March and are enjoying recovery. Coming out of the quickest correction ever in history, markets have made a very nice come back in April. However, we believe this bear market bounce is largely driven by QE funds rather than fundamentals. Furthermore, once the […]
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March 2020 Newsletter

  In the myriad of all the bad news, we are pleased to inform everyone that we have started our second fund, SARINA Capital II, which will focus on investments in the US and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) markets. Joining me in managing this portfolio will be Femina Huddani, a CFA charter holder based out […]
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February 2020 Newsletter

SARINA Capital Fund I was down 6.9% for the month of February2020 compared to losses of 8.4% and 8.5% for the S&P 500 and Russell 2000, respectively.  The coronavirus virus’ impact on global supply chain instilled fear of epic proportions in the minds of investors.  In a matter of just six days, the markets lost […]
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January 2020 Newsletter

SARINA Capital Fund I was down 0.9% for the month of January 2020 compared to losses of 0.2% and 3.3% for the S&P 500 and Russell 2000, respectively.  The coronavirus wreaked havoc on the market as there appeared to be no signs of stopping the virus.  The fears were further worsened by the actions taken […]
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December 2019 Newsletter

SARINA Capital Fund I was up 3.4% for the month of December 2019 compared to gains of 2.9% and 2.7% for the S&P 500 and Russell 2000, respectively.  The stellar year for equities continued into December and in our view the tremendous returns provided by the markets were largely driven the expansion of Federal Reserve’s […]
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November 2019 Newsletter

SARINA Capital was down 1.2% for the month of November 2019 compared to gains of 3.4% and 4.0% for the S&P 500 and Russell 2000, respectively.  This has been a stellar year for equities and even the Russell 2000 index has caught fire of late.  Though we are disappointed we have not been able to […]
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