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BUZZ-View from the buyside: Mitchell Capital on the dangers of shorting Europe

Thu, 30th Oct 2014 18:03

** $2bln long/short equity manager Mitchell Capital isrunning its short book at a historic low of 10 pct, warns of thedangers of betting against recovery despite continuing weaknessin Europe.

** Poor macro data luring investors into "dangerous" game ofshorting Europe, founder Stuart Mitchell says.

** Cut short position from 40 pct to 10 pct in 2011,believes European recovery still to unfold.

** "We think it is too early to add to our short book: it isa dangerous game at the moment as we think the recovery has notyet played out," he says.

** Running overweight long position in financials,comprising around 30 pct of the portfolio, despite fallsfollowing the ECB's stress tests.

** Top ten holdings include Lloyds, Intesa Sanpaolo and Banco Popular.

** "We are heavily exposed to cyclicals, that generallytrade at a discount to their US counterparts," he says.

(RM: alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)

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