A Paschalides

Passionate about the energy industry
Personal Information
Education
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
Qualifications
Magna cum laude from Wharton in Finance and Real Estate
Date of Birth
December 23, 1985
Job Title
Founding Principal, Carina Funds
Industry
Financial Services
Investment Experience
5 years

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Focusing solely in the energy sector, uses a top-down approach to qualitatively narrow down investment options.  Then applies quantitative analysis to identify specific opportunities.  Focus on fossil fuels, but open to alternative energy plays if valuation is attractive.

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Current holdings 18
Avg. trades per month
Latest trade NLR
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Performance and Risk

Performance Summary (as at end of )
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Strategy

Summary

Focusing solely in the energy sector, uses a top-down approach to qualitatively narrow down investment options.  Then, applies quantitative analysis to identify specific opportunities.  Focus on fossil fuels, as they represent the overwhelming majority of the sector, but open to alternative energy plays if valuation is attractive.

Asset Allocation

Top Holdings (excluding cash) (as at end of )
Symbol Security Allocation(%)
VTG Vantage Drilling Company 15.90
DO Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 12.01
RIG Transocean Inc. 10.81
NE Noble Corporation 9.20
APC Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 7.69
  Top holdings total (excluding cash) 55.60%
  Cash -14.07%
  Total number of holdings 18
  Leverage 1.14

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Investment Report

August 2010

Purchased more offshore drillers, since the sector is so cheap right now. Few want to hold these names short-term, but for those with a long-term holding period, the prospects are very bright. Bought to cover shorts and shorted an airline ETF instead, since the airline sector is the most negatively correlated to energy prices. Oil prices are fairly stable, and should stay that way so long as the economy avoids a double-dip. I don't think a double-dip is particularly likely, and if such an event were to happen, the Fed would come in with more quantitative easing measures. As such, I don't expect as much selloff pressure if the economy weakens, because people remember how much stocks rallied after the 2009 bottom.

History

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Transactions

Latest Transactions (as at end of )
Executed Symbol Security Type Price
July 14, 2010 NLR MARKET VECTORS NUCLEAR ENRGY Sell $19.79
July 14, 2010 FAA CLAYMORE NYSE ARCA AIRLINE Sell short $34.61
July 14, 2010 NE Noble Corporation Buy $32.02
July 14, 2010 ESV ENSCO plc Buy $41.33
July 14, 2010 VTG Vantage Drilling Company Buy $1.21
July 14, 2010 APC Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Buy $47.15
July 14, 2010 RIG Transocean Inc. Buy $52.96
July 14, 2010 NAV Navistar International Corporation Buy to cover $50.85

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