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The dollar

103 managers wrote about this in 147 letters. Every passage below is copied verbatim from the letter it came from.

Share of letters mentioning it

  • 2024 Q413% of 30
  • 2025 Q113% of 40
  • 2025 Q214% of 88
  • 2025 Q313% of 88
  • 2025 Q415% of 129
  • 2026 Q19% of 137
  • 2026 Q24% of 709
  • 2026 Q36% of 878
  • 2026 Q46% of 118
  • We believe investors can realize total return by owning the currency relative to the US dollar and from price appreciation as 10-year yields in those countries slide lower.
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  • On currency, the US dollar was stronger by just over 2% for the month when measured against a basket of currencies and known as DXY.
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  • All this served to keep the US dollar firm, despite the country’s rapidly growing debt load.
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  • When leftist incumbent Lula won the 25 October run-off unexpectedly, Brazilian stocks fell 14% in a day and the currency tumbled 8% against the US dollar.
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  • Fat Prophets Global Contrarian FundOct 2026
    After a period of sharply rising bond yields, US Treasuries rallied and yields retreated, while the US dollar softened.
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  • Somma Investimentos FundsOct 2026
    The DXY moderated the strengthening of the US dollar, which this month gained less against the basket of developed-country currencies, closing up 0.4%.
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  • Troy Multi-Asset StrategyOct 2026
    Should fiscal credibility deteriorate further, greater financial repression, ultimately via yield curve control, cannot be ruled out, with implications for the US dollar.
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  • Managed Asset Portfolios MAP ViewsSep 2026
    Nonetheless, perceptions of higher interest rates have pushed the U.S. dollar higher.
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  • Portfolio Activity On the US Dollar, we reasoned that upside risks were fading from the war in Iran as the shift has changed from kinetic to economic warfare.
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  • These funds may or may not be hedged to the US dollar, which will affect reported returns.
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  • The Australian Dollar was little changed against the US Dollar over the Quarter (+0.4%), although it weakened ~3% in September.
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  • The LGF portfolio increased 28.4% in the September quarter, as the U.S. dollar gold price rose 3.7% (see Figure 1).
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  • Some emerging markets countries may have fixed or managed currencies that are not free-floating against the U.S. dollar.
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  • The US dollar strengthened modestly during the quarter, lowering the returns US investors earned by investments abroad.
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  • This in turn led to markets taking a view on the US dollar, which weakened.
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  • Fairtree Asset Management Balanced Prescient FundSep 2026
    Equities and commodities advanced as front-end rates declined, central banks extended rate cuts, the US dollar softened, and oil traded below US$70 a barrel.
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  • Wilkins Investment CounselSep 2026
    The U.S. dollar has strengthened sharply the past three weeks, too, tightening global liquidity (by increasing the local burden of dollar-denominated debt).
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  • Fairtree Asset Management SA Equity Prescient FundSep 2026
    The rand slightly weakened by 0.2%, ending the quarter at R16.42 against the US dollar.
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  • Somma Investimentos Fund FamilySep 2026
    In relation to the Euro, the US dollar recorded a solid appreciation trajectory, advancing 2.4%, driven by attractive Treasury yields and the geopolitical risk premium.
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  • SKBA Capital ManagementSep 2026
    The increase in global disorder has served to generally benefit the U.S. dollar to many macro hedge funds’ consternation.
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  • I believe that catalyst is a potential decline in the US Dollar, tied to policy changes emanating from the Trump Administration.
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  • Gold was a standout performer in August as central-bank buying and diversification away from the US dollar returned.
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  • The J.P. Morgan Domestic High Yield Index is designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S. dollar domestic high yield corporate debt market.
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  • The US dollar was volatile during the period, ultimately ending the quarter slightly stronger than where it began.
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  • Gold finished modestly higher (+3.7%) after a volatile quarter, and the US dollar was little changed against the Portfolio commentary The Antipodes Global strategy (the Strategy) outperformed the benchmark over the Quarter and remains closely in line over the 12 months 30 September 2026.
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  • The Korea Fund IncSep 2026
    The Korean won (KRW) rose more than 12% against the U.S. dollar on strong economic conditions and a more hawkish rate outlook.
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  • Staude Capital Global Value Fund LimitedSep 2026
    The fund’s discount capture strategy added 0.6% to returns during the month, while Australian dollar weakness added a further 1.6% to performance.
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  • ARAR FundSep 2026
    We believe we are relatively well positioned for a flight away from the US Dollar and disappointments in margins/profits in the field of AI.
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  • India (-5.6% in USD) reversed part of its second-quarter recovery as foreign investors sold heavily, the rupee weakened past 96 to the US dollar, and oil approached US$100, with the Nifty posting its weakest September since 2018.
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  • Further, the US dollar moved sharply higher towards the end of the quarter, inflation remains somewhat persistent, and energy prices have not yet relented much — reinforcing the need to remain disciplined on valuation.
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  • Gold finished modestly higher (+3.7%) after a volatile quarter, and the US dollar was little changed against the Australian dollar (-0.4%).
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  • Under a wrap fee program, a client is charged a specified fee, which is not based directly upon transactions in a client’s account, for investment advisory services (which may include portfolio management or advice concerning the selection of other investment advisors) and execution of client transactions The US dollar is the currency used to express performance.
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  • Fairtree FR Income Plus FundSep 2026
    The rand firmed in August before giving ground in September, ending the quarter broadly unchanged against the US dollar and slightly firmer against the euro.
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  • The rand was little changed, weakening slightly from R16.39 to R16.42 against the US dollar.
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  • Risks that could negatively impact returns include: fluctuations in currencies versus the US dollar, political/social/economic instability in foreign countries where the Fund invests lack of diversification, and adverse general market conditions.
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  • Risks that could negatively impact returns include: fluctuations in currencies versus the US dollar, political/social/economic instability in foreign countries where the Fund invests, lack of diversification, volatility associated with investing in small-cap securities, and adverse general market conditions.
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  • S&P UBS Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged market value-weighted index designed to mirror the investable universe of the US dollar-denominated leveraged loan market.
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  • Bridge City Capital Small Cap Growth StrategySep 2026
    The U.S. Dollar is the currency used to express performance and valuation.
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  • Findlay Park American FundSep 2026
    Where an investor’s own currency is not the US Dollar, due to exchange rate fluctuations between the two currencies, the performance of the investment may increase or decrease accordingly.
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  • Fat Prophets Global Contrarian FundSep 2026
    Bond volatility is expected to stabilize, suggesting that peak yields for the year have possibly been reached in the US bond market, a trend that may also apply to the US dollar.
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